PM Netanyahu spoke with CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper and General Patrick Frank, and was impressed by the joint Israel-US effort to advance and implement President Trump’s framework. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I am pleased to host our American friends here in Kiryat Gat. They are working together with us on a plan to achieve a different Gaza, a Gaza that will no longer pose a threat to Israel. “The first component, of course, is security, and the security responsibility for maintaining our forces and our freedom of action. This is an accepted matter, and we are doing it. It...
Russian Mobsters Sentenced To 25 Years For Foiled Plot To Assassinate Iranian Dissident Journalist
Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government. “I crossed an ocean to come to America and have a normal life and I don’t have a normal life,” Alinejad said just before Judge Colleen McMahon announced the sentences in Manhattan federal court for Rafat Amirov, 46, and Polad Omarov, 41. “I’m a brave woman. I’m a strong woman. They couldn’t break me. But they brought fear to my life. These criminals turned my life...
Weight Loss Surgery: A Medical Approach To Obesity
Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a medical procedure aimed at helping individuals lose weight when traditional methods such as diet and exercise have not been effective. It’s often recommended for people with severe obesity or those facing serious health risks due to excess weight. WHY CONSIDER WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY? Obesity can lead to serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep apnea, and joint problems. For individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or higher or 35 with obesity-related health issues, weight loss surgery may be a life-changing option....
Imprisoned Bahrain Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Starts Hunger Strike Over His Detention
A prominent activist in Bahrain imprisoned since the country’s 2011 Arab Spring protests began a new hunger strike Wednesday, seeking to pressure the island kingdom and Europe over his internationally criticized detention. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja began what supporters described as an “open-ended” hunger strike while detained at the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center in Bahrain. A previous hunger strike by the 64-year-old activist, who also holds Danish citizenship, lasted for 110 days in 2012 — and a doctor now is warning the Danish government that al-Khawaja is already 10 kilograms (22 pounds) underweight and has a heart condition that could worsen. “Despite Mr. Khawaja’s ability...
Hurricane Melissa Leaves Trail Of Destruction Across Cuba, Haiti And Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. Residents swept water from homes as they tried to salvage belongings. Wind ripped off part of the roof at a high school that serves as a public shelter. “I never see anything like this before in all my years living here,” resident Jennifer Small said. The extent of the damage...
Former South Carolina Sheriff To Plead Guilty To Drug-Related Crimes, Stealing From Benevolence Fund
A former South Carolina sheriff is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges that he stole from his force’s benevolence fund and took pain medication that was supposed to be destroyed as part of a pill take-back program. Former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright signed a plea agreement last month with federal prosecutors on charges of conspiring to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and conspiring to commit wire fraud and obtaining controlled substances through misrepresentation. He is scheduled to appear Thursday morning at the federal courthouse in Anderson. Wright will be at least the 12th sheriff in South Carolina...