Middle East

Hezbollah official: Israel’s demise ‘closer than ever’

Hezbollah officials are continuing to threaten Israel, the latest threat coming by Lebanese cleric Hashem Safieddine, head of the terrorist’s group executive council. In a television interview with the Al-Mayadeen television network, dated August 8 and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Safieddine said that “Israel is closer than ever before to […]

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Middle East

NY Times misses key factors in Mideast analysis

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The New York Times has published an exceptionally long article about the collapse of the Middle East, the chaos of what used to be functioning governments, the misery and streams of refugees that it has produced. It’s good journalism, telling its story through the eyes of individuals interviewed over the course

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

SYRIA – Haunting image of Syrian boy rescued from rubble sums up Aleppo horror

Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating air strike in Aleppo. The image of the stunned and weary looking boy, sitting in an orange chair inside an ambulance covered in dust and with blood on his face, encapsulates the horrors inflicted

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Middle East

A teen was tortured to death for using her cellphone — and women activists in Turkey are furious

Like teenagers anywhere, 17-year-old Amine Demirtas had a cellphone and loved to chat and message with friends. But when her family found out, her brother brutally killed her. Women activists across Turkey are furious by the latest incident of violence against women. Earlier this month, police charged Demirtas’ brother, 29-year-old Kasim Demirtas, with torturing his

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Middle East

The last female OB-GYN in Aleppo explains why she keeps working in a city under siege

A group of doctors in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo have appealed to President Barack Obama for help. In an open letter, they told the US president, “We don’t need tears, we need action.” The doctors are in the eastern part of the ancient city, in an area controlled by rebels. One of the

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Middle East

Leaked German Report Calls Turkey Islamist ‘Platform’

The German government has accused Turkey of being a hub for Islamist groups that allows them to further their aims across the Middle East, according to a leaked confidential document. The document, reported by German public broadcaster ARD and obtained by the Associated Press, was in a classified Interior Ministry response to a confidential question

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International, Middle East

Turkey Orders Destruction of Gulen Publications

Turkey’s Education Ministry has asked schools and libraries to recall and destroy a catalog of works linked to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the government blames for orchestrating the attempted military coup last month, Turkish media reports. A letter to educational institutions dated August 9, published by the Turkish news website Duvar, puts a ban

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Middle East, USA

Leftists reshape facts to fit their theories

  By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts –As yet another indication that the university campus has become “an island of repression in a sea of freedom,” last March a pro-Israel group, Hasbara Fellowships Canada, was barred from participating in a “Social Justice Week” event organized by the Student Association of Durham College and University

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Egyptian Judoka Sent Home for Israeli Handshake Refusal

The Egyptian judo team has sent home the judoka who caused controversy by not shaking the hand of his Israeli rival after a loss at the Rio Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Monday. El-Shahabi’s expulsion from the games comes after his controversial decision to refuse Israeli Or Sasson’s hand after losing to

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Award-winning journalist, advocate for tolerance dies

San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg.  Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name

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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials