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Israel Selects New Chief Rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef
JNS.org - Rabbi David Lau, the chief rabbi of Modiin, was named Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi on Wednesday evening, alongside Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who...
Hamas Fears Egypt’s ‘Tamarod’ Protest Movement Will Challenge its Gaza Rule
Recent events in Egypt are causing Hamas officials to worry that a similar uprising could take place among its disenfranchised population. Since protests, precipitated largely by the grassroots Tamarod (rebellion) movement, led to the ouster...
In Hezbollah Stronghold, Lebanese Residents See EU Blacklisting as ‘Joke,’ a ‘Lame Horse’
Residents of southern Lebanon, the regional seat of terror group Hezbollah, don't seem too concerned that the European Union's recent blacklisting of the terrorist organization will affect how it operates, Lebanon's English-language Daily Star reports. One...
Syrian Rebels Ambush, Trap, Shell 50 Truck Hezbollah Convoy (VIDEO)
Syrian rebel forces on Wednesday broadcast footage of an ambush attack on a 50-truck Hezbollah military convoy yesterday, Israel's Channel 10 reported, linking to a video of the shelling. The video shows rebel forces firing rocket...
Jewish Orgs Blast Court Ruling Reversing Decision to Allow U.S. Citizens to List Jerusalem, Israel, as Official Birthplace
Jewish organizations in the U.S. expressed their disappointment Tuesday at a court's ruling barring American...
Britain Wonders if Baby Prince Will be Circumcised; Prince Charles Snipped by Royal Mohel
British royal watchers continued aflutter on Wednesday as speculation mounted about the possibility that the...
Egypt’s General Al-Sisi Calls for Friday Demonstrations to Prove Army Mandate
Globe and Mail / AP - Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen...
Two Hamas Rockets Fired at Israel, Strike Inside Gaza
Times of Israel - Two mortar shells were fired toward Israeli territory from Gaza on...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent...
Israel Selects New Chief Rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef
JNS.org - Rabbi David Lau, the chief rabbi of Modiin, was named Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi on Wednesday evening, alongside Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who was...
Hamas Fears Egypt’s ‘Tamarod’ Protest Movement Will Challenge its Gaza Rule
Recent events in Egypt are causing Hamas officials to worry that a similar uprising could take place among its disenfranchised population. Since protests, precipitated largely...
In Hezbollah Stronghold, Lebanese Residents See EU Blacklisting as ‘Joke,’ a ‘Lame Horse’
Residents of southern Lebanon, the regional seat of terror group Hezbollah, don't seem too concerned that the European Union's recent blacklisting of the terrorist organization...
Syrian Rebels Ambush, Trap, Shell 50 Truck Hezbollah Convoy (VIDEO)
Syrian rebel forces on Wednesday broadcast footage of an ambush attack on a 50-truck Hezbollah military convoy yesterday, Israel's Channel 10 reported, linking to a...
Jewish Orgs Blast Court Ruling Reversing Decision to Allow U.S. Citizens to List Jerusalem, Israel, as Official Birthplace
Jewish organizations in the U.S. expressed their disappointment Tuesday at a court's ruling barring American citizens from listing on their passports Jerusalem, Israel as their...
Britain Wonders if Baby Prince Will be Circumcised; Prince Charles Snipped by Royal Mohel
British royal watchers continued aflutter on Wednesday as speculation mounted about the possibility that the baby prince would follow the tradition of his ancestors, and...
Egypt’s General Al-Sisi Calls for Friday Demonstrations to Prove Army Mandate
Globe and Mail / AP - Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the...
Two Hamas Rockets Fired at Israel, Strike Inside Gaza
Times of Israel - Two mortar shells were fired toward Israeli territory from Gaza on Wednesday morning. The shells, originally reported to have landed in open...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...
Families of Israeli Terror Victims Express Outrage at Proposed Release of Palestinian Terrorists for Peace Talks
Expected concessions on the part of Israel aimed at inducing the Palestinian Authority to enter into peace talks are rankling many in the Jewish State. Israel...
Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs Calls for Short-Lived Peace Treaty, Before Return to Conquer (VIDEO)
In a Friday sermon in the presence of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash equated the looming US-brokered peace talks...
500 Prisoners Escape Iraq’s Abu Ghraib Jail, Mostly Al-Qaeda Leaders Sentenced to Death
Reuters - Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to...
Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Freedom and Justice Party’ Qalyub HQ Attacked With Molotov Cocktails, 6 Die in Clashes
Violent unrest continued in Egypt on Tuesday, as the Muslim Brotherhood's "Freedom and Justice Party" headquarters in Qalyub, north of Cairo, was attacked with molotov cocktails....
US State Department: Peace Talks to Go Forward, Martin Indyk Not Tapped to Lead Negotiations
Times of Israel - The State Department confirmed on Monday that the Palestinians agreed to participate in new peace talks with Israel, dismissing comments to...
