Monthly Archives: May 2022

Israel parade in New York City

The Celebrate Israel Parade on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue took place for the first time since 2019. Tens of thousands of spectators and participants included UN Ambassadors and diplomats from Australia, Bhutan, Nauru, Bulgaria, Guatemala, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Brazil. … Continue reading

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20,000 new European immigrants

In the last 3 months, Israel’s Ministry of Immigration and Absorption has welcomed 20,000 Olim (new immigrants) from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. They include 678 Holocaust survivors who have been housed in sheltered accommodation throughout Israel. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-welcomes-20000-european-olim-since-outbreak-of-ukraine-war/

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The untold story of Judea

This is the story of how a couple with six children, sold their home and most of their possessions to build the Arugot Farm – the flagship of Jewish settlement today in the land of Judea.  And to coincide with … Continue reading

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Anniversary of Operation Solomon

During May 24-25, 1991, over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in 36 hours aboard 34 Israeli aircraft including Hercules C130s and Boeing 747s. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ejhist.html https://www.jdc.org/operation-solomon/

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See Jerusalem more clearly

There was much to see in the streets and buildings of Israel’s capital last week.  Blue skies, flowers, Austrian diplomats, the Knesset, the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, the first Mental Health Expo, the Kraft Family Sports Campus, the International Writers’ Festival, … Continue reading

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Untold positive PR

Latest news about Marcella Rosen and her Untold News team which is launching a media campaign oriented toward college students. It will highlight positive stories about Israel to counter negative sentiment on campus. The previous campaign “Israel Is On It” … Continue reading

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Sweet music in Egypt

Firqat Alnoor, an Israeli orchestra of Jewish, Muslim, Druze, and Christian musicians from across Israel, performed in Cairo – the first Israeli orchestra to perform in Egypt in 40 years. Under conductor Ariel Cohen, a Haredi Jew, the orchestra played … Continue reading

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EuroLeague goes Israeli for a piece of the action

Europe’s top basketball league, EuroLeague, has selected Israel’s MindFly to install its live AI-powered bodycams on league players. Fans will, for first time, be able to watch, hear, and experience a first-person point of view (FPV) that captures everything the … Continue reading

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TV series is a massive hit

The popular 10-part Israeli TV series “The Girl from Oslo” has become the fourth most-watched series internationally on Netflix, soon after its April 11 debut. It ranked in the top 10 in 36 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, … Continue reading

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Dylan at 81 – a Bohemian Zionist

Interesting article celebrating the 81st birthday of singer/songwriter Bob Dylan – born Robert Zimmerman. It describes his 1983 song “Neighborhood Bully” as a Zionist anthem. “He took the crumbs of the world and he turned it into wealth, took sickness … Continue reading

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