Middle East Experience

Israeli Adam Berdichevsky and his family survived the October 7 Hamas attack and on Friday they and other survivors from their kibbutz watched as he won an emotional opening singles tennis match at the Paralympics in Paris."I'm very happy that I could give some good times in these bad days," the 40-year-old said after beating Italy's Luca Arca 6-2, 7-5 in front of around 6,000 spectators on the Suzanne Lenglen court at Roland Garros.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israeli tennis Paralympian Berdichevsky happy to bring cheer to October 7 survivors

What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jerusalem Highlights: August 30-September 5

After a 3 month extension of daycare subsidies were approved for Yeshiva students on Tuesday, Labor Minister Ben-Tzur said the decision will lead to 'total chaos,' and at least one year is required.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: AG approves three-month extension of daycare subsidies for yeshiva students

Hettie Jones, Jewish poet has passed away at the age of 90.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90

"The IDF is operating with force since the night, in the refugee camps of Jenin and Tulkarm to thwart Islamic-Iranian terror infrastructure that was set up there," Katz wrote.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: FM Katz: Israel should temporarily evacuate West Bank Palestinians to thwart Iranian terror

Starting Labor Day, NYU faculty will withdraw labor in protest, demanding campus reforms on free speech and policing.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: NYU faculty to withdraw labor on Labor Day, demand campus reforms

The Sarir oil field has halted almost all production of around 209,000 barrels per day, engineers said.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Libya's Sarir oil field latest to shut down amid central bank standoff

The IDF noted it was during a separate operation from finding rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF, Shin Bet recover body of soldier killed on Oct. 7

Iranian authorities on Wednesday indicted a leading woman filmmaker and her actress daughter with violating the Islamic dress code by appearing in public without the veil, the judiciary said."The Tehran prosecutor charged filmmaker Rakhshan Banietemad and her daughter, the actress Baran Kosari, after they removed their hijab in public," the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported.Banietemad, 70, is one of Iran first female screenwriters and film directors and has received several awards at the Tehran Fajr film festival, the country's largest.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran charges filmmaker, actress daughter over veil

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Thursday from Beirut that a cease-fire in Gaza was "necessary" for peace in the region including Lebanon, as talks resumed in Qatar aiming to end the conflict."We are all worried about the regional situation," Sejourne said after meeting parliament speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of Lebanon's Hezbollah group.France "supports Lebanon, and in this context and in the context of regional peace, we hope for the ceasefire... in the Gaza Strip, which... will be necessary to guarantee peace in the region," he said.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: French foreign minister says Gaza truce 'necessary' for regional peace