Monthly Archives: June 2013

Islamic jihad chief dies after clash with Hamas police

By | 2013-06-24T23:54:56-04:00 June 24th, 2013|News|

  Islamic Jihad severed contacts with the Hamas rulers of Gaza Sunday after a commander in its military wing died of wounds sustained in a police shooting, a leader of the radical group told AFP.   “Islamic Jihad today suspended its contacts with Hamas after police opened fire yesterday (Saturday) on one of the commanders

Egypt’s military warnings target Islamists and liberals alike

By | 2013-06-24T23:06:45-04:00 June 24th, 2013|News|

  The Egyptian army’s strong warnings on Saturday that they would intervene to stop the country “from plunging into a dark tunnel” were seen by political observers as directed towards both the Islamists in power and liberal opposition forces.   Political and activist groups opposed to Islamist President Mohammad Mursi are planning mass protests on

Palestinian Chief Negotiator, Saeb Erekat, on Israel’s Legal Obligations

By | 2013-06-24T18:11:59-04:00 June 24th, 2013|Op-Eds|

On November 10, 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3376 creating the “UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,” and on May 20, 2013 it held its 352nd meeting, for which Saeb Erekat, Palestine’s chief negotiator with Israel, delivered the keynote address.   Erekat explained that the Palestinians

Pope: Christians cannot be anti-Semitic

By | 2013-06-24T14:15:35-04:00 June 24th, 2013|News|

  Pope Francis says due to “our common roots” with the Jewish people, “a Christian cannot be anti-Semitic!” Listen to Tracey McClure's report:      The Pope was speaking to a 30 strong delegation from the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC) who gathered in the Apostolic Palace’s Hall of the Popes for a

Egyptian MP wearing ‘new president needed’ sash expelled from session

By | 2013-06-24T12:24:06-04:00 June 24th, 2013|News|

An Egyptian lawmaker was expelled from a lower house of parliament session for wearing a blue sash labeled “a new president is needed.”    The call for change by Abdulrahman Huraidi, who is part of the secularist leftist party, the Egyptian Popular Current, irked members of the Islamist Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).   As

Lebanon: Six Killed as Military Clashes with Radicals

By | 2013-06-24T11:14:28-04:00 June 24th, 2013|News|

Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Sunday in a clash with supporters of a radical Sunni Muslim sheikh opposed to the Hizbullah terror group, an army statement quoted by the AFP news agency said.   “An armed group loyal to Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir attacked, for no reason, a Lebanese army checkpoint in the village of

Islamic Jihad Cuts Off Ties with Hamas

By | 2013-06-24T11:04:34-04:00 June 24th, 2013|News|

The Islamic Jihad terrorist group in Gaza announced on Sunday that it was temporarily suspending ties with Hamas, which rules the region, accusing Gaza authorities of being responsible for the death of one of the group's members.   According to the Ma’an news agency, Raed Qassim Jundeyeih, a member of Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades, died