Golden Golda Awards 2019: New York City Awards Women Contributing to Zionism
In New York on December 26, the American Golden Golda Awards 2019 were announced. This international award was established by the World Zionist Organization. The award recognizes the outstanding successes of women leaders in developing their community, strengthening the values of Zionism and expanding the possibilities of immigration to Israel. Solemn event took place ...
The repatriation to Israel and support for Jews around the world: a press conference of the World Zionist Organization was held in New York
On December 24, a press conference was held in New York with representatives of the Israeli delegation who visited the United States under the auspices of the activities of the World Zionist Organization and its Department for Supporting Repatriation to Israel. The head of the Department for Support of Repatriation of the World Zionist Organization Marina ...
Hanukkah: what kind of holiday it is and how American Jews made it popular
For the Jewish people, Hanukkah is actually not so religious, although due to its proximity to Christmas, it is often considered the most important Jewish holiday. This is not true. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Easter, for example, are considered more religious, although Hanukkah is certainly ...
At the Moscow airport detained 40 Israeli citizens
About 40 Israeli citizens were detained at the Domodedovo airport in the capital, the reasons are still unknown, Interfax was told at the Israeli embassy in Moscow. “We are promoting good tourist and trade relations with Russia and are confident that these issues will be solved best in the future,” ...
Trump signed a decree on the fight against anti-Semitism: not all Jews in the US approve of it
The decree on the fight against anti-Semitism, signed by US President Donald Trump, criticized some of the American Jews from among the opponents of the president. Some fear that the decree infringes on freedom of speech and assembly, others worry that they will now be associated with the policies of the Israeli government. About it…
Failed to form a coalition: Israel will host third-year parliamentary elections
Israeli political parties were unable to agree on the formation of a coalition government in the Knesset (Israeli parliament) on time. Now the country has to hold the third parliamentary elections in a year. About this writes "Interfax-Ukraine." The deadline for government formation expired at midnight from 11 to 12 ...
US legalizes Israeli settlements on the West Bank
“Washington considers the Israeli settlements on the West Bank to be legitimate,” said US Department of State head Mike Pompeo. According to him, the administration of Donald Trump has revised the approach of past President Barack Obama in Israeli settlements. From now on, the construction of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank ...
Israel extradited a Russian hacker to the United States despite Moscow protests
Israeli authorities extradited the Russian hacker Alexei Burkov to the United States. He is suspected of involvement in banking security crimes, in particular, theft from bank cards. The extradition process, which took place on Tuesday night, November 12, was confirmed by Mikhail Burkova’s lawyer ...
Israel resumes work of embassies around the world, but not for long
Israeli diplomats went on strike a few days ago because of the Finance Ministry’s decision to cut costs. The parties, despite the end of the strike, will continue negotiations. Israeli diplomatic missions, which began the October 30 strike, returned to normal operation. About this, according to RBC, ...
Israel ready to extradite Russian suspected of cybercrime to USA
The head of the Israeli Ministry of Justice Amir Ohana signed a decision on the extradition of Russian Alexei Burkov to the United States. About it writes RIA Novosti. This happened after the district and Supreme courts approved his extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on suspicion of ...