Narendra Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit Israel
Source: BBC News Narendra Modi has arrived in Tel Aviv, becoming the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel. Mr Modi, who recently said India and the Jewish state share a “deep […]
Spotlight on Ahmadiyya, a globally-persecuted Muslim community
Source: Business Standard The Ahmadiyya community, which is being persecuted in Islamic nations across the world from Pakistan to Indonesia and from Africa to West Asia, traces its origins to India. Though scattered across India, the Ahmadiyyas are concentrated in Qadian in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab where the community’s founder was […]
Spotlight on a globally-persecuted Muslim community as Modi lands in Israel
Business Standard: The Ahmadiyya community, which is being persecuted in Islamic nations across the world from Pakistan to Indonesia and from Africa to West Asia, traces its origins to India. Though scattered across India, the Ahmadiyyas are concentrated in Qadian in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab where the community’s founder was born. […]
Jesus ‘miracle church’: Jewish extremist found guilty of arson
Source: BBC News A Jewish extremist has been convicted of setting fire to a church in Israel which Christians believe is built at the site of one of Jesus’ miracles. […]
50 Years After War, East Jerusalem Palestinians Confront a Life Divided
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER Photo The Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.CreditUriel Sinai for The New York Times JERUSALEM […]
Ultra-Orthodox lawmaker: Reform Jews don’t believe in Temple
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior ultra-Orthodox Israeli lawmaker on Tuesday dismissed the protestations of liberal Jews over alternative access to Jerusalem’s Western Wall as […]
Judge rejects lawsuit targeting kosher slaughter of chickens in Jewish ritual in Irvine
Source: The Orange County Register By SEAN EMERY A Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit aimed at halting the slaughter of chickens in Orange County during a Jewish holiday […]
Jewish groups cancel meetings with Netanyahu in protest
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Two high-profile groups of Jewish leaders on Monday canceled meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his government’s decision to […]
Israel calls for Saudi Arabia ties and state visits
Israel’s intelligence and transportation minister has called on Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Riyadh to establish full diplomatic relations. Speaking at a conference in Herzliya on Thursday, Yisrael Katz also asked King Salman to send newly appointed crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to Tel […]
‘What we did not know or chose to ignore about the 67 war’
Jun 20,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby In June 1967 I was in the midst of my final weeks in college when the war broke out. At the time, I knew little about the Middle East, since I was more engaged in the anti-war and civil rights movements. And […]
Israel goodwill Ramadan efforts cut after Palestinian attack
Source: Associated Press By IAN DEITCH JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel revoked on Sunday the permits of 200,000 Palestinians to enter Israel that were approved for the holy month of Ramadan […]
Israel’s expectations from Qatar plan
HAKKI ÖCAL @hakkiocal Even Twitter has suspended Al Jazeera’s account. Google has erased all links to the stories that Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Saudi King Salman’s 30-year-old son Mohammed had been secretly cooking up Qatar invasion plans. It all looked like a fait accompli, “Qatar is a small […]
Israel ‘giving secret aid to Syrian rebels’, report says
Source: Independent Direct funding, food, fuel and medical supplies allegedly provided by Israeli state to keep Isis and Iranian-allied forces in neighbouring civil war at bay Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth […]
Israel Reportedly Providing Direct Aid, Funding to Syrian Rebels
It’s been known that Israeli hospitals have treated wounded Syrian fighters, but Wall Street Journal report uncovers direct support in cash, without which fighters say they ‘wouldn’t have survived’ Haaretz Jun 19, 2017 Israel has been secretly providing aid to Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights for years with the […]
Ahmadiyya Exemplary Role in Haifa Fire Incident
By Zubair Khan See the details in an interesting video. LINK
How to ensure that Palestinians do not wait another 50 years
Jun 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Fifty years is a long time. The Israeli occupation has lasted way too long. The problem is that there is no credible plan to end this occupation at present. What is needed is a national Palestinian, Arab and international strategy that can […]
Israeli and international groups warn of looming Gaza disaster
By AFP – Jun 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Newborns are seen at Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday (Reuters photo by Mohammed Salem) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli […]
Palestinians were here before us, ‘we drove them out’, Israeli deputy says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL An Israeli flag is seen in front of the illegal Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim in West Bank, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in this 2009 file […]
I’m a 90-year-old woman who has lived in Israel for 50 years – here is what I think about Israeli settlements
Since I witnessed their beginnings half a century ago, the settlements have only got worse. The size and scale is something I can’t get over Ruth Kedar 21 comments Labourers […]
Israel: Ahmadiyya Muslim Amir Muhammad Sharif Ode amongst those (Religious Leaders) Honored with AJC Unity Award
Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jewish-muslim-and-christian-religious-leaders-honored-with-ajc-unity-award-300470408.html | American Jewish Committee Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Religious Leaders Honored with AJC Unity Award WASHINGTON, June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC, at its Global Forum, presented the Unity Award to three religious leaders — Rabbi Dov Haiyun, Amir Muhammad Sharif Ode, and Father Yousef Yakoub – for their extraordinary demonstration […]