Holy Land

By Maryam Younnes This January, I received the news about the vandalism of the Lebanese Maronite church in my community in Ma’alot located in northern Israel. A week before this vandalism took place, a Protestant cemetery was desecrated and vandalized by two Jewish youths wearing kippah and only last Thursday,…

URŞLEM (JERUSALEM) – Christians in the Middle East already suffer from intimidation, persecutions and attacks on their holy places. Following several recent incidents of harassment, violence, vandalism, and discrimination against Christians, several churches and foreign governments have now sounded the alarm over Israel, reports Deutsche Welle in an extensive report.…

URŞHLEM / JERUSALEM – An armed attack on a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem has left at least 7 people dead and 10 wounded. The perpetrator who arrived at the scene with his vehicle and opened fire was shot dead by police.

TEL AVIV / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israeli officials issued warnings of the dangers of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, while US officials hinted at the military option to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. Despite the continuing protests in Iran which grow larger every day, threatening the existence of the current regime, Tehran…