The terrorist organization Islamic State has officially claimed responsibility for the vicious attack on the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on Monday that left 22 people killed — many of them children — and injured at least 59. It was not immediately clear whether the attack was ordered or inspired...

Israel’s public security minister called for the formation of “a counter-terror alliance that includes Israel, Arab states, the West and all like-minded countries” in an essay published Monday in Newsweek. The main motivation of terror right now, Gilad Erdan wrote, is “a radical ideology that uses an extremist view of...

Staff at the Gazelle Valley nature park in Jerusalem are celebrating the recent birth of two new fawns, as these cute offspring bring the number of antelope to 20. Two years ago, when the nature reserve officially opened the Gazelle Valley nature park had just six long-legged antelope, a staffer...

Israel on Wednesday celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the reunification of its capital city, Jerusalem. Jerusalem was secured by Israeli forces on June 7, 1967, corresponding to the 28th day of the Jewish month of Iyar, after two days of fighting with Jordan. In an account of the battle to retake...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas must stop inciting terror and paying families of terrorists and be encouraged to “pursue a new path” to peace, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D – N.Y.) told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) Monday. “If President Trump plans to use this gathering to help pave the way...

The president of Dartmouth College announced in an email to faculty on Monday that a recently appointed dean of faculty has declined the position following widespread outcry over his support for academic boycotts of Israel. Professor N. Bruce Duthu’s appointment in March came under heavy criticism after it was revealed that...

In a joint appearance with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on Tuesday, President Donald Trump rebuked the PA’s widely-criticized policy of paying salaries to terrorists and their families. “Peace can never take root in an environment where violence is tolerated, funded and even rewarded,” Trump said as he stood...

This July, 19-year-old Noa Gabay will represent Israel at the Focus on Youth event at the 13th World Harp Congress in Hong Kong, showcasing the cream of the future crop of harpists. “When I was five years old, like most little girls, I had a dream of becoming a ballerina....

An announcement on the official White House website of a pending joint appearance on Monday by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the location of their meeting as Jerusalem, Israel. This is in contrast to the announcement the White House published ahead of former President Barack Obama’s...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was re-elected Friday, cannot be counted on to “deliver, or even try to deliver” any reforms he promised during the campaign, Eli Lake, national security columnist for Bloomberg View, wrote in an analysis of the Iranian presidential election Sunday. Lake described Rouhani’s campaign promises: During his...