Major Jewish organization leaders called on the Pope to refrain from 'incendiary comments' about the Israel-Hamas War.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jewish leaders to pope: Build bridges, don’t fuel antisemitism
Syria set to be 2025’s big story: Can Damascus unite a fractured nation?
Parts of Syria remain in stasis despite the country's recent massive upheaval.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Syria set to be 2025’s big story: Can Damascus unite a fractured nation?
UK, Irish government Hanukkah greetings fumbles mocked by celebrants
"Chamish Hakunach gach!" and "Cheag Sameach" branches of the UK and Irish government wished Jewish communities celebrating Hanukkah.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: UK, Irish government Hanukkah greetings fumbles mocked by celebrants
'I won't back down': Ben-Gvir slams Smotrich, coalition after stormy Knesset vote
Ben-Gvir’s comments follow Tuesday’s stormy Knesset session, where Otzma Yehudit voted against the coalition and the "trapped profits" bill, which narrowly passed by a single vote.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'I won't back down': Ben-Gvir slams Smotrich, coalition after stormy Knesset vote
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to publish two books
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will publish her autobiography and is working on a book on women held like her on political charges, she said in an interview published Thursday."I've finished my autobiography and I plan to publish it. I'm writing another book on assaults and sexual harassment against women detained in Iran. I hope it will appear soon," Mohammadi, 52, told French magazine Elle.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to publish two books
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill police chief, two dozen others
Israel struck a declared humanitarian zone in southern Gaza overnight, which rescuers on Thursday said killed the head of the Palestinian territory's Hamas-run police force, his deputy and nine others.Gaza's civil defence agency said two other Israeli strikes elsewhere in the territory later on Thursday killed 14 Palestinians.The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out the overnight strike on the area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, which it said targeted deputy police chief Hussam Shahwan over his alleged role in planning attacks against Israeli troops.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill police chief, two dozen others
Jurassic highway: Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in UK quarry
The dig at Dewars Farm Quarry found five extensive trackways, one of which measured more than 150 meters in length.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jurassic highway: Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in UK quarry
A timeline: IDF special op. against Iranian missile production facility in Syria
In August 2024, the IDF decided that it should explore a special forces combined ground and air operation to destroy the facility, which ended up occurring on September 8.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A timeline: IDF special op. against Iranian missile production facility in Syria
Inside the IDF's strike on Iran's Syrian missile factory: Shaldag's high-stakes operation
IDF's Shaldag unit dismantles Iranian missile factory in Syria, preventing the production of hundreds of long-range missiles in a high-stakes operation.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Inside the IDF's strike on Iran's Syrian missile factory: Shaldag's high-stakes operation
How the IDF beat Syrian air defenses around the key Iran missile facility
Without air force operations plowing the road through the various air defenses over time, the area around the Maysaf facility would have been a no-go-zone for Israeli aircraft.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: How the IDF beat Syrian air defenses around the key Iran missile facility