Clinton to AIPAC: Settlement activity undermines U.S. role in peace process U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians should be serious and substantive, warning that new Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank were jeopardizing progress and undermining U.S. mediation....
Netanyahu arrives in Washington, with aim of mending U.S. ties Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arrived in Washington on Monday, for a visit which marked a fresh chance to repair the frayed personal ties between the Israeli leader and U.S. President Barack Obama. ...
Abbas: Palestinian people have national right to resistance Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday said that the Palestinian people had a national right to resistance against Israeli occupation, adding that his government would not acquiesce to any Israeli demands with which it disagreed....
Noam Shalit to UN: If you endorse Goldstone, help free my son Noam Shalit, the father of captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, urged the United Nations Council on Human Rights on Monday to implement the recommendations listed in the Goldstone report pertaining to his son's release. ...
It's not just good kosher wine - it's just good wine Jeff Morgan is making good wine in Napa Valley. Very good wine that just happens to be kosher. There is little disagreement that he is making the best kosher wine in America. His Covenant brand is our national entry in the kosher wine Olympics....
Islamic News
Unity Peace Movement against the War WASHINGTON DC -- Over 100 leading peace activists have announced an 'Emergency Anti-Escalation Rally' at the White House on December 12, from 11a.m. to 4 ...
Al-Jazeera English Gets CRTC approval Al-JAZEERA English, the English-language service of the Qatar-based broadcaster, has been approved for distribution via satellite in Canada. Ethnic Channels Group Ltd., a Toronto-based ...
CAIR Calls for FBI Probe of N.C. Mosque Vandalism WASHINGTON- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on local law enforcement authorities and the FBI to investigate the possibility of a bias motive for ...
It's Dangerous to be a Muslim in America ON October 21 the major Zionist-controlled mainstream media outlets, such as, The New York Times, AP, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, ...
Flood in Manila: Drama, Filipino Style Alhamdulallah, my wife Aishah and I survived the typhoon and massive flooding in Manila. At 9:30 am Saturday, it was raining moderately, which is normal ...
Cartoon violence
"The utter hypocrisy is that Muslim countries regularly lampoon Christians and Jews in their comics while demanding the west refrain from any criticism of Islam."
Why did Jyllands-Posten publish the cartoons? The Copenhagen Post explains: “Jyllands-Posten called for and printed the cartoons by various Danish illustrators, after reports that artists were refusing to illustrate works about Islam, out of fear of fundamendalist retribution. The newspaper said it printed the cartoons as a test of whether Muslim fundamentalists had begun affecting the freedom of expression in Denmark.” Click here for the Dutch cartoons & reaction to them
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to New Al-Azhar Head Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb has been appointed the new Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, replacing Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed al Tantawi who passed away last week. Dr. al-Tayeb, 64, is a former
Not Over the Phone! As soon as something happens in Iraq or Afghanistan, or which has any connection to our region, the US State Department or the White House issues comments within minutes, or at the most within hours,
Iraq after the Elections Iraq is passing through one of the most difficult stages in its history that can change the course of the political process, on one hand, and the track of the citizen's relationship with the state,
US Envoy in Fresh Mideast Peace Mission JERUSALEM (AFP) – US envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Sunday in a fresh bid to try to relaunch the stalled Middle East peace process, the US embassy announced. Mitchell was due to hold talks
Donors Conference seeks $2 Billion for Darfur CAIRO, (AP) – An international donors conference aimed Sunday to draw more than $2 billion in pledges for projects intended to ensure the safe return of more than 2.7 million people displaced during
Second Palestinian Youth Dies after shot in West Bank NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces died from his wounds Sunday, Palestinian medics said, the second death from the same incident Saturday that may fuel tensions
