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The Iranian regime built a vast network of surveillance cameras to control dissent – tens of thousands of CCTV cameras in Teheran alone. On Feb 28 2026, Israel hacked into the system and turned it into a tool to target the oppressors.

The National Library of Israel has uncovered a rare handwritten Passover Haggadah published in the 1880s. It contains a Judeo-Persian poem dedicated to Lady Judith Montefiore (1784-1862). The manuscript includes instructions in Judeo-Persian for conducting the Seder.

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Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams has given $100 million dollars each to Soroka Hospital and to Ben Gurion University. He plans for his money to make the Negev attractive to the many millions of new Olim expected to arrive in the next few years.

One of Israel’s most popular singers, Eyal Golan declared that thanks to his children, Alin and Liam, he had decided to observe the Shabbat before Passover. “I want to get closer to my children, to my faith, and to strengthen my people.” The decision came “from the soul".

Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel’s Ministry of Absorption and Integration reported that 2,316 Holocaust survivors have immigrated to Israel since 2016. There are now 111,681 survivors living in Israel, of whom 28% are age 90 or older.

Israel’s Leviathan and Karish offshore natural gas field have resumed operations after 32 and 40 days of inactivity due to the war. Leviathan produces gas for the domestic economy and exports to Egypt and Jordan. The Tamar gas field was the only offshore rig operating during the war,

The Israel Air Force carried out one of its most consequential strikes of the war, destroying what officials described as a concealed Hezbollah command headquarters and eliminating a significant portion of the organization’s senior operational leadership. Beeper targeted ordinary terrorists.

Chaim owns a small falafel stand in the north, He made a simple decision at the start of the war, any soldier in uniform eats for free. One day dozens of IDF soldiers turned up with their families. When Chaim opened his tip jar it contained tens of thousands of shekels.

Roi Offenbacher has created a one-page magazine for families spending long hours in neighborhood shelters. “Miklaton,” combines the Hebrew for shelter and newspaper. The result is a simple, single-sheet, double-sided publication designed specifically for life inside a shelter.