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From ancient pagans to the Islamic Republic: The shaping of Iranian civilization
The foundations of Iran tie into its long and rich religious history and development, starting from ancient times and the presence of Zoroastrianism up through the spread of Islam and then into the modern day, Dr. Menahem Merhavy of the…
IDF arrests suspected infiltrators near Jordanian border, gunfire exchanged
The IDF identified and arrested several suspects who crossed into Israeli terrority from the Jordanian border and engaged in a gunfire exchange with the troops, the military announced late on Thursday night.Israel's military added that…
Netanyahu: Shin Bet head is blackmailing me with ‘mafia-style’ threats
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the Shin Bet head is conducting a "campaign of blackmail against him," in response to Bar's predecessor Nadav Argaman's sharp criticism of him in an N12 interview on Thursday evening.Earlier in the…
How anti-Israel activists are making Khalil into a free speech issue
Since the Saturday arrest of Columbia University Apartheid Divest leading activist Mahmoud Khalil, supporters have raised the banner of freedom of speech to argue against and protest his detention and the revocation of his green card.Yet…
Behind the scenes at the Pentagon on the day Hezbollah’s pagers exploded
October 17, 2024, seemed like just another day at the Pentagon until a sudden request came from then-defense minister Yoav Gallant to speak to his US counterpart at the time, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.“It was morning in Washington, and…
Judge Implicated in Blasphemy Entrapment Ring Resigns
Lahore High Court building in Lahore, Pakistan. (MariyamAftab, Creative Commons)
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court judge in Pakistan resigned last week after a media report exposed his…
‘On the verge of despair, I screamed to God to get me out’ Omer Shem Tov tells Herzliya…
"On the 50th day, when I was on the verge of complete despair, after five days in total darkness, when all I had left to eat was one biscuit a day with a little salty water to drink, I screamed to God to get me out of there because I…
Millionaire refugees: The charged debate over UNRWA’s defining policy and its future
Despite the growing criticism, Israel is standing firm in its attempt to banish the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from operating in its territory.Since its ban came into effect on January 30, Israeli authorities have severed…
Ex-top FBI official to ‘Post’: When Iran-Hamas Oct. 7 threat really started
Most of the world now knows that Iran gave critical and multifaceted support to Hamas, which enabled the October 7 invasion of Israel, but few know the story of how these two strange bedfellows came together unexpectedly decades before and…
Reports Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India
The husband of Jime Kawasi was killed in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India on May 4, 2024. (Morning-Star-News)
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024,…
‘Syria can be Israel’s best friend in the region,’ says Syrian religious scholar in exile
Professor Abdallah Khalil Al-Tamimi, a Syrian religious scholar and peace activist who has spent more than three decades in exile studying Islamic jurisprudence and foundational principles, spoke to The Jerusalem Post from his temporary…
‘Hamas abused Hisham knowing he was mentally ill,’ father says
Hamas abused released hostage Hisham al-Sayed while in Gaza captivity, knowing he was mentally ill, his father, Sha'aban, said on Thursday. “Hamas abused Hisham, even though they knew he was mentally ill," he said. In 2015,…
Katz confirms IDF attacks in Damascus to stop future Islamic Jihad terror ops
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday confirmed IDF air force attacks on terror groups in Damascus.Defense sources confirmed to the Jerusalem Post earlier Syrian media reports that the targets were Islamic Jihad locations in Syria's…
Israel transfers thousands of humanitarian aid packages to Syrian Druze
Israel has transferred some 10,000 packages of humanitarian aid to Syrian Druze in recent weeks, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The ministry noted that the transfer was carried out in conjunction with Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif,…
Israel should depopulate northern Gaza to pressure Hamas, expert says
Israel must apply pressure on Hamas by gradually depopulating the northern Gaza Strip, Eyal Ofer, an expert on Hamas and Gazan economics, said on Thursday. As part of his suggested plan, Israel would subsequently annex and use the…
UN accuses Israel of destroying ‘reproductive capacity of Palestinians’ in the Gaza…
Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a new report on…
The growing threat of radical anti-Israel activism on campuses and beyond
The arrest of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) activist Mahmoud Khalil has once again put the spotlight on radical anti-Israel activism on American campuses. CUAD is not merely another pro-Palestinian student group advocating for…
Rights groups say Trump used term Palestinian as slur in reference to Schumer
US Muslim and Jewish advocacy groups criticized US President Donald Trump on Wednesday for referring to the top Senate Democrat, Senator Chuck Schumer, as a Palestinian, with the organizations saying the president used the term as a…
Wife of arrested Columbia student activist says she was naive to believe he was secure
Two days before US agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and Palestinian activist asked his wife if she knew what to do if immigration agents came to their door.Noor Abdalla, Khalil's wife of more than two years,…
Wife of detained Palestinian Columbia student says she was naive to believe he was safe from arrest
Two days before US agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and Palestinian activist asked his wife if she knew what to do if immigration agents came to their door.Noor Abdalla, Khalil's wife of more than two years,…
Hamas official welcomes Trump’s apparent retreat on Gazans displacement call
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem welcomed on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposal for a permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, urging him to refrain from aligning with the vision of the "extreme…
‘Schumer used to be Jewish, now he’s Palestinian,’ Trump says in meeting with…
US President Donald Trump called the minority leader of the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, "a Palestinian" during his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Wednesday at the White House."Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm…
Terror shooting near Ariel in West Bank, one wounded
The IDF received a report about a shooting near Ariel, the military announced on Wednesday.The 18-year-old shooting victim arrived at the industrial zone of Ariel with a gunshot wound and was treated by MDA paramedics."We treated an…
Negotiations for hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release expected to begin, sources tell…
There is general agreement between the relevant parties to begin negotiations for the release of Russian-Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov, Western diplomats have told The Jerusalem Post.Tsurkov, 38, a researcher at Princeton University, was…
No talks of normalization between Israel and Lebanon, source tells ‘Post’
There are currently no discussions about normalization between Israel and Lebanon, a source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post.The statement came after an Israeli political official told reporters that “discussions with…
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