Four parties will make up the new Israeli coalition government, adding up to a 68-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament. It is the first Israeli government in decades not to

This case of the error in the kesuva has made the news in Israel, involving a couple that is parting after ten years of marriage. What makes the case unique is the fact that the husband distinctly remembers the amount in the kesuva, �three times chai thousand, 18,000 NIS,� but now that they are involved […]

When US President Barak Obama arrives in Yerushalayim next week for his 48 hour visit, Jerusalemites will be among the first to know as they will face the traffic horrors

An Israeli medical official says a 29-year-old has died of a heat stroke suffered just after finishing a Tel Aviv marathon race. Rescue services spokesman Zaki Heller says the runner

After Thursday’s last-minute glitch in coalition negotiations, Yesh Atid and Habayit Hayehudi agreed on Friday morning to sign an agreement to enter Israel’s new government. PM Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Habayit

Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs, the Pentagon is spending nearly a $1 billion a year on a program that sends unemployment checks to former troops

The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the

Following the appointment of a new pope, the following statement was released by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. “Over the past twelve years there has been a rich and fruitful

A fast-track U.S. Senate bill to avert a government shutdown stalled on Thursday under the weight of more than 100 proposed amendments as senators clamored to attach pet provisions to

North Korea, usually blamed for hacking others, has accused the United States of staging cyber attacks against its Internet servers after reports of disruptions to its main news services, the

Press Briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro: MR. RHODES: Thanks, everybody, for joining this call to preview the

Anticipating another week of violence following last Friday�s firebomb attacks against police on Har Habayis, Jerusalem�s police commander is imposing age restrictions for this Friday, 4 Nissan 5773. Islamic males over the age of 50 with blue [Israeli] identity cards will be permitted on the Holy Site. PA (Palestinian Authority) residents without an Israeli identity […]

Our interest rates are very heavily affected by what happens around the world,� said Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel, at the 13th annual Herzliya Conference. One has to look at the �relationship between what�s happening in the global economy and its impact on Israel � One has to do that because […]

Likud MK Moshe Feiglin, who heads the party�s Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) faction will be biking for Jonathan Pollard just days ahead of the planned visit to Yerushalayim by US President Barak Obama. Join Moshe Feiglin on Friday, 4 Nissan 5773 for a bike trek, 28km (17 miles) from Latrun to the US consulate in […]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wishes to remove the title of �deputy prime minister� from his not-yet coalition partners, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. Channel 2 News reports the two are adamantly opposed to the move, resulting in a last-minute coalition crises which appears to be preventing the parties from signing the agreements that would permit […]

Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov explains that �Despite the continuing effects of Operation Pillar of Defense and the geopolitical situation in the region, it would appear that the intensive activities of the Tourism Ministry are bearing fruit. I hope that the incoming minister will continue the momentum in tourism and will work to implement the recognition […]

Martin Nachimson of Los Angeles was installed Sunday night as President of the Orthodox Union, at a reception for the OU�s Ben Zakkai Honor Society, an alumni group of NCSY, the OU�s international youth arm. The scene was most appropriate, because Mr. Nachimson spent six years, beginning in 2004, as Chair of the OU�s Youth […]

Pope Francis reached out on Thursday to Rome�s Jewish community, saying he hoped he would be able to contribute to furthering good relations between Catholics and Jews. The new pope sent a message to Rome�s chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni, inviting him to his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on March 19. �I sincerely hope […]

Chief of Military Intelligence Major-General Aviv Kochavi spoke today at the 13th annual Herzliya conference. In his speech, Kochavi analyzed the impact of the changes in the Middle East and reviewed key threats to Israel�s security in 3 central arenas: Syria, Iran and the PA (Palestinian Authority). Kochavi discussed the rise of radical Islam in […]