Tuesday, 30 May 2023 | The Republic of Kazakhstan will host a conference in Jerusalem next week, seeking to bring together religious leaders under one roof in the Holy Land. The event is part of the Central Asian country’s Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, an interreligious forum held in Kazakhstan every three
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 30 May 2023 | This was a secret operation aimed at preserving the element of surprise. The Messerschmitt fighter planes were brought to Israel from Czechoslovakia in a secret operation a few days before May 29, 1948, when they embarked on their first operational flight, which was also the Israeli Air Force’s first strike.
Continue Reading »Monday, 29 May 2023 | A civilian security guard on Friday shot and killed an armed Palestinian terrorist who had infiltrated the Israeli community of Teneh Omarim, near Hebron. Security camera footage shows the terrorist, identified by Arab media as Alaa Kisiya, casually walking up to the village and sliding under its security gate, and
Continue Reading »Monday, 29 May 2023 | Major-General Aharon Haliva, head of the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Military Intelligence Directorate, warned that the conflict between Israel and Iran was becoming increasingly direct. “The chances of an escalation that could deteriorate into war is not low,” he warned. As far as Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is concerned, an
Continue Reading »Monday, 29 May 2023 | Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a state visit to Azerbaijan, a Shiite Muslim country bordering Iran, at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev on May 30–31, Herzog’s office announced on Sunday. Herzog will be accompanied by Minister of Health Moshe Arbel, who will hold a working meeting with his
Continue Reading »Monday, 29 May 2023 | A proposal for a rail link connecting Israel and the Gulf states has undergone a preliminary feasibility study and could gather steam alongside a major international train infrastructure project as part of a push for normalization with Saudi Arabia. The “Tracks for Regional Peace” plan and a newer US-backed proposal
Continue Reading »Thursday, 25 May 2023 | The rhythm of life in the Land of Promise is governed by a cycle of annual holidays—days set aside in the 12-month Israeli calendar to celebrate what Leviticus 23:2 calls, “the feasts of the Lord.” Sunset tonight ushers in the festival of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks), the fourth of the
Continue Reading »Thursday, 25 May 2023 | Hamas recruited an Arab citizen of Israel to carry out a bombing in the coastal plain city of Hadera, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Wednesday. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Umm al-Fahm resident Muhammad Nadir Mahajna, was arrested a few weeks ago in a joint operation of
Continue Reading »Thursday, 25 May 2023 | The American ambassador to the United Nations blasted the Palestinian Authority’s [PA] leader during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday morning. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield chastised PA head Mahmoud Abbas for his incendiary speech during the UN’s “Nakba Day” event on May 15. Thomas-Greenfield said that Abbas’s equivocation of Israel
Continue Reading »Thursday, 25 May 2023 | Hosted by the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM), representatives from over 55 organizations gathered in Manhattan on Tuesday for the New York Symposium against Anti-Semitism. The event drew a diverse group together to discuss solutions to rising global anti-Semitism. Two of the featured speakers were New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric
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