Al-Aqsa Mosque

Imam Nader Taha, a mathematics professor at Kent State University and religious leader at the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent (ISAK), is facing widespread condemnation after a video of his sermon praising the October 7 terrorist attacks surfaced. The sermon, delivered on December 13, 2024, described the attacks as a “miracle” and a victory against the “Children of Israel.”

Twenty-four U.S. states sent a letter to congressional leaders, demanding that a United Nations (U.N.) agency with links to Hamas be defunded.

Jerusalem's recent spotlight isn't just about the geopolitical tensions that have long simmered in its ancient heart.

Since 2021, the Biden administration has given more than $1 billion in Palestinian aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), an agency discovered to have pro-Hamas employees.

Attacker shouted the Arabic phrase "Allahu Akbar!"

The statement contradicts comments from Hamas leadership that Iran did not play a part in the attacks on Israel.

Stabbing coincides with Hamas' call for global uprising.

"We declare next Friday, 'The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,' as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively," Hamas announced.

"We will consider all American targets legitimate."

The Associated Press found that governments around the world used mass surveillance technologies and data during the COVID-19 pandemic for purposes unrelated to the pandemic, including stifling dissent and harassing marginalized communities.