One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their

A British warship has docked in the Israeli port of Haifa at a time of heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. The two countries conducted a joint naval exercise on

  10:58AM IL: [VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Israel is requesting fire planes from neighboring allies due to the growing number of fires that rage out of control. The fire department remains on 12 hour shifts due to the weather, particularly the forecast predicting the strong winds will continue through Shabbos. � The fire […]

Interpol urged all countries on Tuesday to obtain biometric data from fighters for the Islamic State and other extremist groups to help law enforcement track them down, especially when they return home. Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock said in an interview with The Associated Press that the international police organization only has biometric data � […]

Police accompanied by veterinary inspectors operating in the Israeli Arab municipality of Dir el-Assad uncovered ten tons of meat from illegal slaughter in a local butcher shop. The meat was

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] President Reuven Rivlin on Monday evening 20 Cheshvan laid a wreath at a memorial ceremony at the Taj Palace Hotel, for the victims of

The Obama administration has green-lighted the sale of more than 100 Airbus planes to Iran, officials said Tuesday. It is the latest U.S. license for commercial activity with the Islamic

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Each year thousands of people visit Hebron for the annual Shabbos Hebron to celebrate the reading Parshas Chayei Sarah. Because of the tie-in with the parsha,

President-elect Donald Trump changed his tune on several topics � among them climate change and prosecuting Hillary Clinton � in statements Tuesday to The New York Times and on Twitter. What he’s said in the past and what he’s saying now: CLIMATE CHANGE Then: “The concept of global warming was created by and for the […]

Ever feel like the taxi ride from the airport costs more than the trip there? It’s not your imagination. Airports across the country add surcharges of up to $5 a ride � typically passed directly on to travelers � for trips originating at their curbs. There are similar charges for limousine, Uber and Lyft drivers […]

The High Court of Justice on Tuesday, 21 Cheshvan, once again halted the evacuation of the Negev Bedouin community of Um el-Hiraq. The removal of the community was to have

President-elect Donald Trump is again distancing himself from the alt-right movement as its white supremacist members claim his election as a boon for their agenda. “I disavow and condemn them,”

Iran says it has transferred 11 tons of heavy water, which can be used in the production of nuclear arms, to Oman. The head of Iran’s nuclear program, Ali Akbar

Dr. Avraham Yitzchak is a member of Israel�s Ethiopian community and a real example for many as breaking several significant records. He became the first Ethiopian immigrant to attend medical school, to become a physician, and serve in the IDF as a doctor. Yitzchak has now been appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Southern Command […]

Late November is a time for family, thankfulness � and winter moths. The invasive insects that defoliate trees are expected to emerge in Rhode Island this week, not long after having been spotted in Massachusetts. Native to Europe, winter moths have damaged a growing number of trees throughout New England in recent years. They emerge […]