Israeli authorities demolished a rural Palestinian hamlet in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, residents and rights advocates said. More than … More
Category: Middle East
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
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
