Hamas fires more than 45 rockets at Israel
Jerusalem Day festivities shaken by rockets, violent riots
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 … Read More
Israeli police and Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
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 … Read More
Jerusalem’s on fire, and it’s poised to spread in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
The Israel Police have failed to contain the violence in the capital — the worst in at least 4 years — and the country’s political leadership is nowhere to be found. Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli security forces amid … Read More
17 policemen, 200 Palestinians hurt as hundreds riot on Temple Mount
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One officer moderately wounded in intense clashes after Ramadan prayers; police use stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets after Palestinians throw rocks and bottles. Palestinian protesters look on during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem, on … Read More
Top Iranian General Says Israel Could Be Defeated With ‘a Single Operation’
posted in: Middle East, News
The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said recent events across the Middle East have exposed vulnerabilities in Israel, which he argued could be defeated with just one, decisive blow should a conflict break out between the two top foes. … Read More
Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pushed into the opposition for the first time … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 30 April 2021
posted in: News, Weekly Update
Greetings from Tyler, In the age of bad news and nothing but, comes this sad story out of Israel. Orthodox Jews held an annual celebration at a stadium in northern Israel at a site where a famous rabbi is buried. … Read More