Describing the seizure of the Syrian city of Palmyra by the forces of President Bashar al-Assad from the Islamic State as a switch “from one tyranny to another,” a refugee from Palmyra called both Assad and ISIS “enemies of normal Syrian people” during an interview published in The Independent on Thursday. Mohamed Alkhateb was studying at a...

A new viral video accuses Israel of tunneling under the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in order to “Judaize” the complex and build the third Temple, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. The video may further inflame tensions between Israel and the Palestinians by repeating the oft-discredited charge that the al-Aqsa Mosque, which is located on the compound, is in danger....

The Obama administration’s apparent intent to allow Iran access to the United States banking system goes “above and beyond” what is required by last year’s nuclear deal, a top Iran sanctions expert has said. Mark Dubowitz, executive director of Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), described a reported US Treasury Department plan...

A joint letter sent by the United States and European Union to United Nations officials this week criticizes recent Iranian ballistic missile launches but omits language describing the launches as a “violation” of the UN Security Council resolution that codified the nuclear deal with Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The outlet’s UN...

Jerusalem’s high-tech scene is thriving with thousands of entrepreneurs, hundreds of startups, and an innovative community that is growing all the time. Entrepreneur Magazine named Jerusalem among its top five places outside of Silicon Valley for tech startups to launch and excel in 2015, saying Israel’s capital “has experienced a reawakening and...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s scheduled visit to Austria was canceled at the last minute due Vienna’s denial of an Iranian request to clamp down on demonstrations protesting his visit, two leading Austrian media outlets reported on Wednesday. Rouhani was set to meet and sign a number of bilateral agreements with Austrian President Heinz...

A large arms shipment intercepted in the Indian Ocean by French naval forces earlier this month originated in Iran, the United States Navy has said. Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, told CNN that the weapons were likely destined to go to Yemen by way of Somalia, though he would not...

Last Thursday, another stabbing attack — one not so different than any of the other 211 stabbing attacks carried out against Israelis since last October — took place in Hebron. What We Know and What We Don’t Know Two young Palestinian men stabbed an Israeli soldier, and were subsequently shot by nearby troops. A...

In light of an ongoing investigation into an Israeli soldier who was filmed shooting a neutralized Palestinian stabber in Hebron last week, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot sent a letter to all soldiers emphasizing “key military values the army holds dear.” Excerpts of the letter were published on the IDF’s website on Wednesday....

Ma’an News Agency has an article by Ramzy Baroud that is upset that there are not more terror attacks against Jews. The article, entitled “Why is a popular uprising yet to take off?” expresses frustration that there aren’t more knifings and shootings and car rammings, because this is just what...