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Hamas: The Real Winner in New Unity Deal

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Just when it seemed that the future of Hamas, the officially designated terrorist group and offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, was uncertain due to pressures from Egypt, the Palestinian Authority has given it new hope. Hamas has been struggling with a severe economic crisis ever since Egypt embarked on a campaign to destroy hundreds of smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and the Sinai. The recent shift on the part of the Palestinian Authority toward a unity deal with Hamas rather than a peace deal with Israel has given Hamas renewed legitimacy and strengthened its control over the Strip.

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Study Reveals Future is Bleak for European Jews

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An annual global survey reveals that acts of anti-Semitism are “growing in their intensity and cruelty.” And as the popularity of far right parties continues to surge in Europe, especially in France, Hungary and Greece, the future of European Jews appears uncertain. “Antisemitism continued to infiltrate into the mainstream from the extreme left and right fringes, and its manifestations are no longer incidental, but rather have become an almost daily phenomenon,” the report said.

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Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut: When Our Mourning Turns to Joy

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Yom HaZikaron is a solemn day not unlike last week’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), which commemorated those who died during the World War II Holocaust—those murdered outright and those who died fighting the Germans in acts of resistance. Although this day was originally dedicated solely to those who have died in battle, in more recent years the day has been expanded to include victims of terrorist attacks and political violence in general. When it comes to a close tonight at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, also called Har HaZikaron (Mount of Remembrance), the flag will be returned to full staff as Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) is ushered in with full military colors including marching bands.

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Israel Extracts Drinking Water from Thin Air

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The Israeli company Water-Gen has developed a machine called “GENius” that extracts drinking water from the air. The machine’s heat exchanger chills the air and condenses the resulting water vapor. Co-CEO Arye Kohavi said the machine also removes impurities. “The water is passed through an extensive water filtration system which cleans it from possible chemical and microbiological contaminations,” he said. (CNN)

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Israeli Pilgrims Permitted to Enter Tunisia

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The government of Tunisia decided for the first time to allow tourists from Israel to use their Israeli passports on an annual pilgrimage during the upcoming Lag BaOmer holy day to the Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Djerba. In the past, they required a special document issued by the Tunisian embassy. Since Tunisia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, the move has drawn opposition from lawmakers who see this as de facto recognition of the Jewish state.

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Holocaust Whistleblower Jan Karski Honored

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Jan Karski, a Polish resistance fighter who unsuccessfully appealed to British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and later urged President Franklin Roosevelt to bomb the train tracks leading to the Auschwitz death camp, was honored last week by Georgetown University on April 24, the 100th anniversary of his birth. Karski, who died in 2000 at the age of 86, risked his life to bring his horrifying eye witness report of Jewish destruction to the Allies.

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Egyptian Presidential Candidates Vie for Top Ranking in Israel Hatred

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Although Israel and Egypt enjoy a peace agreement, recent statements made by representatives of both of the country’s contenders for the presidency might leave some people wondering. In a televised debate earlier this month on Lebanese TV, both candidates vied to demonstrate the most hostility toward Israel, Egypt’s supposed peace partner. Mahmoud Badr, the campaign manager for frontrunner Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt’s former army chief, pledged support for anyone who fights against Israel.

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Parasha Kedoshim (Holy Ones): The Secret of Holiness

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Kedoshim (Holy Ones) begins with God's command that Israel be holy because God is holy. Because the Hebrew word Kedoshim is related to Kadosh, the word for holy, sanctified, or set apart, we understand that a person set aside for the service of God is holy because God is holy. But what does true holiness really look like? Most people have their own preconceived notions of holiness based on preferences, upbringing, and even systems. The answer, however, is found in the Word of God.

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70th Anniversary of the Destruction of Hungarian Jewry

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This year marks a heart-breaking anniversary for Hungary: it is the 70th anniversary of the mass deportations, massacres, and death marches of 1944. By the beginning of March 1944, Adolf Hitler had set his sights on the destruction of the last body of Jewry still in existence within his evil empire. In April 1944, the Nazis and their corroborators began rounding up Hungarian Jews and the first deportations began on April 29, 1944. The first transport arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau on May 2, 1944 and the last transport arrived on July 11, 1944.

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