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Daily Archives: May 9, 2022

Frida Kahlo Loved Jews So Much She Invented Jewish Ancestry

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Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5, Chapter 19, Exit 14B (Cesar Chavez Parkway); Chicano Park  Turn left at Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, and murals will be at left side under the overpass. One of the...
Ukrainian refugee. Credit: Courtesy of the Jewish Federations of North America.

American Jewish community mobilizes to resettle Ukrainian refugees in midst of war

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The White House is testing a unique solution to the growing Ukraine refugee crisis. The American Jewish community is testing its response. The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has launched a direct sponsorship program...
President and founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer (third from right) with Parliament member for the city of Bucha, Ukraine, Olga Vasilevskaya-Smaglyuk (center), and team members who have been operating a group of ambulances and providing medical care throughout Ukraine, May 9, 2022. Credit: United Hatzalah.

United Hatzalah founder brings medical supplies to Ukraine, sees team on ground

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President and founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer flew to Moldova on Monday in an impromptu visit, heading into Ukraine to encourage volunteers of the organization who are active in the conflict zone and...
The funeral of Yonatan Havakuk, one of three Israelis murdered in a Palestinian terrorist attack in Elad on May 6, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Defeating the danger from without

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It is sound practice to examine one’s own behavior before casting aspersions on that of others. But self-reflection in the Jewish context is all too often an exercise in directing accountability inward, rather than...
Iran's new medium range missile, Shehab-3, is shown in public for the first time at a military parade inTehran September 25. The Shehab-3, whose 1,300-km (800-mile) range covers Israel, Saudi Arabia, and parts of Russia and Turkey, was described by U.S. President Bill Clinton as a weapon which could change the "stability dynamics" of the Middle East. Iranian armed forces held a parade as a part of the "Holy Defence Week" at 18th anniversary of the beginning of the 8 year-long war with Iraq.

Could Israel Safely Deter a Nuclear Iran?

By Louis René Beres and John T. Chain Iran's new medium range missile, Shehab-3, is shown in public for the first time at a military parade in Tehran last September. (Reuters) Whatever their current disagreements on the reasonableness of...
Palestinian workers wait at the Erez border crossing in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip as they wait to enter Israel for work on March 13, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.

Israel keeps Gaza crossing closed to Palestinian workers

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Israel’s Security Cabinet decided on Sunday evening to maintain the closure on the Erez border crossing linking the Gaza Strip to Israel, preventing the flow of some 12,000 Palestinian Gazan workers into Israel for...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Source: Kremlin.ru.

ISIS claims responsibility for Sinai attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers

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Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack the previous day that killed 11 members of the Egyptian security forces, the United Arab Emirates-based The National reported on Monday. According to the...
Israel's Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg speaks at a climate conference in Tel Aviv on April 6, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israeli government approves country’s first climate bill

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Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday approved the country’s first climate protection bill, which aims to shift the country towards a zero-emissions economy by 2050. The draft legislation, which was submitted by the Environmental...
Theodor Herzl, considered the father of modern-day Zionism, leans over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois (Three King's Hotel/Hotel drei Könige) in Basel, Switzerland, possibly during the sixth Zionist conference there. Credit: The Bettman Archive.

Switzerland funding Israeli NGO dedicated to ‘myth-breaking Israel’s founding narrative’

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Switzerland is funding an Israeli NGO seeking to undermine the country’s founding narratives, according to a recent report by NGO Monitor. The organization, called Akevot, claims to promote “peace building” and “human rights,” but its...
A view of the Temple Mount and Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Berthold Werner/Wikimedia Commons.

Does the Temple Mount status quo actually exist?

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Arabs rioted on the Temple Mount throughout the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ended early last week. Although Palestinians initiated the violence (evidence shows they had gathered rocks and fireworks ahead of time),...