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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Chaldo-Assyrians

Artifacts on display at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York in the 'Noah’s Beasts: Sculpted Animals from Ancient Mesopotamia' exhibit. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2017, 2:59 am
In NY, a wild exhibit on biblical Noah’s feral seafarers
Flood myths were common in the Fertile Crescent 5,000 years ago — and the Morgan Library and Museum has the artifacts to prove it
By Cathryn J. Prince
An Iraqi Christian woman, who fled the violence in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, attends a mass celebrating the coronation of the Virgin Mary, on May 31, 2015 in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)
From the WebMay 16, 2016, 3:20 am
Iraq’s ancient Christian population could be gone within 5 years in the face of IS
The Telegraph examines the exodus of minorities in a country stricken by sectarian violence and the recent rise of jihadist group
Assyrian Christians, who fled the unrest in Syria and Iraq, attend a prayer for the 220 Assyrian Christians abducted by Islamic State jihadists from villages in northeastern Syria in recent days, at the Saint Georges Assyrian Church in Jdeideh, northeast of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on February 26, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Anwar Amro)
March 1, 2015, 10:47 pm
Activists: Outreach made to IS over Christian captives
Assyrian rights groups and local tribal leaders reportedly making headway in recovering 220 abductees
By RYAN LUCAS
Eighteen month old Iraqi Christian refugee Maryam at the Shevet Achim headquarters in Jerusalem, February 2015 (photo credit: Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
February 26, 2015, 4:27 pm
Israeli doctors try to save Christian baby who fled Islamic State
A refugee running out of time and options for her sick daughter, Aramaic speaker Lina hopes her prayers will be answered in Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
Britain's Prince Charles, left, meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, February 8, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo/Khalil Mazrawi, Pool)
February 8, 2015, 5:46 pm
Prince Charles says he fears for Christians in Middle East
Heir to British throne meets with refugees in Jordan; UK pledges $150 million for displaced Syrians
By Jill Lawless
Pope Francis, center, delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, December 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
December 25, 2014, 6:04 pm
Pope wishes for Christmas hope and peace in Israel, Mideast
Pontiff references Israeli-Palestinian conflict in somber address from Vatican
By AP
Pope Francis (L) poses with Mufti Rahmi Yaran (R) upon his arrival in front of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on November 29, 2014 as part of his two-day visit in Turkey. (Photo credit: AFP/BULENT KILIC)
November 29, 2014, 9:18 pm
Pope pays historic visit to Istanbul mosque
Francis’s first trip to Turkey aims at building bridges with Islam, supporting Middle East’s embattled Christian minorities
By Stuart Williams and Dilay Gundogan
Pope Francis walks past the honor guard as he arrives at the Esenboga airport in Ankara on November 28, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/STR)
November 28, 2014, 10:44 pm
Pope urges more Muslim opposition to IS
Visiting Turkey, Francis slams ‘barbaric violence’ of group, backs use of military force to stop its advances
By Nicole Winfield and Suzan Fraser
Iraqi police officers guard the entrance of St. Joseph's Chaldean Church before a Christmas mass in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Karim Kadim)
July 5, 2014, 7:35 pm
Iraq Christian leader urges release of captive nuns
After Islamists overrun Mosul, Chaldean patriarch says tiny Christian community not party to conflict
By AFP
IDF paramedic St.-Sgt. Noga Erez, who treats Syrians wounded in the country's civil war in an Israeli military field hospital in the Golan Heights. (IDF YouTube channel)
May 10, 2014, 1:06 pm
IDF paramedic honored for saving Syrians’ lives
Soldier treating victims of civil war wins president’s award, says she hopes history books will remember her work
By Yifa Yaakov
Illustrative: The domes of the Coptic Saint Mark's Church in Cairo, Egypt (photo credit: CC BY Bakar_88, Flickr)
April 4, 2013, 10:24 am
Washington focuses on plight of Mideast’s minorities
House and Senate bills, coupled with Obama’s Bethlehem visit, may signal a keen interest in the tribulations of non-Muslim groups
By Haviv Rettig Gur
The US Capitol building in Washington DC, home to both houses of Congress. (Courtesy)
January 16, 2013, 10:53 pm
House measure would create religious minorities envoy
Move seeks to protect religious groups including Jews in parts of Asia and the Middle East
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