United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has praised Israel’s planned withdrawal from the village of Ghajar as “an important step” toward Resolution 1701. The withdrawal should be followed by “a process,” he said, while another UN official called for “further concrete steps.” The UN has pushed Israel to withdraw from the northern half of Ghajar, which [...]

The following video has become a big hit on the web: Why is the Middle East Problem so intractable? In the video, Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated talk show host and best-selling author, answers that question in this thought-provoking video course. (IsraelNationalNews.com) From: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/140739

Gaza-based terrorists fired a Grad rocket at the southern Israel town of Ofakim on Friday morning. The rocket hit an open field near the city; no injuries were reported. The attack was the first Grad rocket shooting in the Ofakim region since the end of the Cast Lead counterterror operation in Gaza in early 2009. [...]

A global terror risk index placed the Palestinian Authority in fifth place among the locations with the highest terror risk.  (IsraelNationalNews.com) From: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/140730

MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh), head of the National Union party, has come out with a strong statement of support for the beleaguered but popular Chief Rabbi of Tzfat, Shmuel Eliyahu. Tzfat, one of the holiest cities in Israel and the historic hometown of the Kabbalah, has become a popular target for Arabs wishing to buy [...]

After the United States reportedly acceded to an Israeli demand that it supply a letter promising not to demand an additional building freeze in Judea and Samaria after the proposed three month extension is up, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was said Wednesday night to be preparing to convene a cabinet meeting later Wednesday night or [...]

Former British MP and pro-Hamas enthusiast George Galloway has been allowed entry to Canada and began a speaking tour across the country on Tuesday. The controversial Galloway was  declared a security risk and was barred from entering Canada in 2009 for a speaking tour that was organized by the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War. Galloway [...]

Contrary to reports in the media that portray the U.S. as giving Israel a “package” of “benefits” for another three months of building freeze in Judea and Samaria, Washington is actually demanding a lot more for its largesse – far more than Israel can safely agree to, said Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau. Landau, along with [...]

Two German journalists have been formally charged with spying against Iran. The female journalists were arrested after questioning relatives of an Iranian woman who has been sentenced to death by stoning in a case that led to international criticism of Iran’s justice system. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, is on death row for alleged adultery and [...]

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed Tuesday that Russia has agreed to supply the Lebanese army with advanced weapons. The new weaponry will include 31 tanks, 130 mm caliber cannon shells, six attack helicopters and various munitions. The new helicopters are expected to significantly boost Lebanon’s air force, which currently has around 30 helicopters, all [...]