At a news conference Wednesday, John Bolton, the National Security Advisor of the United States, called Israeli airstrikes against Iranian military assets in Syria “a legitimate act of self-defense,” The Jerusalem Post reported. Bolton also noted that the U.S. under President Donald Trump had twice struck at Syria for its use...

Israel’s finance minister is eliciting support for a plan to strengthen the West Bank’s economy from the United States and European Union even as the Palestinian Authority is opposing such efforts, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. During the past three years, Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has been promoting a plan to build jointly-operated...

Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID announced today that it is sending an emergency response team to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which has been hit by the worst flooding in living memory. More than 350 people have been killed since the monsoon began at the end of May, and at least 220...

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has been selected to provide weapons systems to the Australian Defence Force, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The announcement was made by Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne at a ceremony marking the creation of  VRA Systems, which is a joint venture between Rafael and Australia’s Varley...

Defying calls from the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, to cancel her performance at the Meteor Festival in Israel, American singer Lana Del Rey said in a statement, “I believe music is universal and should be used to bring us together.” Del Rey had received widespread criticism from the boycotts...

Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram, 19, set a new world record with a score of 20.65 points in the clubs event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Championship in Minsk, August 18. Ashram also won the gold medal in the all-round phase of the competition, in which gymnasts perform routines using...