The event later continued with a grand tour of the community’s educational institutes and historical Synagogue and the opening of the new Mikvah that will serve the Jews of the region.

A man claiming al-Qaeda terrorist links took up to four hostages at a bank in the French city of Toulouse on Wednesday, according to police sources.

Serious death threats against France's Chief Rabbi sent via Facebook : Anti-Semitism monitoring group calls for ‘strong action’

State Comptroller assigns 'special responsibility' to Interior Minister Yishai for failing to prepare for disaster and dealing with it inadequately; Yishai says report proves that disaster was inevitable

After many months of refraining from rocket launches at Israel, Hamas claims responsibility for 10 Grads fired within a single day.

Controversy over a hunger-striking Palestinian footballer imprisoned by Israel on terrorism charges came to a head as French footballing legend Eric Cantona branded Israel “racist”.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel has announced plans to reject a Hungarian award eight years after it was given to him, following recent “whitewashing” of the country’s fascist WWII associations.

Greece's neo-Nazi party Chryssi Avghi (Golden Dawn) won between 6.0 and 7.5% of the vote in Sunday’s elections, according to exit polls.

The military wing of Hamas has avoided launching at Israel for a few months; Israeli communities near Gaza border put on heightened alert