A shaken German Jewry opens arms to Ukrainian Jews
The inauguration of a Torah scroll at the newly refurbished Beth-Zion synagogue in former east Berlin on Sunday was supposed to kick off with a cheerful, musical street procession. While not the synagogue’s first...
Kremlin: Israel offered to mediate peace between Russia, Ukraine
The Kremlin says that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has offered to broker an end to fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
In a call on Sunday between Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian...
Even when Israeli citizens do not want to go back to Israel the Jewish...
The Jewish Agency for Israel has opened six aliyah-processing stations at Ukrainian borders, the agency said on Saturday night.
The stations are located in Poland, Moldova, Romania and Hungary, and are being operated through a collaboration...
Ukrainian ambassador appeals for military aid, stronger sanctions amid Russian onslaught
As Russian military forces bear down on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv on Friday, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova spoke to over a hundred supporters and leadership of the National Coalition...
Russia could be preparing new challenge for West in Mediterranean, former Israeli envoy warns
Russia could be preparing an option to challenge the West and NATO in the Mediterranean and Middle East as a means of opening a new global hotspot, former Israeli Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine...
Ukraine synagogues prepare for tense Shabbat under heavy security
Ukraine’s Jewish communities are preparing for an unusually tense Shabbat, without knowing if they will be under Russian or Ukrainian rule when the Sabbath is over, or what the war will bring.
Synagogues in the...
At UN, Russia denounces Israel’s sovereignty in Golan Heights after Jerusalem backs Ukraine
Russia denounced Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, hours before it launched its invasion of Ukraine.
“We are concerned over Tel Aviv’s announced plans for...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulo meet in Athens
Israeli President Isaac Herzog landed in Athens, Greece on Thursday, where he was welcomed with a state ceremony at the Presidential Mansion, according to an official statement.
Before heading to the Presidential Mansion, where he...
Russia invades Ukraine; 8,000 Israelis remain in the area
Ukraine is under attack from Russia, according to multiple media reports. Troops entered the country from a border crossing with Belarus, where tens of thousands of additional troops are reportedly stationed.
President Vladimir Putin authorized...
Toronto schools confront wave of anti-Semitism
Officials with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) are once again investigating incidents of Jew-hate on one of their campuses after graffiti was found at a middle school where students performed a “Hitler salute”...