
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recently adopted dog Kaiya has sunk her teeth into her new position, biting two visitors at an event on Wednesday, including the husband of the deputy foreign minister. At a candle-lighting ceremony to
by Reuters10 Dec 2015, 1:47 AM PST0

Authorities gave the all clear after a suspicious package at an El Al cargo facility near Los Angeles International Airport prompted a response from an LAPD bomb squad on Wednesday morning.
by Breitbart Jerusalem9 Dec 2015, 3:10 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – A Pentagon email released by Judicial Watch on Tuesday referenced “forces that could move to Benghazi” and that were “spinning up” to do so the night of the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Special Mission.
by Aaron Klein9 Dec 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – While recognizing the Jewish state is struggling against radical Islam, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected comments on Muslim immigration made in recent days by Donald Trump.
by Aaron Klein9 Dec 2015, 11:55 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A nine-foot menorah that was knocked over earlier this year at the University of Illinois has been repaired and rededicated, the Associated Press reported. On Monday evening, the second night of Hanukkah, Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel of the university’s
by Deborah Danan9 Dec 2015, 7:17 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Donald Trump when the presidential candidate visits Israel at the end of the month, according to multiple reports.
by Aaron Klein9 Dec 2015, 6:55 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Jewish actress Mayim Bialik took to Facebook to slam people who boycott her because she supports Zionism and Israel. Bialik posted this (original at right) on Tuesday: “For those of you who refuse to follow me and discourage
by Deborah Danan9 Dec 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

Following the recent appointment of an India-born Sikh as Canada’s new defense minister, the editor of the Jordanian daily Al Ghad wrote an analysis bemoaning the Arab world’s inability to fulfill its dreams of true democracy. He blamed “schizophrenic” voters
by Deborah Danan9 Dec 2015, 5:54 AM PST0

Amy Schumer has released a video on Instagram of her as a little girl singing “Happy Hanukkah.” Apparently, the 34-year-old comedian tried her hand at singing before moving on to stand-up. And if this adorable video is anything to go
by Deborah Danan9 Dec 2015, 4:25 AM PST0

JERUSALEM (AFP) – Two Israelis were stabbed in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, with one of them seriously wounded, and the Palestinian attacker was shot dead, the Israeli police and army said. An initial statement from the military said
by AFP9 Dec 2015, 4:15 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have released a Hanukkah song video with lyrics that give even reigning Hanukkah king Adam Sandler a run for his gelt. The song attributes different Hanukkah elements for each day of the eight day
by Breitbart Jerusalem9 Dec 2015, 3:56 AM PST0

Jewish organizations in the United States harshly criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday following his comments on the entry of Muslims to the country. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that “a plan that singles out Muslims and denies
by Breitbart Jerusalem9 Dec 2015, 3:23 AM PST0

He was a slim and unconfident teenager who just wanted to build some muscle and improve his looks. Now he’s Mr. Universe. Danny Kaganovich, 23, recently became the first Israeli to win one of the bodybuilding world’s biggest titles. “I
by Breitbart Jerusalem9 Dec 2015, 1:57 AM PST0

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven further strained his country’s relationship with Israel Monday, saying he does not consider stabbing attacks in Israel to constitute terrorism. “No, it is not classified as [terrorism],” Lofven said in an interview to the Swedish
by Breitbart Jerusalem9 Dec 2015, 1:19 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – An Egyptian citizen left Saudi Arabia and flew to Egypt without a passport after giving a Saudi airport worker a $7,000 bribe, according to a report in the kingdom’s newspaper Al Weeam. According to the paper, the
by Ali Waked9 Dec 2015, 12:42 AM PST0

Palestinians on their way to Saudi Arabia as part of a holly pilgrimage to Mecca were surprised to discover handbags ordained with Hebrew script, according to eyewitnesses.
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 4:22 PM PST0

An Israeli-tested drug that tackles cancer through sophisticated manipulations of the body’s natural immune system was key in helping rid former US president Jimmy Carter of life-threatening tumors that developed after he was diagnosed with melanoma earlier this year.
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 2:56 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Palestinian terrorist organizations did not take kindly to Donald Trump’s call for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked8 Dec 2015, 2:43 PM PST0

A CNN reporter slipped up in a report on a stabbing attack at an East London subway station on Saturday, mistakenly saying that the assault followed UK terror strikes on ISIS in Syria. CNN reporter Phil Black commented: “This is the week that Britain has just begun launching terror attacks against ISIS
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 7:36 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A menorah was found vandalized in a park in New York City after a candle-lighting ceremony marking the first night of Hanukkah. This is the second time a menorah has been vandalized during the Jewish festival of
by Deborah Danan8 Dec 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In honor of Hanukkah, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo of a dog dressed in a yarmulke and tallit – the Jewish prayer shawl – to his Facebook page. The photo attracted a litany
by Deborah Danan8 Dec 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — Time Magazine unearths the history behind Jews and doughnuts, the traditional food consumed during the festival of Hanukkah. Today in Israel, more people eat doughnuts on Hanukkah than fast on Yom Kippur. Emelyn Rude, a food historian and cookbook
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Led by a structural engineer, a group of parents and kids built a giant menorah out of Lego in Fort Worth, Texas, reported the local CBS affiliate. The congregation of Ahavath Sholom synagogue in Fort Worth used
by Deborah Danan8 Dec 2015, 6:06 AM PST0

Israeli customs officials have seized a shipment of 4,000 “jihadi dolls”–children’s plush toys dressed as radical Islamist protestors holding rocks, the Times of Israel reports.
by Joel B. Pollak8 Dec 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A Christmas tree erected on the campus of a West Bank university is decorated with pictures of Palestinian terrorists in lieu of traditional ornaments.
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 5:49 AM PST0