An image of a lady wearing a red dress has gone viral across social media networks as being an iconic symbol of this week’s violent protests in Turkey, bringing up a debate on women’s freedoms in a country led by an Islamist government. The image of the woman, who appears to be attacked by police
Israel is gearing up for a deterioration in the regional situation, with a growing number of new threats facing the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, the AFP news agency reports. Netanyahu made the comments as he watched an exercise simulating the response to a chemical attack on a residential neighborhood
An official with the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) warned the Hizbullah terror group on Tuesday to end its involvement in the Syrian conflict and stop backing government troops. Brigadier General Salim Idris, the current chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council of the FSA, told Al Arabiya, “If the attacks of Hizbullah
A suspect arrested Wednesday has admitted to the weekend stabbing of a French soldier in Paris and was probably acting based on his “religious ideology,” Paris prosecutor Xavier Molins tells AFP news agency. Molins said the man, named Alexandre and who turns 22 on Thursday, had converted to Islam and was known to police
The Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor released today a report titled "Blood Libels and BDS" detailing the antisemitic rhetoric and activity of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which will be presented to the participants of the Global Forum in Jerusalem later this week. "A network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) claiming to promote human rights and humanitarian agendas in
Raw footage released on Friday shows the aftermath of this week’s brutal murder in London of 25-year-old Lee Rigby. The video shows the two terrorists who carried out the murder charging at a police car that was called to the scene, before the officers shoot them and wound them. {youtube}aE4YV-RAk_A{/youtube} There was shock and
A 58-year old man from Lansing, Michigan was arrested early Saturday in connection with several swastikas that have been found spray-painted on community grounds in recent weeks. Undercover detectives reportedly caught a suspect using black paint spray to vandalize a sign at Old Town Temple, said Lansing police Capt. Daryl Green, according to Lansing
A 23-year-old Jewish man was assaulted by unknown assailants near Long Island on Sunday night, in an incident that was caught on video by the Shomrim volunteer Jewish civilian patrol. {youtube}IVgf1mOmqmM{/youtube} The man did not require hospitalization. In the video he can be seen walking on the street when the assailants attack him from behind,
Fisticuffs broke out in the Jordanian parliament's plenum session Sunday as Prime Minister Dr. Abdallah al-Nussur replied to a parliamentary query from MP Kamal al-Zrul regarding the rising price of electricity. MP Yahia al-Saud interrupted the Prime Minister and demanded that electricity prices not be raised. At this point, MP Muataz Abu Raman
In recent months, there has been a shakeout among the various Syrian rebel groups, and one of the dominant ones that has emerged is Jabhat al-Nusra, closely identified with al-Qaeda. The Sunni Islamist group is seeking to take over as much of Syria as possible and place it under Sharia Islamic law. Now, the
