Author Archives: naltikri

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. A Palestinian holy war group responsible for bus bombings and suicide bombings. Inspired by their hero Izz ad-Din al-Qassam. The Brigades, the Hamas terror group’s military wing, announced that one of it’s soldiers Ahmed Abdel … Continue reading →

In HIST 385 we talked about the importance of Jerusalem to the three monotheistic religions. Jerusalem is of high importance to Islam because of Muhammad’s night journey referred to as the Isra and Mi’raj. Muhammad ascended into paradise from the … Continue reading →

While I would be a complete liar to say I do my best work at 3 AM, I do sometimes get random ideas/questions in my head. I noticed that someone else in the class made a post about Israel making … Continue reading →

This is a really interesting article I came across about how Israeli Arabs define themselves. According to a survey conducted by Prof. Camille Fuchs of Tel Aviv University, about half of Israeli minorities self identify as “Israeli-Arab,” whereas only about … Continue reading →

Nickolay Mladenov, the United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, expressed his concerns last week that Israel may “destroy any hope of peace” if it continues to increase the rate of settlement expansion in the West Bank, … Continue reading →

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-seize-palestinian-land-near-ibrahimi-mosque-hebron

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2020-04-20/new-tech-apps-in-israel-aim-to-track-coronavirus-guard-privacy  

http://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/will-coronavirus-cause-a-ceasefire-between-israel-and-gaza-622027

I was about to log off for tonight, when I came across this article from earlier today. Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, has charged a man with “infringement of the security of Israel”. According to the Shin Bet, the … Continue reading →

I didn’t realize quite how bad life is for the people living in Gaza until I started doing research for my paper, and I found this article. What caught my attention was how bad the healthcare system is, especially with … Continue reading →