Tisha veAv: Revelan pruebas arqueológicas de las batallas que condujeron a la destrucción del Segundo Templo

La nueva investigación informática del arqueólogo de la Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel, Kfir Arbiv, proporcionó cálculos balísticos del campo de batalla de 2.000 años de antigüedad.

Kfir Arbiv, director de excavaciones de la Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel, limpia una piedra de balista en las excavaciones del recinto ruso. Foto: YOLI SCHWARTZ/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY

La Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel presentó los resultados de un nuevo proyecto de investigación. El mismo arroja luz sobre el poder del ejército romano y los puntos de su ataque a Jerusalén en la batalla que condujo a la destrucción del Segundo Templo.

US, UK affirm Israel's right to self-defense as UNSC set to meet on Gaza

US Senator Bob Menendez, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and other officials issued statements supporting Israel's right to defend itself.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, OMRI NAHMIAS

Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants into Israel, amid Israel-Gaza fighting, in Gaza, August 6, 2022.     (photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)

The United States and the United Kingdom affirmed Israel's right to protect its citizens from Gaza rockets, as the United Nations Security Council prepared to meet Monday to discuss the escalation in cross-border violence between the IDF and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

"In light of the concerning developments" in Gaza the United Arab Emirates along with France, Ireland, Norway and China "called for a closed meeting to be held on Monday 8th of August," the UAE's mission tweeted on Saturday night.

Hamas has an Islamic Jihad problem in the Gaza Strip - analysis

It's obvious that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad has become a major threat not only to Israel but to Hamas as well.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021     (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)

Regardless of how and when the current round of fighting ends, it’s clear that the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad organization has managed to reassert its status as the second largest and most influential terror group in the Gaza Strip.

It’s also obvious that Islamic Jihad has become a major threat not only to Israel, but to Hamas as well. Similarly, it has also become a real threat to the Palestinian Authority, especially in the northern West Bank.

Netanyahu arremete contra coalición de Lapid tras operación en Gaza

Enlace Judío – El ex primer ministro y líder de la oposición israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, manifestó un mensaje en video tras la culminación de la Operación Alot Hashajar en la Franja de Gaza en la que arremetió contra la coalición política que lo sacó del poder.

“Felicito al gobierno, al Shin Bet y a nuestros queridos soldados de las FDI por otra operación exitosa en contra del terrorismo en Gaza.

“En la lucha contra el terrorismo todos estamos unidos. No hay oposición, no hay coalición”, expresó el mandatario al inicio de su mensaje.

No obstante, el exmandatario pasó a sugerir que si la coalición de gobierno de Yair Lapid y Naftali Bennett no hubiera colapsado, una operación de esta magnitud hubiera sido imposible de realizar.

Despite ‘Fragile’ Truce, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Remains, Requiring 2-state Solution, UN Envoy Tells Security Council

Tor Wennesland, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, called on Monday for talks on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

Wennesland told the Security Council that the recent exchange of airstrikes and rocket-fire between Israeli military forces and Palestinian armed groups, primarily Islamic Jihad, was a deeply worrying escalation and that the cease-fire declared on Sunday night was fragile. 

While the de-escalation, facilitated by Egyptian mediation, prevented the outbreak of a full-scale war and facilitated the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza on Monday, the roots of the conflict remain. “I want to make the council

Charedi women bring the horrors of Auschwitz to new audiences through VR

A Triumph of Spirit is an immersive film that offers 360-degree views of the interior of the death camp while a historian guides the viewer around.

By MICHAEL DAVENTRY

A Triumph of Spirit is an immersive film that offers 360-degree views of the interior of Auschwitz while a historian guides the viewer around.

For many young Israelis, a trip to Poland to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp is an experience that shapes their adult lives and puts their very existence in context.

Miriam Cohen could not go. She felt left out, and wanted to do something about it.

Low voter turnout projected among Arab Israelis amid frustration, party squabbles

Pollsters predict just 40% of Arabs will cast ballots in November vote, a 25-point drop from 2020 elections; widespread disappointment with Ra’am, Joint List seen as cause.

By AARON BOXERMAN and CHARLIE SUMMERS

Ra'am party chief Mansour Abbas (L) speaks with his party MK Mazen Ghanaim (R) during a Knesset discussion on a bill to renew the application of some Israeli law to settlers, June 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

As the public stares down its fifth elections in three and half years, widespread voter apathy is likely to again keep many Arab Israelis at home in November, pollsters and analysts said.

Two years ago, the four Arab parties rode a wave of high turnout — 65 percent of eligible Arab voters — to a record 15 seats in the Knesset. But the last two tempestuous years in Israeli politics have left both the Joint List bloc and the Islamist Ra’am party deeply battered.

‘Full support’: Opposition’s Netanyahu, Smotrich back Gaza op; Joint List slams it

Arab MKs lambaste ‘war crimes’ in the Strip, but other politicians strongly approve of military offensive after days of Islamic Jihad threats to South.

By TOI STAFF

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu during an inauguration ceremony for a new neighborhood in Beit El, in the West Bank, July 12, 2022. (Sraya Diamant/ Flash90)

Israeli politicians from almost all the way across the political spectrum voiced their support Friday for the Israeli military operation launched in the Gaza Strip, among them Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s top rivals in the opposition.

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu focused his support on the security forces rather than the government, tweeting: “I offer my backing to the IDF and our security forces. We love you and pray for your success.”

Israel needs to change its strategy against Hamas - opinion

We need new rules of engagement that won’t wait until there is a reason to shoot and worry about the response.

By PNINA SHUKER

PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett says ‘Our new rule is, whoever sends attackers, pays.’ While this sounds tough, it’s still a reactive statement of intent, says the writer. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

There is arguably no greater symbol of Israel’s reluctance to go on the military offensive than the Hamas observation and sniper tower which overlooks the Israeli community of Netiv Ha’asara.

Jewish organization presents Pope Francis with Hitler’s 1919 antisemitic document

A delegation from the Simon Weisenthal Center presented Pope Francis with a facsimile of an original document by Adolf Hitler openly espousing the destruction of the Jewish people.

By ZVIKA KLEIN

Pope Francis attends the 10th World Meeting of Families at the Vatican, June 22, 2022.     (photo credit: VATICAN MEDIA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

A 30-member Simon Wiesenthal Center delegation presented Pope Francis with a facsimile of an original report authored and signed by Adolf Hitler, in which he openly espouses the destruction of the Jewish people by “a government of national strength.”

The Tragic History of the Jews of Spain

A comprehensive overview of the persecution, scholarship and expulsion of the Jews of Spain.

The settlement of Jews in the Iberian Peninsula is very ancient. Don Isaac Abarbanel, the 15th-century leader of Spanish Jewry, wrote that Babylonian conqueror Nebuchadnezzar brought Jews to Spain as slaves after the First Temple’s destruction.

The earliest documented history of Spanish Jewry dates back at least 2,000 years to when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem and took tens of thousands of Jews with them back to Europe, some of whom settled in Spain. Very little is known regarding these early Jewish settlements.

Ruta por la España judía

Aunque la presencia judía es significativa en numerosas ciudades de España, o Sefarad, como la llamaban los judíos, hemos seleccionado algunas poblaciones.

Calle de la Judería de Hervás. – Foto: Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 es

Estas contaban con algunas de las juderías más importantes de la época medieval.

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First Lebanon War still resonates in Israel 40 years later

While the war was not a military failure, it was a trauma: “This was the first time that a big part of the nation did not see the war as justified.”

By HERB KEINON

ISRAEL AIR Force helicopter ferries supplies to an IDF encampment during Israel’s Peace for Galilee military campaign, June 1982, south of Lebanon’s Beirut-Damascus highway.     (photo credit: Yoel Kantor/GPO via Getty Images)

Think of the wars, military campaigns and events that transformed Israel, and certain ones automatically pop into mind.

The 1948-1949 War of Independence, obviously. Without the David over Goliath victory in that war, there would be no Jewish state.

Pide Macron a Lapid revitalizar proceso de paz israelí palestino

Enlace Judío – Yair Lapid tiene el potencial de hacer una paz histórica con los palestinos, dijo el presidente francés Emmanuel Macron durante la visita del primer ministro israelí al Palacio del Elíseo este martes, informó The Jerusalem Post.

Macron pidió “un regreso al diálogo político entre palestinos e israelíes”. “Sé que puede tener una figura histórica al lanzar un proceso que ha estado detenido durante tanto tiempo”, dijo Macron al mandatario israelí.

Refiriéndose a la amistad de larga data entre los líderes, el presidente francés agregó: “Sé por experiencia personal que usted puede ser esa figura. Tiene la agenda; tiene el compromiso con la paz”.

Lapid evitó mencionar a los palestinos en sus comentarios, centrándose en cambio en el programa nuclear iraní y las amenazas de Hezbolá contra una instalación estratégica israelí.

Hussein al-Sheikh officially appointed Palestinian Authority’s No. 2 man

Ahead of the U.S. president’s upcoming Middle East trip, P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints senior Fatah official to roles of PLO secretary-general and head of PLO negotiating team.

BY DANA BEN-SHIMON

Palestinian Minister Hussein al-Sheikh in Ramallah, July 24, 2021. Photo: Flash90

(June 26, 2022 / Israel Hayom) Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh has been appointed secretary-general of the PLO and head of the PLO negotiating team. Thanks to these two appointments, al-Sheikh is now the No.2 in the Palestinian leadership, boosting his chances of being made P.A. chairman.

The list of appointments for the PLO Executive Committee, one of the most influential institutions in the Palestinian political system, was published in Ramallah on Saturday.

Antes era un problema: científicos israelíes ya pueden acumular energía solar también de noche

La energía solar se ha expandido en el mundo por ser energía limpia, económica y adquirible en el tiempo. Durante años se fueron renovando los sistemas de almacenamiento de la energía conservada (se diseñaron decenas de baterías de diferentes materiales y tipos) e incluso los nuevos modelos de paneles solares han resuelto el problema de […]

Tel Aviv – Foto: embassies.gov.il

La energía solar se ha expandido en el mundo por ser energía limpia, económica y adquirible en el tiempo. Durante años se fueron renovando los sistemas de

Ahead of Biden Mideast trip, Iran nuclear deal looms large

US president to blend diplomacy and deterrence in approach to Iran, region.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (R), as Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora (C) looks on, at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran on June 25, 2022. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Washington builds on regional support for its agenda

US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East next week will set the context for what will likely be the final round, or rounds, of indirect talks with Iran to agree on restarting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The indirect talks on the Iran nuclear deal in Doha between US and Iranian officials, brokered by EU Iran envoy Enrique Mora, are increasingly complemented by a

Lipstadt to 'Post': In Saudi Arabia, 'I saw movement in the right direction'

“I'm not naive to think everything is all solved and everything is terrific, but I saw that,” Lipstadt said of her trip to Saudi Arabia.

By OMRI NAHMIAS

US Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt.

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)

Deborah Lipstadt, the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat antisemitism says she was impressed with Saudi Arabia’s efforts to address antisemitism. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, the Special Envoy spoke about global trends of antisemitism and warned that we are witnessing a “perfect storm,” as antisemitism is coming from both the far left and the far right simultaneously.

3,500-year-old stone is inscribed with curse on Jerusalem governor, claims professor

Expert claims to decipher ancient script on tablet he believes was used in voodoo ceremony; Antiquities Authority awaits further ‘scientific research and publication’.

By MICHAEL HOROVITZ

A 3,500-year-old stone tablet discovered in the City of David, Jerusalem in 2010. (Courtesy of Institute for Biblical Studies and Ancient History)

A professor at the University of Haifa claimed on Wednesday that he had deciphered a 3,500-year-old stone tablet discovered in Jerusalem more than a decade ago, contending that the artifact’s inscription was a curse against the city’s governor at the time.

If the finding is confirmed, it is among the earliest inscriptions discovered to date in Jerusalem.

How to End Israel’s Political Instability

For the past three and a half years, dysfunctional politics have rendered Israel hard-pressed to identify and seize opportunities or respond adequately to rising threats, whether they emanate from Tehran, Washington, Europe, Saudi Arabia or beyond.

Last Thursday, the Bennett-Lapid government dissolved Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, setting elections for November 1. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett resigned from the premiership after a year in office and announced he would not run in the coming elections. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stepped in to serve as interim prime minister. These will be Israel’s fifth elections in three and a half years.

American Zionist Movement given special advisory status at United Nations

Organization president Deborah Isaac wrote that the designation will offer a platform “from which to move the discussion of Zionism and support for Israel in the U.N. from a negative to a positive.”

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan. Credit: Courtesy of AZM.

(August 4, 2022 / JNS) The American Zionist Movement has been given special consultative NGO status at the U.N. Economic and Social Council on Wednesday, according to a news release.

AZM president Deborah Isaac wrote that the designation, which gives it an advisory role to the council and will give AZM a platform “from which to move the discussion of Zionism and support for Israel in the U.N. from a negative to a positive.”

Estados Unidos e Irán envían delegaciones a Viena por el Acuerdo Nuclear

La capital austríaca será la sede de las renovadas charlas para revivir el acuerdo entre el régimen iraní y Occidente.

Hotel Palais Coburg de Viena, donde se desarrollan las conversaciones nucleares Foto: Thomas Ledl Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

El enviado de EE.UU. para Irán, Robert Malley, anunció este miércoles su regreso a Viena para revivir el pacto nuclear con Irán, aunque avisó que su país tiene unas expectativas «contenidas» ante unas negociaciones paralizadas desde hace meses.

En un mensaje en Twitter, Malley añadió no obstante que Estados Unidos «agradece los esfuerzos de la Unión Europea y está preparado para un intento de buena fe destinado a llegar a un acuerdo». «En breve quedará claro si Irán está preparado para hacer lo mismo», dijo Malley, que lidera el equipo negociador de EE.UU..

Israel elimina a comandante de la Yihad Islámica en Gaza

Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) publicaron el video de un ataque aéreo que destrozó un apartamento en la Franja de Gaza, abatiendo a Tayseer Jabari.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4rxaTtHAEQ

Tayseer Jabari era el comandante de la Yihad Islámica Palestina (JIP) en el norte de la Franja de Gaza.

Let UNRWA die already

The demise of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is long overdue. Let’s hope that Commissioner-General Lazzarini is right to be worried.

RUTHIE BLUM

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini (second from right) addresses the pledging conference of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the announcement of voluntary contributions to UNRWA. At right is U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Credit: United Nations.

(June 26, 2022 / JNS) Despite managing to raise $160 million in New York on Thursday, at a pledging conference of the Ad Hoc Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, the head of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) was not pleased.

Trying to sound grateful for the ill-deserved windfall, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini simultaneously boasted about the international

Con Henrique Cymerman, Presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Israel-Países del Golfo

Una entrevista esperanzadora.

Henrique Cymerman, galardonado periodista enamorado de la profesión que lo ha llevado a diferentes confines del mundo siempre pensando en la necesidad de garantizar la vida en paz entre Israel y sus vecinos, ostenta hoy también un cargo formal relacionado precisamente a ello: Presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Israel-Países del Golfo.

Pocos días después de haberse firmado un documento histórico, el primer Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Israel y un país árabe, concretamente con los Emiratos Arabes Unidos, tuvimos el gusto de entrevistar a Henrique. Es una conversación sobre sueños y realidad