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Ahmadiyya, officially, the “Ahmadiyya Muslim Community” is a small Muslim community in Israel, estimated to be 1% of the Muslim community worldwide, with 2,200 adherents in Israel. The Ahmadiyya  community in Israel began in 1924 when  Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad and a number of missionaries visited the Middle East from India and built a mosque here […]

Recently, Haredi Jews organized mass demonstrations to ensure they can continue to be exempt from military service in Israel.  Haredim are the fastest growing sector in Israel and number more than 1 million people, or about 12 percent of Israel’s 8.7 million citizens, according to the Israeli Democracy Institute. Their military exemption is highly controversial […]

 Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri’s unusual resignation in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago highlighted the region’s uncertainty and growing power struggle between Iran and Saudia Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Arab Allies are meeting in Egypt today to discuss Iran. This tension is already felt across the Middle East. The Syrian Civil War and ISIS’s influence are […]

Kurdish regional authorities have called for an independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan on September 25. According to the Kurdistan Region’s Independent High Electoral and Referendum Commission (IHREC), more than 5 million people across Erbil, Baghdad, and the Kurdish diaspora are eligible to vote. However the United States, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Syria and many internal […]

Tensions are high near the Temple Mount/ Haram Al Sharif after the riots and terrorist attacks this past weekend. The recent escalation began after three terrorists killed Israeli policemen outside the Temple Mount/ Haram Al Sharif over a week ago. Israel responded with new security measures. The Sheikh Yousef Abu Snaineh, Imam and Preacher of Al Aqsa Mosque, […]

This Friday, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is scheduled to vote on the Palestinian proposal to recognize Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs as Palestinian heritage sites. This follows Tuesday’s vote when UNESCO passed a resolution denouncing Israeli activity in Jerusalem’s Old City. In May, UNESCO’s board ratified a resolution denying any legal or […]

This Saturday marks three years since Operation Protective Edge began. While the border seems quiet and Hamas is growing increasingly isolated; both Israel and Hamas are preparing for the next expected, imminent conflict. Hamas is expanding it’s tunnel network. In response, Israel’s Ministry of Defense recently started working on an underground tunnel barrier. Hamas is under increasing […]

US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas are slated to meet this month. According to senior PA officials, Abbas is expected to renew his commitment to combating anti-Israel incitement. This may prove challenging in light of the recent IMPACT-se study which found that the new Palestinian curricula is significantly more radical than in previous years, denying […]

As President-elect Donald Trump is taking office, the geopolitical arena is changing as well. This is particularly relevant to the Middle East conflict and the policies of the US in the region. Professor Efraim Inbar, an expert on the Arab-Israeli conflict, US-Israel relations and US-Middle East policy, will provide his perspective on how the new […]

International pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to renew the peace talks has been increasing rapidly recently. It started with the Security Council’s controversial resolution concerning the illegality of settlements (23 Dec.), continued with John Kerry’s “Six Points” speech (28 Dec.) and will reach its peak at the Paris Peace Conference on the 15th of January. The Paris […]