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Black America Web
29-06-2025
- Black America Web
Kyrie Irving Donates $50K For Tamir Rice Youth Center
Source: David Berding / Getty NBA star and activist Kyrie Irving has donated $50,000 to a fundraiser launched to support the creation of a youth center honoring the legacy of Tamir Rice. Nearly a decade after 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by Cleveland police, his name continues to echo, not as a headline but rather a call to action. This week, NBA star point guard Kyrie Irving answered that call with a powerful donation of $50,000 to the Tamir Rice Foundation, bringing a grassroots fundraiser to over $85,000, a huge step closer to its $110,000 goal. The campaign, launched on June 9 by Tamir's mother, Samaria Rice, was created to honor what would have been Tamir's 23rd birthday. The GoFundMe campaign was designed to help further develop a building she purchased in Cleveland as a space for youth enrichment, asking donors to give $23 in honor of the 23 years her son would have lived had he not been gunned down by police. 'I miss my son so much each and every day,' Samaria wrote on the fundraiser page. 'As our family approaches Tamir's 23rd birthday, I'm asking for 23 dollars for 23 years without him. I purchased a building in the city of Cleveland to give back to our inner-city youth with art and cultural developments.' Tamir Rice was just 12 years old when he was tragically shot and killed by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann while playing in a park with a toy gun in 2014. The killing sparked national outrage and became a heartbreaking symbol of police brutality against Black children. Now, a little over a decade later, Samaria Rice is working to turn that pain into purpose through the Tamir Rice Foundation. Source: Andrew Burton / Getty 'I have already invested into this beautiful historical building with [all your] support,' Rice continued. 'The help you all already have given Tamir's legacy we are forever appreciative. We now have a new team to help us follow this through. I'm almost finished. I will not let my community down or anyone who believes in the vision. Trust me—you will see the results.' Irving's donation, made on June 25, is the largest received to date, but it's not unusual for Irving, who's been putting his money where his mouth is for years. From standing in solidarity with Eric Garner's family by wearing an 'I Can't Breathe' shirt back in 2014, to supporting Indigenous communities, HBCUs, and social justice movements, giving back is who he is. Kyrie Irving's latest act of generosity follows news that the New Jersey-bred point guard opted out of his previous deal and is expected to sign a three-year, $119 million contract extension with the Dallas Mavericks, a team he helped lead to the NBA Finals last season before falling to the Boston Celtics. The new deal will keep the point guard in Dallas for an additional three years when he can activate a player option for the 2027-28 season, according to sources. Irving is currently nursing an ACL injury suffered during the last NBA season. Kyrie may be sidelined with an ACL injury, but clearly, the work hasn't stopped. And neither has Samaria Rice. With just under $25,000 left to raise, this campaign is more than a fundraiser; it's a community call to action to honor Tamir by building something for the next generation that lasts, and thanks to Kyrie Irving, that vision is one step closer to becoming real. Source: Cleveland Police Department / Cleveland Police Department SEE ALSO: 10 Years Later: Remembering Tamir Rice Remembering Tamir Rice On His Birthday SEE ALSO Kyrie Irving Donates $50K For Tamir Rice Youth Center was originally published on
Indian Express
24-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Here's how much Israel is spending on Iron Dome, the country's best known air defence system
Last few days have seen attacks and counter-attacks between Israel and Iran, which are expected to end with a ceasefire agreement, brokered by US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday. Israel has been involved in multiple conflicts — these include armed warfares with Palestinian militant groups Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, apart from those with Iran. It has repeatedly used its expansive air defence systems to counter missile attacks from its enemies. Of them, Iron Dome is the best known. The Iron Dome is a short-range, ground-to-air, air defence system that includes a radar and interceptor missiles, which track and neutralise rockets or missiles fired at Israeli targets. The genesis of the Iron Dome goes back to the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon war, when Hezbollah aimed thousands of rockets into Israel. Just the following year, Israel announced that its state-run Rafael Advance Systems would come up with a new air defence system to protect its cities and people. It was developed with Israel Aerospace Industries and the Iron Dome was deployed in 2011. Iron Dome is used for countering rockets, artillery & mortars (C-RAM) as well as aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. Iron Dome detects and tracks incoming rockets with radar and calculates which ones are likely to reach populated areas. It then fires missiles at these rockets, leaving the others to fall on open ground. The IDF claimed that Iron Dome destroys 90% of the rockets it targets. Iron Dome batteries are installed all across Israel. A single Iron Dome battery is equipped with three to four missile launchers, each of which contains up to 20 Tamir missiles. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank, 'Tamir' interceptors of the Iron Dome cost about $40,000 to $50,000 each. In 2024, Israel spent about 100 billion shekels ($28 billion) on various military conflicts, news agency Reuters reported in January. This had shot up the government's borrowing and the nation's debt burden.
CNBC
13-06-2025
- Politics
- CNBC
What is Israel's Iron Dome? Here's how the missile defense system works
The Iron Dome missile defense system, or "Kippat Barzel" in Hebrew, is widely regarded as one of the most important tools in Israel's defensive arsenal. Designed to protect Israeli citizens from aerial attacks by launching guided missiles to intercept incoming rockets and other short-range threats, the mobile all-weather defense system has been fully operational since March 2011. Israel's Defense Ministry says the system has been upgraded several times and "successfully prevented countless rockets from hitting Israeli communities." The Iron Dome was developed in Israel by state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems with U.S. backing — and Washington continues to provide funding for it. Israel's Defense Forces say the Iron Dome is a compilation of several features: the technology itself, the machinery used to intercept incoming rockets, the soldiers who operate the system and the commanders who supervise the network. In practice, the Iron Dome uses radar to track incoming rockets and determines whether the missile's trajectory threatens a protected area, such as a strategically important site or population center. If the rocket does pose a threat, a command and control center responds by launching its own Tamir missile to intercept it. The system is not configured to fire outside of a protected area, however, and rockets that don't endanger people or buildings are typically ignored and permitted to land. A 2023 Congressional Research Service report described the Iron Dome as a mobile anti-rocket, anti-mortar and anti-artillery system that can intercept launches from 2.5 to 43 miles away. It is estimated to have at least 10 batteries deployed nationwide, each of which is designed to defend a 60-square-mile populated area. Each battery is equipped with three to four launchers and each launcher contains up to 20 Tamir interceptors. The Center for Strategic International Studies, a U.S. think tank, has estimated that a single Iron Dome battery costs more than $100 million to produce. Since 2011, the United States has provided billions of dollars to Israel for Iron Dome batteries, interceptors, co-production costs and general maintenance since it became operational. Much of this money has been appropriated by Congress, where bipartisan majorities have consistently voted in favor of providing funding to Israel's Iron Dome. The Iron Dome has its weaknesses, however. Analysts have warned that the defense system could encounter challenges when responding to heavy rocket fire. The Center for European Policy Analysis, a U.S. think tank, said in June 2021 that the system was potentially vulnerable to a "saturation" attack, designed to overwhelm the Iron Dome shield with simultaneous missile attacks from multiple directions.
Arabian Business
27-05-2025
- General
- Arabian Business
Saudi Arabia announces Eid Al Adha 2025
Saudi Arabia has announced dates for the upcoming Eid Al Adha 2025 holiday. An official statement confirmed that the crescent moon to mark the new month of Dhul-Hijjah had been seen in the Kingdom and confirmed a start-date for the Eid holiday, After the moon was sighted in the Tamir region of Saudi Arabia it means that Eid Al Adha will begin on Friday, June 6. Saudi Arabia Eid Al Adha 2024 A statement on the news agency SPA said: 'The Supreme Court has announced that Wednesday, Dhul-Hijjah 11446 AH, corresponding to May 28, 2025, according to the Umm Al-Qura calendar, marks the beginning of the month of Dhul-Hijjah. 'The court confirmed that standing at Arafat will take place on Thursday, Dhul-Hijjah 9 (June 5), and that Eid Al-Adha will be observed on the following Friday'. BREAKING NEWS: The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia — Dhul Hijjah 1446 begins tonight. *Day of 'Arafah: 5 June 2025* *Eid Al-Adha: 6 June 2025* May Allāh accept the Hajj of the Hujjaj and our worship and allow us to make the most of these blessed days. Aameen. — 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (@HaramainInfo) May 27, 2025
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
580 Days Without My Son. I'm Still Waiting To Bring Him Home
This Sunday, America will mark Mothers Day - a day to honor the bond between a mother and her child. For me, it will mark 580 days since I last saw my son, Tamir. On Oct. 7, 2023, Tamir was taken. He was 38 years old. A father of two. A husband. A devoted son. A man who loved the soil of our kibbutz, who believed in hard work, and who stood up - unarmed - to defend our home when terrorists stormed through our gates. He was wounded, kidnapped, and murdered. And yet, 580 days later, he is still being held in Gaza. I am a mother with no grave to visit. No final embrace. No place to say Kaddish. Yael Adar There is no name for a parent who has lost a child. Widows. Orphans. These words exist. But when your child is stolen - and never returned, not even in death - language fails. The silence is the wound. The absence, the ache. I dont need a word to describe it. I live it, every single day. When you become a mother, everything changes. You no longer think in terms of your own life, but in terms of theirs. You stay up at night worrying. You tend to every scratch. You invest in their future. You dream about who theyll grow up to be - the values theyll carry, the life theyll build. You protect them as best you can, for as long as you can. Until one day, you cant. He was supposed to visit me later that morning. But then - he was gone. I often try to explain the feeling to people who havent lived it. Its like walking with your child through a crowded store. Youre holding his hand. You turn your head for just a second. And hes gone. Disappeared. Stolen. You call his name. You run in every direction. Your heart pounds. You cant breathe. And no one helps. No one finds him. Then imagine this panic - this primal, overwhelming fear - lasting not for one day, but for nearly two years. We later learned that Tamir had been injured trying to defend himself. That he died in captivity. But even in death, they didnt let him go. Hamas is still holding his body - as if he were a bargaining chip, as if he were less than human. What kind of people do that? What kind of world allows it? This isnt about politics. Its about humanity. Its about decency. Its about the most basic truth every parent understands: No mother should have to beg for her childs body. No family should be forced to live in limbo, denied even the right to mourn. When a person dies, we bury them. We say prayers. We bring flowers. We light candles. We build something - a resting place, a legacy, a way to go on. But without a body, there is no burial. Without burial, there is no peace. There is only suspension - an endless, aching, unnatural pause. Tamir is not "gone." He is missing. He is still being held by those who murdered him. And I cannot move forward until he is returned. I do not want sympathy this Mothers Day. I want Tamir back. I want to bury my son. That is why I share this with you now. Because I still believe in the values that have long defined both Israel and America - family, dignity, and moral clarity in the face of evil. These are not abstract ideals. They are lived, tested, and revealed in moments like this. Our leaders have influence. Our voices have power. We can make a difference. Im asking you: Speak out. Urge your representatives to demand that Hamas return the hostages it holds. Insist that any diplomatic engagement include the return of the dead - not as a gesture, but as a requirement. As a condition of basic decency. Tamir was not a soldier. He was a civilian. He died protecting his home, not waging war. What justice is there in denying his family the right to bury him? You dont have to know Tamir to stand with him. You just have to be a parent. Or a sibling. Or a human being who understands that death should not be weaponized. That grief should not be held hostage. Every mother deserves the right to say goodbye to her child. Every child deserves to be brought home. This Mothers Day, many of you will gather with your families, surrounded by love. I hope you hold your children close. I hope you cherish the blessing of seeing their faces. And I hope, in the quiet moments, you remember those of us who cannot celebrate - not because our children are gone, but because we are not even allowed to grieve them. I will never stop being Tamirs mother. And I will never stop fighting to bring him home. Yael Adar is mother of Tamir Adar, who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and whose body remains held by Hamas in Gaza.
