Daily Archives: February 24, 2022
Roman Abramovich commits more than $10 million to support Israel’s Holocaust museum
Roman Abramovich made a more than $10 million pledge to Yad Vashem earlier this week to support efforts in the realm of Holocaust research and remembrance.
The pledged funding will go toward enriching Yad Vashem’s...
Moldova Jewish community comes to Ukrainian Jews’ aid
The Moldova Jewish community, which has in recent weeks been preparing to help thousands of Israelis and Jews fleeing the emerging war zone in Ukraine, has said it is ready to transport people from...
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene announces full cast and creative team of ‘Harmony: A New...
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) today announced the entire cast and creative team for Harmony: A New Musical, starring musical theatre icons Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Caroline, Or Change) and Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera). Harmony was...
How Biden has empowered evil in both Russia and Iran
The contrast could scarcely be more glaring. America’s strategy to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine is to impose sanctions. But its strategy to deter aggression by the Iranian regime is to lift sanctions.
Not...
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...
Israel poised to lift pandemic-induced state of emergency for first time in two years
Israel’s government voted on Wednesday in favor of rolling back the national state of emergency instated due to the pandemic and replacing it with a provisional “special national public health situation” designation, to remain...
Egypt’s El-Sisi has taken a ‘strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has taken a “strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel,” a report in Globes has said in recent days.
The report said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is “striving to deepen economic...
Former Lebanese justice minister compares Hezbollah to Vichy regime of France
Ex-Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi told Lebanon’s MTV in recent days that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah is like the Vichy regime of France during World War II, and that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah should stand...
Lapid accuses Russia of ‘violating international order’
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday accused Russia of “violating international order,” after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine.
“Israel condemns the attack and is ready to provide humanitarian aid to the citizens of Ukraine,” Lapid tweeted. “Israel is...
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...