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Tension Grows: IDF Prepares for “Expansion of War,” Offensive in North, early February 2024
Israeli Russian-language internet news site, 9tv, on February 9, 2024, published the article with the above title. The article was written by Borislav Protchenko, a journalist and editor for 9tv. A primary source for the article was Major General Ori Gordin, the chief of Israel’s Northern Command. Protchenko’s article follows [translated by LOC]: The Israeli…
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The Development of Relations with the Russian Federation Remains a Priority for Türkiye Despite U.S. Pressure, Early February 2024
Russian-language internet news site, mk-turkey.ru, on February 2, 2024, published an article from that date’s edition of the Turkish e-newspaper, Ekonomim, concerning the problems Turkish businesses are having processing money transfers from Russian counterparts. The head of the Russian-Turkish business council blames this difficulty on the tightening of sanctions on Russia by the West, led…
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עד-אנה ‘הוה How Long, O Lord: David’s Burning Question in Psalms 6 & 13
I had not realized the similarities between Psalms 6/13 until I came across a hymn written by Isaac Watts entitled Ps.13. Psalm 6, in which he combines the two psalms with the linchpin phrase, “How long, O Lord?” Sojourn Music wrote a “blues rendition” of Psalm 13, in which liberties were taken with the text,…
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Import Of Goods From Türkiye To Israel Has Increased Despite the Conflict In Palestine, mid-January 2024
Russian internet news service mk-turkey.ru published this article on January 16, 2024, based on data contained on the Turkish internet news site Ekonomim.com as well as appearing to have drawn substantially from a report on the BalkanInsight internet news site. The original Russian-language report follows [translated by LOC]: According to official data of the Turkish…
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Psalm 12: Yahwah’s Pure Word Will Prevail Against the Haughty Assuredness of the Wicked
The Psalmist gives hope to the one trusting Yahwah’s Word in the face of the lies, half-truths, and the resulting hypocritical behavior of the wicked. Yet, at the same time, however, he paints a two-fold bleak picture of 1) the disappearance of men of steadfastness and loyalty and 2) the oppression and violence suffered by…
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Here’s How Cycling Can Slow Down the Aging Process
New research finds that older adults who bike can reverse muscle decline and keep their immune systems strong. This article appeared originally in Bicycling Magazine, authored by Allison Goldstein. It might not grant eternal youth, but cycling, scientists have found, can slow the aging process and keep your muscles and immune system healthy well into…
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The Hebrew Radical ‘Sook’ (שך/סך) as It Relates to the Birth of Yeshua (ישוע)
Another Christmas has come and gone. The decorations that adorned our house – the creche in the foyer; stuffed cloth gingerbread men keeping strategically placed Santa Clauses company; colored lights strung along the two sides of the staircase that meet the guests arriving for a progressive dinner-and-carols singalong; similarly-strung lights on the hutch in the…
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Macron Expresses Frustration over IDF Hit on HAMAS Leadership Official, early January 2024
Jerusalem-based Russian-language TV9 Israeli News, on January 3, 2024, carried an article on its internet site by journalist and editor, Inna Levitskaya, which had originally appeared in the French newspaper Parisian. The article concerned a telephone call French President Emmanuel Macron made to Israeli authorities after an Israeli Defense Forces strike that eliminated the deputy…
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Psalm XI: For the Leader of Music, A Psalm of David – Assurance of Yahwah’s Love in Times of Trouble
This study of Psalm XI is based on my translation reflecting the Psalm’s syntax and punctuation. Franz Delitzsch’s commentary on the Psalms has been used as a reference. ביהוה |חסיתי איך תאמרו לנפשי נודיו הרכמ וצפור In Yahwah | I have trusted how will you (pl.) say to my soul flee* your (pl.) mountain bird[s…
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Muslim Immigration and Antisemitism: Germany’s Elephant in the Room No One Wants to Talk About, Late December 2023
The below opinion piece was published in the Jewish Russian-language internet news source 9, located in Jerusalem, which concentrates on news relating primarily to Israel. The article originally appeared in the Jewish Russian-language internet-based monthly newspaper European Panorama, located in Berlin, Germany, which sees as its mission to inform “those who are interested in the…
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