Daily Archives: October 31, 2023
Supernatural Tales Embody Wishes of Holocaust Rescue
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman with illustrations by Andrés Vera Martínez; New York: Graphix imprint of Scholastic Inc; © 2023; ISBN 9780545-313483; 245 pages plus after-words by author...
‘Xanadu’ Brings Back Memories of the 1980s
I think any self-respecting Gen X-er slightly remembers the movie Xanadu from the early 80’s, or maybe, like me, they remember that it starred Olivia Newton-John and roller skates. At least that was all I could...
Mother of freed Israeli hostage: Thank God and the IDF
A day after her daughter was rescued from Hamas captivity, the mother of Israel Defense Forces soldier Pvt. Ori Megidish on Tuesday gave a statement to the press outside the family's Kiryat Gat home.
"Dear people of...
Hamas is losing its grip on Gaza
In an apparent attempt to reassure Gaza City residents after Israeli tanks were seen on Monday on Salah al-Din street, the city's main highway, Hamas announced that "a number of tanks reached an agricultural...
At least 80 detained after antisemitic lynch mob storms Dagestan airport
At least 80 people have been detained in Dagestan after pro-Hamas rioters stormed Makhachkala Uytash Airport on Sunday seeking to lynch Jewish travelers, Russia’s Kommersant news site reported on Tuesday.
Some 150 suspects have been identified and investigations were...
IDF demolishes Samaria home of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri
The Israel Defense Forces demolished the Samaria home of top Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday morning.
Al-Arouri, the commander of Hamas operations in Judea and Samaria and the deputy of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is currently...
Yad Vashem: Ambassador’s yellow-star UN protest dishonors Holocaust victims
The head of Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial on Tuesday criticized Israel's U.N. ambassador for donning a yellow Star of David during an address to the U.N. Security Council, saying the stunt "dishonors both...
Israel’s Arrow system intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen
Israel's Arrow air-defense system has intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched at the Jewish state from the “Red Sea area,” the military said on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi rebels confirmed the Iranian-backed terror group...
Top Hamas commander killed as Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza
Israel struck over 300 Hamas targets and killed "numerous" terrorists in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including a senior commander, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday morning.
Among the sites targeted...
Watchdog: 31 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas war
Thirty-one journalists have been killed in Gaza, Israel and Lebanon since Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Four journalists were killed during the terror group's invasion of southern Israel, 26...