Bringing back memories of the nightmarish Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Apr 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY The New York Times headline on April 4 was simple enough, “After 37-Year Search, Israel Recovers Body of a Fallen Soldier”, but […]
Muslims and Jews face a common threat from white supremacists. We must fight it together
Source: The Guardian From Christchurch to Pittsburgh, the two communities are under attack. It is time to stand united By Jonathan Freedland and Mehdi Hasan The two of us […]
See How Generations of Muslims Have Taken Care of a Jewish Synagogue in India
By McKinley Corbley – Mar 6, 2019 FacebookTwitterEmailRedditMore Throughout history, there has been generations of conflict between Muslims and Jews – but there is nothing but peace and respect […]
If Trump and his friends seriously cared about antisemitism, Ilhan Omar wouldn’t be their priority
Ilhan Omar was accused of being antisemitic for tweeting about AIPAC Democrats and Republicans alike have seemed much more eager to make an issue of a progressive’s jokes about a […]
Will Jews become a persecuted minority?
Jan 21,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – HASSAN A. BARARI Benny Morris, the famous Israeli new historian, said in an interview with Ofer Aderet of Haaretz that “this place will decline […]
Belgium Bans Religious Slaughtering Practices, Drawing Praise and Protest
BY MILAN SCHREUER Source: MSN BRUSSELS — A Belgian ban on the Muslim and Jewish ways of ritually slaughtering animals went into effect on New Year’s Day, part of a […]
These are the psychological reasons why people are religious
Is it true that we have an evolutionary ‘god-shaped hole’? By Nick Perham, for the Independent Voices The quick and easy answer to why people are religious is that God […]
Americans are increasingly critical of Israel
Shibley Telhami Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Editor’s Note: New polling shows that the U.S. public’s views on Israel’s policies are shifting, writes Shibley Telhami. This piece originally appeared on […]
The real face of Justin Trudeau: Are Palestinians Canada’s new Jews?
Dec 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES How does one explain Canada’s contradictory foreign policy regarding Palestine and Israel? On December 4, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Saeb […]
Jews from Islamic countries are migrants of the clash of civilizations
Jews from Islamic countries are migrants of the clash of civilizations Jewish migrants from Islamic lands are ignored by the Western conscience, the UN, the EU – no […]
Muslims Have Raised Lots Of Money For Jews Recently. Here’s Where It’s Going.
Aiden PinkNovember 25, 2018 CelebrateMercy is a small Muslim not-for-profit with only three full-time staffers, but in the past year and a half, it has created crowdfunding campaigns that have […]
Opinion; Austria’s Chancellor Victimizes Muslims but Promises to Protect Jews. Don’t Believe Him
With his hijab ban, Sebastian Kurz is adopting the far right’s anti-Muslim agenda, just with a liberal façade. Will he get the cover he seeks from the Jewish community? Will […]
Merkel marks Nazi “Kristallnacht” against Jews with synagogue speech
Reuters International Nov 9, 2018 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has a moral duty to fight rising anti-Semitism, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday in an emotional speech at a […]
Tunisia tour operator first Jewish minister in decades
By AFP – Nov 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES TUNIS — Rene Trabelsi, Tunisia’s first Jewish minister in decades, has for years been co-organiser of an annual pilgrimage to the oldest synagogue […]
Trudeau apologises for Canada’s 1939 refusal of Jewish refugee ship
Reuters International Nov 7, 2018 (reuters_tickers) By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologised on Wednesday for the country’s 1939 refusal to take in […]
Bosnian musicians keep Sephardic Jews’ dwindling language alive
Reuters International Nov 5, 2018 Vocal ensemble La Korona performs during the 22nd Jazz Fest in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 4, 2018. Picture taken November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer (reuters_tickers) […]
Israel does not seek a deal
Nov 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari For more than a decade, successive Israeli governments have kept blockading Gaza hoping this would trigger a civil revolt against Hamas. Even the American administrations have subscribed to this idea. During the Bush administration, America used to make the case that Hamas […]
US Muslims raise hundreds of thousands for Pittsburgh synagogue victims
US Oct 30, 2018 As news of the deadly synagogue shooting rippled through the city of Pittsburgh, members of this close-knit community reached out to provide emotional and even financial support to victims, their families and those scarred by the horror of Saturday’ click on for video report: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/us-muslims-raise-hundreds-of-thousands-for-pittsburgh-synagogue-victims-1.3680429
The story of the Armenian Legion is finally being told – and it is a dark tale of anger and revenge
One Armenian woman was discovered on a train by soldiers, but refused to be separated from her companions. She was removed from the carriage and ‘married to the legionnaire who had rescued her’ Robert […]
Religious hate crime has risen by 40 per cent in the last year – and Muslims like me can help to stop it
We have a collective responsibility to recognise this equality of hate Rabina Khan The Independent Voices A Muslim woman wears the Kippah during a demonstration against antisemitism ( AP ) […]
