Righteous Among the Nations Ivan Vovchuk was Stepan Bandera’s deputy in the OUN and saved Jews. His story should be revealed – opinion
He was the vice-president of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR, chairman Roman Shukhevych), deputy Stepan Bandera in the OUN and at the same time he is a “Righteous Among the Nations”. Fedor Vovk (in emigration – Ivan Vovchuk), together with his wife Yelizaveta Shkandel, saved many Jews in Nazi-occupied Nikopol, says in The Jerusalem […]
World Army Rankings 2025: What Place Did Ukraine and Israel Take – Global Fire Power
Global Fire Power published the world army ranking 2025 based on available firepower. Such GFP rankings have been published annually since 2016. Every time the Global Firepower ranking is updated, for a couple of days it feels like the world is trying to reduce war to a table again. In 2025, it’s the same story. […]
The Prime Minister of Qatar stated that Israel must “pay for the reconstruction of Gaza”
Tucker Carlson once again found himself at the center of Middle Eastern discussion. This time — in Doha, where he interviewed Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani. Formally, the conversation concerned regional politics, but Carlson’s line of questioning showed that the goal was different: to provoke the interviewee into making strong statements about Israel’s war […]
“Here, eat it, you feed on human flesh”: If Ivan the Terrible had not destroyed Veliky Novgorod: what Russia might have looked like and what the Jews lost
Destroyed Alternative In January 1570, Ivan the Terrible committed not just mass murder. He carried out a civilizational crime — the destruction of Great Novgorod, Russia’s last chance to follow the path of European development. A republic with a veche (popular assembly), elected bodies, developed trade, and religious tolerance was wiped off the map. Muscovy […]
Who influences Trump and how can Ukraine adapt to the new US policy?
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has once again brought the slogan America First to the center of American politics. But the difference from 2017 is immediately noticeable. His foreign policy now grows not from state institutions. The foundation is a network of loyalists that over the years has turned into a […]
Israel before a paradox: how Trump’s repost about Venezuela became a warning to Moscow and why it changes the balance in the Middle East
The situation changed after one short, unemotional gesture. On December 6, 2025, Donald Trump took a column on FoxNews, an op-ed by David Marcus, and reposted it himself – “Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela — A Warning to Putin. Russia’s client states are collapsing one by one as Trump increases pressure on Moscow over the war […]
Antisemitism in Sports: What the Conference in Bratislava Revealed and Why Europe Can No Longer Pretend Nothing is Happening
In Slovakia, a conference took place that no one had previously attempted to organize in such a format. On November 25–26, 2025, as part of the MAZEL TOV Jewish culture festival, representatives of sports and Jewish organizations from eight countries met in Bratislava. The initiative by Maccabi Ukraine, Jewrope, Slovak Maccabi, and B’nai B’rith Tolerancia […]
Mertz called friendship with Israel “a great treasure”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his first visit to Israel in the status of head of government. The tone of the trip is cautious but direct. Support for Israel is confirmed, but around the Gaza sector, Berlin is acting differently. In Jerusalem, Merz spoke about allied obligations. Germany, he said, “remains alongside” Israel after the […]
The Year of Shmuel Yosef Agnon in Ukraine: Five Major Events Connecting History and Modernity
Ukraine dedicated the years 2025–2026 to Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Exhibitions, conferences, and expeditions will revive memory and strengthen cultural ties with Israel. Agnon and His Ukrainian Roots Shmuel Yosef Agnon, born in Buchach, became the first Israeli writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books are filled with the atmosphere of Ukrainian […]
“Vkorineni”: (Jews, Crimean Tatars, Bulgarians, Hungarians) – the premiere of a documentary film about “national communities and indigenous peoples of Ukraine” took place in Ukraine
Film “Vkorineni” (Russian: “Rooted”) is the first project of the Post Bellum Ukraine team, dedicated to preserving the history of small national communities of Ukraine. Based on interviews recorded in 2024 in cities such as Lviv, Odessa and Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, the film reveals the fates of representatives of four national communities – Crimean Tatars, Bulgarians, Jews […]