Tag: Ukraine
Our misunderstanding of freedom emboldens authoritarian regimes
I recently had the freedom to rush to my bomb shelter as Iranian drones and missiles targeted Israel.
As Israel’s defense systems and help from its allies protected me and millions of others, I was...
Israel should do even when Biden says ‘don’t’
After Iran attacked Israel last weekend, the White House leaked that President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate against Tehran. “You got a win. Take the win,” Biden reportedly...
Congress should cut Israel aid loose from Ukraine
This past weekend’s Iranian missile attack on Israel was, among other things, a wake-up call for Congress. More than six months after Oct. 7, a bill that would provide supplemental military aid to the...
US aid to Israel is vital, but so is addressing the border crisis
One of the standard tropes of American politics since World War II is the complaint that domestic concerns are being slighted while Washington funds either foreign aid or military commitments abroad. Since the United...
Menorah car parades set to light up cities worldwide
Chanukah celebrates light, religious freedom and—a theme less often emphasized—the potential of young people. This year, Jews around the world will take that celebration to the streets more powerfully than ever.
Last December, as Kyiv...
Canada apologizes for lauding another soldier who fought for Nazi unit
A week after Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, resigned over its parliament honoring a Ukrainian man who fought in a voluntary Nazi unit, another highly decorated member in the Waffen-SS Galicia Division has come...
Canadian official resigns, Poland seeks extradition of Nazi veteran honored by Ottawa
Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons who apologized on Sunday for honoring a Ukrainian man who fought in a Nazi unit, has resigned, the Associated Press reported.
"Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered...
22,000 pilgrims arrive in Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah
More than 20,000 Jews have arrived in the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah amid tightened security due to the war with Russia, local authorities said on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of...
Groups deliver New Year staples to thousands of Jews in Ukraine
Ahead of the Jewish New Year and more than 18 months since Russia launched its war on Ukraine, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is providing thousands of the most impoverished Jews in...
Israel’s immigration ministry to refocus efforts on the West
In part due to the war in Ukraine, Israel is reorienting its immigration efforts from former Soviet Union countries to Western nations, such as France and the United States.
Israel's Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir...