Prologue Journal – Page 53 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Investigate attempts by haredim to bypass IDF draft-dodger sanctions, NGO demands

Jerusalem Post Some reports indicated that politicians were encouraging yeshiva students to open businesses on paper in order to continue being eligible for subsidized state care. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843705

Agreement between Russia, US can become global security foundation — Szijjarto

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Peter Szijjarto also hopes that “agreement will not be limited to how to bring peace back to the heart of Europe, but will become a more inclusive document that can serve as the cornerstone for future global security” https://tass.com/world/1918843

Situation in Syria remains difficult amid dangerous calls for separatism — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Syria’s territorial integrity is crucial and any attempts to push some regions of the country towards separatism, which we have seen in recent years, are absolutely unacceptable and highly dangerms,” the top Russian diplomat said https://tass.com/politics/1918841

How the UK’s new sanctions will work: British minister explains

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/25/7205794/

Mummies are disappearing from museums. Here’s why

Jerusalem Post The exhibition of human remains is only allowed in ‘essential’ cases, and when displayed, they must be correctly documented and contextualized. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-843673

Trump wants Ukraine to surrender — Spanish newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the newspaper, the meeting of Western leaders in Kiev on February 24 exposed the divide that exists between countries supporting Ukraine and the United States after Donald Trump’s return to the White House https://tass.com/world/1918835

Head of Russia’s Roman Catholic church calls on people to pray for Pope Francis

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Pope Francis was hospitalized on February 14 to be subsequently diagnosed with double pneumonia https://tass.com/society/1918839

Taiwan coast guard detains Chinese-crewed vessel suspected of cutting undersea cable

Fox News Taiwan’s coast guard (CGA) detained the Chinese crew of a Togolese-registered vessel suspected of severing an undersea fiber optic cable connecting the islands of Taiwan and Penghu on Tuesday. The CGA says the vessel, the Hong Tai 168, had been loitering within roughly 925 meters of the cable since 7 p.m. local time…

U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says

New York Times Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out a timeline to increase British spending on defense, now 2.3 percent. He is scheduled to meet with President Trump this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/europe/uk-defense-spending-starmer.html

Knesset debates will open with minute’s silence for Bibas family, Oded Lipshitz

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843702