Posts Tagged: riots
Iran’s Khamenei Praises Basij Forces for Confronting ‘Rioters’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Basij militia forces have sacrificed their lives in what he called riots, the wave of...
‘Dangerous Criminals’: Israeli Politicians and Security Officials Condemn Settler Violence Against IDF
Israeli politicians on Thursday condemned violence by Jewish settlers against IDF forces who were trying to disperse riots which broke out around Huwara near the...
Israel Police Reports Slowdown in Violent Riots in East Jerusalem as West Bank Clashes Continue
The scope of violent clashes in Jerusalem has started to decline, though riots in in a number of West Bank towns continued as the week-long...
Israel Bolsters Deployment of Security Forces After Clashes With Palestinian Rioters in East Jerusalem
Israel is ramping up the deployment of its security forces after last night’s violent clashes in East Jerusalem and as Jewish worshipers mark the weeklong...
Israeli Troops Arrest 21 Terror Suspects Amid Clashes With Palestinian Rioters
Israeli security forces arrested a total of 21 terror suspects overnight in the West Bank amid clashes with Palestinian rioters. The Israeli military, border police, and...
Tens of Thousands of Flag-Waving Israelis Take Part in Jerusalem Day March After Clashes at Temple Mount
Some 70,000 Israelis on Sunday marched and danced through Jerusalem’s Old City waving flags, as the capital celebrated Jerusalem Day amid growing tensions in the...
Temple Mount Violence Sparked by ‘Palestinian Terror Groups,’ Israel Tells UN Security Council
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan on Monday told Security Council member countries that Palestinian extremists were responsible for the recent violence around Jerusalem’s...
‘There Will Be No Change’ to Status Quo on Temple Mount, Lapid Says
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid reiterated Sunday that Israel has no intention to divide Jerusalem’s Temple Mount between religions or permit non-Muslims to pray there, as...
Israeli Defense Minister Urges International Community to Act Against Palestinians Burning Swastika Inside Star of David
Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz urged the international community and the Palestinian Authority to take action against the Palestinians who burned a swastika inside a...
Israeli Media Union Urges Facebook to Act to Stop Incitement Against Journalists on Social Platforms
Israeli journalists have in recent weeks increasingly been the target of attacks, threats and intimidation as they report on the Gaza hostilities and the political...
Attempted Lynching, Vandalism of Arab-Owned Businesses by Jewish Far-Rightists as Violence Spirals
Jewish far-right activists on Wednesday rioted in the streets of the city of Bat Yam and other towns, shattering windows and violently vandalizing Arab-owned businesses. The...
Riots Intensify in Lod, Acre and Other Jewish-Arab Cities, as Rivlin Condemns ‘Brutal Assault on Shared Existence in Israel’
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz asked 30 local authority heads from Arab society to help calm the tension and escalation of violence in Arab-Jewish towns...
Palestinian Rioters Hurl Rocks, Firecrackers at Israeli Police in Jerusalem
Palestinian rioters throwing rocks and firecrackers at Israeli security forces in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning were caught on camera, Israel news site 0404 reported. The riot occurred in...
‘#Iran_Aflame’ Trends as Kurdish Protesters Confront Iranian Police
As Iranian Kurds rioted in the northwestern city of Mahabad in response to the mysterious death of a Kurdish woman, the Twitter hash-tag "#إيران_تشتعل" or...
