Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received the media spotlight after he made his comments at the Saban Forum in Washington, D.C., but after hearing the comments of PA Chairman Mahmoud

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his cabinet are facing rapidly mounting opposition as Israel’s allies are making unprecedented threats regarding a government announcement to resume construction in the area known

Iran’s foreign minister says direct talks with the U.S. are “possible” but that any such breakthrough initiative must be approved by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Monday’s comments

A U.S. defense official says international intelligence sources have detected that Syria has been moving chemical weapons components in recent days. The official says U.S. and allied intelligence officials have

An Arab male who was in a vehicle involved in a collision with a military vehicle on Route 557 between Einav and Shavei Shomron was shot dead on Monday morning,

The Itim Resources & Advocacy for Jewish Life organization has turned to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, seeking a change in the current process to permit women to attest to

Twenty-year-old Na’ama I. from Netanya went shopping with her mom in Tel Aviv on Friday morning for a wedding dress. Later in the day, mom went home and Na’ama headed

A look at the top 25 names on the Likud and Labor Party lists reveals the following, appearing in a Yediot Achronot report. Average Age: Likud (51) Labor (52.3) Women:

According to the daily Yediot Achronot, in addition to a measure of ideology, if one wishes to become a MK, one needs to do some serious fundraising. The report explains

The Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg Rav Zalman Leib Teitlebaum Shlita is scheduled to visit Eretz Yisrael in two months. The rebbe is coming to attend the chasenah of a grandchild,

As U.S. authorities continue a long legal battle to deport a former Nazi concentration camp guard, it’s not clear what will happen next if they prevail. Anton Geiser, now 88,

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Dr. Michael Oren and his wife Sally hosted a farewell event for outgoing veteran US Senator, Joseph Lieberman. The senator is expected to step

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday that he “can’t promise” that the United States won’t go over so-called fiscal cliff, insisting it is up to congressional Republicans. “That’s a

Speaking with the Washington Post over the weekend while attending the Saban Forum, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert evaded questions seeking to ascertain if he plans to join the race

Rabbonim last week meet to discuss the situation vis-�-vis talmidim and the IDF’s ongoing efforts to draft them into the military. The rabbonim met in the Shaare Chessed, Yerushalayim home of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Shlita to review the situation following a meeting last week between Defense Ministry officials and MK Moshe Gafne and Deputy […]

The United States is open to bilateral talks about Iran’s nuclear program if Tehran is “ever ready,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Responding to a question,

At a dinner of Mosdos Vishnitz in the Ramat Gan Hadar D’Mall Hall, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita came out in strong certain terms in support of Deputy Health Minister Yaakov

An official in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration says the governor is headed to Washington on Monday to make his pitch for about $42 billion in federal aid to

Photo ops aside, this week the reality check will hit the senior players in Shas as the party’s Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael must decide on the party lineup. Maran HaGaon HaRav