04/16/2014

* Temple Mount riot in Jerusalem: Hundreds of Palestinians clash with police Hundreds of Palestinians threw stones and lit fire crackers at police upon opening the main entrance to the Temple Mount.

* Has the Temple Mount Become A Hamas 'City-State'? Prime Minister criticized for condemning PA incitement while ignoring Hamas incitement, violence on Temple Mount.

* Unsettling video shows large al Qaeda meeting in Yemen A new video shows what looks like the largest and most dangerous gathering of al Qaeda in years.

* Netanyahu, Putin confer on Ukraine crisis Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initiated a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

* Temple Mount: Jews Arrested Attempting to Bring Pesach Sacrifice Eight Jews were arrested Monday for attempting to sacrifice a goat on the Temple Mount.

* Thousands Visit Kotel but Temple Mount Closed to Jews Birkat Hakohanim, the traditional priestly blessing ceremony, is expected to bring tens of thousands of Jews to the Western Wall.

* Passover blood libels, then and now Passover is a festival of redemption, a day when we celebrate our forefathers' exodus from Egypt.

* Hamas: Passover night Hebron attack revived Palestinian 'resistance' The prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday praised shooting attack.

* EU countries to boost defence budgets in light of Ukraine Military chiefs have said the Ukraine crisis is a 'wake-up call' for EU countries' defence spending.

* Jordanian warplanes destroy Syrian vehicles who crossed border Jordanian warplanes hit and destroyed several vehicles trying to cross the border from Syria.