In 1920, Great Britain was given the responsibility by the League of Nations to oversee the Mandate over the geographical territory known as Palestine with the express intention of reconstituting within its territory a Jewish National Home. Continue reading
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Improbable new pact shows Iran’s ally in Baghdad is losing power
Just six months ago, Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, was buzzing. Walking through the streets of the ancient city, where I was living and working, I could sense the tension that had descended on the Kurds as they geared up for another fight against Baghdad. “We won’t let (Iraqi prime minister Nouri) al-Maliki take Kirkuk from us,” people told me repeatedly. Continue reading
‘Gas discoveries give Israel new regional clout’
Israel’s newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said. Continue reading
Did ancient beams discarded in Old City come from first and second temples?
Under a tarp in one little-visited corner of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem lies a pile of rotting timber that would hardly catch a visitor’s eye. Continue reading
Pope Francis ‘performs first exorcism’
According to TV2000, a Catholic television channel, the act was carried out in St Peter’s Square after Mass on Sunday. Continue reading
Behind the Lines: Erdogan’s Kurdish gambit
On May 8, fighters of the Kurdish PKK militia began to withdraw from their positions in Turkey, bound for their mountain strongholds in Kurdish-ruled northern Iraq. The decision by the PKK to withdraw is the result of orders issued by jailed movement leader Abdullah Ocalan. Continue reading
The Church of Scotland’s Freudian Slip
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
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