Israeli Defense Exports Hit Seven Year Low

Israeli Air Strike on Syria

In a turn for the worse for the Israeli foreign export market, Israel had their lowest year in the past seven in churning out new defense contracts, reaping in only $5.56 billion in 2014.

This is the Middle East, Not Star Trek

Michael Freund

The European Union may be wallowing in debt, with Greece on the verge of default, even as the continent grapples with its worst migrant crisis in decades.

Archaeological Find Identified as Oldest Musical Image Uncovered in Israel

A 5,000-year-old seal impression has been identified by Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) researchers as the oldest known image of a musical instrument being played to have ever been found in Israel. Archaeologists Dr. Yitzhak Paz, Dr. Ianir Milevski and Nimrod Getzov of the IAA are set to present their findings at a symposium Thursday at […]

Europe No Longer has to Kowtow to Saudis

Emmanuel Navon

Ever since Muammar Ghaddafi’s Libya was elected in 2003 to chair the United Nations human rights commission, nothing the UN does should come as a surprise.