Shabbat shalom from Tel Aviv, Israel. via: Thomson Reuters

Artem Dolgopyat has done it again. The Israeli gymnastics star won bronze on floor exercise at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, scoring 14.466 points - his fourth World Championship medal, adding to two silvers and a historic gold won on October 7, 2023, when he competed while Israel was under attack and stood on the podium with black ribbons on the Israeli flag. And he wasn’t alone on the big stage. For the first time in history, two Israeli gymnasts competed together in the same World Championship floor exercise final - Dolgopyat alongside 18-year-old Noam Berkovich, who finished 7th in his World Championship debut. Israel is so proud of both of you (and so are we!). 📸 rbufolin The Israeli Gymnastics Federation

Name a country that: 🔬 Has more scientists and technicians per capita than any nation on earth 📚 Publishes more books per capita than almost any country 🌱 Has more trees today than 100 years ago 💡 Files more patents per capita than almost any nation 🤝 Sends humanitarian aid to countries despite votes against it at the UN That country is Israel. 🇮🇱

96 years of saving lives. 96 new ambulances. Magen David Adom, Israel's National Emergency Service, has just rolled out 96 new ambulances to celebrate 96 years. Supporter groups in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium, and Australia paid for them, and they’ll be stationed nationwide to help crews reach patients faster, both on ordinary days and in emergencies. They join roughly 2,000 MDA ambulances already serving Israel. “Although 96 is a mature age, Israel’s national emergency medical service is young and strong,” said MDA Director-General Eli Bin. Photo: MDA Spokesperson’s Office @Mdais

Malaysia just banned civil servants from using Waze. The reason: it’s Israeli technology. Meanwhile, millions of Malaysians use it anyway. You can ban Israeli apps. You can’t ban Israeli innovation.

This is the incredible story of Shaul Ladany. At 8, he was a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. At 36, he survived the Munich Olympics massacre. Born in Belgrade in 1936, he and his family fled to Budapest, where the Nazis captured them and sent them to Bergen-Belsen for roughly half a year. A ransom deal eventually freed them, among more than 1,600 Jews the Nazis had taken from Hungary, and in 1948 they made their home in Israel. In 1972, he competed for Israel as a racewalker in Munich. When Black September, a Palestinian terror group, infiltrated the Olympic Village, a roommate woke him and he escaped with his teammates. 11 Israeli athletes were murdered in the massacre. “Those that tried to kill me are not alive anymore,” he said in a 2022 interview with the Associated Press. “We are still here. Not only as individuals, but also as a country.” Photo from Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

In 4 days Israel votes. Jewish citizens. Muslim citizens. Druze. Christians. Bedouins. Circassians. All at the same polling stations. 37 parties. 120 Knesset seats. Soldiers casting ballots from missile boats in the Red Sea. Name another country in the Middle East that does this. 🇮🇱🗳️

🚨A horrific attack on mourners at a church funeral in Jordan. Gunmen opened fire during a funeral service inside a church in southern Jordan on Friday, October 23, killing 6 people and wounding 28, according to Jordanian police. The attackers have not been identified. An investigation has been opened. Our thoughts are with all those affected.

When we stand together as a community and face our challenges, we are a fortress. @RozRothstein

Nearly 30% of Israel’s population is under 18 - one of the highest rates in the developed world. In a country where the average age is just 29, Israel is not only surviving - it is growing, thriving, and building its future.

43 years ago today, 241 American service members were killed in Beirut. We remember every one of them, and we remember who was responsible: Hezbollah, a proxy of the Iranian regime.

43 Years Ago Today, the Iranian Regime Killed 241 American Service Members in Beirut. The Threat Never Changed. On October 23, 1983, a suicide bomber drove a truck loaded with explosives into the US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. 241 American service members were killed - 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel, and 3 Army soldiers. It remains the deadliest single-day loss for the US Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima. The attack was carried out by terror group Hezbollah - trained, funded, and directed by the Iranian regime. 43 years later, the same Iranian regime is still funding the same proxies, still targeting American lives, and still pursuing the same goal: the destruction of the West and everyone who stands for freedom. We honor the 241 Americans who gave their lives that day. Their sacrifice must never be forgotten - and the threat that killed them must never be underestimated. May their memories forever be a blessing. 🇺🇸🕯️

Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed by Palestinian terrorists in the shooting attack near Yehuda Junction, West Bank/Judea and Samaria. Three additional soldiers were injured in the attack. May their memories forever be a blessing.