Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has directed Iranian authorities to block imports of American goods, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s website on Sunday quotes him as advising authorities to “be watchful about irregular imports after lifting sanctions and seriously avoid importing consumer goods from the...

In another sign that Iran may not keep all of the commitments it made as part of its nuclear deal with global powers, a group of Iranian lawmakers sent a letter to President Hassan Rouhani demanding that he not comply with the deal until all sanctions against Iran are lifted, Iran’s semi-official news agency...

In a speech delivered last week, Mahmoud al-Habbash, an advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Islamic affairs and a Supreme Sharia Judge, called Israel evil and referred to it as “Satan’s project,” Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported on Sunday. “The conflict here in Palestine between us and the criminal occupation and...

An Iranian actress who posted pictures of herself with her hair uncovered on Facebook and Instagram has fled to Dubai after being declared “immoral” by authorities in Iran, Yahoo! News reported Friday. Sadaf Taherian put the pictures of herself on her Facebook and Instagram pages in protest against strict laws...

Echoing remarks he made earlier this year to a journalist, Pope Francis declared that denying Israel’s right to exist is anti-Semitic, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Friday. The pope’s comments were made during a private meeting with Jewish leaders at the Vatican earlier this week. “To attack Jews is anti-Semitism,...

An American citizen was stabbed and injured in Jerusalem by a Palestinian assailant on Friday afternoon, while a second individual was wounded by stray gunfire from security forces who were trying to subdue the attacker, Haaretz reported on Friday. The 23-year-old attacker, an East Jerusalem resident, stabbed the man, 22,...

Oscar-winners Helen Mirren and Aaron Sorkin both expressed their strong support for Israel while attending the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles as special honorees, the Jewish Journal reported Thursday. Mirren, speaking of her love for Israel, shared her experience working on a Kibbutz and sleeping on the beach in...

In a move to expand its air campaign, Russia carried out airstrikes in Syria’s southern province of Daraa Wednesday night, reportedly striking villages only 15 kilometers from the Israeli Golan Heights, according to reports. It’s the closest that Russian aircraft have been to the Israeli border. According to The Jerusalem...

Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American businessman who has long advocated for closer ties between Washington and Tehran, was arrested two weeks ago by the intelligence arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) Thursday. About two weeks ago, Siamak Namazi, the head of strategic...

Israel’s agricultural technologies continue to attract new interest from around the world. Most recently, 24 experts from 10 Latin American countries took part in a water resources management course run by CINADCO – the Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation. The international group visited the Kishon River Authority to hear...