Defying Macron, Hezbollah says it will continue to fight Israel

Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group on Monday rejected criticism from French President Emmanuel Macron Monday after he panned its political...

Strong Against Weak Women

Why Do Google and Apple Maps Recognize Illegal Israeli Settlements, but Not Palestine?

Despite their claims, the two tech giants' ubiquitous, influential maps and navigation tools aren't value-neutral at all. Just ask a Palestinian

The History Behind America’s History Wars

MEXICO CITY – Henry James once reportedly said, “If you scrape Europe, you will find history. If you scrape the United States, you will find...

Gantz compares virus to ’73 war: Israel again unprepared, will pay the price

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday compared the coronavirus pandemic to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, saying that once again people would die...

Sharp growth in gap year participation from US this year despite COVID – report

Masa Israel has reported a 40 percent increase in the number of students arriving for gap year programs as compared to last year, despite the...

Many ultra-Orthodox flouting virus rules entirely, reports indicate

Reports surfaced Monday of wholesale flouting of coronavirus restrictions in various ultra-Orthodox cities and neighborhoods, just as the country...

Global loser: Israel’s sky-high infection rate almost 3 times any other in world

Israel has the world’s worst daily coronavirus infection numbers per capita for the last week — a rate almost three times higher than the next...

Why Are Haredim Hated and Envied?

As coronavirus death toll hits 1 million, seven experts consider key questions

The coronavirus pandemic has reached a grim milestone: 1 million people have now died of Covid-19.On January 13, we published “Mystery China...

Decoding China’s “Dual Circulation” Strategy

BEIJING – In May, China’s central leadership proclaimed that it would “fully develop the advantages of [the country’s] super-large market and...

Hey EU! Lay off Hungary’s Viktor Orban simply because he rejects modern liberal ideas in favor of a different democratic route

The EU loves a bogeyman. The officials from the European Commission, along with the diverse collection of Euro MPs, like nothing more than...

Nato smo ugotovili, da smo vsi zdravi

Zgodba o cenzurnem posegu v naslovnico knjige Nepozabne, ki ga je zakrivila Mladinska knjiga, ko je kolesarkam odrezala kolesa in jih spremenila v...

Seriously ill virus patients top 800, number once cited as max for hospitals

Israel on Tuesday passed the threshold of 800 serious coronavirus patients — the point that has in the past been cited as a red line beyond which...

United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to...

Victims of Our Own Success as Americans and Jews

I initially delivered these words in the form of a Yom Kippur sermon for East End Temple. It was inspired by research and ongoing learning with...

Japan should help U.N. boost multilateralism across the globe

This year, the United Nations is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its foundation. In its General Assembly session to mark the anniversary, which...

Different use of ‘zenzen’ fails to annoy Japanese language police

I still remember the shock of hearing the phrase "zenzen daijobu" for the first time about 20 years ago. "Zenzen" is an adverb that modifies...

Ombudsman refuses to rule on complaints against Netanyahu prosecutor

The presiding official tasked with investigating misconduct allegations against public servants said he would not get involved in complaints...

Bank of Israel defers loan returns until end of year

The Bank of Israel announced Tuesday that all Israelis who have taken mortgage and credit loans will be able to delay the return payments until the...

When Fragrance Is Not Your Friend

One summer in my childhood, I walked along a seashore trail on Cape Cod while on vacation with my family. My companions developed poison ivy while...

Congress launches inter-parliamentary task force to combat online anti-Semitism

A bipartisan group in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday announced the launching of an inter-parliamentary task force to combat online...

Hunker mentality: What the press is saying on September 29

1. Are we there yet (no): With Israel finding its place among the world’s leaders in not effectively dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the...

This year, our sukkah can travel but we can’t

Two years ago, I decided it was time for a new sukkah. The sukkah we enjoyed when our kids were young was long gone. With a growing batch of...

COVID-19 and Institutionalized Denial

On the eve of Yom Kippur, it seemed that the coronavirus must have gone away. That was my observation as a social and combat psychologist. I live in...

Moon's low-key response to NK

President should take stronger stance toward Pyongyang President Moon Jae-in came up with an official response Monday to the death of a South...

Haaretz Cartoon

Justice minister cleared

Officials should rise to challenge to set examples Prosecutors have cleared away questions regarding whether Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae exercised...

China's conditions to US (II)

By Lee Seong-hyon Around the same time that China's Politburo member Yang Jiechi had an article printed, Foreign Minister Wang Yi articulated...

Trump's rum, cigar sanctions are meaningless

By Fabiola Santiago No hotel stays. No bringing home all the rum and cigars you can carry, Trump has mandated. But with little U.S. travel to the...

Educating Koreans about Che Guevara

By Richard Pennington At Seoul's sprawling Dongdaemun Market, among the thousands of items on sale are T-shirts of Ernesto "Che" Guevara wearing a...

Chosun Hotel turns 50

By John C. Stickler Even before annexing Korea in 1910, the Japanese began constructing a railway line from Busan to Seoul and Pyongyang and on to...

A new Japanese Government has Taken Shape

So, on September 16th, after separate votes were taken in both chambers of the Japanese parliament, Yoshihide Suga was approved as the new Prime...

With schools short-staffed, Italian educators take the streets

Reportage. In the rain in Rome, a broad social alliance of parents, teachers, students and trade unions gathered by the ‘Priority to school’...

Realidades y rupturas

“Todas las generaciones sin duda se sienten destinadas a cambiar el mundo”, comenzó diciendo Albert Camus en su discurso al obtener el premio...

El COVID-19 y el desarrollo sostenible en Perú

La humanidad se encuentra en este momento enfrentando un enemigo inesperado y letal, y aparentemente nos acompañara de manera permanente. El...

The etrog has disappeared in the golden box

The 4 species as a social parable: “The etrog who thinks he does not need the other species represents liberalism, enlightenment and pluralism....

Is Judaism a Religion of Life or a Cult of Death?

Remember us for life, Sovereign who delights in life, And inscribe us in the Book of Life, For Your sake, God of life. (Prayer for life, recited...

The Social Dilemma: For, Against, or Change from Within

After having watched the movie “The Social Dilemma” and having moved uncomfortably in my seat dozens of times during and since, I came to...

All Ayes on Judge Amy Coney Barrett

If the Senate Democrats were smart, they would show up and vote unanimously to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett.   They won’t make disgusting...

Their poverty is not the same as our poverty (Daf Yomi Eruvin 51)

“My residence is at the trunk of the tree.”  Sometimes it is remarkable how life mirrors each day’s Daf Yomi reading. I know that it is...

Does Israel have a Trump IOU?

If not, better watch out. He’s in hock, bigly, to some unsavory others. Earlier this month, I warned (in the context of the much-ballyhooed...

Up the Maoris, Mr Kinnock

Stephen Kinnock MP and the TUC are not happy. They want goods produced in Israeli settlements on the West Bank banned as imports, and the...

Life on a Circular Staircase

As we gathered in person and via Zoom for the first day of Rosh Hashanah, two things gave me pause and helped me think about ba-yamim ha-elu...

The oldest Jewish tradition of all: Protest

In Israel today, and for several weeks, protest has been rife all over the country – despite and also because of Corona. Much has already been...

Night Visions (a photo essay with music)

The night sky of Jerusalem is full of wonder and infinite variety. In this photo essay I have tried to capture its seasonal cornucopia of forms and...