Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

Israel welcomes 10,000 immigrants since start of Ukraine war

Israel welcomes 10,000 immigrants since start of Ukraine war

Immigration Ministry says Sasha Zlobjn, a native of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, is the 10,000th person to immigrate to Israel since the country opened… Read More ›

Tensions rise again as Azerbaijani forces cross line of contact – report

Tensions rise again as Azerbaijani forces cross line of contact – report

Armenia has also accused Azerbaijan of cutting off gas supplies to Artsakh amid extreme winter weather in the area.   Tensions are rising again between… Read More ›

Globetrotting Bennett forgot most of Israel’s problems are at home

Globetrotting Bennett forgot most of Israel’s problems are at home

Opinion: The horrific terror attack in Be’er Sheva shows PM that the most urgent matters he must contend with are domestic, and as long as… Read More ›

US condemns ‘abhorrent’ terror attack in Beersheba: ‘This has to stop’

US condemns ‘abhorrent’ terror attack in Beersheba: ‘This has to stop’

Washington calls killing of four Israelis ‘despicable,’ offers condolences; UN envoy to Mideast says ‘no justification’ for violence, and ‘no excuse for praising such acts’… Read More ›

Meet Israeli organ transplant coordinators who rushed to aid Ukrainian refugees

Meet Israeli organ transplant coordinators who rushed to aid Ukrainian refugees

Malka Stein was on board one of the earliest rescue delegations that set out to provide first-hand aid to Ukrainians fleeing war; she is one… Read More ›

In scathing speech, Zelensky pleads with Israel to prevent Russia’s ‘final solution’

In scathing speech, Zelensky pleads with Israel to prevent Russia’s ‘final solution’

Addressing lawmakers via Zoom, Ukrainian leader says Israel ‘will have to live’ with its decisions to withhold military aid from Kyiv and sit out Western… Read More ›

Search for survivors continues in Mariupol theater; dozens killed in Russian strikes

Search for survivors continues in Mariupol theater; dozens killed in Russian strikes

Reports say some 7,000 Russian soldiers killed so far during invasion; Biden calls Putin a ‘thug’ and a murderous dictator as US evaluates potential war… Read More ›

In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel

In Rare Show Of Unity, All 25 Jewish House Democrats Blast Amnesty Director’s Comments On Israel

  WASHINGTON (JTA) — All 25 Jewish Democrats in the House, a fractious caucus that rarely unanimously agrees on issues of Jewish interest, signed onto… Read More ›

China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable suggests

China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable suggests

The US has information suggesting China has expressed some openness to providing Russia with requested military and financial assistance as part of its war on… Read More ›

Despite battles being waged in some cities, parts of Ukraine still untouched by war

Despite battles being waged in some cities, parts of Ukraine still untouched by war

Ynet correspondent to war-torn country joins a refugee convoy heading to Hungarian and Romanian borders to escape the war, and finds in some areas in… Read More ›

Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port city put in jeopardy

Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port city put in jeopardy

Mariupol official says Russian forces continued to pound areas where people were trying to gather ahead of being taken out; adds some roads were blocked,… Read More ›

Israel said to believe Ukraine now faces critical choice: capitulation or calamity

Israel said to believe Ukraine now faces critical choice: capitulation or calamity

Following Bennett’s talks with Putin and Zelensky, Israeli officials say Russia has softened demands, but will likely double down on destructive assault if no capitulation… Read More ›

Russian ambassador claims media ‘lies’, depicts Russia as ‘monstrous’

Russian ambassador claims media ‘lies’, depicts Russia as ‘monstrous’

Anatoly Viktorov says there is incitement and hate against his country and everything that the Russians say is considered propaganda; denies opposition outlets hounded by… Read More ›

Pro-Putin Chechen general who led ‘gay purge’ killed in Ukraine

Pro-Putin Chechen general who led ‘gay purge’ killed in Ukraine

Chechen general Magomed Tushayev was killed on Saturday, and was responsible for for torturing and murdering LGBTQ+ individuals.   Ukraine forces killed Chechen general Magomed… Read More ›

China so far not helping Russia evade Western sanctions-US official

China so far not helping Russia evade Western sanctions-US official

China is Russia’s biggest trade partner for both exports and imports.   China so far does not appear to be helping Russia evade Western financial… Read More ›

Rabbi Of Odessa Jewish Community Stocks Up On Food, Hires Israeli Security Guards As War Looms

Rabbi Of Odessa Jewish Community Stocks Up On Food, Hires Israeli Security Guards As War Looms

NEW YORK — Rabbi Avraham Wolf, the leader of one of Odessa’s two main Jewish communities, is preparing for a possible war on a communal… Read More ›

Biden’s latest Russia sanctions mark new target: the families of Putin’s inner circle

Biden’s latest Russia sanctions mark new target: the families of Putin’s inner circle

  The new US sanctions triggered by Russian’s latest actions in Ukraine included targets that in the past have gone untouched: the family members of… Read More ›

Russia, Ukraine press for more talks as fighting in border region intensifies

Russia, Ukraine press for more talks as fighting in border region intensifies

Speaking with Macron, Putin blames escalation on ‘provocations by Ukrainian security forces’; Zelensky calls for immediate ceasefire; Blinken warns Kyiv on ‘brink of invasion’  … Read More ›

Sheikh Jarrah quagmire could reignite fighting in Gaza, senior source warns

Sheikh Jarrah quagmire could reignite fighting in Gaza, senior source warns

Source says further simmering of state of affairs in the contested East Jerusalem neighborhood ‘must be prevented’, slams lawmakers using situation to score political clout… Read More ›

At historic Kyiv synagogue, congregants scoff at talk of war

At historic Kyiv synagogue, congregants scoff at talk of war

Local Jews say they haven’t seen any indications Ukraine is on brink of conflict, but they are ready if Putin shows up   KYIV —… Read More ›