Human rights defenders around the world are being harassed, arrested, detained, ill-treated and charged with terrorism-related offences. As both of … More
Category: Middle East
Egypt Arrest Of Human Rights Activists
The Egyptian government is facing an international backlash over the arrests of members of a leading Egyptian human rights organization … More
Israel’s Netanyahu visits Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Saudi Arabia over the weekend, a senior cabinet minister told local news media, signaling a … More
Israel Destroys Palestinian Homes
Israeli authorities demolished a rural Palestinian hamlet in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, residents and rights advocates said. More than … More
Unit 8200
Unit 8200 is an Israeli Intelligence Corps unit of the Israel Defense Forces responsible for collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption. Military publications include references to … More
New 9/11 Judge at Guantánamo Quits
There’s yet more chaos in the long-delayed, problem-plagued 9/11 case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba: A new U.S. military court judge … More
For A Palestinian American Baby To Travel
This summer, California native Morgan Cooper delivered a healthy baby girl at the home she shares with her Palestinian American … More
Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN)
The Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) is an American Arabic-language non-profit media organization broadcasting news and information across the Middle East and … More
Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins
The annual Hajj pilgrimage performed by Muslims from around the world has begun in Saudi Arabia, dramatically scaled back because … More
The Statue of Liberty Was an Egyptian Woman
Due to its rich archeological history, Egypt is well-known as a home to various colossi statues depicting ancient rulers. Most … More
Palestine is described as resembling “Swiss cheese”
The current map of Palestine is often described as resembling “Swiss cheese”. Over the past century it has been carved … More
Corpus separatum v. Jerusalem Law
Corpus separatum (‘separated body’) was the Jerusalem area in the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. According to the plan, the city would … More
Israel’s Annexation Plan Dims Hope For PEACE
On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to commence the process to annex Jewish settlements and the Jordan … More
Urfa man – the oldest sculpture of a human
The Urfa man, also known as the Balıklıgöl statue, is an ancient human shaped statue found in excavations in Balıklıgöl near Urfa, in … More
That is “Apartheid” – Israel and the USA
Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the time is ripe for his country to permanently seize Palestinian territory by annexing swathes of the West … More
The Treaty on Open Skies – “we will pull out”
The Trump administration will give official notice of the U.S.’s intent to exit the Open Skies treaty, officials announced Thursday. … More
Amalek (Eliphaz, Esau) – is a cousin of the Israelites
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
‘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
