An envoy from Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, Al-Azhar in Cairo, raised the prospect of restoring ties with the Vatican on Friday but called on Pope Francis to take “a step forward” by declaring that Islam is a peaceful religion. “The problems that we had were not with the Vatican but with the
The civil war in Syria is becoming a religious war which splits the Muslim world between Sunnis and Shiites, notes Arab affairs expert Dalit Halevi. The rebels belong to Sunni Islam while the regime is Alawite, a branch of Shiism supported by Iran and assisted by fighters from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, units from
The IDF verified reports Thursday morning that Syrian rebel forces had conquered parts of the Golan city of Kuneitra, placing them directly on the border with Israel. IDF officials said that the takeover of the area by rebel forces was a “significant development.” During the battle between rebel and Syrian army forces, a mortar
Arab Losses Caused by Unlawful Acts of Aggression in 1967 In June 1967, the combined armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan attacked Israel with the clear purpose expressed by Egypt’s President: “Destruction of Israel.” At the end of what is now known as the Six-Day War, Israel, against all odds, was victorious and in possession
Palestinian Authority leaders marked on Wednesday 46 years since the Six Day War, which began on June 5, 1967, after several tense weeks during which Egypt's President Nasser massed tanks on the border, vowed to destroy Israel and blocked access to the country through the Straits of Tiran. During the ensuing war, won by
Thousands of PA Arabs participated in a mass rally in Ramallah earlier this week calling for the establishment of the Muslim Caliphate – the worldwide Islamist government that will “bring the coming of the Mahdi.” the Muslim messiah. The Caliphate is essentially a union of Muslim countries under the spiritual and political leadership of
"History is filled with Jewicidal Jews who side with those who would destroy them. But never have they been so mainstream as they are today", says the writer. Arutz Sheva salutes this courageous Zionist activist and writer. After the Jerusalem Post ran a vicious defamatory article by the uber-left Rabbi Yoffie, President of the
The Ethiopian government has summoned the Egyptian ambassador to demand an explanation after comments were made by politicians in Cairo suggesting their country sabotage a Nile River dam Ethiopia is constructing, AP reported. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dina Mufti said Thursday that the ambassador was summoned to explain the “hostile remarks.”
The IDF Chief of Staff’s decision to slash training and three-week tours of duty for military reservists has caused anger and concern among activists dedicated to avoiding a repeat of the Second Lebanon War. Training was cut due to a reduction in the Defense Department’s annual budget. “I want to believe this is
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds who joined mass demonstrations in Ankara against the Islamic-rooted government, AFP reported. Thousands of union workers filled the central Kizilay square in the Turkish capital, urging Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign. Meanwhile, a Turkish protest group demanded on Wednesday that the
