Party timing: how to incorporate strippers into the program in Israel without failures, so the audience doesn’t die halfway
My palm slides down her back—not because I’m nervous (okay, partly because of that), but because in a club in Tel Aviv, Israel, the air is already like warm syrup. A slow track, purple light, and at this moment I’m not thinking about romance, but about the most common party failure: strippers are scheduled at […]
“Banderites and Zionists”: why Soviet propaganda united them in cartoons
In Soviet satire of the 1960s-1980s, Ukrainian nationalists and ‘Zionists’ were regularly depicted as allies acting under the patronage of the USA. These cartoons were published not in the central ‘Krokodil’, but primarily in republican publications aimed at a local audience. The most characteristic example is the Kyiv magazine ‘Perets’. It was not about an […]
Zelensky on the new threat from the territory of Belarus: ‘Oreshnik’, exercises and risks for Ukraine and Europe
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new military threat from the territory of Belarus. In an interview with the Belarusian independent publication ‘Zerkalo’ on February 23, 2026, he commented in detail on the preparation of joint exercises by Minsk and Moscow, the deployment of infrastructure for drone strikes, and the possible appearance of ‘Oreshnik’ […]
4 Years of Ukraine’s Invincibility: Events of Remembrance and Solidarity on February 22, 23, 24, 2026, in Israel
In Israel, a program of events from February 22–24 has been announced, dedicated to the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This is not a series of “official protocols” and not an attempt to speak for Ukraine instead of Ukrainians. Quite the opposite: people are simply invited to come and stand together, so […]
Zelensky: Europe can finance the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to a contract army instead of mobilization
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Kyiv is considering the possibility of transitioning from a mobilization model to a contract army, but additional financial resources are needed for this. According to him, it is the European partners who could play a key role in financing such a program. The statement was made in an […]
Israeli Ambassador Michael Brodsky: “We express solidarity with the people of Ukraine” — statement on the fourth anniversary of the war
On February 23, 2026, the Israeli ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, published a statement on Telegram ahead of the fourth anniversary of the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. February 24 marks four years since the invasion began, which continues against the backdrop of a conflict that has been ongoing since 2014. In […]
Putin saves Iran: Portnikov on the Moscow-Tehran deal amid Trump’s threats
On February 23, 2026, Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov published a video “Putin Saves Iran,” in which he analyzed information from Financial Times about a possible secret agreement between Russia and Iran. It concerns a significant strengthening of Tehran’s air defense amid threats of a new strike from the United States. The topic directly concerns not […]
Famous Jews born in Ukraine: from Golda Meir to Vladimir Horowitz
Ukraine has become the homeland for many outstanding Jews whose names have entered the world history of politics, science, art, and culture. We are talking about people who were born in Kyiv, Odesa, Chernivtsi, Donetsk, Buchach, and other cities — in different eras, from the Russian Empire to the Soviet period. Their biographies are closely […]
Four years of full-scale war against Ukraine: participation of the Jewish community, humanitarian support, and Israel’s position
February 24, 2026 marks four years since the start of the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. However, the conflict itself has been ongoing since 2014. For Ukrainian society, this date is not a formality, but a milestone of survival. The Jewish community of Ukraine and world Jewry have taken an active position […]
Hunting the hunters. Black archaeologists helped Israeli investigators discover an underground workshop over 2000 years old
Investigators from the Israel Antiquities Authority, tracking looters at the Ras-Tamim site near Mount Scopus, discovered a huge underground workshop for the production of stone vessels, which operated more than 2000 years ago during the Second Temple period. The incident began with the discovery of fresh traces of illegal excavations. During several days of covert […]