Author: David Rutman

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, two prominent voices from the Israeli government shed light on the challenges and strategies involved in presenting Israel’s side of the story to the world. Eylon Levy and Tal Heinrich, English spokespersons for the Israeli government and its prime minister respectively, shared insights into their experiences, coping mechanisms, […]

The opening of the current war plunged the country into chaos, leaving its citizens feeling vulnerable and distrusting of the government. Amid this turmoil, local authorities found themselves at the forefront, taking on roles that were beyond their mandate. Keren Green, head of the Kadima Zoran Council, and Israel Gal, mayor of Kiryat Ono, emerged […]

El Al Airlines announced Friday that it will be making adjustments to its flight schedule on active routes due to the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza. The company is following domestic security guidelines as well as travel warnings for Israeli citizens staying abroad, as published by the National Security Council. These adjustments come as […]

The Transportation Ministry will grant refunds to users of public transportation who had monthly passes on October 7, the day Operation Swords of Iron, Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, began. Due to the recruitment of drivers and buses, public transportation activity significantly decreased during the initial period of the war. The refund will only be […]

American designer Kenneth Cole is at the center of a new television commercial promoting his brand, but also, total support for Israel during war. In an ad for HaMashbir, an Israeli department store chain.  “Hi, I’m Kenneth Cole, and I’m currently in New York though my heart is with Israel,” Cole, a Jewish-American said. “In […]

Apple rolled out the fourth beta version of iOS 17.2 to developers, offering a range of new features and enhancements for iPhone and iPad users. Among the most notable changes is the option to modify the default alert sound. Previously, users could only change the sound within specific apps, but with iOS 17.2, they will […]

Israel’s War Cabinet has identified two goals in its war with Hamas: bringing home the hostages and wiping out the leaders and infrastructure of the Iran-backed terrorist organization. With misinformation splattered all over the internet in real time, reaching mass audiences in multiple languages is a priority for Israel. For more stories from The Media […]

Israelis are mobilizing to help the war effort, especially regarding body armor and other shortages at the IDF. However, the Israeli government issued a press release cautioning about prosecution for someone who got it wrong. According to the press release, an Israeli charity’s CEO was arrested and brought before a magistrates’ court. He was accused […]

‘Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield,” former US president Dwight D. Eisenhower once said.  One night last week my beloved wife cooked up some sweet corn. It was unanimous that this was the best corn any of us had ever eaten. I must […]

A former Israeli mother in Manhattan told me that her daughters refuse to declare themselves as Jews out of fear that it will bring them harm, after a child wearing a kippah was humiliated in their school. Molotov cocktails were thrown at a synagogue in Germany, Stars of David were vandalized on residential buildings in […]