Sharon Wrobel
ARTICLES BY: Sharon Wrobel
Israel Steps Up Manhunt for Six Escaped Palestinian Prisoners
Israel’s police continued a massive manhunt for the six high-security Palestinian prisoners that escaped overnight from the country’s northern Gilboa prison. In recent hours, Israeli police...
Instagram Users Unwittingly Fed Antisemitic Content, Says UK Nonprofit Report
Users on Instagram are randomly exposed to antisemitic content often associated with anti-Israel attitudes and conspiracy theories, even when not searching for related terms on...
On Eve of Rosh Hashanah Israel’s Population Increases to Almost 9.4 Million People
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population numbered almost 9.4 million people, growing by 146,000 people from the year before, according to figures published...
Israel Prepares for Potential Escalation in Gaza Strip as Egypt Reportedly Presses to Revive Peace Talks
Israel is preparing for potential escalation in the Gaza Strip over the Jewish holidays as Hamas threatened to continue to launch incendiary balloons from the...
Israel Moves Under US Central Command Responsibility, Seeking More Cooperation With Arab Neighbors Facing Iran
The Biden administration has officially moved Israel to the US Central Command's (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, enabling greater cooperation with increasingly friendly Arab states in...
Antisemitic Incidents in Austria More Than Double in First Half of 2021
Antisemitic harassment and attacks reported in Austria in the first half of 2021 have more than doubled since the year prior, led by incidents at...
US States, Diaspora Jews Continue Buying Up Israel Bonds Despite Pandemic Challenges, Says Outgoing President
Despite another year of unprecedented hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Israel Bonds is on track to meet its targets this year in raising investments...
New Iranian FM Warns Tehran May Not Return to Nuclear Talks Until November
Iran’s new foreign minister hinted that a resumption of talks on the revival of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) deal could take...
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel Honored for ‘Steadfast’ Work Fighting Antisemitism
Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded with the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal on Tuesday, honoring her advocacy against antisemitism and racism in politics, society and culture. "It...
‘Letters to God’ Bound for Western Wall Tripled During Coronavirus Pandemic
The average number of letters from around the world addressed to God and sent to Israel for placement in the cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall...
‘All Israel Prayed For Him’: Soldier Shot at Gaza Border Dies From Injuries After Nine-Day Battle
Israeli 21-year-old border police Staff Sergeant Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was injured by Palestinian gunfire along the Gaza border, succumbed to his wounds on Monday...
Quora Writers Say ‘Unchecked Jew-Hatred,’ Holocaust Denial Persist on Popular Q&A Site
As social media companies increasingly face public scrutiny over their moderation of hateful content, a number of Jewish writers on the question-and-answer platform Quora are...
Arriving at Biden White House With ‘Clean Hands,’ Bennett Seeks to Refresh US-Israel Relations
During his first meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will seek to turn over...
British Jewry Mobilizes Humanitarian Aid, Donations for Afghan Refugees Through Synagogues, Businesses
British Jews are continuing the humanitarian aid effort for Afghan refugees by stepping up the collection of thousands of donations of goods, money and other...
