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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

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Brothers Aaron (left) and Peter Berry play wheelchair basketball for the University of Alabama. They both suffered spinal cord injuries and were paralyzed from the waist down in a 2011 car accident that killed their parents. (Courtesy of the University of Alabama Adapted Athletics)
June 29, 2023, 5:51 am
US brothers Peter and Aaron Berry turn tragedy into wheelchair basketball glory
Having lost their parents and ability to walk in a car crash, Houston siblings turn to sport to rebuild their lives and today play for the University of Alabama’s championship team
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of a woman on a wheelchair (Halfpoint; iStock by Getty Images)
December 9, 2022, 2:27 pm
Wheelchair-using pensioner to be jailed for 2 unpaid parking tickets
Gregory Cherkasky, 74, from Ashdod says he’d rather spend five days in prison than pay ‘unjustified’ fine
By ToI Staff
Israeli and US wheelchair basketball teams square off in the final match of the competition at the Jerusalem International YMCA on July 21, 2022. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
August 5, 2022, 3:02 pm
Israeli team takes gold in Maccabiah wheelchair basketball tournament
Athletes lament poor turnout at this year’s games but are optimistic about the future; US captain says organizers did a good job respecting wheelchair basketball as a sport
By Charlie Summers
Freya Levy. (Screenshot/Twitter)
July 24, 2022, 6:50 pm
Once homeless, para athlete Freya Levy finds a home at the Maccabiah Games
Levy, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a teenager, has beaten the odds to compete globally in wheelchair basketball: ‘I try to do as much as I can, while I can’
By Ethan Freedman
Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair during the audience to the Participants to Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General, on May 5, 2022, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP)
May 5, 2022, 3:11 pm
Suffering from knee pain, Pope uses wheelchair in public for first time
85-year-old wheeled into the Paul VI hall at the Vatican for a meeting of a Catholic organization of sisters and nuns
By AFP
Palestinians pray during Friday prayers at a protest against the construction of disabled access being built at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on August 13, 2021. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
November 4, 2021, 11:49 pm
High Court rejects Palestinian bid to thwart Tomb of Patriarchs elevator
Judges argue that importance of making Hebron shrine wheelchair accessible is paramount, dismissing arguments by local municipality that project damages ancient site’s aesthetics
By ToI Staff
The Dome of the Rock is accessible to disabled travelers via ramp. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 21, 2019, 8:05 am
Holy rolling: Old City sites, lanes now accessible for travelers in wheelchairs
After a 9-year renovation project, disabled tourists can access most of Jerusalem’s famous attractions, and might find some surprises on the way
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
A wheelchair user tries out the newly accessible streets in Jerusalem's Old City, part of a NIS 20 million ($5.5 million) project along four kilometers of Old City streets (Courtesy City of Jerusalem)
March 24, 2019, 11:10 pm
Ancient meets accessibility as Jerusalem makes Old City wheelchair-friendly
Heavily visited tourist site and residential area renovated with 4 kilometers of smooth sidewalks and alleyways in Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters
By Jessica Steinberg
Akiva Katz (Screen capture: Channel 10)
August 29, 2018, 7:20 pm
Former wheelchair basketball player killed crossing street in Tel Aviv
Akiva Katz, a disabled IDF vet, dies after being struck by a Hummer
By ToI Staff
Hai Cohen (left) and Tali Wertheim in their Power of Balance duet. (Courtesy, Vertigo)
July 12, 2018, 5:18 am
Integrated dance gives those with disabilities an equal opportunity
Harnessing power of balance, the Vertigo modern dance troupe trains those with a range of abilities, and is looking for new people to teach
By Jessica Steinberg
Israel's Noam Gershony (right) and Shraga Weinberg at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup on June 2, 2018. (Screen capture/YouTube)
June 2, 2018, 11:34 pm
Israel takes silver medal in wheelchair tennis world team cup
After splitting opening singles sets, Australia’s players overpower Israel in the deciding doubles match
By ToI Staff
Tikkun Olam Maker's team who worked with Ben (Courtesy)
September 22, 2016, 11:07 am
Near-blind boy gets dream skateboard in Tikkun Olam challenge
Nonprofit aims to bridge the gap between people with disabilities and those who have the tech skills to help them
By Shoshanna Solomon
Disabled Palestinian women take part in a basketball training session with top US coach Jess Markt in the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, May 28, 2016. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
May 30, 2016, 11:43 pm
Gaza gets first women’s wheelchair basketball team
Top US coach visits Strip to help advance female team, as well as training eight men’s teams created over past 3 years
By AP
Pope Francis waves during a meeting with young people at Morelos stadium in Morelia, Michoacan State, Mexico on February 16, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/ALFREDO ESTRELLA)
February 17, 2016, 6:54 pm
Pope loses cool after falling on kid in wheelchair
‘Don’t be selfish,’ stern-faced pontiff tells admirer who pulled him; Vatican: It was a ‘normal human reaction’
By AFP
Children visit the Zomet Experience visitors center, a hands-on look at how electronics can be approved for Shabbat use. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
August 11, 2015, 6:03 pm
A Disneyland for Shabbat electronics
The Zomet Experience in Alon Shvut deconstructs how the use of electronics can be permitted on Shabbat, if that’s what makes you tick
By Melanie Lidman
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