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UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

The council was an “echo chamber of fantasy and hatred against Israel,” Ambassador Meirav Eilon-Shahar said.   The United Nations Human Rights Council approved four… Read More ›

Ukraine accuses Russia of firing on protesters in occupied city

Ukraine accuses Russia of firing on protesters in occupied city

Dozens of pro-Ukraine protesters rally in southern city of Enerhodar, captured by Russian troops last month; footage shows people fleeing amid explosions and smoke  … Read More ›

Questions and Answers to the Haggadah from Rav Chaim zt”l

Questions and Answers to the Haggadah from Rav Chaim zt”l

Answers to Haggadah Questions from Rav Chaim zt”l Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is, “Ha Lachma Anya” in Aramaic and not in Hebrew? a.… Read More ›

Israel’s chosen people shouldn’t choose which refugees to let in

Israel’s chosen people shouldn’t choose which refugees to let in

Opinion: Many Israelis have relatives in Ukraine, some of whom are not Jews, and they can freely come to Israel as refugees; but what about… Read More ›

Biden warns Russia: ‘Don’t even think about moving on an inch of NATO territory’

Biden warns Russia: ‘Don’t even think about moving on an inch of NATO territory’

Wrapping up Europe trip, US president tells Ukrainians ‘we stand with you,’ warns world of ‘long fight ahead’; calls invasion a ‘strategic failure’ for Moscow… Read More ›

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies of cancer at 84

Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies of cancer at 84

As Clinton’s top diplomat, Albright led US efforts to broker Israel-Palestinian, Israel-Syria peace; she described discovering her Jewish heritage late in life as a gift… Read More ›

Recent survey shows 93% of Ukrainians believe in victory over Russia

Recent survey shows 93% of Ukrainians believe in victory over Russia

As grim as the situation in Ukraine may be, it seems to only strengthen the spirit and resolve of Ukrainians.   A recent survey in… Read More ›

Abducted Ukrainian Mayor Released In Exchange For 9 Russian POWs

Abducted Ukrainian Mayor Released In Exchange For 9 Russian POWs

NEW YORK — The mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine, who was taken hostage on March 11 by the Russians after refusing to cooperate with their occupying… Read More ›

‘Like my grandmother, I became a refugee’

‘Like my grandmother, I became a refugee’

Eighty-one years after Lydia Traktirshchik crossed the Dniester River in a cattle car in flight of the Nazis, her grandson Edward had to cross it… Read More ›

Facing blistering criticism, Israel eases limit on entry of Ukrainian refugees

Facing blistering criticism, Israel eases limit on entry of Ukrainian refugees

Interior Minister Shaked announces new policy exempting refugees with relatives in Israel from entry quota, but says ‘we cannot open our gates to everyone’  … Read More ›

Ukraine hospital attack said to kill 3, including a child; Russia: Military used it

Ukraine hospital attack said to kill 3, including a child; Russia: Military used it

17 injured in bombing of medical center in Mariupol according to city council; Kremlin says it’ll look into airstrike but Putin’s foreign minister insists site… Read More ›

Israel shot down Iranian drones en route to Gaza, IDF says

Israel shot down Iranian drones en route to Gaza, IDF says

F-35s intercept Iranian aircraft far from Israeli territory in coordination with neighboring countries; defense sources estimate this was an attempt by the Iranians to smuggle… Read More ›

Bennett found Putin to be ‘rational’ during meeting — report

Bennett found Putin to be ‘rational’ during meeting — report

Russian officials said to know where Zelensky hiding, but refraining from attacking him; US reportedly worried Putin using Bennett to improve his image   Prime… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump has been on Putin’s side in Ukraine’s long struggle against Russian aggression

Analysis: Trump has been on Putin’s side in Ukraine’s long struggle against Russian aggression

  Americans rarely pay much attention to international events. Busy lives leave little time for distant events with unfamiliar protagonists. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion… Read More ›

Russian forces intensify attacks on Ukraine’s No. 2 city and close in on Kyiv

Russian forces intensify attacks on Ukraine’s No. 2 city and close in on Kyiv

Zelensky says Kremlin is shelling cities to ‘put pressure’ on Ukraine during negotiations; Kharkiv mayor says 3 children killed; 40-mile-long Russian convoy nears Ukrainian capital… Read More ›

42-Year-Old Israeli Man Shot Dead In Ukraine After Soldiers Suspect Him Of Being Russian Hit Man

42-Year-Old Israeli Man Shot Dead In Ukraine After Soldiers Suspect Him Of Being Russian Hit Man

JERUSALEM — BDE: An Israeli Jewish man was shot dead Monday near Kyiv the capital of the Ukraine. The man is the first known Israeli… Read More ›

How much is Vladimir Putin worth? Almost no one knows for sure

How much is Vladimir Putin worth? Almost no one knows for sure

New York – The US and its European allies on Friday announced new sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a rare move targeting a… Read More ›

Germany’s Move To Help Arm Ukraine Signals Historic Shift

Germany’s Move To Help Arm Ukraine Signals Historic Shift

  VIENNA (AP) — Germany’s stunning decision to send anti-tank weapons and surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine — abandoning its long-held refusal to export weapons to… Read More ›

White House responds to Russia’s decision to put deterrence forces on high alert

White House responds to Russia’s decision to put deterrence forces on high alert

Washington – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms,… Read More ›

Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Damascus

Alleged Israeli airstrike targets Damascus

The airstrike comes just a day after Syrian state media reported that Israel had fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights towards… Read More ›