Zelensky by his decree “allowed the parade in Moscow” on May 9, 2026: “Kyiv in three days, right? Well, yes, of course …”
Kyiv in three days. How many times this phrase was heard in February 2022 — with smug confidence, with an imperial smirk, with television audacity. More than four years of a major war have passed, and now Ukraine officially “permits” Russia to hold a parade on Red Square. Heh-heh, as they say. On May 8, […]
Lag BaOmer under the sounds of war: Jews of Ukraine came to the holy sites, which are called the ‘Ukrainian Meron’
Even war did not stop this tradition. On May 7, 2026, on Lag BaOmer day, Jews of Ukraine once again gathered at holy sites associated with the history of Chabad and Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Despite the fact that some of these places are located in the eastern part of the country, near areas […]
From Kyiv to Jerusalem: WhatsApp founder Jan Koum to invest $200 million in Shaare Zedek Hospital
There are news stories that look like a financial ticker: a billionaire donated money, a hospital will build a new building, a building will get a new name. But here the story is much deeper. American entrepreneur Jan Koum, founder of WhatsApp, born in Kyiv to a Jewish family, is allocating 200 million dollars to […]
Iran, China, Russia: Hezbollah’s trophies showed who arms Israel’s enemies
In the north of Israel, there is a place where the war with Hezbollah is seen not through politicians’ statements, but through hardware. Weapons found and captured by the IDF in southern Lebanon are brought there: machine guns, mortars, rockets, grenade launchers, drones, ammunition, suicide belts, bulletproof vests, and equipment. On May 8, 2026, the […]
Probably offended: Moscow was outraged by Israel’s refusal to unload stolen Ukrainian grain from Panormitis
On May 8, 2026, Moscow publicly responded to the decision of an Israeli company not to accept a cargo of grain from the Panormitis bulk carrier at the port of Haifa. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that the refusal to unload allegedly “threatens Israel’s food security” and was made […]
Lviv beer at the UN: how Ukrainian ‘beer diplomacy’ spoiled the evening for Russian Permanent Representative Nebenzya
On May 7, 2026, Ukrainian media reported an unusual episode in New York: during an informal meeting of the beer lovers club among the permanent representatives to the UN, the Ukrainian mission presented craft beer from Lviv — and, according to Svitlana Melnyk, the wife of Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN Andriy Melnyk, it […]
Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Asman reminded on May 8: evil is not eternal if opposed by Ukraine, Israel, and memory
On May 8, 2026, the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Moshe Asman, published an address for the Day of Remembrance of the Victims and Victory in World War II. In his words, this date does not sound like a formal historical ritual, but as a living moral reference point — especially for Ukraine, Israel, and the […]
Jews and Ukrainian Sovereignty: The Reaction of Jewish Communities and Israel to the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine on July 16, 1990 – As It Happened
On July 16, 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR of the 12th convocation adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine — a crucial document that proclaimed the supremacy and independence of the Ukrainian republic within its territory. The declaration did not immediately announce secession from the USSR but established the priority of […]