Tag: Muslims
Israeli president hosts African Muslim leaders
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met in Jerusalem on Monday with a delegation of imams and Muslim leaders from across Africa, in the latest Israeli diplomatic outreach to the continent.
“I believe the future of this...
The Islamist capture of New York
The victory of New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election was long heralded by the opinion polls. Yet its effect upon America threatens to be nothing less than...
Muslim religious leaders from Europe pay rare visit to Israel
A group of Muslim religious and community leaders from Europe began a week-long visit to Israel on Monday with a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
The extraordinary delegation of 15 Muslim imams...
London mayor slams Israel in holiday greeting to Muslims
London Mayor Sadiq Khan singled out Israel for criticism in a Muslim holiday greeting his week, and, ignoring Hamas, suggested the Jewish state was guilty of “betraying humanity” by killing Palestinians in Gaza.
The March...
90,000 Muslims ascend Temple Mount for Ramadan prayers
Approximately 90,000 Muslims, including thousands from Judea and Samaria, ascended the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City for the first mass prayers of Ramadan on Friday morning, according to the Jordanian-appointed Waqf trust, which...
Islamophobia concerns are attempts to silence critics of Muslim antisemitism
It’s possible to argue that anything the Biden-Harris administration does in its final weeks in office is irrelevant and may soon be overturned by President-elect Donald Trump once he is sworn in next month....
Unyielding reality: why an Islamic Middle East rejects Israel
‘The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews, and kill them….”Sahih Muslim, Book 41, cited at The Charter of Hamas (1988)
Israel is loathed by its jihadist enemies because it...
Maldives delays travel ban over Palestinians who hold Israeli passports
The Maldives has postponed plans to ban Israelis from traveling to the tiny island nation over the war in Gaza after discovering that many Palestinians also hold Israeli passports.
Attorney General Ahmed Usham said at a press...
When praying at a Jewish Holy Site is a crime
(Moshe Phillips is a commentator on Jewish affairs whose writings appear regularly in the American and Israeli press.)
When is it a crime for a Jew to pray at a Jewish holy site? When the...
Why have American Jews remained nonviolent?
The just-passed holiday of Purim was subdued for many due to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, the trauma of Oct. 7 and the massive rise in antisemitism driven by the pro-Hamas fifth column in...