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A woman lays flowers at an impromptu memorial a day after the Paris terror attacks, Le Petit Cambodge / Carillon, November 14, 2015. (Maya-Anaïs Yataghène/CC)
Paris attacks show the interconnectedness of our troubles
If the attacks on Paris are viewed as ‘an attack on us all,’ then so too should the wars in Syria and Iraq. Like millions of others last night, I stayed up for hours following the news of the horrifying attacks in Paris. At the same time that I dreaded the rising body count and…
By Amjad Iraqi November 14, 2015
Protesters hold vigil for the slain journalists of Charlie Hebdo, Strasbourg, France, January 7, 2015. (photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC CC BY-SA 3.0)
France must not push Muslims into the arms of extremists
The terrorists who attacked Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket were well-trained, spoke French and knew their actions would play into the hands of France’s Islamophobic right. Let’s not give them what they’re after. By Yossi Dahan As Israel’s news outlets covered the terrorist attacks in Paris, we watched how our analysts and correspondence suddenly…
By Haokets January 11, 2015
Mass grave of victims of the Farhud, 1941. (photo: Ministry of Education and the Ben - Zvi, Jerusalem)
Farhud, 1941: Iraqi Jews remember a massacre
On the holiday of Shavuot in 1941, Iraq’s Jews experienced a pogrom that claimed over 180 lives and ended in mass looting. But there’s another story from the Farhud that often goes undiscussed: the bravery of Muslims during the crisis. “The Farhud” / Foreword By Orit Bashkin (translated by Asaf Shalev) Silently but not without some…
By Cafe Gibraltar June 10, 2014
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Turkish tanks deploy towards the Syrian border near Akcakale, Oct 8, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)
WATCH: Tensions mount on Turkey-Syria border
AKCAKALE, TURKEY — It has been nearly a week since a Syrian mortar shell landed on a Turkish home just across the border, killing five members of the same family. The incident brought a swift response from Turkey, and a promise by the government in Ankara that it would not hesitate to strike back, which…
By Roee Ruttenberg October 10, 2012
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