Monthly Archives: June 2012

Islamic militant group claims attack on Egyptian-Israeli border

By | 2012-06-19T22:46:45-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

A group calling itself the “Shura Council of the Mujahideen of Jerusalem” claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a deadly ambush that killed an Israeli construction worker on the Egyptian border.    In a video posted on the internet, a group of masked and armed men claimed Monday’s attack and announced the formation of the “Shura

Egypt claims seizure of 101 surface-to-surface missiles amid fears of violence

By | 2012-06-19T22:23:12-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

The Egyptian authorities have seized 101 surface-to-surface missiles in the Beheira governorate, the state TV reported on Tuesday, amid fears of a political deadlock that could trigger an armed confrontation between Islamist groups and a military establishment reluctant to relinquish power.   The state television said Egypt’s Anti-Drug General Administration discovered the missiles, a launching

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak clinically dead

By | 2012-06-19T21:55:11-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

Egypt's ousted presdent Hosni Mubarak was declared clinically dead after he was transferred to hospital from prison on Tuesday, state media reported, after his heart stopped beating.   “Hosni Mubarak is clinically dead,” the official MENA news agency reported. “Medical sources told MENA his heart had stopped beating and did not respond to defibrillation.”  

Egypt’s Mubarak moved to hospital after heart failure

By | 2012-06-19T21:35:54-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak has been moved to a hospital in the upscale Cairo neighborhood of Maadi after he had suffered heart failure and was defibrillated in prison, Al Arabiya correspondent reported from Cairo.   Mubarak, 84, has suffered serious health problems since he was deposed in February last year. He had been in

41 Rockets Slam into South, IAF Strikes Kill Six

By | 2012-06-19T19:01:26-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

Forty-one terrorist rockets slammed into southern Israel between midnight and 8:30 p.m. Monday. The IAF has carried out three strikes on terror targets in Gaza in the last 24 hours, killing at least six terrorists. An IAF strike Tuesday afternoon severely injured a man who was on a motorcycle, Gaza sources said.   Hamas has

The Islamic Kingdom

By | 2012-06-19T14:21:24-04:00 June 19th, 2012|Op-Eds|

Islam is a brutal, tribal warrior cult that glorifies jihad and martyrdom.  The Quran is replete with acts of murder, terrorism, and genocide.   Let us look at some explicit provisions of the Quran:   * Islam is misogynist.  Men are superior to women.  Women are to obey men and are to be beaten when

Rocket Onslaught; Residents Ordered Into Shelters

By | 2012-06-19T13:41:39-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

Gaza terrorists fired four rockets at the Eshkol region on Tuesday afternoon. The IDF has ordered everyone in the area to take shelter.   No injuries have been reported.   Terrorists began escalating their attacks on the Sabbath, with two rockets that hit the Mitzpeh Ramon region. Just hours later, terrorists fired on civilian workers

Egypt braces for anti-army protests amid presidential vote uncertainty

By | 2012-06-19T13:08:41-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

The Muslim Brotherhood has planned a mass demonstration in Cairo to protest against the ruling military council’s move to claim sweeping new powers.    The army’s manoeuver has been described by critics and opposition activists as a “soft coup,” in which it reclaimed legislative power last week following a court ruling dissolving the Islamist-led parliament.

Hamas jubilant over Mursi’s Egyptian presidential victory claim

By | 2012-06-19T12:11:23-04:00 June 19th, 2012|News|

Hamas leaders and supporters in Gaza Strip celebrated Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood presidential victory, according to preliminary results announced on Monday.    The Islamist bloc’s candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed he had won the election over former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in the early hours of Monday, in line with primary results that were announced later that