Almost 90 percent of Israeli wastewater is purified and used in irrigation, making it an undisputed world leader in this field, Haaretz reported on Sunday, citing a new report by the country’s Water Authority. Spain, the second-place country, recycles 20 percent of its wastewater, compared to Israel’s 87 percent. Israel is also a pioneer in...

A Palestinian activist called on third grade students in Ithaca, New York to “become freedom fighters for Palestine” during a highly controversial presentation that critics have said amounts to classroom indoctrination. In a video recently released by the Legal Insurrection blog, Bassem Tamimi and local activists Ariel Gold and Mary Anne Grady Flores can be seen speaking...

Iran is publicly hosting leaders of the Afghan Taliban movement at an ongoing conference on Islamic unity in Tehran, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya reported on Wednesday. Iranian Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, told reporters on Tuesday that an invitation was extended to the Taliban, which he...

An ancient coin marked with the phrase “Free Zion” (or “Freedom of Zion”) that was minted during the first Jewish revolt against Roman rule in Judea was unveiled in Israel on Sunday. The coin bears the inscription “Two years to the Great Revolt,” suggesting that it was minted in the year...

The nearly-complete capture of Aleppo by Syrian forces shows that Iran, a key sponsor and military supporter of the Syrian regime, is the “top player” in the Middle East, an Iranian general boasted Wednesday. The army of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russian airstrikes and aided by Shiite militias...

Israel’s national water carrier will lay the groundwork next month for a pipeline that will double its annual supply to Jordan, whose limited water resources have been under increased strain in recent years due to an influx of Syrian refugees, the Israeli financial website Globes reported on Wednesday. Mekorot’s new pipeline will extend from Lake Kinneret (Sea...