A captured Syrian commander explained what caused him to retreat when his tanks were on the verge of storming through to the center of the Jewish state.
Israeli Arab MKs vented their anger about the IDF, rather than facing reality and dealing with the real perpetrators of crimes and the Arab leaders who remain silent.
A number of Syrian families who found refuge in Gaza after the civil war erupted in 2011 and are now trapped in Hamas-run enclave, remain ineligible for most social services granted to Palestinians, and cannot travel abroad.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed his Russian counterpart, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, that he will prevent Iran from establishing a military presence in Syria.
Nader Elhuzayel has shown no regret for his actions and his repeated mention of martyrdom in the past makes him ‘especially dangerous,’ according to the judge.
Calling the use of chemical weapons ‘a barbaric tool, repugnant to the conscience of mankind,’ US Ambassador Samantha Power urged the UN Security Council to take ‘strong and swift action’ against the perpetrators.
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi, the commander of Iran’s volunteer Basij militia, toured the abandoned city of Quneitra, located on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, no doubt observing Israel’s border at the same time.
Hundreds of Kurds fleeing villages held by the Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization in northern Syria amid a wave of mass abductions have been shot at, with several killed or wounded, opposition activists and a Kurdish official said Saturday.
While the international community obsesses over Israel, 60 million people – more than half of them from Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia – were forced to flee their homes as a result of war and conflict.
The tranquility of country life contrasts sharply with Middle East tensions all around. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently drew renewed attention to the Golan Heights by vowing to forever hold the Golan.
According to recent reports, Netanyahu is upset over indications that a negotiated deal on the Syrian civil war that is being worked on by world powers would declare the Golan Heights as Syrian territory.
In its first deployment in the Middle East since Operation Desert Storm 26 years ago, the B-52 will contribute its awesome firepower in the war to decimate ISIS.
While the threat of Islamic terror attacks in Europe constantly grows, authorities are slow to respond, resulting in recent mass attacks with numerous casualties – and heightening the chances of future attacks.
In what may be an incredibly new moral low for the world today, but especially for the US, Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly agreed to allow brutal Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to leave Syria and avoid being put on trial for murdering at least a quarter of a million of his own countrymen.
While Turkey has arrested ISIS fighters planning an attack on Jewish children, new documents reveal the extensive collaboration between the Islamist terror group and Turkey.
The terrorist who carried out the suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and an Iranian, and wounded dozens more, was affiliated with the Islamic State in Turkey.
Netanyahu and Turkish officials say it is not yet clear whether the suicide bombing in Istanbul – the sixth over the past year – directly targeted Israelis.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin to discuss the ever-shifting security situation in the Middle East.
Even Arab countries are finally admitting that Hezbollah is a regional and even global threat, and have declared the Iran-backed group a terror organization.
Terrorists and other threatening elements to the West are joining the flood of refugees from the Middle East on their way to Europe, the top NATO commander in Europe cautioned.
While welcoming efforts to achieve peace in Syria, Israel demands that its security is ensured as well, and Iran and Hezbollah cells operating out of the Syrian Golan must be defeated.
ISIS released 43 hostages on Monday. Kidnapping has been a major source of income for the terrorists, who collected millions of dollars for 230 Christians they abducted in Syria.
Efforts by the US-led coalition to hit ISIS in its pocket by destroying cash warehouses appears to be taking some effect, and though this may weaken ISIS, experts believe this is not exactly a death-blow to the terror organization.
An activist on behalf of Syrian civil war refugees is hoping to repair the ancient Aleppo Synagogue building, which sustained damage during the fighting.
Regarding the many challenges facing Israel, the Middle East and the West – primarily Iran and ISIS – Netanyahu stated: “My first responsibility is to ensure the safety and security of the one and only Jewish state.”
Holding on to the strategic Golan Heights was even more imperative than Israelis had realized at the time, considering the Syrian civil war and the regional instability.
It may not be easy to find the Goldilocks solution where we don’t do too much as in Iraq or too little as in Syria, but until we have a serious debate about Iraq (and…Syria) and consider what needs to be learned from these conflicts, we will thrash around using false analogies and making bad judgments.
Muslim countries around the world must focus on defeating Israel, their common enemy, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated at a global Islamic unity conference.
