Posts by Riah Stelmack
Man arrested for threatening, spitting on female soldier in Jerusalem
The soldier tried to escape into a nearby business, but the suspect chased after her and threatened her, saying, “I will kill you tomorrow.” A Jerusalem man was arrested after spitting on and threatening a female IDF soldier near the central bus station in Jerusalem, Israel Police reported on Friday. On July 6, police received…
Read MoreGisèle Pelicot receives France’s highest honour
Gisèle Pelicot, who became a symbol for women’s rights in France during the rape trial against her ex-husband and dozens of accomplices, has received France’s highest civic honour. Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list published in the official gazette on Sunday. Pelicot’s ex-husband was sentenced to 20 years in…
Read MoreSA police minister suspended over organised crime allegations
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on an immediate “leave of absence” after allegations of links to organised crimes were made against him. In Sunday’s live televised speech to the nation, Ramaphosa also announced a judicial commission would probe the claims, which he said undermined the constitution and threatened national…
Read More‘A miracle it ended with only minor wounds’: IDF soldier wounded by accidental fire from Gaza
Damage to vehicle from stray fire from Gaza (photo credit: Via Maariv) A bullet fired from the Gaza Strip lightly wounded an IDF soldier near the Sha’ar Hanegev Junction on Sunday. A bullet fired from Gaza hit an IDF vehicle carrying a soldier near the Sha’ar Hanegev Junction on Sunday, the IDF said. According to…
Read MoreIsraeli educators relocate to North and South to rebuild education system
The Homeward Initiative is recruiting teachers, counselors, and informal educators to strengthen schools and youth programs in the Gaza border communities and the Galilee. More than 300 Israeli educators have relocated to communities near the Gaza Strip and along Israel’s northern border as part of a nationwide effort to rebuild educational infrastructure in areas impacted…
Read MoreOver 20 killed in latest Israeli attacks in Gaza, Palestinians report
At least 20 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since the early hours of the morning, Palestinian reports said on Sunday. Medical sources reported at least 21 dead, while Palestinian news agency WAFA, also citing medical sources, said 27 people were killed in the latest attacks. Ten people alone were…
Read MoreMost Israelis favor single-phase deal to return hostages, end Gaza war
The survey found that 74% of respondents back such a deal, while 12% oppose an agreement that would bring the war to a close. A strong majority of Israelis support a comprehensive agreement that would return all hostages and fallen soldiers in a single phase in exchange for ending the war in Gaza, according to…
Read MorePutin’s friend Gergiev set to conduct as Italy breaks ban on pro-Kremlin artists
Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been barred from European stages ever since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A close ally of Vladimir Putin for many years, the director of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Russian state theatres has never spoken out against the war. But a region of southern Italy has now invited Gergiev back to…
Read MoreSmoke clouds across Beit Hanun after IAF strikes 35 Hamas targets
Earlier on Saturday, the IAF struck and killed a terrorist in Hezbollah’s anti-tank unit in the area of Khiam in southern Lebanon. Dozens of IAF fighter jets struck over 35 Hamas terror targets in the area of Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Saturday evening. Targets also included underground tunnels…
Read MoreAir India crash victim’s relative ‘can’t be at peace’ until root cause known
The granddaughter of a victim of the Air India Flight 171 crash has said a preliminary report into the incident was “incomplete” and that she “can’t be at peace” without those responsible being held accountable. “It does bring us a little bit closer to understanding what happened,” Ria Patel told BBC’s Newshour, but added: “I…
Read MoreNew secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected
The Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has been elected at a session held in Baku, according to the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) The head of the international relations department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel Arguj Kalantarli, was unanimously elected to the post. Kalantarli delivered a…
Read MoreTeaching Men Who Will Never Leave Prison
It’s 2018. I am, for the first time, in a classroom at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, in Comstock, New York, a men’s maximum-security state prison. There are sixteen students in the class. They are white, Black, Latino. A couple of them are the age of ordinary college kids; most are considerably older. The oldest of…
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