Prologue Journal

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

Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan murdered in ‘antisemitic terrorist attack,’ PMO announces

Jerusalem Post Mossad and authorities in the Gulf country had opened an investigation into Kogan’s disappearance believing it may be related to “a terrorist incident.” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830438

‘They shoot their own people’: IDF cmdr. reflects on war and the home front

Jerusalem Post This sounds like a vicious cycle of clearing areas again and again from Hamas, which the IDF chief of staff describes as a “Sisyphean task.” https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-830333

IDF intercepts five Hezbollah rockets, sirens sound across northern, central Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830428

IDF warns Lebanese civilians to evacuate to north of the Awali River

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830427

IAF monitoring ongoing aerial threat incident in the Galilee

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830425

Blasts heard in Ukraine’s Kyiv, Reuters’ witnesses report

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830426

TV time: A very good ‘Bad Boy’

Jerusalem Post Check out the series, movies and shows hitting Israel’s screens this week. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-830183

Indian bamboo flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia to appear at Israel’s Oud Festival

Jerusalem Post Fans of Indian music are, no doubt, aware of that and may very well have caught bansuri – Indian bamboo flute – master Hariprasad Chaurasia on a couple of forays over here. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-830184

Israel Air Force intercepts drone off coast of Haifa

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-830419

Hostage families strive for Trump meeting amid fear of captives’ winter survival in Gaza

Jerusalem Post With now less than two months until Trump takes office, the families’ efforts to secure meetings with Trump or members of his incoming administration have been unsuccessful. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-830322