An unusually early heat wave in Southern France continues to set new all-time high records for May, with some communities reporting temperatures as high as 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). Meanwhile, an early heat wave in the United States sets all-time high records for May 21 in several cities in Texas, Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and ties them for some other areas, particularly in the Northeast.
Russia declares victory in capturing the city of Mariupol
Encore Educational Theatre Company is scheduled to present Gilbert & Sullivan’s immortal comic opera, HMS Pinafore, on 21-30 June 2022 at the auditorium of the Masorti High School, 8 Beitar Street, Talpiot, Jerusalem. The production is being staged by Robert Binder and Aviella Trapido, with musical direction by Paul Salter and choreography by Batya Feder. The set of the saucy ship, docked in Portsmouth harbor, has been designed by Roxane Goodkin-Levy and constructed by Hank Rothschild.
The energetic cast of close to 40 consists of participants ages 8-80, including crew members coming from Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Neve Daniel, and elsewhere. They have been rehearsing the opera, originally produced in London in 1878, since early March.
The plot is a satire of mid-Victorian nautical melodramas, in which class conflicts, political appointees, love unrequited, and operatic styles are sent up in a most ingenious way, accompanied by irresistible melodies that have proven hummable and memorable for well over a century. The love-torn romance between a humble sailor and his proud Captain’s daughter is finally resolved when a mystery of birth is discovered and all ends happily.
Encore has been producing the most professional shows in the community theatre sphere for over 16 years, including such hits as Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, and The Pirates of Penzance in recent years. They have also presented original works on Israeli themes written by Binder and Salter, such as The Keys to the City (describing the “surrender” of Jerusalem by the Ottoman Turks to the British in 1917) and Intrepid: The Saga of the NILI Spy Ring headed by Sarah Aronson. HMS Pinafore was last presented by Encore 11 years ago. This revival features innovative dancing, a full orchestra, and first-rate musical standards. The show is appropriate for family audiences.
JTVC urges all those interested to make early bookings to avoid disappointment.
Tickets are currently available on the company’s website, www.Encore-etc.com
The Yavoriv military base is a military training facility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Yavoriv in western Ukraine, some 10 km from the border with Poland and 30 kilometers northwest of Lviv in Yavoriv district. The facility houses an International Center for Peacekeeping and Security within the framework of the Ukraine–NATO Partnership for Peace program and the National Military Academy Hetman Petro Sahaidatschnyj. The base covers an area of around 390 sq km (151 sq miles) and can accommodate up to 1,790 people.
The Yavoriv military training area was founded in 1940. A former military training area of the Polish army was used, which had existed here before the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland in 1939 and the Soviet annexation of western Ukraine. On February 13, 1940, the USSR passed a resolution on the evacuation of 30 villages, the area of which was needed for the expansion of the square.
Riots have been reported across Iran in protest of sky rocketing food prices. In reply, the Iranian government is shutting down internet access in what appears to be the normal response in preparation for intensive crack downs on its people. This move comes amidst refreshed attempts by Biden to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear policy.
The 5.56×45mm NATO round — is used by both IDF troops and Palestinian terrorists, who mainly capture their weapons from IDF bases. PA Civil Affairs chief told Twitter that “Israel requested a joint investigation and the handing over of the bullet that assassinated the journalist Shireen, and we refused that, and we affirmed that our investigation would be completed independently, and we will inform her family, America, Qatar and all official authorities of the results of the investigation,”
The PA political line is consistent with Al Jazeera news network that claims she was intentionally “assassinated by Israeli special units.”
World Israel News states that videos from the scene depict Palestinians firing indiscriminately, including blindly around corners within the neighborhood where the IDF was carrying out arrest raids. In one video, a young man holding an M-16 machine gun is heard boasting that he shot an IDF soldier who was lying on the ground. Because Abu Akleh was wearing a helmet and no soldiers were injured during the Jenin operation, Israeli commentators have suggested that the man in the video likely shot her, believing he was firing at Israeli troops.
In a related event, Israeli journalists are now receiving death threats from many Arab sources. The lack of gaining any genuine independent investigation into her killing leaves the field open for it to become a major source of Arab retaliation that can only be justified by unconfirmed reports.
The supply of Russian oil and gas has been the major incentive preventing an escalation from France and Germany in support of Ukraine. The current move to control the pipeline supplying these much needed reserves to Europe changes the dynamics of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It remains to be seen how Russia might react to this move that can only further damage its economy, amidst other hard hitting sanctions. Conversely, NATO might become emboldened to accelerate any program linked to its supply of weapons and even personnel in support of the Ukraine war effort, especially if France and Germany, key members of NATO having nothing to lose regarding its own supply of needed Russian oil and gas supplies. This possibility has been increased as Europe has officially accused Russia as being responsible for Ukraine’s actions.
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