JERUSALEM (Reuters) After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured during Ramadan clashes in the contested city at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From late Thursday night into early Friday, police in riot gear and on horseback fought to keep apart two groups of protesters - Palestinian … [Read more...] about Police Arrest Dozens in Jerusalem Clashes; Israeli Nationalists Chant ‘Death to Arabs”
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Israeli Police Arrest Dozens in Night of Chaos in Jerusalem
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli police say 44 people were arrested and 20 officers were wounded in a night of chaos in Jerusalem, where security forces separately clashed with Palestinians angry about Ramadan restrictions and Jewish extremists who held an anti-Arab march nearby. Tensions have spiked in recent days in Jerusalem, which has long been … [Read more...] about Israeli Police Arrest Dozens in Night of Chaos in Jerusalem
Algerian Professor Gets 3-Year Jail Term for Offending Islam
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) An Algerian court on Thursday convicted a high-profile university professor specializing in Islam of offending the Muslim religion, and sentenced him to three years in prison. Said Djabelkhir was not immediately jailed and said he would appeal, according to a group of lawyers defending dozens of detained members of Algeria's pro-democracy … [Read more...] about Algerian Professor Gets 3-Year Jail Term for Offending Islam
2021 Report Details Persecution of Biblical Proportions: ‘This Bomb Reverberates on Every Corner of the Globe’
(CBN News) WASHINGTON - Christians are being persecuted around the world at a pace not seen since the first century, one expert says. The news comes as China terrorizes millions of Muslims while conducting business as usual with the world. "For a very small budget, every year the United States government drops this bomb in the human rights community that reverberates on … [Read more...] about 2021 Report Details Persecution of Biblical Proportions: ‘This Bomb Reverberates on Every Corner of the Globe’
Catholic Officials Halt Activity in Haiti for 9 Kidnapped
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Roman Catholic institutions including schools and universities closed Wednesday across Haiti in a three-day protest to demand the release of five priests, two nuns and two other people kidnapped more than a week ago amid a spike in violence that the government is struggling to control. Catholic officials also … [Read more...] about Catholic Officials Halt Activity in Haiti for 9 Kidnapped