The American conservative movement lost one of its most dynamic young leaders when Charlie Kirk, founder of the influential Turning Point USA organization, was fatally show. The staunchly pro-Israel voice, who relentlessly defended Israel in the ongoing war and took on antisemites on campuses, had built a nationwide student political network and served as a key ally to President Donald Trump in mobilizing younger voters.
Veteran Israeli journalist and television personality Dan Margalit has died at the age of 87. His revelation in 1977 that Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's wife held an offshore bank account forced him to drop out of the race.
Despite warm embrace of Jews and repeatedly stating "never again," after Oct. 7, he suggested a "genocide investigation," sparking Jewish outrage and straining relations with Jerusalem.
Securing Israel’s borders while battling delegitimization of Israel – this is Dore Gold’s vital and admirable legacy.
Dr. Miriam Adelson and family gather at Mount of Olives cemetery to honor memory of Jewish philanthropist and Israel Hayom founder 4 years after his passing.
At the opening of the event, Prof. Reichman praised the Adelsons for having helped build the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship and the university, whose students rank seventh place in the world in the number of unicorns in colleges with fewer than 15,000 students. Sheldon Adelson's widow Dr. Miriam Adelson told the audience that Israel will prevail in the war, because "a nation that sanctifies life chooses life. Hamas cannot defeat the Start-Up Nation."
"If Sheldon was with us today he would fully support Israel in its righteous battle. Sheldon would have looked at Gaza and placed responsibility solely on Hamas, and only on Hamas," his widow, Israel Hayom publisher Dr. Miriam Adelson, said at the memorial event.
Israel Hayom Editor-in-Chief Omer Lachmanovitch eulogizes Israeli, saying, “Raz was a creative spirit imbued with passion and delicate touch. He loved and lived culture with every fiber of his being and contributed heavily to that world through his significant journalistic work. He will be greatly missed by his former colleagues at Israel Hayom. We all share the pain of the family.”
“It is hard to imagine the existence of Israeli art, our anthems, the worlds of literature and theater without his unique and unforgettable contribution,” President Isaac Herzog said of Geffen after his death.
Against the backdrop of Jerusalem's Old City walls, family and friends gathered at his gravesite.