Middle East

Israeli soldier goes on trial for killing prone terrorist

The trial of an Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter for killing a wounded Palestinian attacker has opened. Sergeant Elor Azaria denies using excessive force and violating Israel military’s rules of engagement. The 19-year-old conscript medic shot Abdul Fatah al-Sharif in the head in Hebron in March while he lay incapacitated on the ground. Outside court, […]

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Middle East

Security Council weighs ‘protection’ for P.A.

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki, praised on Saturday the United Nations Security Council for its first closed-door hearing to consider international protection for Palestinian Arabs. Al-Maliki claimed that the meeting was critical, given what he called the regular “violations of human rights” by Israel, which he referred to as “the occupying entity”. The Palestinian

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International, Middle East

Israel’s population surpasses 8.5 million

Israel’s population has risen to 8,522,000 according to figures published by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Independence Day starting Wednesday evening. The population has grown more than tenfold since Israel was established in 1948 when the country had 806,000 residents. Since last Independence Day the population has grown by 2.2% and the Central

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Jewish History, Middle East

Christians United for Israel reaches 3 million members

SAN ANTONIO, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ten years and three months after its founding, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, has crossed the three million member mark. The news comes on the heels of an exceptional year for the Christian Zionist group, including the creation of a permanent Washington DC

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Middle East, USA

First Canadian: Jews are Israel’s indigenous people

It’s time the world — and Jews themselves — identify the People of the Book as indigenous people. At least, that’s the opinion of indigenous rights activist Ryan Bellerose of Alberta, Canada. He recently returned from his second trip to the Holy Land where he filmed a video supporting the concept for the Israeli advocacy

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Israel warns against Lag B’Omer travel to Tunisia

The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a travel advisory against Israelis visiting Tunisia on Monday, ahead of an expected Lag B’Omer festivities to be held May 25-26 in Ghriba, on the island of Djerba. “There is a severe travel warning for Tunisia (high concrete threat),” the Bureau said. “Terrorist elements, especially those affiliated with

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Middle East Roundup: May 9, 2016

Islamic State reportedly planning to attack Israel from Sinai (JNS.org) The Israeli military is concerned that the Islamic State terror group is planning a large-scale attack against Israel from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Sunday, citing an Israel Defense Forces officer. The Sinai has become an Islamic State stronghold in recent years.

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Middle East