Soviet ban on memory: exhibition of unrealized memorial of Babi Yar from 1965 opens in Kyiv
“Returning our own past and dismantling the myths created by the Soviet authorities about the Holocaust is one of the strategic directions of the National Historical and Memorial Preserve Babyn Yar,” said its director, Roza Tapanova, in her opening speech. She emphasized that the 1965 competition was a hope for the community to honor the […]
Russian terrorists strike civilians again: Kryvyi Rih declared mourning after missile strike
Russian terrorists struck civilians again. This time — in Kryvyi Rih, one of the largest cities in Ukraine, where on June 23, 2026, a ballistic missile hit peaceful infrastructure. According to Ukrainian authorities, three people were killed in the attack: two men aged 25 and 34, and a woman aged 54. Another 25 people were […]
2.5 trillion shekels of private debt: why Israel appears calm on the outside but is accumulating risk internally
Fresh data from Bank of Israel for the first quarter of 2026, published on June 23, 2026, shows a picture that cannot be called panicky, but it is also difficult to call it calm. Private debt of the non-financial sector — that is, business and household debts, excluding financial companies — increased by about 56 […]
Crimea in a vice: the blockade turns the peninsula into an island, and the Kremlin seeks an answer
Crimea is increasingly losing the sense of a rear area that Russia has been accustomed to since 2014. What was recently presented by Russian propaganda as a ‘quiet haven’ today increasingly resembles a vulnerable military zone with disruptions, queues, fear, and a growing desire to leave. The meaning of what is happening is not only […]
The Jewish community participated in the “First Prayer Breakfast of the Frontline Territories of Ukraine”: 400 voices for Ukraine, peace, and dignity
On June 18, 2026, a large prayer breakfast was held in Dnipro, bringing together about 400 participants from different regions, denominations, and social backgrounds. Representatives of religious communities, authorities, public organizations, medical professionals, educators, youth, volunteers, chaplains, and people who work daily with pain, loss, and hope during the war gathered at one table. This […]
The Evian Conference of 1938: Lessons for Those Who Believe That Israel “Should Not” Help Ukraine
Those who claim that “Israel is not obliged to help Ukraine” and that “every country has its own interests” should remember the consequences of such thinking at the Evian Conference, held from July 5 to 16, 1938. The fates of European Jews, whom the Third Reich had already deemed “subhumans,” were on the agenda. In […]
How Russia helps Iran bypass sanctions: 17-year-old British schoolboy against the Kremlin and the A7A5 and Nobitex cryptocurrency scheme
17-year-old Briton Alexander Browder has become the youngest person to be added to Russia’s sanctions list. At first glance, this is almost a grotesque story: the Kremlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry, sanctions — and a schoolboy from the UK who is banned from entering Russia. But in reality, this is not a joke. It is […]
Uri Geller, Trump, and ‘low-frequency weapons’: how a strange version made it into Israeli news
In Israel, from June 18–21, 2026, an unusual story at the intersection of politics, war, television, and conspiracy theories gained widespread attention. At the center was Uri Geller — an Israeli illusionist and mentalist, known for many years for his claims of supernatural abilities, telepathy, and work with intelligence agencies. This time, Geller linked the […]