Tag: Middle East
Restoring synagogues means never having to say you’re sorry
To much fanfare last week, the largest synagogue in the Middle East was reopened in Alexandria, Egypt. Some 300 guests, including Egyptian Antiquities and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anany, were on hand for the festive occasion.
The event...
Iranian students refuse to walk on US, Israel flags during anti-government protest
In an apparent act of defiance against the Iranian government, hundreds of student protesters at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran on Sunday refused to walk over U.S. and Israeli flags.
In a video clip of...
US-Iran tensions could spill over into a proxy attack on Israel, experts warn
The unusual American attack on Sunday evening on the Shi’ite militia known as the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq has put the various militias that Iran has established in recent years in Syria and Iraq on edge...
Arab League chief accuses Iran of ‘destabilizing the Middle East’
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit blamed Iran earlier this week for the violent events in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon.
Speaking to Arab media outlets on Sunday, he said that Iran was endangering not...
Israel to introduce resolution in UN calling for recognition of Mideast Jewish refugees
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced on Tuesday that Israel will submit a resolution to the General Assembly to formally recognize Jewish refugees, or Mizrachi Jews, from Arab countries and Iran.
Danon...
Covering JFK’s Funeral for my school paper, at age 13.5
When you undergo a traumatic experience, especially at a young age, you remember details of that experience for the rest of your life.
And so it was for so many on the day of the...
In fifth Democratic debate, Sanders says Palestinians should be treated with ‘respect, dignity’
In the fifth Democratic presidential primary debate on Wednesday night in Atlanta, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) remarked that Palestinians should be treated with “respect and dignity.”
“It is no longer good enough for us simply to be...
Netanyahu: Arab countries now see Israel as an ‘indispensable ally’
The Arab world’s perception of Israel is undergoing a seismic shift, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Addressing a 200-strong crowd in Jerusalem at the kick-off event of the Christian Media Summit and inauguration...
After the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: A special report
Following the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. forces, Wikistrat, a crowdsourced geopolitical consultancy, released a multi-perspective analysis on the significance of his death, as well as the future of the Islamic State...
Bibi’s mandate soon to expire, without results
We’re at the end of Bibi’s’ mandate, without any results. With more than a hint of desperation, and indications from within Likud that–while expressing support for their leader–individuals are maneuvering to be next in...