The Jewish State must understand that “any Israeli attack on Al Aqsa is an explosive game,” Hamas said. On the heels of a ruling by an Israeli court, which essentially permits silent Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, terror group Hamas released a statement calling the decision a “declaration of war.” The ruling is “a…
Masked Arabs in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat. (Archive: 2014) The Hamas terrorist organization is calling for a Day of Rage in Judea and Samaria areas over the weekend, including demonstrations and violent clashes with Israeli forces as well as blocking roads and confrontations with Israeli citizens. The Day of Rage is planned in protest…
Police stormed the Temple Mount to disperse rioters who fired fireworks and threw stones at security forces. Over 300 people were injured in the clashes. Rioting broke out in the Old City of Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount and rockets were fired towards Israel’s capital on Monday, as Palestinians threw rocks and launched firecrackers at Israel…
Jerusalem: Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that threatened to push the contested city toward wider conflict. More than a dozen tear gas canisters and stun grenades landed in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one…
The cancellation of Netanyahu’s flight to the UAE exposed Israel’s role in Amman’s and Riyadh’s battle for a foothold on Islam’s third holiest site. (March 14, 2021 / JNS) Two events of religious and historical significance that very nearly took place last week point to a deeper layer in Jordan and Saudi Arabia’s struggle for guardianship of Islamic…
The issue dates back to 1924, when the Supreme Muslim Council accepted Hussein bin Ali (Sharif of Mecca) as custodian of Al-Aqsa Mosque. WORSHIPERS ATTEND a prayer service at al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on July 31. (photo credit: SLIMAN KHADER/FLASH90) Jordan is growing increasingly worried about reports suggesting that Israel has offered Saudi Arabia control…
Senior defense official says the kingdom could be next to ‘come out of the closet,’ amid reports that Jewish state on verge of normalizing relations with Sudan. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, speaks to his father, King Salman, at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, December 9, 2018. (Saudi Press…
Last month, the Palestinian leadership issued a similar response to the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY) The Palestinian Authority leadership on Friday strongly condemned and rejected Bahrain’s decision to establish relations with Israel, calling it a “betrayal of Jerusalem, al-Aqsa Mosque…