Residents of Gush Etzion outraged to discover that, according to Google, they live in "Palestine".

Residents of Gush Etzion, located in Judea and just south of Jerusalem, were shocked recently to see that, according to Google, they live in "Palestine," according to a Wednesday report in the Yisrael Hayom daily.   Gush Etzion is the location of Jewish communities that existed before Israel was declared a state in 1948. However, the area was lost to the Jordanian Legion...

NGO Monitor tells U.S. Congress that while leaders talk peace, American money is being used to fund hate.

American leaders speak of the importance of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but American money is being used by terrorist groups that undermine the chance for peace, according to a report by NGO Monitor that was presented Monday to the United States Congress.   The problem is with the funding dispersed by U.S.-funded NGOs, explained NGO Monitor head...

Russia's Foreign Minister clarifies his country intends to complete the deal to sell advanced missile systems to Syria.

Russia clarified on Thursday that it would go ahead with selling S-300 advanced missile systems to Syria, despite a request by Israel to cancel the deal.   Speaking to the Lebanese-based Al-Mayadeen television, which is close to the Hizbullah terror group, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is “committed to the agreements” signed...

Israel ranks 5th among countries with widest rich-poor gap.



Israel has the highest rate of poverty of all developed countries, according to a report released by the 33-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday.

The OECD found that Israel's poverty rate stands as almost 21%.

It also put Israel at fifth place among countries with the widest gaps between rich and poor, after Chile, Mexico, Turkey and the United States, while Iceland, Slovenia...

Iran's looming status as head of a UN disarmament body sparked outrage Monday from activists

Iran's looming status as head of a UN disarmament body sparked outrage Monday from campaigners who said its nuclear program and arming of Syria and Islamist militias disqualified it from a place at the table. “This is like putting Jack the Ripper in charge of a women's shelter,” said Hillel Neuer, head of Geneva-based UN Watch, announcing that the organization would organize...

EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton criticizes Israel over its plan to build in Beit El, as well as tensions on the Temple Mount



EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton joined the U.S. on Friday in criticizing Israel, both over its plan to build in Beit El as well as over the tensions this week on the Temple Mount, AFP reports.

"The High Representative is concerned by developments over the past week in East Jerusalem and the West Bank which have increased...

After Church of Scotland paper rejecting Jewish claims to Israel stirs uproar, church agrees to reword it, 'Guardian' reports.



After meeting with senior Jewish leaders in Britain on Thursday, the Church of Scotland has agreed to change the wording of a controversial paper which denies Jews any special claim to the land of Israel, the Guardian reported.

The paper, entitled “The Inheritance of Abraham,” rejects "claims that scripture offers any...

Defense secretary says strong US ties with Egypt good for Israel; maintained Obama's caution regarding Syria intervention.

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said reinforcing Israel's edge and bolstering security relationships with neighbors like Egypt were both US priorities.   Hagel, speaking Thursday to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's annual Soref Symposium, described his recent visit to Israel and the region, his first since assuming the...