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Israeli Communications Minister David Amsalem calls for a “thorough investigation” of the “bungle,” and vows no missionary channel will be allowed to operate “at any time, under any circumstances.”
“Umm Haroun,” which positively portrays a historic Jewish community in the Gulf, has drawn criticism in the Arab world for encouraging normalization with the Jewish state.
“It pains me to welcome the glorious month of Ramadan under circumstances that forbid us from prayers in mosques,” says Saudi Arabia’s King Salman • Saudi Arabia has recorded 16,299 cases of coronavirus and 136 deaths.
The Jordan-appointed council that oversees Jerusalem’s Islamic sites calls the decision “painful,” though says it is “in line with legal fatwas [Islamic religious rulings] and medical advice.”
Israeli medical professionals discussed the effects of the coronavirus on Israeli society and gave a behind-the-scenes-look at the reality in its hospitals, including cutting-edge health-care solutions that are being developed and implemented.
“What we’re seeing in Bnei Brak is nothing compared to what can happen in the Arab sector during Ramadan,” an Israeli-Arab official warns as the most important Muslim holiday approaches.
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf uploads pictures of ongoing unauthorized work at the site to its official Facebook page, sparking outrage.
“It’s spreading in Israel through the synagogues,” said Christian pastor Rick Wiles before blaming the Jewish state’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Anti-Defamation League.
More than 200 researchers have applied for permission to study the millions of letters and documents of the pontiff’s papacy, which are held in the Vatican Apostolic Archives.
Michael O’Leary’s call for profiling causes outrage, with the Muslim Council of Britain condemning his comments as “racist and discriminatory.”
The Coalition for Jewish Concerns is asking that the Birkenau church, which is topped by a large cross, be moved back into the nearby village from the building it occupies, which served as the SS commandant’s headquarters.
Head of the banned northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Raed Sala was sentenced to 28 months in prison for inciting terrorism.
