Posts Tagged: Ukraine
Russian Separatists Fire Rockets at Jewish Welfare Center in Eastern Ukraine
A Jewish welfare center in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, was hit by two rockets today, as pro-Russian forces launched a deadly attack targeting both Ukraine's military...
Israel Backs Off Ukraine Drone Deal, Fearing Russian Ire: Report (VIDEO)
Israel is finding itself "walking between the raindrops" over fighting between Russia and Ukraine, with the Foreign and Defense ministries clashing over a proposed offer...
Advocacy Group Draws Support for Israel From Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Yemen, Qatar, Iran
Israel advocacy group StandWithUs on Wednesday said that when it asked social media followers to send a picture of their passports in support of Israel, readers...
Ukraine: Batallion Backed by Jewish Billionaire Sent to Fight Pro-Russian Militias
Despite cease-fire declarations, pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian militias are still reportedly clashing at several locations in south-eastern Ukraine. Among those going into battle from the Ukrainian side...
We Must Stand With the Jews in Ukraine
Lag B'Omer is supposed to be a day of joy, celebration, and spiritual renewal. But there is little to celebrate for the Jews of...
Why the Ukranian Elections Matter
Ukraine's civil strife continues, now verging on civil war. Today in several eastern provinces, haphazardly organized local referenda had been planned to decide whether to...
Ukraine Shows NATO is Still the Answer
The continuing Ukraine crisis raises both a critical "what if?" question and a pressing policy issue. What if, in April 2008, the Europeans had not...
Kharkiv Chief Rabbi on Shooting of Jewish Mayor Kernes: ‘The Jewish Factor Never Helps Anybody Here’ (INTERVIEW)
Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz, chief rabbi of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, said Hennady Kernes, the city's mayor who was shot in the back on Monday, could...
Eyewitness in Ukraine: ‘You Can Feel the Tension in the Air’
DRUZHKOVA, UKRAINE - Tensions continue to mount in eastern Ukraine, with no obtainable solution in sight. Reports of casualties continue to stream out of the...
In Ukraine, Caring for Caregivers
JNS.org - My first visit to Odessa—the "pearl of the Black Sea"—was in the 1990s after the Soviet Union's collapse. The city, even after...
Congress to Review Differing U.S. Intelligence Assessments of Ukraine Crisis
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies disagreed on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would order military intervention last week in Ukraine, officials said...
Ukraine Protesters Call on Jewish Oligarchs to Ask President to Step Down
As the death toll in Ukrainian anti-government riots reached 75 on Friday, an unnamed protester, speaking to thousands gathered in Kiev's Independence Square, called on...
300,000 March in Ukraine to Protest Pro-Russian Leader
FOX News - A protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent Sunday, when a...
Ukranian Cops Accused of Anti-Semitic Attack
Ynet - In the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a Jewish man named Dmitry Flekman says two men who identified themselves as police...
