Section: US & Canada
For aliyah promoters, Ukraine’s troubles provide a boost
Rabbi Shlomo Neeman, left, founder of the Kiev-based Zionist Seminary, and staff at the Tchelet summer camp in the Republic of Georgia, Aug. 19, 2015. (Eliyahu Yurovsky) TBILISI, Georgia (JTA) — Until April of last year, Julia Podinovskaya felt like she had a pretty good handle on where her life was going. Born to a middle-class Jewish family in...
Ukraine’s coalition shows cracks over constitutional amendment
Right-wing Radical Party leaves coalition over a measure to give more power to the regions, including the rebel-held east …read more Source: Toronto...
Explainer: What’s Behind This Week’s Deadly Violence In Kyiv?
RFE/RL explains the controversial legislation at the heart of the dispute and what to expect next. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Open season on drones…just how do you shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles?
There has been some buzz about the Breaking Defense story out of the U.S., reporting that a U.S. Marine sniper has successfully shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (seven-foot wingspan) during a recent military exercise. The shoot-down took place at this year’s Black Dart counter drone exercise in California. “The Marine sniper shot from a...
Russia expels Ukrainian diplomat in St. Petersburg
Jared M. FeldschreiberST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Sept. 1 (UPI) — Russia expelled Ukrainian diplomat Ihor Fedikevych, who worked for the Consulate in St. Petersburg. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine’s parliament shows cracks over devolving powers
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament majority showed cracks Tuesday after a right-wing party said it was leaving the coalition over a measure to give more power to Ukraine’s regions, including the rebel-held east. …read more Source: CNS...
Fleeting Raptor
For the last several weeks, Air Force Secretary Deborah James has been touting the deployment of F-22 Raptor fighters – the best plane America owns – to Germany as “the strong side of the coin” in an effort to reassure Eastern Europeans who have seen their air space increasingly violated by Russian jets. “Russia’s military activity in the...
Everyone’s missing the really major development of the Syrian conflict
Persistent rumors resurfaced at the end of last month that Russia, dismayed by the difficulties that the Syrian regime has endured at the hands of ISIS and other rebel groups, has committed a large-scale force into the country to prop up the faltering Assad regime. But these unconfirmed reports are nothing but rumors couched in the barest of...
Latest on US Open: Safarova is next top women’s seed to lose
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):12:15 p.m.Half of the top 10 seeds in the women’s draw are already out of the U.S. Open.The second day of the tournament started just like the first, with sixth-seeded Lucie Safarova the one getting upset this time. The French Open runner-up had a tough first-round matchup...
Radical Party quits Ukraine’s government after deadly protests
Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 1 (UPI) — The leader of Ukraine’s Radical Party announced Tuesday the party is quitting the coalition government, a day after violent clashes outside parliament. …read more Source: United Press...
