Aryeh Savir / Tazpit News Agency
ARTICLES BY: Aryeh Savir / Tazpit News Agency
Turmoil and Global Anti-Semitism Boost Aliyah; Up 55 Percent
The Chairman of the The Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky announced on Monday that global aliyah (immigration to Israel) is up 55 percent, due largely to...
IAF Strikes 9 Military Targets in Syria After 13-Year-Old Israeli Killed
Israel's Air Force struck nine Syrian military targets Sunday night in response to an attack earlier in the day that killed a 13-year-old Israeli citizen...
For the First Time, PA Arrests BDS Activists in Ramallah
In an unprecedented first, the Palestinian Authority recently arrested four anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) activists in Ramallah. The four, Zeid Shuaibi, Abdel Jawad Hamayel,...
Netanyahu to Abbas: I Expect You to Help in Returning Abducted Youths
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke on Monday with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and insisted that the PA leader aid in efforts to...
State Department Official Gives Incorrect Testimony on Palestinian Payments to Terrorists
Anne W. Patterson, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, gave incorrect testimony to Congress about Palestinian Authority salaries to terrorists, according to...
Israel Defense Forces Educates NATO on Women in the Military
The Women's Affairs Adviser to the Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, participated recently in the annual conference of NATO's Committee...
Report: Increase in Attacks Against Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City
Israelis living in Jerusalem's Old City and tourists coming to visit the Holy Basin are the target of an increasing wave of violence perpetrated by Arabs,...
Economy Minister Bennett Inaugurates Two Employment Guidance Centers for Bedouin in Israel’s Negev
Israel's Economy Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday inaugurated two Riyan Employment Guidance Centers for the Bedouin population in Lakiya and Rahat in southern Israel. The centers...
Israel’s Haifa Named ‘Smartest’ City in the Middle East
Israel's northern city of Haifa was crowned the 'smartest' city in the Middle East by the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra in...
Fascinating Wall Paintings Depicting the Crusade Era Revealed in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Wall paintings recounting the Crusader history of Jerusalem were recently exposed by chance when the sisters of Saint-Louis Hospice, near the Old City...
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Warns: ‘Next Major Conflict Could be Sparked by Rockets Being Smuggled Across the Middle East’
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, addressed the Security Council last week during a special debate on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The...
Terror Victim to Netanyahu: ‘You Have Lost the Right to Your Chair’
JERUSALEM - There was unrest on Monday when Prime Minister Netanyahu began to speak during a state ceremony for victims of terror, as several terror...
State Archive and Google Team Up to Publish Photos of Israel’s Declaration of Independence for Yom Ha’atzmaut
In a joint initiative between the Israel State Archive, "Land Marks" - the project to strengthen national heritage infrastructures - and Google, Israel's Declaration of...
Pre Yom Hashoah Report: Sharp Increase in Anti-Semitism in 2013
An annual report on anti-Semitism worldwide during 2013 was released just ahead of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust remembrance day. The report, compiled by Professor Dina Porat...
