Masses of Israelis took part in protests Saturday evening against the government’s efforts to radically remake the country’s justice system, … More
Category: Israel
Israeli raid leaves 11 dead and 100 wounded
At least 11 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to … More
Japheth lives in Shem’s house and Cainan serves
Genesis 9 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, … More
Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and … More
Palestinians say 9 killed in the West Bank
The Israeli military on Thursday carried out its deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank in years, killing at least … More
Israelis protest against the Netanyahu government
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin … More
Netanyahu’s Betrayal of Democracy and Israel
This past summer, I marked a personal milestone: 40 years since moving to Israel. The summer of 1982 was one … More
the founder of Zionism / Israel’s new government
Benjamin Netanyahu, the polarizing Likud party head who, on Dec. 29, was sworn in as Israeli prime minister for an … More
Don’t Normalize Israel’s Extremist Government
Over the coming weeks and months, the newly formed Israeli governing coalition and its U.S. allies will try to normalize … More
Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism
Fascism has been on the minds of Israel’s friends and foes alike since “the Jewish State” held its latest elections … More
Carl Laemmle; born Karl Lämmle
Carl Laemmle; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until … More
‘branches of the Semitic family, Arabs and Jews’
The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement was a 3 January 1919 agreement between Emir Faisal, the third son of Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, King of the short-lived Kingdom … More
A Lebanese Princess and the King of Israel
Jezebel was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 16:31). – … More
A Palestinian Princess and the King of Israel
Naamah was one of the 700 wives and 300 concubines of King Solomon and mother of his heir, Rehoboam, according to both 1 Kings 14:21–31, and 2 Chronicles … More
An Egyptian Princess and the King of Israel
Asenath is a figure in the Book of Genesis. Asenath was a high-born, aristocratic Egyptian woman. She was the wife of Joseph and the … More
An Ethiopian Queen and the King of Israel
The two books of Kings present a history of ancient Israel and Judah, from the death of King David to the release of Jehoiachin from … More
Is saying who does control considered Antisemitism?
As of 2020, the core American Jewish population is estimated at 7.6 million people, accounting for 2.4% of the total … More
Ur in Iraq is the birthplace of the patriarch Abraham
Ur (/ʊər/; Sumerian: 𒌶𒆠, 𒋀𒀕𒆠, or 𒋀𒀊𒆠 Urim; Akkadian: 𒋀𒀕𒆠 Uru; Arabic: أُوْر, romanized: ʾūr; Hebrew: אוּר, romanized: ʾūr) was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: تل ٱلْمُقَيَّر) in south Iraq’s Dhi Qar Governorate. Although Ur … More
UK embassy move to Jerusalem?
It is remarkable to see how Israeli leaders cosy up to bad, unpopular, or even fascist foreign leaders, hoping to … More
Shireen Abu Akleh: The Extrajudicial Killing
On 11 May 2022, Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat … More
Michael Ruark 