The trailers and poster advertisements for the third installment of the widely popular Hunger Games franchise has sewn Israeli fashion designer Alon Livne into the hype surrounding the newest film, Mockingjay: Part 1. Actress Jena Malone, playing Johanna Mason, dons Livne’s all-white dress gown which “juxtaposes the flowing drapery of classic statuary while the...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex) walked off stage in protest after being heckled for defending Israel at an event sponsored by In Defense of Christians (video embedded below). Though the event was organized “to raise awareness about the threats to Arab minorities” posed by groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),...

NATO member Turkey will not allow the United States to use its air bases to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports: Turkey will refuse to allow a US-led coalition to attack jihadists in neighbouring Iraq and Syria from its air bases, nor will...

Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Wednesday that Russia and Iran have successfully laid the groundwork for what the outlet described as a “strategic partnership aimed at vastly expanding trade and investment,” with observers describing the maneuver as a way for the Iranians to dodge Western sanctions pressure: According to a Western diplomat...

Forty five Fijian peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria were released today by al-Nusra Front, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda. The IDF has confirmed that the peacekeepers are now in Israel. YNet reports: The IDF spokesperson confirmed Thursday afternoon that the 45 Fijian peacekeepers that had been...

Immediately prior to President Barack Obama’s ISIS speech on Wednesday, Israeli government ministers and senior security officers gathered to discuss the threats posed by Islamist terror organizations in the region. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Yoram Cohen, Police Commissioner Yohanan...

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said Monday that there would be no deal between the P5+1 and Iran if the latter’s “demands are not met,” and that recent sanctions targeting the Islamic republic “violate the Geneva interim deal.” Iran’s official PressTV news agency reports: On August...

Avi Issacharoff reported Wednesday that Palestinian security forces identified the member of  Hamas’ Gaza leadership who coordinated the kidnapping of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel. The three teens were killed soon after they were abducted in June. Issacharoff further reported that “the terror organization’s military and political wings knew about the...

Israel’s surf is the star of two new edgy videos that show off the country’s waves as never before. Surfing in Israel just got a major visual boost thanks to Arthur Rashkovan, the Vans Israel go-to-guy, and the team (including film director Yakir Avrahami) he put together for an amazing video...

The Israel Ministry of Science has announced a call for proposals in a new research program devoted to developing scientific and technological innovations for Israel’s elderly. The program’s budget for 2015 provides up to NIS 15 million (about $4.2 million) in grants for Israeli researchers working toward practical solutions for...