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'Islamization' of Paris a Warning to the West
Friday in Paris. A hidden camera shows streets blocked by huge crowds of Muslim worshippers and enforced by a private security force. PARIS -
Paris mosque slams burger chain’s Muslim outreach
Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of complaints from the far-right....
Direct Talks Will 'End the Occupation'
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Wednesday afternoon he is optimistic his team would succeed in jumpstarting direct talks aimed at ending Israel’s “occupation” and leading to formation of a new Palestinian Authority country. ...
Questions Raised About Rauf's Nonexistent Mosque
The federal government considers the Muslim group founded by Ground Zero Mosque leader Feisal Abdul Rauf to be a tax-exempt church. But federal records show the group obtained that status by claiming to hold prayer services for up to 500 people in a Manhattan apartment building that has no space to hold that many people....
Spain Muslims outraged at Mecca discotheque
The inauguration of a discotheque called Mecca in Spain infuriated Muslims in the country and raised questions about the position of Muslim workers offered jobs in the controversial place....
Fatwa bans Morocco’s candid camera
Morocco’s candid camera stirred controversy in religious circles and triggered the issuing of a fatwa that prohibits the show for alleged violation of Islamic principles....
Mayor Opposes Examining Islamic Center’s Finances
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo should not investigate the financing of the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Tuesday, reiterating his support for the project. ...
Hamas claims responsibility for W.Bank terror attack
Shot fired at a vehicle near Rimonim Junction injuring two, one in serious condition; Abbas in Washington denounces latest Hamas attacks. ...
Somali Islamists tell president to step down
A Somali rebel group has told the Horn of Africa nation's embattled president to resign and said hardline Islamists had succeeded where the government had failed, in establishing order in areas they controlled. ...
55 militants killed in Pakistani air strikes
The death toll from Pakistani air strikes on militant hideouts in a northwestern tribal area Wednesday rose to 55, with reports of some civilian deaths, security officials said....
Israel May Divide Jerusalem
Defense Minister Ehud Barak says it is likely that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will agree to divide Jerusalem with the Palestinian Authority....
Iran May Take Over Persian Gulf
Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an expert on Arab politics and Islamic Fundamentalism at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies warns that Iran may be planning a full takeover of Persian Gulf states....
Italian Outrage Over Gaddafi 'Convert-to-Islam' Party in Rome
Italian politicians and media expressed outrage this week over a "convert-to-Islam" party held in Rome by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, complaining that the religious tolerance he found near the Vatican does not exist in Tripoli. ...
Four Jews Murdered in Arab Terror Attack
Palestinian terrorists murdered four Jewish civilians in a shooting attack at the Bani Naim junction just south of Hevron Tuesday evening....
Hollywood: Three Iranian Jews Murdered
Three Iranian Jews living in Los Angeles were found murdered inside their apartment last Thursday, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s report....
Bolton Not Ruling Out Bid for President
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, was asked in an interview whether he would consider a run for the US presidency – and did not reject the idea....
Arrests in Morocco Show Gaza is a Regional Terror Export Center
Moroccan security forces have captured an 11-member terrorist cell headed by a Gaza-based Palestinian Authority Arab aligned with the aims of the international al-Qaeda terrorist group. ...
Obama tells the U.N. how great he is
President Obama's administration recently submitted a report to the United Nations on human rights in America. The 29-page report shows the nation badly flawed but fortunate to have a Nobel Prize winner as its leader....
The struggle against jihad
While Muslim parents pack public meetings with pronouncements that 'Islam is a religion of peace,' their sons and daughters are being taught something else ...
Jerusalem Arab Teens Charged in Murder of US Tourist
Police lifted a gag order Tuesday and revealed they have arrested two Jerusalem Arab teens for allegedly murdering an elderly American tourist in Jerusalem two weeks ago...
Back Taxes May Stop Ground Zero Mosque
The real estate developer behind New York City's impending Ground Zero Mosque allegedly is delinquent on paying the property taxes for the site....
Barak Meets Abbas in Jordan in Secret
Defense Minister Ehud Barak flew to Jordan twice this week—once to talk with King Abdullah and then return home to update Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and a second time for secret talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. ...
Burger chain to open more halal outlets in France
A popular fast-food brand said Tuesday it would extend the number of halal only restaurants in its chain in France, after a controversial pilot project in February proved a success. ...
Two weeks to fully load fuel in Iran's nuke plant
Iran will still need two more weeks to fully load the fuel in its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, a process which began 10 days ago, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi has said....
Two Terror Suspects Nabbed After Flight from US
Two suspected terrorists have been arrested in Amsterdam by Dutch police at the request of the United States government after their arrival from Chicago on a United Airlines flight....
PA Prime Minister's Diplomatic War Against Israel
As negotiating teams from Israel and the Palestinian Authority prepare to head to Washington for the first direct talks in more than two years, PA officials are quietly working hard to sabotage the effort. ...
Former Israel MK Urges Universal Laws against Holocaust Denial
Former Knesset Speaker Dan Tichon told Arutz 7 Monday that increasing anti-Semitic attacks make it more urgent for nations to pass laws outlawing Holocaust denial. ...
Flotilla Member Participated In Past Terror Attacks
One of the activists who had taken part in the Gaza flotilla had participated in previous terror attacks, according to a recent report in the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet....
Arabs Silence One Another
Palestinian Authority human rights groups are reporting that both the PA government in Judea and Samaria as well as the Hamas government in Gaza inflict abuse on one another, as each side clamps down on its opponents and critics. ...
‘Direct Talks May ‘Make or Break’ Obama
All eyes are becoming focused on U.S. President Barack Obama as Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders practice their rhetoric before Thursday’s scheduled “direct talks,” which for the time being will span only one day. ...
NYC mosque debate will shape American Islam
Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former U.S. Senate aide and American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, will soon give the first khutbah, or sermon, of the fall semester at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
No clash between Islam & America
The leader of the controversial Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York said there was no struggle between Islam and America or between religions but the struggle lies between moderates and radicals, UAE-based the National reported Monday....
PA Minister Threatens War over Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority religious affairs minster, a week before peace talks in Washington, warned of war if Jerusalem is not “returned” to “its owners. And we are its owners."...
US Funds Left-Wing PA ‘Peace Partner’ PR Campaign
The United States Information Agency (USIA), which has pumped hundreds of millions in dollars for pro-Arab activities in Israel, has paid $250,000 for the new Palestinian Authority public relations “Peace Partner” campaign, UPI reported....
Greenpeace Blasts Egypt for Nuclear Plans
The international environmental organization Greenpeace has targeted Egypt for its plan to build a nuclear energy plant off the Mediterranean coast. ...
Syria Tying Knot with Hizbullah and Lebanon in Case of War
Syrian President Bashar Assad put his cards on the table while hosting Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri on Sunday night and urged a joint Syrian-Lebanese-Hizbullah front against Israel. ...
Response to NYTimes Op-ed
A recent New York Times op-ed states that special US Middle East envoy George Mitchell made a "misleading" comparison by likening the Israel-PA talks to the negotiations between the IRA and the British government that he helped bring to a successful conclusion. ...
'Rise in female genital mutilation' in London
The number of cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) reported in London has risen and some procedures are taking place in the city, a doctor has said. Dr Comfort Momah, who runs a clinic in Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, said she sees 350 women and children a year. ...
Visiting Imam Advises Mosque Developer to Speak
The imam who presided over a prayer service at the location of a planned Islamic center near Ground Zero says it is not in anyone's best interest for developer Sharif el-Gamal to keep quiet about the project. ...
New York imam: Politics behind mosque opposition
The imam spearheading a proposed Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York believes the fierce opposition is closely linked to the U.S. elections in November, according to comments published Monday....
Syrian president urges Lebanon to support Hizbullah
Assad calls for "calm and dialogue" in Lebanon; 'Ash-Sharq al-Awsat': Lebanese army to continue receiving military assistance from France despite US-Israeli opposition. ...
Israel to be blamed for failure of talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said late Sunday that Israel would be to blame for the failure of a new round of U.S.-sponsored peace talks if it continues settlement expansion on occupied land....
PA Still Educates for Martyrs
As direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are set to resume in Washington on Thursday, Arutz 7 spoke on Sunday with investigative journalist David Bedein about his film "For the Sake of Nakba". ...
Israel Plans to Strike in Syria
The Alrai daily newspaper in Kuwait reported on Saturday that Israel is planning to attack Hizbullah weapons storage and production facilities in Syria....
Amid bloody Afghan battle, name-calling on the rise
The Afghan Taliban are angry that the man whose job it is to kill their fighters has claimed to be making progress; so angry that they want to hold an unprecedented news conference to talk about it....
Gadhafi gives lesson on Islam to young Italians
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi gave a lesson on Islam and copies of the Quran to a few hundred young Italian women Sunday as he arrived in Rome for his fourth visit in a year....
Ethiopians build First Hijrah mosque in America
After being denied official construction permission back home, Muslim Ethiopians in the United States built the First Hijrah mosque and community center to commemorate the first immigration in the history of Islam and counter discriminatory practices by the Ethiopian government....
Bolton's View on a Nuclear Middle East
Former US Ambassador in the UN John Bolton says that Iran already has an “insurance policy” against Israeli attack, and that Obama’s “contain Iran” policy is doomed to failure...
Sharif El-Gamal has a history of run-ins with the law
Years before his latest real-estate project ignited an uproar, Sharif El-Gamal racked up at least seven run-ins with the law, including a bust for patronizing a prostitute....
Gunmen kill 5 campaigners of a female candidate
Armed men have killed five campaigners working for a female candidate in next month's parliamentary election in Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, the latest attack amid growing security fears....
Italy: Islam denied income tax revenue
Mosques in Italy will not receive a share of income tax revenue the Italian government allocates to religious faiths each year. ...
Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing
The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy....
No Answers from Developer of Mosque Near Ground Zero
El-Gamal rose from waiter to real estate mogul...
Nine soldiers killed in south Yemen attacks
Eight Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by suspected al-Qaeda militants on an army post in the southern province of Abyan and another was killed in an ambush in the province of Lahij, a security official told AFP....
Moroccan held in Spain over 'extremist' website
Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man suspected of recruiting Islamic extremists over the Internet and raising funds for terror groups, the interior ministry said Saturday....
Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
The Iraqi prime minister put his nation on its highest alert for terror attacks, as insurgents hammer Iraqi security forces preparing to take over for a U.S. combat mission that formally ends on Tuesday....
Egyptian workers face trials in military court
Rights group Amnesty International called on Egypt not to try eight workers, accused of assaulting a manager and of vandalism at a military-owned factory, before a military court on Saturday....
Insurgents attack two NATO bases in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks on a pair of NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, but were beaten back after inflicting little damage, the coalition and Afghan police said. ...
'War talk is Zionist propaganda meant to destabilize area'
Ahmadinejad's top adviser says no war on horizon but US attack on Bushehr reactor would be answered with strike against American interests "wherever they may be and by all available means." ...
Israel ready to destroy Lebanese Armed Forces in 4 hours
"US envoy told LAF about IDF's plan to another border incident." ...
US State Department builds mosques in 27 countries
Building and renovating Mosques in 27 countries using US tax dollars...
US Iraq deaths due to Iran groups
The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq said late on Thursday he believed groups backed by Iran were responsible for a quarter of U.S. casualties in the Iraq war but that Tehran was not as influential in Iraq as thought....
France urges EU to threaten Iran over stoning
France has urged the European Union to threaten new sanctions against the Iranian regime in the case of a woman sentenced to be stoned to death, in a foreign ministry letter seen by AFP on Friday. ...
Strike against Iran still on the table
When Iran began loading nuclear fuel into its Russian-built Bushehr nuclear reactor, the United States eased fears over a military strike by announcing that Iran’s move had no 'proliferation risk', but experts say a military action against Tehran is still high on U.S. and Israeli agendas....
Terror Cell Uncovered in Canada
Three people have been arrested in Canada as part of an alleged hometown plot. ...
9/11 Mosque Imam Boasts:'Obama's historic speech in Egypt came from me'
Walid Shoebat a former Islamic terrorist, whose mother tongue is Arabic as well as understanding the mindset of people from the Middle East, has been doing extensive research in the Arabic speaking media on what Imam Rauf has been saying and writing in the Arabic....
Book Demonizing Israel in School Libraries
The school board in Toronto, Canada, has decided to support a novel that portrays IDF soldiers and Judea and Samaria residents in a negative way....
The Tangled Web of the GZM Imam's Organizations Raises Questions
The backers of the Ground Zero Mosque have virtually no money, one of the group's leaders says, and plan to create another nonprofit organization that would further complicate the already labyrinthine financial network surrounding the project....
Statement on the Proposed “Cordoba House” Mosque near Ground Zero
There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia....
Palestinians riot in east Jerusalem neighborhood
Palestinian residents in east Jerusalem threw rocks at police and settlers and set cars on fire in an ongoing dispute over a contested neighborhood Thursday. ...
WikiLeaks releases CIA memo on terror recruits
The WikiLeaks website released a secret CIA memo early Thursday warning of fallout if the United States came to be seen as an "exporter of terrorism," given al-Qaeda's interest in American recruits....
Former IAEA Inspector Warns Iran Can Build Atomic Weapon
A former nuclear inspector for the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is warning that Iran already has the capacity to produce a nuclear bomb. ...
Dimona is in Our Crosshairs
An unnamed senior officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards warned Thursday that Iran would strike Israel if it is targeted, no matter who the attacker is....
High School test 'slams' Christianity, lauds Islam
State testmakers played favorites when quizzing high-schoolers on world religions -- giving Islam and Buddhism the kid-gloves treatment while socking it to Christianity, critics say. ...
Global Islamic Sites to Get American Facelift
The United States is donating nearly $270,000 this year to restore five Islamic sites as part of a worldwide project to support a global cultural facelift, according to The Associated Press....
Tanzim Terrorist Arrested After Breaking Agreement
Quietly, behind the scenes, the IDF continues its non-stop war against Palestinian terrorism in Judea and Samaria. A terrorist from Shechem who engaged in terrorism and violated a key amnesty agreement with the IDF was arrested overnight....
Turkey and Iran are Friends
Amid concerns by Western countries of the warming of ties between Turkey and Iran, both of them Moslem but non Arab countries, it appears as though relations between the two countries are becoming stabilized....
US funds restoration of global Islamic sites
The good will tour of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near ground zero is just part of the U.S. government's efforts to reach out to the Muslim world. ...
Egypt Announces Site of Its First Nuclear Plant
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak announced Wednesday afternoon that the country's first nuclear power plant will be built at El Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. ...
Death Threats, Bullets and a Pig's Head
Neo-Nazis are continuing to perpetrate anti-Semitic attacks in countries across both eastern and western Europe, with at least two incidents reported this week, although one actually occurred earlier in the month....
Iran Tests New Missile
Iran has successfully test-fired a new version of the domestically-built Fateh missile, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi told the country’s semi-official PRESS TV. ...
56 killed, 250 injured in string of Iraq attacks
A series of apparently coordinated car bombs targeting police across Iraq on Wednesday killed 46 people, including women and children, one day after the U.S. military confirmed a major troop reduction. ...
Kuwaiti MP wants aid for men who marry 2 wives
A Kuwaiti MP proposed Wednesday state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich emirate. ...
Shiites and Sunnis clash in Beirut, two dead
Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah clashed on Tuesday with partisans At least two person was killed and two others wounded in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday in clashes between supporters of Shiite group Hezbollah and a Sunni faction, security sources said....
US sanctions target bin Laden’s son-in-law
The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on the son-in-law of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, saying he was a potential chief financial officer of the terror network. ...
PA to Win Contract to Refurbish Joseph’s Tomb?
Land of Israel loyalists, who have been devotedly working for years on behalf of Joseph’s Tomb, are up in arms at apparent plans to allow the Palestine Authority to refurbish the Arab-vandalized holy site. ...
Arabs Condemn Demolition Order for Mosques
The Palestinian National Authority condemned on Monday a decision by Israel to demolish two mosques in Judea and Samaria, which have been illegally built....
Moroccan pharmacies threatened over cross symbols
A self-proclaimed "lover of al-Qaeda and Jihad" has given Moroccan pharmacy owners one month to remove cross symbols from storefronts or else face beheading. ...
Muslim soldier with 101st Airborne says he won't go if deployed
A U.S. Army soldier wants to leave the military service as a conscientious objector based on his beliefs as a Muslim, but he says he's concerned he may be deployed to Afghanistan anyway....
Iranian general: Teheran should hit enemy outside ME
Supreme Leader's military adviser says Islamic regime's response to possible attack on reactor should be all-out, adds that Israel or US attack unlikely. ...
'Egypt may buy back gas from Israel'
Egyptian paper reports that Cairo officials could lose $12b. on deal. ...
Hamas urges Jordan, Egypt to shun Mideast talks
Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal urged the Egyptian and Jordanian leaders on Tuesday to boycott the resumption early next month of direct Israeli-Palestinian talks to be hosted by Washington....
Fasting French-style blog post sparks outrage
A sarcastic article by a Moroccan blogger about French-style fasting sparked outrage in several Muslim countries when circulated as news while the French president was accused of attacking one the main pillars of Islam....
Arab Rock-Throwers Wound Baby
Arab rock-throwers in the Palestinian Authority attacked an Israeli car south of Hevron, sending a baby to the hospital....
‘Direct Talks’ Scheduled for a Total of One Day
Reporters were scratching their heads Monday as they tried to break through non-answers and flowery talk about the trumpeted “direct talks” between Israel and the Palestinian Authority....
6 MPs among 32 killed in Somalia hotel rampage
Al-Shabaab fighters shot dead 30 people, including six members of parliament, in a suicide attack on a Mogadishu hotel Tuesday, Somalia's deputy prime minister said....
Muslims Hang Pictures of Hamas Leader at Temple Mount
Jewish Temple Mount activists are demanding that Likud Knesset Members order the removal of huge posters of Muslim and Hamas anti-Israel leaders from the Temple Mount compound....
Will the High Court Order Destruction of Mosques?
Two mosques in Judea and Samaria may soon be ordered to be torn down by Israel’s High Court. Ironically enough, this decision may actually come about as a result of many appeals by a left-wing organization dedicated to assisting Arabs....
Anti-Israel group urges BBC complaints
Group angered by broadcast of ‘shockingly biased’ flotilla program...
PA Arabs Burn Jewish Crops in Samaria
A Jewish activist from Samaria who looked for evidence of an alleged Jewish attack on Arab trees discovered evidence of repeated Arab arson targeting Jewish crops instead. ...
More Trouble for Egypt-Israel Gas Deal
Egypt's sale of natural gas to Israel is creating controversy in Egypt again, due to rumors of a natural gas shortage in the country. Egypt provides Israel with roughly one-third of its natural gas under a 2005 agreement....
Nativity Church Terrorists Want to Return
The Fatah terrorists who were expelled to Europe in 2002 after taking over a church, holding priests hostage and shooting at IDF soldiers, want to return. ...
lslamic Movement Accuses Israel of Defiling Al-Aksa Mosque Area
The Islamic Movement-affiliated Al-Aksa Organization released its fourth annual report on the state of the mosque on Saturday....
Arabs Attack Jew in Jerusalem
Dozens of Arabs attacked a Jew on Motzei Shabbat at Kever Shmuel HaNavi (the Tomb of Samuel the Prophet), which is situated on the north-western outskirts of Jerusalem....
We’re Not Afraid of Israel or the US
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his attacks against Israel and the US on Sunday....
Suicide attack kills 15 in Pakistani Waziristan
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Pakistani mosque Monday, killing at least 15 people including a prominent local cleric in the lawless district of South Waziristan, officials said. ...
Egypt bars officials from travel over art theft
Egypt's general prosecutor has blocked nine Culture Ministry officials from travel as part of an inquiry into the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million, a state-owned newspaper said on Monday. ...
Iran starts production of missile-launching boats
Iran said on Monday it has kicked off mass production of two high-speed missile-launching assault boats for deployment along its coastline and around the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route. ...
Yemen forces kill 7 militants after Qaeda attacks
Yemeni troops killed seven militants on Sunday, a day after seven suspected al Qaeda fighters were shot dead following a string of attacks in south Yemen, a security official said....
Protests For and Against Ground Zero Mosque
The planned Muslim center and mosque in New York’s Ground Zero continue to generate discussion. Two separate protests took place on the site Sunday, as parties both opposed and in favor of the planned mosque sounded their voices....
Sudan Moves Forward on 'Peaceful' Nuclear Reactor
Sudanese media reported Sunday that officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit the country this week to discuss Khartoum's plans to import a "peaceful nuclear reactor....
Muslim Cleric Calls for Jihad, Copts Attacked
During Friday prayers, Imam Sheikh Tobah called for jihad against all Christians living in the Egyptian village of Shimi....
Kuwait watches pro-Iran sleeping cells
Kuwait is closely monitoring "sleeping terror cells" that would resort to violence if Iran came under a military strike, a newspaper quoted a security source as saying on Sunday. ...
Doomsday Articles Reflect Edginess on Iran
Two articles that appeared in internet news sites Sunday morning appear to reflect an atmosphere of edginess in parts of the Israeli public regarding the possibility of a war with Iran and its proxies. One was written by a person who claims to be part of a forum of experts but uses a pseudonym, and the other was written by Udi Pridan, an advertising executive....
‘Ambassador of Death’ Unmanned Bomber
Iran announced on Sunday a new unmanned jet bomber that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dubs an “ambassador of death” to Israel and other enemies....
Embrace Islam or leave Valley, Sikhs threatened
Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley have received anonymous letters from Islamic militants asking them to either embrace Islam and join the protests against civilian killings or pack up and leave the Valley. The 60,000-strong Sikh community is the single largest minority group in the Valley. ...
Radical Muslims placed under surveillance
Montenegro's security agency is stepping up surveillance of radical Muslims suspected of links with fundamentalist Wahabi movement in the region. Police have been authorised to tap the phones of alleged members of a group based in several towns in Montenegro, reports said. ...
Hizbullah should join Lebanese Army
Beirut politician proposes reinforcing LAF in southern border region...
Norwegian court rules police hijab ban illegal
A Norwegian administrative court on Friday said a ban on police women wearing the Islamic headscarf was illegal, in response to a government refusal last year to allow officers to don the hijab....
Al-Qaeda claims attack on Iraq army recruits
An Al-Qaeda group on Friday claimed it was behind a suicide bombing on a crowded Iraqi army recruitment centre in Baghdad that killed 59 people in the deadliest attack this year, US monitors said. ...
Iranian Nuclear Plant Opens Saturday, Russia Optimistic
Russia's top nuclear official, Sergei Kiriyenko, expressed optimism Thursday over the expected operation of the first Iranian nuclear power plant beginning on Saturday....
Cyprus to Block Lebanese Ship from Gaza
A ship full of female activists intent on breaking Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza is scheduled to set sail Sunday from Lebanon, but appears to have little support from government leadership. ...
Preparing to Rebuild Joseph's Tomb
Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger issued a joint call Thursday to rebuild Joseph's Tomb (Kever Yosef) in Samaria....
BBC’s flotilla film slammed as ‘biased’
Anti-Israel groups outraged at 'racist' documentary; plan protests. ...
Muslim employee sues Disneyland over hijab ban
A Muslim woman is suing Disneyland, accusing the company's California theme park of discrimination for telling her she could not serve customers if she chose to wear a headscarf....
NY mosque imam in Mideast for outreach tour
The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the Manhattan site of the Sept. 11 attacks arrived in the Middle East on a U.S.-funded outreach trip on Thursday....
France expels "radical" cleric in anti-crime drive
France has expelled for a second time an Egyptian Muslim cleric it accused of preaching hate, the ministry of the interior said on Thursday, the latest deportation carried out in a crackdown on crime. ...
More Americans are Seeing Obama as Muslim
A new poll has found that many Americans perceive their president as a Muslim, even though he's not. Even more are just plain confused about which religion it is that President Barack Obama observes, according to the findings released Thursday. ...
Judge's orders: 'Muslim witness must remove burqa'
A PERTH judge has ordered that a Muslim woman must remove a full burqa while giving evidence before a jury in a fraud case. ...
Decision Not to Rebuild Church Destroyed on 9/11 Surprises Greek Orthodox Leaders
Greek Orthodox leaders trying to rebuild the only church destroyed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks expressed shock this week after learning, via Fox News, that government officials had killed a deal to relocate the church. ...
Iran cash might fund mosque at Ground Zero
The developers of the Ground Zero mosque are refusing to flat out reject cash for the project from Holocaust-denying Iranian nuke nut Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....
Gulf States Nudging for Attack on Iran
First it was the United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, now it’s a Saudi Arabian editorial, and John Bolton says the entire Persian Gulf feels the same: an attack on Iran is the only option - if it's not too late....
Gaza Terrorists Digging Tunnels to Infiltrate Israel
One of the tunnels destroyed in the Israeli Air Force strike over the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night was an underground tunnel starting in the center of the strip and ending opposite Israel's Kibbbutz Be'eri that faces northern Gaza....
Iran Denies Bushehr Activation Will Enable Atomic Weapon
Iran is denying a doomsday message to the world by former U.S. diplomat John Bolton, warning that activation of a nuclear reactor in the Islamic Republic will end the chance to prevent Tehran from developing an atomic weapon. ...
62-Year-Old Gaza Woman Murdered for 'Witchcraft'
Islamic extremism in Gaza appears to be behind the Wednesday murder of a 62-year-old woman. The woman, Jabriyeh Abu Kanas, had been accused by neighbors of practicing witchcraft. ...
Iran Launches Holocaust-Denial Cartoon Site
A new website in Iran depicts the Holocaust as seen through Iranian eyes – cartoons, mockery, denial claims, and a dedication to “all those killed in the name of the Holocaust.”...
Iran calls on IAEA to 'counter unfriendly UN sanctions'
Ambassador says measures are a threat to all third-world countries; Iranian MPs insist Bushehr plant unrelated to enrichment, but threaten to retaliate if attacked. ...
Watch Out for Religious War
Is a Moslem cleric lighting one match too many? Jerusalem Mufti Muhammad Hussein says Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, Hevron could start a religious war....
IAF Strikes Gaza Weapons Factory &Tunnels
Israel Air Force fighter pilots destroyed a variety of carefully selected terrorist targets in Gaza overnight in retaliation for a spate of terror attacks on Jewish communities in the western Negev, including two mortars fired at Israel from the region earlier in the day, and two Kassam rockets fired Monday. ...
Ramadan Clash with 9/11 Causes Concerns
Islamic groups in the US have expressed concerns that the end of Ramadan overlapping this year with the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, will lead to criticism that Muslims are celebrating the 2001 terrorist attacks, The Guardian reported Tuesday....
Christians and Muslims from Algeria to Italy in the footsteps of Saint Augustine
Among them are Muslim converts and catechumens. They want to pray for the Church to accept Muslims who want to be baptized. A Berber cross commemorating the pilgrimage to Milan (where Augustine received baptism) and Pavia (his tomb). The novena of preparation. ...
NY Gov. to discuss relocating Muslim center
New York Governor David Paterson plans to discuss relocating a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque to a less emotionally charged location farther from New York City's "Ground Zero" site of the Sept. 11 attacks....
Danes see Islam as obstacle to society
A majority of Danes fear Islam is an obstacle for social cohesion, despite one in two believing that immigration is positive for Danish society, according to a study published Tuesday....
UAE to protect Iran trade despite sanctions
The United Arab Emirates is keen to protect legitimate trade with Iran even though it is enforcing tough new sanctions against its neighbor across the Gulf, media reports said on Tuesday....
Shooting at Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv
A Palestinian Authority man entered the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening and fired shots, police said. Large numbers of Israeli security officials converged on the embassy, located near the Hilton Hotel in a tony area of Tel Aviv, after witnesses said they heard shots inside the building. ...
John Bolton Says Three Days Left to Attack Iran
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, told Israel Radio today that there are only three days left for Israel to attack Iran if it wants to stop the Islamic Republic from manufacturing nuclear weapons. ...
PA Gov't Supports Violence Against Israel
The Palestinian Authority is continuing to express its support for violence against Israeli citizens in Arabic-language media, despite English-language propaganda insisting the PA wants peace....
59 killed in Iraq army recruitment center attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad on Tuesday killing 59 people, an interior ministry official said....
Israel has eight days to hit Iran’s nuke
Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former U.S. envoy to the U.N. has said. ...
NATO kills Qaeda group leader in Afghanistan
The NATO force in Afghanistan said Monday it had killed an al-Qaeda cell leader after he was pin-pointed by alliance aircraft while carrying out an attack on a police post. ...
Arabs Angered by Western Wall Plaza Elevator
Arabs are fighting plans for an elevator to allow disabled Jews to reach the Western Wall, claiming the project is a threat to the Al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount....
Kassam Rockets Wound Two People
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded, one moderately and one lightly, in another Kassam missile attack on the western Negev Tuesday morning, barely 12 hours after mortar shells and rockets were fired Gaza and exploded in an open field of a kibbutz in the same area....
F-35s Might Not Reach Israel in Time to Stop Iran
Israel's announced approval for the purchase of 20 U.S. F-35 fighter planes has raised questions this week among the country's defense analysts, who wonder if the plane is the best solution for defending Israel against Iran. ...
Michigan high school football team accommodate Ramadan fasting Muslim players
A Michigan high school football team is holding preseason practices in the middle of the night to help its Muslim players practice both faith and football. ...
IDF: Killed Terrorist Was Involved in Previous Fatal Attack
Terror returned to the Gaza Belt area Monday night as two Kassam rockets were fired at the western Negev, and Israeli soldiers killed two terrorists when a cell tried to plant bombs at the Gaza security fence. One soldier was lightly wounded....
Obama Denies Turkey Warning Report
The White House has denied a report that the US has thre atened Turkey that arms sales would be in danger due to Turkey’s tougher stance towards Israel and its vote against Iran sanctions....
Iran Snubs Israel at Youth Olympics, Pulls Out of Competition
Israeli athletes won big on Sunday, with a young Israeli taekwondo fighter taking gold at the Youth Olympics in Singapore while swimmer Gal Nevo won Israel's second medal in the European Swimming Championship in Hungary. ...
New Flotilla to Challenge IDF Off Gaza Coast
Former British MP and longtime anti-Israel activist George Galloway has announced that a new international flotilla from Britain, Morocco and Qatar will set sail for Gaza on September 18 with the aim of breaking Israel's naval blockade on Hamas. ...
Hamas Backs Ground Zero Mosque
Muslims must build a mosque near Ground Zero because “we have to build everywhere,” Hamas senior leader Mahmoud al-Zahar told WorldNet Daily’s Aaron Klein in an interview on WABC radio in New York. ...
Flotilla Crew Planned to Kill and be Killed
Ex-Israeli General Giora Eiland told BBC's Panorama Television program that Gaza-bound Flotilla crew members were deliberately planning violence. "They (the activists) were committed to kill and be killed," said Eiland. ...
Iran Plans Third Nuclear Plant
Iran will begin building a third nuclear enrichment site within a year, the head of Iran's atomic program Ali Akbar Saleh announced Monday. ...
Hizbullah Hides Behind Handicapped Children
The IDF has taken the unusual step of revealing to the press the precise location of Hizbullah hideouts in southern Lebanon. A Northern Command officer showed an Associated Press reporter the Hizbullah outposts visible from the Lebanon border....
Obama Warns Turkey over Israel
President Barack Obama has warned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that if his country wants to purchase United States weapons, it must change its foreign affairs policy regarding both Israel and Iran, according to the Financial Times....
Muslim parents charged with beating daughter over Facebook fling
PARENTS of a Muslim girl have been charged with beating and imprisoning their daughter after they discovered she had been in an alleged secret relationship with a man she met on Facebook....
Top Iran footballer sacked for not fasting
Popular Iranian footballer Ali Karimi, sometimes described as "the Maradona of Asia," has been fired by his club for not fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the club said on Sunday. ...
Muslims Set Aside $30 Million for 'Keeping Jerusalem Muslim'
Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif – the Holy Al Quds Fund – announced at week's end after convening in Rabat, Morocco, that it will invest $30 million in projects for “safeguarding the Arabic and Islamic nature” of the Old City of Jerusalem. ...
Obama Clarifies Stance on Ground Zero Mosque
U.S. President Barack Obama has quickly clarified a statement of support he made at a Friday "ifta" meal for construction of a mosque near the site of the 9/11 Al-Qaeda terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center. ...
Turkey: Break Ties with Israel
The international Al-Qaeda terrorist organization slammed the Turkish government Sunday for cooperating with the Israel Defense Forces and killing Muslims in Afghanistan. Turkey is a member of NATO, which has sent forces to the area....
Arab Israeli Arrested for US Serial Killings
An Arab Israeli has been arrested in the US on suspicion of killing five people and wounding 13 in a stabbing spree that spanned across three US states....
300 Fake Tombstones Removed
The Jerusalem Municipality has thus far removed 300 false tombstones that were built in the course of the past few weeks at the Mamilla Muslim cemetery in central Jerusalem....
Turkey Cozies Up to Hizbullah with Iran
Turkey has offered to join Iran in sending weapons to Hizbullah in Lebanon, with help from Syria, according to a report published in an Italian newspaper....
Obama backs mosque project near Ground Zero
U.S. President Barack Obama has waded into a bitter controversy over a plan by Muslims to build a mosque just blocks from Ground Zero, endorsing the project on religious freedom grounds. ...
Gunmen kill 4 Iraq policemen, set bodies ablaze
Gunmen attacked two police checkpoints in Baghdad on Saturday, killing four policemen and burning two bodies in public, an Interior Ministry source said in a reminder of insurgency strength in the Iraqi capital....
Iran to fire up 1st nuke power plant next week
Iran is to launch its first nuclear power reactor next week, the Islamic republic and Russia which helped build the plant said on Friday after years of delays to the highly sensitive project. ...
PA Violence Continues
Palestinian Authority Arab terrorist groups have stepped up their attacks in Judea and Samaria as pressure over Israel-PA negotiations increases and rumors swirl regarding an impending move to direct talks. ...
Saudi king limits clerics allowed to issue fatwas
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Thursday ordered that public religious edicts, or public fatwas, be issued only by clerics he appoints, in the boldest measure the monarch has taken to organize the religious field....
Turkey Used Chemical Weapons Against Kurds
According to a report that was published on Thursday in the German magazine Der Spiegel, German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that show that PKK fighters in Turkey were killed by chemical weapons. ...
Al-Qaeda Plots Against Saudi Monarchs, Israel
Al-Qaeda leaders in Yemen have called to topple Saudi rulers and murder Christians living in Saudi Arabia, according to a taped statement released Wednesday....
Gaza's Internal 'Tinder Box' May Explode Soon
A showdown in Gaza between Syrian and Iranian-backed factions is likely to occur any day, Debkafile reports, quoting a military source....
Iran Warns Against Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
Iran warns that if Israel were to invade Lebanon, it would be counter-attacked by several countries in the region. Iran's Fars News Agency reported that Ramin Mehman-Parast,...
Naval Shield will Meet Next Flotillas
After taking responsibility for the problematic nature of the May 31 IDF naval raid on the “Free Gaza” flotilla, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said Wednesday that the next enemy flotillas will be met differently. ...
Lebanon to US: 'Keep Your Money, and Israel Too'
Lebanon has told the United States to keep its money if America insists that it cannot be used on weapons with which to fight Israel....
Jews Sound Off against Iran’s New Holocaust Denial Website
Jews have come out swinging against a new Iranian Holocaust denial website, which the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called a “virtual cesspool” of anti-Semitism....
Israeli Strike on Iran Likely after Next July
There is a better than 50-50 chance that Israel will attack Iran after next July, but many Israeli officials think a better solution to the Iranian nuclear threat would be an American strike on its nuclear facilities, Atlantic Monthly’s Jeffrey Goldberg writes. ...
State Department: Taliban is not a terrorist organization
A new State Department report designating terrorist organizations notably excludes one group: the Taliban. The U.S. has been fighting a war in Afghanistan for almost a decade aimed at “defeating the Taliban,” Taliban members repeatedly have threatened and killed American citizens and lawmakers have increased pressure on State to add the Taliban to the list....
MONDAY'S GREGALOGUE: MY NEW GAY BAR
So, the Muslim investors championing the construction of the new mosque near Ground Zero claim it's all about strengthening the relationship between the Muslim and non-Muslim world. ...
Gov. Paterson offers state help to relocate mosque
New York Gov. David Paterson offered state help Tuesday if the developers of a proposed mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks agree to move the project farther from the site. ...
Iran offers support to Lebanese army
Iran has offered support to Lebanon's army, a week after a deadly cross-border clash between Lebanon and Israel which prompted U.S. lawmakers to block funding to the Lebanese military....
Soldiers Told Not to Eat or Smoke in Front of Arabs
Instructions issued by the IDF for the Muslim month of Ramadan forbid soldiers from eating, drinking or smoking in front of the Arabs of Judea and Samaria. A statement issued by the IDF Spokesman said that as the Muslim holiday approaches, representatives of the Civilian Administration "briefed the forces operating in the field about the holidays and customs of Ramadan.”...
Jordanians Burn Israel Flag, Protest Need for Visa for Jerusalem
A group of Jordanian Islamists staged a sit-in Monday night and burned an Israeli flag in front of Jordan's Tourism Ministry in Amman, to protest Jordanian tourism to Jerusalem and the need for a visa travel there. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, recognizing international borders but without prejudice to the status of areas restored to Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967....
Iran Turns the Tables on US, Calls it World’s Leader in Terror
Iran says the United States “is calling the kettle black” by saying it leads the world in terror and that the American government is trying to cover up its guilt of sponsoring and conducting terrorist operations around the world....
Hizbullah Calls on Lebanon to Shun US Aid and Turn to Iran
A senior Hizbullah terrorist organization member and member of the Lebanese parliament called on the Beirut government to forget about obtaining ”conditional” American military aid instead turn to Iran, Syria, Russia and China.Nawwaf Moussawi,...
NY approves burning twin towers bus ad
World trade center depicted in flames with Ground Zero mosque...
Let's pull plug on mosque
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio yesterday called on the Public Service Commission to zap the Ground Zero mosque because of the revelation that Con Ed owns half the site. ...
Congress Blocks Military Aid To Lebanon
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Monday evening he is holding up previously authorized military aid to Lebanon following last week’s Lebanese army attack on the IDF in Israeli territory. Senior reservist officer Dov Harari was killed by a bullet fired by a Lebanese army soldier....
'Iran to execute 18-yr-old for sodomy'
Report says victim retracted accusations, but sentence stands. ...
Egyptian minister calls on Muslims to flood J’lem
Arab pilgrims seen as more effective than the failed boycott. ...
Germany shuts down '9/11 plotters' mosque
German police shut down a mosque in the northern city of Hamburg Monday frequented by suicide hijackers from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, authorities said....
Iran launches four home-made submarines
Iran showed off four new domestically made small submarines on Sunday that Tehran said would bolster its defense capability as it vows to confront any military threat from countries opposed to its nuclear program....
Iranian lawyer in stoning case flees to Norway
The lawyer defending a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran said on Sunday that he has applied for asylum in Norway, but hopes Iranian authorities will allow him eventually to return to his practice. ...
Arab League Blasts Israel for Dismantling Fake Cemetery
The Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian Affairs Mohamed Sobeih on Saturday condemned the digging up of what he said were Muslim graves in Jerusalem's Mamillah cemetery by Israeli authorities. ...
All-Women Ship Heads for Gaza
A “women-only” ship, complete with a nun and a heavily pregnant mother, has cleared political and technical obstacles and is set to sail for Gaza, presenting Israel with a new challenge. ...
Planned Mosques Cause Confrontations
With the heated debates regarding the planned mosque near Ground Zero in New York making headlines in recent weeks,...
Ground Zero Imam Heading to Saudi Arabia, UAE …
Next stops for Feisal Abdul Rauf, imam of the plan for a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero: Courtesy of the U.S. State Department, Rauf — a.k.a. Imam Feisal – is scheduled to spend the rest of the summer on a swing through the petro-dollar palaces of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, and Qatar....
Arab World Loses Hope for Change Under Obama
Arabs' belief that U.S. President Barack Obama could deliver on promises for a “new beginning” have been dashed, an annual survey of public opinion in Middle Eastern countries shows....
Anger in Lebanon as US Aid Called into Question
Lebanese politicians reacted angrily Saturday to what they alleged was “a campaign to prevent the army from being properly equipped.”...
Islamic Jihad Also Denies it Fired Grads
Fearing Israeli retribution for missile attacks on Ashkelon and Eilat, Gaza terror gang Islamic Jihad has joined Hamas in denying any connection to the attacks. ...
Giant Brazilian Temple Replica Panned as 'Mockery'
Temple Institute in Jerusalem says plan by a controversial Brazilian Pentecostal church to build a mammoth $200 million Holy Temple replica is “self-aggrandizement.”...
Ahmadinejad to Visit Lebanon as Northern Axis Tightens the Knot
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon next month and tighten the knot connecting Iran, Syria, Turkey, Hizbullah and Hamas....
Why Won't the Left Defend Christians As Fiercely As It Defends Muslims?
The battle over the proposed mosque and community center near Ground Zero has sparked outrage and fury. ...
Mischief in Manhattan
We Muslims know the Ground Zero mosque is meant to be a deliberate provocation...
Ahmadinejad questions 9/11 deaths
"No Zionists killed because they were told not to go to workplace." ...
Qaeda in Yemen claims 2 attacks in oil area
Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based arm said it was behind two attacks that killed at least 11 soldiers in an oil province last month, and threatened more strikes on government targets....
French official calls to restrain polygamy
Immigrants who practice polygamy or female genital mutilation should have their citizenship revoked, France's France's interior minister said Saturday, going beyond President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to strip the French nationality of foreign-born people who endanger police....
Egypt Stops Terror Cell in Sinai
Egypt arrested a three-man terrorist cell in the Sinai that was on its way to perpetrate a “giant attack.” So reports the London-based A-Sharq Al-Awsat....
IDF Stops Iranian Rocket-Smuggling
Iran has been trying to smuggle rockets into Judea and Samaria, but cannot overcome the IDF's preventive actions. The IDF enjoys no such freedom of movement in Gaza, where similar rockets have successfully been smuggled in. ...
Mayor Bloomberg doesn't care
Mayor Bloomberg said he doesn't know where the planners of the proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero will get the money to build -- and he doesn't care....
Zanzibar Muslims, Officials Stop Church Building, Erect Mosque
Islamists demolish foundation; police withhold crime report from court....
Afghan Taliban clams killing of foreign doctors
The Taliban said Saturday they had killed "Christian missionaries" working in remote northern Afghanistan where the bullet-riddled bodies of two American and six German doctors were found....
Lebanon building up army after Israel clash
Lebanon said on Saturday it was committed to building up its armed forces after complaints by Israel about Western assistance to the military following a deadly border clash between the two countries....
Iraqi Qaeda offers cash to lure former allies
Al-Qaeda in Iraq has begun offering cash to lure back former Sunni allies angry over the government's failure to give them jobs and pay their salaries on time, according to Sunni tribesmen and Iraqi officials. ...
Father Of Internet Imam Plans To Sue CIA
The father of the Internet's most famous radical cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, is planning to sue the U.S. government for including his son on a CIA target list. ...
There Is No Islam without Jihad
Anas Zahed, a columnist for the Saudi government daily Al-Madina, criticized Arab and Muslim intellectuals who limit the term jihad to a personal, spiritual struggle and reject its interpretation as waging war against occupation, which he said is its principle meaning. ...
Play on call for prayers tours Europe theatres
The life of Muslim clerics who call for prayers is the topic of a play that has been touring several European countries and featuring 30 real Egyptian “muezzins” who offer snapshots of their lives and perform the “azan” on stage. ...
UN Teaches Jihad in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority continues to incite young schoolchildren to armed struggle against Israel in its textbooks – textbooks that are used by the United Nations Relief and ...
Muslim group sues Michigan State Police over slain imam probe
A Muslim civil rights group has sued the Michigan State Police for failing to release information related to the killing of a Detroit mosque leader during a shootout with the FBI. ...
New Al Qaida chief is former US resident
Operative lived in US for 15 years, now head of global operations. ...
Al-Qaeda resilient terrorist threat to US
Al-Qaeda's core leadership in Pakistan remains the most formidable terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland and al-Qaeda's growing presence across Africa challenges many states, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday....
Israel's Cast Lead Was a Success
The United States State Department has released its annual report on worldwide terrorism....
Fake Muslim Graves Removed after Arutz Sheva Report
Following the exclusive Arutz Sheva report Wednesday morning that Muslims were enlarging the Mamilla cemetery with fake tombs, authorities removed the tombs by Wednesday evening. ...
14 charged with aiding radical Somali group
Federal indictments unsealed Thursday in Minnesota, Alabama and California charge 14 people with terrorism offenses for allegedly aiding the radical Islamist al-Shabab organization in Somalia. ...
Tunisian singer slammed for pro-Israel cheers
A video of Tunisian singer Mohsen Cherif performing in front of Jews and shouting pro-Israel cheers drew angry reactions in Tunis and triggered online campaigns to revoke his citizenship. ...
Terrorism Under the Guise of a University?
A university in the United States has recently been the subject of Internet blogs due to the disturbing information it provides on its website. ...
Israel Might Attack Iran This Month
A group of former CIA officials warns U.S. President Obama that Israel might attack Iran “even within a month,” and that Obama bears responsibility for having praised Netanyahu....
US Cuts Funding for Israeli Defense Systems
The United States has cut funding for Israel’s defense systems, even though a one-time grant appears to have raised the aid allocation....
Suspicious Envelope Found at Israeli Embassy in Washington
The Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. was targeted on Wednesday by unknown perpetrators who sent an envelope filled with an unidentified white powder to the building. ...
Netanyahu, Don't Test Us
Netanyahu issues warning to Israel's enemies, following a series of attacks on Israel on several fronts....
Ahmadinejad Escapes Assassination Attempt
Arab and Iranian sources confirmed Wednesday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad escaped an assassination attempt in the city of Hamadan and that several people were wounded....
Mosque Near Ground Zero 'Like a Pig in the Temple'
The plan to build a mosque adjacent to the ruins of the Twin Towers passed a crucial hurdle Tuesday when New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 9-0 not to declare the building now occupying the site protected, making way for it to be demolished and a mosque and Islamic center to be built in its place. ...
Iran Changes Story on Woman to be Executed
In what appears to be a response to world pressure, Iran is shifting it's story on the Iranian woman who was sentenced to stoning for committing adultery....
Eilat Rocket Attacks Show How Hamas Uses Sinai
At 8 a.m. on Monday morning, residents of Eilat reported hearing loud blasts as five rockets hit the city, two of which exploded in open areas and three fell into the sea. No injuries were reported. ...
Britain's New Foreign Undersecretary has PLO Wife
Britain has recently appointed a new Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The appointee, Simon Fraser, will take office in late August....
Hizbullah Provocation
Military officials revealed Sunday evening that an unmanned Hizbullah aircraft fell on Israeli soil two weeks ago. The aircraft crashed near the northern border....
Turkey Building 10 Meter High Wall inside Jerusalem
For no apparent reason, the Turkish government is building a 10 meter high wall along a section of the Old City wall in Jerusalem. ...
Slain Senior Hamas Terrorist was Employed by UN
Senior Hamas commander Issa al-Batran was killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike that followed a Grad rocket attack on the city of Ashkelon....
Chances of Middle East war increasing
Syrian president says real peace in the area is getting further away. ...
US evangelicals pan church’s Quran-burning plan
US Muslims react with plans to distribute Quran copies ...
Iran to set Tel Aviv ablaze if attacked
Iran will set Tel Aviv on fire if Israel attacks the Islamic republic over its controversial nuclear program, newspapers on Sunday quoted Iran's envoy to the United Nations as saying....
Israeli planes hit Gaza after new rocket attack
Israeli aircraft bombed a smuggling tunnel and a militant training camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a rocket was fired into Israel as the President Shimon Peres left for Cairo to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart on the Middle East peace process....
Turkey and Korea aim to finalize nuclear deal
Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) wants a 40 percent stake in a planned Turkish nuclear power plant and would contribute to the financing, Turkish energy officials said on Thursday. ...
Marking 81 Years Since Hevron Massacre
A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday in Hevron for the 67 Jews murdered in an Arab pogrom in the city 81 years ago. Relatives of those slain in the pogrom were present for the event....
Stop preaching or get out
Morocco's evangelical Christians. The king is unamused by Christians who proselytise ...
Pakistani spy chief scraps trip to Britain
ISI chief cancels trip after British PM “terror” remarks ...
Sudan slams peacekeepers, sets travel controls
Sudan said on Saturday it would monitor travel by U.N./African Union peacekeepers in Darfur -- a day after the U.N. Security Council extended the force's mandate and told Khartoum to stop hindering its work....
UN Secretary General: Extend building freeze to east J'lem
In meeting with Barak, Ban urges Israel further apply settlement freeze, ease Gaza blockade and cooperate with UN-appointed flotilla probe. ...
Response to Florida church Plans 'Burn a Quran' Day on 9/11
On July 29 th, Voice of the Copts published information written by Rasha al-Khayat and Amira Fouda on Al Arabiya, an Arabic news site. The following is a response received from Dr Terry Jones, author of Islam is of the Devil, http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/news/florida_church_plans_burn_a_quran_day_on_9_11.html....
Suspected Islamists Shoot Five Christians to Death in Pakistan
Muslim extremist groups had threatened church for two years....
Al-Qaeda Creating an Army in Yemen
The heads of Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed Thursday to be creating an army in the country's south. In an audio recording posted online, ...
Arab Leaders Soothe Hizbullah over UN Tribunal in Beirut
Syrian President Bashar Assad and Saudi King Abdullah plan to arrive in Lebanon on Friday on a mission to soothe tensions over a United Nations tribunal on the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a close Saudi ally. ...
Qaeda claims attack on Al Arabiya’s Iraq offices
Qaeda in Iraq vows more attacks on media organizations...
Florida church Plans 'Burn a Quran' Day on 9/11
A Florida church known for its anti-Islamic statements is planning a ceremony to burn copies of the Quran in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks. ...
Moroccan group calls for fast-breaking in public
A group of Moroccan youths launched for the second year an online campaign calling for their right to break their fasting in public during the mornings of Ramadan amid protests against violating one of the main pillars of Islam and claims of a hidden agenda. ...
Arabs Riot Over Jerusalem King's Garden Project
Hundreds of Arab demonstrators rioted Tuesday in Jerusalem over the city government's plans to demolish 22 Arab homes that were built without permits. ...
Prison governor apologises for non-halal food
A prison governor has apologised to Muslim inmates after they were served non-halal burgers. ...
Italian lawmakers: Put IHH on EU terrorist list
German NGO also seeking Turkish group’s inclusion. ...
Hamas eyes lingerie shops in modesty drive
The Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty as part of a campaign to safeguard "public morality". ...
House Republicans Giving Green Light for Israeli Strike on Iran
Nearly one third of the Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that would support Israel's right to use “all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran”, including military force....
Synagogue in Maryland Vandalized
A synagogue in Olney, Maryland was vandalized earlier this week. ...
Twelve killed in Iraq as Shiite pilgrimage ends
A series of attacks in Baghdad and a holy Iraqi city killed 12 people, while five others died in a helicopter crash, as major religious ceremonies came to a close, officials said on Wednesday. ...
Iran inaugurates a new population growth policy
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran's decades of family planning as ungodly and a Western import....
US Congress OKs $37 bln Afghan surge funds
The U.S. Congress late Tuesday approved funding to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase despite growing skepticism among some lawmakers over the course of the nine-year-old war. ...
New British PM Calls Gaza a 'Prison Camp'
British Prime Minister David Cameron called Gaza a "Prison Camp" and harshly criticized Israel's blockade of Gaza. Cameron, who has dubbed himself a "friend of Israel" was speaking with Turkish businessmen on a visit to Ankara. ...
police chief doubled as Iranian spy
A powerful Afghan police chief doubled as an Iranian spy and drugs lord, a leaked US report claims. ...
Qaeda’s number two slams French veil ban
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri slammed France's move to ban Islamic face veils, saying Muslim women must hold on to their veils at any cost, in an audio tape posted online Tuesday....
Adult-products are sold openly in the UAE
Illegal sex toys and products make their way to the shelves of upscale stores especially trendy lingerie ones in the UAE....
Iraqi Shiite group upheld “virtue” by the sword
A group of masked, sword-wielding Shiite youths aiming to "promote virtue and fight vice" terrorized a southern Iraqi city from early July until its members were rounded up....
Netanyahu and Abdullah Conduct Secret Meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Jordanian King Abdullah conducted a rare and secret meeting on Tuesday. The two hour long meeting was not made public until after its conclusion and was described by the Prime Minister as “very positive”....
France vows to toughen fight against al-Qaeda
France's government vowed Tuesday to step up the fight against al-Qaeda in northern Africa after militants killed a French hostage in the Sahel desert region....
Bleak Sudan outlook without Darfur peace
The United Nations Security Council will meet over Darfur on Tuesday as the U.N. chief said in a report released late Monday that there is a risk of increased instability in Sudan due to a lack of a peace deal for Darfur and a looming referendum on whether South Sudan should secede from the North....
Israel will attack Lebanon If Hizbullah starts war
Israel will consider Lebanese government buildings and bases a target if Hizbullah starts up another war against Israel, Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Monday. ...
Iran raps Germany over asylum for dissidents
A senior Iranian legislator accused Germany on Monday of meddling in Iran's affairs by granting asylum to Iranians who fled the Islamic state after a crackdown on post-election protests. ...
Second Explosive Attack on Swedish Synagogue in Two Weeks
Anti-Semites struck for the second time in two weeks Friday and attacked the synagogue in the Swedish city of Malmo, which has suffered a steady exodus of Jews because of anti-Semitism. ...
PA Pollution Ruins River
Pollution from Palestinian Authority towns is ruining natural areas in the Binyamin region, and the Israeli government allows the situation to continue,...
EU to hammer Iran with new sanctions package
The European Union will hit Iran with tough sanctions against its vital oil and gas industry on Monday in a bid to lure Tehran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear program....
Qaeda leader among 3 killed in Yemen clashes
Yemeni troops killed three suspected al-Qaeda suspects, one of them believed to be a senior one, in clashes late on Sunday in Shabwa province, a jihadist stronghold, a security official said. ...
Washington condemns leak of Afghan war files
The White House denounced a massive leak of secret military files early Monday that allegedly describe how Pakistan's spy service aids the Afghan insurgency, but said the information was no surprise. ...
Air Force Hits Gaza Weapons Plant following Attacks
The Israel Air Force demolished a weapons plant in northern Gaza early on Monday morning. The operation came in response to recent attacks by Gaza terrorists on Israelis in the western Negev....
'No Change in PA Status' Despite Flag Waving
The United States insists that allowing the Palestinian Authority to fly its flag in Washington does not represent an upgrade in its diplomatic status. ...
PA Minister, Follow Model of Munich Massacre
A Palestinian Authority minister encouraged people to follow the example of Munich massacre mastermind Abu Daoud....
OK to uncover face in anti-burka countries
Popular cleric Sheik Aedh al-Garni says women can reveal faces in countries where the Islamic veil is banned to avoid harassment. ...
6 Yemeni soldiers killed in attack in oil region
Six Yemeni soldiers were killed on Sunday in an attack in Shabwa province, site of many of Yemen's oil installations, but there was no immediate report of any damage to the facilities, a local official said. ...
Terror Attack Thwarted near Elon Moreh
An IDF reserves force arrested five Palestinian Authority Arabs on Sunday evening near the Jewish town of Elon Moreh. Soldiers stopped the group for suspicious behavior....
PLO Flag to Fly in Washington, D.C.
The United States State Department has announced to the Palestinian Authority/Palestinian Liberation Organization Mission representative in the United States that its status will be upgraded from a 'bureau' to that of a "general delegation' and that this change will allow the office in which the representation is situated to fly the PLO, now also the Palestine Authority, flag at its entrance....
'Imported' Rocket Used in Gaza Terror Attack on Israel
Palestinian Authority terrorists in Gaza launched a number of rocket attacks on southern Israel on Saturday. ...
Iran supports three insurgent groups in Iraq: US general
Iran is supporting three Shiite extremist groups in Iraq that have been attempting to attack US bases, General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, said Wednesday. ...
France and Mauritania raid Al-Qaeda kidnap gang
French-backed Mauritanian forces attacked and killed six members of an Al-Qaeda affiliated gang allegedly holding a French hostage in the North African desert, officials said Friday....
Indonesian police tears down house church
After years of peaceful coexistence with residents, Muslim organisation gets the authorities to tear down the building. ...
Cultural Defense Accepted as to Nonconsensual Sex in New Jersey Trial Court, Rejected on Appeal
From today’s opinion in S.D. v. M.J.R. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), a domestic restraining order case:...
First range of halal make-up launched in Britain
A Muslim businesswoman has launched Britain's first range of halal make-up, free from alcohol and animal products....
Hizbullah to Face Charges in Hariri Slaying, Israel Blamed
Members of Hizbullah will be among those to face charges in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Hizbullah head Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday....
Shalev: Lebanon Ships Will Not Be Allowed to Enter Gaza
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Israel Gabriella Shalev warned on Thursday that two ships preparing to set sail from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip in order to bring aid to the Strip would not be allowed to reach their destination....
Hizbullah Possible Culprit in Juarez Car Bomb
A car bomb that exploded July 15 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, may indicate that Mexican drug cartels are being assisted by Hizbullah terrorists. ...
FBI Targets Online Terror
As many as 70,000 blogs have been shut down as the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation targets online terrorism. The heads of BurstNet technologies, which was behind the shutdown, say they were told by FBI agents that the blogs included links to terrorist material....
Iran Revolutionary Guards Begin to Feel the Bite of Sanctions
The industrial wing of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, Khatam al-Anbiya, has pulled out of development projects in the South Pars gas field due to international sanctions....
Sudan's Bashir defies court with Chad trip
First visit to member state of ICC demanding his arrest...
Sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping Spaniards Mauritania jails
A Mauritanian court on Wednesday sentenced a Malian national to 12 years in prison for his role in kidnapping three Spanish aid workers and handing them over to al-Qaeda....
No Mosque at Ground Zero
A powerful new ad campaign that has gone viral on the Internet is targeting plans to build a mosque next to Ground Zero, site of the September 11, 2001 attack by Al-Qaeda terrorists on the World Trade Center in New York City.A “last chance” public hearing to block the proposed construction of the center was held earlier this month, ...
IDF Stops Attempted Attack on Samarian Town of Barkan
IDF soldiers stopped a group of Arabs from carrying out an attack on the Samarian Jewish town of Barkan in the early hours of Thursday morning....
Russian Gift to PA: 50 Armored Personnel Carriers
Russia has delivered 50 armored personnel carriers to Jordan for use by Palestinian Authority security forces. A Russian government statement said the vehicles are now waiting “until the Palestinian and the Israeli sides agree on the time and ways of their transfer to the western bank of the Jordan River.” ...
IDF Tanks Open Fire on Gaza Terrorists
After a period of relative quiet on the border between Israel and Gaza, the IDF opened fire on a terrorist squad Wednesday afternoon, apparently killing at least one of the terrorists and wounding another....
Iran and Saudi Arabia Closing in on Cooperation
Shiite Iran and Wahhabi Saudi Arabia, historically not on the best of terms, are making overtures towards each other. Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that disagreements and differences between the two countries “merely serve the interests of the Zionist regime and enemies of the region and the Muslim world.” ...
Iran MPs call on govt to respond to sanctions
The lawmakers adopted the bill in response to the latest round of sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program by the United Nations Security Council, the United States and the European Union. ...
Nigerian senator on trial over child bride
Islamic group challenges suit, says privacy rights violated ...
Turkish FM Meets Hamas Leader
A spokesman for Turkey's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with main Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal during a visit to Syria. ...
Hizbullah Deploys Thousands of Terrorists Near Border
A Lebanese and Shi’ite website have quoted an unconfirmed report that Hizbullah has deployed 5,000 terrorist fighters near Israel’s northern border....
Pakistan's security forces clash with militantsPakistan
Five militants, three of them wearing suicide bomb vests, were killed on Tuesday when they attacked a military training centre in northwest Pakistan, officials said....
Mubarak Will Die Within One Year
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s cancer is terminal and he will die within a year, according to intelligence sources quoted by the Washington Times. ...
Indonesian Man Murders, Slices Up Wife With Kitchen Knife Because of Nagging
An Indonesian man allegedly strangled his wife to death and then spent nine hours carving up her body with a kitchen knife because of her constant nagging, police in West Java said on Monday....
Egyptian tv presenter shoots wife dead
An Egyptian television presenter killed his wife after a domestic argument in which she accused him of having an affair, a police official said on Monday....
Global firms invited to join Iran energy projects
Global energy majors are welcome to help develop oil and gas projects in Iran despite new sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic, a top official told reporters on Monday....
Spain closes mosque, arrests imam
Spanish authorities closed a mosque in the island of Ibiza and arrested its imam after charging him with beating several Muslim students in the mosque school, local press reported....
Al-Qaeda No. 2 Calls Arab Leaders ’Zionists’ and Mocks Obama
Arab leaders are Zionists in disguise, according to Al-Qaeda’s number two terrorist, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a new online message, his first since last December, which also mocks U.S. President Barack Obama....
US must drop “cowboy” attitude
The United States must drop its "cowboy" attitude if it wants to hold dialogue with Iran over its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday as news surfaced that Tehran is is using a bank in Germany to beat sanctions....
Iranian prosecutor urges Islamic dress checks
Iran's prosecutor called on Sunday for tighter checks on women who fail to observe Islamic dress code in public, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. ...
Iran-held bin Laden family seek a host country
Al-Qaeda leader’s fourth-born son Omar bin Laden in an interview with Al Arabiya TV said Iran offered to turn over about 20 members of his family it has held for eight years to a third country other than Saudi Arabia....
Geert Wilders Forming International Anti-Islam Alliance
Dutch anti-Jihadi lawmaker Geert Wilders is forming an international alliance, hoping to ban Muslim immigration into Western countries. ...
Iraq suicide bomber kills 43 at army office
A suicide bomber killed 43 people and wounded at least 41 at an army office west of Baghdad on Sunday, as anti-Qaeda fighters gathered to receive their salaries, defense and interior ministry officials said....
IHH Linked to Turkish President Erdogan
The IHH “charity," which attacked Israeli Navy commandos and which has been termed a terrorist group by Germany, is in cahoots with the governing Turkish party led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according a report in The New York Times....
Professor of Women's Studies Slams Islamic Gender Apartheid
On Thursday July 15th, Dr. Phyllis Chesler who is both an Orthodox Jew and a feminist icon delivered a stirring address at the 2010 Aspen Counterpoint Summer Symposium. Sponsored by Americans for Peace and Tolerance, the all day conference was aptly entitled "Conflict and Conscious."...
No to a Holyland State
One thousand activists from across the political spectrum gathered in Jerusalem Thursday, at the foot of the Holyland project, to protest proposed changes to the Planning and Construction Law. Protesters demonstrated under the slogan, “No to a Holyland State.” ...
Iran blames West, Israel for deadly bombing
Iran blamed the West and Israel on Saturday for twin suicide bombings which killed at least 27 people, despite condemnation of the attack by the European Union, the United Nations and the United States. ...
British MP refuses to meet veiled Muslim women
A British lawmaker is refusing to meet female Muslim constituents who wear face-covering veils and has proposed a law banning the practice altogether, he said Saturday....
Militants kill 18 in NW Pakistan convoy attack
Suspected militants in a Pakistani tribal region on the Afghan border ambushed a convoy of vehicles being escorted by security forces on Saturday, killing 18 people, including two women, witnesses said....
Hotel fire kills 30 in Iraq's Kurdish north
A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, possibly triggered by a gas leak, killed 30 people, including foreigners, and injured at least 22 others, police said on Friday....
Taliban kill 12 NATO troops in Afghanistan
Eight American troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, including a car bombing and gunfight outside a police compound in Kandahar, officials said Wednesday as the Taliban push back against a coalition effort to secure the volatile region. ...
Israel would Strike Iranian Universities
A British think tank, the Oxford Research Group (ORG), has issued a report that says Israel is poised to strike Iran's nuclear facilities and warns against doing so...
Clerics oppose Chinese-made outfit Islamic bathing suits make huge sales in Egypt
Chinese-imported Islamic bathing suits invaded the Egyptian market since the beginning of the summer amidst protests by clerics who argued it is in violation of the teachings of Islam. ...
Times Sq Bomber: Attack on US is Revenge for Oppressed Muslims
A video clip by Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad broadcast on an Arabic TV channel shows that the United States is a target of militant Islam....
Egyptian Women Losing Ground, Take Refuge in Tradition
Egyptian women are losing ground in employment and other areas of the economy, recent studies show, and in response are simply returning to more traditional roles....
Cleric Urges Murdering US Cartoonist who Didn't Draw Mohammed
Leading terrorist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has called to murder American cartoonist Molly Norris over “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day,” according to the NY Daily News. ...
Libyan Ship to Dock in Egypt
A Libyan ship that Israeli officials suspected might try to defy the naval blockade of Hamas has announced that it will dock in Egypt. ...
Hizb Ut-Tahrir Extremists Clash with Hamas, PA
Members of the international pan-Islamist Hizb Ut-Tahrir group clashed with Hamas forces in Gaza on Tuesday night. Several dozen men defied Hamas's decision not to permit a Hizb Ut-Tahrir rally and gathered in Gaza City, where they threw rocks at Hamas troops. Many were arrested....
Libyan shipowner invites IDF to board
Gaza-bound ship will head to El-Arish if told to dock in Ashdod...
Hizbullah tunnels under border
Israel: Tunnels may be used to attack border community or IDF post....
Uganda police prevent terror attack
At least 2 suspects arrested after explosive vests found in bar. ...
NY Muslims want 'Eid' on school calendar
Muslim students, parents, and activists are calling upon lawmakers in the state of New York to add two of their holidays to school calendars....
Libyan Ship Nears Gaza
The IDF made mistakes in preparing for the flotilla clash May 31, but there were no wholesale failures, according to a probe of the incident. ...
Iran close to nuke capability
Medvedev statement comes after Teheran-Moscow spat on UN sanctions. ...
Karzai wants UN to cut Taliban blacklist
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to ask the United Nations to remove as many as 50 former Taliban members from a U.N. blacklist, The Washington Post reported on Monday....
64 Killed in Suspected Al-Qaeda Attack
Terrorists struck in Uganda on Sunday night, targeting crowds watching the final World Cup match. At least 64 people were murdered in two bombings, ...
Declare Gaza a Part of Egypt
The best way to solve the problem of terrorism in Gaza is to move backward, not forward, says Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, Druze member of the Likud party....
Hamas TV Beams Anti-Semitic Lies About Ben Franklin
Al Aqsa (Hamas-Gaza) TV is continuing its unabated televised anti-Semitic incitement with an interview that claims United States founding father Benjamin Franklin warned Americans about the Jews....
Lebanese Politician Likes Germans Because "They Burned Jews"
A former Lebanese government minister said last week that he likes Germany because “they hate Jews and burned them.” ...
Detroit - US Muslim Capital
Muslims in Detroit and adjacent Dearborn, Michigan, which is considered the “Islamic capital” of the United States, have mourned Hizbullah spiritual leader Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah for six days and nights, since early last week....
Hindus hounded into cattle pen in Karachi
In an incident which showcases the brutal hatred with which Hindus are seen in Pakistan, at least 60 members of the minority community, including women and children, were forced to abandon their house in Karachi's Memon Goth area just because a Hindu boy drank water from a cooler outside a mosque. ...
UNIFIL under pressure after 4 years in Lebanon
Four years after a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah, the UN forces keeping them apart in southern Lebanon are under mounting strain amid fears of a fresh conflict and hostility from villagers....
Arab MK Helped Libyan Ship
Amid conflicting reports as to the destination of the blockade-busting Libyan ship, it has been learned that MK Ahmed Tibi was involved. MK Ben-Ari says it should be sunk, which would be a legal act if done within Israeli territorial waters. ...
'Very High' Risk for Israelis Abroad
The Counter Terrorism Bureau of the National Security Council issued a renewed travel warning for Israelis abroad throughout the world Thursday, citing “a very high concrete threat.”...
Christian students in Pakistan are victims of violence and discrimination
Minorities Concern of Pakistan denounces a climate of intolerance and exclusion in the classroom. Most of the violations are committed in government institutions, due to a "fragile" system that associates Pakistan to a "Muslims-only country”. An association of teachers demands action from the Chief Justice against the Federal Ministry of Education. ...
Libyan Ship Sets Sail from Greece
A Libyan-leased ship called Amalthea, reportedly carrying 2,000 tons of aid for Gaza, has set sail from Greece – but there are conflicting reports on its destination. ...
Muslims protest in Cardiff against 'anti-Islam laws'
Muslims have demonstrated in Cardiff to protest against laws across Europe which they say are anti-Islam....
WAF outraged at jirga’s judgment of stoning to death
Women's Action Forum (WAF) is outraged at reports of yet another "judgement of stoning to death due to illicit relations", pronounced by a self-styled jirga convened in Kala Dhaka...
Israel must meet Hamas demands
Hamas official says Schalit won't be released until prisoners freed. ...
Death toll from Pakistan bombs climbs to 102
Taliban claim responsibility, say attack targeted tribal elders ...
France denies citizenship to Muslim man
A Moroccan man who refused to shake hands with a French female official and whose wife wears the full Islamic veil has been denied French citizenship, the immigration ministry said Friday....
Lebanon-Israel tensions grow over gas finding
Israeli plans to drill for gas in the Mediterranean sea have alarmed Lebanon, which says it also has major gas reserves but may lose out because it lags behind in exploration and the hostile neighbors have no sea border....
Obama supports Abbas leadership
US president promises to exert all efforts for Palestinian state. ...
Lybian ship to sail for Gaza
Organization headed by Gaddafi's son to send blockade busting vessel....
Suicide attacks kills 55 in Pakistan tribal area
A suicide bomber and a suspected car bomb caused carnage outside the office of a senior government official in Pakistan's northwest on Friday, killing 55 people and burying victims under pulverized shops....
British Ambassador Praises Terrorist Sheikh
Hizbullah spiritual leader Sheikh Mohammed Fadlallah, who authorized suicide bombings and other attacks killing hundreds of people, was “a true man of religion” whose death last week left Lebanon “a lesser place,” according to British Ambassador to Lebanon Frances Guy. The world “needs more men like him,” she said....
UN Watchdog: Probe Verdict Already Set
The United Nations Human Rights Council is naming commissioners this week to its own inquiry into a deadly clash between IDF soldiers and members of a Turkish terrorist group who attempted to break the Israeli naval blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza. ...
More Convictions in International Al-Qaeda Bomb Plot
Three men were convicted in Britain on Thursday for plotting to blow up transatlantic airplanes in flight. Security experts say that if the three conspirators – and five co-conspirators – had not been caught,...
We'd Support a War Against Israel
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told Arab leaders that the PA is ready to wage war on Israel if the rest of the Arab world does, according to the PA daily Al-Hayat al-Jadida as translated by Palestinian Media Watch. ...
Pope Pius XII saved 200,000 Jews
Report: Historian finds evidence that Pius XII tried to secure visas. ...
IDF Releases Map of Hizbullah Targets
The IDF has taken the unusual step of publicizing some of its “targets banks” in southern Lebanon – buildings in southern Lebanese villages that Hizbullah has taken over for the storage and launching of long-range rockets....
Bomb kills 12 in Baghdad targeting pilgrims
At least 12 people were killed by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Baghdad, Iraqi officials said....
Somali Shabab vow to step up jihad against AU
Hundreds of al-Shabab supporters vowed Wednesday to intensify the al-Qaeda-inspired group's jihad against African Union troops in Somalia....
Iran rejects FIFA-approved female football strip
An Iranian official has rejected a new women's soccer strip which was created after the world football federation banned the team from international competition due to their Islamic head gear, media reported on Wednesday. ...
CNN Editor Fired After INN Reports Support for Hizbullah Cleric
A senior Middle East editor at CNN has been fired due to a Facebook campaign that was launched shortly after Israel National News reported her expressed public support for a Hizbullah cleric....
Hizbullah Holing Up Near Schools, Hospitals Again
Hizbullah is placing military positions, weapons and explosive charges next to schools and hospitals in southern Lebanon, ...
Turkish-Iranian Ties Growing in Small Businesses Too
The significant warming of relations between Iran and Turkey in the last several weeks has been reflected in a hot new trading market between small businesses in the two countries....
Iran Past ‘Point of No Return,’ to Open Nuke Plant in September
Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi announced Wednesday that the Islamic Republic will open its first nuclear power plant at Bushehr in September as Iran passes the “point of no return.”...
Egyptian bus driver shoots dead six laborers
An Egyptian bus driver working for a private construction company shot dead six laborers on Tuesday and injured as many as 16 others in a suburb of Cairo, the official MENA news agency reported....
Iranians on Israel Radio want sanctions against regime
Tzahi Hanegbi revealed Iranian listeners to "Voice of Israel" support increased sanctions. ...
UN Contradicts Itself in Blaming Israel
The IMRA news analysis agency reports that while Hizbullah brags about crippling the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UN chief Ban Ki-moon blames Israel for “stirring up trouble.” ...
Ahmadinejad's Mission: Save America from Obama
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered to save the American people from their own president....
Two Arrested in Muslim Terror Attack on Cochi Professor
Two alleged members of the Taliban have been arrested in connection with an attack on a college professor in India for “inflammatory references” to the founder of Islam....
Imam leaves United States under plea deal in terror case
A New York imam who pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents as they investigated an alleged terror plot left the United States on Monday as part of his plea deal, a government spokesman and the imam's attorney told CNN....
Hamas slams Fayyad for meeting Barak
Defense minister, PA prime minister agree to keep in contact. ...
Two Yemeni soldiers killed in clashes with Qaeda
Two Yemeni soldiers were killed in a clash with suspected al-Qaeda militants near the southern city of Mukalla on Monday, the defense ministry said. ...
Saudi readies nuclear energy deal with France
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and France are preparing to sign an agreement on cooperation in civilian nuclear energy, Saudi state media said on Monday....
Abbas Relies on Clinton, Obama Ignores Bush
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is relying on former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s initiative as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flies to Washington. ...
Britain, Germany, Dubai Deny Ban on Re-Fueling Iranian Planes
Iranian media reported Monday that several countries have refused to fuel Iranian planes since new sanctions went into effect last week, but the countries involved have denied the claim. Pilots have faced a ban on re-fueling in Britain, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, according to the Iranian IRNA and ISNA news agencies. ...
CNN Editor Eulogizes Hizbullah Leader as “Hizbullah Giant’
Lebanese-born CNN senior editor Octavia Nasr eulogized on her personal blog the spiritual leader of Hizbullah, who died last week, according to the media watchdog Honest Reporting....
Iran Says Sanctions Caused US to Lose World Cup
“An eye for an eye,” according to Iran, whose Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki explained that the United States, ...
Syria Warns Israel’s Rift with Turkey ’Undermines Peace’
Syrian President Bashar Assad came out four-square behind Turkey in its diplomatic crisis with Israel and warned that Israel undermine stability in the Middle East....
Barak Meets with Fayyad as Israel Eases Embargo
Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad concluded direct talks Monday afternoon on easing the embargo on Hamas-controlled Gaza and on more military coordination between Israel and the PA. ...
Muslim Zionist Speaks Out in Bangladesh
Shoaib Choudhury, a Muslim Zionist in Bangladesh, told IsraelNationalRadio’s Yishai Fleisher last week, “Political Islam and hate speech are our biggest enemies.” ...
Islam forbids playing an instrument, pupils taken out of music lessons
Muslim pupils are being withdrawn from music lessons because some families believe learning an instrument is anti-Islamic. ...
Congressional Candidate Says She's Target Of Death Threats
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Murfreesboro detectives are investigating alleged death threats made against a candidate for the U.S. Congress....
Dad charged over threat to kill Harry Potter star
The father and brother of an actress who starred in the Harry Potter films have been charged with threatening to kill her....
Turkish FM threatens to cut ties
Ankara awaits Israeli admission that flotilla raid was "unjust." ...
Arab-Israeli Group Sues Canada for Funding Cuts
An Arab-Israeli research group in Haifa is suing a Canadian non-profit organization to restore funding after its three-year grants were terminated after the second year....
Police question 32-year-old in connection with shooting incident
Another attempted murder for "family honor"...
Syria jails a 79-year-old lawyer activist
A Syrian military court sentenced on Sunday 79-year-old lawyer Haitham Maleh who campaigned for decades for an end to emergency law, jailing him for three years on charges of "weakening national morale", defense lawyers said. ...
Arsonists Set Galilee Fires
Two major fires that raged in Galilee forests Sunday were apparently caused by arson, Jewish National Fund head Effie Stenzler said....
Saudi Denies Telling Obama Iran and Israel Should not Exist
The Saudi Arabia monarchy has denied a report in the French newspaper Le Figaro that King Abdullah told U.S. President Barack Obama that the countries of Iran and Israel should not exist. ...
Somali Charged with Terrorizing Danish Cartoonist
A 28-year-old Somali man has been charged with terrorizing a Danish cartoonist for drawing a caricature of the founder of Islam. The alleged terrorist, whose name remains under a gag order, is also charged with attempted murder of a police officer....
The Myth of Fayyad’s PA Economic Revolution
A professor of the prestigious George Washington University has debunked claims in mainstream media that Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is leading an economic revolution that will help the PA become a new Arab country....
Ongoing Palestinian Terrorism: 5 Dead, 232 Hurt in 6 Months
The Yeshanews.com website has prepared a detailed summary of Palestinian terrorism against Israelis in the first six months of 2010...
English-Language Al Qaeda to 'Inspire' Americans and Brits
The international al-Qaeda terrorist organization has started a new English-language magazine, called “Inspire,” possibly with the intent to recruit American-born and UK terrorists....
Abbas Eulogizes Munich Massacre Mastermind
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has euologized Abu Dauod, the mastermind of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munch Olympics in 1972 and who died Saturday....
PA Denies Report that It Offers Israel Control of Jewish Quarter
Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat categorically denied Saturday a report that the PA told George Mitchell it would allow or accept Israeli sovereignty over the Western Wall in a new Arab state....
PA Thieves Drain Jewish Town Dry
Sixty Jewish families living in the town of Pnei Hever, near Hevron, face a Sabbath without water due to Palestinian Authority water thieves. Officials at Mekorot, Israel's national water company, say they are unable to help. ...
Syria Jails 400 in Crackdown on PKK
Turkey's state news agency Anatolian reported on Thursday that Syrian security forces have detained 400 people in five cities as part of an extensive operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). ...
U.S. judge agrees to grant asylum to ex-Muslim
An immigration judge tentatively granted asylum Wednesday to the son of a Hamas founder who turned his back on his father's terrorist group and became a spy for Israel....
Iran court amputates thief's hand
Iranian authorities have cut off the hand of a convicted thief after a court ruling in the western city of Malayer, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on Saturday....
Two days of fighting kills 31 in Mogadishu
Fierce fighting between Somali government forces and Islamist rebels over two days has left 31 people dead in the capital Mogadishu, a medical source said Friday....
Syria has new radar from Iran
'Wall Street Journal': Move meant to deter Israeli preemptive attack...
Hizbullah Stronghold Overpowers UN Troops in Lebanon
A southern Lebanon village backed by Hizbullah overpowered United Nations troops Saturday, seizing weapons and wounding one U.N....
Russians Concerned Over Tehran Snub
Russians are registering concern over Moscow's recent cancellation of its deal to sell Iran the S-300 anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile defense system....
EU Says Removing Illegal Arab Structures an ‘Obstacle to Peace’
The European Union has declared that Israel’s plan to tear down illegal Arab dwellings to make way for an archaeological park and tourist center is an “obstacle to peace.” ...
Stop Dreaming about a PA State
Israel's straight-shooting Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Tuesday that one can only dream about a Palestinian Authority state by 2012....
Sale of F-15s, PA State and Taliban Divide Obama and Saudi King
U.S. President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah warmly spoke of friendship in their public statements after their White House meeting Tuesday, but they did not relate to their differences:...
Day in Court for the Son of Hamas
Former Shin Bet spy and “Son of Hamas” Mosab Hassan Yousef faces an immigration judge in San Diego on Wednesday to plead against deportation....
Abbas Talks Nicely to US Jews while PA TV Calls Them Animals
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas spoke to American Jews about peace without incitement against Jews while back home, exactly eight days later, official PA TV called Jews "our enemies." A week after that, it continued to teach children that all of Israel is “Palestine." ...
Islamic Movement 'Penetrated Arab Schools in Israel'
“It turns out that the Islamic movement is illegally penetrating into the schools and running study programs,” MK Zevulun Orlev (The Jewish Home party) who chairs the Knesset Education Committee, has told Arutz Sheva TV. ...
PA Asks Mitchell for 28 More Security Stations near Jewish Areas
Palestinian Authority security forces have told U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell they want to open 28 more “police stations” in areas in Judea and Samaria where Jews live and where security is shared with Israel, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported....
Israel Complains to Cairo Over Anti-Zionist Swastika Cartoon
The Israeli Embassy in Egypt has filed a formal complaint with the Cairo government over a political cartoon that depicted the Jewish State as a Nazi octopus. ...
Congresswoman Fears Hizbullah ‘Israel-Like Bombings’ in US
A Republican Congresswoman has warned that Hizbullah terrorists, hooked up with Mexican drug cartels, may be planning ”Israel-like bombings” against customs officials or National Guard units on the U.S. border....
Bedouin Threaten to Blow Up Egyptian Gas Pipeline to Israel
Egypt has beefed up its forces in the Sinai Peninsula following threats of Bedouin terrorists to blow up the pipeline that pumps to Israel one third of its natural gas needs....
PA Power Blackout of Gaza Ignored by Most Countries
Gaza residents have been without electricity for most of the day this week due to the Palestinian Authority’s halt in fuel shipments through Israeli crossings....
IDF Kills Gaza Terrorist after Mortar Attack
The IDF swiftly responded to a mortar attack on the Western Negev Monday afternoon and killed one armed Gaza terrorist while wounding two others. The soldiers escaped injury, but an army jeep sustained damage....
Iran ’Punishes’ UN, Bans Nuke Talks for Two Months
Iran says it is “punishing” the United Nations by refusing to hold talks on its nuclear program in retaliation for a new round of sanctions that the Security Council approved. Continuing his offensive against the West,...
Gaza Terrorists Burn Down Second UN Camp, Handcuff Guards
Masked terrorists stormed into a United Nations children's camp in Gaza early on Monday morning, attacked and handcuffed the camp guards, and set the place on fire. UN workers said the facility sustained heavy damage. ...
Arab-Israeli Terror Gang Arrested, Tied to 2009 Murder
Seven Arab citizens of Israel have been arrested for membership in a Nazareth-based terrorist group. ...
IDF Stops Sinai Bedouin Drug Smugglers
IDF troops stopped a group of five Sinai Bedouin drug smugglers from reaching their destination after they infiltrated Israel's southern border on Saturday....
Turkish Rally for Flotilla Raises Flag with Nazi Symbol
Turkish supporters for flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s maritime embargo on Hamas-controlled Gaza recently raised the Nazi flag with an expression of gratitude....
Shalit Supporters Sail 'True Freedom Flotilla' in NYC
Hundreds of people set sail in New York City on Thursday in what they dubbed the True...
US Takes Sides with Turkey on Kurdish Struggle
The United States is taking sides with Turkey on the issue of the Kurdish struggle for freedom....
Somaliland votes under tight security
The leader of Somalia's al-Qaeda inspired Shabab was born in Somaliland -- and many in the breakaway state fear he could now derail their two-decade-old bid for international recognition....
Sudan police arrest models after fashion show
Sudanese police briefly detained more than 20 models, make-up artists and designers after a rare mixed-sex fashion show in Khartoum, participants said on Saturday....
Afghan Taliban chief killed in women’s attire
A senior Taliban commander disguised in woman's clothes was killed by Afghan and international forces when he fired on troops trying to catch him south of Kabul, the military said Saturday. ...
IAF Hits Gaza Terror Targets after Mortar Barrage
Israel responded late on Thursday night to a series of terrorist mortar shell and rocket attacks from Gaza that took place earlier in the day. IAF planes hit three terror-related targets in the area. ...
Gaza Terrorists Bombard Israelis in Northern Negev
Gaza terrorists unleashed a barrage of mortar shells at Israeli towns in the northern Negev on Thursday. At least 12 shells were fired over the course of the afternoon and evening....
Israeli Police Tell Hamas Leader to Get Out of Jerusalem
Senior Hamas terrorist and elected Palestinian Authority lawmaker Mohammed Abu-Tir must leave Jerusalem by Friday. Abu-Tir was ordered out by Israeli police on Wednesday night, Arab media reported....
Egyptian Oil Spill Befouls Red Sea Resorts
An oil spill from an Egyptian rig has polluted several tourist sites along a large stretch of coastline along the Red Sea....
Iran’s ‘Nail Polish in Public' Scandal – Woman Fined
The Iranian morality court has fined a woman $224 for the immoral act of wearing nail polish in public on “four and a half” of her fingers. ...
Hamas Fears Israeli Raid If Red Cross Visits Shalit
Hamas has flatly refused Red Cross visits to kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit because the terrorist organization fears the contacts would encourage Israel to try to conduct a raid and free him from his captivity, a Hamas spokesman told an Arabic language newspaper Wednesday....
Obama Can't Decide What to Do with 9/11 Mastermind
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed of Pakistan and Kuwait, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been in U.S. custody since March 2003, but it is still not clear when or where he will be tried. ...
US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza. Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of soldiers, according to the British-based Arabic language newspaper Al Quds al-Arabi....
Hamas Urges Rocket Attacks from Judea and Samaria
Hamas spokesman Mahmoud al Zahar called on the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria to allow terrorists to launch rockets at all of Israel....
German Public TV Exposes ‘Peace’ Flotilla as Mask for Radicals
Support for Israel in the flotilla clash three weeks ago has come from Germany’s second largest public broadcasting company, Sudwestrundfunk, which headlined its inquiry, ”Questionable Peace Mission.”...
‘Flotilla Women’ Invoke Hizbullah and Catholic Prayers
A new PR stunt, featuring a ship heading for Gaza and carrying Muslim and Christian women headed by a Hizbullah backer, is aimed at embarrassing Israel into using its mighty force against what will be portrayed as defenseless women....
Terrorist States Iran and Turkey Join Forces to ’Fight Terror’
Iran and Turkey, which boast support of the Hamas terrorist organization, now are cooperating “closely in fighting terrorism,” according to Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar. ...
Barak Warns Lebanon over Planned Gaza Flotilla
If Lebanon allows citizens to set sail for Gaza from its ports, it will bear responsibility for the consequences, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday....
Militants raid intel building in Yemen, kill 13
Thirteen people including 10 members of the security forces were killed on Saturday when armed men attacked an intelligence services building in the southern city of Aden on Saturday and freed prisoners there, witnesses said....
25 Saudi Gitmo prisoners return to militancy
Around 25 former detainees from Guantanamo Bay camp returned to militancy after going through a rehabilitation program for al-Qaeda members in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi security official said on Saturday....
Our missiles are for defense
Official:US claims we can rain missiles down on Europe "deception." ...
We will throw them into the sea
IHH head calls for violence, "martyrdom" in new 'Marmara' footage....
Europe could face hundreds of Iran missiles
United States intelligence showing Iran likely would have the capability to attack Europe with "scores or even hundreds" of missiles factored into the Obama administration's decision to overhaul missile defenses, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday....
Egypt refuses to stop Iranian flotillas
Cairo paper reports: Israel asks Egypt to block Iranian aid ships. ...
Canadian TV Blasted for Fake Gaza Mortality Rate
Media watchdog groups have criticized Canada's CBC for wrongly implying that Israel's policy vis-a-vis Gaza has led to unusually high infant mortality. In a June 1 report, ...
New Flotilla Organizer is Wife of Hizbullah Supporter
Evidence is mounting that the organizers of a new flotilla set to leave Lebanon toward Gaza are not neutral peace activists, but are in fact tied closely to the Hizbullah terrorist organization, and openly profess their hatred of Israel....
2 Sudan war crimes suspects surrender for trial
Two Sudan rebel leaders arrived in The Hague on Wednesday after surrendering to appear before the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, the court said. ...
Tehran to build "powerful" nuke research reactor
Iran is designing a new nuclear reactor to make radio isotopes that will be "more powerful" than those from its existing Tehran research facility, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday, as Parliament speaker urged for a push ahead with uranium enrichment. ...
Interpol arrest Hezbollah financier in Paraguay
Interpol said Tuesday it has arrested a Lebanese national suspected of funneling money to the Shiite armed group Hezbollah in Paraguay in the tri-border area with Argentina and Brazil. ...
Jordan's King Bashes Israel for Stopping His Nuke Plans
In a tone bespeaking souring relations between Israel and its eastern neighbor, King Abdullah of Jordan is accusing Israel of thwarting Jordanian nuclear aspirations in order to economically dwarf the Hashemite Kingdom....
NATO Watches Syria Smuggle Weapons to Hizbullah
NATO submarines have been watching the Syrian coastline and searching for ships suspected of smuggling weapons to terrorist organizations – among them, Hizbullah in Lebanon....
Armed couple detained at key US military base
Two heavily armed individuals were held at a key U.S. Air Force base in Florida early Tuesday after they tried to enter the installation without authorization, a spokeswoman said. ...
Hamas Still Smuggling, Can Strike Tel Aviv
Terrorists in the de facto Hamas government continue to smuggle weapons into Gaza, and possess 5,000 medium-range rockets with a range of 25 miles, including several that can bomb Tel Aviv, security chief Yuval Diskin said Tuesday....
Al Qaeda Training British Muslims for Another 'Mumbai'
British intelligence officials are warning that operatives from the international Al Qaeda terrorist organization are training local Muslims to carry out another “Mumbai” attack. ...
United Nations Could Hasten Removal of Taliban Leaders From Terror Blacklist
The United Nations is speeding up efforts that could lead to the removal of Taliban leaders from an international terrorist blacklist, the top United Nations official here said Saturday. ...
Somali militants threaten World Cup TV viewers
Somali militants have threatened football fans they will be publicly flogged - or worse - if they are caught watching the World Cup on TV. ...
Iranian flotilla leaving for Gaza
Half will be sent through Istanbul; Iranian MPs will fly to Gaza...
Arab League Head in Gaza, Vows to Fight Blockade
Amr Moussa, Secretary-General of the Arab League, met with Hamas' Gaza head Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday. The two discussed Israel's naval blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza and Hamas' rift with Fatah....
Muslim militants behead 3 Filipino loggers
Al-Qaida-linked militants beheaded three loggers in the Philippines in apparent retaliation for government offensives in the country's south, security officials said Sunday. ...
Two brothers charged with premeditated murder of their sister
Two brothers were charged on Saturday charged with the premeditated murder of their married sister in the latest so-called honour murder to occur this year, official sources said. ...
Fifteen killed in Baghdad bank siege
Suicide bombers and gunmen wearing military uniforms killed 15 people and took hostages on Sunday in a daring raid on the Iraq Central Bank in Baghdad, triggering an ongoing siege with security forces....
I saw police beat a young man to death
Local authorities claim Khaled Said choked on a joint he swallowed when they sought to arrest him outside Alexandria establishment. ...
Jewish Professors Call to Recognize Turkey's Armenian Genocide
A group of Jewish professors in the United States and Israel has called on the Jewish State to formally recognize the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Turks during and just after World War I. ...
Obama Opposes US Sanctions on Iran
The Obama administration is working to balance its support of United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran by opposing similar sanctions in the process of being formulated by the U.S. Congress....
Pakistan funds, trains Afghan's Taliban
Pakistani military intelligence not only funds and trains Taliban fighters in Afghanistan but is officially represented on the movement's leadership council, giving in significant influence over operations, a report said....
Turkey Joins Hamas to Sue Israel Over Flotilla
Turkey is working together with the Hamas terrorist organization to file joint lawsuits against the Israeli military officials who stopped a six-ship flotilla from reaching Gaza and violating Israel's territorial waters. ...
Iranian Marines Set to Escort Flotilla 'To Teach Israel Lessons'
Two Iranian ships intended to head for Hamas-controlled Gaza are waiting for their government's approval to challenge Israel on the high seas, escorted by “volunteer marines” that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to send “to teach Israelis a lesson.”...
Iran Nukes in One to Three Years, But No Delivery System
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates estimated that Iran will have a nuclear bomb within one to three years. At the same time, said Gates, Iran won't have the ability to deliver such a bomb to a target. ...
Iran Threatens Counter-Sanctions against Russia and China
Iran has threatened “reciprocal measures" against countries, including China and Russia, who voted last week for sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Turkey and Brazil voted against the sanctions, and Lebanon abstained....
Sudan must ease Darfur travel ban
Sudan must relax a near blanket ban on travel to remote parts of South Darfur to let aid groups reach areas hit by a resurgence of violence, the EU's commissioner for humanitarian aid said on Saturday....
Iran to build new nuclear site in March
Iran's nuclear chief defiant following new UN sanctions. ...
Youtube Pulls "We Con the World" Parody
After it got over 3 million hits in barely a week, Youtube has removed the Latma parody video, “We Con the World,” a satirical musical portrayal of the true intentions of the Turkish-Hamas 'love boat' captain, crew and passengers. ...
'Witness' to Flotilla 'Murder' Admits She Was on Another Boat
U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright, on a speaking tour of the United States on behalf of radical pacifist women's group Code Pink, bills herself as an eyewitness to the IDF raid on the Mavi Marmara and what she termed the “murder” of “nine innocent civilians.” ...
Remarriage debate stirs fear among Egypt Copts
"They want to empty Egypt of Copts," exclaims Girgis Guebrail about a court order that the Coptic church must remarry divorcees, seeing it as an attack on minority Christians in the predominantly Muslim country....
Ahmadinejad labels Iran sanctions "worthless”
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed the latest U.N. sanctions against it on Friday as lacking legal value and blasted global nuclear powers for keeping atomic technology from other states....
Rafiah Opening Hurts Tunnel Trade
Egypt's decision to open the Rafiah crossing with Gaza until further notice has dealt a heavy blow to one of Gaza's few successful industries – the smuggling tunnel trade...
There was No Humanitarian Aid on Mavi Marmara
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Israel's representatives the world over that there were never any humanitarian supplies or equipment aboard the Mavi Marmara, ...
Hamas TV in France Accused of Incitement
Al-Aqsa TV has once again been caught broadcasting television programs in France violating laws against incitement to hatred or violence. ...
US to Pour $400 Million into PA
“The situation in Gaza is unsustainable – [as is] the status quo in the entire Middle East.” So said U.S. President Barack Obama after meeting with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Washington on Wednesday...
Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding
At least 39 people were killed by a huge explosion at a wedding in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, where NATO troops are massing to dislodge the Taliban from their fiefdom....
Lebanese Threaten Mass March on Israeli Border
The anti-Israel flotilla has turned the tide of world opinion against Israel, Fatah leaders in Lebanon say, and the time is ripe for a mass civilian charge against Israel’s border. ...
Egypt Coptic leader slams verdict on remarriage
The head of the Egyptian Coptic Church threatened Tuesday to excommunicate priests who perform second marriages after a court ruled that divorced Copts could remarry. ...
Bomb attack leaves 15 injured in Istanbul
Fifteen people were injured in a bomb attack Tuesday in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul targeting a police minibus, the Anatolia news agency reported, as Turkey was preparing to use a regional summit to ramp up pressure on Israel over the attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla....
Muslim Clerics Organize Flotilla to Gaza
The idea of flotillas to Gaza is catching on. Following the notorious terrorist activists’ flotilla of last week, and then one for Gilad Shalit, and another that Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan wants to join, now comes the idea for a “Muslim religious leaders” flotilla to Gaza....
American Jihadists Use New Weapon
Jihadists in the United States are encouraging the use of a new weapon, the FBI warns: “Response fatigue.”...
Muslim Murders Vatican Cleric in Turkey
Contrary to earlier reports, it has now been confirmed that the Muslim who murdered a Vatican official in Turkey last week did so for religious reasons. ...
‘Break the Embargo’ Via Syria and Jordan
Former British MP George Galloway, standing alongside a Hizbullah flag in London, announced a new land-sea attempt to break the embargo on Gaza. Iran’s Red Crescent also said it will send ships to Hamas-controlled Gaza to challenge Israel. ...
Demonstrators Say ‘No’ to Mosque at Ground Zero
"No mosque at Ground Zero" was the rallying cry Sunday as thousands of angry demonstrators protested a proposed 13-story mosque just blocks away from the site of the 9/11 attacks. ...
Navy Foils Major Attack by Sea, Kills 4 Terrorists
Navy commandoes foiled a major terrorist attack from the Gaza coast shortly before dawn Monday morning, and the Air Force strafed a rocket launching cell....
Two men arrested at US airport on terror charges
Two men arrested at John F Kennedy airport in New York were charged Sunday with conspiracy to kill Americans outside the country, U.S. justice officials said....
New UAVs Take to Sky Near Gaza, Could be Used in Iran Strike
The Air Force put its new UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to the test last week opposite the coast of Gaza. UAV operators had their first chance to work with the new vehicles, the IAF's most advanced....
Cairo to Strip Citizenship from Men Who Marry Israelis
Cairo's High Court of Justice has upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the Interior Ministry to ensure that Egyptian men lose their rights if they marry Israeli wives....
Lebanese-Americans Charged with Helping Hizbullah
A Lebanese-American couple has been arrested in Toledo, Ohio on charges of providing material support to Hizbullah, listed as a terrorist organization in the United States since 1997. The couple was picked up last Thursday....
The Truth is Slowly Spreading Around the World
The truth about the flotilla clash is slowing sinking in to people’s minds around the world, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet on Sunday morning. ...
Cyber Jihad Tribute to Flotilla 'Martyrs' on the Web
A musical tribute to the so-called “flotilla martyrs,” written and performed by cyber jihadist Asadullah Alshishani, is making the rounds of the Muslim Internet. ...
Ground Zero Mosque Sponsor Unmasked as Free Gaza Donor
The Muslim cleric behind the proposed giant mosque near Ground Zero is none other than a major donor to the pro-Hamas Free Gaza movement, the New York Post reported. The cleric, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf also is a key figure in Malaysian-based Perdana Global Peace Organization. ...
Ahmadinejad Cozies Up to Turkey
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to attend a three-day regional summit starting Monday in Istanbul, to be chaired by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, according to the Fars news agency. Among those attending the third summit on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) will be heads of state from Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Macedonia, Kazakhistan and Azerbaijan. ...
Israel to Expel Hamas Terrorist-Legislator
Prominent Islamic Brotherhood terrorist Mahmoud Abu-Tir of eastern Jerusalem has been ordered to leave Israel, on the backdrop of his refusal to resign from the Hamas legislature....
Gaza Terrorists Fire on Ashkelon
Terrorists in Gaza fired rockets at the city of Ashkelon Thursday night...
Protesters at Turkish Embassy Call Erdogan 'Terrorist'
1,500 Israelis held a protest Thursday opposite the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv....
Hamas is not terrorist group
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he did not view radical Palestinian group Hamas, Israel's arch-foe, as a terrorist organization....
Flotilla Sheikh gets Hero's Welcome in Umm el-Fahm
Sheikh Raed Salah, anti Semitic leader of the northern branch of the Islamic movement, was welcomed back to the Israeli-Arab city of Umm el-Fahm on Thursday after spending several days under arrest. Hundreds of people greeted the sheikh with cries of “Allah is great,” and “The sheikh is a hero.”...
No Ships to Gaza
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the 'Septet' of leading ministers Thursday evening that the Gaza-bound Irish ship "Rachel Corrie," and all other vessels, will not break Israel's blockade of Gaza, "not now and not in the future."...
Israel Was in the Right
A perusal of The Helsinki Principles on the Law of Maritime Neutrality, a basis for international law on the subject, shows that Israel was well within its prescriptions in forcibly stopping the Gaza-bound flotilla. ...
Israel Has Right to Defend Itself
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went on the offensive Wednesday to defend Israel's right to protect its territorial waters. ...
Confirmed Hamas Leader Among Flotilla 'Activists'
A confirmed terrorist leader was among the Gaza flotilla extremists aboard the Mavi Marmara on Monday, holding a Dutch passport. ...
Media War on the Flotilla Clash: AP Anti-Israel Bias Exposed
The Washington Times daily wrote a rare verbal attack on the venerable Associated Press Wednesday, exposing clear anti-Israeli bias and false reporting in coverage of the flotilla clash. ...
Hamas Stopping Transfer of Aid to Gaza
The Hamas government in Gaza is apparently not interested in receiving the goods that were carried by the 'humanitarian' Turkey-sponsored flotilla Israel intercepted....
Ahmadinejad Demands U.N. 'Cut Off' Israel's Hands
The Iranian president on Tuesday demanded a strong U.N. Security Council resolution against Israel over its deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip....
IAF Picks Off Three Terrorists; Two Others Killed in Morning
An Israel Air Force aircraft fired Tuesday afternoon at Arab terrorists from the Islamic Jihad group near Beit Lahya in Gaza, killing three terrorists. ...
Israeli-Arab Riots Against IDF Flotilla Action
Israeli-Arabs rioted in several locations in response to the flotilla events on Monday night. Two policemen were lightly injured in clashes in Umm el-Fahm, in the Triangle between Hadera and Afula and several miles east of the north-central Mediterranean Coast....
Two More Boats on Their Way to Gaza
IDF General Staff Operations Commander Col. Itzik Turjeman told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday that two additional ships of the militant left flotilla are on their way to Gaza...
More Christian Terrorists Than Muslim Terrorists
PBS’s Tavis Smiley recently claimed that “every single day in this country” Christians commit terrorist acts....
Iran amassing enriched uranium
IAEA: Teheran has over 2 tonnes of material, Syria stonewalling probe. ...
US believes it killed al-Qaeda's third-in-command
Al-Qaeda's third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fundraising, is believed to have been killed earlier this month in a U.S. missile strike in the tribal areas of Pakistan, officials said early Tuesday, in what would be a major blow to the global terror network. ...
IAEA says Syria reported past nuclear work
Syria has revealed some details of past nuclear experiments to the U.N. atomic watchdog but is still blocking access to a desert site where secret atomic activity may have taken place, a confidential IAEA report revealed late Monday....
We Came to Speak; They Came to Fight
One of the Naval Special Forces commandos who sustained a broken arm while under attack by the Mavi Marama ship’s passengers, reports, “Each soldier who descended was taken by three or four men and they simply exploded, beating him up. They lynched us. ...
Radical Islam Behind the Flotilla Organizers
The Turkish organization IHH (a Turkish acronym for “humanitarian relief fund”), the force behind the boats attempting to reach Gaza, has a radical Islamic anti-Western orientation and a history of ties with and fund-raising for Hamas....
Iran speeds atom work, bomb fear remains
A new U.N. nuclear agency report shows that Tehran has now amassed nearly twice as much enriched uranium as the West wants removed from Iran....
Afghanistan suspends two Christian aid groups
Afghan authorities suspended two Christian foreign aid groups Monday on suspicion of proselytizing in the strictly Islamic nation and said a follow-up investigation would include whether other groups were trying to convert Muslims....
Egypt orders Coptic church to allow remarriage
A court in Egypt has ordered the Coptic church to allow its faithful to remarry, quashing an appeal by the head of the church, local media reported on Sunday....
They came for war
“They came for war,” was how one Israeli Navy commando described the activists aboard the Mavi Marmara Turkish passenger boat where clashes erupted early Monday morning and ended with at least nine activists dead and dozens others, including eight IDF soldiers, injured....
Boarding legal under int. law
Lieberman: 'flotilla unacceptable attack on Israel's sovereignty'. ...
Navy Prepared to Face Anarchists, Met Terrorists Instead
Army Radio reporter Gal Lev-Rom, on board one of the Israeli Navy ships that stopped the anti-Israel flotilla, reported on the “peace activists” preparations to lynch Israeli soldiers and on the large weapon stocks they brought....
IDF Soldier Shot, Critically Wounded on Flotilla Boat
The IDF reports that the passengers on the Gaza-bound flotilla lay in wait for the IDF to board their vessel and then attacked IDF soldiers, opening fire on them....
Prepare to Go Where We've Never Gone Before
The newly trained soldiers of the IDF's top search and rescue unit – the Israel Air Force's Extrication and Evacuation Unit, known as Unit 669 – received their unit wing pins Sunday. In his address to the newly inducted warriors, the highly revered unit's commander, Lt.-Col. Avinoam, hinted that they would soon find themselves far from Israel's borders....
Hate Chants from Flotilla
Witnesses reported Sunday morning that they had heard hate chants from those on board a flotilla of ships heading from Cyprus to Gaza. The ships bear hundreds of foreign activists who plan to challenge Israel's control of the sea off Gaza's coast....
Israel Submarines Headed for Persian Gulf
Israel has allegedly deployed a permanent submarine presence in the Persian Gulf to keep an eye on Iran, according to media reports published Sunday. The three German-built submarines are reportedly equipped with nuclear cruise missiles....
Hevron Stores Burned for Dealing with Jews
The anti-Israel boycott by the Palestinian Authority took on wider dimensions Friday night when Arabs burned two Arab stores for allegedly doing business with Jews....
Bloomberg defends Ground Zero mosque as freedom-of-faith issue
In his fiercest defense yet of the mosque proposed near Ground Zero, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday that it must be allowed to proceed because the government "shouldn't be in the business of picking" one religion over another. ...
US considers possible Pakistan attack
U.S. military leaders are reviewing options for a unilateral strike in Pakistan if there is a successful attack on American soil tied to the country's tribal areas, The Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition....
Air Force Strikes More Terror Tunnels after Continuing Attacks
The Israeli Air Force bombed a weapons manufacturing site and a terror tunnel Friday night following further Hamas rocket attacks on the Western Negev, ...
Satellite Pictures Seen of Hizbullah Base on Syrian Soil
Hizbullah terrorists are running weapons to Lebanon from secret arms depots in Syria where the terrorists have been accorded their own living quarters, arms storage site and a fleet of trucks, according to the London Times, which claims to have been shown satellite images of one of the compounds. It is said to be situated near the town of Adra, northeast of Damascus...
Demonstrators Denied Permit for WTC Mosque Protest at Zuccotti Park DNAinfo
The right to protest. It is guaranteed in the First Amendment, the same one that ensures freedom of religion, with no asterisk that says “*except for Islam.” It is the same amendment that allows a strip joint and a porno shop to exist a couple of blocks from hallowed ground. ...
Detroit transit sued for nixing 'Leaving Islam?' ad
A bus-ad campaign that seeks to offer resources to those considering leaving Islam already has stirred up controversy in Miami and New York, but its next city may create the most fireworks - Detroit, the U.S. metropolitan area with the heaviest concentration of Middle Easterners....
Italy grants 'political asylum' to jailed imam
The Italian government has granted political asylum to a former imam of Milan's central mosque who was recently jailed on terrorism charges, unnamed sources in the interior ministry have told Adnkronos. Radical preacher Abu Imad was arrested in April after Italy's top appeals court upheld a previous sentence and jailed him for 44 months....
Terror strikes Lahore, hostage situation in mosques
Over a 1000 people are believed to have been rescued so far. Atleast 30 people are feared dead. The death toll could rise....
Afghan police say Pakistani Taliban chief killed
A senior Pakistan Taliban leader may have been killed in a clash with Afghan forces near the border, a senior Afghan police officer said on Thursday, in what would be a major victory for Swat Valley security forces. ...
Australia sees Islamic finance changes in 2011
Australia will outline laws in the second half of 2011 to equalize the tax treatment of Islamic finance and conventional banking, a government official said on Thursday. ...
Indian train blast kills 'at least 65'
Rebels suspected of derailing passenger train causing crash. ...
Hizbullah's Preferred Spies: Arab Citizens of Israel
Hizbullah is increasing its efforts to recruit Arab citizens of Israel as spies, according to a report compiled by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet)....
Yemeni cleric calls for killing US civilians
CAIRO – A U.S.-born cleric who has encouraged Muslims to kill American soldiers called for the killing of U.S. civilians in his first video released by a Yemeni offshoot of al-Qaida, providing the most overt link yet between the radical preacher and the terror group....
ICC asks Security Council for Sudan intervention
The International Criminal Court will ask the UN Security Council to intervene given Sudan's "lack of cooperation" in pursuing two senior government allies for alleged war crimes, according to a court document seen Wednesday....
Manhunt Following Reported Terrorist Attempt
Police began a major manhunt in the Tel Aviv region Wednesday following reports of an attempted terrorist attack. ...
Iran and Russia clash in worst row for years
Iran and Russia clashed on Wednesday over Kremlin support for draft U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, in one of the worst rows between the two powers since the Cold War....
Obama doctrine to make clear no war on Islam
President Barack Obama's new national security doctrine will make clear that the United States does not consider itself to be at war with Islam, a top adviser said on Wednesday....
Tibi Denies Saying 'We'll Pressure Gilad Shalit' Despite Video
MK Ahmed Tibi denied Wednesday that he had threatened "we will put pressure on Gilad Shalit" if prisoners are worsened through Knesset legislation. ...
Air Force Strikes Back at Hamas, Bombs Terror Tunnels
The Israeli Air Force bombed two terror tunnels before dawn Wednesday, several hours after two mortar shells struck in one areas south of Ashkelon and after a bomb exploded near the Gaza security fence. ...
Iran-Brazil-Turkey Uranium Deal is an Act of Deception
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu broke his silence Tuesday regarding Iran's enriched uranium deal with Turkey, calling it “an act of deception.” Until this statement, the Israeli government had offered no official comment on the deal, apparently preferring to let other countries react to it first....
Iran to Obama: Accept nuke deal
Ahmadinejad also rebukes Russia for support of new UN sanctions. ...
NYC board OKs ground zero mosque
After hours of contentious public comment, a New York City community board voted late Tuesday to support a plan to build a mosque and cultural center near ground zero....
Hizbullah Threatens to Sink Israel-Bound Ships
Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatened Tuesday that his guerrilla army would sink all vessels sailing into Israel's waters in any future war....
Flotilla Organizers Promote Agenda, Not Aid
The Foreign Ministry says organizers of a flotilla hoping to force its way into Gaza are more interested in promoting their political agenda than offering aid to the region's residents....
Secret Saudi Document Shows Kingdom Linked with Al-Qaeda Terror
An Iraqi news agency has revealed more evidence linking Saudi Arabia with terror. The Buratha news service published what it said it is a secret document disclosing how much money the Saudi kingdom has transferred to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The kingdom reportedly sends explosives and weapons to terrorist groups in Iraq....
Hitler Fashion Billboards Outrage Italians
Italians are furious over an image of a pink-clad Adolf Hitler on billboards promoting a fashion campaign in Sicily, Italy, where World War II partisans fought fascism....
New Yorkers Plan to Fight Mosque Near Ground Zero
A growing rage is gripping New Yorkers over plans to build a 13-story mosque just two blocks away from the site of the worst terror attack ever perpetrated on U.S. soil. ...
Gaza Terrorists Attack UN Children’s Camp, Warn Aid Director
Gaza terrorists raided a United Nations beachside children’s summer camp Sunday and left death threat warnings for John Ging, the head of U.N. Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) Gaza operations. ...
Egypt Portrays Israel as Enemy in Training Maneuvers
The Egyptian military completed large scale training maneuvers in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday. The official Middle East News Agency said the weeklong maneuvers – code-named "Badr-2010" – included an exercise to cross the Suez Canal as well as a simulation of an offensive thrust deep into what is termed as "enemy"- i.e. Israeli- territory. ...
Member Knesset Tibi is Siding With Hamas
MK Ahmed Tibi spoke Sunday to Channel 1 news and warned, “If you increase the pressure on prisoners, we will increase the pressure on Gilad Shalit.” The statement was made in an interview with Uri Levy....
Jerusalem Arabs Plotted to Aid Hamas Prisoners
Eight Arab residents of Jerusalem, a Gaza resident, and an Arab citizen of Israel have been arrested for helping Hamas circumvent Israeli law in order to pay terrorists in Israeli prisons. ...
“For Every Israeli Concession, a Palestinian Provocation”
“We are seeing a process in which every time we make another concession, we are spat upon in return,” says a top Yesha Council leader. “After Netanyahu’s two-state declaration, ...
Yemeni tribesmen kidnap US couple near Sanaa
Armed Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped two U.S. tourists, a husband and wife, near the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday and were demanding the release of a jailed relative, Yemeni security officials said. ...
Hamas Arrests, Returns Egyptian Officer
Hamas's Fathi Hamad, who holds the Interior Ministry portfolio, reported that Hamas security forces arrested an Egyptian officer who infiltrated the Gaza Strip in order to gather information. The officer has been returned to Egypt, and Hamas has asked Egyptian authorities to establish a security committee to coordinate between the parties. ...
Controversy over Child Labor in Gaza Tunnels
The tunnel trade in southern Gaza is increasingly drawing controversy over its use of child workers. The dangerous smuggling tunnels leading from southern Gaza to Egypt have cost several Gaza children their lives....
Hamas Asks for Ties with Obama as It Sends Killers to Israel
The Hamas de facto government in Gaza seeks direct ties with the United States government. According to the Arab newspaper A-Sharq Al-Awsat, Hamas conveyed the message to a delegation of US political activists and members of academe, and asked them to relay it to President Barack Obama's administration. ...
Hizbullah Hypes New Jihad Tourist Center
Hizbullah guerrillas are promoting themselves to the folks at home, and winning credibility and legitimacy in the process, with weekly tours of southern Lebanon in what the group is calling “Jihad Tourism.” The tours were created to mark the 10th anniversary of Israel's pullout from the area....
Somali rebels launch attack on presidency
Somalia's al-Qaeda-inspired Shabab rebels attacked the presidential palace in Mogadishu overnight, sparking a battle that left at least 14 civilians dead, officials and witnesses said Sunday....
Well-Bred Muslim Urges More Fort Hood-Style Murders
A U.S.-born Muslim cleric urges Muslims in the United States Army to kill their comrades before they take part in military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Obama Advisor: Warm Words for Saudi Arabia, Hizbullah, Al-Quds
John Brennan, Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security, called Jerusalem “Al-Quds,” praised Saudi Arabian religious tolerance, and is encouraging of Hizbullah. ...
US Predicted to Enter Lebanon if Iran Gets Nukes
An experts' simulation of a scenario in which Iran obtains nuclear weapons predicted that the United States would wind up entering Lebanon. The simulation was held at the Lauder School of Government in the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center earlier this week....
Terror Teddy Bear Teaches Martyrdom
Hamas continues to educate children to become “martyrs” who die while waging war on Israel. In one of the latest episodes of its children's television show, Pioneers of Tomorrow, the terrorism-loving teddy bear Nassur urges children to sacrifice themselves, and a caller assures them that if they become martyrs, they will go to Paradise. ...
23 killed, 55 injured in central Iraq car bomb
A car bomb ripped through an Iraqi market on Friday, killing at least 23 people in the third major attack in 11 days, two months after a general election failed to result in a new government....
Kiir swears in 1st South Sudan elected president
The president of the autonomous region of south Sudan was sworn in on Friday, after being declared winner last month in the country's first competitive elections in more than two decades, as Darfur rebels said they have killed 200 in clashes with army....
Hezbollah mobilizes "thousands" for Israel drill
Hezbollah mobilized thousands of fighters in southern Lebanon on Friday in response to week-long Israeli defense exercises due to kick off on Sunday, an official from the Shiite armed group said....
New Nile agreement a wake-up call for Egypt
A new agreement by five African states on Nile water sharing has been a wake-up call for Egypt, which has long considered the river its own, analysts say....
Australia lawmakers vote down burka ban
Lawmakers in Australia's most populous state voted against banning the burka Thursday, with one accusing the Christian MP who moved the bill of stigmatizing Muslims, as city authorities in Brussels banned a protest against a ban against wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public....
IDF Blasts Terror Tunnels
The Air Force demolished a tunnel in northern Gaza early on Friday morning. The tunnel, built one kilometer from the Gaza security fence, was to be used by terrorists to infiltrate southern Israel....
EU Diplomat Quits Delegation Over 'Anti-Israel Propaganda'
Italian Member of European Parliament Gabriele Albertini, a senior foreign relations official, has stepped out of a delegation to Israel, calling the delegations planned trip an “anti-Israel propaganda mission.” ...
France makes way for new mega-mosque
French Muslims celebrate a milestone on Thursday when building work begins on a mega-mosque in Marseille, the nation's biggest and a potent symbol of Islam's place in modern France. ...
Facebook, now Pakistan shuts down YouTube
Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube indefinitely in a bid to contain "blasphemous" material, officials said on Thursday....
Egypt May Strip Citizenship from Intermarried Couples
The Egyptian High Court is considering a move to strip citizenship from men who marry Israeli women, despite its 30-year-old peace treaty with Israel....
US Joins Pro-Muslim 'Alliance of Civilizations'
The Obama administration has announced the United States will join the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, another openly anti-Israel organization....
Pakistan bans Facebook over Prophet cartoons
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed Internet service providers to block Facebook indefinitely on Wednesday because of an online competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad...
Anti-Qaeda Sunni imams slaughtered in Iraq: military
Two Sunni Arab imams were brutally killed on Monday in Iraq, including one who was decapitated and had his head planted on a power pole, in attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda, military officials said....
Delhi CM fears trouble if Afzal is hanged
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's mercy petition has been sent back by the Delhi government on Wednesday to Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna with the Delhi government fearing ant-social elements may try and foment communal trouble in some parts of the national capital. ...
French cabinet approves burqa ban draft law
The French cabinet approved a draft law to ban the Muslim full-face veil from public spaces on Wednesday, opening the way for the text to go before parliament in July....
Taliban attack biggest NATO base in Afghanistan
Taliban gunmen armed with rockets and grenades attacked the largest NATO base in Afghanistan at dawn Wednesday, sparking hours of clashes that killed 11 militants and wounded nine soldiers....
Iraq Arrests Al-Qaeda Terrorist in Plot to Blow Up World Cup
Iraqi security forces have arrested a former Saudi colonel who plotted with Al-Qaeda’s number two terrorist to blow up the World Cup in South Africa next month. ...
Anti-Zionists Firebomb Kristallnacht Synagogue, Demand PA Peace
Anti-Zionists firebombed a rebuilt 11th-century Worms, Germany synagogue earlier this week and left behind letters in broken German stating, “As you don't leave the Palestinians in peace, we won't let you in peace."...
PA Boycott of Yesha Goes Door-to-Door
The Palestinian Authority is launching a door-to-door campaign Tuesday to convince Arabs to boycott Jewish-grown produce and Jewish goods from Judea and Samaria, but some observers say it may scuttle the chances for peace....
Iran Prepared to Block Gulf Oil and Wreck Western Economies
Iran’s recently-concluded war games concentrated on preparations to block the Persian Gulf and wreck Western economies in the event that the United Nations Security Council tries to place harsh sanctions against it....
Hamas Expels Residents, Demolishes Dozens of Arab Homes
Hamas police beat and forcibly removed residents from their homes in a southern Gaza city, and the buildings were then demolished by bulldozers. ...
16 killed after attack on parliament in Somali capital as lawmakers meet
Islamic insurgents attacked a building in the Somali capital where parliament was meeting Sunday for the first time this year, pounding the area with mortars. At least 16 civilians were killed in the fighting that ensued, a medical official said....
PA to Israelis: Go Back to Europe
As Palestinian Authority officials agree to indirect "proximity" peace talks with Israel, PA television sends a different message. A broadcast that was repeated twice last week called on Israelis to “return” to Europe and Ethiopia, so that PA Arabs can “return” to Israeli cities such as Akko (Acre), Haifa and Jerusalem....
Arab Media Cheer Obama for De-Linking Muslims from Terror
A leading international Arab newspaper has hailed U.S. President Barack Obama for officially removing the description “Muslim terrorist” as part of his campaign “to reach out to the Muslim world.” The op-ed did not note the radical Muslim bacgkround of the terrorists and reasoned they are equal to other terrorists whose religion is not connected with their acts....
Italian MP and French Professor Best JCall Petition
There is a war being waged on the Internet over a petition sent around the world wide web and to the European Parliament by a group of French intellectuals. Entitled "A Call for Sanity", it called on Israel to freeze “settlements.” ...
Iran, Brazil in talks to resolve nuclear impasse
Talks seen as Iran's "last chance" to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West started in Tehran on Sunday between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Brazilian counterpart, state media reported....
Ground Zero mosque plans prompt anger
An ambitious plan to build a mosque next to New York's Ground Zero is prompting hope -- and anger -- in a city scarred by terrorism. ...
Attack on Swedish cartoonist's home
Attempted arson attack on home of artist who drew Prophet Muhammad. ...
UN elects rights violators to Human Rights Council
Libya, Angola and Malaysia win seats in an uncontested election. ...
Suspected militants kidnap 60 in NW Pakistan
Suspected militants dressed as policemen kidnapped about 60 people in troubled northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, government and police officials said....
Muslim cleric calls for 'Greater Iran'
Shi'ite Islamic union would stretch from Afghanistan to Israel. ...
Rights Groups oppose prospect of Libya, Qatar joining UNHRC
Plans to elect two Arab states with poor rights records draw a flurry of criticism. ...
Sweden expels Syrian diplomat, tried to kidnap his daughter
A prosecutor says Sweden has expelled a Syrian diplomat in an alleged plot to abduct his daughter and bring her out of the Scandinavian country. ...
Pakistan's Taliban warns of more attacks in US
Pakistani Taliban militants have warned America that it will soon "burn" while calling for Pakistan's rulers to be overthrown for following "America's agenda."...
Four African countries sign new Nile treaty
Four African countries on Friday signed a new treaty on the equitable sharing of the Nile waters despite strong opposition from Egypt and Sudan who have the lion's share of the river waters....
Qaeda in Iraq names new ‘war minister’
A new "war minister" has been named for the al-Qaeda front organization in Iraq following the deaths last month of two top leaders, an Internet monitoring group reported on Friday....
New York Bomb Scare Called Off
New York City police have called off a bomb scare in New York after cordoning off Union Square following the discovery two gas canisters in a suspicious vehicle parked in Union Square in downtown Manhattan...
JFK Airport Security Fiasco: Guns, Swords in Baggage
Egyptian authorities were amazed Wednesday to have found handguns, swords and daggers in one U.S. passenger's luggage. The traveler was detained in Cairo upon his arrival from New York's JFK International Airport after his baggage was found to contain weapons and ammunition....
Replace Israel with Islamic Caliphate
Israel should be integrated into an Islamic Caliphate, and Hamas and Hizbullah should be respected as legitimate political movements, ...
The Next Lebanon War
A report by TIME Magazine this week warns that "the next Lebanon War" is on the horizon, but contends that although the Hizbullah terrorist organization and Israel are both fully prepared for war, neither side is looking forward to the eventuality. ...
US Muslim Envoy: Representing Who?
Controversial U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference Rashad Hussein is back in the spotlight over an interview published Monday in the English-language edition of the Arabic international daily Asharq Al-Awsat....
If Jews Don’t Enroll, Arabs Will Take Over
Haifa University has decided, under pressure, to prevent Sheikh Kamel Hatib of the Islamic Movement in Israel from speaking – but students say it might be too little, too late....
Stop Muslim Temple Mount Denial, 'Barbaric' Digs
Dr. Gabi Barkai, senior lecturer at Bar Ilan University and recipient of the Jerusalem Prize for Archaeology, says Israelis must demand that Israeli antiquities law be enforced at Israel's most important archaeological site– the Temple Mount....
No Zionist Enemy Products
It's not only the Palestinian Authority, and it's not only against the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Jordan, too, has quasi-officially announced a boycott on all Israeli-made products....
Arms plane was bound for Hamas
In Japan, Lieberman says new 'Axis of Evil' supports arms smuggling....
PA Looks to Obama as Savior
Roadside signs have cropped up across the Palestinian Authority over the past few days, confirming many Israelis' fears that U.S. President Obama is actually not on Israel's side. The signs read: "Barack Obama, free us from slavery, occupation and the settlements."...
Iran Warns off US Plane during Persian Gulf ‘War Games’
Iranian military planes warned off a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft near the Islamic Republic’s war games in the Persian Gulf that conclude Wednesday (today), according to the semi-official Fars news agency. American officials have not commented....
Cairo extends emergency law for two years
Egypt's parliament voted on Tuesday to extend a decades-old state of emergency for a further two years, the official MENA news agency reported....
French parliament unanimously bans burka
The French parliament on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the full-face Islamic veil as an affront to the nation's values, setting the stage for a law banning it....
Sudan asks Interpol to arrest rebel chief
Sudan's justice minister has asked Interpol to arrest the leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, state media said on Monday, a step likely to dash hopes of progress in a faltering peace process....
Iran Conducts Major Military Drill
As Iran's military conducted military drills in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for provoking a war between Israel and Syria, and said Israel has no intention of attacking its neighbors. ...
Russia Wants to Build Nuclear Plants in Syria
Russia, which is helping Iran build nuclear plants, now wants to add Syria to its list of investments in atomic energy while the US enlists support for the idea of making Middle East free of nuclear weapons. Israel is the only country in the region that is thought to have nuclear weapon capability, but Syria is suspected of having tried to build a nuclear warhead. ...
Arab MK Tried to Stymie Israel’s Acceptance into OECD
The chairman of the Israeli-Arab “Balad” party, MK Jamal Zekhalke, wrote a letter to the head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), asking him not to admit Israel into the body....
France moves closer to OK burka-ban in public
France will move a step closer towards outlawing the full Islamic veil on Tuesday when parliament adopts a formal resolution condemning the burka as an affront to the nation's values....
At least 99 killed in attacks across Iraq
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory Monday in a crowd that gathered after two cars bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks killing nearly 100 across Iraq, the deadliest day this year....
Syria, Russia Upgrade Ties, Israel Fears More Arms for Hizbullah
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Syria for the first time Monday night as the two countries upgrade trade ties despite American disapproval of Syria’s supplying Hizbullah terrorists with missiles. Medvedev's arrival in Damascus comes hours after he hosted President Shimon Peres during a three-day visit. ...
Gunmen, bombs kill 40 in broad assault in Iraq
Gunmen using weapons fitted with silencers attacked checkpoints and suicide bombers targeted shoppers in a marketplace as insurgents launched assaults in Iraq on Monday that killed at least 40 people and wounded 100 more....
Attacking Israeli Civilians - Not a War Crime
In the midst of the Cast Lead counterterror offensive in late 2008 and early 2009, the Israeli Arab group Ittijah accused Israel of war crimes and called to put Israeli leaders on trial. The organization, which serves as an umbrella group for dozens of Arab non-profits, also accused Israel of genocide. ...
IAF Responds to Fire, Blasts Terror Sites
The Air Force demolished two targets in southern Gaza early on Monday morning. The targets, part of Gaza's terrorist infrastructure, were destroyed in response to a Saturday night rocket attack....
PA Fights to Keep Israel Out of OECD
The Palestinian Authority has sent a letter to OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations asking them to reject Israel as a member. Israel is due to join the organization this summer, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria. ...
'Man arrested' in Karachi airport security alert
A man has been held at Karachi airport after batteries and an electrical circuit were found in his shoes as he tried to board a plane, reports say. ...
'Jihad' dad wins right to stay on UK as kids are 'settled'
With his children settled in Britain, an al Qaeda terror suspect has won the right to stay on in the country because of a case against him that dragged on for too long....
Taliban behind Times Sq. attack
US Attorney General says evidence links Shahzad with Pakistani group. ...
Iran Bans Foreign Words on Public Signs
The Iranian government has banned the use of foreign words in commercials, the names of movies and on billboards, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. ...
Iran hangs five for being "enemies of Allah"
Iran hanged on Sunday five people, including a Kurdish woman, convicted of bombing government offices and a gas pipeline to Turkey and described as "enemies of Allah", state media reported....
Iran’s UN dinner fails to break nuclear deadlock
A surprise, high-profile U.N. dinner failed to break the deadlock with Iran over its nuclear plans as the United States called it a "missed opportunity" and kept up the pressure Friday for U.N. sanctions....
"Severe consequences" if US attacked
The United States has warned of "severe consequences" if a successful extremist attack in America were traced back to Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes."...
Egypt Bars Israeli Doctor from Int'l Conference in Cairo
Egypt has barred an Israeli hematology expert from attending an international conference set to take place this month in Cairo despite the longstanding peace treaty between the two nations. ...
Israeli Arab Incitement over Temple Mount
Israeli Arabs, along with the entire Arab world, have escalated a propaganda campaign to stir up agitation as great or greater than that of the PA, while Israel complains to the United States that the Palestinian Authority is guilty of incitement against Israel. The Israeli government has raised the issue of the PA with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, but the other provocations are far beyond his reach....
Gaza Terrorists Fire Rocket at Negev
Terrorists fired a Kassam rocket at southern Israel on Saturday night. The rocket, fired from northern Gaza, exploded in an area south of Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported. ...
Belgium analyses video threat over Muslim veil ban
Belgian authorities are analysing a video containing threats to attack the country and other European states if they enforce a ban on full face veils, government officials said on Thursday....
Doctors Without Borders Clinic Attacked in Somalia
Officials with the aid group Doctors Without Borders say they do not know why Islamist insurgents attacked one of the group's clinics near the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The attack Wednesday forced the clinic to shut down....
New Yorkers Wary Of Future Ground Zero Mosque
Imam: 13-Story, $100 Million Facility Would Further Prove American Religious Tolerance, But Not All Onboard...
Turkish lawmakers OK constitutional amendments
The Turkish parliament narrowly approved Friday a series of constitutional amendments that opposition parties say are designed to give the Islamic-rooted government leverage over the largely secular judiciary....
Hezbollah says it's ready for fresh war with Israel
Driving through Hezbollah's stronghold in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, a veteran fighter says the militant group has made significant military advances since their last war with Israel in 2006: 'We have many other surprises for the Israelis.'...
Moroccan Islamist party calls for Elton John ban
Morocco's main Islamist opposition party has called for gay singer Elton John to be banned from performing at a festival in Rabat later this month, a party leader said Friday....
Taliban cut off hands of three Pakistan tribesmen
Pakistani Taliban facing a fierce government military operation in a tribal area severed the right hands of three alleged thieves after a Taliban Islamic court found them guilty....
Turks Help Hamas Welcome Anti-Israel Ships
Turkish aid is instrumental in helping Hamas clean and prepare the Gaza port, in preparation for the arrival of the anti-Israel protest flotilla later this month. ...
Pork test to bust cheats in Muslim Kazakhstan
Plastic-stick test detects molecules found only in pork, ...
Abbas Calls Israel ‘Extremist;’ Netanyahu to Meet Mitchell
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that the Israeli government is “extremist” and must halt all building for Jews on land claimed by the PA before it agrees to American-mediated talks. Asked if he would sit down to talk if Israel continues to build Jewish homes on land claimed by the PA, Abbas said, “Certainly not. This is our land.”...
University of Gaza ‘Greenhouse for Hamas Terror’
University of Gaza students affiliated with Hamas used chains and knives to attack Fatah supporters several days ago, sending several students to the hospital. The incident is a footnote in a long-standing atmosphere of Jihadist education at the university, which maintains that it is an academic institution like any other....
Italian police fine Muslim woman over burka
Italian police fined a Muslim woman for wearing a full Islamic veil in a street in the northern city of Novara; possibly the first such incident in Italy, city officials said Tuesday....
Iran Photographed US Ship in 'Close Encounter’ in Persian Gulf
An Iranian military plane recently came within 1,000 yards of a U.S. Navy ship in the Persian Gulf in what American officials said was a "close encounter". The report was made public on Monday the day before, Tehran announced more “war games” to be held in the Gulf starting this week, this time to go on for eight days. ...
Times Square Bombing Suspect Arrested Trying to Flee US
U.S. authorities have arrested a suspect trying to flee the country after last week's attempted car bomb in New York City's Times Square. Shahzad Faisal, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, was arrested by Customs and Border Protection officers Monday night at JFK International Airport in New York. ...
FIFA Reverses Hijab Ban After Iranian Protest
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) had earlier banned Iran's female football squad from wearing the hijab at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, slated for August 14-26 in Singapore....
US Links De-Nuking Israel with Removing Iranian Threat
The United States, which already has tied Israel’s agreeing to Palestinian Authority demands with solving the Iranian nuclear threat, now cites Israel’s nuclear arsenal as the key. ...
US, Britain, and France 'Disengage' Ahmadinejad
The United States, Britain and France led a walkout on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the U.N. nuclear non-proliferation conference Monday as he accused countries with nuclear weapons of threatening those without them. "How can the United States be a member of the board of governors when it used nuclear weapons against Japan," he said...
Iran, Syria, Turkey Cementing Ties
Iran made a point of declaring its solidarity with both Syria and Turkey in recent days, on the heels of joint Turkish-Syrian military exercises....
Delhi on high alert as embassies warn of attack
Thousands of police and paramilitary troops guarded New Delhi's markets and shopping centers Sunday after foreign embassies in India issued warnings of imminent militant attacks....
Somali insurgents take hold of pirate haven
Hizbul Islam seizr Haradheere, want part in lucrative trade ...
Egypt on High Gaza Alert
Egypt has placed its forces on the Gaza border on high alert, suspecting that Gaza Arabs will once again overrun the border. More than 2,000 Arabs in Hamas-run Gaza held May Day demonstrations on Saturday, protesting both Israel’s and Egypt’s tight border crossings. The protests were held near the Erez crossing with Israel and the Rafiah border with Egypt....
Arabs Adds Conditions to Talks, But ‘Show Will Go On’
Hours after the Arab League supported U.S.-mediated talks with Israel, it began adding conditions, but no one apparently wants to be accused of saying ”no,” and the discussions are scheduled to resume, possibly this week. ...
Failed Car Bomb Forces Times Square Evacuation
A catastrophe was avoided at Times Square late Saturday night when an apparent car bomb failed to blow up after a small mini-explosion that occurred when the device failed to detonate as planned. Police evacuated the crowded square on what usually is the busiest night on Broadway....
TURKEY ON US WATCH LIST FOR VIOLATING RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS
Turkey remains on a US panel's watch list of 12 countries for its violations of religious freedoms, Today's Zaman daily newspaper reports....
France plans to jail burka-enforcers
France will jail and impose huge fines on anyone who forces a Muslim woman to wear a full-face veil, as well as fining the wearer, according to leaked extracts of a proposed law published Friday....
British Student Gang Attacks Deputy Ambassador
Talia Lador-Fresher, Israel's Deputy Ambassador in Britain, was attacked Wednesday night by an angry mob of students following a speech at the University of Manchester. Many of the students who attacked Lador had apparently not listened to her speech, but rather had remained outside the hall waiting for her to exit....
Italy: Imam 'arrested' in Milan after terror conviction
A radical Muslim preacher was arrested in the northern city of Milan on Thursday, sources close to Milan's Muslim community told Adnkronos International (AKI). Italy's top appeals court on Wednesday jailed Egyptian-born Abu Imad on terrorism charges. ...
U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women's Rights
Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest."...
Belgian MPs vote to ban Muslim burka in public
Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban the wearing of the Islamic burka in public, paving the way for the first clampdown of its kind in Europe....
Lebanese villagers kill murder suspect in mob vengeance
Egyptian man was arrested on suspicion of killing four members of a local family. ...
Arabs Don’t Want to Live in a PA State
Accounts of a two-week-long arrest under cruel conditions and humiliating tax collection practices are indications of the “quality of life” in the Palestinian Authority....
Hizbullah: Our Missiles are Honorable, not Aggressive
Senior Hizbullah official Hassan Fadlallah said Wednesday that his militia's weapons were of the “honorable” type and could not be compared with those of the United States and Israel....
US promotes female Muslim entrepreneurs
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday announced business initiatives to benefit women in Muslim countries as part of a broader drive this week to promote U.S.-Muslims economic ties. ...
UN Human Rights Org Charged with Anti-Semitism
The UN Watch organization has sent a detailed letter to the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights demanding an end to anti-Israel and anti-Semitic discrimination. ...
Iran, Egypt Line Up Against US, Allies at UN Nuke Meeting
Iran and Egypt are lining up to fight the United States and its allies over Israel at the upcoming United Nations meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Hamas Accuses Egypt of Killing 4 Tunnel Smugglers
The Hamas terrorist organization that rules Gaza has accused Egypt of killing four smugglers Wednesday by pumping gas into a tunnel under the border. Six other smugglers were injured. ...
Jewish Hospital in Tangiers Torn Down
Moroccan Jews fear the local cemetery might be next on the chopping block, after a former Jewish hospital in Tangiers, Morocco was abruptly razed by authorities....
USCIRF Eleventh Annual Report On Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will release its tenth annual report on nations committing egregious violations of religious freedom on April 29. ...
Churches to Confront Shari’a (Islamic Law)
Concerned that Christian groups are not fully realizing the threat posed by an expansion of Shari’a (Islamic law) in the West, the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is calling upon churches to stand against global attempts to enshrine it....
Muslim leader wants crucifix ban in Germany
A Muslim politician chosen to become a minister in a German state says she wants to ban crucifixes ...
Hezbollah slams US accusations, vows to keep arming
Hezbollah has shot back at US accusations it was stockpiling sophisticated weapons and vowed to continue to build its artillery, in comments published on Wednesday....
Thousands of Islamic extremists attack a Christian center
Three cars destroyed and some buildings set on fire. The origin of the attack a rumor that Christians wanted to build a chapel within the center. Hundreds of local police fail to stop the raid, but police chief promises justice. ...
Nigeria - investigation into senator's 'child bride'
Nigeria's Senate has ordered an investigation into reports that one of its members has married a 13-year-old Egyptian girl. ...
Islamic Influence in U.S. Prisons
Douglas J.Hagmann, Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, has written of “extensive” Islamic infiltration into American prison systems. Excerpts from his most recent article on the topic: ...
Iceland volcano was Allah's punishment for "Infidels and polytheists"
A Palestinian cleric preaching on Hamas TV said the volcano in Iceland and the volcanic ash that paralyzed European air travel were sent by Allah to punish "Infidels and polytheists with fear and terror."...
NYC student pleads guilty to terrorism charge
On the eve of his terrorism trial, an American student who studied in London admitted Tuesday that he helped a friend deliver some protective clothing to an al-Qaida military commander fighting Americans in Afghanistan....
France arrests five over 'jihadi' web posts
French anti-terror officers arrested five suspected Islamic extremists Tuesday after they allegedly posted comments on radical websites calling for Jihad or Muslim holy war....
Terror threat shadows Johannesburg games
Ahead of World Cup, groups ranging from Islamic to Afrikaans extremists place SA in precarious position. ...
Hizbullah Has One of World’s Largest Missile Arsenals
Syria is helping Hizbullah stockpile “far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world,” U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday at a joint press conference with visiting Defense Minister Ehud Barak....
Obama Hosts Muslim Entrepreneurs
U.S. President Barack Obama began a two-day summit Monday bringing together entrepreneurs from dozens of countries, most of them primarily Muslim. ...
PA Factions say No to Peace Talks
Eight Palestinian Authority factions meeting in Syria have rejected peace talks with Israel based on the “two-state solution,” according to Kuwaiti media. Among the factions were Hamas and Islamic Jihad. ...
British al-Qaeda commander planned July 7-style attack on New York subway
A British al-Qaeda commander planned to emulate the July 7 London suicide bombings with a coordinated attack on the New York subway system, it has emerged. ...
Obama hosts Muslim entrepreneurs at summit
U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a key plank of his strategy to mend ties with the Islamic world on Monday when he hosts a summit to boost economic development in Muslim nations....
IDF Foils Gaza Bomb Attempt
IDF soldiers found three mines Sunday that had been planted next to the Gaza security barrier. The mines were located during a routine security check and were destroyed in a controlled explosion; no injuries were reported....
IDF Kills Long-Wanted Terrorist Murderer in Hevron
Israeli forces killed a terrorist this morning who had been wanted for six years for murdering an Israeli policeman. They then razed the building in which he was hiding....
British Ambassador in Yemen OK After Terror Attack
A suicide terrorist, assumed to be from Al-Qaeda, detonated himself near the convoy of the British ambassador to Yemen early Monday, but succeeded in killing only himself. British Ambassador to Yemen Tim Torlot was on his way to the embassy in Sanaa when the attack occurred....
Jordanian Media on 'Alleged' Temple
Petra, the official news agency of the the Jordanian government, recently published a report accusing Israel of “Judaizing” Jerusalem and casting doubt on Jewish history in the Land of Israel. The report also referred to Israelis working in the Old City as “Israeli occupation forces.”...
No Sharia courts
There are no Sharia courts.. in the narrow sense of the word. But the big brouhaha about Sharia courts in the UK, for example, concerned using Sharia law in the process of arbitration. As this study shows, such arbitration councils exist in the Netherlands. ...
80 Afghan schoolgirls fall ill; poison feared
Dozens of Afghan schoolgirls have fallen ill in recent days after reporting a strange odor in their classrooms in northern Afghanistan, prompting an investigation into whether they were targeted by militants who oppose education for girls or victims of mass hysteria....
Historian Details Nazi Outreach in Arab World
During World War II Nazi Germany tried to rally support in the Arab world, often trying to find common ground in anti-Semitism. The extent of the Nazi propaganda in Arabic has been revealed in a book titled Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World....
Armenians mark 95th anniversary of mass killing
Tens of thousands of Armenians on Saturday marked the 95th anniversary of mass killings under the Ottoman Empire amid fresh tensions with Turkey over the collapse of reconciliation efforts....
French driver fined for wearing niqab
A 31-year-old French woman was fined for wearing a niqab while driving, in a further sign of France's bid to clamp down on the face-covering veil which President Nicolas Sarkozy says demeans women....
Iran Trades Oil for Enriched Uranium from Zimbabwe
Iran last month sealed a secret deal to trade oil for enriched uranium from Zimbabwe, which hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week, according to the London Telegraph. The deal was signed last month “away from the media glare” when an Iranian minister visited Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, a source from the African country told the newspaper....
Full Body Scanners Useless
An Israeli security expert told Canadian officials their multi-million-dollar investment in full-body scanners for airports across the country was “useless” and could easily be hoodwinked by terrorists. ...
Syria Responds to 'Stone Age' Warning with 'Prehistoric' Threat
Syria has threatened it will “send Israel back to prehistoric times” if the Jewish state attacks it with unconventional weapons. Kuwaiti paper Al-Rai quoted on Saturday a source described as being close to the decision-making hub in Syria's leadership as saying that in case of an unconventional Israeli attack, “we will respond in kind.”...
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Seeks Asylum in Israel
An Iranian nuclear scientist has asked for asylum in Israel, Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, of the Druze community, said Saturday....
Malaysia Muslims seek apology over cartoon
Malaysia's conservative Islamic party PAS Friday demanded those behind the satirical U.S. cartoon show "South Park" apologize to Muslims worldwide over its portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed....
Pentagon rejects evangelist who scorned Islam
The U.S. Army on Thursday withdrew an invitation to a Christian evangelist to speak at a Pentagon prayer service next month following an outcry over his references to Islam as a violent religion....
Iraq Christians to erect Rio-like Jesus statue
The Christians of northern Iraq have chosen to defy mounting attacks by extremists by erecting a statue of Jesus modeled on the giant Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. ...
Sharjah police hunt for unmarried couples
Police in the conservative Sharjah emirate are hunting for unmarried couples sharing the same address....
French Muslims torn over potential veil ban
Muslims in the Arab world are incensed and Muslims in France are walking a delicate line after President Nicolas Sarkozy pushed for an all-out ban on full Islamic veils....
Rocket dud possibly seen in Red Sea
Divers at Eilat's coral beach spot suspicious object, tell police. ...
Major Muslim group sets up human rights division
Chief of Organization of the Islamic Conference hopes committee will bring about "paradigm shift." ...
'Muhammad' now a dirty word on 'South Park'
Now "South Park" can't even say the words "Prophet Muhammad." ...
PA Forces Turn to Hamas
While Palestinian Authority officials put the focus on winning concessions from Israel, a recent WorldNetDaily report indicates that they may face a greater challenge –...
Netanyahu: No Freeze in Jerusalem
In an interview with Channel 2 television news, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that there will not be a construction freeze in Jerusalem, and that there is “a full understanding that there must not be preconditions for ...
Jordan: Rocket hit Aqaba
Jordanian Minister of Information Nabil al-Sharif confirmed Thursday evening that a Grad rocket hit the city of Aqaba earlier in the day. Previously, Al-Sharif said only that an explosion had occurred in a warehouse in the city....
Arabs: We Won't Give Up Right of Return!
A day after the State of Israel marked 62 years of independence in the Land of Israel, the Palestine-Israel Journal held a conference dealing with the will of those defined as "Palestinian refugees" to resettle in the land....
PA Arabs to Israel: We'll Take Your State
Palestinian Authority Arabs are increasingly rejecting the two-state solution, leaning instead towards turning Israel into a bi-national state governed jointly by Arabs and Jews. ...
Washington Think Tank Predicts New Mideast War
A U.S.-based think tank has issued a report saying that a new Middle East war may be looming on the horizon. ...
Two rockets hit Eilat area
No casualties, factory sustains minor damage as Katyushas explode on Jordanian side of border; Jordan says attack came from its territory; IDF investigating. ...
Qur'an Backs Jewish Claims to Land of Israel
A new book shows in detail how the Qur’an (Koran) and Islamic tradition actually uphold the Divine nature of the bonds between the Land of Israel and the Jewish People. ...
UN urges Egypt to act against human trafficking
A U.N. expert called on Wednesday for Egypt to take more action to combat human trafficking, laying out a list of social ills running from child labor to sexual exploitation....
Hizbullah arms real danger to Israel
Top US senator says there is a high likelihood terror group has Scuds....
Hamas Foiled Our Ambush, Islamic Jihad
Hamas, the terror faction that has ruled Gaza since a military coup in 2007, prevented a smaller group called Islamic Jihad from attacking IDF soldiers on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Islamic Jihad said this week....
Rare Meeting Between Mubarak, Assad, and Abdullah in Cairo
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, Syria's Bashar al-Assad, and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah may hold a rare three-way high-level meeting in Egypt this week, according to a report in London's al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper on Wednesday....
Waiving the rules on the Syrian-Lebanese border
The West should use resolution 1701 to roll back Hizbullah's effective take-over of the Lebanese gov't. ...
Rising Muslim Hopes from Obama’s Outreach May Backfire
U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing his “reaching out to Muslims” approach by consulting more with Muslim advisors. In June, he will visit Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation....
Less Time to Act on Iran with Each Passing Day
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sounded an urgent note regarding the Iranian threat in a Monday interview on America's ABC network, saying that “we have a lot less time with each day that passes.” ...
Iran Could Strike US with Missiles in 2015
Iran may be able to build a missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, according to an unclassified US Defense Department report on Iran's military released on Monday. ...
TSA tells terrorists where body scanners are, and exempts them
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken transparency to a new level. ...
Pakistani Brothers Threaten Family of Catholic Who Wed Muslim
Before attempted abduction of groom’s mother, Muslims accused Christians of kidnapping. ...
Mashaal vows to capture more soldiers
Hamas leader blames Israel for failure to close deal on Gilad Schalit....
Hamas Members Switch Loyalties to Al-Qaeda
Thousands of former Hamas members have switched their loyalties, and now belong to a Salafi terrorist group inspired by Al-Qaeda, a Gaza terrorist told the Palestinian Authority-based Maan news agency. ...
Muslim army recruits get special conditions
The Swiss army has drawn up guidelines outlining special conditions for meals and prayers for its rising number of Muslim recruits....
Radical Islamic Web site takes on 'South Park'
The radical Islamic Web site Revolutionmuslim.com is going after the creators of the TV cartoon series "South Park" after an episode last week included an image of the Prophet Mohammed in disguise....
Blast kills 27 in Pakistani city of Peshawar
A suicide bomber attacked Pakistani police guarding a protest rally organized by the Jamaat-e-Islami religious and political party against power cuts in the city of Peshawar on Monday killing 27 people, police and government officials said....
2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders killed
US: Deaths may be most significant blow to group since insurgency. ...
Israeli-Arab Vandals Scrawl PA Flags on Synagogue Wall
Israel Arabs spray-painted swastikas and pictures of Palestinian Authority flags on the walls of a synagogue and home near the Arab-Jewish Center in the city of Yafo (Jaffa), adjacent to Tel Aviv, according to police. Also nearby is an elementary school where Arabs and Jews study together. ...
Don't Underestimate Us
President Shimon Peres made use of his Remembrance Day address to deliver a message of warning to the Shiite theocracy in Iran Sunday, urging it not to underestimate Israel....
Lawsuit claiming firing was retaliation is headed for trial
Rami Awad's more than three years as a branch employee of National City Bank ended badly -- and a jury is about to hear what happened. ...
Taliban say buildup under way
The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afghan forces prepare for a summer showdown with insurgents, according to a Taliban commander with close ties to senior insurgent leaders....
Scud missiles would be odd choice for Hezbollah
Long-range Scud missiles, which Israel has accused Syria of sending to Hezbollah in Lebanon, seem unlikely weapons of choice for a nimble guerrilla outfit, although they might pack a psychological punch...
Iran shows military might with drones, missiles
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Israel was on its way to collapse, as Iran's military displayed a range of home-built drones and missiles at the annual Army Day parade....
Iraq Qaeda using new ‘H-bomb’ to kill civilians
Al-Qaeda in Iraq is rigging houses and shops with explosives in a new tactic that has killed and maimed civilians in recent weeks and defied the thousands of security forces in Baghdad, officials say. ...
Suicide car bomb kills 7 in northwest Pakistan
Seven people were killed and 26 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the northwestern Pakistani city of Kohat on Sunday, police said. ...
Saudi sets up science center for nuclear energy
Saudi Arabia said it would set up a scientific centre for civilian nuclear and renewable energy to meet rising demand for power and desalinated water, state news agency SPA said on Saturday. ...
Hizbullah a division of Syrian army
Israel reportedly sends missive to Damascus warning against attack....
Obama Faces Iran ‘Wake-up Call’ from Defense Secretary Gates
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent President Barack Obama in January a secret “wake-up” call warning of lack of strategy to deal with an Iranian nuclear threat, The New York Times reported Saturday. ...
Obama from Arab Descent, a 'Blessing' to Muslim World
Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi blessed U.S. President Barack Obama as a “friend” over the weekend in a speech published by the London-based al-Hayat newspaper, labeling him “an African from Arab descent, from Muslim descent.”...
Pakistan bombs kill 32 at centre for displaced
Two suicide bombers dressed in burqas struck a crowd of displaced people collecting aid handouts, killing at least 32 and wounding more than 50 on Saturday at a camp in northwest Pakistan. ...
Sudan vote falls short of intl standard
Sudan's first competitive elections in more than two decades "fall short" of meeting international standards, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who has been monitoring the polls, said on Saturday. ...
Girl barred from Spain school for wearing hijab
A Moroccan immigrants' association in Spain Friday condemned a school's decision to bar a 16-year-old girl from class for refusing to take off her Islamic headscarf....
Suspend ‘atomic criminal’ US from IAEA
Iran slammed the United States as an "atomic criminal" which should be suspended from the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Saturday, while urging changes to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)....
Hizbullah admits receiving Syrian scuds
Group accuses Israel of blowing incident out of proportion. ...
Cathedral is destroyed, people are terrified
PHILIPPINES - Bishop of Basilan issues appeal through Fides, says Cathedral is destroyed, people are terrified; asks for help from Universal Church...
No time behind bars for imam in NY subway plot
An Afghanistan-born imam who admitted he lied to the FBI over an aborted terror plot against the New York subway system was freed Thursday but ordered to leave the country within three months, a court official said....
Bells toll no more for schools in Somali town
Somalia's al-Shabaab militants have ordered schools in Jowhar town to stop using bells to signal the end of classes because they sound like those of Christian churches, teachers said on Thursday. ...
ElBaradei, Israel Understands Only Violence
The former head of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, expressed support on Tuesday for Palestinian Authority violence against Israel....
Iranian Nuke Reactor Ready for August 2010 Launch
Russia announced Wednesday that the Iranian nuclear reactor it is helping to build is set to launch its operations this August. Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia's state nuclear corporation, said the reactor currently being completed at Bushehr is on schedule....
Waking up to New Danger from North
The Syrian government claimed Israel is using the Scud ballistic missile transfer to try to create an excuse for launching a war. "Israel aims from this to raise tension further in the region and to create an atmosphere for probable Israeli aggression," the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement...
Kyrgyzstan Jews in Danger; Anti-Semites Attack Chabad Synagogue
The 2,000-member Jewish community of Kyrgyzstan suddenly lives in fear following an attack on its only synagogue after rebels last week apparently overthrew the government in a bloody uprising in which more than 80 people were killed....
France Halts Egyptian Anti-Semitic Broadcasts
The French government has ordered a local satellite carrier to halt broadcasts by an Egyptian TV channel due to anti-Semitic content....
15 killed in Philippines attacks
Al Qaeda-linked militants in police uniforms set off bombs and fired at civilians on a strife-torn Philippine island in violence that left 15 people dead....
No rush, to vote in Sudan after polling extended
Sudanese trickled into polling stations on Tuesday to vote in the country's first competitive elections in 24 years, after polling was extended by two days due to a chaotic start. ...
Syria arms Hezbollah with Scud missiles
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday accused Syria of supplying Scud missiles to the Lebanese Hezbollah while publicly talking peace, as Lebanon complained to United Nations over Israel's violation of its territory few days ago. ...
Sarkozy warns of Israel-Iran war
French leader: We must act on Iran to avoid "disaster" of IAF strike....
After South Africa’s Latest Racist Murder, 'None of Us are Safe'
With at least two white farmers murdered each week in South Africa, and Al-Qaeda threatening to “blow up” the upcoming World Cup games, white supremacists there are on the defensive....
China against Sanctions on Iran
China is against energy sanctions on Iran and instead favors “engaging” the Islamic Republic through negotiations despite U.S. President Barack Obama’s optimistic handshake with Chinese President Hu Jintao....
IDF Kills Four Terrorists Trying to Place Roadside Bomb
Ground soldiers prevented a terrorist attack early Tuesday morning and killed four terrorists who tried to plant roadside bombs at the separation-security barrier and infiltrate into the Western Negev....
False Charges Filed against 47 Christians in Pakistan
Police try to extract bribe after attacking home; in Rawalpindi, militants attack chapel....
Ohio terrorist ties to al-Qaida operative revealed
A convicted Ohio terrorist had ties to a man convicted of plotting an attack on a French island as well as an al-Qaida suspect who met with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers and told them how to reach Afghanistan to train for jihad, according to a federal court ruling. ...
N. Korea, Iran Snub Obama, Keep Up Nuclear Programs
North Korea and Iran have both announced that they plan to move forward with their nuclear programs, after U.S. President Barack Obama rebuked both nations for failing to comply with nuclear nonproliferation standards. ...
Think Tank Speculates War Could Break Out with Syria
The increasingly open threats made by Syrian leaders and members of the Hizbullah terrorist group in Lebanon have led analyst David Schenker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) think tank to warn that war may be on the horizon....
US Weapons to Lebanon Despite Hizbullah Closeness
With the dividing lines between Hizbullah and the Lebanese Armed Forces not altogether clear, the United States has delivered weapons and ammunition to Israel's northern neighbor and thereby possibly to its enemy....
Weak West Will Cause War with Iran
The American-led "engagement” policies towards Iran is going to result in the very war it wants to prevent, according to an Iranian CIA spy. He says the only way to prevent a possible nuclear war with Iran is to attack the country now....
Sudanese take to the polls in landmark elections
Sudanese were voting on Sunday in the country's first multi-party elections since 1986, but the polls have been marred by an opposition boycott and accusations of fraud....
Iran to complain to UN over US nuclear "threat"
Iran will lodge a complaint with the United Nations about what it sees as U.S. President Barack Obama's threat to attack it with nuclear weapons, the foreign ministry said on Sunday....
Mideast investment banking rebounds in Q1
Investment banking in the Middle East experienced a rebound in activity in the first quarter, indicating a return to confidence in the market, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters. ...
Yemen won't go after radical US-born cleric
Yemen says it will not hunt down a radical U.S.-born cleric who has reportedly been added to the CIA's list of targets to be killed or captured....
Bomb blast near Iran jail wounds up to 19
Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a jail in southwest Iran on Saturday in an apparent bid to help prisoners break out, wounding three guards and up to 19 others, media reported....
Iraq al-Qaida group says it's behind embassy hits
Statement calls attacks a "new strike into the heart of the security plan" in Baghdad. ...
Cairo film festival judges walk out over Israeli-made movie
French-sponsored event to be held without a jury or awards. ...
Islamic Movement Approved in Israel, Barred by Jordan
While Israel allowed the radical Islamic Movement to operate openly and even allows its members to sit in the Knesset, Jordan has apparently decided that the extremist group is a threat it is unwilling to tolerate....
Gaza Smugglers Import New Cars
Gaza businessmen are now importing new cars - but the price tag comes with a hefty commission for the tunnel smugglers who bring them in through the rocky and sometimes dangerous underground network. ...
What's Not Happening to American Muslims
It can't have come as a surprise that one of the now entrenched myths about America—namely, its ongoing victimization of Muslims—should have been voiced again by a leading citizen of our myth-producing capital, Hollywood. The citizen was Tom Hanks, and the occasion his March interview in Time Magazine in which he declared that our battle with Japan in World War II was one of "racism and terror." And that, he noted, should remind us of our current wars. ...
MoD apologise over Catterick Garrison firing range 'mosques'
The Ministry of Defence apologised today after a Muslim group complained that structures used on an Army firing range resembled mosques. ...
Iran will not beg to avoid sanctions
Iran's president said on Thursday he would not plead with opponents of Tehran's nuclear program in order to avoid sanctions as Russia and the United States said new measures might be necessary...
European Union withdraws Darfur poll observers
The European Union said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its election observers from Sudan's Darfur region, saying safety fears were hindering their work....
Obama to Remove 'Islam' from Counter-Terror Strategy
United States President Barack Obama plans to remove the term “Islamic radicalism” from a document outlining America's security strategy, the Associated Press reported Thursday....
PA Gov't Honors Mass Terrorist
A Palestinian Authority government complex is being built on a Ramallah street that is named after arch-terrorist Yahye Ayash, dubbed 'The Engineer'. ...
We will react to aggression
Lebanese PM says Lebanon and Hizbullah are ready to respond to any Israeli attack. ...
Jordan Wants a Piece of Jerusalem
Jordan has not waived its rights to sovereignty and responsibility over the Temple Mount, the Hashemite Kingdom's Minister of Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites, Abdel Salam Abbadi, said Tuesday. ...
Europe Bails Out Fatah and Hamas Again to Pay Wages
The European Union announced it is continuing to bail out Palestinian Authority workers, including those in Gaza, but its payments for the first three months of this year already are nearly 50 percent of what was budgeted for the year....
Israel Responds to Turkish Threat
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Israel, telling Turkish national television Monday that his country would not “sit with its arms folded in the event that Israel attacks in Gaza once again.” ...
Join us on Wednesday, April 7th
On Wednesday, April 7th from 4:45 pm on, religious, civic and human rights leaders of many faiths and backgrounds will gather in front of the Nigerian Consulate in New York City to raise their voices of conscience about the continuing massacres of Christians as well as the ongoing barbaric persecution of non-Muslim minorities by jihadists in Nigeria and elsewhere across the globe. ...
Rally for Nigeria
On Sunday, March 8, five hundred Christians were killed—slaughtered with machetes by Fulani Muslims in the Nigerian state of Plateau. The latest in religious clashes that the state has seen in recent months, the bulk of the attacks this time were in three farming villages (Dogo Nahawa, Zot, and Rastat) near the town of Jos, with reports claiming around 75 houses burned....
FIFA bans Iran's girls from Olympics over hijab
The Iranian girls' soccer team have been kicked out of this year's first Youth Olympics because of a FIFA ban on playing in Islamic head scarves. ...
Jordan Was Better Off without Peace with Israel
King Abdullah of Jordan has joined the Arab world’s saber-rattling against Israel and warned that the status of Jerusalem could blow up into another war. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he also stated that Jordan was better off economically before it made peace with Israel in 1994. ...
US Allies Force Obama to Relax Airport Security
The Obama administration has cancelled airport security restrictions on 14 terror-related countries, including American Muslim allies such as Saudi Arabia. Instead, the United States is relying on "real-time” intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks in the air. ...
Pakistan attacks kill 43, target US consulate
Militants using a car bomb and firing weapons attacked the U.S. consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday hours after a suicide bomber killed 43 people elsewhere in the northwest, officials said. ...
Hamas Suffering Financial Crisis
Hamas is suffering a financial crisis due to the three-year-old international ban on transferring funds to the terrorist authority. Successful lawsuits obligating Hamas to pay out millions of dollars in compensation for terror victims have compounded its financial problems. ...
Mortar Strikes Sha'ar HaNegev Area
Gaza terrorists fired a mortar shell at Israeli population centers Saturday evening. The shell exploded in an uninhabited space within the Sha'ar HaNegev local authority....
Sudan poll thrown into disarray by boycott threat
Sudan's first multiparty elections in decades have been thrown into disarray by allegations of government violations and opposition threats of a boycott. The disputes wreck hopes of transforming a conflict-plagued nation and could instead end up fueling violence in Darfur and the south. ...
Two suicide explosions rock Russia's Ingushetia
A suicide bomber killed two policemen and wounded a third near the police headquarters of a town in Russia's North Caucasus region of Ingushetia on Monday, officials said....
Al-Qaeda urges UK fanatics to build DIY cruise missiles
Fears of a terror attack during the UK General Election have been further fueled by reports that the Al-Qaeda has urged British fanatics to build DIY cruise missiles to attack passenger jets. ...
Egypt court orders top brotherhood men released
An Egyptian criminal court on Sunday ordered the release of 16 senior members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group who were detained in February....
Jihad Jane Sidekick Charged in US Terror Plot
A second American woman, 31-year-old Jamie Paulin Ramirez, has been charged with conspiracy in the alleged “Jihad Jane” plot to murder Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilk....
Turkey’s homosexuals face rising discrimination
Culture minister describes being gay as “curable disease” ...
UK kissing couple loses Dubai jail appeal
The two were arrested in November, after an Emirati woman accused them of kissing in a restaurant. One-month prison sentence upheld for kissing in public ...
Baghdad blasts kill at least 32
Suicide attackers detonate bombs near Iranian, Egyptian and German embassies. ...
MUSLIM PRAYERS IN CORDOBA CATHEDRAL, 2 ARRESTED
The two Austrian tourists who were arrested last night in the mosque-cathedral of Cordoba, accused of contempt and bodily harm of police agents, were handed over to the legal authorities today. ...
Episcopal Diocese Sells Historic Church to Muslims
The Church of the Good Shepherd, which has stood at #79 Conklin Avenue since 1879, has been willingly turned over to a Muslim entity by the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York, rather than have it remain in the hands of traditional Anglicans who practice the faith once for all delivered to the saints. ...
Iran got nuke gear from Chinese firm
IAEA probing how Teheran bypassed sanctions, allegedly one of many cases. ...
Normalization with Israel? Not here
Why trade unions in only 2 Arab countries with peace deals with Israel are spearheading campaigns against normalization. ...
Lebanese man won't be beheaded for witchcraft Friday
Unclear whether beheading in Saudi Arabia has been waived or only postponed. ...
Egypt kills 3 African migrants in Sinai border
Spate of shootings in last four days brings total this year to 12, says Human Rights Watch. ...
IAF Responds to Rocket Strikes
The Air Force took out weapons factories and warehouses in Gaza on Thursday night in response to recent rocket attacks. Strikes were carried out in northern, central, and southern Gaza. ...
Statement of the European Christian Political Movement
regarding the situation of Christians in the Islamic World...
Anti-Islam decals improperly banned at Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune officials violated the rights of a military veteran who came to his job on base in a vehicle emblazoned with anti-Islamic decals after his son died in a terrorist bombing, a federal judge ruled....
Nigeria sharia court bans amputation ‘tweets’
An Islamic Sharia court in northern Nigeria on Tuesday permanently banned a local rights group from discussing the country's first amputation for theft on the Internet, an activist said. ...
Third Islamist Terror Attack in Russia
Two people were killed and a third was critically wounded Thursday morning in the third suicide bombing attack in less than a week in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, located in the northern Caucasus, close to Chechnya....
Belgium Moves Toward Banning Muslim Face-Covering Veil
A parliamentary committee in Belgium voted on Wednesday to ban the wearing of face-covering veils in public, and the full House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill in late April....
Familiar disingenuity at a uniquely Gaddafi-esque summit
As usual, the Arab-Israeli conflict demonstrated its necessity – what would the distinguished leaders discuss in its absence? ...
Russia hints at al-Qaeda link to metro bombings
Moscow held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 39 victims of twin rush-hour suicide bombings on packed metro trains, as Russian leaders pledged to hunt down and wipe out those behind the attacks. ...
Sudan's Bashir threatens southern referendum
Sudan's president warned former southern rebels on Monday that if they refused to take part in April's elections, a southern referendum on secession would not happen....
Hamas men seize $400,000 from Gaza bank
Hamas security forces took $400,000 from a bank in the Gaza Strip on Monday, in a direct challenge to Palestinian authorities in the West Bank who had frozen the money to comply with money laundering regulations. ...
Turkey presses US to stop ‘genocide’ resolution
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has assured Turkey the White House opposes a congressional resolution labeling the World War One massacres of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday. ...
Moscow Terror Attack Kills 40
At least 40 people were killed in Moscow Monday morning in a double suicide attack on the city's metro system. Dozens more were wounded. One attack took place at the Lubyanka station; 40 minutes later, a second bomber struck the Park Kultury station. ...
Open letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
We are concerned with the sovereignty of the United States as it pertains to the infiltration of the Egyptian regime within the U.S. ...
Arab League Summit Focused on Jerusalem, "Resistance"
The Arab League concluded its 22nd summit in Libya on Sunday without any changes from its longstanding policies: no to recognizing Israel under any conditions, yes to armed resistance (aka terror) against Israel, no condemnation of genocide in Darfur, yes to Arab Jerusalem, and more. A follow-up meeting will be held in October....
Hebrew U Mosque Feared as Incitement Center
Muslim students of the Mt. Scopus campus of Hebrew University of Jerusalem have begun a campaign for an on-campus mosque – which Jewish students fear will become a headquarters for incitement against Israel....
Tolerating the intolerant
Canadians jump through hoops trying to accommodate Muslims from countries that refuse to accept other religions...
Saudis fund Balkan Muslims spreading hate of the West
SAUDI ARABIA is pouring hundreds of millions of pounds into Islamist groups in the Balkans, some of which spread hatred of the West and recruit fighters for jihad in Afghanistan. ...
Jews Barred from Cairo's Maimonides Synagogue
The Egyptian government has announced that it will not allow Jews to pray in Cairo's newly-restored Maimonides Synagogue, in retaliation for Israel's security response to Arab rioting on the Temple Mount. ...
More Iranian Nuclear Sites Being Built
Western intelligence agents and United Nations nuclear officials agree: more nuclear sites may exist in Iran than what has been revealed to inspectors by the Islamic Republic. ...
IDF Prepares for Large-Scale Missile Attack
The Air Force this past week has tested new anti-missile systems by simulating a large-scale attack from several enemies using missiles ranging from the primitive Kassam rocket to Iran’s advanced Shihab missile....
PA Group Used UNICEF Logo Without Permission
Responding to a complaint by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) and a report by Israel National News, UNICEF, the United Nations body charged with ensuring the welfare of children around the world, said that a PA non-governmental agency (NGO) improperly used the UN group's logo on an ad that promotes anti-Semitism....
Chicago man charged with supporting al Qaeda
A Chicago, Illinois, man was charged Friday with providing material support to al Qaeda by attempting to send the terrorist group funds overseas, the Department of Justice said....
Pakistani troops kill 34 militants after attack
Pakistani troops killed at least 34 militants after about 150 Taliban attacked a military checkpost in the northwest on Friday, challenging government assertions crackdowns have weakened the group....
UN rights body passes Islamophobia resolution
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution condemning Islamaphobic behavior, including Switzerland's minaret building ban, despite some states' major reservations....
Muslims must foil Israeli plot
Mottaki urges Arab League to discuss Jerusalem, settlement construction. ...
Loan caters to Minneapolis Muslim business owners
The Alternative Finance Program respects Islamic law by offering fixed-rate loans....
Sudan's Bashir warns alcohol drinkers face lash
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir warned on Thursday that making, selling or consuming alcoholic drinks will be punishable by the lash under the country's Islamic laws....
UN panel asks to quiz Hezbollah on Hariri murder
An international team investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri has requested to question six Hezbollah members about the crime, a security source said on Thursday....
Israel is playing with fire
King Abdullah says Netanyahu gov't "must decide if it wants conflict or peace." ...
PA Arabs Among Al-Qaeda Terrorists Convicted in Lebanon
Lebanon sentenced 20 operatives linked to the international al-Qaeda terrorist organization to prison terms of up to 15 years each for terror-related activities, according to a source in the Lebanese court system....
Al-Qaida hiding bombs in breast implants
Al-Qaida is laying deadly “booby traps” by equipping its female suicide bombers with explosive breast implants that are impossible to be detected at airport security checkpoints, British intelligence agency MI5 has claimed....
KFC diner told 'you can't have bacon in your burger here
A diner was left fuming after a KFC restaurant took his favourite meal off the menu because it breached their new halal regulations. ...
Saudi busts 113-strong Qaeda cell
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had arrested 113 al-Qaeda militants including suicide bombers who had been planning attacks on energy facilities in the world's top oil exporter. ...
Biggest evacuation in Algeria since independence
Algeria launched the largest population evacuation campaign since its independence as the government began to move thousands of people living in the capital’s slum areas to new apartments....
We'll Have to Return to Gaza
The heating-up of the Gaza front – about a dozen rockets were fired at Israel last week, killing one Thai worker - brings to miWe'll Have to Return to Gaza'nd Operation Defensive Shield, whose eighth anniversary is commemorated at this time. ...
Israeli Cargo Captured By Somali Pirates
A Turkish-owned ship named "Frigia" and carrying cargo of the Israel Chemicals company has been captured by Somali pirates. ...
Obama Dresses Down Netanyahu
President Barack Obama appeared to carry on a policy of intentionally humiliating Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week, by ignoring custom and abstaining from any public appearance with him during Netanyahu's visit to the White House. ...
Prevent Sudanese Terrorism in Tel Aviv
MK Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz responded Monday to what he termed an “anti-Semitic terrorist attack” in central Tel Aviv. The attack in question took place on Saturday night in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood....
Jerusalem is Not the City of 3 Religions
Rabbi David Algaze, founder and spiritual leader of the Havurat Yisrael synagogue in Queens, New York, says the disappearance of Israel would not move the U.S. government....
Group mobs church
Hundreds of people mobbed the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) church under construction in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Friday, calling for the project to be halted. ...
County, town face suit in beheading of woman
Lawyers for the estate of Aasiya Zubair Hassan, the woman killed and beheaded in her cable television studio, have filed a notice of claim, indicating they intend to sue the Town of Orchard Park, Erie County and the Erie County Sheriff’s Department for failing to prevent her death in February of last year. ...
Dubai to hunt for booze in food
Dubai inspectors are looking for illegal alcohol, but this time inside sauces, soups and desserts. ...
Azhar scholars reject Egypt abortion draft law
Religious scholars in Egypt rejected a draft law that, if adopted, would authorize abortion and the sterilization of women for financial and health reasons, labeling it anti-Islamic. ...
‘Jihad Jane’ Part of Growing US Jihad
“Jihad Jane,” who last week pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism, is one of approximately 40 native Americans in a growing U.S. Jihad movement that is “as American as apple pie,” says a native American terror fugitive....
IAF Blasts Gaza Smuggling Tunnel
Israel Air Force planes blasted a smuggling tunnel along the Gaza-Egypt border early on Monday morning. The strike was carried out in response to the recent wave of rocket attacks from Gaza. Gaza terrorists fired five rockets at southern Israel on Saturday and Sunday, and last week, an attack on Netiv HaAsarah killed a Thai worker....
Passover Sacrifice Would Provoke Muslims
State attorneys asked Sunday for the Supreme Court to forbid Jews to bring sacrifices on the Temple Mount. The appeal to the court was a response to a petition from the Temple Mount Institute, which requested permission to bring a sacrifice on the Temple Mount prior to Passover....
Police officers banned from asking for 'Christian' names
Police officers have been banned from asking for a person’s “Christian” name because it might offend people with other religious beliefs. ...
Taliban commanders are trained in Iran
Hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill NATO forces in Afghanistan; two Taliban commanders told a British Sunday newspaper....
Gaza Rocket Slams into Israel
Gaza terrorists fired a short range rocket at Israeli civilian centers Sunday evening. The rocket exploded south of the coastal city of Ashkelon, hurting no one and causing no damage....
Shots Fired at IDF Patrol Near Hevron
Arab gunmen opened fire Sunday evening on an IDF patrol near Adorayim, south of Hevron. No one was hurt and no damage was caused. IDF soldiers are combing the region. ...
Obama Punished Israel
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States this week will include a demand that U.S. President Barack Obama release previously-promised bunker-busting bombs, the Times of London reported Sunday....
Somalia’s Shabaab commander shot dead
A senior official of Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab was shot dead on Friday in a rare assassination in the southern port of Kismayu, which is tightly controlled by the al Qaeda-linked rebels. ...
EU set to stop Iran jamming broadcasts, Internet
EU nations are determined to take action to end Iran's "unacceptable" jamming of satellite broadcasts and Internet censorship, according to a text agreed by European ambassadors in Brussels. ...
Four Kassam Rockets From Hamas
Hamas terrorists in Gaza continued their rocket onslaught against Israel over the Sabbath, firing four more Kassams at two different locations. No one was hurt – as opposed to on Thursday, when a foreign worker from Thailand, Mani Singmonfon, was killed in a Kassam rocket attack. ...
Arab Riots in Samaria
Dozens of Palestinian Authority Arabs rioted, threw rocks at Jews, and attempted to infiltrate a Jewish town in Samaria today (Saturday). ...
Synagogue Bomb Suspects: The Feds Put Us Up to It!
Defense attorneys say an alleged plot to bomb New York synagogues was hatched and directed by a federal informant....
Saudi Arabia Seeks Strike on Iran
The German news magazine Der Spiegel has reported that Saudi Arabia is hoping Israel will strike Iran's nuclear facilities, and is even prepared to open its skies to Israeli warplanes to allow such an operation to take place. Similar reports were published in 2009, and denied by both Israel and Saudi Arabia. ...
PA Man Claims Ownership of Hurva
The Hurva synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem was rededicated Monday in a joyful ceremony. The synagogue was rebuilt after being destroyed twice – once in the 18th century, when the Jewish owners defaulted on a debt, and once in 1948, when the Jordanian army went through historic Jerusalem demolishing Jewish holy places. (click here for fascinating history of the synagogue)...
US Freezes Assets of Gaza Hamas Bank, TV Station
The US Department of the Treasury on Thursday froze the US-based assets of Gaza-based Islamic National Bank and Al-Aqsa Television, which are controlled by Hamas. US citizens may no longer do business with either institution....
Hamas's Hateful Puppet Show
Hamas TV continues to find new ways to teach children to hate with a puppet show in which a young boy learns not to say good things about Jews in fear of looking like a “Zionist collaborator.” The show aired on Al-Aqsa TV on March 11, and was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)....
IAF Hits Gaza Terror Tunnels
The Air Force hit six targets in Gaza early on Friday morning in response to recent rocket attacks on southern Israel. The targets were demolished. Gaza authorities reported that nobody was injured in the strikes. ...
Arabs Hurl Rocks at Jews in Judea and Samaria
Palestinian Authority Arabs attacked Jewish travelers in several locations around Judea and Samaria on Thursday. The attackers hurled rocks at vehicles as they drove down Highway 60 in the area of Gush Etzion in Judea, near the Arab village of Beit Omar. ...
Krakow Ghetto Monument Defaced by Neo-Nazi Vandals
Polish workers spent hours this week removing graffiti spray-painted in red on a monument commemorating the Jewish victims of the Krakow ghetto during World War II....Jeffrey Imm at Voice of the Copts Press Conference
Jeffrey Imm is the founder of human rights group, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L), ...
Ashraf Ramelah's remarks on 03/12/10 Press Conference
The purpose of this press conference is to detail two important events which have occurred recently in Egypt...
Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S.
American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is calling for jihad against America, claiming "America is evil" in a new audio message obtained by CNN....
Sudan signs deal with second Darfur rebel group
Sudan's government and a Darfur rebel group, the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), signed Thursday a framework peace accord, as talks with a larger Justice and Equality Movement appeared to falter. ...
Thai Worker Killed by Gaza-Fired Rocket
Hamas terrorists in Gaza have fired five Kassam rockets into Israel over the past two days, and the last one killed a worker from Thailand....
President of Pakistan Christian Congress at Press Conference
On behalf of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and 20 million Pakistani Christians, I strongly condemn killing of Christians in Egypt and demand justice for 8 Coptic Christians gunned down on January 6, 2010, by Muslims during New Year prayers in town of Nag Hammadi....
Egypt and the Undiscovered Country
As the Voice of the Copts' Ashraf Ramellah and others have pointed out, "Christians of Egypt, also known as Copts, have been living under discrimination, oppression and persecution for almost 1430 years."...
Remarks written by Ashraf Edward for Press Conference
On March 12, 2010 Mr. Ashraf Edward was not able to be present at our press conference. Voice of the Copts is to thank Mr. Edward for his cooperation and courage. No one will stop us from doing our job in serving Copts of Egypt. ...
Tehran says ready for fuel exchange on own soil
Iran offered on Wednesday a one-shot nuclear fuel exchange on its own soil, edging closer to the conditions of a plan drawn up by the U.N. atomic watchdog last year as major powers mulled a new round of sanctions. ...
Gaza Terrorists Fire Rocket on Negev Civilians
Gaza terrorists fired a short-range rocket at the western Negev Wednesday evening. No one was wounded. The rocket exploded in an open, uninhabited area between the town of Sderot and a nearby kibbutz, in the territory of the Shaar HaNegev local authority. ...
Israel Keeps Gaza Crossings Open, Egyptian Border Closed
The various Israeli crossings into Gaza were busy again last week, as 550 trucks delivered 13,144 tons of humanitarian aid to Palestinian Authority Arabs living under the rule of the Hamas terrorist organization....
Egypt Forbids Jews to Dedicate Restored Synagogue
Egypt has retaliated for Israeli security limits at the Temple Mount by banning the dedication of the restored 19th century Maimonides (Rav Moshe) Synagogue. Eighteen months of work and $2 million were poured into the project. However, Egypt has allowed Jews to open the doors and use the house of worship, although without a public ceremony. ...
Iran, Hamas Launch 'Facebook Intifada'
Iran has called for the launching of a “media intifada” against Israel, and the first results are apparently visible online, in the form of a Hamas Facebook group. Other groups and sites formed as part of the 'intifada' may have been removed or hacked. ...
Press conference on religious persecution of Christian minorities draws diverse panel
On Friday, March 12, representatives of human rights organizations and advocates for religious freedom came together for a press conference at The National Press Club in Washington, DC. Sponsored by Voice of the Copts, ...
Israeli journalist questioned by Egypt's military
Egyptian military prosecutors were interrogating an Israeli journalist on Tuesday after arresting him at the border as he tried to cross illegally with an African migrant, a security source said, adding the journalist might face a military trial. ...
Two charged after Swedish cartoonist plot probe
Two Muslim men were charged in Ireland Monday after a probe into an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew indecent cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, a report said....
Fatah Honors Mass Terrorist after Biden Leaves
Leaders of the Fatah party, headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, waited for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to leave the region four days ago and then honored the terrorist who carried out the massacre on the Coast Road in 1978. ...
PLO Leader Threatens New Intifada
Jerusalem Arabs clashed with police in at least two locations in the eastern parts of the city early Tuesday morning as Arab leaders warned of a renewal of the Intifada and Muslim clerics incited worshippers. ...
Jerusalem Building to Continue
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday switched from apologies to the Obama administration for building for Jews in Jerusalem and went on the offense. ...
Carjackings Spread to Galilee
Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria have reported attempted carjackings by Palestinian Authority residents in recent months. Now, several Israeli drivers from the Galilee have reported similar incidents....
Yemen air force strikes Qaeda training camp
Yemen's air force carried out a strike on a suspected al-Qaeda training camp in south Yemen on Monday, killing a suspected local al-qaeda leader as well as another top militant, the defense ministry said....
Israel's J'lem actions 'absurd'
Egyptian FM says Netanyahu only has a desire to waste time, not make peace. ...
Hurva Synagogue Reopens in Old City
An “invitation only" joyous ceremony in the Old City in Jerusalem Monday celebrated the restoration of the Hurva synagogue, which came back to life after having been destroyed by the Jordanians in the War for Independence in 1948....
Violence Against Copts Goes Unprosecuted
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Iran hardliners protest outside Karroubi's house
A group of hardliners besieged the Tehran home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, shouting death slogans and calling for him to be put on trial, reports said on Monday....
Yemen detains Iranian ship over suspicious cargo
Yemen's security forces have detained an Iranian ship in Yemeni coastal waters off the island of Socotra over suspicions about its cargo, and the crew members are under investigation, state media said on Monday....
Somali govt ‘inefficient & corrupt’
Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a U.N. group concluded in a report....
Hamas used kids as human shields
Hamas gunmen used Palestinian children as human shields, and established command centers and Kassam launch pads in and near more than 100 mosques and hospitals during Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip last year,...
Israeli Journalist in Egyptian Custody
Israel journalist Yotam Feldman was arrested by Egyptian troops as he attempted to infiltrate southern Israel, apparently as on the spot research for a story. ...
‘Lawfare’ Twists the Law
The recently-formed “Lawfare Project” has launched a new type of strategy to fight Muslim-led manipulation of law in its war against democracy. The project was revealed at the first-ever "lawfare" conference, held in New York late last week....
Egypt cancels official opening of synagogue
Egypt cancelled the formal opening on Sunday of a renovated 19th-century synagogue in Cairo in protest at what antiquities chief Zahi Hawass called "provocative" Jewish and Israeli actions. ...
PA Spurs on Riots, 3 Roadway Attacks
The Palestinian Authority called Sunday for PA Muslims to flock to the Al Aksa mosque on the Temple Mount. Senior Fatah member Hatem Khader, head of the PA's Jerusalem portfolio...
Arab Firebomb Wounds Father and Baby Son
Arab terrorists lightly wounded a father and his nine-month-old baby boy on Saturday night with a firebomb (Molotov cocktail) on “terror highway 443," which connects Jerusalem with the city of Modi’in. The terrorists escaped. Medics treated the father and baby at the scene....
US Planned Cyber War Against Iran, Spies Arrested
Iran has accused the United States of trying to conduct a cyber war against the Islamic Republic and has arrested a group of 30 alleged spies...
Terrorist Mastermind to Receive PhD. with Help from Israel
Mass-murderer Marwan Barghouti has submitted his doctoral thesis in political science to Cairo University, thanks to the Israel Prison Service....
Temple Mount Closed Due to Arab Riots
Jerusalem District Police have closed the Temple Mount to visitors for the next three days due to fears of rioting by Arab worshipers. ...
Criticising Islam is not racist
Ian McEwan has insisted that criticising Islam is not racist and blamed left-leaning thinkers for "closing down the debate". ...
Southern Afghanistan blasts kill 27 & wound 50
Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a series of explosions hit the center of Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar after nightfall on Saturday, a hospital official said. ...
US to add $55 million for Palestinian UN aid
The United States announced Friday it was providing an additional $55 million to a U.N. program aiding Palestinian refugees. ...
Second US woman arrested in plot to kill Swede
A second American Muslim woman has been arrested in Ireland on charges in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. ...
Concentration Camp Vandalized in Poland
The Plaszow concentration camp near Krakow, Poland, has been vandalized with graffiti, according to the Associated Press....
Kassam Attack on Negev
Palestinian Authority terrorists in northern Gaza launched a rocket attack on the western Negev Thursday afternoon, after a relatively long period of quiet....
US woman accused of terror plot in Sweden
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday....
Muslims outraged at UK screening of 'Fitna' film
The screening of Geert Wilders’ controversial anti-Islam film in the U.K. Sunday outraged Muslims and rights organizations earning the far-right Dutch MP the labels "fascist" and "racist." ...
US apologizes to Libya for Gaddafi jihad jibe
The U.S. State Department apologized on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesman made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for "jihad," often translated as "armed struggle," against Switzerland....
UN agency punished Somalia whistleblower
The United Nations Ethics Committee has upheld complaints by a former employee of the U.N. Development Program who said he suffered retaliation from the UNDP for alleging that its Somalia program was corrupt. ...
Copts’ Demonstration & Press Conference in Washington DC
Contact: Dottore Architetto Ashraf Ramelah @ info@voiceofthecopts.org ...
Car bomb kills 11 in Pakistan's Lahore
A car bomb slammed into Pakistani offices used to interrogate suspected militants on Monday, destroying the building and killing 11 people in the latest attack to strike Lahore....
Ahmadinejad the ‘Hitler of the Middle East’
Pastor reaffirms unwavering support for the Jewish state and Jewish people during his group’s annual Night to Honor Israel in J'lem. ...
UN’s Weak Response to Muslim Slaughter of Christians
Hundreds of Christians were brutally slaughtered with axes and knives by a Muslim Nigerian mob on Sunday. ...
Israel's Options – Attack Iran or Accept Nuclear Power
Former United States ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton warned Sunday that Israel has just two choices:...
Allegations of Corruption in Hamas Leadership
A Palestinian Authority news agency has reported that senior Hamas terrorists are using their power in the organization for personal gain. ...
US-Born Al-Qaeda Terrorist Nabbed after Call for Attacks
American-born terrorist Adam Gadahn was recently arrested in Pakistan, according to senior officials in Islamabad....
PA Arabs Invade Yitzhar, Destroy Property
Palestinian Authority Arabs entered the Jewish village of Yitzhar in Samaria undetected on Sunday and managed to cause serious damage to property....
Turkish Police Accost Sabbath Worshipers in Synagogue
A Turkish newspaper reports that police burst into an Istanbul synagogue during recent Sabbath services and demanded worshipers’ ID’s. ...Log in
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