A week of special Yoms culminates in Yom Haatzmaut on May 1
(AJNews) – it was a busy week in the Jewish communities of Calgary and Edmonton, in Israel and across the Jewish world. Yom HaShoah –…
Israel
The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause
by Ben Sales (JTA) — The wildfires that erupted outside Jerusalem, burning vast swaths of forest and blighting Israel’s Independence Day, have been brought under…
Israelis mark muted Independence Day amid ongoing fires
by Times of Israel staff (TOI) – Ruinous wildfires extinguished many festivities for Israel’s 77th Independence Day on Thursday May 1, as authorities announced sweeping…
Opinion: Canada must return to being a global leader in protecting democracy
By Irwin Cotler and Noah Lew (NP) – Canada is in the midst of a federal election — a time for Canadians to re-evaluate our…
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ includes 17% tariffs on Israeli imports, even as Israel cancels tariffs on US goods
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The United States will impose 17% tariffs on goods imported from Israel under a sweeping new tariffs system that President…