Due to the potential for security issues, U.S. government employees and their family members are strongly encouraged to reconsider visiting Jerusalem’s Old City on Fridays during Ramadan (from midnight Friday morning until midnight Saturday morning). The U.S. Embassy… pic.twitter.com/i44xvCPfTU — U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) February 19, 2026 Hmmm. What happens on Fridays during Ramadan? Isn’t Ramadan supposed to be a […]
Ramadan in Israel: 6 Muslims arrested for throwing firebombs at Jewish homes
“According to the investigation, the suspects attacked the homes to force the Jewish families to permanently flee the area.” That is the ultimate objective, in accordance with the Qur’an’s dictum: “Drive them out from where they drove you out” (2:191). The Muslim leaders in 1948 actually called on Muslims to leave Israel, in anticipation of […]
Video from Jerusalem: Muslim drives truck into crowd, murdering four; Hamas celebrates
We have seen a spate of such attacks recently — and a billboard in Nazareth that actually called for them. “Moderate” Fatah called for such attacks. And the Islamic State issued this call in September 2014: So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, […]
Muslim persecution of Christians worsens in Palestinian territories, Israel
Christians fear ISIS influence is expanding. Mob violence against Christians, anti-Christian billboards and graffiti, and jihadist rhetoric have Christians concerned: “Feeling afraid. Feeling cornered. Feeling, ‘Maybe this is not my place. Maybe I just need to get out of here. I don’t want to deal with them. I don’t trust them anymore.’” Just as in Egypt, imams […]