(February 24, 2022 / JNS) Ukraine is under attack from Russia, according to multiple media reports. Troops entered the country from a border crossing with Belarus, where tens of thousands of additional troops are reportedly stationed.
President...
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN, Israel21c.org
• Published February 10, 2022
Barnabas Szollos, 23, finished in sixth place overall today in men’s alpine skiing at the Beijing Games, setting a new Israeli record for skiers in the Winter Olympics.
Szollos came in 11th in downhill skiing and then took second place in speed slalom....
(JNS) Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the United States to pressure Israel “to repeal discriminatory laws and policies,” and to “review” its military aid to the country.
In a statement posted on its website, Amnesty’s USA chapter...
Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published January 31, 2022
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Amnesty International, a widely respected human rights group, plans to release a report on Tuesday...
In an extraordinary move to attain media synchrony, Amnesty International actually pre-positioned an “embargoed” press release to maximize simultaneous anti-Israel impact.
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published January 27, 2022
Jan. 27, 2006 — First U.N. Holocaust Remembrance Day
The first U.N.-recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day is held on the 61st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The president of the U.N. General Assembly, Jan Eliasson, says...
NICKY BLACKBURN , Israel21c.org
• Published January 27, 2022
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion advised residents to stay indoors on Wednesday night, but when a rare snow storm blankets the city in around 4 inches of snow, nothing is going to stop people from rushing outdoors to enjoy a fleeting moment in the powdery stuff.
On...
ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published January 27, 2022
In 1998, native St. Louisan Leah Elbaum Hakimian and her husband, Yusef, left St. Louis for Israel, where they made aliyah and settled in Jerusalem. They had been living in Clayton and raising four daughters. The family was a member of B’rith Sholom...
NAAMA BARAK, Israel21c.org
• Published January 14, 2022
Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year for the trees, is a wonderful occasion to celebrate two Israeli fortes: green research and Start-Up Nation.
Therefore, trees, research and tech all form the very roots of this article, highlighting the top technologies...
Brian Blum, Israel21c.org
• Published January 11, 2022
The concept of carbon credits was introduced in the 1992 Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty on reducing greenhouse gases.
A company that produces carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change can purchase a “credit” from an organization,...
