Daily Archives: June 22, 2020
Iran’s chief rabbi: Israeli government doesn’t care about Judaism
The chief rabbi of Iran’s Jewish community, Yehuda Gerami, criticized the Israeli government on Sunday, denying any connection between Judaism and Zionism and claiming there was “total freedom of religion” in Iran.
In a Hebrew-language...
Erdoğan is driving a wedge between Europe and the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is using the chaos of civil war in Libya to carve out a new Turkish power base in the Maghreb. Erdoğan’s ambitions in North Africa will not only disrupt...
Bolton’s temper tantrum
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s critics routinely refer to him as a neoconservative. But they are wrong. Bolton was never part of the neoconservative clique of Bush administration officials.
Neoconservatives are messianists and...
Tel Aviv mayor says city to recognize, grant benefits to same-sex couples
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai announced on Sunday that the city was instituting a new policy allowing same-sex and non-traditional couples to register for tax, child care and other benefits.
“In honor of Pride Week,...
Palestinian official says resistance to Israel’s sovereignty bid to remain peaceful, for now
Senior Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub said on Sunday that while peaceful resistance is the preferred strategy at the moment with regard to Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and parts...
Roger Waters: Zionism an ‘ugly stain’ that must be removed
According to British musician Roger Waters, U.S. businessman Sheldon Adelson is a “right-wing fascist, racist bigot” who controls U.S. President Donald Trump and believes only Jews are fully human.
Waters, co-founder of the band Pink...
US to grant Hezbollah financier early release from prison
The United States plans to release convicted Hezbollah financier Kassim Tajideen three years into his five-year sentence, due to poor health and the risk of COVID-19 infection in prison, according to court documents.
Tajideen, 64,...
Mothers, daughters glorify terrorism in popular Palestinian song
An old video clip that was rebroadcast recently on the Palestinian Authority’s official television station shows mothers and daughters on a bus trip from Jerusalem to Amman, Jordan, singing about the glories of terrorism,...
Palestinians put West Bank cities on lockdown following spike in coronavirus cases
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Saturday that lockdowns will be put in place in Hebron and Nablus following a surge in COVID-19 infections in the P.A.-controlled cities.
In an emergency meeting on...
Iran calls demand for access to suspicious sites ‘unconstructive’
Iran criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday for issuing a resolution demanding that Tehran provide access to two suspected nuclear sites.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi called the resolution “a completely...