In a historic first, an Ethiopian-Israeli has been nominated to be chief medical officer for the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command, putting him on track to be the first Israeli of Ethiopian heritage to hold the rank of colonel. Lt. Col. Dr. Avraham Yitzhak was nominated by by IDF Chief of...

The success of Iran-backed Shiite militias has bolstered the once-faltering Syrian regime and given Tehran increased influence over the outcome of the country’s civil war, The Washington Post reported Sunday. “They are building a force on the ground that, long after the war, will stay there and wield a strong military and...

Clashes between gunmen and Palestinian Authority police in the West Bank have intensified in the run-up to the leadership meeting of the long-ruling Fatah party later this month, the Associated Press reported Monday. One of the Fatah-aligned gunmen, Hatem Abu Riziq, spoke to the AP about his decision to participate in fierce...

Coldplay’s Chris Martin surprised many when he touched down in Tel Aviv and, with his unexpected arrival, kick-started the rumor mill that a local concert may be on the horizon. According to Hebrew media, the British singer-songwriter arrived in Tel Aviv yesterday for one of two reasons: some gossip columnists...

The home of a Jewish professor at Oberlin College was vandalized last Thursday, with a note saying “Gas Jew Die” left at the door, a few days after a professor at the college was fired for writing and sharing anti-Semitic posts on Facebook. The professor was identified as Benjamin Kuperman, an associate...

The Israeli army is bolstering the country’s northern defenses in anticipation of future attacks from the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah, Haaretz reported Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces changed its doctrine towards the terror group following threats by its leader Hassan Nasrallah, who claimed that Hezbollah sought to “enter into Galilee and …go even beyond the...

Hospitals on the rebel-held eastern side of Aleppo are no longer able to provide medical care for the estimated 250,000 remaining residents after continued damage from bombings by Syrian government forces, The New York Times reported Monday. It is uncertain whether any of the hospitals will be able to reopen,...

Egyptian officials announced on Sunday that almost 300 members of an ISIS affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula have been arrested over involvement in 17 terror attacks, including two plots to assassinate Egypt’s president. Egyptian state prosecutors announced that 292 people were arrested following a year-long investigation, according to the official...

After a long investigation held largely behind locked doors, Oberlin College has finally fired Joy Karega, an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition who moonlighted on social media as a hardcore anti-Semite. The Board of Trustees accused Karega inter alia of “failing to meet the academic standards that Oberlin requires...

A major United Nations committee passed an Israeli-sponsored resolution on Friday by 123-30 that promoted entrepreneurship as a means to boost national development. The resolution passed despite opposition from Arab countries, who represented most of the states that voted against it. It calls on nations to recognize “the importance of improved regulatory environments and...