On April 20, 2026, it became known about another important initiative to preserve Jewish heritage in Ukraine: in Lviv, volunteers went out to clean the Jewish cemetery as part of Good Deeds Day. This is not just a housekeeping action, but a gesture of respect for the memory of many generations of Lviv Jews, for … Read more
The Russian drone attack on the night of April 20, 2026, once again demonstrated that not only military or energy infrastructure remains under attack in Ukraine, but also ordinary residential areas, private homes, apartment buildings, cars, and urban communications. This time, the consequences were recorded at least in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. … Read more
There are problems that people try to “endure” for a long time.Hair on the brush. Scalp itch. The feeling that the ponytail has become thinner. The parting has widened. And also — the eternal “maybe it’s seasonal.” In Israel, this sounds especially familiar: heat, sun, humidity, stress, abrupt changes in care and water — all … Read more
Donald Trump calls contacts with Tehran “very good,” while Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf simultaneously speaks of progress but acknowledges that a large distance remains between the parties. Against this backdrop, the Strait of Hormuz alternates between being open and effectively closed again, as the market, shipping companies, and governments try to understand where … Read more
In Ukraine, an important linguistic and legal process has concluded, which many are already calling a symbolic milestone of wartime. After the National Commission on State Language Standards approved the “Ukrainian Orthography” as the standard of the state language on March 1, 2026, the issue of writing words like “росія”, “рф”, “кремль”, “путін” and several … Read more
In Moscow, at least three scenarios for the further development of the war against Ukraine are being considered, and only one of them allows for the freezing of the front line. This was stated against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense … Read more
On the night of April 18, Ukraine experienced another large-scale attack by Russian drones. The strikes hit several regions at once. In the Odessa region, a fire broke out on the port territory, in the Chernihiv region, hundreds of thousands of subscribers were left without electricity, and in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions, houses, infrastructure, and … Read more
“Know Ours” – a new video project already on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UA-code. This is a project about Ukrainians and Ukrainian Jews who are from Ukraine and for Ukraine here in Israel . Co-author of the project Katerina Trushik: “We decided to create a Ukrainian YouTube channel in Israel – and our interview section “Know Ours”! This … Read more
At midnight, a new 10-day ceasefire agreement in Lebanon came into effect, and at first glance, it looks like a chance to at least temporarily halt the dangerous escalation on Israel’s northern border. However, if you read not only the headlines but also the construction of the agreements themselves, it becomes clear: this is not … Read more
The ceasefire announced in Lebanon has not yet provided the main answer to the question that remains key for Israel: will the north of the country become truly safer? Moreover, the pause in hostilities increasingly reveals another dangerous scenario — the risk of a new internal explosion within Lebanon itself, where sectarian contradictions, armed structures, … Read more
