Report on the crimes of October 7 and a special tribunal for Hamas: Israel moves from memory to judicial response

The Civil Commission for Documenting Hamas Crimes has presented a new report on sexual and gender-based violence committed during the attack on October 7, 2023, and during the hostage-taking period in the Gaza Strip. The publication https://www.civilc.org/home-heb/silenced-no-more-heb appeared against the backdrop of another important decision: the Knesset approved a law to create a special military … Read more

NERVY in Israel: Ukrainian rock band will perform in Tel Aviv (5) and Haifa (6) June as part of a major world tour 2026

The Ukrainian rock band NERVY (Nervy (Ukr. Nervi)) has included Israel in its large international tour for 2026. The Israeli part of the poster announces two consecutive concerts: June 5 — Tel Aviv, June 6 — Haifa. For the local Ukrainian, Russian-speaking, and Israeli audience, this is not just a musical event for the summer, … Read more

Palyanytsia Fest in Jaffa: an open-air Ukrainian celebration invites friends of Ukraine and Israel on May 29, 2026

In Jaffa, a warm Ukrainian celebration is being prepared after Shavuot – May 29, 2026: Palyanytsia Fest will gather music, songs, Ukrainian craftsmen, a family atmosphere, and a lively sense of home by the sea. Palyanytsia Fest in Jaffa: Ukrainian warmth by the sea On May 29, 2026, in Jaffa (Nothing: place without commitment) Palyanytsia … Read more

Jews from Ukraine: Moshe Segal from Poltava, the man who was arrested for blowing the shofar in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur

The story of Moshe (Moshe-Tzvi) Segal is the trajectory from Poltava to Jerusalem. Youth in the Ukrainian Jewish environment, strict study routine, and the first Zionist circles turn into a public gesture of freedom at the Western Wall on Yom Kippur in 1930. He gave the final sound of the shofar — tekiah gedolah — … Read more

Ukraine and Poland have opened a new historical conversation without Russian monopoly

On May 6–8, 2026, in Baranów Sandomierski, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of Poland, the Polish-Ukrainian Historical Congress took place — a three-day meeting of about 100 researchers from Ukraine and Poland. The venue was the Castle-Palace Complex in Baranów Sandomierski, organized by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory and the Mieroszewski Center. For Ukraine and … Read more

“Odessa Anxiety”: People’s Artists of Ukraine Oleg Filimonov and Diana Malaya in November 2026 – premiere performances of the play in Israel

Big premiere in Israel! “…The event will continue if the alarm lasts no more than an hour…” – with these words, this play begins. In November 2026, performances of the play “Odessa Alarm or How One Mishpucha Gathered in a Shelter” will take place in Israel with the participation of People’s Artists of Ukraine Oleg … Read more

Apartment painting in Haifa and Krayot: why in Israel they sell not a ‘painter’, but peace of mind, deadlines, and a clear estimate

Apartment painting in Haifa, Krayot, Nesher, and Tirat Carmel has long ceased to be a simple household service in Israel from the series “a master came and refreshed the walls.” Today, the market is arranged differently: the client buys not a can of paint and not a few passes with a roller, but a predictable … Read more