Monthly Archives: July 2017

Arab League: Israel is ‘playing with fire’ on Temple Mount

By | 2017-07-23T21:36:31-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Arab League threatens a 'crisis with the Arab and Muslim world' over Israel's increased security measures on the Temple Mount. By AFP -  Arutz Sheva Staff The Arab League on Sunday accused Israel of "playing with fire" with its installation of new security measures on the Temple Mount, including metal detectors and cameras. "Jerusalem is

Hamas welcomes Samaria terrorist attack

By | 2017-07-23T21:22:29-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Hamas says attack in Halamish was justified in wake of Israel's action at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. By Ben Ariel, Canada - Arutz Sheva The Hamas terrorist organization welcomed Friday evening’s terrorist attack in the Shomron community of Halamish, in which three Israelis were murdered in the middle of their Shabbat dinner. The organization said in a statement

Halamish terrorist identified with Hamas

By | 2017-07-23T21:09:12-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Arab terrorists brandish knives -Abed Rahim Khatib -Flash 90 Before carrying out murderous attack in Halamish, terrorist wrote on Facebook: There's no life after what you see at Al-Aqsa. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva  Omar al-Abed, the terrorist who murdered three Israelis in a stabbing attack in the community of Halamish on Friday

Abbas freezes contacts with Israel

By | 2017-07-23T20:26:43-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|News|

PA chairman freezes contacts with Israel over its new security measures at the Temple Mount. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced on Friday he was freezing contacts with Israel over its new security measures at the Temple Mount. Abbas said in a speech that the freeze would

Egypt to Israel: Stop the escalation

By | 2017-07-23T20:15:25-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|News|

Egyptian Foreign Ministry blames Israel for clashes in Jerusalem, urges it to “stop the escalation”. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Friday blasted Israel over the clashes in Jerusalem and the area, urging the Jewish state to “stop the escalation”. In a statement, Cairo called on Israel "to prefer

Jordanian MP praises soldier who killed Israeli schoolgirls

By | 2017-07-23T00:39:41-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Jordanian member of parliament says Ahmed Daqamseh, who carried out shooting attack in 1997, is a hero. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva A Jordanian member of parliament has praised soldier Ahmed Daqamseh, who in 1997 shot dead seven Israeli schoolgirls, as a hero, i24news reported Thursday. Dima Tahboub, a spokeswoman for the Islamic Action Front which

Kuwait expels 15 Iranian diplomats

By | 2017-07-23T00:24:41-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|News|

Flag of Kuwait -Thinkstock Kuwait asks 15 Iranian diplomats to leave the country. Iran threatens to reciprocate. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva on Thursday asked 15 Iranian diplomats to leave the country, angering Iran which threatened to reciprocate. A senior Kuwaiti official had earlier told AFP that the 15 diplomats had been asked to

Erdogan demands Israel remove metal detectors

By | 2017-07-23T00:09:33-04:00 July 23rd, 2017|Islam, News|

President Rivlin tells Turkish counterpart Turkey should show the same support for Israel after terror attack Israel showed Turkey. By AFP - Arutz Sheva Staff Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin to swiftly remove metal detectors erected at the entrances Temple Mount following a deadly terrorist attack at the holy

Arabs call on ICC to investigate Israel

By | 2017-07-22T23:58:34-04:00 July 22nd, 2017|News|

Palestinian Arab lawyers and civil society groups urge International Criminal Court to speed up its investigation into Israeli "war crimes". By Arutz Sheva Staff - AFP Palestinian Arab lawyers and civil society groups on Wednesday urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up inquiries and open a full investigation into Israel's alleged “war crimes”

White House ‘concerned’ over Temple Mount

By | 2017-07-20T12:07:09-04:00 July 20th, 2017|News|

White House urges Israel and Jordan to work to reduce tensions on the Temple Mount. By Elad Benari –Arutz Sheva The White House on Wednesday night expressed concerns over the situation on the Temple Mount, urging Israel and Jordan to reduce tensions. “The United States is very concerned about tensions surrounding the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif,