Jews familiar with an ancient compilation of Haggadic exegesis called Yalkut Shimoni noticed in recent weeks that current tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia matches a prophecy it contains regarding the year in which the Messiah – the King who redeems Israel and the world – is to appear. In particular, the recently revealed Iranian […]
Jordan’s foreign minister warned Israel on Friday not to demolish the Mughrabi Bridge which links the Western Wall to the Temple Mount. Speaking in an interview on the Arabic-language Al-Rai network, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said, “Jordan rejects any Israeli attempt to influence the holy sites in Jerusalem and the character and heritage of the […]
A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practicing sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the Interior Ministry said. Amina Bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practicing witchcraft and sorcery,” the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. Bin Salim was […]
Turkish president Abdullah Gul on Sunday said Israel should take advantage of the changes in the Middle East to achieve peace with the Palestinian Authority and the entire Arab world, the Turkey-based Today’s Zaman reported. Speaking upon his return from Vienna, where he snubbed an official lunch on Friday because of the presence of Defense […]
Defense Minister Ehud Barak alluded to the 2005 Disengagement from Gaza Sunday as he warned that Israel would strike back at terrorists there. “Since Friday, about 36 missiles have been fired from Gaza at Israeli communities,” he said in a speech at the World Policy Conference in Vienna. “Israel will know how to defend itself […]
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, spoke at a recent event of Maagalim, an organization that helps disadvantaged youths. During his talk, Prosor spoke about the challenges Israel currently faces, as well as about the difficulty of being an Israeli ambassador in the UN. “Coming to the United Nations you really feel sometimes […]
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has gotten himself into hot water with the Arab world, and with the Palestinian Authority over an interview he gave to The Jewish Channel. Gingrich last week told the Jewish cable television station that the claim of Palestinian Authority Arabs to be “a people” is not legitimate, and that diplomatic […]
New Canadians will have to remove garments that cover their faces when undergoing an oath of citizenship, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Monday. The minister told a news conference in Montreal that the ban includes the Islamic niqab or burqa. It takes effect immediately. Kenney said there have been complaints that it is difficult to say […]
HonestReporting has been monitoring English language media for over a decade. But what about the non-English language media in countries beyond the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa? In addition to our Spanish language affiliate, ReporteHonesto, we are in regular contact with a number of media monitoring organizations in countries around the […]
The Washington Post castigated President Barack Obama in an editorial Friday for sending Iran “the wrong signals” in the showdown over its nuclear weapons program. “Iran has been showing signs of increasing nervousness about the possibility that its nuclear program will come under attack by Israel or the United States,” the editorial opined. “From the […]
