Time Magazine refers to Baha’i as “the little religion that persists”. With some 5 million adherents currently, the Baha’i have been persecuted for centuries, and continue suffer primarily in Iran where hundreds of thousands of worshipers face discrimination and arrest. (The largest concentration of members of the Baha’i faith today can be found in India.) […]
Read MoreThe 15th of May is the 66th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of Independence on the Gregorian calendar, and is considered by many Palestinians – and many Arab Israelis – as “the Nakba”, a day of “catastrophe” to commemorate the displacement and dispersion of much of the Arab community in Palestine began. Sixty-six years later, a […]
Read MoreA few of the Jewish communities in the disputed territories (Judea & Samaria/the “West Bank”) have been in the news of late, following a number of isolated incidents of vandalism carried out against IDF security forces serving in the area, in response to government orders to demolish unauthorized outposts. Of course “settlements” continues to be […]
Read MoreToday, the IDF announced a new policy which includes sending preliminary conscription notices to all Christian Israelis, offering them the opportunity to serve in the IDF or civilain service (in hospitals, schools, youth movements, etc.). Recently, Father Gabriel Nadaf and several Christian IDF veterans set up the “Israeli Christians Recruitment Forum,” aiming to significantly increase the […]
Read MoreBetter known as the “Black Hebrews”, the first group of mostly American-born African Hebrew Israelite community of Jerusalem arrived in Israel in 1969. Led by Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, they came from Chicago, Detroit and other urban centers via Liberia, stating they are descendants of the tribe of Judah. The chief rabbinate does not regard them […]
Read MoreHezbollah threatens to retaliate to the alleged air strike by Israel on one of its bases on the Lebanon-Syrian border. The IDF spokesman reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire on two suspected terrorists identified with Hezbollah as they were trying to plant an explosive device on the border with Syria. Israel has accused Hezbollah of setting up positions […]
Read MoreThe Haredi Orthodox are having to face the possibility that a new law, which ends their community’s exemption from military service, is going to make it compulsory for their young men to serve in the army. Haredim say the study of Torah is a foundation of Jewish life, that scholars have a right to devote […]
Read MoreFollowing the historic results of the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, join us for a phone briefing on the the next steps Erbil will take, the implications for the region and more. Our speaker, Dr. Nahro Zagros, is the vice President of Soran University and one of the editors of “Iraqi Kurdistan: A Path Forward”, […]
Read MoreBODY: The first three days of the 21-day race will be held in Israel, consisting of a 10-kilometer time trial in Jerusalem, a 167-kilometer race from Haifa to Tel Aviv, and a 226-kilometer race from Beersheba to Eilat. Afterwards, the 176 riders from 22 teams will fly to Italy to ride the remaining 18 stages […]
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