Mar 17, 2021
He has an overall 14-4 record in MMA and has competed in both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator.
By JNS
Noad Lahat will become the first Israeli mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter to represent Israel in an Arab country when he competes in the UAE Warriors 18 event in Abu Dhabi on March 20.
Lahat, 36, will take on Sean Soriano of America. The Israeli athlete has an overall 14-4 record in MMA and has competed in both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator.
He said he is proud to represent his country and is not concerned if fans don’t cheer for him.
Mar 14, 2021
With Israel’s remarkable success at vaccinating the majority of its population and dramatically reducing the spread of the coronavirus, many social restrictions have been lifted, allowing the population to return to normal life.
By United with Israel Staff
For a group of 60 physically disabled adults, the recent relaxation of coronavirus restrictions meant that they could go out of their rehabilitative residence as a group for the first time in nearly a year.
The outing, arranged for the residents of the Grabski and Finger Centers for Multiple Sclerosis, operated by Colel Chabad, was described by the organizers as a “first taste of freedom after what has been an extremely challenging few months.”
By United with Israel Staff
The Cabinet on Monday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s NIS 150 million proposal to strengthen the Arab-sector communities and reduce crime, the Prime Minister’s Office announced in a press release.
“This is major news for Arab society in Israel,” Netanyahu said. “I thank the Cabinet ministers who approved the proposal, the goal of which is to deal with crime in the Arab sector and strengthen the personal sense of security of the residents of the Arab communities.
“I would like to thank all of the government ministers and ministries that took part in the work process in formulating the plan, and Prime Minister’s Office Acting Director General Tzachi Braverman.”
Jan 21, 2021
Alumni of Desert Stars sprang into action after seeing a social-media post from the two Bedouin youth who caused the damage.
By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c
After two young Bedouin teenagers bragged on TikTok about vandalizing a Jewish graveyard at Moshav Nevatim about five miles south of Beersheva in the Negev, a group of about 20 young adults from a variety of Bedouin villages sprang into action.
Armed with paint and brushes, they headed to the cemetery the next morning – even though it was Friday, the Muslim Sabbath – and worked for hours to repair damaged tombstones and scrape and paint over hateful graffiti.
it spent transition from darkness to light. you have people of israel who are in oppression, darkness, slavery, death and egypt, passing over to new life. you have in the midst of darkness on good friday, raw evil who seems to have covered passing over to new life and resurrection on easter. so in some way, it s the climate that we are in and the climate that we are and with this dreadful virus, it is in a way providing us a bit of an ambience to express our faith in the message that passover easter is all about, from darkness to light, from death, to new life. bill: i ve had the honor of sitting in the pew in st. patrick s cathedral when you have given the sermon on easter sunday. have you thought about what your message will be on that day in