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E.U. statements require the agreement of all 27 members. Hungary voted NO!

Dry Bones
Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.
Political cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., made aliyah to Israel in 1971 and began drawing “Dry Bones” in January 1973. The internationally syndicated, award-winning cartoons ran in The Jerusalem Post for 50 years. They were reprinted in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME and other mainstream media publications. The “Dry Bones” story has been covered by CBS, CNN and Forbes, among other outlets. He was a member of America’s National Cartoonists Society and the Israeli Cartoonists Society. Kirschen died at 87 on April 14, 2025.

E.U. statements require the agreement of all 27 members. Hungary voted NO!

Defense Minister Katz warned that any Iranian attack linked to developments in Lebanon will be met with a forceful response.
“I would never, never leak information like that to the public to hurt Jewish people, because they’re nice people and what I said sounds really bad,” Luc fils Jasmin told JNS of the video, which the state agency posted publicly.
“I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” the U.S. president said.
Ambassador Reuven Azar outlined six values that underpin the bilateral relationship, including civilizational resilience and a shared determination to combat terrorism and radicalism.
“Israel will not tolerate attacks on its territory,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The Israeli president welcomed Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Jerusalem for talks and statements.