Monthly Archives: January 2016

Iran: Angry Protesters torch Saudi embassy

By | 2016-01-04T15:45:29-04:00 January 4th, 2016|News|

Angry Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran in the early hours of Sunday, smashing furniture and starting fires before being removed by the police, Reuters reports.   The protesters gathered outside the embassy to protest against Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent cleric from the kingdom's Shiite minority, on terrorism charges

Saudi execution of Shi’ite cleric sparks outrage

By | 2016-01-04T15:24:50-04:00 January 4th, 2016|News|

Saudi Arabia's execution Saturday of a prominent Shi'ite cleric and 46 other men prompted outrage in parts of the Middle East, with Iran warning Riyadh would pay a "high price."   But several Saudi allies offered their support after Riyadh implemented death sentences against cleric Nimr al-Nimr, Shiite activists and Sunnis accused of involvement in

Palestinian organizations call for escalation of ‘intifada’

By | 2016-01-03T14:37:38-04:00 January 3rd, 2016|News|

Representatives of the major Palestinian Arab organizations gathered on Monday in Ramallah to discuss how to escalate the current terror wave against Israel, which they are calling the "Al-Quds Intifada".   In a statement released at the end of the meeting it was noted that "the assassinations of our people (Palestinians) in the streets amount

Turkey: Normalization with Israel only if Gaza blockade lifted

By | 2016-01-03T14:15:28-04:00 January 3rd, 2016|News|

A spokesman for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have ruled out any chances of a rapprochement with Israel Monday, after weeks of speculation that a deal was within reach.   Speaking to reporters in Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin said any normalization with Israel would be conditioned on the lifting of the blockade on Gaza

Algerian Army marching drill: Kill, slaughter, and skin the Jews

By | 2016-01-03T14:02:05-04:00 January 3rd, 2016|News|

During the early twentieth century some 120,000 Jews lived in Algeria, part of a thriving Jewish community which once existed across North Africa.   Today, like in most other North African countries, none remain, having been driven out by an Arab campaign of discrimination, pogroms and mass-expulsion.   Perhaps they should probably consider themselves lucky,

Saudi Grand Mufti says ISIS are ‘Israeli soldiers’

By | 2016-01-03T13:40:23-04:00 January 3rd, 2016|News|

Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, issued a whopper of a conspiracy theory on Monday, claiming that Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists are actually "Israeli soldiers."   Speaking to the Saudi Gazette, Asheikh said ISIS members are "harming" Islam and Muslims.   "They cannot be considered as followers of Islam. Rather, they are

Two killed, nine injured in Tel Aviv shooting

By | 2016-01-01T15:44:55-04:00 January 1st, 2016|News|

Two people have been killed and nine others injured in a shooting along Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Street. Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene provided first aid treatment to four seriously injured victims - including two in critical condition - and three in moderate condition, as well as the fatally injured victim, who they were