UNESCO’s history-defying vote asserting that the Temple Mount is sacred only to Muslims, echoes anti-Israel propaganda across the Middle East and ignores that the ancient Greeks, Romans, … more

This summer, 30,000 young Jews from 59 countries visited Israel on 10-day Birthright trips. Birthright said this week it would begin offering 7-day trips to allow busy young professionals to … more

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United States, Israeli officials and Jewish groups reacted with outrage to a preliminary vote by the United Nations cultural agency that denies a Jewish connection to … more

WikiLeaks recently exposed an email written by former White House official Stuart Eisenstadt that discussed the Obama administration’s deteriorating relationship with Israel and warned, … more

JERUSALEM — A newly approved plan to build 98 homes in the Shiloh Valley in northern Samaria has renewed longstanding tensions between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Both the … more

Sonya Loya never felt Catholic; it was Judaism she was drawn to.  In the 1990s, the New Mexico-native, while in her late 30s, discovered her family’s hidden secret … more

JERUSALEM — Amit Zakoon’s flower business literally started with a seed, but it quickly grew into one of Jerusalem’s premier purveyors of luxury sukkahs. “We work for all … more

JERUSALEM — Israeli and world leaders gathered atop Mount Herzl on Friday to say goodbye to Shimon Peres, Israel’s last founding father. Many of those who took the stage alongside … more

IDF tanks struck targets in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a Gazan rocket landed on a residential street in the southern city of Sderot. No injuries were reported in the rocket attack, … more

TEL AVIV — While there was plenty to kvetch about in Israel in 5776, as we take stock at Rosh Hashana, we can each find something to celebrate. Here are five Israeli stories from the past … more