Middle East

Israeli gymnastics coach says politics worked against team

After Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team finished sixth at the Rio Olympic games on Sunday, the squad’s coach said that politics, poor representation in the sport’s governing body, and sub-standard training conditions stacked the odds against winning a medal. After two rounds of ribbon-twirling and club- and hoop-tossing, the team finished with a total score of

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Kelly McParland: Obama leaves behind a legacy of failure across the Middle East

When a U.S. State Department spokesman raised concerns about Russia’s surprise use of an Iranian air base to launch air strikes into Syria, the response from Moscow was notable for its snarkiness. “It’s against our rules to provide advice to the leadership of the U.S. State Department,” said Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, referring to suggestions

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International, Middle East, USA

Researchers learn how melanoma spreads to organs

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release)  — In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of all skin cancers. According to a paper published August 22 in the journal Nature Cell Biology, the scientists discovered that before spreading to other organs, a melanoma tumor sends out

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

American Zionist honors Netanyahu – with a grove of trees

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently received an unusual expression of appreciation: a plaque indicating that a grove of 1,000 trees had been donated in his honor. The gift was from So. Florida resident Sheryl Silver, a former national secretary of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and founder of the Enough is Enough Initiative. Born

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Middle East, USA

US State Dept. finally cites PA anti-Semitism

The US State Department has finally called out the anti-Semitism of the Palestinian Authority, in its newly-released annual report on international religious freedom. The new report indicated that official Palestinian Authority media “carried religiously intolerant material” in its television programs that “denied a historical Jewish presence in Jerusalem” or referred to Jews as “evil.” The

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Middle East, USA

Trump: Obama lied to us

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said President Barack Obama lied to the American people about the United States’ $400 million payment to Iran. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday provided new details about the money transfer, which occurred on January 17, revealing that it was tightly scripted and specifically timed to the release

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Middle East, USA