Israel’s Shining Star field hospital in Ukraine opens
March 23, 2022 by TPS
Israel’s “Shining Star” field hospital in the city of Mostyska in western Ukraine opened on Tuesday with a special ceremony that was attended by representatives of the Ukrainian government, the Deputy Minister of Health, the Governor of the Lviv district, and Mayor of Mostyska, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine, the head of the delegation and other officials. Read more
42% of Arabs in Israel define themselves first as Arabs, 24% as Muslims and 17% as Palestinians
March 23, 2022 by TPS
About 42% of Arabs in Israel define themselves first and foremost as Arabs, 24% define themselves primarily as Muslims, and about 17% define themselves as Palestinians, according to a new survey conducted for the Haifa Conference on Arab Politics and Society in Israel at Haifa University. Read more
Israeli doctors implant world’s thinnest artificial cornea
March 23, 2022 by TPS
Israeli doctors achieved a medical breakthrough in the ophthalmology department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with the first implant of the thinnest artificial cornea ever printed in the world. Read more
Israel transfers six mega-generators to Lviv in Ukraine
Israel’s Deputy Ambassador to Ukraine Yoav Bistritzky handed over to Lviv’s deputy mayor Andrey Moskalenko six mega-generators that will ensure a regular supply of electricity to hospitals and vital civilian infrastructure in the city. Read more
New Deltacron variant discovered in Israel
March 16, 2022 by TPS
The Deltacron, a new, hybrid Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant was recently discovered in Israel, as the fifth wave of infections refuses to subside. Read more
Israel preparing to receive 50,000 Jewish refugees from Ukraine
March 11, 2022 by TPS
Israel is preparing for a wave of Aliya (immigration) of Jewish refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, possibly some 50,000 in the coming months, the largest wave of Aliyah since the 1990s. Read more
World’s new acrobatic gymnastics champion comes from Samaria
March 8, 2022 by TPS
Jonathan Friedman, 19, from the community of Salit in Samaria, won the mixed pairs competition at the 12th Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions in Baku, Azerbaijan, with his teammate Amy Refaeli. Read more
Israel’s UN envoy: If human rights orgs cared about human rights they would look to PA and Hamas
February 24, 2022 by TPS
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a special debate on the Middle East on Wednesday, during which the Palestinian Ambassador accused Israel of being an “apartheid” numerous times, and Israel’s envoy responded by accusing the Palestinian Authority of hypocrisy and of human rights abuses. Read more
59% of Israelis hide their Jewish identity while abroad, new anti-semitism survey shows
Some 28% of Israeli Jews ages 18-29 are either “very much” or “extremely” afraid for their personal safety as a Jew travelling abroad, and 59% of Israelis hide their Jewish identity while out of the country, according to a new survey released on Monday by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Read more
3,200-year-old shipwrecked cargo off Israel’s coast evidences significant trading links in Mediterranean basin
February 22, 2022 by TPS
The Late Bronze Age of the Mediterranean Sea basin is known as an era characterized by complex supra-regional relations and diplomacy, with trade and exchange of gifts being common practices. Read more
Hollywood star John Voight: Ancient Shiloh is ‘one of holier sites’
February 18, 2022 by TPS
Hollywood star Jon Voight was in Israel’s Binyamin region on Thursday visiting the Ancient Shiloh heritage site and the site of the Tabernacle. Read more
Head of UN probe on Israel asked to resign after her anti-Israel bias exposed
February 15, 2022 by TPS
The head of a new United Nations (UN) inquiry into the IDF’s counterterrorism Operation Guardian of the Walls against Hamas in May was accused Monday of “making prejudicial statements” on the issues under investigation, “compromising her impartiality,” and was asked to recuse herself in a legal brief filed today with the UN by a Geneva watchdog group, which has also launched an online petition campaign. Read more
Foreign governments gave $100m to Israeli organisations that helped author Amnesty’s anti-Israel report
February 7, 2022 by TPS
The vast majority, 77%, of the organizations who provided materials for Amnesty International’s report against Israel were Israeli organizations that received a total of $105,209,347 (NIS 337,553,677) from foreign governments in the past decade, the Zionist watchdog group Im Tirtzu reported on Sunday. Read more
1.5 million years old bone found in Jordan Valley, earliest evidence of ancient humans in Israel
February 3, 2022 by TPS
A new study, led by researchers from Bar-Ilan University, Ono Academic College, The University of Tulsa, and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), unveiled a 1.5 million-year-old human vertebra discovered in Israel’s Jordan Valley. Read more
Two IDF officers removed from combat roles after arrested 80-year-old Arab dies of heart attack
February 2, 2022 by TPS
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Aviv Kochavi was presented on Monday with an investigation following the activity of an IDF unit on the night of January 12, 2022, in the village of Jaljulia in the Binyamin region in which an 80-year-old Arab man died hours after being detained by the troops. Read more
Israel accuses Amnesty UK of publishing ‘false, biased, and antisemitic’ report
February 1, 2022 by TPS
The State of Israel “absolutely rejects all the false allegations” that appear in the report that Amnesty is expected to publish on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry stated. Read more
Yair Lapid on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘The Jewish State is the future and Mauthausen is a museum’
January 30, 2022 by TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made a special visit to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Austria to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is held on the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. He was joined by the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer. Read more
Tearful Knesset Speaker to Bundestag: ‘Remember, Always Remember!’
Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy addressed the German Bundestag in Hebrew on Thursday on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
‘Shema Yisrael’ pendants discovered during excavations in Sobibor death camp
Over the past decade, archaeological excavations in the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland have uncovered three pendants bearing depictions of Moses and the tablets of the Law on one side and the Hebrew prayer “Shema Yisrael,” (“Hear O Israel”) in the other. Read more
165,800 Holocaust survivors live in Israel
January 27, 2022 by TPS
Some 165,800 Holocaust Survivors live in Israel, 90% of whom are over 80, according to data published Wednesday by Israel’s Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more
FM Lapid: pushing for renewed diplomatic process
January 26, 2022 by TPS
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will “continue to make an effort” to restart the defunct diplomatic process with the Palestinian Authority (PA), he stated, a day after meeting a possible successor to PA head Mahmoud Abbas.
Germany to produce three new submarines for Israel
January 21, 2022 by TPS
The Israel Ministry of Defense and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have signed an agreement for the development and production of three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy. Read more
‘The world says nothing’: Israeli envoy slams UN for silence on Arab rock terrorism
January 20, 2022 by TPS
The United Nations Security Council held an open debate on the Middle East on Wednesday which focused on the Palestinian issue. Read more
Israel to invest NIS 110 million to upgrade infrastructures and encourage visits to Kotel
January 17, 2022 by TPS
Israel’s government approved on Sunday a new five-year plan to upgrade infrastructures and encourage visits to the Kotel, Western Wall, at an investment of NIS 110 million. Read more
Two IDF officers killed in shooting accident
January 13, 2022 by TPS
Two IDF officers, commanders in an elite unit, were mistakenly shot and killed by their comrade on Wednesday night in an apparent case of misidentification. Read more
Avigdor Liberman threatens to fire Chief Rabbi Lau
December 30, 2021 by TPS
Israel’s Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman has sent a letter to Chief Rabbi of Israel (Ashkenazic) David Lau with an ultimatum on the matter of Rabbi Lau’s opposition to the government’s plans to reform the system of conversion to Judaism in Israel. Read more
Helmsley Charitable Trust grants $500,000 for 708 bulletproof vests and helmets
December 30, 2021 by TPS
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has sponsored 708 sets of bulletproof vests and helmets to United Hatzalah for the use of emergency aid workers in areas within the range of Hamas rockets launched from Gaza. Read more
Lapid nominates Ruth Calderon to head Jewish Agency
December 30, 2021 by TPS
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has nominated Dr Ruth Calderon to be the next head of the Jewish Agency. Read more
Famous ultra-orthodox author dead in apparent suicide after claims of abuse
December 28, 2021 by TPS
Chaim Walder, a famous ultra-orthodox author and influencer, died in an apparent act of suicide on Monday after facing allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Read more
About 5,000 cranes in Agamon Hula died from avian flu
December 27, 2021 by TPS
Raya Soraki, Acting Director-General of the Nature and Parks Authority, has revealed that following the situation assessments and monitoring of bird flu morbidity in the area as of Sunday comprehensive monitoring carried out in the Agamon Hula documented about 5,000 dead cranes in the area. Read more
