“Nakba” and the Holocaust: Where is the line between empathy and historical substitution
When in Israel there is another attempt to place the ‘Nakba’ alongside the Holocaust, the conversation immediately goes beyond the usual debate about the past. It is no longer just a matter of memory, political language, or personal empathy. It is a question of which historical events can be compared and which comparisons become a […]
(pro)Ukrainian community in Israel discusses how to stop the supply of grain stolen by Russia
On May 13, 2026, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, a meeting took place between the Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, and representatives of the (pro)Ukrainian community, volunteers, and activists. The conversation was not a formal event ‘for the record,’ but a working meeting about what can be done next — in […]
Jerusalem Day: over 3000 years – from June 7, 1967, to May 15, 2026
On the evening of May 14, 2026, Jerusalem Day begins in Israel. The holiday itself falls on May 15 — 28 Iyar 5786. According to the Hebrew calendar, this is 28 Iyar 5786 — the date when Israel commemorates the liberation of the Old City and the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. It […]
Israel among key buyers of Ukrainian flour and cereals: what export data shows for 2025/26
Ukraine maintained a significant presence in foreign markets for grain processing products over the ten months of the 2025/26 season, although exports in several categories were below last year’s levels. For Israel, this statistic is important not only as an agricultural news item but also as part of a broader picture of food ties with […]
FATAH convenes a congress in Ramallah for the first time in a decade: Abbas, the successor issue, and a warning signal for Israel
On May 14, 2026, the eighth general conference of Fatah, the largest movement within the “Palestine Liberation Organization” and the political core of the Palestinian Authority, opens in Ramallah. For Fatah itself, this is the first such congress in almost ten years: the previous, seventh conference was held in Ramallah in 2016, and before that, […]
12-year-old girl under the rubble: five dead in Kyiv after a strike by Russian terrorists, rabbi’s prayer and the voice of the Jewish community
The night Russian attack on May 14, 2026, on Ukraine was yet another proof that Putin’s rhetoric about ‘peace’ has nothing to do with reality. Drones and missiles hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa region, Kyiv region, and other areas, and the main pain of this night was again not military targets, but residential buildings, schools, clinics, […]