Youth from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities gathered in Kyiv at the forum ‘Youth in Dialogue. Brotherhood as a Connection of Peace’
In Kyiv, the interreligious youth forum “Youth in Dialogue. Brotherhood as a Bond of Peace” took place, which became a notable event for the Ukrainian religious and public space. According to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the meeting was held on April 20, 2026, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ and was […]
On Independence Day, Israel reached a population of 10.244 million residents
By the 78th anniversary of independence, Israel reached a population of 10.244 million people. According to official data, the country grew by 1.4% over the year, and this growth rate remains one of the highest in the Western world. For Israel, this is not just an anniversary figure, but an important indicator of the state’s […]
Jerusalem Patriarch Theophilos III has become an instrument of Kremlin influence – The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel article from April 22, 2026, raises a topic that has long ceased to be purely ecclesiastical for the Israeli audience. It concerns not only religious diplomacy but also how Russian influence in Jerusalem may affect Israel’s security, Ukraine’s interests, and the very architecture of influence in the region. At the center […]
For taking free bags from the store = up to 15 days of arrest: in Russia, they are discussing punishment if a person ‘takes a large number of free bags in the store without permission’
In Russia, a buyer faces arrest for up to 15 days or a fine of at least 3,000 rubles if they take a large number of free bags in a store without permission. This was seriously reported on April 22, 2026, by the Russian propaganda TASS. While in Russia there is again talk of communication […]
How many ‘Israels’, ‘Freedoms’, and ‘Independences’ are there in Israel: the most patriotic names counted for the 78th Independence Day
On the eve of the 78th Independence Day of Israel, the Population and Immigration Authority (רשות האוכלוסין וההגירה) decided to look at the country through an unusual prism — through the names of its citizens. The agency calculated, (in the material from April 21, 2026) how many people in Israel have names that directly or […]
Synagogue and Transcarpathia: in Uzhgorod, the foundation was laid for the restoration of the only unique wooden synagogue in Europe from the village of Bolshiye Komyaty
In Uzhgorod, a step was taken that recently seemed almost impossible: the foundation was laid for the restoration of the wooden synagogue from the village of Velyki Komyaty in Transcarpathia at the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. This is a rare monument of Jewish heritage that was dismantled, transported to the regional center, […]
The USA is learning from Ukraine how to protect airbases from Iranian drones — and Israel should already be drawing conclusions
The US has begun using Ukrainian counter-drone technologies at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia following a series of strikes that revealed the vulnerability of even well-protected military infrastructure. This is not journalistic hyperbole, but a documented shift reported by Reuters: American military is leveraging Ukrainian expertise because Ukraine, through years of war, has […]
Moscow “puts Netanyahu in his place” for words about the Iranian threat: how Russia uses the memory of the Holocaust against Israel
The outburst from the Russian Foreign Ministry is not only an attack on Netanyahu’s words about Iran and the Holocaust. It is also a demonstration that for the Kremlin, Israeli partners from the so-called ‘other league’, no matter how convenient or familiar they may seem, have no real value when Iran, the anti-Western coalition, and […]
The mechanics of “resetting”: why there are no riots in the Russian Federation, even though the war against Ukraine has long become a systemic humiliation of its own citizens
The question “why doesn’t Russia rebel” is being asked in Ukraine and increasingly in Israel, where the war in Europe is not seen as a “distant conflict” but as part of a common axis of threats: Moscow–Tehran (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and other allied RF terrorist formations), suppression technologies, drones, missiles, sanctions, Syria. On the surface, […]