Samsung after Lee's death

Chaebol's future relies on transparent governance Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee died Sunday at 78. His death came six years and five months...

Tobacco nationalism is more toxic than tobacco

Although one in four of all adult Indians use tobacco, the country’s addiction runs far deeper. The government, too, has a toxic dependence....

Socialism is no longer just a specter

WASHINGTON – In 1906, Werner Sombart, the German economist, explained America’s resistance to socialism in five words, “roast beef and apple...

COVID-19 accelerated the future of jobs. Here’s how to protect workers.

For years, the technological changes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution have ushered us closer and closer to the future of employment, as emerging...

Clocks in Israel turn back as daylight saving ends

Israel’s winter officially began overnight Saturday-Sunday as clocks turned back one hour, marking the end of daylight saving time. At 2 a.m....

Egypt’s parliamentary vote likely to tighten el-Sissi’s grip over legislature

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians cast ballots Saturday in the first stage of the country’s parliamentary election, a vote which is highly likely to produce...

Large volunteer sand and sea cleanup planned for Friday

A massive beach and sea cleanup day will take place on Friday to draw policymakers’ attention to the need to better protect marine life. Thousands...

10,000 Israelis have used 119 cyberhotline to report hacks: Cyber Directorate

Some 10,000 Israeli citizens and organizations have called up the nation’s cybersecurity hotline, 119, in the past year – from September 2019...

Peace is not about leaders. It is about people.

We stand to witness a potential new era begin here in the Middle East. For centuries, the Middle East has been nothing less than a continuous...

Google's monopolistic acts

Trustbusters need to put brakes on global tech company Google's "preloading" of its web search engine on smartphones could be tantamount to abuse...

If elected, Trump will ramp political prosecution of opponents

By Trudy Rubin Not long after federal authorities broke up an extremist plot to kidnap or kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whom President...

Deep 'han'

By Mark Peterson My previous article "End of han" generated one of the largest responses of any of my articles. "Han" is something everyone knows...

Trump less unhinged in 2nd debate, but Biden still scored

More than 47 million Americans already have voted, and it's doubtful that many who still haven't cast a ballot are undecided about whom to choose...

Inner reflection amid COVID-19

By Kumar Vikrant Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students who were about to graduate in a year or two had healthy thoughts of being ushered into a...

Woman, 46, stabbed and seriously wounded in north; husband arrested

A 46-year-old woman from northern Israel was stabbed and seriously injured Sunday in a suspected case of domestic violence, with her 54-year-old...

COVID-19 hits the Cabinet and German leaders shrug

The health minister tested positive for COVID-19 after meeting with colleagues. Officials implore Germans to stay home for their communities —...

The imaginary genocide of white South Africa

Analysis. The rhetoric of white genocide has long managed to find allies overseas. In 2018, Australia’s Interior Minister proposed issuing...

Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run

The ancient Egyptians had the right idea. Let me run it by you. When a pharaoh had completed his first 30 years in power, he was expected to fulfill...

Finland’s 34-year-old Prime Minister Sanna Marin bares it all to expose misogyny

Yes, it’s true: Finland’s 34-year-old Prime Minister has recently bared it all to expose ”misogyny” in Finland and worldwide. Google the news...

Trump fools some USrs most of the time, most USrs some of the time, is so losing

2016, conceited Clinton vs. terminator Trump was for many: neither. 2020, Trump vs. Biden is very different. By Trump’s own admission: “What an...

Remembering Me

One of the great joys of growing old (in my case growing VERY old), is a pleasure beyond words to hear from people whose lives I have in some way...

The Prelude to the Third Daily Blessing for Zion and Jerusalem

Since biblical times religious Jews have recited blessings after each meal. Three times every day they have thanked God for providing the food that...

Cabinet greenlights target of 30% renewable energy by 2030

The cabinet on Sunday greenlighted the Energy Ministry’s aim of having 30 percent of Israel’s energy come from renewable sources by 2030....

Italy imposes tough coronavirus curbs as US cases hit record highs

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy unveiled tough new restrictions on Sunday to help curb surging coronavirus cases, while the pandemic has taken center...

Finding the Silver Lining

Ten months into the global Covid-19 pandemic, five months since the murder of George Floyd, and less than two weeks from one of the most...

Parashat Noach: We Are Part of Humanity

A particularly treasured book I own is called Humans of New York. Despite being a heavy book, it is not a particularly heavy read. In fact, it...

Māori-Israeli Ties Strengthened

During the recent Covid 19 lockdown, a small hui (meeting) was held in Northland between members of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) and outgoing Israeli...

How Inequality Endangers Our Country – Whereas Equality Saves Our Lives

“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm. (courtesy) We all want to live happily...

A Response to R. Kornblau’s ‘Why (Orthodox) Jews Must Vote for Joe Biden’

Rabbi Barry Kornblau just published an essay called Why (Orthodox) Jews Must Vote for Joe Biden .  Ordinarily, I’d simply respond on the...

In Israel's Mass Protests, Leave the Horses Out of It

The use of horses to disperse demonstrators is a cruel remnant of wars of the past and should have stopped a long time ago

Even if Trump loses the election, there will be no legal ‘reckoning’ for his alleged crimes.

For progressives, it is the stuff that dreams are made of: Donald Trump could soon trade his orange tan for a prison-issued orange jumpsuit. But...

Hitting back, Baron Cohen tells Trump: I don’t find you funny either

Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedian behind the “Borat” films, hit back at Donald Trump after the US president called him an unfunny “creep.”...

EU condemns Erdogan questioning Macron’s mental health as ‘unacceptable’

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Sunday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for making what he described as...

An Israeli embassy in Khartoum? Not so fast. This peace deal may take some time

The Israel-Sudan normalization agreement announced Friday was a historic breakthrough, but the path to a formal peace treaty and the establishment...

3 of Pence’s aides, including his closest adviser, said to contract COVID

US Vice President Mike Pence will continue with his aggressive campaign schedule after his chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for the...

He made Israel laugh: Actor and prankster Yehuda Barkan dies of COVID-19

Actor Yehuda Barkan, who died Saturday at age 75 after a battle with COVID-19, was a stalwart of classic Israeli comedy films and a master of...

Top al-Qaeda propagandist wanted by FBI said killed by Afghan forces

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan claimed Sunday that it had killed a top al-Qaeda propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in...

Record-breaking equestrian stars in new doc weaving her history with Israel’s

Horses gallop, canter and jump throughout “UnReined,” a new documentary about Israeli equestrian Nancy Zeitlin, a record-breaking rider whose...

Go, And Know…

Go From your native land From your father’s home To the Land that I will show you Go From your siblings, and their children That you love Almost...

Gideon Levy, Reciprocity in International Law Is About Rights, Not Conditions

Why Asia has little to fear from a Joe Biden White House

Arguments to the contrary miss the bigger picture

Italian archbishop Pizzaballa appointed new Latin patriarch of Jerusalem

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the most senior Roman Catholic official in the Middle East, has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new Latin...

Netanyahu says ministers will consider reopening some school grades, commerce

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the government will weigh reopening some schools and commerce next week, as the high-level...

The hardship Iranian Americans have faced under Trump is just one example of how American democracy is in a crisis.

For Iranian Americans, the election of Donald Trump was more than an expression of intolerance and ignorance in the United States. It was an...

Ľudia na test prišli, ale...

Blesková organizácia celoplošného testovania podčiarkuje fakt, že vláda podcenila prípravu na druhú vlnu. Teraz sa pod nátlakom času...

Lewandowski is one of the greatest players ever

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scores so many goals that he has bored people with his feats. DW's Jonathan Harding believes it is precisely for...

Afghanistan claims it killed an al-Qaeda leader wanted by FBI

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaeda propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the...

Ascending walls together (Daf Yomi Eruvin 77)

Embed from Getty Images “The wall is considered nonexistent.” The daily readings from Tractate Eruvin have been mostly about establishing eruvs...

Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year since mass protests

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday to mark one year since mass anti-government demonstrations swept...

Human trials for Israeli coronavirus vaccine to begin November 1

The Defense Ministry on Sunday announced that the first human trials of its coronavirus vaccine will begin next Sunday, November 1, and continue...

Cindy’s Corners Exclusive With Breitbart’s Joel Pollak ‘Jews Must Vote Trump’

The winner of the upcoming election will determine the future of Israel. American Jews need to understand that they should vote on policies, not...

Love and Marriage During the Coronavirus

Today, Sunday our daughter Rochel Leah will God willing wed Itamar Taktuk from Ashkelon, Israel, who serves as a Rabbi to the Israeli Chabad...

Israel’s Advances in Alzheimer’s

Once, we were full of blossoming trees. Trees that would change colours every fall. Trees that spread deep roots. Then, a few trees in a huge...

The Pogrom of Beverly Hills

The media likes to cherry pick facts to fit the story they want to tell. They reinterpret reality to paint people in the appearance of their...

The American Culture War

Many Americans don’t realize that a civil war has been raging in their country for the last 20 years.  I didn’t, really.  The other side,...

Is Libya’s Khalifa Haftar Nearing Victory?

[Manish Rai] It's only a matter of time when Khalifa Haftar takes over Tripoli and announces his complete military victory.

BREXIT: UK Backing Away from Commitments Made under Withdrawal Agreement

[John Bruton] A fraught negotiation between the EU and the UK is looming, as Boris Johnson seems to be backing away from legally and politically...

Sri Lanka to Continue with a Foreign Policy Favorable to China

[Bahauddin Foizee] Despite his attempts to reduce Chinese influence during the initial stage of his tenure, Sirisena had later realized that China...

Herd Immunity, Reinfection and the Great Barrington Declaration

By Gwynne Dyer After eight months of the global pandemic, the pressure to keep economies open and let the chips (or rather, the elderly) fall where...

Australia’s money laundering detectives have been out at the pub

Why did it take media reporting to get Australia’s money laundering investigators to start looking into casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd.? Shares...

For flailing Trump, it may be too late to win this race

Commentary. Even the Republican stronghold of Texas could fall. In short, Trump really needs the Devil’s helping hand to win this time as well....

G-d’s Master Plan – XLIV – The Most Foolish Thing Joe Biden Said Thursday Night

בס”ד With Election Day November 3 almost here, it is important that you look at all the evidence before making your final choice for US...

Life and ironies

Israelis who advocate for a more equal society and better relations between Israel’s Arab and Jewish citizens often point to Israel’s health...

Power Doesn’t Translate the Israeli-Palestinian Status Quo

Although some progressive Zionist thinkers might say this phrase as a ‘concession’ in dialogue, attempting to create good-will and common...

Stop the Jerusalem Islamic Art Museum From Selling Off Its Treasures

Israeli women’s soccer team sees COVID outbreak after Euro 2021 qualifier

Five members of the Israeli national women’s soccer team have either contracted the coronavirus or are suspected of carrying the pathogen, following...

Ministers vote to send kids in grades 1-4 back to school next week

The coronavirus cabinet on Sunday voted to reopen schools for children in first to fourth grade early next week, if morbidity rates remain low....

Senate votes to advance Barrett Supreme Court nomination; confirmation on Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation,...

Sudan confirms moving ahead with Israel accord, despite growing opposition

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Sudanese and Israeli officials will meet in the coming weeks to discuss a package of cooperation deals to “achieve the...

Sudanese torn on Israel ties between loyalty to Palestinians, economic benefits

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudan’s move to normalize relations with Israel has laid bare deep societal splits, with some bashing it as a betrayal...

Israel Continues To Normalize Its Occupation

Israel’s damaging and counter-productive settlement expansion program in the West Bank continues apace. Earlier this month, the Ministry of...

Examining Jesus as a human

“According to James” is an interesting and thoughtful book. Whether readers are Christians, Jews, Muslims, or something else, and even if they...

Change 2020: Choice or Chance?

The changes that will occur in the coming weeks will make history in the voting annals of the United States. As I write this, there are still nine...

Computer bug freezes virus tally ahead of ministers’ discussion on lockdown

A technical error possibly linked to Israel’s move to standard time Sunday morning has delayed the publication of updating figures of coronavirus...

Ministers set for key meeting on reopening schools, some businesses

The coronavirus cabinet was set to meet Sunday afternoon to make a final decision on opening elementary schools next week as virus infection...

Sudan normalizes relations with Israel, though it may not have had much choice

Analysis. Donald Trump announced Friday that Khartoum is the third Arab capital that will start full relations with the Jewish state, leaving...

Paul Auster to discuss his dream of America with Israelis

Docustream, the month-long DocAviv Festival-sponsored documentary film streaming service, is hosting a webinar conversation on October 28 with...

US infection surge underscores sharp differences between Trump, Biden on virus

WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (AP) — US President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at weekend rallies that “we’re rounding the...

Booby traps left inside Sinai homes by IS kill at least 14 civilians

EL-ARISH, Egypt — More than a dozen civilians, including women and children, were killed in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula over the past...

Bulgarian PM tests positive for coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has tested positive for the new coronavirus as the number of infected with COVID-19 in the Balkan country...

Now dispersed by pandemic, Pittsburgh Jews seek healing 2 years after massacre

AP — Two years ago, the three congregations sharing space at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue relocated after an anti-Semitic gunman killed...

Food, cybersecurity firms leave for UAE in bid to forge tech ties

An Israeli high-tech delegation departed on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, led by Jerusalem Venture Partners Fund and its founder and chairman...

Why Trump is Bad for Israel (and for Jews and the USA)

The State of Israel will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and...

Charles Aznavour’s Last Chanson Chides Israel About Cluster Bombs

Donald Trump and Orthodox Jews Share No Values at All

Backing Trump is a morally disastrous decision for Orthodox Jews, and for Orthodox rabbis in particular. He stands against everything we believe in

Sealing a Room at a Palestinian Family's Home With Concrete? For Israel, It's 'Urgent Security Needs'

IDF launches its largest drill of the year, simulating war against Hezbollah

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday morning launched a large-scale exercise simulating war against the Hezbollah terror group, aimed at improving...

Arab Israelis rally against Macron over his defense of Mohammed cartoons

About 200 people protested outside the residence of France’s ambassador to Israel Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron, after he vowed his...

1 in 5 students in yeshiva ‘capsule’ program contracted COVID-19

One in five yeshiva students taking part in a government-approved “capsule” program during August and September contracted COVID-19, despite...

Separating the ‘Facts’ about COVID-19 from the facts

Never before in history has access to information – about almost everything – been easier and faster. That includes information about COVID-19....

Rivlin: State must help stop sale of Jerusalem’s Islamic art museum collection

President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday called for Israel to help prevent the sale of part of Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art’s storied collection,...

Coronavirus pandemic strips 154 Israelis of millionaire status

The coronavirus pandemic has ousted 154 people from the ranks of Israeli millionaires, the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2020 shows, with the...

Netanyahu Mirrors 'Trump Style'; Election Defeat Could Mean a Change of Tack

I Love My Haredi Community. But Our Persecution Complex Is Killing Us

I grew up on stories of Jewish suffering at the hands of hostile non-Jewish authorities, of resistance and self-sacrifice. Today, during the...

COVID-19 explodes the myth that women ‘opt’ out of the workforce

In August and September, more than a million people dropped out of the workforce. Eighty percent of them were women. Women have been losing jobs at...

Palestinian man killed under unclear circumstances during IDF pursuit

A Palestinian was killed in the West Bank overnight, with Palestinians claiming that the 18-year-old was shot by Israeli troops, and Israel saying...

Don’t Deport the Sudanese

Israel to send $5 million worth of wheat to ‘our new friends in Sudan’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Sunday that Israel is sending $5 million worth of wheat to Sudan following the announcement...

Haaretz Cartoon

Justice minister compares Netanyahu secrecy on F-35s to submarine graft case

Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn on Sunday joined other politicians and public officials in questioning the decision-making process behind Israel...

Biden accuses Trump of giving up in coronavirus fight

WASHINGTON (AFP ) — US presidential challenger Joe Biden on Sunday accused Donald Trump of giving up in the fight against COVID-19, as the...

More New Troubles are Raining Down on the Americans

While the current leap year 2020 is far from over, there is no doubt that it will go down in American history marked by memories that are less than...

Give AOC credit

I, for one, am happy that AOC refused to speak at the Peace Now memorial for Yitzhak Rabin. There are many lessons to be learned from this refusal/...

In Arab first, Bahraini institution joins with US to combat anti-Zionism

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Bahraini institute has signed an agreement with the US State Department to combat anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and...

Aliyah for all? Part I: The great food aliyah

Everyone knows that making aliyah is a very personal decision. Even if someone feels a strong connection with Israel, moving one’s life to a...

The Dynamics of Sino-Russian Relations in Central Asia

China’s relations with Russia and the Central Asian states have steadily improved in the last three decades. With ideological tensions and border...

Cabinet ratifies UAE treaty, sends Bahrain agreement to Knesset for approval

The government on Sunday officially ratified Israel’s normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates, sealing a landmark treaty that is...

UN says nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force in 90 days

UNITED NATIONS  — The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons triggering its entry...

France recalls envoy to Turkey after Erdogan questions Macron’s mental health

PARIS (AP) — France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel...

Borat 2’s Jewish gags run the gamut from anti-Semitic to very nice

Spoiler alert: This article contains information about scenes and plot points in “Borat 2.” JTA — Sacha Baron Cohen’s new “Borat” sequel...

Choose life! That’s the Jewish way, and it hasn’t changed

JTA — I grew up in the Williamsburg and Borough Park neighborhoods of Brooklyn. At my Orthodox Jewish day school, I studied the Torah and Jewish...

Netanyahu, Gantz trade accusations about alleged secret F-35 talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night denied an allegation by Defense Minister Benny Gantz that he had hidden negotiations concerning...

High stakes for Earth's climate future in U.S. election

The United States presidential election will be "make or break" for the planet after four years during which Donald Trump frustrated global efforts...

Still far too soon to call, but Biden seems to have put Trump in check

South Korean picture book artist Baek Hee-na's works feature characters with strikingly expressive faces. The eyes of one character, opened wide in...

Israeli company’s bid for universal flu vaccine fails in clinical trails

An attempt at creating a universal flu vaccine by Israeli company BiondVax Pharmaceuticals failed during Phase 3 clinical trials. The vaccine,...

Virus toll rises by 37; Netanyahu says he’ll push heavy fines for rule violators

As coronavirus infection rates around the country continued to fall, the trailing effects of the virus were still taking their toll over the...

Same Old Fakes Tales Told by US, UK, and Germany about “Damascus' Chemical Weapons”

The quite frankly disastrous results following military interventions by the United States and its closest allies from Western Europe in...

Adam Schiff accuses Republicans of amplifying anti-Semitic conspiracy theories

JTA — During the past week, Rep. Adam Schiff’s opponent falsely accused him of being related to George Soros, the Jewish mega-donor to the...

Yamian’s Bennett announces challenge for prime minister’s seat

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they occur. The Likud and Yamina parties are trading barbs ahead of a second bid by the...

Mein Gut, What a Shonda!

Mein gut, what a shonda! I attended  a Zoom telephonic conference, when I noticed a Jewish participant from a major news network and a major...

2020 US Presidential Election: The Final Debate. Who Won and Why?

Who won the debate? More importantly, will either candidate gain in the polls as a result of it? Normally, these debates are inconclusive. Most...

Court stops transfer of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner back to jail clinic

The High Court of Justice on Friday blocked the transfer of a hunger-striking Palestinian security prisoner from an Israeli hospital back to a...

Haaretz Cartoon

Dashi at heart of ‘Kyoto cuisine’ PREMIUM

Why Germans should panic-buy during the pandemic

As infections rise anew, supermarket shelves are quickly emptying of toilet paper and other items. Panic-buying, it seems, is in again. And no...

With apologies to Shakespeare…Extremism by any name still smells

Democracy was, and still is, an experiment that has survived many attacks in our history. However, this time, the attacks have polarized us rather...

Question of the Day? Month? Year?

Naturally I would expect more severe questions from my daughter, a prominent government lawyer who helps to convict guilty persons to a...

Through many windows (Daf Yomi Eruvin 76)

Embed from Getty Images “A window between two rooms are all one and the same.” Windows represent the borders between our inside world and the one...

Shifting the course of Canada towards the Holy Land

‘Niagara to Israel with Love 2020’ has gone VIRAL!! See how in our virtual, worldwide celebration It is my highest honour, privilege and great...

Hey, Mr. ‘Prominent British Jew’: be a mensch and say “I’m sorry!”

I know, I know: we are way past Yom Kippur.  But who says it’s only on that one day a year that we must say “I’m sorry”? As yet another Arab...

The Elections: Perfecting Our Imperfections

You need look no further than the candidates for president of the United States, the superpower country of the world, to see that we are all truly...

6,285 points to consider when discussing an Israeli-Sudanese peace

As I read the headlines on Friday and saw the announcement of peace between Israel and Sudan, I felt wonderful. What we are seeing, first with the...

Israel expects Oman to normalize next, Mossad chief says Saudi deal soon — TV

Israeli officials believe Oman is next in line to normalize relations with Israel in the near future, following the Jewish state’s blitz of deals...

Netanyahu hints at Israeli role in past Sudan strikes, predicts more peace deals

In a televised address Saturday on the Israeli-Sudanese normalization deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that Israel carried out...

Sudan foreign minister says deal needs approval from still-unformed council

Following the announcement of Sudan’s normalization agreement with Israel on Friday, Sudan’s acting foreign minister said the agreement still...

Teen accused of plot to kill Biden is son of prominent Jewish activist for Tibet

JTA — The 19-year-old man who allegedly plotted to kill Joe Biden was the son of a prominent Jewish attorney who helped broker the first meeting...

Israel’s pre-emptive conditions for Hamas' participation in elections

The Israeli calls against the participation of Hamas in the upcoming elections are getting louder, alleging that the involvement of a movement...

How queer Jews find meaning in the biblical laws of family purity

JTA — Like many observant Jewish women, Sandy Tapnack visits the mikvah, or ritual bath, at the end of her period in observance of the laws of...

The ‘left-wing anti-Semitism’ hoax

We are now only ten days away from the US presidential election. Like it or not, the election affects us in the UK almost as much as those in the...

The IRGC will likely play a more active political role in Iran, which means talks with the US are unlikely to resume.

How will the outcome of the November 3 presidential election affect Iran’s relations with the United States? If incumbent President Donald Trump...

Iconic Israeli actor and director Yehuda Barkan dies of COVID-19 at age 75

Israeli actor Yehuda Barkan died Saturday at the age of 75 after a battle with COVID-19, his family said. Barkan had been hospitalized at...

Clocks in Israel to turn back overnight Saturday-Sunday

Israel’s winter will officially begin overnight Saturday-Sunday as clocks turn back one hour, marking the end of daylight saving time. At 2 a.m....

Anti-Netanyahu demonstrators rally throughout the country for 18th week

Thousands of Israelis were gathering Saturday evening in intersections and overpasses throughout the country for the latest mass protests against...

US Jewish groups divided in response to Israel-Sudan deal brokered by Trump

Leading American Jewish organizations offered mixed reactions to the US-brokered normalization deal between Israel and Sudan following its...

17-year-old killed in brawl in northern village; 7 suspects arrested

A 17-year-old boy was killed in a fight in the northern village of Muqeible, police said Saturday morning. Police said seven people were arrested...

Pro-Trump rallies planned in Orthodox Jewish communities ahead of US election

JTA — There may be virtually no chance that Donald Trump could win New York State in the presidential election. But that’s not stopping his...

Why Malaysia needs a ‘confidence and supply’ government, not a state of emergency

When Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin went on Friday to seek an audience with Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the nation’s king, he...

Iran says normalization deal between Israel, Sudan was secured by ‘ransom’

Iran denounced on Saturday the normalization agreement between Sudan and Israel, saying it was the result of Khartoum paying a “ransom,” as...

Ivanka Trump visits tomb of the Lubavitcher Rebbe as election nears

JTA — Ivanka Trump visited the tomb of the Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as an election approaches that could oust her...

Mehurčki

Še čisto vsak kolega, s katerim sem se pogovarjal, mi je dejal, da je po dolgih snemanjih potreboval čas, da se je spet priklopil na normalne...

Russia under the gun to clear air on Olympic sabotage claims

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a celebration of peace, were apparently targeted for malicious cyber activity. Allegations have emerged...

Yamina says elections needed — and Naftali Bennett should be next PM

Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party said Saturday it seeks to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with its own leader, marking a major challenge...

It is time to transform the US-Japan alliance

Real burden-sharing debate is not about money

Seven ways the pandemic is disrupting society

Commentary. The pandemic's second wave has created economic, political, environmental and social changes, most of which are devastating — with a...

Kamala Harris’s husband hits campaign trail with Jewish mayors

The Biden campaign held an online meeting for Jewish mayors featuring Doug Emhoff, vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s husband. Mayor Rick...

As election nears, Trump votes in Florida, Biden holds rallies in Pennsylvania

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — US President Donald Trump said he voted Saturday “for a guy named Trump” and called it an “honor” to cast his...

Lithuania mints first-ever EU coin with Hebrew letters, honoring Vilnius scholar

JTA — The Bank of Lithuania minted the first euro piece of currency containing Hebrew letters. The 10-euro coin was minted on Tuesday and is a...

1959 novel ‘Trumbull Park’ by Frank Brown mirrors ‘Black Lives Matter’ today

Yes, Frank London Brown’s 1959 novel ”Trumbull Park” mirrors ”Black Lives Matter” issues in 2020, and it’s an important book in...

The Satire of Antisemitism

On Twitter and Facebook alone, a staggering 1.7 million antisemitic posts were made this year, said U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating...

Haredim first, Palestinians after

Israel faces two strategic predicaments whose resolutions entail huge risks and costs: the occupation of the Palestinians, and the culture war with...

To Grow Like Dust and Ashes

When G-d promised Avraham that his descendants will be numerous, He said, “I will make your descendants like the dirt (afar) of the land, such...

3 steps to grow your business during COVID

Now is the time to reflect on whether your business can survive amidst the forced circumstances of COVID. Do you have enough cash to stick it out?...

U.S.-Taliban Deal: India should Chalk-out a New Strategy

[Manish Rai] For India, it would be wise for the time-being to observe how things unfold after the USA-Taliban peace agreement, and then chalk-out...

Mexico City’s Deportivo center united its Jews, now the pandemic isolates them

MEXICO CITY (JTA) — Mexico City’s biggest Jewish community center, the Centro Deportivo Israelita, is more like a sprawling country club. It...

BBC's upcoming White Helmets ‘documentary’ gears up to be a character assassination of those who challenge Syria war narratives

The British public broadcaster has sent out requests for comments to those who have dared to expose the role the UK government and its intelligence...

A new lawsuit aims to bring those responsible for the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist to justice.

Last week, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), the human rights organisation founded by late Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist...

US official: Sudan to designate Hezbollah a terror group as part of Israel deal

Sudan agreed to designate Hezbollah as a terror organization as part of its US-brokered agreement to normalize relations with Israel, a senior US...

Israel Must Aim for 40% of Electricity Generated by Renewable Energy

“Ne, to nisem jaz!”

John Fogerty, pevec skupine Creedence Clearwater Revival, ki je nehala nastopati leta 1972, se je moral oglasiti na televiziji CNN in izraziti...

Aging is the next global economic threat

While the world wrestles with a deadly pandemic and how to confront climate change, there’s another, long-term global challenge that no one...

Israelis Who Pillage Palestinian Olive Harvesters Are Not My Brothers

No rocket science: for China to beat US in tech, it must boost R&D investment and cultivate world-class talent

From Monday, senior Chinese officials are set to converge on Beijing for a key meeting to thrash out detailed five-year targets for economic...

The Korean marijuana story

By David Tizzard Smoking marijuana in South Korea is big no-no. We all know that. Actually, if you are a South Korean, smoking marijuana anywhere...

Full text: Trump announces Israel-Sudan deal on call with PM, Sudanese leaders

Following are the full remarks of US President Donald Trump at the White House, on Friday, October 23, 2020, announcing the normalization agreement...

Key Sudanese parties blast normalization deal with Israel, vow to oppose it

Several key Sudanese political parties on Saturday announced their opposition to the country’s decision to normalize relations with Israel....

‘Borat’s daughter’ visited White House, came within meters of Trump, met his son

The actress playing Sacha Baron Cohen’s daughter in the new “Borat” movie gained access to the White House last month, and came within feet of...

Getting out the vote, Mandy Patinkin explains why Inigo Montoya is Jewish

JTA — Mandy Patinkin brought a piece of his silver-screen past to the table in his first direct appeal to American Jews to vote for a candidate,...

Cologne tram decorated to celebrate 1,700 years of German Jewish life

JTA — Cologne, Germany’s public transportation company put Star of David stickers and the Hebrew-language salutation “shalom” on a vehicle...

Jews at Illinois college faced ‘unrelenting’ anti-Semitism, complaint says

JTA — A complaint filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleges that Jewish students at the University of Illinois...

From line cook to YouTube star, a Berlin chef dishes out his recipe for success

BERLIN — Shortly after inviting a Times of Israel reporter into his apartment in the Berlin neighborhood of Wilmersdorf, Max Malkiel poured a...

AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson vaccine trials back on track in US

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Two major clinical trials for experimental Covid-19 vaccines got back on track in the United States Friday — providing a...

Stockholm’s 1st Swedish-born rabbi: ‘It’s fun for people that I’m from here’

JTA — The rabbis who work in Stockholm usually speak very little Swedish and are unfamiliar with Swedish culture. That’s because the Jewish...

Bribes, Bombs and Saudi Billionaires: The Secret History of Israel’s Explosive Relations With Sudan

Netanyahu wants Sudan to join the 'friends of Israel' club of Sunni Arab states. The Mossad, with Saudi help, has tried that before

Why Did Protestants in Germany Support Raheb’s Khazar Conspiracy Theory?

Mitri Raheb is well-known for his tendency to demonize the Jewish state from his position as a Lutheran Pastor in the West Bank. His 2004 book...

Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election?

Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has...

From Balfour to Balfour

Pardon my hysterical laughter. I am certain it can be heard all the way from London to Ramallah. It is the biggest joke of a century. 103 years ago...

SFSU can’t fool the LGBT community into hating Israel

Believe it or not, an event at San Francisco State University (SFSU) called Queer Justice Now was claiming to fight for the LGBT community when it...

I am a Palestinian. I am an Armenian. I am an Israeli. I live between worlds.

My name is Joseph. I was born in Jerusalem. I am a Palestinian Jerusalemite, and I had to fight for seven years to become a citizen of Israel. My...

MSM BEAT THE BIDENS to declare laptop leak ‘Russian disinformation’ – when did the media shilling get this obvious?

As President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden geared up to debate on Thursday night, the cable TV commentariat wondered how Trump...