Jerusalem marks festive holiday of Purim in shadow of war

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim on Monday, though the traditionally boisterous celebrations were muted by the Israel-Hamas war. Although many cities across Israel decided to cancel their Purim celebrations due to the ongoing conflict, Jerusalem held a traditional Purim parade for the first time in 42 years, … Read more

Muslims and Jews in Bosnia observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and call for peace and dialogue

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Jews and Muslims from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica on Saturday to jointly observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day and to promote compassion and dialogue amid the Israel-Hamas war. The gathering was organized by the center preserving memory of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust — the massacre in the closing … Read more

Argentina’s president Javier Milei embraces, studies Judaism

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. There are plenty of right-wing populist leaders around the world who support … Read more

Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

ROME — The Vatican secretary of state on Monday strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews as he opened an historic conference on newly opened archives that featured even Holy See historians acknowledging that anti-Jewish prejudice informed Pius’ silence in the face of the Holocaust. Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s … Read more

American tourist arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel

JERUSALEM — Israeli police have arrested an American tourist at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem after he hurled works of art to the floor, defacing two second-century Roman statues. The vandalism late Thursday raised questions about the safety of Israel’s priceless collections and stirred concern about a rise in attacks on cultural heritage in Jerusalem. … Read more

Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage courageous intense warmth to solid stones at pillars representing the satan

A whole lot of 1000’s of Muslim pilgrims are braving intense warmth to carry out the symbolic stoning of the satan throughout the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia ByRIAZAT BUTT Related Press Muslim pilgrims stroll to wish exterior Namira Mosque in Arafat, on the second day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, close to the holy … Read more

In Jerusalem’s contested Outdated Metropolis, shrinking Armenian group fears displacement after land deal

JERUSALEM — An actual property deal in Jerusalem’s Outdated Metropolis, on the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian battle, has despatched the historic Armenian group there right into a panic as residents seek for solutions concerning the feared lack of their houses to a mysterious investor. The 99-year lease of some 25% of the Outdated Metropolis’s Armenian … Read more