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Israel will help Ukrainians ‘as much as we can,’ foreign minister says – Reuters.com

| March 22, 2022

LVIV, Ukraine, March 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy chided Israel in an address to its parliament on Sunday, asking why it was not providing missile defences to his country or sanctioning Russia over its invasion. Replying to Zelenskiy, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid was non-committal, saying in a statement that Israel, which has sent a field hospital and other humanitarian aid to Ukraine, would continue to assist its people "as much as we can". A mediator in the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Israel has condemned the Russian invasion.

Israel the Ninth Happiest Country in the World, UN Nonprofit Says – Jewish Exponent

| March 22, 2022

People gather on a seaside promenade in Tel Aviv on May 6, 2021. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org) By Caleb Guedes-Reed Israel is the ninth happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report, a project of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Israel goes on the offensive as world powers, Iran nearing a nuclear deal – Haaretz

| March 22, 2022

Israel believes that a new nuclear agreement between Iran and the powers is a done deal that will be signed within a few weeks, if not days.

Antisemites overrun MKs town hall aimed at mending Israels ties with Jews abroad – The Times of Israel

| March 22, 2022

Knesset Member Alon Tal was forced to postpone a virtual town hall on Sunday night that was meant to help mend Israels ties with Jews abroad after antisemites took over the call, praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and writing profanities onscreen. Tals office said he was rescheduling the meeting for next week. Antisemitism has not disappeared from the world, but we will not allow hate to win, Tal wrote in a tweet about the incident.

From chaos to cooperation: Moldova learns to cope with Ukrainian refugees – The Times of Israel

| March 22, 2022

Anna left her village in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine, near the Black Sea, on March 6, with her children Vadik, 6, and Dasha, 3, her mother Nadejda, and her younger sister Vika, aged 13. A Christian organization, Ezra, brought the family to a Christians for Israel shelter in the Vinnytsia region of western Ukraine, and the latter bused them to a summer camp complex outside of Chisinau (Kishinev) in Moldova. There, they sat and waited nearly a week to visit the Israeli Consulate.

Women ordered to sit at the back at concert in Israel’s south but only Bedouin women – Haaretz

| March 22, 2022

In the first organized effort of its sort, around 20 women and men signed a petition to the Rahat Municipal Council demanding that it stops holding gender-segregated cultural events, two weeks after Bedouin women were ordered to sit at the back during a choir performance offamed Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum's songs.

Air Forces from the US, France, Israel to Join Massive Drill in Greece – Greek Reporter

| March 22, 2022

Dozens of jets from several countries will participate in drills scheduled to take place in Greece. Credit: Twitter/Hellenic Airforce Air forces from nine countries, including the US, France, and Israel will take part in the annual Iniochos drill in Greece, simulating airstrikes, evading air defenses, and search and rescue ops. In the exercise which will begin on March 28 and is scheduled to last through April 8 air forces from Canada, Italy, Cyprus, Slovenia, and Austria will also participate

Arnold Allen refutes Israel Adesanyas reaction to Dan Hooker stoppage: I think it was the right call – MMA Fighting

| March 22, 2022

Arnold Allen has no doubts about the quality of his stoppage win over Dan Hooker. This past Saturday at UFC London, Allen turned in the best performance of his UFC career, stopping Hooker with strikes just 2 minutes and 33 seconds into the first round. The stoppage came with a small amount of controversy however, as though Hooker was clearly hurt, Allen never actually dropped The Hangman, finishing the fight with punches and elbows while Hooker covered up along the fence.

Israel must help refugees, but unbridled immigration not the answer – Ynetnews

| March 22, 2022

Taking in refugees in time of crises appears to be a universal consensus. "All are welcome," say the advocates of free immigration who preach for an open, diverse, and multicultural society.

Why this classic Romanian-Jewish dish is nearly impossible to find – Salon

| March 22, 2022

When said aloud, the word sounds almost like music: Mamaliga. An almost-facsimile of polenta, the cornmeal-based dishmamaligais native to Romania and neighboring Moldova, as well as parts of Ukraine. Written as mamelige in Yiddish, and mmlig in Romanian, the dish inspires an almost romantic yearning, particularly among Ashkenazi and Romanian Jews.


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