Middle East

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas railed against Israel during an address to the European Union parliament in Brussels on Thursday, slamming the Jewish state for committing “mass-murder”. The comments came hours after Abbas rebuffed efforts by EU President Martin Schultz to arrange a meeting between Abbas and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. While Rivlin accepted the

  U.S. intelligence officials reportedly back strict parole conditions for Pollard (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) United States intelligence officials support the continuation of strict parole conditions for Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli spy who was freed last November after serving three decades in U.S. federal prison, The Daily Beast reported this week. In declarations filed with

Israel announced on Wednesday the creation of a new national holiday to celebrate the arrival of Jewish immigrants to the country, National Aliyah Day. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed the new holiday into law after 21 lawmakers outvoted five who were opposed. The holiday will begin in late October or early November each year, depending

According to a recent article in Yediyot Ahronot, the IDF’s Homefront Command and Gaza Division have decided that the “Code Red” warnings will also be used for terrorists infiltrating Israel through tunnels. Up to now, “Code Red” alerts have only been used for rocket attacks. In addition to the auditory warning, security coordinators will receive

Jordan has closed its border regions with Syria and Iraq and threatened to deal with attempted intruders “without leniency” following a deadly cross-border suicide bombing. Six people were killed Tuesday when a lorry packed with explosives was driven across the border from Syria and exploded near a military post and outside a Syrian refugee camp

Disappearance of Yemenite children an ‘open wound,’ Netanyahu says (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Documents about the so-called “Yemenite Children Affair” may finally be unsealed after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday voiced support for the release of the minutes from the special state commission set up to investigate the matter two decades ago. The

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Israel supports the global pact that bans nuclear weapons tests, but the country is not yet ready to formally join it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear on Monday. Israel signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996, but has yet to turn it into law by ratifying it. Netanyahu told Lassina