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Netanyahu is Discharged from Hospital Following Dizzy Spell

Netanyahu released a video on social media. Reuters
Netanyahu released a video on social media. Reuters
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Netanyahu is Discharged from Hospital Following Dizzy Spell

Netanyahu released a video on social media. Reuters
Netanyahu released a video on social media. Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged on Sunday after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell.
Netanyahu, 73, was rushed to Sheba Medical Center on Saturday after feeling mild dizziness. His office said he had left the hospital around midday after stating earlier that his test results were normal and that he was feeling “very good.”
The medical center said Netanyahu was in “excellent” condition after a series of tests, including cardiovascular ones.
Netanyahu's office said he had spent the previous day at the Sea of Galilee, a popular vacation spot in northern Israel where temperatures climbed to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) amid a stifling country-wide heat wave. After a series of tests, the initial assessment was that the veteran Israeli leader was dehydrated.
After being hospitalized, Netanyahu released a video on social media last night. Smiling, he said that he had been out in the sun on Friday without wearing a hat and without water. “Not a good idea,” he said.
Doctors ordered him to remain in the hospital overnight for further observation, and his weekly Cabinet meeting was delayed by a day and rescheduled for Monday, his office said.

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Columbia University's Head Steps Down after Concessions Made in Feud with Trump over Funds

(FILES) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP)
(FILES) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP)
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Columbia University's Head Steps Down after Concessions Made in Feud with Trump over Funds

(FILES) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP)
(FILES) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP)

Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down - a departure that comes one week after it agreed to significant changes amid a heated battle with the Trump administration over its federal funding.
The government this month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more, accusing the university of not doing enough to combat antisemitism and ensure student safety amid last year's Gaza encampment campus protests, Reuters reported.
Columbia made dramatic concessions last week so that it can negotiate to regain the funding, drawing harsh criticism that it had quickly caved to government pressure and not stood firm on academic freedom and free speech.
Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman was appointed acting president with immediate effect, while the board searches for a new president. The university did not give a reason for the change.
"I assume this role with a clear understanding of the serious challenges before us and a steadfast commitment to act with urgency, integrity, and work with our faculty to advance our mission, implement needed reforms, protect our students, and uphold academic freedom and open inquiry," Shipman said in a statement.
Groups representing Columbia University professors on Tuesday sued Trump's administration over its effort to force the university to tighten rules on campus protests and put a Middle Eastern studies department under outside oversight, among other measures.
Columbia was at the center of demonstrations in the summer of 2024 that spread around the United States. Protesters demanded an end to Israel's military assault on Gaza and urged their colleges to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Rights advocates raised concerns about antisemitism and Islamophobia during the protests and counter-protests.
The government has cracked down on foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and Columbia University Palestinian graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained earlier this month by federal immigration officials.
US President Donald Trump has also threatened to withhold federal funding from other institutions over pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Separately, the New York Times reported late on Friday that two of the leaders of Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, director Cemal Kafadar and associate director Rosie Bsheer, will be leaving their positions. It cited two professors with direct knowledge of the moves.
Harvard had no immediate comment.
Armstrong is returning to lead the university's Irving Medical Center, Columbia University said.