Monthly Archives: April 2022
UAE rabbi announces plans to establish first Jewish neighborhood in Gulf
A senior rabbi in the United Arab Emirates has revealed plans to develop the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) first fully-functioning Jewish neighborhood as the population there continues to grow.
“We will be seeing more houses...
Subdued holiday blessing at Western Wall as tensions clamped to keep the calm
Israeli security forces got what they were seeking: quiet. And, to some extent, Arab rioters got what they wanted: a depressed turnout.
With Jerusalem on edge and the threat of violence palpable, Monday morning’s Birkat...
IAF strikes Hamas weapons site in Gaza post-rocket attack
The Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing site in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in a pre-dawn sortie, following a Gazan rocket attack on southern Israel on Monday evening.
In a statement, the Israel Defense...
Florida man defaces Miami Holocaust memorial with own blood
Police have arrested a man in Florida who cut his arm open and used his blood to deface the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
Witnesses saw Christopher Green, 44, dig into his...
Erdoğan, Middle Eastern countries bash Israel over Arab violence in Jerusalem
Turkey, Jordan and Morocco condemned Israel’s actions on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, despite the violence being sparked by Arab rioters.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi summoned Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in...
Jewish Federations of North America surpass $50 million mark for Ukrainian aid
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced on Monday that it has surpassed its fundraising goal of $50 million for aid to Ukraine.
According to a news release, the funds have been allocated to...
Islamic scholar in Gaza: Goal of jihad? Make people convert to Islam
Abd Al-Hamid Dabbou, an Islamic scholar in the Gaza Strip, pronounced that jihad is the “pinnacle of Islam” and makes Islam “glamorous, strong and lovable.”
According to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute...
Iron Dome battery intercepts rocket launched from Gaza over Israel’s south
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at Israel on Monday night, triggering warning sirens in Israeli communities across the border. The Israel Defense Forces said an Iron Dome air-defense battery successfully intercepted...
Beverly Hills residents wake up to anti-Semitic fliers on first day of Passover
Anti-Semitic fliers blaming Russia’s nearly two-month-long war in Ukraine on Jews were left in front of homes in Beverly Hills, Calif., on the first day of Passover.
“Every single aspect of the Ukraine-Russia war is...
Against Backdrop of 207% Increase in Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in NYC, SWC Denounces Palestinian...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center called on New York City authorities to take immediate action against a potentially violent Palestinian protest tomorrow in front of the Israeli Mission to the United Nations in Manhattan that...