Israel will “decisively defeat” Hezbollah should another war erupt as it did ten years ago, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot wrote on Sunday in a statement on the IDF’s website marking ten years since the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War. Eisenkot noted that Hezbollah continues to threaten Israel, and...

Shortly after arriving home from his whirlwind diplomatic tour of Africa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday in Jerusalem, the first visit by a high-ranking Egyptian official in nine years. The two leaders discussed Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s proposal for a regional peace summit in Cairo. Netanyahu said at...

A set of mosaics depicting two scenes from the Hebrew Bible has been discovered by archaeologists carrying out excavations at a fifth century synagogue in Israel’s Galilee, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced this week. “This is by far the most extensive series of biblical stories ever...

The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday evening that would block Boeing’s planned sale of aircraft to Iran Air — a transaction that has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), joined by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), pushed for two amendments to the Financial Services...

Lawmakers and experts assembled at a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday expressed outrage over the Palestinian Authority’s policy of financially rewarding terrorist attacks against Israelis. The PA provides paychecks for Palestinian terrorists who are imprisoned in Israel, as well as money for their families and the families of those killed...

Iran’s sponsorship of terrorist groups and activities has “only increased” in the year since Tehran reached a nuclear deal with world powers, Matthew Levitt, director of the Washington Institute’s counterterrorism and intelligence program, wrote in a policy analysis published Friday. Citing promises by U.S. officials to curb Iranian aggression irrespective...

Famed American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was honored for his contribution to cinema at the 33rd Jerusalem Film Festival on Thursday. “Wow, sababa,” Tarantino said, offering some Hebrew slang (meaning “cool”) to the audience upon accepting the lifetime achievement award, the Times of Israel reported. “There is something special about receiving this prize...

Syrian regime forces cut off the last road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday, effectively laying siege to eastern portions of the city just a day after the Syrian army announced a 72-hour ceasefire, Reuters reported. “Currently nobody can get in or out of Aleppo,” said Zakaria Malahifji, a senior official...

Plenty of rain falls in Harlem, the northern Manhattan neighborhood synonymous with New York City’s African-American culture. Yet agriculturally, Harlem is a desert. A young woman with roots in Israel – a real desert with thriving agriculture – started an urban hydroponic farm in Harlem, supplying organic locally grown produce...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the bonds that unite the Rwandan and Jewish people when he toured the Kigali Genocide Memorial in the Rwandan capital on Wednesday. In a joint press conference with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the prime minister referred to the memorial as “exceptionally moving, jolting even.”...