Middle East

Facebook said Sunday that it’s doing its best to remove abusive content from its site, defending its stance in the face of allegations from Israeli officials that the social networking website is “sabotaging” Israeli police efforts in stemming Palestinian violence. Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan reportedly accused Facebook of being uncooperative when approached by […]

By Mohammad Ghazal , Khetam Malkawi – Jul 03,2016 – Last updated at Jul 03,2016 In this recent photo provided by a Syrian across the border, Syrians stranded in the no-man’s land wait for their turn to receive water rations (JT photo) AMMAN — Jordan on Saturday rejected any attempts to question its credentials when

In the background of a wave of terrorist attacks, Ministers, municipal leaders and members of the Knesset Lobby for the Land of Israel met tonight (Sunday) to begin a campaign to extend full Israeli sovereignty over Ma’aleh Adumim. Among the participants was Ma’aleh Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel, heads of the Knesset Land of Israel Lobby,

COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the IDF unit responsible for implementing government policy in Judea and Samaria) head Major General Yoav (Poli) Mordechai has decided to sanction the governor of Hebron, Kamel Hamid, and to ban him from entering sovereign Israeli territory. These sanctions are the result of the governor’s visit to

Majd Atwan, a 22-year-old Palestinian beautician and activist, sits on the front steps of her family house on May 24, enjoying her recently regained freedom. Less than a week earlier, she was behind bars after an Israeli military court sentenced her to 45 days in prison and gave her a $749 fine. Her crime: posting

The Islamic State took credit for a massive explosion in a Baghdad marketplace Saturday night that killed at least 125 people and wounded more than 150, celebrating a third deadly attack on civilians in a third country in the past few days. A car bomb exploded on a busy street in the heart of Baghdad

The Turkish ship Lady Leyla docked in Ashdod’s port shortly before 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, carrying the first shipment of humanitarian goods destined for Gaza since Israel and Turkey signed a reconciliation agreement. The 11-ton ship set out from the port of Mersin on Friday with food, medicine, toys and more. Tomorrow morning trucks will

Speaking at the opening of today’s (Sunday) Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu outlined government and security force plans for countering the recent wave of terror and preventing further attacks. “We’re in the midst of a continuous battle against terror – and there have been ups and downs. We’re employing many diverse measures including harsh

The Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas was among the first groups to celebrate the brutal murder of a 13-year-old girl, stabbed to death as she slept by an Arab terrorist on Thursday. Hallel-Yaffa Ariel’s shocking murder occurred after the terrorist broke into her house in Kiryat Arba, near Hevron, and then –