International

Swimmer Inbal Pezaro wins Israel’s 3rd Paralympics bronze

Israeli swimmer Inbal Pezaro won the country’s third bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Wednesday, coming in third in the 200-meter freestyle swim. The 29-year-old veteran swimmer completed the race in 3:38.20 minutes. Pezaro, from Kibbutz Yizrael in Israel’s north, became paralyzed in her lower torso in childhood. On Sunday, Israeli rower […]

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Report: Ex-Netanyahu adviser says PM ‘panicked,’ tried to cover up salary

Odelia Karmon, a former adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he served as leader of the opposition, reportedly told police her former boss attempted to cover up payments she received from a US non-profit while under his employment, according to recordings obtained by the Haaretz daily on Friday. Karmon was being investigated as part

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Middle East

Hillary Clinton and her health

If Hillary Clinton is sicker than she is letting on – or if her recovery from pneumonia takes longer than she hopes – it will cast a pall over the U.S. presidential race. Donald Trump, already catching her in the polls, may experience a surge as Clinton voters switch to undecided, worried whether she could

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USA

Former Italian president, prime minister Ciampi dies

Italian former President and senator Carlo Azeglio Ciampi speaks to reporters after consulting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale palace in Rome February 23, 2007. [Photo/Agencies] ROME – Former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who played a key role in guiding the country into the European single

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International, Obituaries & memorials

Israeli women better educated than men – but earn less

Israel’s education system spends less per student than most other Western countries, and educated Israeli women earn far less than similarly educated men, an OECD report released Thursday revealed. The 2016 Education at a Glance report found that women study more than men, but earn less. And although the amount spent is a higher proportion

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Donald Trump finally concedes that President Obama was born in the US after years of promoting conspiracy theory

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, who for years has stoked unfounded conspiracies about President Barack Obama’s birthplace, said Friday that he is now convinced the president is an American-born citizen. “President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period. Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again.” he said,

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USA

Middle East Roundup: September 16, 2016

Palestinian Scout group misleads World Scout Movement about terror ties (JNS.org) A watchdog group said the Palestinian Scout Association (PSA) has been misleading the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) by claiming they are not the group promoting a course honoring a terrorist. Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) found substantial evidence that the Palestinian scouts

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Middle East

Peres to remain sedated, condition still ‘serious but stable’

Former Israeli president Shimon Peres’s condition was still “serious and stable” by Friday morning, with doctors recommending the 93-year-old remain sedated and on a respirator three days after he suffered a major stroke, his office said. “The ninth president had a quiet night. There is no change in his condition — it continues to be

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Middle East

The History Of The POW/MIA Flag

Friday is National POW/MIA Recognition Day, honoring the U.S. military’s soldiers who were or are prisoners of war (POW) or designated missing in action (MIA). No symbol better commemorates the sacrifice POW/MIA veterans have made for the country than the famous POW/MIA flag. But many Americans might not know the history behind the iconic flag.

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International, USA

Colin Powell Says Israel Has 200 Nukes In Leaked Email

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell alleged that Israel has a nuclear arsenal of 200 warheads, a thorny subject that Israel never comments on, according to an email that Russian hackers leaked earlier this week. Israel is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity, refusing to

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Middle East, USA