While Am Shalem Party leader Rabbi Chaim Amsellem continues to express optimism, many polls indicate he will not pass the minimum threshold to get into the 19th Knesset. Seeking to increase his support base, the rabbi on Wednesday, 28 Kislev 5773 visited the heat of Tel Aviv, speaking with the city’s residents as he tried […]

The U.S. Senate intelligence committee approved a report on Thursday that the panel’s chairwoman said included “startling details” about counter-terrorism practices used by the CIA under former President George W.

An attempt by national governments to establish a worldwide policy for oversight of the Internet collapsed on Thursday after many Western countries said a compromise plan gave too much power

In a precedent setting ruling, the National Labor Court has ruled in the case of Bar Ilan University employee Libi Weinberger, who was compelled to retire at the state defined

What looked like a sure thing, the construction of the next chareidi city in Eretz Yisrael, Charish, is no longer showing signs of optimism. After another hearing addressing the 12 non-profits involved in promoting housing to the chareidi tzibur, the state prosecutor’s office is questioning the legality of much of what is taking place, including […]

Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, major companies assisting IDF counter-terrorist operations, recently decided to pull out of a major aerospace industry convention in Toulouse, France. The move came in

With the completion of Operation Pillar of Defense and in advance of the winter season, the Tourism Ministry is expanding its marketing activities in the United States, Canada and Russia

Syria’s chemical weapons could be used at “a moment’s notice” and the international community should not accept any assurances from Syrian officials that they will not be used, U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said on Wednesday. U.S. and other Western officials recently issued sharp warnings to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to deploy […]

President Barack Obama says Hanukkah is a story of “resilience and optimism.” He and first lady Michelle Obama held a White House reception Thursday on the sixth evening the Jewish Festival of Lights. Thursday’s celebration included the reciting of traditional prayers and the lighting of candles in a 90-year old menorah from a temple in […]

The recent report aired on Israel TV on the Kolbotek program documenting animal abuse in Tnuva’s Adom-Adom plan has led to a national and international response. In Israel, the hidden video showing cattle being prodded and beaten left many Israelis with a bad taste in their mouth, announcing they are not planning to continue buying […]

President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner held a “frank” face-to-face meeting on Thursday in an effort to break an impasse in talks to avert the “fiscal

The weather forecast for Jerusalem city schools, including chareidi schools recognized by the system is quite pleasant, as the city promises to complete installing air conditioning/heating units in all schools

The Central Election Committee on Wednesday, 28 Kislev 5773 voted to disqualify the election campaign of the right-wing Otzma Yisrael Party, which is headed by MKs Dr. Michael Ben-Ari and Prof. Aryeh Eldad to the delight of the political left. The left-wing Meretz Party, backed by others filed the petition, challenging the slogan “Loyalty, no […]

Only 15 U.S. states have told the federal government they plan to operate health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama’s reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting task of creating

A 17-year-old Arab male was shot dead after pulling a gun at border police at the Machpelah in Hebron on Wednesday night the eve of 29 Kislev 5773. The incident

The United States welcomed on Thursday a Russian admission that Syria’s rebels may succeed in their drive to topple President Bashar al-Assad and called on Moscow to join efforts to