Posts Tagged: Ukraine war Israel

What the War in Ukraine Means for Israel’s Energy Market
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Europe’s energy markets have experienced high electricity prices and multiple gas supply disruptions that...

Jewish Khazar Mafia Controls Ukraine: A New Jewish Conspiracy Theory
When it comes to bizarre conspiracy theories involving Jews, it is difficult to top Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)'s QAnon-inspired contention that the 2018 California...

Lessons for Ukrainian Refugees From My Holocaust Survivor Grandparents
The streets of Budapest are marked by stolpersteine (stumbling stones) and other memorials, recounting the names of Jewish victims of the Holocaust who once filled...

How Long Can the Middle East Walk a Tightrope on Ukraine?
For now, Ukraine remains a low priority for most Middle Eastern nations. But eventually, Ukraine will arrive on their doorstep. Two centrifugal forces threaten to push...

Judaism and Ethical Warfare
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine raises important moral issues about warfare. Some people believe that all violence is wrong under all circumstances. Pacifism has a...

Iran Tries to Capitalize on Ukraine War in Central Asia
Anti-Iranian protests in Afghanistan, and the stabbing of three clerics in Iran, threaten to cast a shadow over Iranian efforts to capitalize on the fallout...

Pre-Pesach Rescue of Three Holocaust Survivors From Ukraine Is a Sign of Hope
Earlier this month, amid air raid sirens and bombings, we were fortunate enough to rescue three Holocaust survivors from Kyiv and bring them to safety...

Applying (or Ignoring) Double Standards in Ukraine Is Risky Business
Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council was long overdue, even without the mass killing of innocent civilians in the Ukrainian town of...

Note to the Media: Israel Is Not a Russian ‘Ally’ in the War Against Ukraine
Even as Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid this week charged Russian forces with war crimes following the apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, media outlets continue...

Israel Is Not Russia, and Palestinians Are Not Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off an immediate wave of boycotts and sanctions targeting Moscow. These swift and comprehensive economic punishments have left the frustrated...

A Jewish Artist Finds Inspiration in Zelensky
New York artist Michelle Palatnik loves to draw faces, and while watching a mesmerizing speech by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, she decided to do his...

Should NATO Enter the Russian-Ukrainian Fray?
It is hard to describe the excruciatingly painful destruction that Putin is inflicting on Ukraine. However, whereas NATO should provide Ukraine with active defensive military...

UK Newspaper Op-ed Suggests Moral Equivalence Between Ukraine and Gaza
The fundamental premise of a Guardian op-ed by Moustafa Bayoumi (“Facebook’s solidarity with Ukraine is impressive. Now extend it to others,” March 19) is based...

Why All Jews Understand Ukraine
The profound pain and trauma of war and displacement are very familiar to the Jewish people, who have been dealing with it for generations. They...