* Continued settlement will lead to Israel's demise: IRGC A spokesman for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps on Thursday said that, by going ahead with settlement constructions, the Israeli regime is risking 'complete destruction,' as it will 'definitely provoke a reaction,' Tasnim reported.
* Israel sees drop in aliya numbers The number of olim (new immigrants) to Israel declined in 2016, dropping from 31,000 in 2015 to 27,000 this year, according to preliminary.
* Brexit by accident The referendum on 23 June was supposed to put to bed the vexed question of Britain's relationship with the EU.
* Obama Administration No Friend to Israel Eight years of steadily increasing animosity on the part of the Obama Administration towards Israel reached its peak on Friday when the United States abstained from voting in the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) latest anti-Israel resolution allowing the body to pass the draft.
* The Suicide of Germany Of the 1.2 million migrants who arrived in Germany in 2014 and 2015, only 34,000 found work.
* Plane crash ups Syria-tied Russian deaths to 310 Notwithstanding the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the Russian Tu-154 air crash into the Black Sea minutes after its takeoff for Syria from Sochi early Sunday Dec. 25, the dread announcement that none of the 92 people aboard had survived was not accompanied by an official suggestion of terrorism.
* Pilgrims in Bethlehem, fears in Europe for Christmas Eve As Christians settle in for holiday, Aleppo's minority Catholics prepare for first mass in five years; Berlin investigators search for market attacker's accomplices.
* UNSC resolution promotes Mid East war The United States did not abandon Israel by its abstention from vetoing the UN Security Council resolution condemning settlements that was passed Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.
* WATCH: Netanyahu Wishes Christians 'Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year' "To all of our Christian friends around the world, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," Netanyahu said in a video message on Thursday from the courtyard of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ).
* Europe's Compassionate Hatred of Israel The Jerusalem Declaration of UNESCO seeks to Islamize, with the help of many governments in Europe and other Christian countries, the ancient history of the people of Israel.
* Europe's Compassionate Hatred of Israel The Jerusalem Declaration of UNESCO seeks to Islamize, with the help of many governments in Europe and other Christian countries, the ancient history of the people of Israel.
* Europe's Compassionate Hatred of Israel The Jerusalem Declaration of UNESCO seeks to Islamize, with the help of many governments in Europe and other Christian countries, the ancient history of the people of Israel.
* ISIS strikes in Berlin, Jordan - and Mosul too The city of Berlin and the Jordanian Crusader town of Karaka are 3,000km apart, but the distance did not stop Islamic State killers from taking 26 lives, inuring 18 others, some very seriously,in the two countries, and causing the Israeli Dalia Elkayam to disappear.
* Hugh Fitzgerald: Sunnis and Shi'a at the OK Corral A senior leader of the Iranian army has mocked Gulf Arab states for their disappointment in Syria and threatened that after the victory in Aleppo it would be the turn of places such as Bahrain, Yemen and Iraq's Mosul.
* There's more than one way to move a US embassy Op-ed: You can announce the relocation as an in-your-face rejection of all non-Israeli claims to Jerusalem. Or you can highlight the fact that the site is in pre-1967, ostensibly non-disputed Israeli West Jerusalem, and assert that its opening prejudges nothing. And a whole host of other ideas besides.
* World Jewry prepares to light up for Hanukkah The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins the night of December 24 and lasts for eight days, and if you're traveling or vacationing during the holiday, there may be a menorah lighting near you.
* Iran, Russia, Turkey agree to broker Syria peace talks TEHRAN - Iran, Russia, and Turkey issued a joint statement on Tuesday agreeing to try to broker peace talks between Syrian militants and the Syrian government and to expand the ceasefire in Aleppo to other parts of the country.
* Secrets of the Cave of Machpela A new video shares first-hand account of a visit to the cave itself, where bones and artifacts from First Temple times were discovered.
* Who's afraid of Donald Trump in the Middle East? Not much can be ascertained about President-elect Donald Trump's administration future policies for the Middle East - any more than for most other parts of the world, except that his starting points are likely to be diametrically opposed to those of Barack Obama.
* Light In a Dark World! When the stars lined up to lighten the path of the Wise Men as they travelled from the East to worship the new-born King of the Jews, it was the dawning of an amazing new era.
* Islamism in Europe German authorities and those across Europe seem finally to be strengthening their campaign against the militant far-right, including Muslim extremists, during the past few weeks.
* Russian role in Aleppo's fall impacts US politics Aleppo's fall to the Assad regime with the surrender Thursday, Dec. 15, of the Syrian rebel forces locked in a corner of the eastern districts was the most disastrous military and strategic setback to befall the Obama administration for two years.
* Mutually assured cyber destruction? Op-ed: Experts say first the US, then some of the West's enemies, have developed the capability to shut down entire countries at the flip of a switch.
* Kites and GoPros: Hamas prepares for war with Israel The terrorist organization that rules the Gaza Strip is using kites with GoPros attached to them to surveil Israeli border communities and track IDF movements. The Israeli military has noticed that this trend is increasing.
* 5 things to watch at the EU summit The more problems pile up for the European Union - migration crisis, economic troubles, the rise of Euroskeptic parties - the shorter the regular meetings of EU leaders become.
* Mutually assured cyber destruction? Op-ed: Experts say first the US, then some of the West's enemies, have developed the capability to shut down entire countries at the flip of a switch.
* Kites and GoPros: Hamas prepares for war with Israel The terrorist organization that rules the Gaza Strip is using kites with GoPros attached to them to surveil Israeli border communities and track IDF movements. The Israeli military has noticed that this trend is increasing.
* 5 things to watch at the EU summit The more problems pile up for the European Union - migration crisis, economic troubles, the rise of Euroskeptic parties - the shorter the regular meetings of EU leaders become.
* Israel Walks The Walk Last week, Israel's defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, announced that Israel was working tirelessly to thwart Iranian weapons transfers to Hezbollah via Syria.
* Tidal Wave of UN Resolutions Against Israel The United Nations will vote next week to allocate funds, implementing a resolution for a "blacklist" of companies operating directly or indirectly in Judea, Samaria, the Golan, and East Jerusalem.
* Iran Stages Massive War Drills In Show of 'Supremacy' Iran has been conducting a series of massive war-drills meant to demonstrate the Islamic Republic's "supremacy" and show Western forces that the country is prepared to attack forces stationed in the Persian Gulf region.
* 'Battle Royal Ahead Over Balfour' The newly-retired chief executive of Christian Witness to Israel, one of several movements dedicated to sharing the gospel with the Jewish community, has warned of a "battle royal" over the Balfour Declaration this coming year.
* 'Go ahead and cut my head off. It's ok. Cut my head off. I'm not racist.' In honor of the conviction of Geert Wilders for 'hate speech,' here is a terrific short video from the anti-religious videomakers DarkMatter2525 that illustrates what I have pointed out for years: that charges of 'Islamophobia' are used to try to silence all opposition to jihad terror.
* Do chemical weapons in Syria threaten Israel? Among the most horrifying aspects of the five-year-old Syrian civil war was Assad's use of chemical weapons, including the massive August 2013 sarin gas attack that killed more than 1,400 civilians.
* US: Highest Threat since 9/11 The House's Homeland Security Committee releases concerning report, Is the US facing the highest threat from Islamist terror since 9/11?
* Mosul offensive folds, waiting now for Trump The failue of the US-backed Iraqi army offensive to liberate Mosul - nine weeks after it began - could no longer be denied when a delegation of ISIS chiefs arrived there Sunday, Dec. 4, traveling unhindered from Raqqa, Syria.
* OPEC deal could give Russia extra $15bn in oil revenue With the Russian budget based on the oil price averaging $40 per barrel, the jump to $55 after OPEC agreed to production cuts could add one trillion rubles (about $15 billion) to Kremlin coffers, according to VTB Capital analysts.
* Senior Cleric: Iran Must Retaliate For U.S. Violation Of Nuclear Deal TEL AVIV - A senior Iranian cleric called on Iran to "retaliate" against the U.S. for "violations" of the nuclear deal following Thursday's vote in Congress to level new sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
* The Real Illegal Settlements While construction in Jewish settlements of the West Bank and neighborhoods of Jerusalem has long been carried out within the frame of the law and in accordance with proper licenses issued by the relevant authorities, the Palestinian construction is illegal in every respect.
* The Real Illegal Settlements While construction in Jewish settlements of the West Bank and neighborhoods of Jerusalem has long been carried out within the frame of the law and in accordance with proper licenses issued by the relevant authorities, the Palestinian construction is illegal in every respect.