Israel's Judaisation of Palestine is failing

"Everything Palestinian in Jerusalem is targeted by Israeli occupation," said Palestinian Archbishop of Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Church,...

The Law of Return Is Suicidal

Severe overcrowding, coupled with a horrifically high birthrate, is already set to turn Israel into a living hell that will only get worse with an...

Shutdown saga offers lesson in divided government

When you want results in a polarized Washington, sometimes it pays to simply leave the professionals alone to do their jobs. That seems to...

Jediná istota...

Je to však veľmi relatívne. Ak tri štvrtiny živnostníkov platia odvody do Sociálnej poisťovne len z minimálneho vymeriavacieho základu,...

What Is Vladimir Putin Really Threatening?

Half a century from now historians and social scientists will wrestle with the defining questions at the dawn of the 21st-century. And unless I...

Counter the Prime Minister’s Assault on the Rule of Law

Netanyahu hopes his methodical use of incitement against the left and the media will rescue him from the long arm of the law

Jews Are Not Just Victims, and anti-Semitism Must Not Define Jewish Life

From Trump to Corbyn, jihadists to nationalists, Europe to America, too many commentators see Jewish life as under siege from anti-Semitism. But...

Trump’s coup isn’t in Caracas, it’s in Washington

Commentary. Indeed, if the emergency declaration ends up being overturned, this will be in great part thanks to the efforts of Alexandria Ocasio-...

Yellow vests hurl anti-Semitic taunts at Alain Finkielkraut, latest stain on movement

Report. On the three-month anniversary of the yellow vest movement, support for the protests is waning. Though the criticisms of Macron’s...

Budujeme veselo dopravu v Bratislave

Radní páni dnes horúčkovite referujú o opatreniach na zmiernenie infarktovej situácie, ktorá čaká obyvateľov tejto štvrte Bratislavy aj...

Bank of Japan’s growing global challenges

The U.S. Federal Reserve opened the year with a dovish turnaround in its monetary policy due to concerns over global economic growth and muted...

Ranking of Korea in innovation index

By Chang Se-moon On Jan. 22, Bloomberg released the Bloomberg Innovation Index, which is intended to rank countries based on several factors...

We Support You, Ilhan the Heroine

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar thought she was living in a democratic country, and that she could report to the public about what she sees: how naive!

How best to navigate online dating and find your perfect partner

Online dating can be both fun and frustrating. You can be thrilled about meeting your date in person for the first time and decide to throw caution...

Breathing space for Mahathir

Ukraine's Neo-Nazis "Suddenly" a Problem as Power Grows

The central role right-wing extremists and literal Neo-Nazis played in Ukraine’s “Euromaidan” protests was obvious from the beginning. The...

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Why the world shouldn’t expect North Korea to denuclearize

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - With the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un coming up, I was invited to...

Cardi B is 'ajumma'

By Jason Lim A Facebook friend posted, "I just realized Cardi B actually reminds me of a Korean ajumma. She has an ajumma spirit." This post got me...

INSIGHTS into the WORLD / Time to resolutely fight climate extremes

January turned out to be a month of extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a recent report. In southern Minnesota,...

Britain's Dire Economic Situation is of Little Concern for Theresa May

It seems that the most haunting question in Britain today is: What future awaits its citizens after Brexit? This is hardly an example of lazy...

Resurgent Russia: Myth and reality

Make Russia Great Again. That is the mission Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have adopted in international politics. Following his return...

What’s Not Being Said About the Venezuela Oil War

So far much of the discussion over what is driving the bizarre Trump Administration intervention into Venezuela centers around the comments of...

Predvídateľná roztržka

Americký viceprezident Mike Pence a šéf americkej diplomacie Mike Pompeo sa na rôznych európskych fórach pokúšali šíriť politiku, ktorá...

Netanyahu Is Doing Everything on His Own, and That's Scary

It’s hard to think of a point in time in our history – perhaps during the Ben-Gurion era – when the decision-making process was so concentrated...

Angela Merkel's masterful Munich moment

The world order is broken. Who is going to pick up the pieces? That was the key question hanging over the Munich Security Conference. Angela Merkel...

Leon Bailey back from the brink under Peter Bosz

Almost all the talk about this Bayer Leverkusen team is about Kai Havertz and Julian Brandt, but there's another player re-emerging from the...

News Anchor Who Said Occupation Makes Soldiers 'Animals' Has a Right to Speak Out

The attacks on Oshrat Kotler were so predictable. The news anchor for Channel 13 said on Saturday, “You send your children to the army, to the...

What Wahhabism Looks Like From Up Close And Personal

How many times will we need to be reminded of the horrors of Wahhabism – that cult, which for lack of better words murdered and pillaged its way...

The San Ferdinando slum claims another life as Salvini shifts the blame

Reportage. Moussa Ba, 28, of Senegal, is the latest victim of the tragic conditions inside the San Ferdinando migrant slum. Salvini shamelessly...

Ideologija genetike

Vedno nastane problem, ko komentator izgubi voljo, bralstvo pa zaradi tega ploska. Ker, kaj češ komentirati v deželi, kjer poslanec ukrade sendvič...

‘1st contact’ with melted nuclear debris points to nightmare ahead

Traffic safety classes are often held for the benefit of elementary school pupils. But one given earlier this month in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture,...

Thank you for cutting US financial aid

Those examining the world looking for the effects of US financial aid would find that its results were not in the best interest of those receiving...

If Saudi’s MBS remains in control, more tensions with Morocco will come

Saudi-Moroccan relations are witnessing an unprecedented period of tension. Morocco has decided to pull its Ambassador from Riyadh. The Ambassador,...

Does the Covert Militarization of Japan Serve its National Interests Well

According to Japan’s ministry of defense, Tokyo has recently adopted a set of guidelines aimed at strengthening its national defense potential...

Kdo bo v Bruslju kradel sendviče?

‘En sendvič na dan odžene poslanca stran,« je ena od domislic, ki so jih sproducirali tisti, ki so se naslajali ob zgodbi poslanca Darija...

For Israel's Golden Intel Boys, It Starts With Terror and Ends With Greed

Veterans of Israel’s famed signal intelligence corps, already well versed in violence against the helpless, are now indulging in rotten meddling...

In Germany, the Green New Deal works

BERLIN - Opponents of the U.S. congressional Democrats’ Green New Deal point to Germany as an example of a country where similar policies have...

Trump emergency declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight

Let the lawsuits begin. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border Friday and predicted his administration...

Monolog o evtanaziji

Javni pismi akademika dr. Janka Pleterskega in učiteljice Alenke Čurin Janžekovič, ki sta v skrajni zdravstveni stiski zaprosila za zdravniško...

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Neumen in bolj neumen

Nekoč smo imeli na urah materinščine – ne vem, ali to obstaja v šolah še danes – »branje z razumevanjem«. Ko smo obvladali abecedo in...

Be realistic on Brexit and US-China trade war, or risk massive fallout

Two major divorces are in the making in March. The obvious one is Brexit, which officially occurs on March 29. The other is the deadline for the...

Afghanistan: Russia Starts the True ‘Intra-Afghan Dialogue’

It wasn’t long ago when top U.S. military officials had accused Russia of supplying weapons to the Afghan Taliban, an accusation that the...

Las Kopras

Prejšnji petek me je naključje odpeljalo v Koper. Malo po deseti uri zvečer sem zavil z avtoceste in zapeljal proti mestnemu središču. Pot me...

Gene-edited food not an issue to be rushed; public needs more info

A health ministry expert subcommittee on genetically altered foods has drafted a report on its discussions over regulatory responses to food...

On US imperialism, Israel is more attack dog than client state

One particularly frank imperialist described the logic of the hoped-for British patronage of the Zionist movement, as the empire stood on the brink...

Poštenost, resnica in domovina (vrstni red je poljuben)

Stanje na desnem polu, še posebno v Janševih imperialnih medijih, lahko zdaj edini opiše skatolog Vinko Vasle, ki najuspešneje plava v tej...

Odtajani revizionizem, iredentizem in fašizem

Prav tragikomično je že, kako se italijanska populistična vlada zapleta v spore z vsemi sosedami, celo z Francijo in Avstrijo, pa seveda, glede...

Real ‘obscene masquerade’: How BBC depicted staged hospital scenes as proof of Douma chemical attack

Riam Dalati is on the BBC production team based in Beirut and describes himself, on his Twitter page, as an “esteemed colleague” of Quentin...

One woman can beat Donald Trump in 2020 – if only she would run

Another day, another Democratic would-be presidential candidate. Seriously, what’s up with everyone and their mum clambering over each other to...

Why Pakistan should not take Saudi money

This weekend, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Pakistan with his entourage of over  1,000 people , including investors,...

Can the Astana process survive the US withdrawal from Syria?

On February 14, leaders of the Astana process - Russia, Iran and Turkey -   held a trilateral summit in the Russian Black Sea resort, Sochi, for...

US-China trade war: Beijing must tackle structural issues

As top Chinese and American negotiators huddled in Beijing on Thursday and Friday to haggle over a comprehensive agreement to defuse the trade war,...

‘We’ll accept whatever the Palestinians accept’

“We’ll accept whatever the Palestinians accept” has become a slogan used by several Arab states under various circumstances over the years. It...

Golden visas and passport trade undermine EU

Nationals of non-EU countries can buy citizenship in many member states by coming in as investors. This practice is ultimately harmful to the...

Poland's 'Holocaust Law:' The Wound Is Still Open

Over six months have passed since the storm erupted over the joint declaration by the prime ministers of Israel and Poland over the Polish law...

The kids reclaiming Baghdad: ‘This is the real face of Iraq’

Reportage. Students, musicians, boys with slick hair and girls with or without a veil: the volunteers and activists gathered here in Baghdad have...

Let's organize world trade

There is broad historic agreement that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been one the most successful international institutions; its...

Europe’s Power Deficit

WARSAW – Former German Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel and Zaki Laïdi of Sciences Po deserve credit for writing dueling commentaries...