
The Knesset’s top security officer filed a complaint Monday with the Israel Police on behalf of Yisrael Beytenu chief MK Avigdor Liberman after the former foreign minister received threats to his life on his Facebook page. “You are our target,”
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Jan 2016, 1:38 AM PST0

The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force on the Israel-Lebanon border UNIFIL called for “restraint against provocation” to prevent the situation on Israel’s northern border from deteriorating on Monday evening, following a Hezbollah attack against Israeli army vehicles and
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Jan 2016, 1:32 AM PST0

Israel has requested of the Palestinian Authority (PA) that it share any intelligence that could lead to the capture of the suspect in a fatal shooting attack in Tel Aviv on Friday, The Times of Israel learned Monday. The appeal
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Jan 2016, 12:57 AM PST0

The shaming of Israel Police was withering and public on Sunday night and it just kept coming. A veteran crime reporter – one of the more recognizable faces on Israeli broadcast news – sent out a message to the WhatsApp group
by Breitbart Jerusalem5 Jan 2016, 12:43 AM PST0

The Wall Street Journal ran an editorial on Sunday afternoon titled, “Who Lost the Saudis?” It lays out a convincing case for why Russia and Iran are out to get the House of Saud—which, for all of its many, many flaws, is still an impediment to the agenda of America’s primary geopolitical adversaries.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 9:54 PM PST0

Iranian state-controlled Tasnim News Agency published an exclusive story on Monday blaming Israel and America for the recent execution of a prominent Saudi cleric.
by Jordan Schachtel4 Jan 2016, 9:37 PM PST0

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary, claims that unnamed Americans have tried to arrange a prisoner swap to secure the freedom of captive Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 9:20 PM PST0

Turkey has accused the Russian government of having a hand in cyberattacks launched against government and private Turkish websites, after the downing of a Russian fighter in November.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 8:59 PM PST0

The remains of U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, who was among the six fallen heroes killed by a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle, was returned to Northampton County’s Palmer Township Monday located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, home of his wife’s family.
by Edwin Mora4 Jan 2016, 8:28 PM PST0

A witness of the Iraqi army’s efforts to seize back Ramadi described a macabre scene, telling CNN dogs were eating the heads of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists killed in the fight, while those who survived are trying to use civilians, including kids, as “human shields.”
by Edwin Mora4 Jan 2016, 7:23 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated “I’m not going to tell you right now what I’m going to do” with regards to the “disaster” Iran nuclear deal, and he would “protect Saudi Arabia” against an Iranian incursion if they reimbursed
by Ian Hanchett4 Jan 2016, 6:18 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – An al-Qaeda affiliate in the Gaza Strip has claimed responsibility for Friday’s rocket attack on Israel.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked4 Jan 2016, 2:39 PM PST0

Author and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Dr. Kenneth M. Pollack stated Saudi Arabia believes that under the Obama administration the US is shifting allegiance to Iran, and are frightened over the US withdrawing from the Middle East while cautioning that he
by Ian Hanchett4 Jan 2016, 2:11 PM PST0

The companies that built most of the mega-skyscrapers in Dubai have “non-fire-rated exterior panels,” which means they may not be structurally sufficient in the wake of a blaze akin to the fire that occurred at the Address Downtown Hotel on New Year’s Eve, UAE’s The National reports.
by Jordan Schachtel4 Jan 2016, 1:10 PM PST0

Protests over Saudi Arabia’s execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr have spread through Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey, and now India, especially in districts with a heavy Shiite population.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 12:25 PM PST0

The Islamic State’s (IS) affiliate in Libya has started the new year by launching an attack on two major oil stations in the country’s east, torching an oil tank at one of the facilities in an attempt to grab hold over the country’s oil supply.
by Jordan Schachtel4 Jan 2016, 11:25 AM PST0

Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei threatened the United States with a “punch in the mouth” should America interfere in next month’s elections in Tehran.
by Jordan Schachtel4 Jan 2016, 11:19 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – Saudi Arabia and Iran have been fighting proxy wars in Syria and Yemen for quite some time, but the execution of a Saudi Shi’ite cleric over the weekend threatens to increase tensions even further.
by Ali Waked4 Jan 2016, 11:15 AM PST0

Bahrain and Sudan have joined their ally Saudi Arabia in formally severing diplomatic ties with Iran, while the United Arab Emirates has “downgraded” its diplomatic team, recalling its ambassador from Tehran and announcing that it would reduce the number of diplomats assigned to Iran.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 9:14 AM PST0

The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran escalated another notch on Monday morning, as the Saudis announced the suspension of air travel to and from Iran.
by John Hayward4 Jan 2016, 9:05 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An American columnist who was less than a block from the shooting that took place on Friday in Tel Aviv recounted his ordeal and concludes that Palestinian depravity will prevent peace. Writing in the Algemeiner, Joel Mowbray recounts how
by Deborah Danan4 Jan 2016, 7:33 AM PST0

The most prominent leaders in the Shiite world have issued threatening statements against the Saudi monarchy, pledging that the House of Saud will pay a price for executing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was an influential cleric among the Saudi Shiite minority.
by Jordan Schachtel4 Jan 2016, 7:11 AM PST0

A national debate turned to international scandal on Thursday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cited Adolf Hitler’s Germany as the type of presidential system he would like to see established in Turkey. Now, the Turkish president’s office is claiming Erdogan’s comment was “distorted by the media.”
by Frances Martel4 Jan 2016, 6:52 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Multiple videos showing the Tel Aviv terrorist have emerged since the attack on Friday which killed two and wounded several others. Eyewitnesses say that at one point cops in the area jumped on the back of electric bikes owned
by Deborah Danan4 Jan 2016, 6:49 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – According to an article in Forbes, Israel is set to become a powerhouse for innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. The author, Eyal Bino, a co-founder of the first NYC-based accelerator for early-stage Israeli tech
by Deborah Danan4 Jan 2016, 6:32 AM PST0