US president Barack Obama will exempt Japan and 10 EU states from banking sanctions, allowing trade with Iran. Gavriel Queenann US officials said Tuesday that the United States will exempt Japan and 10 European Union nations from US financial sanctions because they have “significantly reduced purchases of Iranian crude oil.” The provides a respite for [...]

Israeli diplomats are arranging for four Jews murdered in Toulouse to be buried in Israel pursuant to their families’ wishes. Gavriel Queenann Foreign Ministry officials on Monday said the Israeli consulate in Marseille is handling arrangements for the four victims of the Toulouse shooting to be returned home for burial. “After the appalling murders in [...]

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) offers its highest praise of the Florida Legislature’s unanimous passage of Senate Resolution 1396 and House Resolution 1447. Senate Resolution 1396 was passed on February 1, 2012. It was sponsored by Senator Alan Hays and was co-sponsored by all 39 other members of the Florida Senate, the highest possible [...]

In what seems to be a wave of anti-Jewish violence, a Ramle home was attacked with a brick as its occupants were enjoying a Shabbat meal. Elad Benari & Yoni Kempinski In what seems to be a wave of anti-Jewish violence in Ramle, a home was attacked with a brick on Saturday as its occupants [...]

Schools in southern Israel close as rocket attacks continue for the seventh day straight. Maayana Miskin Gaza terrorists continued their assault on Israel on Thursday night with a Grad missile fired at Ashdod. While the Iron Dome system successfully shot the missile out of the air before impact, the attack caused concern among local officials [...]

IAF aircraft strike a rocket launching site in northern Gaza and a terror tunnel in southern Gaza, after missiles are fired at Be’er Sheva. Elad Benari IAF aircraft struck a rocket launching site in northern Gaza and a terror tunnel in southern Gaza Wednesday night. According to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson, the aircraft [...]

The IDF says the quantity and rate of fire from Gaza is unprecedented; notes terrorists are actively using civilians as human shields. Gavriel Queenann IDF officials say the 200 rockets fired at Israel’s southern communities since Friday marks a “dramatic development in terms of the quantity and rate of the fire.” “In the first three [...]

Terrorists shoot over 100 rockets since IAF killed Zuheir al-Keisi Friday, wound eight – one seriously. 15 Arabs reported dead. Gil Ronen Gaza terrorists continued to pummel southern Israel with rocket fire on the Sabbath. They fired 11 rockets on Saturday, bringing the total number of launches to over 100 since the IAF killed Zuheir [...]

Photos of Purim in Jerusalem and Hevron, as seen through the lenses of Flash 90. Purim, the holiday of Megilla reading, joy, song, dance, food, drink and costumes, is actually one of the most sacred and meaningful dates on the Jewish calendar, on a par with Yom Kippur. Tags: Purim ,Hevron ,Jerusalem More on this [...]

By: Rafi Harkham The Israeli Hebrew daily Maariv reported Thursday that the United States offered Israel cutting-edge weaponry in exchange for an Israeli pledge not to attack Iran’s nuclear program in 2012. The report cited anonymous US diplomatic and intelligence sources as saying that the Obama administration would supply Israel with weapons that could extend [...]