Rabbi Alissa Wise, a member of the rabbinical council with Jewish Voice for Peace, is deeply affected by the harrowing images of dead Palestinian children and the devastation in Gaza caused by the Israeli siege and bombing campaign. The airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of over 4,600 Palestinians, including 1,900 children, and displaced 1.4 …
CNN — According to a US official familiar with the situation, a US warship intercepted 4 cruise missiles and 15 drones over a period of 9 hours near the coast of Yemen on Thursday. The USS Carney, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, intercepted the missiles and drones as they were heading north along the Red Sea. …
CNN — Israel Detains Hamas Spokesman in Overnight Raids Across the West Bank Palestinians Killed in Ongoing Israeli Military Operation in the West Bank Leading Palestinian Political Figure Detained in Home Raid Wide-Scale Arrest Campaign by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank Hamas Spokesman with a History of Arrests Detained Again Hamas Willing to …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Reaffirms Support for Israel During Visit US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel on Thursday to assure the country of the unwavering support of the United States. In a joint appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Blinken condemned Hamas for its brutal and …
New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is facing corruption charges for the second time in a decade. Menendez and his wife are accused of accepting bribes, such as gold, cash, mortgage payments, a “low-or-no-show job,” and a luxury vehicle, in exchange for the senator’s influence. These charges follow a previous set of corruption charges faced …
More than 1,000 lives have been tragically lost in central Morocco after the most devastating earthquake in decades struck the region. The earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, occurred in the High Atlas mountain range around 11 p.m. local time on Friday. The epicenter was located approximately 72 kilometers southwest of the popular tourist …
Carly Harris, a young Mormon college student, unexpectedly found love while volunteering at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos in November 2015. Soufiane El Yassami, a Muslim fast food worker from Morocco, was seeking a better life and took a leap of faith by fleeing his home country. Unfortunately, Greece had closed …
CNN – Cappadocia, a region in central Turkey, is like a magnificent, handwoven carpet with its stunning palette of caramel swirls, ochers, creams, and pinks. The landscape is adorned with poplar trees along paths created by ancient lava flows from extinct volcanoes, and valleys filled with cone-shaped peribacı. This wondrous place is famous for its …
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN – In what is being hailed as a historic moment, renowned soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh to join Al Nassr FC. The Saudi kingdom pulled off a major coup by signing Ronaldo to a two-year contract worth an estimated $200 million per year, making him the …
Chess referee Shohreh Bayat, who fled Iran three years ago, has faced further ostracism after challenging the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and its president, Arkady Dvorkovich, for questioning her choice of clothing at a tournament in Iceland in support of Iranian protests and the people of Ukraine. Bayat left Iran in 2017 after being criticised …