Amalek is a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as an enemy of the Israelites. The name “Amalek” can refer to the nation’s … More
Category: Middle East
‘We Don’t Know Where To Hide’
Etab Hadithi comes home from work, climbs the steps in an unlit stairwell to her fifth-floor apartment in the northwestern … More
Jacob and Esau today
The opening paragraph of the Israeli Declaration of Independence not only references the connection of Jewish people to the Land … More
Ishmael – Abraham’s first born son
Ishmael, a figure in the Tanakh and the Quran, was Abraham’s first son according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael … More
Jacob’s deception of his father Isaac
Jacob, later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites and so is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. … More
ICC Allows Investigation Of U.S. In Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court has cleared the way for its prosecutor to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity … More
Russian-Backed Force Killed 33 Troops In Syria
NATO is condemning “indiscriminate air strikes by the Syrian regime and Russia,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, after 33 Turkish … More
The Real ROYAL Family
The British monarch is not the Crown, the office of monarch is the head of state and exists in the fiction. … More
Law Promoting New EXXON Gas Pipeline
In a bitterly divided Congress, lawmakers still managed to come together to help Exxon Mobil pass major legislation that could … More
The Eridu Genesis
The Eridu Genesis is written on a Sumerian cuneiform tablet of which about two thirds are now lost. The missing … More
“The Steal of the Century” – Trump’s anti-peace plan
Trump has unveiled his vision for Middle East peace in a White House launch that gifted Israel a wishlist of its … More
CIA Used Prisoner As A Torture ‘Training Prop’
A man accused of helping finance the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was subjected to “excessive” abuse at the hands … More
‘Like A Prisoner Being Let Free’
The White House has invited Israeli leaders to visit next week to discuss the administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan. … More
“Imminent” Attack is NOW Deterrence?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr said Monday that killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was part of a … More
Trump is wrong about the Islamic State
President Donald Trump has made several incorrect or misleading statements about the five-year battle against the Islamic State group as … More
Hamas
Hamas [Islamic Resistance Movement]) is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist militant organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam … More
Fatah
Fatah, formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist social democratic political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the second-largest … More
Sura
Sura was a city in the southern part of the area called by ancient Jewish sources Babylonia, located east of the Euphrates River. … More
Pumbedita – “The Mouth of the River”
Pumbedita (sometimes Pumbeditha, Pumpedita, or Pumbedisa), literally meaning in Aramaic: “The Mouth of the River,” was the name of a city from the area called … More
The Samaritan Pentateuch
The Samaritan Pentateuch, also known as the Samaritan Torah (torah shomronit), is a text of the first five books of the Hebrew … More
