I recently posted about a literal torture chamber run by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. That was only the tip of the iceberg: On 5 December, violent clashes raged for hours between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy, after the latter attacked a sit-in outside the presidential palace by protesters rejecting the constitutional declaration […]

(Not my cup of tea, but a lot of people like this.)

From Now (Lebanon): Exchange, or tradeoff, marriages provide a suitable solution to address the problem of high dowries and dire living conditions in Yemen. The idea sounds strange, more like a bartering of goods as in the past, except that goods are replaced by women in this case. Basically, whoever is unable to pay the […]

Arab media is livid – as always – that Jews have the audacity to visit the site of the first and second Temples, especially during a holiday that celebrates the re-dedication of that same Temple. Qudsmedia notes – correctly – that the Jews are making visiting the site a daily occurrence, with the intent that it is […]

Cool photo from NASA and Google: From the Consulate General of Israel in New York.

Some strong language, but amusing: (h/t Yerushalimey)

From Ian: California College Students Press for Hatred of Israel “After the California Assembly passed resolution HR 35, which “Calls upon officials of California public post secondary educational institutions to increase their efforts to condemn acts of anti-Semitism on their campuses,” the University of California Students Association Board of Directors drafted a petition which opposes […]

From Shmuel Hollander, former cabinet secretary under Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres, in Ma’ariv (excerpted by MFA): The author, who served as Cabinet Secretary to the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his successor Shimon Peres, declares: “I have no doubt that if he had not been murdered, Yitzhak Rabin would have cancelled the Oslo accords […]

One can imagine that Hamas encourages this sort of play. Not only because it is a great recruiting tool for them, but also because they would love to see the IDF mistakenly blow these kids up. (h/t Israel Under Fire)

From Times of Israel: The Jordanian Tourism Ministry on Wednesday warned Israeli visitors not to wear outwardly Jewish garb while visiting the Hashemite Kingdom and to avoid performing Jewish rituals during their stay. According to a copy of a ministry memo issued at the end of November, Amman instructed Jordanian tour operators to inform their […]