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Iran

Khamenei: Iran Will Deal ‘Reciprocal Blow’ to US for Soleimani Killing

Iranian supreme leader tells Iraqi PM he expects his country to expel US forces from region

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei threatened Washington on Tuesday over the killing of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani in January in Iraq.
“They killed your guest in your house and blatantly confessed to it,” Khamenei told Iraqi counterpart Mustafa...

Antisemitism

Neo-Nazi Thugs Parade Through Pennsylvania City Waving Swastikas and Yelling Expletives

Screaming anti-gay, antisemitic and anti-black invective, about two dozen members of an American neo-Nazi organization marched through the streets of a central Pennsylvania city last weekend.

According to local media reports, the neo-Nazi thugs were largely unchallenged as they paraded through Williamsport.

Under the banner of an organization...

Antisemitism

Star of David Deemed ‘Hateful Imagery’ By Twitter

The Star of David has been deemed "hateful imagery" by Twitter, which is locking the accounts of users who display it in their profile pictures.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism has reported that several Twitter users have contacted them in recent days to report that their accounts had been locked by the social media platform. The reason given?...

Hezbollah

Hezbollah Terrorist Killed in Alleged Israeli Airstrikes in Syria

The Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist movement announced on Tuesday that Ali Kamel Mohsen Jawad, a member of Hezbollah, was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes in Damascus on Monday night. Israel is concerned about a possible response from Hezbollah, according to KAN news.

Five pro-Iranian militants were killed and four others were wounded in the...

Terrorism

Terrorist Who Killed US-Israeli Ari Fuld in West Bank Jailed for Life

A West Bank military court sentenced a Palestinian teenager to life in prison Tuesday for the murder of Israeli-American Ari Fuld in a 2018 stabbing terror attack at the West Bank’s Gush Etzion Junction.

The Judea Military Court also ordered 17-year-old Khalil Jabarin to pay NIS 1,250,000 ($365,128) to Fuld’s family as compensation.

The court...

Terrorism

Netherlands Admits to Paying Terrorists Who Killed 17-Year-Old Israeli

The Netherlands paid part of the salaries of two terrorists involved in killing 17-year-old Rina Shnerb last year, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok and Development Minister Sigrid Kaag admitted to parliament on Tuesday.

The killers are members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated terrorist group in the EU, and...

Archeology

Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv And The Battle Over Israel’s Biblical Archeology

In 1993, archaeologists working at the Tel Dan site in Northern Israel unearthed an Aramaic inscription featured on a monumental stone jab. Once deciphered, the artifact offered something absolutely unprecedented: the first archaeological reference to biblical King David.

 The issue of the historicity of the monarch had been debated by scholars...

Hezbollah

German Hezbollah Members Funneling Funds to the Group in Lebanon

A community center in the German city of Bremen linked to the Shi’ite terrorist organization Hezbollah is funneling money to the organization in Lebanon, according to a German intelligence report released on Thursday.

According to the report, the Al-Mustafa community center “is involved in the financial support” of Hezbollah, according to The...

Holocaust

Greek Woman Reunited With Siblings She Saved During Holocaust and Their 40 Descendants

“There is no way to describe the acts of heroism and the danger they took upon themselves and all those around them to shelter an entire family,” said Sarah Yanai upon reuniting with the Greek woman who, along with her two sisters, hid her and five other members of her family during the Holocaust.

“The feeling is very emotional and very exciting....

Iran

5 Iran-Backed Fighters killed In Alleged Israeli Strikes On Syria Sites

Five Iran-backed fighters were killed in an Israeli missile strike south of the Syrian capital, a Britain-based monitoring group said Tuesday.

The missile attack on Monday night hit weapons depots and military positions belonging to Syrian regime forces and Iran-backed militia fighters south of Damascus, according to the Syrian Observatory for...

Terrorism

Israel: Shin Bet Thwarts Iran, Hezbollah-Backed Terrorism Plot in West Bank

10 operatives arrested over plot to attack Israelis, kidnap soldier to seek release of jailed terrorists

Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) thwarted a terrorist plot by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) group, the agency announced Tuesday.
A PFLP cell was planning to launch attacks in the West Bank, the agency revealed,...

Iran

Iran Calls Off Executions of Three Protesters Trump Tweeted About

Iran has reportedly suspended the decision to execute three protesters whose cases were part of a global social media campaign that eventually became the subject of a US President Donald Trump tweet. According to reports the sentence was suspended and the lawyer for the protesters has sought a retrial with the Supreme Court. It now looks...

Iran

Rare Daytime Rocket Attack Hits Baghdad As Iran Foreign Minister Visits

BAGHDAD — A rare daytime rocket attack hit Baghdad’s Green Zone on Sunday, security sources said, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met top Iraqi officials.

At least two rockets hit outside the US embassy in the high-security zone, they told AFP.

Diplomats based in the neighborhood said they could hear sirens blaring for around an...

Hezbollah

Hundreds of US, European Lawmakers Call on EU to Ban Hezbollah

In April, Germany completely banned Hezbollah's activities on its territory

Some 236 American members of Congress as well as European lawmakers called on the European Union to ban all activities of the Hezbollah movement in the continent and designate it as a terrorist organization, Politico reported on Friday .
The call was made in a letter...

In The News

First Arab Space Mission To Mars Launches From Japan

The Emirati probe "Al-Amal" (Hope) is the first Arab space mission to the planet Mars

The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed Hope blasted off from Japan on Monday, in a bid to reveal more about the atmosphere of the Red Planet.
The Japanese rocket carrying the probe developed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lifted off...

In The News

IDF Shoots Down Drone Near The Israel-Lebanon Border

An unusual incident occurred on the Israel-Lebanon border on Sunday evening, as the IDF shot down a Lebanese drone that entered Israel's airspace, according to the IDF Spokesperson Unit.

According to the IDF Spokesperson Unit, IDF forces recognized a drone that was most likely operated from Lebanon and entered Israeli airspace. The drone was...

Hezbollah

Qatar Finances Hezbollah Terrorism, Declares ‘Jews Are Enemies’ – Report

A German private security contractor, who has worked for the federal republic’s intelligence and security services, leveled bombshell allegations against Qatar’s regime, stating Doha finances the US and EU-designated terrorist movement Hezbollah and has declared Jews to be the enemies of the tiny Gulf state.

The German weekly news outlet Die Zeit...

Antisemitism

Two Synagogues In Sarasota, Florida Vandalized On Same Day

Two Reform synagogues in Sarasota, Florida, were vandalized with swastikas and other unspecified hateful messages.

The incidents at Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El reportedly took place early on Wednesday morning, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported.

The Temple Sinai campus was extensively vandalized, including many walls made of porous...

ISIS

US, Gulf Nations Slap Sanctions On 6 Targets For Ties To ISIS

The United States and six Persian Gulf countries on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six targets Washington has accused of supporting Islamic State operations, including by funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to leaders of the group in Iraq and Syria.

The US Treasury Department said in a statement the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center –...

Hezbollah

Top US General Says ‘Would Be A Great Mistake’ For Hezbollah To Attack Israel

'I can’t see that having a good ending,' Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, CENTCOM chief, says

US Central Command chief Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. said Tuesday that Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorist group would be making a mistake should it attack Israel.
"Hezbollah remains a problem, it remains an issue," McKenzie acknowledged at a special briefing....