By Elad Benari (www.israelnationalnews.com) Violent extremism is at its highest level in Europe since World War II and is becoming the continent’s top security threat, the European Union’s executive body said Monday, according to AFP. In a speech on the eve of talks on how to detect and prevent extremism, the EU’s commissioner for home affairs […]

by Chana Ya’ar (Arutz Sheva; israelnationalnews.com Washington has resumed pressuring Israel on the ultimate goal of dividing Jerusalem and handing Judea and Samaria to the Palestinian Authority in what it deems the “two-state solution” for peace, albeit with more subtlety than during President Barack Obama’s first term in office. Obama has not yet called Likud […]

By Ron Ross ( 27th January, 2013) We were driving to Beit Shemesh for important meetings with the new Mayor. Not far out of Jerusalem a red light started to show on the dash. The Bridges for Peace CEO Becky Brimmer was driving. Jerusalem is famous for its hills. We were alarmed when the car […]

By Khaled Abu Toameh Summary … After keeping a low profile for a few years, the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades — part of PA/PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah terrorist group, has resurfaced in Judea and Samaria. It’s time for the US and EU, who fund and train the PA/PLO “security forces”, to demand that Abbas rein in […]

By Ron Ross (January 25, 2013) Faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive!  With these words Superman arrived. It was in the 1930’s when it all started.  Heroically the caped crusader battled evil and fought for ‘truth, justice and the American Way.’  Superman has moved through the generations with timely tweaks to keep […]

by David Lev – www.israelnationalnews.com A new Hizbullah video highlights the terrorist organization’s latest campaign – “liberating the Galilee.” On the agenda is Hizbullah’s conquering of key sites and cities like tourist centers, refineries, and the Haifa port. The video was posted on a Hizbullah site Monday, the same day that Israeli Arab politicians led […]

 Tishrei 1-2 (Rosh is “head” or “beginnings” and Hashanah is “the year”.) The Feast of Trumpets is the only holiday celebrated for two days in Israel. It would occur at the new moon. Only the slightest crescent would be visible. However, clouds could obscure the moon, and witnesses were required. Watchfulness was a critical ingredient of […]

By Noam (Dabul) Dvir – www.ynetnews.com President Shimon Peres issued a special statement on Saturday thanking the Canadian people and its leader for cutting diplomatic ties with Iran. He expressed hope that other nations will “see Canada as a moral role model” and follow in its footsteps. “Canada has proven once again that morals come […]

by David Lev – www.israelnationalnews.com A large rock-hewn water reservoir dating to the First Temple period was discovered in the archaeological excavations that are being conducted in the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden, at the foot of Robinson’s Arch near the Western Wall Plaza. According to archaeologists, the reservoir and a channel leading into it may be […]

After facing sharp criticism, the Democrats bring back to their platform language which recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Elad Benari – www.israelnationalnews.com After facing sharp criticism from Mitt Romney and Republicans, the Democrats reinstated on Wednesday the language that recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel into their party platform. According to a report in CBS News, […]