Esteemed ex-IDF general Danny Matt laid to rest

Israeli soldiers captured during the 1973 Yom Kippur War were subjected to brutal torture in Egypt and Syria. Researchers have tried to study the effects of torture on the human pain system. Held alone in tiny, filthy spaces for weeks or months, ...

Former head of Egyptian intelligence Fouad Nassar says Ashraf Marwan helped deceive Israel ahead of the Yom Kippur War. Maj. Gen. (ret.) Ibrahim Fouad Nassar, who was the head of Egyptian intelligence during the Yom Kippur War, is one of the few ...

Table tennis champ denies breach of ban on Israeli athletes from competing on Yom Kippur, but may miss 2016 Paralympics. The Israel Sports Association for the Disabled banned a table tennis player from representing Israel for two years, saying that ...

, 21:20 / Israel News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a national ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, organized by the Defense Ministry, and said that since the war, several key lessons stand by Israel: "The ...

Biblical holiday held annually 50 days after Yom Kippur to pray for repentance, and deliverance to Jerusalem. Ethiopians celebrate Sig'd in Jerusalem, 2013. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem Thousands of Ethiopian Israelis from across the nation ...

Breslow, a Yale graduate who fasts on Yom Kippur even while playing, is likely be counted upon in the World Series when the Red Sox take on the St. Louis Cardinals starting Wednesday. When Craig Breslow entered Saturday night's playoff game against ...

This wound created by the Yom Kippur War is not yet healed. For weeks we have been scratching at the scab, and it is once again bleeding. An abandoned Syrian tank on the Golan Heights Photo: Seth J. Frantzman Iwould like to dedicate this article ...

Prime Minister calls Abbas to wish him a good holiday. Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset during a special Yom Kippur War ceremony on October 15, 2013. Photo: Courtesy - GPO Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called Palestinian Authority President ...

For first time, Israel starts winter clock in line with most of Europe instead of weekend before Yom Kippur. DST ends Sunday morning at 2.m. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Daylight Saving Time will switch to Standard Time in the early hours of Sunday ...