Daily Archives: March 1, 2023
Artist depicts disarmingly beautiful Holocaust art
At first blush, the recent, photorealistic paintings of Los Angeles-based Jewish artist Robert Russell look inviting, almost sweet. A lamb turns its head to look back over its shoulder in one, and in another, a crouching...
Hiker finds 2,500-year-old receipt bearing the name of King Ahasuerus’ father Darius I
A hiker in southern Israel recently stumbled upon a rare inscription bearing the name of the Persian king widely believed to be the father of King Ahasuerus, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday.
The...
Israel is Our Business
Israel’s Six-Day War disrupted Benjamin Netanyahu’s graduation plans at Cheltenham High School, located less than a mile from the Philadelphia neighborhood where I grew up. I recall reading that he skipped his graduation in...
Netanyahu: ‘Freedom of protest not a license to drag country into anarchy’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a televised address on Wednesday evening, spoke out against the violent protests that roiled the country throughout the day, in some cases leading to clashes with police.
“Freedom of protest...
Attorney general authorizes police investigation of right-wing MK
Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has given the green light for a police investigation of Knesset Member Zvika Fogel of the Otzma Yehudit Party on suspicion of inciting terrorism, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
In a radio...
‘Never Again’: Israeli foreign minister visits Germany with an eye on Tehran
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen visited Germany on Tuesday for diplomatic meetings aimed at countering the Iranian nuclear threat.
“This is the time to take steps, this is the time to take action to prevent...
Anti-reform protests turn violent on ‘Day of National Disruption’
Demonstrations in Israel against the government’s judicial reform program turned violent on Wednesday, which protest leaders dubbed a “Day of National Disruption.”
Police used stun grenades to disperse protesters blocking the Ayalon Highway in Tel...
Palestinians in Lebanon being paid by Russia to fight in Ukraine
Palestinians living in Lebanon are being paid $350 per month by Russia to fight on its behalf in the war in Ukraine, according to The Media Line.
Citing a Lebanese government source, the report said that...
IAEA report confirms near-weapons-grade uranium found in Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed in a report that its inspectors found enriched uranium to 83.7 percent at Iran’s underground nuclear site in Fordow.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of a confidential IAEA quarterly...
Noam Party MK Avi Maoz resigns as deputy minister
Knesset member Avi Maoz resigned his post as deputy minister on Monday, citing a lack of intent on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to honor its coalition agreement.
However, the right-wing lawmaker...