Eastern Europe
The award was granted in honor of Czech President Miloš Zeman’s “deep friendship with the Jewish People, and consistent support for Israel on the international stage.”
Tehran is sending “hundreds” of UAVs to Moscow, some of them weapons-capable, says U.S. national security adviser.
The new Kosovo-Israel Chamber of Commerce was born of the ties between the Balkan country and American Jewry.
A news release cited numerous examples of the Russian government and propaganda apparatus justifying its aggression towards Ukraine by invoking World War II imagery.
Ukraine, which won 2022 competition, will not host because of war with Russia • Competition looking for another host country.
Czech president Miloš Zeman is an “unwavering supporter” of Israel, says Israeli President Isaac Herzog, hailing the “close and friendly” ties between the two countries.
The gravesite of Rabbi Nachman, the founder of the Breslov Chassidic movement, is located in Uman, which draws thousands of Jewish visitors annually.
The man who lives there says he won’t paint over the hate symbols yet.
The development comes amid tensions centered on Israel’s position on the war in Ukraine.
“A crisis of this magnitude has not been seen in Eastern Europe since World War II,” said Rabbi Shlomó Köves, chief rabbi of EMIH-The Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities.
The United States led off with a condemnation of a recent Gaza rocket attack, while others blamed the construction of Jewish homes as the primary obstacle to peace.
“Tell me how can you not help the victims of such aggression?”
