Posts Tagged: Belarus
Jewish Mass Grave Uncovered in Belarus
JNS.org — A Jewish mass grave containing 23 bodies was located in Belarus on Tuesday, local media reported. The remains of 12 adults and 11 children...
Lukashenko Accused of Antisemitism Following Controversial Remarks
i24 News - The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a formal protest against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, following his controversial remarks suggesting that...
Nobel Foundation Cancels Russia, Belarus, Iran Invites to Annual Prize Awards
The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend the Nobel Prize awards...
Foundation Behind Nobel Prize Reverses Course, Invites Iran, Russia, Belarus to Awards Ceremony
The foundation responsible for awarding the Nobel Prizes on Thursday announced that it was reversing a 2022 decision to exclude Iran, Russia, and Belarus from...
‘A Privilege to Help in Their Hour of Need’: Israel Welcomes 10,000th Immigrant Since Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Sasha Zlobjn from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv became the 10,000th refugee to immigrate to Israel since the start of the Russian invasion last month,...
Israeli Lawyer Jailed in Belarus for Having Medical Marijuana Released After Diplomatic Effort
An Israeli lawyer who was detained in a prison in Belarus for almost two months for alleged drug possession was freed on Thursday, and is...
Belarus Needs Peaceful US Engagement
A CIA assessment of Vladimir Putin’s views and policies concluded that he and his Kremlin apparatus clearly favor Donald Trump over Joe Biden in the...
Biden Accuses Trump of Silence on ‘Dictator’ in Belarus
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday chided President Donald Trump for not speaking out about repression of democratic protests in Belarus, a country he...
Belarus and Russia’s Fear of Popular Revolutions
For Russia, the crisis in Belarus caused by the August presidential election result is of a geopolitical nature. Moscow might not be openly stating its...
Putin’s Evil, Belarus, and the Battle for Freedom
JNS.org - It was once thought probable, if not inevitable, that from the ashes of the USSR would arise liberal democracies. But few Soviet republics...
Lukashenko’s Iron Fist in Belarus
JNS.org - Around the world, authoritarian regimes continue to growl in the faces of their own people as they demand freedom and reform. In Venezuela,...
Hundreds of Thousands in Israel Mourn Death of Prominent 104-Year-Old Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews crammed into the streets of a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday to mourn a 104-year-old rabbi who had significantly...
Trump’s Jewish Son-in-Law and Senior Aide Kushner Recalls Gifts Received From Putin-Allied Russian Banker Connected to Family’s Eastern European Background
During a meeting with a Kremlin-linked banker last year, Jared Kushner -- President Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law and senior adviser -- received a pair of...
Jewish Ex-World Champion Boxer Yuri Foreman on Friday Night Title Showdown: I Won’t Be in Rabbi Mode, I’ll Be All Fighter
Former world champion boxer and ordained Orthodox Rabbi Yuri Foreman will be seeking to regain the junior middleweight title on Friday night when he takes...
