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A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
In an interview, likely recorded in the 1990s, Ahmed Yassin stated his view on Jews: "We don't hate Jews and fight Jews because they are Jewish. They are a people of faith and we are a people of faith, and we love all people of faith. If my brother, from my own mother and father and my own faith takes my homes and expels me from it, I will ...
“The hamsa is one of the oldest Jewish symbols, with imagery found on ancient Israelite tombs dating back to the 8th century BCE,” Rabbi Judy Greenfeld says. “The hamsa with the evil eye is ...
People's Administration), all of its members being drawn from Moetzet HaAm (People's Council), the temporary legislative body set up at the same time. On 14 May 1948—the day the last British forces left Haifa—the People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and proclaimed the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Israel to serve as ...
The war in Israel and Gaza has turned life upside down for millions of people and the ripple effects are being felt across the ocean in the United States.
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [t] has been taking place in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war of the Gaza–Israel conflict since 2008, and the most significant military engagement in the region since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. [74]
Jewish Israeli anti-war activists have been targeted by far-right groups, [2] while Arab Israelis have experienced a crackdown on free speech, with individuals arrested for social media posts and likes. [2] By 22 December 2023, 67% of Israelis supported a ceasefire in exchange for the return of hostages held by Hamas. [3] [4]
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of notable converts to Islam from Judaism. Abdullah ibn Salam (Al-Husayn ibn Salam) – 7th-century companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Safiyya bint Huyayy – Muhammad's wife Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi ...