Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh lost no time blaming Israel for the abduction and murder of the Arab youth found Wednesday morning, even though police are investigating suspicions that the murder was a criminal act by local Arabs. Rudeineh demanded that Israel "expose the criminals and bring them to
An Amnesty International report released on Tuesday reveals that Lebanon has been implementing a discriminatory practice, blocking entry for "Palestinians" - descendants of Arab residents who left Israel in 1948 - who are fleeing the bloody conflict in Syria. The report notes that while "Palestinian refugees" from Syria need to meet conditions for temporary
The Israel Air Force (IAF) on Saturday night launched airstrikes on ten targets in Gaza, in retaliation for the endless rocket attacks by Gazan terrorists on southern Israel. According to a statement from the IDF, the targets included concealed rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing site. “The IDF is prepared to defend the
A Hamas spokesperson on Tuesday released a statement just after the funeral of Eyal Yifrah (19), Naftali Frenkel (16) and Gilad Sha'ar (16), who were kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists. Mushir al-Masri, the spokesperson, labeled the abduction as "an activity that failed," reports Channel 10. While the statement sounds like an admission,
"Moderate" Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Dr. Mustafa Barghouti accused Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu himself of being responsible for the murder of teens Naftali Frenkel (16), Gilad Sha'ar (16), and Eyal Yifrah (19) on Tuesday. Barghouti went on to justify the murders, claiming Palestinian Arabs cannot be held responsible for their actions. {youtube}TgO0DekaMac{/youtube}
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), the jihadist group which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria, on Sunday declared itself an Islamic "caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, Reuters reported, citing a statement posted on Islamist websites and Twitter. According to the report, the group has
Saudi Arabia on Thursday threatened to expel non-Muslim foreigners who eat, drink or smoke in public during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which begins this weekend, AFP reports. The interior ministry urged non-Muslims to "respect the feelings of Muslims by refraining from eating, drinking or smoking in public places, streets and at work."
Hamas's political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal, currently living in Qatar, sent a letter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, calling on him to join the "struggle" against Israel in light of Operation Brother's Keeper. The operation has seen IDF forces crack down on Hamas's terror infrastructure in Judea and Samaria in an effort
Who knows what atrocities these European nationals have done - and are contemplating doing in the future? Their parents woke up one morning and found that their children's beds were empty. Between 1,000 and 1,500 Europeans are currently fighting in Syria against Bashar el Assad. And 1,000 Europeans have already lost their lives
Five of the quarreling opposition forces have joined forces to produce a covenant. Will it bring the desired results - and what, exactly, are those results? The most difficult problem facing the anti-Assad forces is that there is no single Opposition to Assad. Instead, there is a plethora of opposition forces, with different goals
