Ukraine
Simon Betuel: Cosmetics producer by day, artist by night
Influenced by the palettes of Rubens, Klimt, Vrubel, and especially El Greco, Betuel executes deeply Jewish paintings in both figurative and abstract styles.
Russia's Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Ukraine's Zelensky agrees
Russia provided Iran with list of Israeli energy targets, Ukrainian intelligence finds - exclusive
Jewish Ukrainians celebrate Passover despite ongoing war with Russia
The globalization of evil: Israel can no longer sit out the Russia-Ukraine War - opinion
Israel’s clear interest is to ensure Ukraine does not fall. A Russian victory, fueled by Iranian and North Korean assistance, would be a psychological and military boost to our direct enemies.
FSB says suspect in Moscow GRU deputy shooting detained in Dubai
The FSB said a Russian citizen named Lyubomir Korba was detained in Dubai on suspicion of carrying out the shooting.
US wants Russia, Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelensky says
Ukraine and Russia concluded two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week without a major breakthrough.
Middle Israel: What Putin’s war on Ukraine revealed about Russia, four years later - opinion
Four years into the war, Putin’s attempt to erase Ukraine solidifies its independence and exposes Russia’s decline.
US, Russia closing in on a deal to observe New START nuclear arms control treaty - report
The New START treaty, which set limits on each side's missiles, launchers, and strategic warheads, is the last in a series of nuclear agreements dating back more than half a century to the Cold War.
Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate
Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.
Zelensky says Russia ignored US peace efforts with overnight energy strikes
"We expect a response from the United States to the Russian strikes," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
US envoy Witkoff to hold talks with Russia, Ukraine this week, says White House
White House officials say Steve Witkoff will travel to Abu Dhabi this week for talks with Russian and Ukrainian representatives.
Zelensky says a new round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia to take place in Abu Dhabi
"Europe surprised me a lot, because it is undermining the foundations of its existence by its own actions. It's just amazing," said Russia's Security Council deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev.
Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry
When Kaminetsky arrived in the Closed City in 1990, the years of pogroms, Nazi conquest, and Soviet oppression had reduced almost fifty synagogues to one small house of worship.
