Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Israelis across the political spectrum dissatisfied with current gov’t – poll

Jerusalem Post 52% of Likud voters polled by N12 gave the government a “bad” grade, despite having turned out in droves to give the party 32 seats in Knesset. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-738754

Grapevine: Gallant-less toast

Jerusalem Post Movers and shakers in Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738489

Violeta from Italia – short story

Jerusalem Post I wonder where Violeta is now, if she ever heard what happened to Niko. Whenever we see a redhead on the bus, Oren and I look to see if maybe Violeta has come back. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-736455

Six injured in Jerusalem shooting, not terror-related

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738751

PM Netanyahu invites Yair Lapid for security briefing

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738750

Hundreds of Jews visit Temple Mount after Palestinian riots in al-Aqsa

Jerusalem Post Jews begin entering Temple Mount • Jordan warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if police remove Palestinians from mosque again https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738749

IDF strikes Syria after six rockets fired toward Golan Heights

Jerusalem Post The head of the Golan Regional Council ordered shelters opened in towns in the southern Golan Heights. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738746

Israeli ministers criticize response to terror, blame Bennett-Lapid gov’t

Jerusalem Post Ben-Gvir revealed that he had considered leaving the government and supporting it from the outside, but that he decided against it for the time being. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738745

Uneasy quiet on Israel’s fronts before rockets launched from Syria

Jerusalem Post Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Saturday night that the West Bank closure would be extended until the end of the Passover holiday and that all Ramadan leniencies would be cancelled. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738743

Elderly woman drowns off coast of Bat Yam, central Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738742