Ukraine demands the removal of the Israeli director’s film from the 83rd Venice Film Festival. But there are nuances …
Ukraine opposed the participation of DAU director Ilya Khrzhanovsky in the main competition of the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Khrzhanovsky was born in Moscow, but today, according to his own data, he is not a citizen of Russia: he holds citizenships of Israel, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and renounced his Russian passport in protest […]
Israeli project “немалаנְמָלָה”: Enthusiasts connect Ukrainian and Jewish literature through translations, creating a cultural bridge between Israel and Ukraine
Project “немалаנְמָלָה” is a unique initiative aimed at bringing two cultures closer together through fiction. The main objective of the project is to translate works from Ukrainian into Hebrew and from Hebrew into Ukrainian. The initiators of the project are Asaf Bartov And Natalia Timkiv is an Israeli-Ukrainian family for whom it is important to […]
Jews from Ukraine: Mordechai Shenhavi – creator and first leader “Yad Vashem”
January 27, International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust Victims. In Israel, on the mountain of memory in Jerusalem, is located “Yad Vashem” – A place that for many has become a symbol of sorrow, memory and hope. Today we want to tell in the heading “Jews from Ukraine “ You are a story Mordechai […]
Missile strike by Russian terrorists on Kyiv on August 20, 2026: the shortage of Patriot proved more important than the percentage of intercepted targets
On the night of August 20, 2026, Russia once again assembled over Ukraine what is conveniently referred to in reports as a “combined strike.” Behind this brief definition were 168 drones, several groups of cruise missiles, “Kalibrs,” ballistic missiles, “Oniks,” “Zircons.” The main direction was Kyiv and the Kyiv region. By morning, the capital confirmed […]
Shelling of Ukraine on August 16, 2026: KN-23, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih and Patriot shortage
Russia has once again used ballistic missiles against Ukraine, including North Korean KN-23s. But after the night of August 16, the main question is no longer just about the number of Russian missiles — Ukraine is increasingly vocal about Patriot interceptors, which allies have but are lacking near Ukrainian launch sites. On the morning of […]
The Hostage Square in Tel Aviv has become official: the city commemorated October 7
The square in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is now officially called “Hostage Square” — כיכר החטופים. For most Israelis, the only new thing here is the word “officially”: this name appeared in public life almost immediately after the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, and has long become more understandable […]
Eurovision 2027 changed the rules: Israel and Ukraine can win, but not host the contest
On August 12, 2026, the organizers of Eurovision announced a change in the contest rules starting in 2027. The most notable innovation concerns the right of the winner to host the next show: now an armed conflict, a “sensitive geopolitical situation,” or other circumstances significantly affecting the safety and stability of the country or its […]
Mordechai Kreuser: an Israeli citizen who has been feeding internally displaced people free kosher meals in Ukraine for 3 years – video
“This is my way of saying thank you to G-d that we have food and shelter,” – says Mordechai. The story of Mordechai Kreuser is a shining example of human solidarity and selflessness. An Israeli citizen who came to Transcarpathia to revive the Jewish community became a savior for thousands of Ukrainian immigrants. For the […]
Video: “SHO?” – how trials, faith and support turned the restaurant into a “place of power” for Ukrainians in Israel – Ganna Andrienko on the UDM Israel channel
Hanna Andriienko shares the story of transforming a karaoke club into the restaurant “SHO?”, the wave of challenges she faced, and how her project brings together the Ukrainian and Jewish communities in Tel Aviv and Israel. On July 9, 2025, the second episode of the “Balachky” podcast was released on the UDM Israel channel, in […]
What exactly did Netanyahu reject: Trump’s plan — or the mechanism that was supposed to make Israel and Hamas implement it step by step?
Israel has not officially accepted the new 15-point roadmap for Gaza, but negotiations with the US continue. The main contradiction was not hidden in the word ‘peace’, but in the sequence of two actions: first the disarmament of Hamas or first the phased withdrawal of the IDF. Author: Elena Gunko Elena Gunko is a NANews […]