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February 24, 2014
World’s oldest-living Holocaust survivor, who died yesterday, plays a beautiful piano
UN Ambassador addresses BDS, hails Pearl Foundation
The United States firmly opposes any boycotts of Israeli institutions and products “as disruptive of the peace process,” Ambassador Samantha Power, the permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations, declared Sunday evening, Feb. 23, at UCLA.
Jewish group condemns new Ugandan anti-gay law
After Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law a bill assigning a life sentence to some forms of homosexual activity, the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), which has made LGBT rights its foremost issue, swiftly responded.
Eastern Ukraine synagogue hit by firebombs
A synagogue firebombed in eastern Ukraine sustained minor damage.
Report: Israeli planes bomb Hezbollah site
An Israeli airstrike hit a site in Lebanon known for its arms smuggling and recruitment for Hezbollah, according to the Lebanese media.
Egypt government resigns, paving way for Sisi to seek presidency
Egypt\’s government resigned on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic U.S. ally gripped by political strife.
Ukraine’s Jews again caught between a rock and a hard place
Shortly after the demise of the Soviet Union, I received an invitation to participate in a conference in the newly independent Ukraine.
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