Latest in Tag: jewish Highlight
Latest in Tag: jewish
Alexandriaâs revamped synagogue highlights ancient Jewish community glory Â
Built over 4200 metres, the Eliyahu Hanavi ancient synagogue is one of the only two synagogues located in Alexandria.
Egypt to build first museum celebrating religious toleranceÂ
Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anany announced plans to establish Egyptâs first museum to celebrate religious tolerance, to be located in the New Administrative Capital. According to Anany, the museum will include pieces from the ancient Egyptian period, as well as the Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish civilizations, all while highlighting Islamâs teachings of tolerance and Egyptâs …
Al-Sisi meets with delegation from major American Jewish organisationsÂ
Al-Sisi stressed upon the need to find comprehensive and fair solution to Palestinian causeÂ
Israeli court sentences Jewish gang leader to life for killing Palestinian teenager
An Israeli court has given a life sentence to the leader of a Jewish gang which kidnapped, beat and burned alive a Palestinian teenager in 2014. It is unlikely to do much to ease tensions on either side of the conflict.
Palestinians torch Jewish shrine amid calls for ‘revolution’
Dozens of Palestinians have thrown firebombs at holy site in the Israeli-controlled West Bank. Others have called for “revolution,” as the United Nations (UN) Security Council prepares to discuss the growing violence. The site targeted on Friday is revered by some Jews as the tomb of biblical patriarch Joseph and has become a popular prayer …
Israel’s fault lines spill onto the football pitch
Israel’s multiple fault lines – secular vs religious, Jewish vs Palestine, and controversial calls for a boycott of the Jewish state – are exploding on the football pitch. The spill-over comes as President Reuven Rivlin warned in a recent speech that Israel was being fragmented by four tribes that view each other’s worldview as a …
Jewish extremism leaves Duma village traumatized
The West Bank village of Duma is still struggling to come to terms with the arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists that left a baby dead. Daniella Cheslow talked to villagers about their fears. Jerusalem teacher Dallal Dawabsha walked her two sons through the charred door frames of two torched houses in the northern West …
Does the court ruling on Jewish mouled flout the constitution?
Court issues verdict preventing Jewish celebrations, despite the constitution protecting the right to worship of all Abrahamic religions in Egypt
Beyond conflict, prejudice, and stereotype
Muslims and Jews meet at Muslim Jewish Conference in Vienna to discuss “Combating for Peace”
Arab summit to back rejection of âJewish stateâ: Draft
The summit stresses a âcategorical rejectionâ of the demand for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, according to a draft statement endorsed by foreign ministers.
Egyptâs Jewish community mourns the passing of Nadia Haroun
Nadia Haroun was the sister of community head Magda Haroun and the daughter of activist Shehata Haroun.
Palestine, Israel and The Jewish State
By: Fadi Elhusseini While analyses have abounded examining the details of the âsecretâ talks and evaluating the positions of the negotiating parties in the Middle East peace process, prominent Israeli writers have intensified their efforts, on âIsrael’s imminent existential threatâ with much fanfare. Despite the fact that such writers are not officially members of the …
Culture defies religion
Adel Heineâs weekly column
Complaint filed against Essam El-Erian
After making controversial statements on Jewish people living in Israel, a complaint has been filed against Essam El-Erian
Israeli defence minister proposes West Bank withdrawal
Jewish settlers should leave West Bank or accept Palestinian Authority government