Who Guards The Most Sacred Site In Christendom? Two Muslims
By Gabriele Barbati on March 29 2013 International Business Times JERUSALEM — Every Christian knows the holiest places in Christendom are in Jerusalem. The holiest of all, the Church of […]
McDonald’s strikes a blow for legitimacy (may be the first positive News from McDonald!)
STORY SUMMARY by Rami Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon First, any just and mutually agreed permanent peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians will have to return all the territories occupied in 1967 to the Palestinians (with mutually agreed land swaps in some cases). Second, this can only be achieved when […]
Palestinian Criticizes Israel Over Construction (more of the same….)
By JODI RUDOREN The New York Times JERUSALEM — The chief Palestinian negotiator condemned Israel on Thursday for moving closer to constructing 69 apartments in a Jewish neighborhood on territory seized in the 1967 war even as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for a fifth round of meetings in […]
Kababir, Home of Israel’s Muslim Ahmadiyya.
By Earl Shugerman: I immigrated to Haifa Israel six years ago from The United States. My greatest joy in living in this city is the peaceful coexistence of its citizens. […]
Court: Hospitals must have prayer rooms for non-Jews
Epigraph: Were you present when death came to Jacob, when he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship after me?’ They answered, ‘We will worship thy God, the God […]
Blind rhetoric
STORY SUMMARY It appears as if Kerry didn’t send the Israelis a memo about his current efforts. From time to time in recent years, and decades, U.S. officials suddenly begin making positive statements about the need for a Palestinian-Israeli peace; sometimes, they even hold talks with the two sides. As […]
Archbishop of Canterbury Visits Jerusalem
Archbishop of Canterbury: Israel the center of the world In Jerusalem, the leader of 80 million Anglicans — who has a Jewish father — blesses Kerry’s peace efforts, highlights Christian […]
‘Jewish Police’ Force to Protect Mosques
The “Shomrim” Haredi police uniformed police force in London has offered to protect mosques in the Hackney district following violent attacks on local mosques, the British edition of Huffington Post […]
Should Jews be Allowed to Pray On the Temple Mount
“If we think you’re praying, you’ll be arrested,” the Israeli cop said impatiently as we walked up the Mughrabi Bridge, almost like a flight attendant reminding a delinquent passenger to […]
There must be 50 ways to hate an Arab
Haaretz: Unfortunately, there is a broad spectrum of hostility toward Arabs throughout Israeli society. It is not limited to the ‘price-tag’ gangs. The “price-tag” vandalism against the residents of Abu […]
The Palestinians’ last option: A struggle for equal rights Palestinians must shed the illusion of the current peace process and at least push for equitable rights.
Ghada Karmi ALJAZEERA.COM Palestinians must dissolve the PA and demand the same rights as Israeli citizens, writes Ghada Karmi [Getty] Once upon a time, Palestine was the Arab world’s unifying […]
Muslims mark Jewish Heritage Month
Ynetnews: May was Jewish History Month in the Canadian province of Ontario, proclaimed by an act of the provincial government one year ago. The month is dedicated to celebrating the […]
Words Hurt
Racist abuse drives 6-year-old to suicide attempt Schoolmates made life of black Israeli girl hell, causing happy, confident child severe psychological problems. Education ministry: There was abuse but it stopped, […]
Settlers Attack Shepherds, Burn Orchards Near Nablus
Local sources have reported Saturday [June 22] that several extremist Israeli settlers of the Bracha illegal settlement, attacked Palestinian shepherds in the southern area of Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The settlers then burnt 20 Dunams of Palestinian olive orchards. The sources said that […]
Do not shout ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ in Israel, if you want to live (my headline).
Security guard shoots dead Jewish man in Kotel (Original headline) Civilian security officer claims man in Western Wall Plaza public toilet yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’, pulled something from pocket. MDA forced […]
Israel used Palestinian minors as human shields, detain and torture – UN
RT: Thousands of Palestinian children were systematically injured, tortured and used as human shields by Israel, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reported. Israel’s foreign minister denied […]
Israeli police raid home of country’s chief rabbi amid bribery investigation
Associated Press in Jerusalem The Guardian, Thursday 20 June 2013 Israeli police say they have questioned the country’s chief rabbi and raided his home and office over his alleged involvement […]
Bethlehem Unveils World’s Largest Oil Painting
PNN: The activities of unveiling the World’s largest oil painting by the Palestinian artist Dr. Jamal Badwan, launched Thursday morning in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. The painting is […]
Israel will be the first digital state
The Jerusalem Post: Israel will be the first end-to-end digital nation, Cisco CEO John Chambers said on Wednesday in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Chambers agreed earlier in the […]
A two-state solution is still possible for Israel and the Palestinians
There’s no reason to waste more words on the necessity of the two-state solution. What’s important to stress is that this pessimism, which feeds on the feeling that we’ve missed the deadline, stems from shortsightedness and impatience. By Avi Shilon | Jun.19, 2013 | HAARETZ ISRAEL Economy Minister Naftali Bennett’s […]