Middle East

Obama will veto bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will veto legislation that would allow families of American terror victims to sue foreign governments involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the White House said Monday. “The president intends to veto this legislation … We’ll see what Congress chooses to do from there,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest

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Middle East, USA

Troops find 200 lbs of bomb-making material in West Bank home

*/]]> */]]> */]]> Israeli security forces uncovered over 200 pounds (about 100 kilograms) of bomb-making supplies in a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank early Monday morning, the army said. The discovery was made in a home in el-Far’a, northeast of Nablus, by troops during a joint operation between police, the Israel Defense Forces

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Middle East

9/11 memorial on Los Angeles college campus trashed and vandalized

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 3,000 flags planted around Occidental College to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were trashed and crushed early Sunday, a group says. Members of the Occidental College Republican Club discovered the destruction early Sunday on the Eagle Rock campus as well as fliers, they said, that “shamed the

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Middle East, USA

Netanyahu and Katz rail at each other

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Three Ha’aretz cartoons summarize a recent commotion in Israeli politics. One depicts a horrendous traffic jam associated with a major construction project, with Bibi smiling and claiming to have “screwed Katz.’ Another shows two wounded politicians, Bibi and Transportation Minister Israel Katz, reflecting several days of media commentary about a

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Israel wins first medal at Rio Paralympics

Israeli Paralympic rower Moran Samuel won her country’s first medal at the 2016 Games, taking third place in women’s 1000-meter single sculls three days into the competition in Rio. The gold medal went to Great Britain’s Rachel Morris, who set a new Paralympic record time of 5:13.69. China’s Lili Wang took silver with 5:16.65. Samuel’s

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

2 Israelis arrested for major hacking operation after FBI tip-off

Two Israeli men suspected of pocketing over $600,000by running a major international hacking operation were arrested by police in Israel last week following a tip-off by the FBI. Itay Huri and Yarden Bidani, both 18, were released on bail to their homes in central Israel on Thursday, the financial daily The Marker reported over the

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Middle East, USA

Ukrainians dig for Jewish roots as means of escape from war-torn country

When bombs began falling on Donetsk two years ago, local businessman Nikolay Liskov barely had time to pack up his car and drive away with his wife, who was seven months pregnant. He left behind his home and his business, and even his winter clothes. Earlier that day, he was almost executed at a military

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International, Middle East