Iran expanding uranium enrichment at Natanz site, says UN nuclear watchdog

Iran has taken another step to increase its enrichment activities in purifying uranium beyond 20 percent, Reuters reported Monday, citing a report...

Iran carries out secret executions ‘at alarming rate,’ says UN investigator

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran executed more than 250 people, including at least four child offenders, in 2020 and so far this year has carried out...

Chilean newspaper draws outrage with tribute to Nazi leader Hermann Göring

JTA — One of the largest newspapers in Chile published a tribute feature to Nazi Hermann Göring on Sunday, sparking an outcry from politicians and...

The Jewish stories behind a heavy metal cult classic documentary

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (JTA) — The Star of David pendant comes exactly 15 minutes into the 16.5-minute documentary. It bounces against the chest of...

Shrinking Space for Religious Minorities in Sri Lanka 

Two reports about religious freedom violations in Sri Lanka issued within a week of each other demonstrate growing concern about human rights and...

US Judge to sentence neo-Nazi group members under terrorism law

GREENBELT, Maryland (AP) — Two neo-Nazi group members intended to engage in terrorist activity before FBI agents arrested them ahead of a pro-gun...

Facebook ‘unquestionably’ fueling hate, whistleblower tells UK lawmakers

LONDON (AFP)  — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told UK lawmakers Monday that posting content featuring anger and hate “is the easiest way...

New head of powerful US liberal donor group looks to shake secretive reputation

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Politico called the Democracy Alliance, one of the country’s major liberal donor groups, “secretive.” The conservative...

‘Curb’ is back and Jon Hamm get’s a Yiddish lesson

Spoiler alert: This article contains plot details from Episode 1 of Season 11 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” (JTA) — Matzo balls, shiva calls and...

Netanyahu exaggerates post-haircut reception

At a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset on Monday, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu told party members that he was overrun by supporters...

Florida to start divesting from Ben & Jerry’s parent firm over West Bank boycott

The US state of Florida is set to begin divesting from conglomerate Unilever over the boycott of West Bank settlements announced several months ago...

S prožnim korakom iz krize

Gospodarstvo Evropske unije je zaradi močne podpore politike in uspešne kampanje cepljenja izšlo iz sence covida-19 s prožnim korakom. Negotovost...

Ben-Gurion Didn't 'Finish the Job,' but Not in the Way That Smotrich Thinks

Sometimes, even a con man lets a truth slip out. That happened to MK Bezalel Smotrich at the Knesset podium not long ago. After discarding all the...

Facebook profits rise 17% amid accusations it values success over user safety

AP — Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued financial success over user safety,...

Egypt lifts state of emergency in force since 2017 bombings of Coptic churches

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday announced the lifting of the state of emergency in place since deadly jihadist attacks on Coptic...

Tokyo’s fond memories of Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell passed away on Oct. 18 due to complications from COVID-19. Many in Tokyo miss and respect him for being a man of many “racial...

Illiberalism appeals, even in democratic societies

According to Freedom House, the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization, democracy is under siege. Its most recent annual report on Freedom in the...

VOX POPULI: Some semblance of ‘normal’ life is finally returning

If you were to ask people what they were obliged to give up when the novel coronavirus restrictions were in force, many would likely answer travel....

Klientke v sušni dobi

Življenje je klateški pes, ki ga je treba ves čas na novo loviti, a včasih preseneti bolj drastično kot sicer in popolnoma skrene, da se...

Can COP26 Become a Turning Point for Gender Responsive Climate Action?

In a recent United Nations poll of young people in South Asia, 78 percent said that climate change has impacted their studies. More girls reported...

New start for SsangYong

At stake is how to be reborn as EV maker A consortium led by electric bus maker Edison Motors has been selected as the preferred bidder to acquire...

Network disruption

KT should go all-out to prevent recurrence The sudden disruption of KT's wired and wireless communication network Monday is a reminder of how...

Iran man gets jail, lashes for stealing cashews

An Iranian court sentenced a man to 10 months in prison and 40 lashes for stealing three packs of cashews, Fars news agency reported Monday. The...

IDF launches ‘Southern Storm’ training exercise on Gaza border

The Israel Defense Forces launched a two-day exercise simulating war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, to test how well the military learned the...

EU's vision in Arctic

By Josep Borrell and Virginijus Sinkevi?ius BRUSSELS ― The Arctic is changing rapidly, owing to the impact of global warming, increasing...

Network disruption

KT should go all-out to prevent recurrence The sudden disruption of KT's wired and wireless communication network Monday is a reminder of how...

‘Help! I’m Addicted’ is yet another self-obsessed trans memoir lacking in self-awareness that adds nothing to the gender debate

It seems like confessional literature from the trans genre is suddenly everywhere. Just like mushrooms, there are countless books, largely written...

Encouraging turn in pandemic

It's too soon to declare mission accomplished, and the economy needs more time to recover. But the nation is approaching the winter holiday season...

Hollywood’s Untold Jewish Story

After a decade of delays and a cost of nearly $500 million, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has finally opened to the general...

Chinese perspective on Moon Jae-in: THAAD and inconsistent messaging

By Lee Seong-hyon With President Moon Jae-in's term winding down, and with Seoul and Beijing's relationship to mark their 30th anniversary next...

Off to northern Europe

By Lee Hyon-soo The COVID-19 pandemic has taken away many pleasures which we used to take for granted. For instance, we cannot dine out with family...

The Very Human Need for Grounding

I imagine that Yitzhak was quite anxious for his father Avraham’s servant to return with news of whether he had found for him a spouse from among...

Tech Leaders: Guy Altagar, CEO, Unlimited Robotics

Welcome to my Tech Leaders Interview Series, where I interview impactful leaders and ask them to share tips and techniques that have benefited...

Country I want in era of climate emergency

By Jang Daul The global hit Korean drama, "Squid Game,'' on Netflix is a hot topic in Korean society these days. People see the success of "Squid...

Remembering the Wadi Araba Treaty and Jordan's 'cold peace' with Israel

What: The signing of a peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, which ended over four decades of conflict. When: 26, October 1994 Where: Wadi Araba,...

Wall Street doubles down on China

Financial ties continue to grow despite political tensions

Middle East: Both the US and Israel Pose a Military Threat to the Region

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, warned in a letter to the UN Security Council about...

EDITORIAL: Policy on first nuke ban treaty meeting a key election issue

How should Japan get involved in the nuclear ban treaty, which is aimed at building a “world without nuclear weapons,” and bring about changes in...

I Fund Terror Groups

I am announcing and confessing here that I finance terrorism. Some of the tax money I pay to the Israeli government is transferred to its terrorist...

US insists it wasn’t given heads-up before Israel blacklisted Palestinian NGOs

The Biden administration is standing by its assertion that Israel did not give it a heads-up before Jerusalem’s controversial decision last week...

US officials say Iran behind recent drone attack on American base in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where...

High Court hears potentially decisive East Jerusalem eviction case

In a potentially decisive   case, the High Court held a hearing on Monday on  a Jewish religious endowment’s move to evict an East Jerusalem...

At yeshiva fundraiser, Jill Biden pays tribute to Jonathan Sacks

JTA — United States First Lady Jill Biden gave the keynote speech on Sunday at the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah annual fundraiser dinner in Detroit, a...

How Ashli Babbitt Became the First Martyr of Trump's MAGA Church

"Who killed Ashli Babbitt?" That’s the new MAGA rallying cry, a slogan to replace "Lock her up!" and "Build that wall!"...

A Bottom-Up Approach to Education Reform

Positive COVID-19 test results at lowest rate in 4 months

The rate of positive test results identifying coronavirus infection on Monday was the lowest in four months, according to Health Ministry figures....

Is Biden any different from Trump on Palestine?

When Joe Biden was declared the winner in the US presidential election last November, expectations in Ramallah were high. A Biden administration,...

Hegel today

Too dense, too abstract, too suspect, Hegel was outside the Anglophone canon for a century. Why is his star rising again? - by Willem deVries Read...

The field trip

Work in the 21st century, as experienced by a group of fifth-graders in Portland, Oregon, on a field trip to the ‘real world’ - by Aeon Video...