Monthly Archives: April 2009
Vatican Announces Deal With Arab League
With two weeks left before Pope Benedict XVI’s scheduled trip to Israel, set to take place May 11 to 15, the Vatican has announced it has signed a deal with the Arab League outlining...
US Issues Ultimatum To Israel As Independence Day Approaches
Whenever Israel Independence Day approaches, someone with a historical perspective invariably reminds the people of Israel the American State Department did everything in its power to dissuade Israel from declaring its independence after the...
Al-Qaida Targeting Saudis In India
The Middle East Newsline has confirmed Saudi Arabia has warned its nationals of the prospect of an imminent attack by al-Qaida in India.
Al-Qaida was believed to have targeted Saudi diplomatic and trade interests in...
Mubarak Speaks Against Iran And Hezbollah
Two weeks after the revelation of a Hezbollah network in Egypt, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has threatened Iran’s revolutionary regime and Hezbollah with harsh language.
“We are well aware of your plans,” he said. “We...
US Synagogue Organization Opposes A Palestinian State
A national coordinating agency for Jewish youth at 150 Orthodox synagogues in the United States and Canada has issued a call to its members to urge the Obama administration to oppose the formation of...
Jews Denounce Desecration Of Joseph’s Tomb
On Thursday, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, decried Arab desecrations of Joseph’s Tomb in the town of Nablus.
Reports Thursday morning of a group of...
Swiss Foreign Ministry Summons Israeli Ambassador Back To Bern
On Tuesday night, the Swiss Foreign Ministry issued an unprecedented sharp statement against Israel.
The Swiss announced they had summoned the Israeli ambassador to Bern, Switzerland’s capital, in order to protest Israel’s response to the...
Investigations Into Gaza Incursion Allegations End
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) yesterday released the results of the investigations undertaken by five teams assigned to look into the conduct of its soldiers during operations in Gaza.
The IDF chief of staff, Lt....
Israeli Arab NGO Network Lobbies Against Israel At Durban Meeting
There is at least one major Israeli nongovernmental organization (NGO) network active in Geneva, Switzerland this week promoting the Durban II racism conference’s anti-Israel agenda.
It is doing so despite efforts by the Israeli government...
Israel Tourism Minister Asks Vatican To Cancel Pope’s Meeting With Arab Mayor
Israel’s Tourism Minister has asked the Vatican to cancel a scheduled meeting between the Pope and the mayor of the Israeli Arab city of Sakhnin, Mazen Ghanaim.
Israel Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov said the planned...