Monthly Archives: April 2023
A David and Goliath battle: Acclaimed documentary by Northampton filmmaker tells the story of...
‘Labor of love” might be a cliche. But when it comes to her new film, “Four Winters: A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance and Bravery During WWII,” Julia Mintz says the expression is very much...
Number of jailed journalists spikes to new global record
It’s been another record-breaking year for the number of journalists jailed for practicing their profession. The Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual prison census has found that 363 reporters were deprived of their freedom as...
Israeli hydrogen-powered drones could prove revolutionary
A new drone made by Israeli company Heven Drones could revolutionize defense and commercial drone uses.
The firm’s hydrogen-powered H2D55 Drone is five times more energy efficient than traditional lithium battery-powered drones and can fly...
Cyberattack shutters Galilee farm water controllers
A cyberattack shut down some 10 water controllers in agricultural areas in Israel, temporarily stopping irrigation systems on affected farms on Sunday.
“You have been hacked, Down with Israel,” read a message on the controllers,...
Thousands attend funeral of Israeli sisters killed in Jordan Valley terror attack
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral on Sunday of sisters Maia Dee, 20, and Rina Dee, 15, who were killed in a Palestinian terror attack last week in the Jordan Valley.
The attack, which also...
Erdogan calls Herzog to express concern over security escalation on Temple Mount
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke on Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who expressed his concern over the security situation in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount.
Erdoğan also expressed his condolences for the...
A Survivors’ Haggadah
During the first Passover after liberation, considerable numbers of the she’erith hapletah (the surviving remnant) came to the Munich area to celebrate in Sedarim in large and small Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) camps, and...
Jewish Community Must Assume a Stronger Role Lobbying for Gun-Safety Laws
After news broke that three children and three adults were gunned down in Nashville, I spent some time perusing the Anti-Defamation League’s lengthy report on antisemitic incidents last year. It covered much ground, and...
Biden’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy regarding terror
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has announced that it was responsible for two recent attempts to murder Israeli Jews, including one in which an American citizen was severely wounded.
Does it...
IDF calls up reserves in preparation for possible large-scale military op
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi ordered on Friday the call-up of reserve troops amid an explosion of terror emanating from Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria.
Halevi said the military...