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A depiction of the Temple Menorah by Ephraim Moshe Lilien, 1903. Source: public domain/Wikimedia

The passion of oil

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Chanukah, which is coming to an end this week, mainly celebrates the miracle of the oil. Yes, there were other miracles, too, especially the fall of “the mighty into the hands of the weak,...
Chanukah menorah. Credit: Ri-Ya/Pixabay.

The Chanukah light and moral clarity

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There is some debate among the sages regarding the miracle of Chanukah. There are those who argue that the miracle was that a day’s worth of oil lasted eight days. There are others who...
Beignet. Credit: Pixabay.

Everything’s better with beignets for Chanukah

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It’s tradition! The Jewish holiday of Chanukah means latkes and sufganiyot—lots of them, crisp, hot, and hopefully, not too oily—to help celebrate the victory of Judah Maccabee and his four brothers over the Syrian-Greeks in...
Olive oil. Credit: Ron Hvass via Pixabay.

King Charles to be anointed with oil from Mount of Olives

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On May 6, oil that comes from the Jewish state will be used to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla. “The oil that will be used to anoint him as king was consecrated in...
The Iranian oil tanker “Sabiti” traveling along the Red Sea on Oct. 11, 2019. Credit: SHANA, the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry.

Israel said to be considering allowing Iranian oil to reach Syria

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Israel is reportedly weighing the option of allowing Iranian oil to reach Syria as part of an unofficial and highly unusual agreement with the United States and Iran, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The fuel...
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 20, 2018. Credit: Matias Lynch/Shutterstock.

Saudi crown prince returns to world stage, upgrade in Israel relations expected

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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) toured the Middle East this week—stopping in Egypt, Jordan and Turkey—marking his return to the international stage after becoming a pariah following the murder of journalist...
Ukrainian rescuers check the remains of a school in Chernigiv after the Russian shelling of the city, March 6, 2022. Credit: Міністерство внутрішніх справ України via Wikimedia Commons.

Biden’s priority is appeasing Iran, not helping Ukraine

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If you listen to Biden administration spokespeople and the talking heads that form their mainstream media cheering section, you may think you know what is its foreign-policy priority: to do anything short of war...
Israeli Prime Minister Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at HaKirya military base in Tel Aviv on Nov. 26, 2021. Photo by Moti Milrod/POOL.

Bennett speaks with Putin, Zelensky as US announces ban on Russian-oil imports

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time in recent days. According to the Kremlin, Putin discussed with the Israeli leader Moscow’s assessment of the third round of...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Jan. 14, 2021. Credit: Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Beijing latest key player in nuclear negotiations, edging closer towards Tehran

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As nuclear talks between Iran and world powers continue in Vienna, Iran appears to be already eying its next moves. On Jan. 14, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited China to discuss the 25-year cooperation...
Petrochemical complexes in Asaluyeh, Iran, Jan. 3, 2016. Credit: Majmood Hosseini via Wikimedia Commons.

Iranian oil minister says country to boost oil exports, despite US sanctions

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Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on state TV on Wednesday that Iran is determined to increase oil exports, despite U.S. sanctions on crude sales. “There is a strong will in Iran to increase oil...