More than 200 civilians have been killed since Monday in Syrian regime airstrikes on parts of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, The Guardian reported. The neighborhood has been surrounded by Syrian forces for more than four years, with the siege intensifying in May when regime troops, backed by Iran and...

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) remains on high alert across the West Bank Friday, as the search continues for Abed al-Karim Adel Assi, the Israeli-Arab man who stabbed and killed Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal on Monday in Ariel. The IDF increased its deployment of soldiers in the West Bank this...

Olympic figure skater Aimee Buchanan said that it’s “very special” to have her country’s name on her back, in an interview with Jewish Telegraphic Agency, published Wednesday. Buchanan who began figure skating in Boston in 1998, said she never thought she would fulfill her Olympic dream as a part of...

Netflix has become the go-to service for finding the latest and greatest movie and television programming. An Israeli startup called Inception wants to do the same for virtual reality. The Tel Aviv-based company operates as both a production studio and an aggregator of curated VR content. On February 6, Inception announced the...

A hijab-wearing Muslim woman who impressed the judges on France’s version of The Voice with her renditions of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” has come under fire for pro-terror comments she had made on Facebook, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Wednesday. A furor erupted when it was discovered that Mennel Ibtissem, who...

Following threats coming from the Lebanese army and Hezbollah, the terrorist group that exercises full military and political control over Lebanon, Israel has sent a message that it is not seeking confrontation with its northern neighbor, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Israel’s message to Lebanon was carried by David Satterfield,...

Israeli technology is improving the fan experience for the Atlanta Hawks at their home court, the Philips Arena, according to a team executive, the Atlanta Jewish Times reported Tuesday. Jason Parker, Vice President of Consumer Services for the Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena, last month briefed a group of young professionals from...

The U.S.-led coalition in Syria conducted air and artillery strikes against pro-regime forces on Wednesday, killing more than 100 troops allied with the regime of Bashar al-Assad, after an “unprovoked attack” on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Politico reported. Pro-regime troops marched on the compound of the SDF in Khusham,...

After an action-packed year for Gal Gadot on the big screen, another Israeli star is heading for the spotlight, but this time it’s on the Broadway stage. Starting in September, Shiri Maimon is expected to star as Roxie Hart in Kander and Ebb’s “Chicago,” a production that has been running...

In a recent piece for the Begin-Sadat Center on Strategic Studies, Dr. Mordechai Kedar discussed the various threats, conflicts, and tensions challenging Middle Eastern and North African states, and outlined a bleak future of instability, sectarianism, and colonization by Iran. The Arab world, Dr. Kedar argued, will never accept Israel,...