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The world of Michael Kovner,
by Danny Trom, K: Jews, Europe, the XXIˢᵗ century, 2026-10-15.

Danny Trom visited Michael Kovner’s studio in Jerusalem. The painter was born the year the State was founded, and he is the son of Abba Kovner, who led the Vilna Ghetto Uprising, commanded Jewish partisans, and later fought in Palestine. Between the two men, there is no generational conflict, but rather a silent divide. It separates two ways of being in Israel. And what if, from father to son, the very meaning of what the State of Israel is becoming were being played out as it passes from one generation to the next?

The Chicago-based carrier is offering four weekly flights from the Windy City, and thrice-weekly flights from Washington, D.C., in addition to its longstanding twice-daily service from Newark.

https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/united-airlines-expands-service-to-israel

On October 26, 1994, Israel and Jordan signed a historic peace treaty at the Arava border crossing near Eilat, making Jordan the second Arab country, after Egypt, to formally make peace with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdel Salam al-Majali signed the agreement, with King Hussein in attendance and US President Bill Clinton signing as a witness. The ceremony brought a relationship long conducted behind closed doors into the open.

Despite years of conflict, Israeli and Jordanian leaders had maintained secret contacts for decades. Shared security interests helped sustain those channels, even when public relations remained hostile. In July 1994, Rabin and Hussein signed the Washington Declaration, formally ending the state of war between their countries and preparing the way for the treaty three months later.

The agreement addressed practical issues that mattered to both sides: Borders, water sharing, diplomatic relations and security. It committed both countries to preventing their territory from being used for attacks against the other, and established a framework for cooperation in trade, tourism and other civilian fields. Israel also recognized Jordan's special role in Muslim holy shrines in Jerusalem.

The significance went beyond a handshake or a signing ceremony. Two neighboring countries that had fought each other chose to settle their disputes through negotiation and build a relationship around mutual recognition and shared interests. It was a major step toward a Middle East where peace with Israel could become an accepted reality.

I dont know if any of you have seen it but Thursday I saw that a hockey fan had brought a big sign of the Israeli flag in blood and accusing them of genocide. Fan got thrown out, and I saw the organization released a statement condemning the fan and calling out antisemitism.

I was surprised by the statement but its really great to see. Not a Blues fan but really happy how they approach this. Never understood bringing in a political or religious sign to a sports game, would be surprised of it ever changed someone's mind

My comment: Nice, and not to be sneezed at. However, given the vast warship tonnage and hulls Turkey is churning out, alongside its trajectory of trying to dictate its will over the Mediterranean, it’s slightly worrying. The fact that a single patrol ship on the side of those countering Turkish maritime hegemony actually makes the news headlines speaks volumes.

Israel lead OECD in terms of GDP growth this year despite of war, meanwhile Ireland is the only OECD country that tanked its GDP this year