Dead Year the first novel by the American author Sam Sax, about which it is reported in blurbs and on his website: »Sam Sax is a queer writer, a Jew and an educator. They are the authors of Dead Year (2024) and PIG named one of the best books of 2023 by New York Magazine … Read more
According to the UN, two peacekeepers were again wounded in Lebanon. The soldiers of the Unifil observer mission were injured when two explosions occurred near an observation post at the headquarters in Nakura on Friday morning, Unifil said. The Israeli army confirmed the incident and expressed its deepest regret. The matter will be thoroughly investigated … Read more
To mark the fifth anniversary of the attack on the synagogue this Wednesday, several events will take place in Halle. The central act of commemoration begins at 5 p.m. in the Ulrichskirche. At the time of the first shot, at 12:03 p.m., all the church bells in the city were ringing. A commemoration with Federal … Read more
In the run-up to the fifth anniversary of the anti-Semitic and racist terrorist attack in Halle (Saale), I was asked in a radio interview why the door that saved my parishioners from extinction is now a memorial on the synagogue grounds. According to criticism, this means there is a lack of accessibility for the public. … Read more
On the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel with more than 1,200 deaths, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) expressed his solidarity with the citizens of Israel and the relatives of the victims. A year ago, Hamas attacked Israel, killed, humiliated and raped more than a thousand Israeli people, and documented and filmed it all, … Read more
Mr. Haran, how do you feel about the fact that your brother-in-law Tal Shoham has been held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for almost a year now?It’s unbelievable. Our world cannot function like this. Tal was abducted from a kibbutz while visiting family with his children. How can it be that a completely … Read more
On Saturday, numerous people gathered in front of Humboldt University for a pro-Israel rally that went through Berlin-Mitte. The police spoke of an estimated 650 participants. Some of them waved Israeli flags. The motto of the rally could be read on a large banner: “Against the anti-Semitic International.” Members of the radical left-wing Antifa movement … Read more
Before the anniversary of the attack on Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) warns of a high threat from Islamist, anti-Semitic and anti-Israel violence. “Our bans on the terrorist organization Hamas and other Islamist organizations in Germany enable the authorities to take tough action,” the minister said on Friday. … Read more
According to the US government, Israel has informed Washington about limited military operations on the Lebanese border. Israel said these were “limited operations” focused on “Hezbollah’s infrastructure near the border,” said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. He did not want to comment on details. Read also According to individual US media reports, Israel is … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed his former rival Gideon Saar as a member of his security cabinet. The committee is responsible, among other things, for important decisions in the Gaza war and the conflict with Hezbollah. The chairman of the “New Hope” party will become a minister without portfolio in the cabinet. Netanyahu … Read more