Gaza terror factions fire more than 200 rockets at Israel; six injured in Ashkelon
May 11, 2021
IDF reports that one-third of rockets launched by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad are falling inside of Gaza.
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KKL-JNF Releases Never-before-seen Photos of Jerusalem
May 6, 2021
Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund gives a glimpse into what the Holy City looked like during the early days of the British Mandate, well before the establishment of the State of Israel.
European Council Advises Relaxing Coronavirus Travel Restrictions for Israeli Tourists
May 6, 2021
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality declares city ready for international tourists to start returning • “Incoming tourism is an integral part of the identity of Tel Aviv-Yafo,” says city’s mayor.
Architect of World Trade Center Memorial to Lead Tree of Life Reconstruction
May 5, 2021
New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind will spearhead the project with urban-design firm Rothschild Doyno Collaborative of Pittsburgh.
Dozens killed, injured in apparent stampede during Lag B’Omer in Meron
April 29, 2021
More than 100,000 religious Jews had gathered to mark the holiday at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai as part of an annual tradition.”;td_smart_list_h”;h1
IsraAID to Provide Oxygen Concentrators, Supplies to India
April 29, 2021
CEO of the humanitarian agency Yotam Polizer said the scale of what is unfolding there is “simply overwhelming.”
AIPAC Applauds Lawmakers for Backing Full US Aid to Israel, Without Conditions
April 23, 2021
“As the United States meets pressing global challenges, we strongly believe that robust U.S. foreign assistance is vital to ensuring our national security interests abroad,” the letter stated.
Syrian Air-Defense Missile Falls in Southern Israel; IAF Strikes Launchers
April 22, 2021
Syrian state media: Four soldiers sustained injuries in an Israeli airstrike south of Damascus.
Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Biden to Nominate Anti-Semitism Envoy ASAP
April 21, 2021
Congress passed a bill late last year that elevated the position to the rank of a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed ambassador who reports directly to the secretary of state.
Blinken: US Commitment to Israel ‘Ironclad’
April 16, 2021
American legislators applauded Israel for overcoming so many challenges since its founding, including “threats from the outside; violence and terror; economic distress; and, of course, the greatest health crisis the world has seen in a hundred years.”
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