
TEL AVIV – An article in Foreign Policy magazine states that 40 percent of women in the West Bank have had abortions even though the Palestinian leadership has outlawed it.
by Deborah Danan6 Dec 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

Historical souvenir vendors from the oldest Roman Jewish families took to the streets this week in protest of new regulations that forbid street vendors from selling their wares near the Vatican. Though ostensibly a security measure, the vendors—called urtisti—see the
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Dec 2015, 6:36 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A renowned Saudi journalist said that extremist Islam is like Nazism and the only way to eliminate it is to combat its ideology, MEMRI reported. According to the journalist, imams, media personalities, and educators are more dangerous
by Deborah Danan6 Dec 2015, 6:31 AM PST0

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s ruling Fatah party released a photo last week of a terrorist deemed “heroic” for killing 11 Israelis 13 years ago, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported. Fatah posted two photos of Thaer Hammad to its official Facebook page. Hammad is a
by Breitbart Jerusalem6 Dec 2015, 6:23 AM PST0

The Times of Israel reports: In a first for Germany, and perhaps the world, a Muslim wrote one of the Hebrew letters in a new Torah scroll. On November 29, the small Jewish community of Marburg, Germany celebrated the completion
by Breitbart Jerusalem6 Dec 2015, 4:14 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Saudi news websites on Saturday highlighted a video of an American employee at Jeddah’s international airport converting to Islam.
by Ali Waked5 Dec 2015, 1:36 PM PST0

Hannity.com has the story. According to the pastor of one of the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack, just weeks prior to the deadly shooting, Sayed Farook told Nicholas Thalasinos—a devout Messianic Jew and fellow health inspector—“You will never
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 1:15 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Hamas was not amused with reports presidential candidate Ben Carson pronounced their name like the Mediterranean chickpea dish “hummus” during a forum Thursday hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked5 Dec 2015, 12:35 PM PST0

Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking at the Saban Forum in Washington D.C. Saturday, warned that current trends in the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts are leading to a one-state reality. Kerry also said that if the situation
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 12:33 PM PST0

YnetNews.com reports: Saeb Erekat, the head of the PLO’s Executive Committee and the chief negotiator with Israel, paid a visit on Saturday to the family of terrorist Mazen Aribah, a Palestinian security officer who wounded two Israelis in a terror
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

From the International Business Times: A lead tool discovered in Israel what archaeologists say depicts the earliest evidence of use of the metal by humans. The tool was found in a cave in north of Negev desert, in southern Israel.
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

The commander of Islamic State forces in the Sinai is currently on what was intended to be a secret visit to the Gaza Strip, meeting with Hamas terror leaders to widen their cooperation and coordinate attacks on Egyptian and Israeli targets, Israeli television reported Thursday.
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 7:27 AM PST0

The United Nations adopted on Friday an Israeli resolution on utilizing agriculture technology for sustainable development.
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, speaking at the Saban Forum in Washington D.C. Friday, criticized the U.S. for its lack of involvement in the Middle East.
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 7:16 AM PST0

One in every five Israelis knows someone who was harmed in the wave of terror that has swept through the country since the start October, according to two internet polls conducted by Panels Politics for The Jerusalem Post and its sister publication, Maariv.
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

The Times of Israel Reported: While America puzzles over the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, many American Jews are puzzling over an additional element: the religious identity of victim Nicholas Thalasinos. Pictured on his Facebook page wearing a scarf-style
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Dec 2015, 3:23 AM PST0

A news agency supportive of the Islamic State claimed on Friday that the San Bernardino terror attack was carried out by ISIS operatives.
by John Hayward4 Dec 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

The part of Ben Carson’s remarks that drew the most attention was his repeated mispronunciation of Hamas, the name of the Palestinian militant organization.
by Breitbart Jerusalem4 Dec 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee formally rejected the idea of a Palestinian state on Thursday, stating at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington that he wants to go on record in rejecting the “two-state solution.”
by Breitbart News4 Dec 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

Did Israel strike in Syria once more? Yes, according to reports in Syrian media. According to the reports, Israel attacked in the Qalamoun Mountains, an area near the Syrian/ Lebanese border.
by Breitbart Jerusalem4 Dec 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

JERUSALEM (AP) — Four Palestinians wounded several Israeli soldiers in separate attacks on Friday before they were shot and killed by Israeli forces, the military said, the latest violence in more than two months of almost daily Palestinian assaults against civilians and soldiers.
by Breitbart Jerusalem4 Dec 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

Nicholas Thalasinos (52,) who was described by his wife as a Messianic Jew, was killed in the shooting attack this week in San Bernardino, Calfiornia.
by Breitbart News4 Dec 2015, 6:29 AM PST0

US Republican presidential candidate and billionaire Donald Trump on Thursday questioned Israel’s commitment to a two-state solution, refused to declare his support for a united Jerusalem, joked about Jewish stereotypes and suggested Jewish Republicans would not support him in his bid for the White House because he did not want their money, according to Politico.
by Breitbart News4 Dec 2015, 6:09 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – There’s an entire country that would probably differ with the White House’s off-key assertion that gun control will help deter terrorists.
by Aaron Klein4 Dec 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

A piece in the Wall Street Journal co-authored by two professors of law claims U.S. academic institutions’ boycotts of Israel are not legal. Steven Davidoff Solomon and Eugene Kontorovich, professors at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northwestern University respectively,
by Breitbart Jerusalem4 Dec 2015, 5:14 AM PST0