Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked … More
Category: Middle East
Copts – indigenous to North Africa
Copts (Coptic: ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ niremənkhēmi; Arabic: الْقِبْط al-qibṭ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan since antiquity. Most ethnic Copts are Coptic Orthodox Christians. They are … More
47 Palestinians killed and no Israelis were killed
With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations Monday … More
Iran is close to crossing Israel’s nuclear ‘red line’
What are Israel’s political and security aims regarding Iran, and are they now matched by their military capabilities? In May, … More
Civilian Casualties Linked to U.S.-Made Weapons
The United States failed to properly assess civilian casualties linked to American-made weapons used by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, … More
Mahmoud Abbas and Benny Gantz meet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met Thursday in the occupied West Bank to discuss security … More
70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery
What does it take for a 70-year-old man to get heart bypass surgery in Gaza, when he is cordoned off … More
Israel’s prime minister is stepping down
Israel’s most diverse government in history, formed for the first time with an Arab political party, is disbanding over a … More
Where Christians killed, Muslims gave safe passage
Siege of Jerusalem (1187) The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. … More
Wadi Dawan
Yemen in a desert country located on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Red Sea and … More
‘Death to Arabs’ chanted in Jerusalem march
Thousands of Israeli nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs,” paraded through the heart of the main Palestinian thoroughfare … More
14-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli Army
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Bethlehem late Friday, according to … More
Hezbollah lose majority in Lebanon’s parliament
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, final elections results showed Tuesday, while more than a … More
Shireen Abu Akleh – killed by the IDF
The brother of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Monday blasted the violent intervention by Israeli police into her funeral as “unacceptable and … More
New Israeli Border Policies Restrict Visitors
On February 20th, a unit of the Israeli Ministry of Defense called Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) … More
Palestinians facing eviction by Israel
Everything here is makeshift, a result of decades of uncertainty. Homes are made from tin and plastic sheets, water is … More
Israel set to approve 4,000 settler units
If approved, it would be the biggest advancement of illegal settlement plans since US President Joe Biden took office. Israel … More
Sun God in Ancient Synagogues in Israel
At least seven synagogues in Israel built 1,500 to 1,700 years ago feature mosaics of the zodiac, of all things. … More
Reforms of Urukagina – oldest “Bill of Rights”
Preserved on two complete cones and one cone fragment, the text of the so-called Reforms of UruKAgina details the transgressions … More
7 Oldest Known Writing in the World
Although humans started making art (cave paintings, figurines, etc.) to depict the world around them over 40,000 years ago, writing did … More
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