The Church of Scotland recently published a report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Christian perspective entitled “The Inheritance of Abraham – A Report on the Promised Land.” You won’t be able to find this report online, as it was quickly removed from the church’s website following sharp protest from Scotland’s Jewish community and Israeli officials. Continue reading
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Did the EU just back Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount?
Israel might have just scored European Union support for finally allowing Jews the right to pray atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the holiest site in the world for Jews and many Christians. Continue reading
UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger
The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution. Continue reading
World’s biggest anti-mine naval exercise after Iranian threats to close Gulf
The British-led exercise will see a coalition of 41 nations practise detecting and clearing mines to ensure they can keep open one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. Continue reading
Russian warship docks in Israel for first time
For the first time since the establishment of the State of Israel, a Russian warship docked at the port city of Haifa earlier this month. The “Azov” of Russian’s Black Sea Fleet came to Israel at the request of the Association of Russian War Veterans to help celebrate the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. Continue reading
Mobiles ‘to outnumber people next year’, says UN agency
There will be more mobile subscriptions than people in the world by the end of next year, according to a UN agency report.
Radical Muslim Cleric in Gaza: ‘Palestine’ Was Never Jewish
Israel has no right to exist, a radical Muslim cleric visiting Gaza declared on Thursday, encouraging rocket attacks on the Jewish State. Continue reading
‘Obama policy will lead region to war,’ warns ex-Iraqi MP who’s paid heavy price for dissent
Mithal Al-Alusi is angry. He is angry with Iran for supporting global terrorism. He is angry with Syrian President Bashar Assad for oppressing and killing his own people. He is angry with his own prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, for colluding with the two. Continue reading
Iran president still a force even as his era ends
When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s legacy, it’s not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran’s ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. Continue reading
Barkat: Let the Palestinians rename Ramallah as ‘Jerusalem’
Setting out a resolutely uncompromising vision of continued Israeli sovereignty throughout Jerusalem, the capital’s Mayor Nir Barkat rejected any notion of Palestinian rule in any part of the city, and branded international pressure on Israel to freeze building over the pre-1967 lines in Jerusalem as “illegal.” Continue reading