The Irish soldiers stationed on the Golan Heights, meant to be the main security element of the United Nations force there, had to leave a key weapon behind in Ireland, leaving it much harder for them to defend their international colleagues from the threat of al-Qaeda. The story was reported...

While the world focuses on ISIS and its terror threat, as far as Israel is concerned the Iranian nuclear program is the main concern, according to Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz. “The Iranians continue in their insistence now as they did under Ahmadinejad, to retain most of the centrifuges...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other prominent German political and religious leaders attended a rally in Berlin this weekend to show their support for the country’s Jewish minority and to express zero tolerance for anti-Semitism. “That people in Germany are threatened and abused because of their appearance or their support...

Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Friday that French immigration to Israel is on track to reach 6,000 this year. The report cites a “climate of anti-Semitism” as a primary motivator behind the trend. A Jewish Agency official acknowledged the phenomenon, commenting: “France is today the leading country for Jewish emigration to Israel. It has never been...

Two Norwegians have been identified as leading commanders within the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), operating under the direct charge of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to Israeli press reports Thursday. The Times of Israel reported: The two Norwegians were named by the broadcaster as Bastian Vasquez from Skien, southwest of...

Thousands of people gathered in Frankfurt over the weekend to protest anti-Semitism and demonstrate in favor of Israel, the Kurds and the Yazidi, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reported Tuesday. The demonstration is to be followed up “on September 14 by a national rally in Berlin coordinated by the Central Council...