Sheri Oz

Who Says Trump Is A Narcissist And Who Says Hillary Is Not? These Elections Are Not For The Faint Of Heart

While speculation regarding the state of Donald Trump’s mental health may be called for, balance and humility may also be just what the doctor ordered. It is one thing for the general public to banter about labels such as “narcissist,” “sociopath,” and “psychopath.” The general public can also call him crazy, dangerous, and just about […]

7y ago

Bill Clinton|Donald Trump

Trump’s Nuclear Question Goes Nuclear And Remains Unanswered: Is It Really Such A Stupid Question? And I Have Questions Of My Own [Video]

It has become almost an automatic knee-jerk reaction: whatever Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump says is added to the quickly amassing evidence that Trump is dangerous and must be defeated at all costs. I have seen few moments of reflection on what Trump may mean with respect to the context within which his words arose. […]

7y ago

Donald Trump|joe scarborough

Roaring Lion Fire In Hamilton Threatens Over 500 Homes And Causes Evacuation Order — Forester Has Never Seen A Fire Move More Quickly [Video]

The Hamilton fire raging in Montana, nicknamed the Roaring Lion Fire, skipped stage 1 evacuation warnings and went directly to stage 2 active evacuations, according to the Missoulian. The Hamilton fire began at about 2 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) today. The fire was named after the road on which it began — Roaring […]

7y ago

Hillary Makes History — Really? What Kind Of History Is That Exactly?

Yup! The traditional and social media are falling over themselves relating how Hillary Clinton has made history by becoming the first female presidential candidate in the United States. But what kind of history has been made? Perhaps the kind of history told by those who don’t really know much history. One could legitimately claim that […]

7y ago

democratic party|hillary clinton

Israeli Flag Burned Outside DNC — Anti-Semitism And Incitement To Violence In The Democratic Party?

The Israeli flag was burned in a small bonfire at 10 p.m. Tuesday night by pro-Bernie Sanders protesters outside the security fence surrounding the Democratic National Convention (DNC) venue. A woman whose face was covered with a black bandana held the flag over the fire before dropping it in. Some of those in the crowd […]

7y ago

Caitlyn Jenner RNC Speech: Former Olympian Explains Support For Donald Trump [Video]

Caitlyn Jenner gave a speech at an RNC breakfast meeting explaining why she supports Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Jenner, former Olympic gold-medalist and reality TV star, is one of the most well-known transgender persons in the world. Given that the Democratic Government under President Barack Obama has done more for LGBT rights than […]

7y ago

Donald Trump

65 Arrested In Baltimore — #Afromation, ‘Black Lives Matter’ Demonstration [Video]

An #Afromation demonstration in Baltimore that blocked northbound traffic on the Interstate 83 was soon broken up when police moved in and arrested demonstrators. The Baltimore Sun reported a total of 55 adults arrested, along with 10 minors. Original reports stated only 20 arrests, but this climbed quickly to 65 in total. Demonstrators were either […]

7y ago

Black Lives Matter

Pakistani Model Qandeel Baloch — Has Now-Famous Victim of Honor Killing Raised Our Awareness Enough Yet? [Video]

Qandeel Baloch may not have been a name recognized by many outside Pakistan while she was still live. However, murdered by her brother on Friday night in a so-called honor killing, her life and death are fueling hot debate about the lack of women’s rights in the Muslim world. Her brave and tragic story has […]

7y ago

Can American Teenager Kanak Jha Break Chinese Domination In Olympic Table Tennis? [Video]

Meet Kanak Jha. He is 16 years old and has already made history. He is the youngest American in the 2016 Olympic games. He is the youngest male table tennis Olympian ever. He is an American who may challenge the Chinese domination in Olympic table tennis. In April, NBC announced the finalists who made it […]

7y ago

‘The Wendy Williams Show’ May Lose Important Sponsor Because She Dared Challenge Sacred Cows [Video]

https://youtu.be/G80fNfyV4q8 Will The Wendy Williams Show recover from the loss of an important sponsor resulting from her insulting remarks about HBCUs and the NAACP? B. Scott received exclusive information that Chevrolet has dropped the show. According to them, The Wendy Williams Show signed a contract in April with Chevrolet to promote the 2016 Chevy Malibu […]

7y ago

I-94 Shut Down in St. Paul — Protesters Throw Molotov Cocktails At Police

On Saturday evening, the I-94 was shut down between Highway 280 to the downtown St. Paul exit as police tried to disperse protesters angry over the death of 32-year-old Philando Castile last Wednesday. According to the Star Tribune, up to 300 protesters blocked the I-94 in both directions, and dozens of police officers were sent […]

7y ago

Black Lives Matter

Who Is Nettie Stevens? Google Doodles Honors Female Genetics Pioneer

Who is Nettie Stevens? You may have noticed that today’s Google Doodle shows a woman scientist in a laboratory looking in an old-fashioned microscope. The slide she is looking at contains an X and a Y chromosome, the chromosomes that determine whether a newborn will be a girl or a boy. Google celebrates the 155th […]

7y ago

Emory University Students Killed In Hostage Situation In Bangladesh — Muslims Spared

Emory University students Abinta Kabir, 19, and Faraaz Hossain, 21, were both killed in the hostage crisis in Bangladesh last Friday evening. They were visiting friends and family in Bangladesh and had gone out for the evening to Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery, popular with expats in the capital city. Two Emory University students among the […]

7y ago

Istanbul Terror Attack — Trump And Hillary Respond, Obama Keeps Mum About Islamic Terror

According to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, ISIS is responsible for the Istanbul terror attack that sent travelers scurrying for safety at Ataturk International Airport. Latest reports claim that 36 people have been killed and 147 injured. This count could go up in the coming days. Turkish Prime Minister: ISIS Responsible for Istanbul Attack: Turkish […]

7y ago

Barack Obama|Donald Trump|hillary clinton

Trump Tweet Calls George Will An Overrated Pundit: Will Responds Perfectly, But Cain Is Horrified [Video]

Even after his exit from the Republican Party, Donald Trump and George Will continue to be at loggerheads. Trump’s tweet against Will from yesterday got over 16,000 likes and was retweeted almost 5,000 times as of this writing. George Will, one of the most overrated political pundits (who lost his way long ago), has left […]

7y ago

republican party

Thomas Mair Killed MP Jo Cox, But Why? Supporter of Diversity Killed By Extremist [Video]

MP (Member of Parliament) Jo Cox may have expressed opinions that grated on the nerves of many of her fellow Brits, but she was open and tolerant of diverse points of view. In Cox’s very first speech to the House of Commons in the British Parliament, the youngest MP took a light and loving tone […]

7y ago

Parents Or Resort — Who Is Responsible For The Alligator Snatching The Toddler From Disney World Lagoon? [Video]

Who is responsible when an accident befalls a child at a popular family resort? Yesterday a toddler was snatched by an alligator from the shallow end of a lagoon in a Disney World complex of hotels, the second tragedy to hit Orlando this week. The boy was dragged out into the water and has not […]

7y ago

Prince William, Kate Middleton Share Their Condolences With America, LGBT Community After Orlando Shooting

Prince William and Kate Middleton expressed their solidarity with the American people, in general, and the LGBT community, in particular, following the devastating terror attack in Orlando, Florida. Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, visited the American Embassy to express their deepest condolences for the American people and the victims […]

7y ago

Kate Middleton|prince william

President Obama Responds To Orlando Terror Attack — Reactions Pour in From Around The World

https://youtu.be/hFv8PVuiiDM The investigation into the Orlando attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida has just begun. Yet President Obama announced even at this early stage that it was a terrorist attack. “We know enough to say that this was an act of terror and an act of hate. And as Americans we are united […]

7y ago

Israel Terror Attack: Hebron Celebrates

At about 10 p.m. Israel time this evening (3 p.m. EST), a terror attack shattered the sounds of music and laughter in Tel Aviv, Israel’s entertainment capital. Two Palestinian Arabs from the Hebron region, dressed like Ultra-Orthodox Jews, pulled weapons from their bags and shot in all directions. According to the latest reports, four people […]

7y ago

Japan Denies Asylum Seekers But Wants More Foreign Workers

Japan is giving out mixed messages regarding asylum seekers. At the Tokyo G7 Annual Summit less than two weeks ago, Japan was part of the call for the international community to help support Europe as it copes with the refugee crisis. Yet Japan has a dismal record of granting refugee status to asylum seekers, accepting […]

7y ago

Donny Everett Drowns: Pitching Videos Highlight Ace’s Talent On The Mound

https://youtu.be/FszQwE1scb0 In honor of Vanderbilt pitcher Donny Everett, who drowned yesterday evening, this video showcasing his achievements and his potential is perhaps the best memorial. His passing was announced at about 8 a.m. this morning; he was only 19 at the time of his death. Donny had just completed his freshman year at Vanderbilt and […]

7y ago

Baseball

Is Eric Trump His Father’s Cleanup Crew?

Eric Trump certainly believes his father is the best person for the job of president. Unfortunately for him, there are a number of issues demanding attention. One might even say that Eric sometimes is called upon to be a “crime scene cleaner.” His father has been accused of racism, making promises that are impossible to […]

7y ago

Olympic Refugee Team Members Will Be Announced This Week

Refugees provide ample fodder for the headlines. Many of the stories tell tragic tales of loss and desperation. Some of the stories talk of heroism, where the hero can be either the refugees themselves or the humanitarian aid organizations helping them. There are stories describing criminal elements among the refugees and the fear and horror […]

7y ago

Is Combating Online Hate Speech Censorship Or Protection?

Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft signed a new EU code of conduct agreement to review content flagged as hate speech and remove it within 24 hours of flagging. While all of these companies have long claimed to have zero tolerance for online hate speech, the new code of conduct gives them a time limit of […]

7y ago

‘Roots’ Remake — Viewer Responses The Day After

Roots, the remake of a 1977 television miniseries of the same name, stirred controversy even before the first episode aired last night (Monday). It is based on the novel by Alex Haley called Roots, The Saga of and American Family. In advance of airing, Snoop Dogg came out strongly opposing the series, saying that he […]

7y ago

Sara Netanyahu To Be Indicted For Fraud

Reports released today confirm that the Israeli Police have sufficient evidence to recommend indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, for fraud. The Prime Minister himself is no longer suspected of wrongdoing in this case, but a senior staffer in his office, Ezra Seidov, and Avi Fahima, an electrician who did work in the Netanyahu […]

7y ago

israel

Fighting Human Trafficking: Does Talk Turn Into Action?

This is the year of pronouncements about fighting human trafficking. On the last day of 2015, President Obama declared January, 2016, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. And today he announced how linking admission to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is going to fight this modern form of slavery. He was speaking at a […]

7y ago

human rights

ISIS Calls For More Attacks Over Ramadan — How Serious Is The Threat?

In an audiotape released on Saturday (May 21), ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani encourages ISIS members in the West to prepare to attack targets there during the month of Ramadan this summer. The tape was posted on Twitter. Al-Adnani acknowledges the existence of the coalition of nations determined to defeat ISIS but proclaims that ISIS […]

7y ago

terrorism

Trump’s Appeal: Explaining The Trump Factor — And It’s Not What You Think

From real estate mogul to reality TV personality to presidential hopeful, Donald Trump had long been a controversial and colorful figure. Brash and rude, he has surprised almost everyone with his meteoric rise in the primaries, leaving many to wonder what makes him appeal to American voters. There is even a name for it — […]

7y ago

Donald Trump

Father Leaves 8 MO in Car – Charged With Murder

Eight month old Shania Caradine’s father was charged on Friday with 2nd-degree murder after she died in his parked car. Joshua Blunt (25) says he forgot she was there when he went into the restaurant where he works. The child was found unconscious in the car on Thursday afternoon, and all efforts to revive her […]

7y ago

Israeli Defense Minister Resigns, Coalition Expands Right

On Friday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon resigned, giving up his seat as a Likud Member of Knesset (MK) amid talks with right-wing Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beitenu (Israel is Our Home) Party. On Sunday, Lieberman is expected to be sworn in as the new defense minister in place of Yaalon. This move increases […]

7y ago

What Has Trump’s Rape Claim Against Bill Got To Do With Hillary?

When responding to questions about the New York Times article that disparages Trump’s attitudes and behavior toward women, presidential hopeful Donald Trump brings up an old rape claim against former President Bill Clinton. If Hillary Clinton is elected president in November, her husband will be First Gentleman, a role that will likely be as significant […]

7y ago

Bill Clinton|Donald Trump|hillary clinton

Justin Trudeau: Canada Is Sorry — Again

Yesterday afternoon, Justin Trudeau stood up in Canada’s Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario, and pronounced the nation’s great regret for an act committed 102 years ago. On May 23, 1914, a boat holding 376 mainly Sikh passengers from Punjab, India, landed in Vancouver and all but 20 were refused entry. After being held on board for […]

7y ago

Sheri Oz

Originally from Canada, Sheri is a trauma therapist who has been living and working in Israel for about 38 years. Now retired from clinical practice, she has all the time she needs to write online about her favourite topics: Israel and the Middle East, Canada, and more. She has her own website: Israel Diaries.