Launch of education commission

Panel should not be swayed by politics and ideology The presidential National Education Commission (NEC) responsible for establishing the nation's...

Netherlands returns looted Kandinsky painting to Jewish family

JTA — A Dutch committee charged with assessing and acting on claims about artwork stolen from Jews before and during the Holocaust has determined...

Defying West, Russia says it will annex four occupied Ukraine regions Friday

MOSCOW, Russia — Moscow will formally annex four Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine at a Kremlin ceremony on Friday, President Vladimir Putin’s...

Palestinians say boy, 7, killed in fall after being chased by IDF soldiers

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they happen. Moscow will formally annex four Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine at a...

Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president as political paralysis continues

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president, with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots and some...

What's happening in the Western Balkans?

By Lee Jae-woong It has been more than seven months since the war in Ukraine broke out. Europe is suffering from the most tragic conflict since...

Buying a beard trimmer at a gas station from a Palestinian

I admit it. I bought a beard trimmer from a man in a gas station parking lot. Also a sun visor for the windshield. He approached me as I was...

The Arctic maneuver in the shadow of the crisis in Europe

NATO Secretary General’s recent visit to the Arctic confirmed the notion of a broad front against the Russian presence in the region. In addition...

The Harder They Fall (Vayelech)

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them. –James Barrie Perhaps one of the greatest leaders...

The Faith-Based Reaganomics of Liz Truss

Putin’s New Nuclear Blackmail

Bolsonarismo After Bolsonaro

Wrought

Metamorphosis or ruin? A poetic, up-close look at the hidden work of rot asks us to reconsider our relationship with decay - by Aeon Video Watch at...

Brazil may have its own Jan­u­ary 6 mo­ment – or worse

On October 2, Brazil will hold its ninth democratic election since military rule ended in 1985. But this young democracy, the second largest in the...

What Ethiopia can teach the US about abor­tion rights

As an Ethiopian American, I am disturbed that the United States is rolling back the reproductive rights of American women and girls, one state at a...

Opinion – The Tenuous Links Between ‘Food’ and ‘Migration’ Crises

The impending global food crisis has sparked fears in many EU policymakers’ minds of a fresh ‘migration crisis’. Concerns that severe food...

The utopian machine

For children like me, growing up in an utopian community, life was a bewildering chaos of freedom and indoctrination - by Susanna Crossman Read at...

Remembering Mohibullah, a Tireless Advocate for the Rohingya

Mohibullah was one of the most important leaders of the Rohingya, and the most important figure living in the refugee camps in Bangladesh. We...

Japanese leader's trip to China in 1972 was diplomatic gamble

The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations...

Her Name was Jina

“Mahsa” Amini This is the name that has made headlines around the world as Iranian women protest the inequality they face systemically in the...

Safari Sarajevo, 1.

Odličen in pretresljiv dokumentarni film režiserja Mirana Zupaniča je razburil precejšen del javnosti v Bosni in Hercegovini, a na različne...

Resentment Is Rising Against China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies

On September 7, three days before the national Mid-Autumn holiday weekend, my husband and I received separate phone calls from the pandemic...

As Ukraine invasion slows, antisemitism seeps into Russian media landscape

JTA — Soon after he rose to power 22 years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin cracked down on the open antisemitism that nearly all of his...

Uncultured Cynicism

Last week’s flip-flop veto by Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel’s participation in Creative Europe is a hard, vengeful and...

Qatari UN envoy deletes Twitter account after antisemitic, homophobic tweets exposed

JTA — The Qatari envoy to United Nations agencies based in Geneva has deleted her Twitter account after a watchdog exposed antisemitic and...

US voices concern over West Bank violence in 3 meetings within hours of each other

The Biden administration took the opportunity to voice its concern regarding the deteriorating security situation in the West Bank on three...

In Iran, the sparks of dissent are multiplying

This Editor’s Note was sent out Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s...

Rabbis, reverends strive to reconcile politically divided congregations

AP — One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of...

What are tactical nuclear weapons and what would happen if Putin used them?

THE CONVERSATION via AP — Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing...

Netanyahu connects with supporters, one protective glass cage appearance at a time

Driving into Ramat Gan with a motorcade, sirens blaring, and ushered into a waiting custom-outfitted, glass-paneled truck-borne enclosure, Likud...

US to give $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Russia moves toward annexation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US will provide an additional $1.1 billion in aid to Ukraine, with funding for 18 more advanced rocket systems and other...

Israel exploits the Algerian-Moroccan rift to push them further apart

Since former President Donald Trump launched his Abraham Accords initiative to help Israel normalise ties with its Arab neighbours, the Apartheid...

Simone D’Angelo: How the Democratic Party of Genoa won by fighting inequality

Interview. The secretary of the Democratic Party of Genoa: ‘We put the fight against social inequalities at the center of our commitment, we went...

Palestinian, 21, arrested on suspicion of raping Israeli teen on beach

A Palestinian man, 21, has been arrested on suspicion of raping an Israeli teenager on a beach in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, Israel Police...

Russians rush to flee country amid draft, fearing borders will soon ‘close forever’

VAALIMAA, Finland (AFP) — Fearing the border may close “forever” after President Vladimir Putin’s mobilization order for the war in Ukraine,...

Putin’s Ukraine war forces ugly bargains on food and fuel

Russia’s escalating, if struggling, invasion of Ukraine provides an ugly reminder of Europe’s war-prone past. In threatening supplies of energy,...

Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship

JTA — Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015 law to repatriate Sephardic Jews from around the...

Daily Briefing Sept 29: Solomon’s mines and the fate of a rebel MK

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world,...

Trilateral anti-submarine drills

Historical issues hinder security cooperation South Korea will hold trilateral anti-submarine drills with the United States and Japan in...

(POGLED IZZA MEJE) Naš odnos do manjšin

- V četrtek, 22. septembra, je Svet Evrope objavil poročilo Svetovalnega odbora Okvirne konvencije za zaščito narodnih manjšin o Sloveniji....

Student absences for Yom Kippur could cost Michigan schools state funding

The holiest day of the Jewish calendar couldn’t come at a worse time for Michigan public schools this year. Yom Kippur falls on October 5 — which...

Orthodox Jewish groups join evangelical Christian mailman’s US Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of Orthodox Jewish groups are filing friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of an evangelical Christian postal worker who...

Biden administration faces senator complaints about weak impact of Russia sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Future sanctions over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine must focus on depriving Putin of what he needs to fund...

Bazan Group indicted for pollution for 5th time in seven years

The Environmental Protection Ministry on Thursday submitted its fifth indictment in seven years against Israel’s biggest oil refinery for air...

US laws hamper efforts to prosecute war criminals, warns top Nazi hunter

WASHINGTON — A legendary US Nazi hunter tapped by the Justice Department to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine said Wednesday that federal...

In defense of religious education

A young boy with thin, long hair looks straight at the camera like he has never seen one before. His mouth is gaping, eyes wide open. His gaze is...

Two killings, but the same lame blame game 

Two killings, more than 9,000 kilometers and 10 years apart and seemingly having absolutely nothing in common, can possibly be connected by a...

60-60: Israeli Elections for Dummies

Two months ago, when I was told we have to vote in November I got excited. This could sound weird for the average Israeli but for me it was indeed...

Change Is the Only Certainty

The world is changing very quickly, and the pace seems to be growing exponentially. On the one hand, each new technology, and there are countless...

Parasha & Haftarah – Ekev

פרשת עקב Main Topics We have a commandment by G-d to make Aliyah and take possession of our land. The Pasuk states to keep one mitzvah that...