Jewish and Israeli Holidays
The siren tradition began in the 1960s and has become one of the country’s most solemn national rituals.
Had the IDF failed to act, “Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and Parchin might have been remembered eternally in infamy, just like Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek and Sobibor,” said the Israeli premier.
At Yad Vashem’s Yom Hashoah ceremony, PM links lessons of the Holocaust to Israel’s war against Iran
“As prime minister of Israel, I have promised: ‘There will not be a second Holocaust.’ This year, we turned that promise into reality,” Netanyahu said.
A deli refused to sell matzah to Brazilian Jewish chef Monique Benoliel, with the owner stating that he was “tired of Jews.”
From Vanderbilt to the University of Florida, large-scale Passover gatherings in sports arenas highlight a growing push to engage Jewish students with communal holiday celebrations.
“I will stand up anytime, anywhere you need me to call out the antisemitism and all the other horrible instances of hatred espoused toward the people of the Jewish religion,” said the New York governor.
“My intent was to honor our Jewish neighbors and friends,” Nathalie Kanani stated. “We are all human, and even with the best intentions, honest mistakes can happen.”
The question follows a controversial ruling by the Israeli High Court of Justice instructing the military to permit an anti-war protest on Saturday night in larger numbers than wartime restrictions on public gathering allow.
The Israel Defense Forces continued to execute strikes in Iran over the Passover holiday.
The Gulf state accompanied its X post with an image of a Seder plate and matza.
Hezbollah launched some 100 rockets coupled with drones at the Jewish state since the start of the holiday.
“This week we are reminded that with true faith, eternal hope and the power of prayer, nothing can stop the people of God.”
