Judaism

Egypt restores Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria
Egypt

Egypt restores Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities said on Thursday that preparations are underway to restore the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria. Arab Contractors…
Prayers inflame tensions over Jerusalem holy site
Middle East

Prayers inflame tensions over Jerusalem holy site

Every morning at 7:30, Murad Hamad sets up a flimsy plastic chair in the shade of the Moroccans' Gate entrance…
Arab League official: Israel allocated billions for Jerusalem Judaisation scheme
Egypt

Arab League official: Israel allocated billions for Jerusalem Judaisation scheme

Israel has earmarked US$17 billion for the Judaization of Jerusalem, the holy city which both Palestinians and Israelis insist on…
Egypt says it has cancelled Jewish festival this year
Egypt

Egypt says it has cancelled Jewish festival this year

Egypt officially informed Israel more than two months ago that it would not allow an annual Abu Jewish festival to…
Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival
Egypt

Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival

A number of political groups in Egypt announced Monday that they plan to protest at the Abu Hasira festival near…
Dead Sea Scrolls, free at last
Archaeology

Dead Sea Scrolls, free at last

The Dead Sea Scrolls were fated to a controversial place in history. After being secreted away in a cave, supposedly…
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Egypt

Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’

Modern-day Jews are not God's chosen people, said Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, in a…
No Arab renters: Right-wing Judaism and minority inclusion in Israel
World

No Arab renters: Right-wing Judaism and minority inclusion in Israel

JAFFA, Israel - As a student at a college in Safed, a small city of 30,000 residents, Yusuf checked apartment…
‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis
Cinema/TV

‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis

On Thursday night, Artellewa art space held a screening of “Arna’s Children,” a 2004 documentary by the late Juliano Mer-Khamis.…
Israel’s existential threat
Opinion

Israel’s existential threat

In one of the more far-flung areas of the American south, a vital conversation is unfolding that informs the future…
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