Monthly Archives: May 2023
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews rushes bomb shelters to Ashkelon
On Wednesday, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews placed five bomb shelters in areas of Ashkelon identified by local authorities as lacking ample protection.
The locations included residential neighborhoods where homes had no shelters...
Israeli killed as Gaza rocket makes direct hit on building in Rehovot
An Israeli man was killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a four-story building in Rehovot, 12 miles south of Tel Aviv, on Thursday evening.
The unidentified man’s body was reportedly found...
Egypt: Ceasefire talks so far unsuccessful
Attempts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian terror groups in Gaza have made no headway, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry admitting that “efforts continue for now without success.”
A senior Israeli...
Survey: Europe wants more cooperation with Israel
A survey of 381 members of European parliaments found that an overwhelming majority (66%) consider their country’s relations with Israel as rather good or very good.
Three-quarters (77%) call for greater cooperation with Israel.
The survey,...
EU Parliament calls for ‘public black list’ of radical NGOs
The European parliament voted on May 10 in favor of creating a “public black list” of NGOs. The list would identify nonprofits with “acknowledged ties to religious fundamentalist networks” that advocate agendas which undermine...
Leah Goldin says return of son’s remains must be part of ceasefire deal
Leah Goldin, the mother of Givati Brigade Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in action in the Gaza Strip in 2014, said on Thursday that the return of his remains must be part of...
‘The heart of the Land of Israel’: Herzog visits Binyamin region
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, made an official visit to the Binyamin region, north of Jerusalem, on Wednesday.
“Binyamin is a wonderful and developing region. Our forefathers were here in Binyamin and...
Lapid: Time to end Gaza operation
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Thursday morning that Israel should unilaterally end its military operation against Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“I think it’s time to pack up, this is...
UN Security Council holds another emergency meeting on Israel-Gaza hostilities
As the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group launched more than 400 rockets from Gaza toward Israel on Wednesday, nine ambassadors to the United Nations, mainly from Africa and southeast Asia, landed safely in Tel...
In its bat mitzvah year, Sefaria executive reflects on the online Jewish library’s ubiquity
It started as an online digital copy of the Hebrew Bible. Today, Sefaria has thousands of biblical and rabbinic texts, which 700,000 people access monthly, according to Sara Wolkenfeld, the nonprofit’s chief learning officer.
Sefaria...