Dust storms, torrential rain, snow — and a bit of sunshine, too – are in the mix this week in Israel as January brings unusually wet, cold weather. The storms, along with colder temperatures in mid-week, are forecast for the entire region stretching from Turkey through Israel to Jordan. Flash...

Former IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot told New York Times columnist Bret Stephens that during his tenure as Israel’s top soldier, Israel hit “thousands” of Iranian targets in Syria, the latter wrote in a column published Friday. Eisenkot was describing Israel’s efforts to prevent Iran from establishing...

Israel’s air force is to take part in its first-ever joint exercise with the Royal Airforce in Britain in the most open level of cooperation between the two forces yet, The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. The IAF has been invited to take part in the annual Cobra Warrior exercise at...

In a major blow, The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has joined the long list of groups that have broken with the Women’s March over allegations of anti-Semitism, JNS reported Tuesday, citing Democratic sources. The move comes a day after Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory refused to explicitly condemn Nation of...

Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory repeatedly refused to condemn Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in an appearance Monday on ABC’s The View in a heated exchange with hosts Sunny Hostin and Meghan McCain, who grilled Mallory about the hate preacher’s anti-Semitic views, JTA reported. The Women’s March leader was...

Defying anti-Israel boycotters, British comedian John Cleese, a founding member of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe and creator of the series Fawlty Towers, will arrive in Israel for two performances in September, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday. The 79-year-old Cleese, who is regarded among the most influential...