Daily Archives: October 18, 2021
Scuba diver stumbles on 900-year-old Crusader sword off Israel coast
If there’s proof that you can’t go anywhere in Israel without stumbling on some kind of ancient artifact, it’s got to be the news this morning that a scuba diver has discovered an ancient...
‘Simply put, the journalist must change the world for the better’
Last Monday’s edition of Novaya Gazeta was perhaps one of the most festive ever. It was the first edition following the announcement by the Nobel Prize Committee that transformed the newspaper’s editor, Dmitry Muratov, into an...
Lebanon’s top cleric condemns Beirut violence, calls to respect judiciary
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for all parties in the country to respect the independence of the judiciary, and condemned as “unacceptable” violence of the sort that erupted in Beirut last week.
“We...
Syria accuses Israel of killing government official near Golan border
Syria on Sunday accused Israel of killing a high-ranking government official outside his home near the Israel-Syria border.
Midhat al-Saleh, 54, was the head of the Syrian government’s Golan Affairs Office and a former lawmaker....
Jewish organizations join to urge Supreme Court to review terror-financing case
A number of Jewish organizations have submitted a friend-of-the-court brief this week asking for the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving a British bank accused of helping fund Hamas terrorist in activity...