
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named his top national security adviser Yossi Cohen on Monday to head the Mossad intelligence agency. Cohen, a former Mossad operative, has been Netanyahu’s top security adviser for the past two years. He will replace
by Reuters8 Dec 2015, 4:52 AM PST0

The IDF, guided intelligence from the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, raided a hotel in Ramallah overnight between Monday and Tuesday, arresting a man suspected of taking part in an attempted stabbing on October 30 at Tapuah Junction. The suspect,
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 3:06 AM PST0

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – For four years, llana Lerner Kalmanovich rode a hot and crowded bus three hours each day to reach the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where she was pursuing degrees in physical education and nutrition.
by Breitbart Jerusalem8 Dec 2015, 2:49 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A proper Jewish response to the San Bernardino massacre would be for the American public to “scream bloody murder” against gun violence, argued Jeffrey K. Salkin, a Reform rabbi, in the progressive-leaning Forward newspaper.
by Aaron Klein7 Dec 2015, 12:16 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – In a debate about Israel’s future, the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and the so-called peace process, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach locked horns with American Jewish author Peter Beinart in Tel Aviv on Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah.
by Deborah Danan7 Dec 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

An Israeli man was critically wounded in a stabbing attack Monday afternoon, near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron. Israel Police said the terrorist was shot dead by security forces at the scene.
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 10:53 AM PST0

The Israeli government told The Jerusalem Post its military would only attack Iranian jets in Syria if they threatened Israel.
by Mary Chastain7 Dec 2015, 10:28 AM PST0

In honor of the eight-day Jewish holiday, President Barack Obama released a Hanukkah video Sunday night in which he emphasized American values of freedom and dignity for all people. “Tonight, Jews in America, Israel, and around the world come together to light
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 8:31 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry warned this weekend that without a two-state solution, a one-state solution would emerge that “is no solution at all for a Jewish, democratic Israel living in peace.” However, the scenario Kerry describes is based on faulty Palestinian demographic statistics.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Dec 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In interviews with Breitbart Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad each rejected U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s assertion that Israel will become a binational state if the so-called two-state solution is not implemented.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked7 Dec 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

A menorah was stolen and vandalized from a synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, the night before the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The menorah was pilfered from the local Chabad Lubavitch Jewish synagogue and then resurfaced damaged and
by Deborah Danan7 Dec 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Kuwait’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has warned that more and more Kuwaitis – including women – are expressing their sympathy and support for terrorist organizations, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas reported. According to the newspaper, while the authorities
by Ali Waked7 Dec 2015, 6:06 AM PST0

In a Sabbath address to Syrian Jews in Brooklyn, New York’s mayor compared Syrian refugees fleeing their homeland to European Jews fleeing the Nazis.
by Deborah Danan7 Dec 2015, 5:22 AM PST0

Following the shooting by a member of Palestinian security forces on Israel Defense Forces soldiers last week, an expert on Arab and Middle East affairs predicts the disintegration of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the rise of Hamas, and the recapture
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 5:10 AM PST0

The video below shows the moment a suspected terrorist attacker is shot dead on a public street in Jerusalem. The dramatic footage, taken on a mobile phone, shows the 21-year-old walking towards an Israeli soldier before four shots are fired and
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 4:55 AM PST0

Young people in the United States and Israel need to be educated about the value of the relationship between the two countries, Hillary Rodham Clinton said. “With every passing year we must tie the bonds tighter, reach out to the next
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 4:09 AM PST0

An Islamic State (IS) attack in Israel is a matter of time, an Israeli official warned this week, pointing to the increasing global reach of the jihadist group. The senior defense official said that Russian and coalition airstrikes on IS
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Dec 2015, 3:58 AM PST0

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister insists his country is not heading toward becoming a binational state, rejecting a warning to that effect by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. At his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu says “Israel
by AP7 Dec 2015, 2:35 AM PST0

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its aircraft struck a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip in response to two shooting incidents. The statement says the aircraft hit a military post belonging to the Islamic militant group that rules
by AP7 Dec 2015, 1:54 AM PST0

Relations between Sweden and Israel hit a fresh low on Sunday after Israel said Sweden’s foreign minister had accused it of unlawful killings and Stockholm responded by saying that the comments had been “blown out of reasonable proportion”. Relations between
by Reuters7 Dec 2015, 1:09 AM PST0

The Center for American Progress, widely considered the “idea factory” for the Obama administration, recently issued recommendations for possible presidential action on gun control along with a larger data collection scheme that targets legal gun owners. CAP’s anti-gun blueprints may
by Aaron Klein6 Dec 2015, 6:12 PM PST0

Two victims were lightly wounded Sunday evening in a stabbing in Jerusalem and a Palestinian attacker was killed by an IDF soldier at the scene.
by Breitbart Jerusalem6 Dec 2015, 12:41 PM PST0

Israel Electric Corp , Israel’s state-owned electric utility, said on Sunday Egyptian natural gas companies will pay compensation of $1.76 billion for halting gas supplies. Egypt had been selling natural gas to Israel under a 20-year agreement, but the deal
by Breitbart Jerusalem6 Dec 2015, 7:20 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A window into the extremist mindset of San Bernardino jihadist Syed Rizwan Farook was provided by his father Syed Farook, who described his son as “obsessed with Israel.”
by Aaron Klein6 Dec 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An expert on terrorism and former White House official says that the San Bernardino attacks were aided and abetted by President Barack Obama’s refusal to address radical Islam. According to the expert, terror attacks are the result
by Deborah Danan6 Dec 2015, 6:59 AM PST0