Daily Archives: January 29, 2019
Paralympic Committee strips Malaysia of right to host event
Malaysia was officially stripped of the right to host a Paralympic swimming championship by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday after issuing a ban on Israeli athletes.
“Politics and sport are never a good...
Israeli emergency rescue team arrives in Brazil in wake of dam collapse
A search-and-rescue team of 130 Israeli conscripted and reserve soldiers landed on a specially chartered emergency El Al flight in South Western Brazil late Sunday to join local rescue crews in the search for...
How should Jewish leaders confront challenge of BDS groups within their communities?
The decision last week by the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to pass a resolution declaring that any member organization supporting the BDS movement could be expelled from the council has generated a wider discussion...