Monthly Archives: March 2022
Zelensky to address Israeli Knesset in coming days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to address the full Israeli Knesset in the next few days.
Knesset speaker Mickey Levy spoke with Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk on Thursday, when he reiterated his...
Herzog’s meeting with Erdogan represents a step towards Israel-Turkey normalization
Israeli President Isaac Herzog landed in Turkey on Wednesday for a state visit at the invitation of its president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a controversial figure who has gone from hot to cold when it...
Israeli settlement population up 16.5 percent in five years
Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria have continued to grow over the past year, continuing a spurt of growth that began during the Trump administration, according to data compiled by WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com.
According to the statistics, the...
Biggest group of Christian broadcasters adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The world’s largest association of Christian communicators announced at its annual convention that it has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
“Fighting anti-Semitism is a key issue for believers, and it’s very...
Anti-Jewish hate crimes jump 400% in February compared to last year, reports NYPD
The number of hate crimes against Jewish in New York City continues to rise at record rates, according to statistics from the New York City Police Department.
According to the NYPD, some 56 incidents of...
In letter to Biden, 21 Congress members raise concern about impending Iran nuclear deal
As an agreement to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—appears to be forthcoming, a bipartisan group of 21 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent...
Yad Vashem cuts ties with Roman Abramovich after UK announces sanctions
Israel’s Yad Vashem announced on Thursday that it was cutting ties with its second-largest private donor, Roman Abramovich. The notice came shortly after the Russian billionaire was named as one of seven oligarchs being...
Palestinian terrorist groups criticize Herzog’s visit to Turkey
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Wednesday criticized Ankara over Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s historic visit to Turkey, calling it cause for “concern.”
Herzog on Wednesday became the first Israeli leader to pay an official...
Arab writers draw lesson from war on Ukraine: ‘US, Europe can no longer be...
As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, various articles in the Arab press are calling for Arab states to draw lessons from the war and act to improve their deterrence capabilities so as...
550 Bnei Menashe from India visit Western Wall with Israel’s chief rabbi
Some 550 new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community who recently immigrated to Israel and now live in the Galilee visited the Western Wall on Wednesday for the first time, together with the Ashkenazi...