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July 15, 2013
Knicks’ Stoudemire becomes part owner of Jerusalem basketball team
New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire has purchased a stake in the Israeli basketball team Hapoel Jerusalem.
Top 10 Tisha b’Av films
The Jewish day of fasting and mourning that begins tonight at sundown commemorates not just the destruction of the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem but a confluence of Jewish tragedies through the ages. Watching sad movies has become a favorite pastime to help pass the time on this long, hot day — and easier than reciting the Kinot poems that mark Tisha b’Av morning.
Reports: Hamas missiles can reach Tel Aviv
Hamas has rockets that can reach Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media reports.
U.S. envoy spurned by both sides on Egypt visit
The first senior U.S. official to visit Egypt since the army toppled its elected president meets officials on Monday to urge them to swiftly restore democracy, while thousands of supporters of the ousted Islamist leader take to the streets.