Israel’s community of social workers and psychologists is responding in a variety of ways to the distress of hundreds of children in rocket range of Hamas’ missiles from Gaza. One therapeutic approach is Hibuki (Huggy), a stuffed dog with a sad face and extra-long arms. Professionals and parents are trained...

CNN reported today that the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) overran Qaraqosh, Iraq’s largest Christian city, causing the exodus of thousands more Iraqi Christians from their homes. Qaraqosh is a historic Assyrian town of 50,000 people, approximately 20 miles southeast of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, where ISIS also...

After a series of victories in northern Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), an al-Qaeda offshoot, the United States on Friday launched a limited military strike against the Islamist group. ISIS’ victories threaten thousands of Iraqi minorities, prompting President Barack Obama to take action to protect the...

In an analysis published yesterday, Anthony Reuben, head of statistics for BBC News, cautioned against accepting Gaza casualty figures at face value. Working from figures from the United Nations, Reuben observes: So there were 216 members of armed groups killed, and another 725 men who were civilians. Among civilians, more...

Yesterday The Jerusalem Post interviewed Christian Stephen of the Freelance Society, an organization that specializes in covering war zones. When asked about the intimidation he faced as a reporter, Stephen responded: A fighter inside Gaza City threatened to shoot me in the head if I didn’t stop taking pictures of...

Shortly after 8 this morning, as the Egyptian sponsored 72 hour ceasefire expired, Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into Israel, shattering ceasefire efforts and reigniting the month-long conflict. Among the injured on the Israeli side was Dr. Nachmi Paz, director of Sapir College. 42 seconds after end of ceasefire, rocket sirens...

A revolutionary new electronic chip with nano-sized chemical sensors is about to change the way security forces worldwide safeguard airports and other public areas against terrorist attacks. The Israeli-designed nanotechnology-inspired sensor, devised by Prof. Fernando Patolsky of Tel Aviv University’s School of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and...

Day 31 of Operation Protective Edge is over. As the third day of  the 72-hour Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire progresses, Israel has signaled a willingness to extend the ceasefire again, while Hamas is threatening to resume firing at Israel once the current ceasefire expires. One of Hamas’ demands is that Israel lift its blockade of Gaza, which...

The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) reported Wednesday on the plight of Archbishop Alexios, the “most prominent” Christian clergyman in Gaza. [Alexios’] decision to open his church to 2,000 Muslims escaping the war surprised many of Gaza’s residents. … Alexios and the estimated 1,500 Arab Christians who live in the Gaza Strip...

The latest complication in the ongoing ceasefire talks in Egypt are intra-Palestinian disagreements. The Associated Press reports: One of the Egyptian security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said the Palestinian delegation’s stance had hardened after the arrival in...