Israel hit back at Sudan Thursday, after Khartoum on Wednesday accused Israel of attacking a military installation in the country. A top Israeli defense official told Army Radio that Sudan was a terrorist state, and that its accusations that Israel engaged in terrorism against that country could not be taken seriously. “Sudan is a
While many in the Arab world condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his attacks on Syrian civilians, and the UN and Arab League have threatened intervention, Israeli Arab MKs held a rally to support Assad. According to Aram MK Sa'id Nafa of Balad and former MK Issam Mahoul of Hadash, who led the rally, the
The emir of oil-rich Qatar is the first foreign leader to visit Hamas in Gaza, but the U.S. State Dept. does not seem to be clued in. Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani crossed into Gaza on Tuesday in the first visit by a head of state since the Islamist Hamas movement
The US Embassy has warned American citizens in Cairo to remain alert and be aware the diplomatic mission has “credible information” terrorists are “targeting female missionaries in Egypt.” U.S. citizens were also told the “exercise vigilance, taking necessary precautions to maintain [their] personal security.” The warning, issued Friday, advised U.S. citizens to keep
Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, has once again urged the Muslim world to unite and work toward the liberation of Jerusalem from “the Israeli occupation.” Salah, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, said that the message from “Palestine” to
The emir of oil-rich Qatar visited Hamas-controlled Gaza Tuesday, laden with a new weapon - money. The visit was accompanied by bitter condemnation for Israel while upsetting secular Arabs, particularly the Fatah movement led by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. His visit was the first by a foreign leader to Gaza since Hamas overthrow
The Simon Wiesenthal Center reiterated its call to President Obama to publicly condemn Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, after he attended a sermon where the preacher called for the "destruction and dispersal of the Jews." A video emailed by the center showed Morsi at a mosque in the Mediterranean town
IAF aircraft struck a terror squad in southern Gaza early Wednesday morning, as it was preparing to fire a rocket at southern Israel, the IDF announced in a statement. The statement said that a direct hit at the terrorists was identified. It was the third time in one night that the IDF retaliated against
Egypt's President Mohamned Morsi has "suggestions" for a change to his country's peace treaty with Israel, but will not implement them unilaterally, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday, according to AFP. "I have talked with President Morsi about the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt... and he has assured me that it
In an open letter penned to the residents of Gaza, PA President Mahmoud Abbas spoke about Israel's claim to land obtained before 1967 and touched on the PA's upcoming request from the General Assembly to grant it "super-observer" status, writing on his Facebook page, "Our land was conquered and it is not disputed territory and
