Judaism
‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military
Middle East
July 2, 2024
‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters attack Israeli minister’s car amid anger at military draft ruling
Middle East
July 1, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters attack Israeli minister’s car amid anger at military draft ruling
CNN — Protests in Jerusalem against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military turned violent on Sunday, with…
Israeli cabinet members say they oppose Ultra-Orthodox conscription plan in threat to coalition government
Middle East
March 25, 2024
Israeli cabinet members say they oppose Ultra-Orthodox conscription plan in threat to coalition government
Tel Aviv CNN — Two of the three members of Israel’s war cabinet signalled their opposition to government proposals on…
Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years
Egypt
September 17, 2023
Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years
The Jewish community in Egypt organized a celebration for the Jewish New Year in the Vitali Madjar Synagogue in Heliopolis,…
In Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders
Middle East
June 24, 2023
In Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders
Jerusalem CNN — In the hushed, ornate St James cathedral in the Armenian Quarter, one of Jerusalem’s most famous photographers…
Azhar criticizes calls for unified ‘Abrahamic religion’
Egypt
March 19, 2023
Azhar criticizes calls for unified ‘Abrahamic religion’
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the top religious institution for Sunni Islam, rejected calls to form a doctrinal entity that brings together the…
Abu Dhabi’s stunning new multi-faith complex is a mosque, synagogue and church
Middle East
March 8, 2023
Abu Dhabi’s stunning new multi-faith complex is a mosque, synagogue and church
The United Arab Emirates on March 1 inaugurated the “Abrahamic Family House,” an interfaith complex housing a mosque, a church,…
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction
Archaeology
February 20, 2023
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in…
Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The man known as the last Jew of Kabul could soon be heading to Israel, after agreeing…
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
Middle East
May 3, 2021
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a…