Palestinian woman tries to stab Israeli guard in West Bank, shot dead: police
A Palestinian woman attempted to stab an Israeli guard at a flashpoint West Bank shrine and was shot dead.
Watch – Burkha-clad Pakistani woman calls Polio vaccine poisonous, says its a conspiracy to destroy Muslims
At a time when the world is highly concerned about eradicating Polio from the planet completely, a Pakistani woman believes it is a conspiracy by Jewish and Christian communities against Muslims.
May 14, 2016, 21:52 PM IST
Police arrest 15 rightwing Israelis in Jerusalem
Jews are allowed to visit the site but not to pray there, and incidents occur regularly when Jews try to ignore the rule and Muslims intervene to stop them.
May 13, 2016, 03:26 AM IST
Evangelist spews venom against Islam, says its a threat to Christianity, Hindus, Jews
Sharing a controversial viewpoint on a religion, President of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Franklin Graham on Wednesday made some remarks against Islam, triggering a debate on Twitter.
May 04, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
Indian Jews approach government for minority status
The Indian Jewish community has reiterated its demand for recognition as a minority community in the country. The community has moved an application with the union minority affairs ministry to this effect, official sources said.
Apr 12, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Angela Merkel opens Holocaust art expo with anti-Semitism warning
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday opened a major exhibition featuring works by Jewish concentration camp prisoners, as she pledged to combat a feared rise in anti-Semitism in Germany linked to a record influx of refugees.
Jan 26, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
Islamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader's call to target Jews
The Islamic State group said in a statement released on the Internet that light arms were used in the attack, which took place on Thursday outside a Cairo hotel.
Jan 08, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Catholics should not try to convert Jews, says Vatican
It was the latest move on a host of issues, such as gay rights and re-marriage, that the Vatican or Pope Francis have made.
Dec 11, 2015, 00:21 AM IST
Islamic State child soldiers kill captives in gruesome video
Six of the boys are chosen by their instructor to "send a message" to IS`s opponents by executing security forces held by the group.
Dec 04, 2015, 00:06 AM IST
Israel extends military exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews
The 2014 law was seen by many Israelis as amending the historic injustice of an exemption handed to the ultra- Orthodox in 1948, when Israel was created.
Nov 25, 2015, 05:37 AM IST
Israel court delays razing settler synagogue fearing reprisals
Israel's High Court on Wednesday said it agreed to briefly postpone demolition of a settler synagogue and seminary built on Palestinian land, after police requested a delay on security grounds.
Nov 05, 2015, 05:05 AM IST
Attacks on Israelis near Hebron after Palestinian killed
One Palestinian tried to stab Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint near Beit Einun village north of Hebron and was shot dead by troops.
Nov 02, 2015, 01:20 AM IST
American killed in Palestinian attack was peace activist
An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s and advocated coexistence between Muslims and Jews when he moved to Israel has died after succumbing to wounds sustained in a Palestinian attack on a bus in Jerusalem two weeks ago.
Oct 28, 2015, 04:19 AM IST
Israel arrests more than 1,000 Palestinians this month
Those who were arrested were young men and women, the Ramallah-based aid group said.
Oct 26, 2015, 00:15 AM IST
Thousands of Israelis rally for peace talks with Palestinians
The demonstrators chanted "Jews and Arabs don't want to hate each other".
Oct 25, 2015, 01:35 AM IST
'Ex-Grand Mufti of Jerusalem asked Hitler to exterminate Jews'
Amid ranging Israel-Palestine tensions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has triggered a controversy by accusing the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem of giving Hitler the idea of exterminating Jews - a claim rejected by historians as "factually incorrect".
Oct 21, 2015, 20:03 PM IST
Islamic State militant group threatens Israel in new videos
The dreaded Islamic State militant group has threatened Israel in a series of new videos, warning that while they are currently fighting wars in other parts of the world, their eyes are set on Jerusalem "which they will enter."
Oct 20, 2015, 18:38 PM IST
Israel-Palestinian violence flares after Jewish holy site fire-bombed, 4 dead
Stone-throwing protests erupted across the West Bank and Gaza and assailants firebombed a site revered by Jews as the tomb of biblical Joseph on a "day of rage" against Israel.
Oct 17, 2015, 06:34 AM IST
Israel allows unrestricted Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque
Israel on Thursday took several steps, including barring all non-Muslims from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque, to allow unrestricted Eid prayers at the sensitive site, amid mounting international pressure on Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the restrictions on Muslim worshippers.
Sep 24, 2015, 17:27 PM IST
