Daily Archives: October 20, 2022
The Folk Writer
HAIFA, Israel — From 1843 to 1854 the literature of Germany, a country which had been fragmented into 36 states, began to produce unifying folk tales in which the German nation began to crystallize.
The...
£30,000 reward offered to catch Oxford Street attackers
Jewish groups in Britain are offering a reward of £30,000 (nearly $34,000) to find those responsible for an attack on a busload of Jewish teenagers in Central London during Chanukah last year.
The move comes...
Ukrainian defense minister cancels call with Gantz
A phone call set to take place on Thursday between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov was canceled at the request of Kyiv, Gantz’s office said.
No revised date was...
British prime minister resigns after 45 days in office
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday just 45 days after assuming office, amid a political firestorm set off by her economic plan that was panned by investors, sent the pound and stocks...
Three Israelis charged with helping Hamas plot attacks
Three Israeli citizens from the North were charged on Thursday with a range of severe security offenses, including spying for Hamas and gathering information on Israel’s Cellcom cellular network.
The prosecution’s Cyber Division charged the...
Israel, Bahrain sign accord on agricultural cooperation
Israel and Bahrain on Wednesday signed an agricultural cooperation declaration on the sidelines of the first-ever International Summit on Food Technologies from the Dead Sea and Desert that took place in Eilat.
The conference, an...
Israeli ambassador to New Zealand casts first early ballot in national election
Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby on Thursday became the first of approximately 4,500 citizens living abroad eligible to cast an early ballot for the Jewish state’s Nov. 1 national election.
Yaakoby subsequently took...
Three of Fortune’s most powerful women in startups are Israeli
Three Israeli women—Eynat Guez, Adi Tatarko and Daphne Koller—are included on Fortune magazine’s “The 15 Most Powerful Women in Startups” list for 2022.
All three head so-called unicorn companies, valued at $1 billion or more.
Tatarko, ranked eighth on the...
IDF launches week-long drill in northern Israel
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday the launch of a planned week-long military exercise in northern Israel.
During the drill, local civilians will see increased military traffic and may hear explosions, according to the...
US at UN: Russia using Iranian UAVs against Ukrainian civilians
The United States, United Kingdom and France on Wednesday jointly raised the issue of Iran’s transfer of attack drones to Russia at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, according to a statement by...