The World Health Organization is convening an emergency committee on Monday to decide if the Zika virus outbreak should be declared an international health emergency. At a special meeting Thursday

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Good evening. Erev Tov. The Talmud teaches that if a person destroys one life, it is as if they’ve

Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage Thursday night absent their front-runner, Donald Trump, who will instead seek to starve his rivals of attention at a critical juncture in the

In the PA (Palestinian Authority), it is a capital offense to sell homes and land to Israelis and the PA has arrested the brother and a son of a man

While fuel prices at the pumps are dropping around the world, Israelis continue to pay a lot, as the government generates a hefty revenue with fuel taxes. The nation’s revenue

Police in Maryland have announced the 50th death as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the Eastern United States. The family of 84-year-old Orinda Nelson had reported her

While the kosher factor is not the reason, there has been a 16% increase in Israeli wine exports to Asia in 2015, with an overall 6% increase in the Israeli

Magen David Adom blood bank officials are calling on Israelis to donate blood as there is a nationwide shortage. At present the shortage is especially type O as well as

The 18-year-old terrorist was waiting, looking to decide who his victim would be in the stabbing attack in Givat Ze’ev on Wednesday night. The terrorist saw a chareidi couple at

The chareidi man wounded in the late Wednesday night stabbing attack in Givat Ze’ev is listed in stable condition following surgery according to officials in Shaare Zedek Medical Center on

President Barack Obama invited Sen. Bernie Sanders, who wants to succeed him, over the White House on Wednesday for a private chat. Some details about their 45-minute talk: —Sanders said

In the years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the FBI has routinely relied on undercover operations similar to the one that led to the arrest of Samy Mohamed Hamzeh

The Islamic terrorists group Hamas says a group of terrorists have gone missing inside a tunnel built to attack Israel that collapsed due to heavy rainfall. Hamas confirmed the incident

Prosecutors allege in newly released court documents that Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed “the opposite of remorse” when he was captured days after the 2013 attack. Tsarnaev was convicted

An understanding has been reached between Shas and Yahadut Hatorah and Education Minister Naftali Bennett, who heads the Bayit Leumi party, regarding the bill being pushed by Shas and Yahadut

Senior Pentagon officials on Wednesday sought to defend the use of Russian-made rocket engines to send U.S. military satellites into space, telling exasperated lawmakers they are moving quickly to end

Assistant State Attorney General Dina Zilber has responded to a request from Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Shlita leading to an argument between Rav Yosef and his sister, Mrs. Adina

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro spoke with Kol Chai Radio host Mordechai Lavi and Wednesday morning, 17 Shevat. He was asked to comment on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s scathing

The Federal Reserve sounded a note of concern Wednesday about how global pressures could affect the U.S. economy, while keeping a key interest rate unchanged. Six weeks after it raised