Communists
On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard
On this day in 1955, Bulgarian MiG fighters brought down El Al Flight 402, killing all 58 people aboard and setting off a Cold War dispute over responsibility and justice.
From McCarthy to Trump: How the politics of fear made a comeback - opinion
The ‘secret’ behind the success of the CPC, the world’s largest governing party - opinion
'Murderer NATO': Over 100 anti-NATO protesters detained in Turkey ahead of Ankara summit
'The Value of Names': A Jewish lens on a difficult piece of US history
The Value of Names delves into a troubling chapter of American history through a Jewish lens.
Top official from China's Xinjiang says 'Sinicization' of Islam 'inevitable'
Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly called for the "Sinicization" of religions, including Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, urging followers to pledge loyalty to the Communist Party.
Illya Gefter presents ‘The Front,’ works that raise historical questions
The fundamental meaning of art, I believe, is in offering a vision of harmony on the one hand and coping with a tragic absence of harmony in human existence on the other.
'Boycott Israel': Communist city councilor interrupts Eurovision semi-finals in Norway
Jorunn Folkvord, a member of the Oslo City Council on behalf of the communist "Red" Party protested against Israel during the pre-Eurovision Song Contest in Norway.
Cuba stages pro-Palestinian march past US embassy in Havana
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, now deceased, was famous for staging similar, but much larger demonstrations to protest US sanctions and meddling in Cuban affairs.
Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90
Bradman never lost his bitterness over Castro’s takeover of the country, which replaced the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista with years of deepening repression and economic malaise.
‘The Dinner’ pits Russian immigrants against Sabras
Based on a novel by Dan Redler, the parallel stories are about the haves and the have-nots, those who are bored with their lives and look for something to give them meaning.
Stalin and the creation of Israel: The Soviet tyrant’s inadvertent Zionism - opinion
While Stalin’s antisemitism was all-too-real, during the perilous 1940s, in two conflicts, Stalin found himself the Jewish people’s benefactor.
French parliament declares Israel not an apartheid state
Habib called the accusation that Israel is an apartheid state “the biggest fake news of the 21st century” and “the fuel that drives all of the antisemites in the world.”
Purim 1953 in the USSR: When Joseph Stalin had his fatal stroke
Joseph Stalin had a stroke and collapsed in his dacha on Purim, March 1, 1953, possibly assisted by someone in his inner circle. He died four days later.
