Riots break out in Jerusalem, West Bank over Palestinian prisoners

Published on February 22, 2013

Palestinian protesters reportedly fired flares and hurled stones at Israeli troops in the Old City in Jerusalem amid violent protests in the West Bank.

Obama expresses deep concern to Egypt’s Morsi about violence

Published on December 6, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama called Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday to express his "deep concern" about the deaths and injuries of protesters in Egypt and said dialogue between opposing sides should be held without preconditions, the White House said.

Clashes erupt in Egypt despite proposal to end crisis

Published on December 5, 2012

Islamists fought protesters outside the Egyptian president's palace on Wednesday, while inside the building his deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft constitution that has split the most populous Arab nation.

Report: Israeli police filmed beating cuffed Palestinian

Published on October 10, 2012

Authorities in Israel are reportedly investigating the alleged beating by police of a Palestinian man in cuffs in Jerusalem.

Vatican steps up condemnation of Libya violence

Published on September 14, 2012

The Vatican significantly sharpened its condemnation of the violent attack in Libya that killed the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other U.S. State Department personnel.

Report: Roadside bomb kills 10 Syrian security personnel near Golan

Published on April 20, 2012

The United Nations hopes to get permission from the Syrian government in coming days to send more aid workers to the country to help at least one million people in need of urgent assistance, a top U.N. humanitarian official said on Friday.

Riot/Ride

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 18, 2012

Last Sunday, my wife, our daughter and I hitched our bikes to our car, drove toward downtown and parked just across from MacArthur Park, otherwise known as Langer’s Deli adjacent.

Soccer fans on the frontline of revolution

Published on February 8, 2012

Sprinting down a side street in downtown Cairo, the group of young men are outrun by a hissing tear gas canister careening through the air, slamming into the ground beside them. They quickly raise their arms to their mouths in a futile attempt to avoid inhaling the gas. But one of the group turns in the direction of his pursuers, staring at them defiantly as he breathes in the gas as a show of strength.

Police and Los Angeles protesters skirmish, eviction delayed

Published on November 28, 2011

Police in riot gear held back on clearing out anti-Wall Street protesters who defied a deadline to abandon their 8-week-old encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall on Monday but opened streets for morning commuters before pulling back.

Why I went to Occupy L.A. instead of synagogue

Published on October 12, 2011

A little more than a month ago, I became a Bat Mitzvah. In Judaism, that means I am now an adult and have pledged to keep the traditions of my faith. And yet it was for those very reasons that I decided to spend Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the Jewish year - joining the protesters of Occupy L.A. instead of going to synagogue.

As London burns, riots spread to Jewish communities

Published on August 9, 2011

While some Jews in London marked Tisha b’Av on Tuesday by lamenting the burning of the Holy Temples on that day some two millennia ago, other London Jews watched as their city burned amid widespread rioting.

Egyptian police confront protesters [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal.com
Published on January 25, 2011

Thousands of protesters clashed with the police in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday as anti-government activists energized by events in Tunisia sought to transform Police Day, a national holiday, into a “day of revolution.” The demonstrators quickly swelled in number as they snaked through winding streets and converged on the central Tahrir Square, where they met security forces in full riot gear and a water cannon truck. Clashes began after protesters jumped on the truck and tried to take control of it.

Briefs: Palestinians riot near Jerusalem dig; Brandeis threatened with loss of donations

Published on February 22, 2007

Briefs

French Riots Show Need for Pluralism

By Ronny Naftaniel
Published on November 17, 2005

For once, it would appear that Jews, Judaism and Jewish interests are not the target of violence in Paris and in so many cities across France. After a surge in anti-Semitic hostility and incidents in recent years, that comes as something of a surprise. This time, it appears the rioters are burning their own cars and neighborhoods, rather then aiming their anger at the symbols of some outside enemy.

One Day at a Time

By Charlotte Hildebrand
Published on May 23, 2002

The doors of the 107th Street Elementary School opened at noon; reggae music blared over the sound system and pizza was ready to be served.

Israel 101

By Marlene Adler Marks
Published on December 7, 2000

The October Violence is the short-hand designation for the deadly sniping, shooting and police action between Palestinians and Israelis, including the unprecedented call-to-arms of Israeli Arabs. If American Jews accept "October Violence" as the title (Palestinians call it "the riots," while the American press reprises the frightening "intifada"), two months later we haven't yet found a way to talk about it, even among ourselves.

Sinking Feeling

By Avi Machlis
Published on October 12, 2000

Supporters of the Oslo peace process have, for seven years, persistently argued that there was no choice but to make peace with the Palestine Liberation Organization, Israel's most bitter of enemies.

Yom Kippur II

By Eric Silver
Published on October 12, 2000

I first met Maurice Singer on the far bank of the Suez Canal during the second week of the Yom Kippur War, soon after Israel had counter-attacked across the waterway. The British-born, 28-year-old machine-gunner was grimy and sweating on his clanking, dust-encrusted half-track, the forerunner of today's armored personnel carrier. Like all his comrades, he scribbled a phone number and asked our group of reporters to let his family know he was okay.

This Week

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 12, 2000

This is a tough time for people who believe in Middle East peace. You might as well believe in the Tooth Fairy, or a flat earth. From L.A. to Tel Aviv, the mood among moderates has become grim. When a Woodland Hills rabbi asked congregants during his Yom Kippur sermon to say a prayer for slain and injured Palestinians, many congregants got up and walked out, while others hissed.