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Between “fake news” and “fog of war,” it’s a struggle to know what’s REALLY happening...

Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.
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.

Between “fake news” and “fog of war,” it’s a struggle to know what’s REALLY happening...

Israel said that it “firmly rejects” the charges, which it said targeted the Jewish state “camouflaged as measures against violence.”
“Those who seek to advance the objectives of foreign terrorist organizations should expect a swift and coordinated response from federal law enforcement,” stated the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Karim Khan was suspended pending disciplinary proceedings after a U.N. investigation found evidence of alleged sexual misconduct involving a former aide.
Minister cites concerns about networks targeting Israeli and Jewish sites after suspect’s indictment.
The president said he told the Israeli premier to “do what’s right,” but to “stop as quickly as you can.”
“Israel may like that; they may not like that,” he said of the diplomatic talks with Tehran.