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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.

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The U.S. president warned that the U.S. military will begin targeting Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.
Qassem Soleimani’s niece has reportedly expressed support for the Iranian regime on social media.
Hundreds of terror sites linked to Tehran and Hezbollah were hit over the weekend.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani flagged a “140% increase” in anti-Muslim hate crimes, though 58% of all hate crimes in the city targeted Jews.
The two men were hit by “friendly fire” during a nighttime raid.
The prime minister noted that the military campaign is moving along in full cooperation with the United States.