Sixty-five found executed in Syria’s Aleppo, activists say

Published on January 29, 2013

At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.

Syrian minister says gov’t will not use chemical weapons on rebels

Published on July 23, 2012

Syria will only use its chemical weapons on threats from outside of the country, Syria's Foreign Ministry said.

Syria reportedly moving chemical weapons

Published on July 13, 2012

U.S. officials are warily watching as Syria begins moving undeclared chemical weapons out of its storage facilities.

Syria: Deal reached with Arab League on unrest

Published on November 1, 2011

Syria said on Tuesday it had reached a deal with an Arab League committee tasked with finding a way to end seven months of unrest and starting a dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents.

Iran will attend ‘12 Olympics despite ‘revolting’ logo

Published on March 14, 2011

Iran said it will attend the 2012 Olympics in London despite its protest of the Games' logo, which it says spells the word Zion. Bahram Afsharzadeh, the secretary general of Iran's National Olympic Committee, on Sunday told Iran's Press-TV that "we will participate and play gloriously in the London games." His comments came after British Prime Minister David Cameron told the British community weekly Jewish News over the weekend that Iran is "completely paranoid" over the logo.

Nakba Removal From Classrooms Spurs Threats

Published on September 2, 2009

Israeli Arab leaders threatened to “revolt” after Israel’s education chief said the word Nakba would be removed from their classrooms.

The dark side of Chanukah

Published on December 23, 2008

It is important to remember that men can never predict how their descendants will act or how their legacy of achievement will be treated

Voter Revolt

By Joyce Moed
Published on November 16, 2000

Alan David never gave his ballots a second thought after voting in dozens of presidential elections during the decades he lived in New York.