Prologue Journal – Page 39239 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Wall Street Journal When she first laid eyes on the Codex Sassoon, she felt a tingle down her spine. It could soon be the most expensive document of all time. https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-amp-raquo-5c2095b7

Supporting Ukraine and democracy – opinion

Jerusalem Post Despite the war, efforts in Ukraine intensified to make governance more transparent and effective to fight corruption and to strengthen the rule of law. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-742920

Russian missiles hit home town of Ukraine’s Eurovision contestants

Jerusalem Post Tvorchi said this week they hoped to shine a spotlight on their country’s fight for freedom. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-742953

Mexico faces humanitarian crisis as Biden migration policy kicks in

Washington Post The desperation at a migrant camp in Matamoros, a half-mile from the U.S. border, underscored the questions swirling around Biden’s new migration policy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/13/border-mexico-migrants-title-42/

Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he arrived in Berlin. Source: Zelenskyy on Twitter Quote: “Already in Berlin. Weapons. Powerful package. Air defence. Reconstruction. EU. NATO. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/14/7402094/

Search underway for surfer presumed dead after shark attack in Australia

Fox News Rescuers were searching waters off South Australia Saturday for a 46-year-old surfer presumed to have been killed by a shark. “A man is believed to have died following a shark attack at Walkers Rocks Beach,” police said in a statement. The remote beach popular with surfers is near Elliston, a town of fewer than 1,000…

Over 800 hectares of land cleared from mines in DPR this year

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Mine clearance remains among the ministry’s priority tasks https://tass.com/russia/1617109

A young ‘pigeoneer’ in Israel’s War of Independence

Jerusalem Post Yehudit Entin is remembered in the National Library of Israel’s Operation Diary Project, which aims to tell the story of Israel from a collective perspective. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742916

Russians say company in Bryansk Oblast was attacked by drone

Pravda Ukraine Alexander Bogomaz, governor of Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, has claimed that a drone attacked the Konservsushprod cannery plant in the town of Starodub. Source: Bogomaz on Telegram Quote: “Ukrainian drone has attacked the Konservsushprod in Starodub. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/14/7402093/

Likud MK calls for Channels 11, 12, 13 to be silenced by gov’t

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742952