Myanmar should use COVID crisis to end 30 years of crony capitalism

Last thing the country needs is business as usual

Top Sudan cleric: There is no general Islamic opposition to salaam with Israel

Last month, amid reports that Sudan could soon normalize relations with Israel, the northeast African Arab country’s leading governmental agency...

(POLEMIKA) Kaj je resnični problem nove prometne ureditve Glavnega trga in Koroške ulice

V zadnjih tednih se je na družbenih omrežjih in v Večeru razplamtela polemika glede nove ureditve Glavnega trga in Koroške ceste od tržnice do...

Kan launches ‘Valley of Tears,’ TV show about Yom Kippur War

Viewers were gripped  Monday night by the first episode of “Valley of Tears,” or “She’at Neilah” in Hebrew, a fictionalized retelling of...

Historic Correction Needed

Netanyahu’s Four-part Plan

The root problem of poverty in Palestine is not Covid-19, but Israel’s colonialism

The UN’s non-binding and generalised Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided a diversion in current EU and Palestinian politics. On...

Time for 'Korea First' policy

By Choi Sung-jin There seems to be nothing in common between Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Lee Soo-hyuck and the world-famous boy band, BTS. For...

How to Govern the New Digital Domain

MADRID/MONTREAL – Today, as our economic and social lives increasingly move online owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital and physical...

US, Israel, UAE announce establishment of $3 billion regional investment fund

At a ceremony to welcome the first official ministerial delegation from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, the United States announced on Tuesday...

Ministers to discuss easing lockdown, reopening stores but not schools

Ministers were set to meet on Tuesday ahead of the second stage of Israel’s lockdown exit strategy, with discussions to be held on switching the...

Deri told the Haredim that Netanyahu agreed to let their schools open – report

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri reportedly told ultra-Orthodox leaders that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Public Security Minister Amir Ohana...

UAE asks Israel to move quickly on establishing mutual embassies

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it wished to facilitate the reciprocal opening of embassies in Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi “as soon as...

15-year-old producer is behind the box office victor ‘The War With Grandpa’

Seven years ago, when Tre Peart was in the third grade, he was assigned to read a classic young-adult novel, “The War With Grandpa,” by Robert...

Normalization be upon you: What the press is saying on October 20

1. Leave home without it: Normalization is on the radar with a UAE delegation making its way to Israel, where members will apparently sign a deal...

IDF uncovers Gaza ‘terror tunnel’ that enters Israeli territory

The Israeli military on Tuesday announced it had uncovered a “terror tunnel” dug from the Gaza Strip that ran dozens of meters into Israeli...

Jewish Weddings & the Arrogance of Political Power

Last week, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri made a terse statement in a Knesset meeting that spoke volumes about his motives for pushing the government...

Law Is More Than Just Words (Isaiah 54:1- 55:5)

The return from Babylonian exile was fraught with challenges and the people were in great need of inspiration. In this context, God promised the...

Hallel Rabin, Prisoner

The ‘prince of Persian music’ passed away on October 8, leaving Iranians in and outside their homeland in mourning.

“Khosrow-e avaz-e Iran par keshid!” “The prince of Persian music flew to heavens!” Iran is in mourning. Mohammad Reza Shajarian has passed...

Bruce Springsteen & other celebs are being whiny teenagers, threatening to run away if Trump wins. If only they would

One of the more annoying aspects of the 2016 presidential election was the constant yapping from celebrities about leaving the country if the...

After Yamina chief Bennett backs gay rights, party’s Smotrich vows opposition

Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich vowed Monday to oppose granting gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones, days after Yamina leader Naftali...

International online archaeology conference is free tasting menu of lectures

Over 40 of the best scholars and archaeologists in the field of Ancient Israel are coming together — virtually — from October 25 to October 28 in...

‘Trump Heights’: A symbol of US shift on Mideast policy

On a dusty plain in the Golan Heights, a golden-lettered sign with Israeli and American flags stands before a rusty wire fence as the gateway to...

If you think Trump has been good for Israel…think again

Recent polls show that Israelis strongly prefer President Trump to his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. The reason for this is...

Holocaust survivors reunite 71 years later — thanks to Yom Kippur Zoom prayer

NEW YORK (AP) — US Holocaust survivors Ruth Brandspiegel and Israel “Sasha” Eisenberg call their reunion a miracle that began on the holiest day...

Effective policy actions needed to tackle growing plastic waste

Environmental groups in Japan recently urged the Japanese government to focus more on creating a society that produces and consumes much less...

Suga in Vietnam: Talking about China without naming it

What a difference seven short years makes when it comes to Cabinet policies. After reading Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s major policy speech on...

Getting to Low-Carbon High Seas

NEW YORK – This month, delegates from governments around the world are meeting (virtually) for a crucial, albeit under-the-radar, climate summit...

Immunization Is the Best Weapon Against Poverty

GENEVA – A recent poll found that one in three Americans would not be willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, while anti-vaxxers have reportedly...

With defiance and perseverance, Iran has once again demonstrated its independence

The 13-year arms embargo imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council expired on Sunday in accordance with Resolution 2231 of the Joint Comprehensive...

Cuomo vs. Chassidim

ORTHODOX JEWS VS. CUOMO. WHO IS RIGHT? If you have been listening to the news as of late, you are well aware of the public relations war between...

Aliyah Journal Part I – Genesis

We’re making Aliyah! My wife and I are leaving behind our life in New York, three kids, three grandchildren, siblings, parents and countless...

A Different State of Mind

Last week a TV reporter asked a chassid on the streets of Mea Shearim why he was flagrantly ignoring Corona restrictions. His answer was immediate,...

Hard lives of delivery workers

Countermeasures needed to prevent deaths caused by overwork There have been a series of heartbreaking deaths of parcel delivery workers recently,...

Independent probe needed

Minister should not try to control prosecution Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae has triggered controversy over her "apparent" attempts to control the...

It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future — but it’s not impossible

Psychologist Philip Tetlock’s warning that “the average expert is roughly as accurate as a dart-throwing chimpanzee” has assumed Talmudic weight...

The Arctic Comes in from the Cold

STOCKHOLM – Whether we are heading for a future of cooperation or of increasing confrontation in the Arctic remains to be seen. But it is already...

US needs new strategy in Venezuela

A year and a half since protesters took to the streets of Caracas, and President Donald Trump warned that "all options are on the table" if...

Selma and the 'Mud-Snail Fairy'

By Bernard Rowan Recently, I listened again to the song "Broken Wings", recorded in the 1980s by Mr. Mister, an American group. The song is a...

There’s a silver lining for returning office workers

Perhaps no part of the economy has a more uncertain future right now than office buildings. The pace of workers coming back into offices is more of...

Futile search for duo leadership in Europe

By Josef Joffe HAMBURG ― For decades, France and Germany have been known as Europe's ruling "tandem" or "couple," even its "engine." Together,...

What does the UN registration of the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement mean?

Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres registered the Turkey-Libya deal on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction in the...

Man indicted for vandalizing Haaretz offices, threatening journalist

A man was indicted on Tuesday for vandalizing the offices of the left-wing daily Haaretz last week and threatening a journalist. The man, named by...

Virus czar to recommend easing virus lockdown in most ultra-Orthodox areas

Government coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu will recommend to ministers that they ease lockdown restrictions in several ultra-Orthodox areas that were...

Man indicted for alleged pepper-spray attack on anti-government protesters

An indictment was filed Tuesday against a man accused of pepper-spraying anti-government protesters during a rally in Ramat Gan earlier this year....

Piate koleso

Toľko sa hovorí o ozelenení ekonomiky, o oživení upadajúcej výroby potravín, a keď dôjde na lámanie chleba, zostanú mimo zorného poľa...

Sudan: Important Successes Scored Inside the Country

All world news agencies have already reported that in the capital of South Sudan, Juba, the leaders of the country’s armed groups and the...

Singapore and Fiji: the Strongest Relationship in Oceania

Singapore is a thriving island city-state located in Southeast Asia next to Indonesia and Malaysia. A bit fewer than 6 million people live in the...

The psychologist who sparked the gay rights movement

‘What is called this year “evil” and whatever, next year may constitute the blessing of the human race.’ Throughout much of the 20th century...

When bread is not enough (Daf Yomi 72)

Embed from Getty Images “The fact that they are in the same building does not render them one unified group.” Today’s Daf Yomi reading considers...

Please Indulge Me

President Trump has announced a move to take Sudan off the state sponsors of terrorism list. “Great news!” Trump tweeted. “New government of...

Chewing Your Cud (Eruvin 72)

Let me share with you a powerful lesson about treating animals with respect.  The Torah states, “You shall not plough with an ox and a donkey...

Towards defining hate crime and terrorism

The below will not be pretty. No gory details but neither a rosy picture. And, we’ll talk in generalities. Exceptions exist — to confirm the...

Online education CAN be a positive experience…

As both the parent of two high school students and a veteran online educator, I find myself unbelievably frustrated by the current state of our...

Five pathways for Israeli businesses to be successful in the UAE

With the passing of the Abraham Accord, many Israeli businesses across all manner of sectors are now actively looking at how best to enter the UAE...

A Listening Heart: A Citizen’s Reflection

One of my very favorite moments in the entire Bible comes in the third chapter of the Book of Kings. Solomon, still a young man, has just succeeded...

Apprenticeship in the Rabbinate

Recently, while walking the wide halls of Home Depot, I found myself admiring some of the higher end cabinets they had available. My daughter,...

These Shoes

How much did your shoes cost? Sixty-four dollars? A nightshift, or two? Ten days of overtime? Perhaps- a bus ride? You see- My shoes were free;...

Healing Wounded African-American Soul with Judaism

  Barack Mandela, who served in both the United States Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was personally healed by Judaism. (Courtesy) This...

Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Border Talks: Not Peace, But An Important Step Forward

Embed from Getty Images On October 14, Israeli and Lebanese working-level delegations met at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqura for one hour to begin...

Of Jewish Mishna Wisdom, Simon Sinek and COVID-19

It has been 3 years since a very special moment occurred in my life. In October 2017, WeWork held its Creator Awards in Tel Aviv. In the event, I...

The New Rainbow of American Jews; my experience with the Israeli American

What can one offer as a bat mitzvah model as an Israeli American young girl of twelve that speaks to her at her modern Jewish day school...

Abraham ibn Ezra’s explanations of the Biblical Laws

In Abraham ibn Ezra’s masterpiece, the twelve chapters of “Sefer Yesod Mora Ve-Sod Ha-Torah,” Treatise on the Foundation of Awe and The Secret...

What are the Nephilim?

The parsha, Noach, actually begins somewhat in the middle of the story of Noah, in Genesis chapter 6, verse 9, whereas the story of Noah seems to...

Israel is awash in colors

I have become pretty immune to the depths that anti-Israel activists can sink in defaming anything related to Jews or Israel. But even so, I had to...

Biden-Harris: Good for Israel, good for American Jews

There is a lot of misinformation circulating about the policies a Biden-Harris administration would pursue in the Middle East, particularly with...

Working for Connections

As a kid, I loved to get free things.  Well, who doesn’t?  But, I was particularly obsessed.  Anytime there was an offer for something free, I...

Listening to Our Ancestors

I’m sitting at my desk, writing letters to strangers in Florida, explaining why I vote. I’m not telling them whom they should vote for, just...

Beautiful monsters

In March 2019, we planted a garden full of monsters outside the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU). Their limbs rise out of the...

(POGLED) Nisem si mislil, da bom kdaj v življenju doživel policijsko uro. Niti v sanjah

Da je policijsko uro uvedel ravno Janez Janša - ta sociopat, ta general z mentaliteto kaplarja, ta križanec med agnostičnim farjem in...

Matovičov guľatý štvorec

Hoci testovať sa má začať už o pár dní, nezodpovedaných otázok je stále mnoho. Pochybnosti vyjadrila dokonca aj prezidentka Zuzana...

SARS’s abuse reflects the moral bankruptcy of the system the corrupt Nigerian ruling elite has put in place.

Those in Nigeria’s halls of power must have been flummoxed when protests erupted in response to Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu’s...

Ultra-Orthodox hold protest in Arad, rigorously adhering to virus rules

At first glance, the ultra-Orthodox protest held Monday in the southern city of Arad was no different from many other recent mass events held by...

UK labor union boss tells ex-minister with Jewish ancestry to ‘count his gold’

The head of the largest labor union in the UK and Ireland, and a close ally of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, told a former UK cabinet...

Európa v covidovej kaši

Premiér najviac postihnutej Českej republiky Andrej Babiš najprv pripustil, že sa nemalo zrušiť nosenie rúšok, ale neskôr povedal, že má...

West's Anti-Chinese Campaign Failing Spectacularly

Even as AFP tried to depict a recent United Nations human rights meeting as a landmark stand against what it claims are human rights abuses by...

Don't ignore racism in Germany's police force

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said the government will launch a study on racism within the police force after all. It appears the interior...

Scientists raise alarm over signs of population ‘hesitancy’ on COVID-19 vaccine

PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists have called for urgent action to improve public trust in immunization as research suggested sizable minorities...

El futuro de la portabilidad financiera y su expansión regional

Si realizamos una rápida radiografía de la situación financiera de Chile, podemos entender por qué la nueva Ley de Portabilidad Financiera fue...

With coordination still suspended, Israel hands three power stations to PA

After years of delays, Israel transferred control over three power substations to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank over the past month,...

As ‘red zones’ reopen, concern Haredi test avoidance exaggerates improvement

As Israel lifts restrictions on all-but-one of the country’s virus hotspots, citing dropping coronavirus cases, a top doctor has said it’s acting...

Iran continues streak of record daily coronavirus infections

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday reported its highest single-day toll of new confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic with...

Prof. Yehoshua Blau, giant of Semitic languages, dies at 101

Prof. Yehoshua Blau, a giant in the field of Semitic languages, died in Jerusalem on October 20, 2020 at the age of 101. The Israel Prize winner...

‘Defies logic’: Jewish group blasts German auction of handwritten Hitler notes

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent European Jewish organization slammed a Munich auction house’s decision to sell several of Nazi dictator Adolf...

Rocket fired from Gaza after cross-border tunnel uncovered

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket toward Israel on Tuesday evening, the military said. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron...

Parshat Noach – The Curse of Canaan

From an allegorical point of view, Noach is an archetype, a representation of our desire to take a rest from the challenges of life. When his...

In The Name Of Humanity

The rescue of Jews in Nazi-occupied countries is an oft-repeated story in Holocaust literature. Max Wallace’s impassioned book, In The Name of...

Sapiens – A Graphic History

Had I not read professor, historian, philosopher Yuval Noah Harari’s previous books, which sold over twenty-seven million copies, I would have...

Are Holocaust analogies ever right? Yes. Now.

In the wake of President Trump’s refusal to disavow white supremacy at last month’s first presidential debate, the Jewish Democratic Council...

The Perfect Storm of Bibi’s “Balfour Demonstrations”

Many in North America, even those who usually follow developments in Israel, are barely aware of the growing demonstrations against Prime Minister...

BLM – A Righteous Cause or Communism in Blackface?

I previously wrote an article about the Jew-hatred within the Black Lives Matter Movement . Even more previously, I wrote an article denoting the...

Startup Tools We Should All Be Using

In this post, I will be exploring practical methodologies and tools coming from the startup world that can help all of us be more productive at...

A Pandemic of Empathy

Any day during coronavirus. You feel a tickle in the back of your nose, and then a sneeze comes, and then another. You swallow and check; does it...

Court packing: “Is it good for the Jews”?

For Jews, the expression goes, many things are often reduced to the question directly posed by the title. Should Jews so often decide that a...

Racism on the Public Tab and the 2020 Elections

With the 2020 Presidential Election days away, many friends of Israel insist they are not one-issue voters. They declare America’s “reckoning...

Deconstructing the Tower of Babel

The accounting of what took place at the Tower of Babel is quite perplexing. However, many hints are strewn about in the preceding verses that can...

Pakistan Will Remain in the FATF Grey List – But That’s Not Enough

Less than two weeks before it meets for a full-scale review, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money-laundering watchdog, had...

Erekat on life support but ‘stable’ as daughter holds out hope for recovery

Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat was hooked up to a machine to artificially oxygenate his blood Tuesday after falling severely ill with...

Israel-Qatar ties warming amid joint efforts to ensure Gaza calm — Israeli TV

Israeli officials believe relations with Qatar are warming, a report said Tuesday, after a deal was reportedly made to increase aid to the Gaza...

First federal execution of woman in 70 years should kill illusion of American moral superiority, no matter how ‘heinous’ the crime

Despite having the largest prison population – both per capita and by sheer numbers – in the world, the US still unironically calls itself the...

UAE ministers set to land in Israel for 1st official visit since normalization

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s developments as they unfold. The official meet and greet on the tarmac is to be followed by...

Senior UAE delegation lands in Israel; Netanyahu: ‘Today we are making history’

In another major milestone for Israel-Gulf relations, a delegation of senior United Arab Emirates officials arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for a...

Trump calls Fauci ‘a disaster,’ claims ‘people are tired of COVID’

US President Donald Trump went after top government scientist Anthony Fauci in a call with campaign staffers on Monday, suggesting the hugely...

Not everybody knows: Fresh Leonard Cohen stories illuminate a complex troubadour

TORONTO — Canadian writer Michael Posner is on a mission to track down and speak with anyone who knew iconic troubadour Leonard Cohen. The first...

Trump Is Bullying Sudan Into Embracing Israel. It Won’t End Well

Trump has zeroed in on Khartoum for another diplomatic ‘win’ before November. But his maximum pressure campaign is a disaster in the making –...

European hypocrisy: empty words for Palestine, deadly weapons for Israel

In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US...

Palestinians are suing Britain, and why not?

More than a hundred years after the Balfour Declaration, and the tragedies that befell the Palestinian people under the British Mandate government...

Chris Pratt is in the cancel culture crosshairs for imaginary crimes against woke dogma in the online Infinity War

Chris Pratt made a name for himself getting chased by dinosaurs in the Jurassic World franchise films, but the woke are now out to get him for...

Borat blames coronavirus on Israel: ‘It spread from the you-know-whos’

Fake Kazakh journalist Borat has blamed Israel and the Jews for the coronavirus. The bumbling reporter is played by Jewish comedian Sacha Baron...

The Internet Governance Paradox

Global Internet governance is a rising and relatively new subject. Although an extensive literature has already discussed processes such as the...

Facebooks unveils Instagram Lite, developed by Tel Aviv team

Facebook said Tuesday it has started to test a new, lightweight version of its popular Instagram App, with improved speed, performance, and...

Mics to be muted for parts of 2nd presidential debate to prevent interruptions

WASHINGTON — The US Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday they will mute the microphones of President Donald Trump and his...

US charges Russian intel officers in vast hacking campaign

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the United States with carrying out cyberattacks on Ukraine’s...

Man convicted of rape, premeditated murder of ex-wife’s 12-year-old daughter

A man was convicted on Tuesday at the Tel Aviv District Court of the rape and premeditated murder almost two years ago of his former wife’s...

Confucius Institutes are wrong target for China frustrations

Little evidence presented to discredit low-cost language instruction

Intel selects 10 startups for Israel accelerator program, names new director

Intel Ignite, a program to foster and grow startups set up by tech giant Intel Corp., said Tuesday that Ranny Nachmias has been appointed managing...

What I’ve learned about Emirati culture as the chief rabbi’s wife

JTA – Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE – and so are the...

Israeli airline Arkia starts offering flights to Dubai from January

Israeli airline Arkia on Tuesday announced direct flights to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, starting at $149 for a one-way ticket. Arkia said...

Join ToI Community to catch exclusive interview with ‘Tehran’ star Liraz Charhi

Please join us this Wednesday, October 21, for a special Behind the Headlines interview, exclusively for the ToI Community. This week’s guest is...

When Biden met Golda: New details emerge of storied 1973 encounter

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s 1973 meeting with then-Israeli prime minister Golda Meir is a tale he often recounts when speaking...

Israel to sign visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with an Arab state

Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to sign a visa exemption treaty Tuesday, in what will be the Jewish state’s first such agreement with...

Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia-Pacific must grasp

In the fight against COVID-19, success has so far been defined by responses in Asia and the Pacific. Many countries in our region have been hailed...

With anti-Palestinian Hostility Surging, Can Israel’s Peace Camp Find Allies in the Gulf?

Respect those immune to virus, advises novel on 1918 pandemic

While the Spanish flu raged in autumn 1918, author Naoya Shiga (1883-1971) repeatedly ordered his family and servants to avoid crowds and refrain...

An Interview with Carl Manlan

Virtual ADB meeting

By Lee Sun-ho In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the second stage of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development...

The rapprochement between Hamas and Russia will benefit both

There has been a series of contacts and meetings between Hamas and Russia this year to discuss developments in the Palestinian issue. These...

Won’t Allow Any Foreign Group to Interfere in Afghanistan: Taliban

Dr Muhammad Naeem Wardak is the Spokesperson for Taliban political office in Doha. Political talks are undergoing between Afghan government and...

Early voting begins in Florida as US presidential race enters home stretch

MIAMI, Florida (AFP) — Florida voters converged on early polling stations Monday in a pivotal state fought over relentlessly by US President...

Alaska candidate, Jewish doctor who killed a bear, hopes to ride Democratic wave

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Al Gross commands a fishing boat as a narrator describes him prospecting for gold and killing a grizzly bear in self-defense...

Left at home, but not left behind

It has become increasingly clear that the massive rise in infection preceding Israel’s second lockdown had much less to do with young...

Attacks Against Gal Have Nothing To Do With Colour

In recent days there has been something of an ‘explosion’ in some sections of the media (social and mainstream) when it was announced that Gal...

Reflecting on Rwanda’s Early Response to Covid-19

As Covid-19 continues to impact the world, it becomes possible to examine how different political and social structures responded to this horrific...

‘Hi David, This is Barack Obama’ – Part 2

The weight on my shoulders was immense. The president of the United States was on the other end of the phone line. On the other hand, it felt very...

Why Asia should rethink strict travel rules

Ultra-cautious reopening policies risk deeper economic pain

Bennett says support for gay rights doesn’t mean he’ll back laws for them

Naftali Bennett, the leader of the right-wing religious Yamina party, on Tuesday scaled back his recent remarks in favor of equal civil rights for...

As country opens up, officials said to predict spike in new infections

A senior Health Ministry official said Tuesday that experts were predicting the downward slide in new coronavirus cases will halt and Israel will...

Western Propaganda Over Skripal and Navalny Show Remarkable Similarities

There was once a notion that enjoyed wide acceptance throughout the world, especially in those countries that shared a common heritage with the...

Cindy’s Corners: New York Religious Jews Peaceful Protest Against Bias Hot Zones

  Photos: Courtesy It seems as if Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill DeBlasio have been studying the policies of Nazi Germany. Yes, certain areas...

Holocaust revisionists won 2020 elections in Lithuania

Holocaust revisionist political party Homeland Union (Lithuanian Christian Democrats) won the October 2020 elections to the Parliament of...

Buying Israeli Real Estate During Covid-19

The Middle East’s shining light for democracy has evolved from a startup nation to a scale-up nation, without compromising on its pursuit to...

(POGLED) Pri koroni imamo rezultate. Pa še kakšne! Napačne!

Zanima me, ali bodo pozivi zdravnikov, medicinskih sester in drugega zdravstvenega osebja k spoštovanju ukrepov proti širitvi koronavirusa...

Plošné testovanie alebo keď Matovič nevie, kam z konopí

Skôr sa zdá, že Igor Matovič nevie, kam z konopí a potreboval publiku rýchlo predhodiť nejakú „zázračnú zbraň“ – tou má byť...

Gantz sharpens election ultimatum; Katz: We reject Blue and White’s ‘blackmail’

Burgeoning tensions within the ruling coalition flared Monday as Blue and White’s leadership said that new elections would be held if a state...

Computer glitch said to blame for suspicions minister lied to contact tracers

A technical glitch was reportedly to blame for suspicions that Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel lied to contact tracers about...

Emirati ministers to visit Israel Tuesday after UAE, Bahrain approve deals

Less than a week after the Knesset voted to approve historic normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a high-level...

Opposition MKs assail Netanyahu’s handling of pandemic: A ‘shameful failure’

Knesset members on Monday assailed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as Israel began exiting a weeks-...

896 virus cases recorded Monday; active infections remain below 30,000

The Health Ministry on Monday evening said 896 new coronavirus cases were recorded during the day, raising the number of infections since the...

Prepih!

Balerina, Balerina, roman Marka Sosiča, je ena mojih najljubših slovenskih knjig vseh časov. Spomin na trenutek, ko sem jo prvič prebrala, je tako...

Germany faces a hard coronavirus pandemic winter

Many had believed that the coronavirus pandemic was largely under control in Germany. The current spike in infections has proved them wrong. Now,...

The White House is Wrapping Sudan around its Little Finger

In the pre-election throes for the presidency, the White House is actively looking for a possible area of focus to showcase “its successes” to...

Nostalgias

Francisco de Quevedo escribió que "cuando decimos que todo tiempo pasado fue mejor, condenamos el porvenir sin conocerlo". El pasado no siempre...

Trump drops Sudan from US terror list in precursor to normalization with Israel

NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would be removing Sudan from the State Department’s list of state terror sponsors...

Gantz: Israeli COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trials by month’s end

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday night announced that Israel’s Institute for Biological Research would begin testing a coronavirus vaccine...

Jewish Republican congressional candidate calls George Soros ‘Nazi sympathizer’

JTA — The latest political candidate to take aim at George Soros, the Jewish billionaire Democratic megadonor, is Jewish himself. Eric Early, a...

1 in 7 Bnei Brak residents had COVID; will antibodies make the city virus-safe?

One in seven Bnei Brak residents has been infected with the coronavirus, according to a new antibody survey, prompting some experts to say it is...

Rabbi Mendel Kessin: Rescue of the Jews Before Redemption

In this remarkable shiur, the rabbi consolidates ideas from recent lectures making the powerful case for the trajectory of history moving evermore...

Prosecutor recommends Golden Dawn defendants stay free during lengthy appeal

ATHENS, Greece — A prosecutor on Monday recommended that all former lawmakers of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party who have been convicted...

UK festival curator accuses UAE tolerance minister of sexual assault

LONDON (AP) — The chair of Britain’s Hay literary festival said Sunday the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival’s...

4 students detained after French teacher’s beheading

PARIS (AFP) — French police on Monday launched a series of raids targeting Islamist networks three days after the beheading of a history teacher...

Who is Jordan Peterson?

In her semi-autobiographical book, Postcards from the Edge , the late Carrie Fisher gives us a window into the punishing repercussions of drug...

The End of the Closure, But No End in Sight

Jam-packed with anger, frustration, and mutual abhorrence avidly cultivated over weeks of closure, the residents of the State of Israel are...

The Trial Of The Chicago 7

One of the most sensational trials in American history got underway in Chicago on September 26, 1969 and dragged on for 151 days. It was...

Somewhere between fragmentation and breakdown

The beginning of Israel’s exit from its second lockdown has been beyond chaotic. Even if adjustments are made in the next few days, it would be...

The curious safety net of non-extradition

Recently Donald Trump said the following: If I lose the election “maybe I’ll have to leave the country”. Was this simply a slip of tongue? Was...

When people from two conflicts come together to talk peace

Tech2Peace, a grassroots NGO that brings together Israelis and Palestinians together for training in tech and for promoting peace and coexistence,...

An Israeli perspective on the Israel-UAE peace agreement

With the end of the first month of the Jewish calendar, you can feel new beginnings in the air. Last week, the Israeli cabinet voted unanimously in...

Blah Blah Blahing Four Hours A Day

My mom calls it blah blahing. The four hours I spend each day talking on my cell phone. My husband says that the subtext of my life has been my...

Shadow Peacemakers in the Middle East

Recent behind-the-scenes developments between Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East once again demonstrate how diplomacy and secret...

Hating Haredim Is Not the Answer, Sane Policy Is

I would like nothing better than to believe that, after the disaster unfolding daily before our eyes in open Haredi establishment rebellion against...

Parasha Noach נח : Gd grows up!

My Weekly D’var Torah 24 October 2020 : Parasha Noach נח …. Gd grows up! When we think of Noah we, for obvious reasons, think of the great...

Picking Up the Wind Phone

Chag Sameach! Shmini Atzeret is an unusual holiday. It may feel like a part of Sukkot – in the same way that the last two days of Pesach, at least...

Angels Flying from Israel Museum to Bahrain MoCA

Cyberangels of Peace fly from the Israel Museum to the Bahrain Museum of Contemporary Art I am launching Rembrandt-inspired cyberangels of peace on...

How to Plan a Viral Social Challenge Online

A few weeks ago, I implemented #Challenge18 – 18 days of Sustainability & Leadership Challenge. Following the virality of this move, and in...

Divorce: Let me go – don’t make the kids hate me!

There are two wicked trends commonly implemented in the divorce process. It behooves us to find a way to wipe them out of existence. The first is...

In New York, Protesters Mark ‘Global Day of Action’ Against the CCP

Protests took place in major cities across the world on October 1 – China’s National Day – to highlight the repressive activities of the...

Israel’s Peace Camp Needs New Arab Allies: In the Gulf

As normalization sweeps the Gulf, Israeli anti-occupation activists advocating for Palestinian rights face a new fight for relevance and influence...

Disney’s risible new content warning is the latest woke step on the slippery slope to entertainment armageddon

If you are anything like me, you’ll have been losing copious amounts of sleep worrying that the content warning for racism that Disney runs...

Active virus cases dip below 30,000 as new infections fall off sharply

The national tally of active coronavirus cases dipped below 30,000 on Monday morning for the first time since September 8, according to figures...

Health minister says enforcement lacking as Haredi schools stay open

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein admitted that authorities were falling short in their mission to keep schools from operating in ultra-Orthodox...

Asean governments need a change of mindset if they want to follow Vietnam’s lead in attracting foreign investment

They say from every crisis, a lesson can be learned and undoubtedly, the coronavirus pandemic – a global crisis the likes of which has not been...

The coup didn't take: Socialists’ victory in Bolivia shows more unity than foreign meddlers would like

Despite all odds, the Movement for Socialism (MAS), the party of former President Evo Morales, appears to have won Bolivia’s election outright in...

As UN embargo ends, Iran says it’s more inclined to sell weapons than buy

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s developments as they unfold. The United Nations says it will stockpile one billion syringes around...

Jerusalem hospital hosts outdoor wedding for COVID-19 patient’s son

AP — An Israeli man hospitalized with the coronavirus has been granted the rare chance to take part in his son’s wedding after the Jerusalem...

Emirati economic delegation quietly visits Israel, is accosted on Temple Mount

Even as the Knesset voted to approve historic normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night, an economic...

Poll among US Jews shows Biden widening gap over Trump to 75%-22%

JTA — US Jewish voters are set to vote 75 percent to 22% for Joe Biden, according to a poll by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) published...

Flu could shut newly opened schools, says doc, amid worries over vaccine supply

Israel’s education system could be forced to shut down soon after its reopening if the country has a bad flu season, according to a senior doctor....

Thinking of Not Voting? Get Ready for Another Decade of Trump

The U.S. president himself just supplied what may be the best argument for making the effort to vote this time. Against him

Biden is copying Clinton in embracing the pro-Israel lobby

The future that the US has planned for Palestine is already determined, no matter whether President Donald Trump is re-elected or Joe Biden...

Narendra Modi must stop squeezing India's middle class

Rent-seeking policies end up slashing disposable income and capping demand

Russian warplane said to come dangerously close to Israir flight

A Russian fighter jet reportedly came with a mile of an Israeli passenger aircraft before being warned off by Cypriot air controllers, the Ynet...

Have Chinese investments in Indonesian and Malaysian industrial estates brought long-term gains?

Chinese companies have tended to conduct investments in Southeast Asia through subsidiaries in Singapore, leveraging the city state’s advantage as...

Netanyahu’s virus missteps are unravelling his right-wing alliance

Likud MK David Amsalem, the cabinet minister in charge of digital services, was angry on Saturday night. “Guess which privileged public shows...

Author: Ultra-Orthodox ‘Hidden Heretics’ believe in science, reject COVID rebels

Media reports on ultra-Orthodox Jews often describe them as a cohesive community with homogeneous religious practices, voting patterns, and...

Japan, U.S. need to hash out fair long-term host nation deal

Public support is crucial for any agreement between Japan and the United States on Tokyo’s financial contribution to the U.S. forces stationed here,...

More sightings of bears expected amid poor acorn crops this fall

From time to time in late autumn, people spot circular heaps of woven branches left on tree trunks. They are handcrafted by wild bears. As they...

Hard choices for South Korea

By Tong Kim While North Korea's nuclear arsenal is being advanced, South Korea struggles to keep the cohesion of its alliance with the United...

Russia’s post-Soviet hegemony is fading

Vladimir Putin has long sought to portray himself as strong statesman and guarantor of stability, at home and abroad. Now the Russian president is...

As new cases fall, Gamzu urges officials to hold off on reopening schools

The leader of the fight against the coronavirus urged decision-makers Monday to not rush the opening of schools, warning that pupils could bring...

Netanyahu takes shot at Bennett as Yamina surges in polls

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday brushed off surging support in the polls for his right-wing rival Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party,...

Virus czar seeks to ease restrictions in some ultra-Orthodox areas

Coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu reportedly wants to ease lockdown restrictions in several ultra-Orthodox areas that were previously flagged as...

Iran again breaks its single-day record for virus deaths

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran recorded its worst day of new deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with 337 confirmed dead on Monday. The...

Annual Fresh Paint art fair to launch free, digital version

Fresh Paint, known as Israel’s largest art and design fair, will launch digitally on October 28, after being postponed from its usual slot in the...

Celebrating In Spite of Covid19

I know how Trumpian that title sounds. Believe me, it’s not! Giving all due respect to the scourge is what we do, the man and I, and what we’ve...

Will a Biden presidency usher in Israeli-Palestinian peace?

What a stupid question! But, wait, the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, seems to think so. He told a group of European lawmakers...

Offering for war dead

Suga deserves criticism for sending offering to shrine Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has infuriated South Korea and China again, this time...

Worst job market

Time-worn labor laws should be revised to boost job creation The country's unemployment situation is getting worse, increasingly being affected by...

Worst job market

Time-worn labor laws should be revised to boost job creation The country's unemployment situation is getting worse, increasingly being affected by...

No, we shouldn’t report partying neighbors to the pandemic police

The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have...

The Leader the WTO Needs

LONDON – With the global trading system under severe pressure, international cooperation to strengthen a rules-based order is vital. Now, perhaps...

Only diplomacy will work.

Despite a 1994 ceasefire and 28 years of diplomatic efforts led by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group,...

And how can it be resolved?

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh is neither eternal, nor based on ancient hatreds. The two peoples lived together...

Defending democracy

By Michael Bergmann Watching the opening debate between former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and his opponent was painful. Even more upsetting...

Flailing Trump thinks time travel will rescue his campaign

By Dick Polman Maybe you remember this Trump gem from 2016: "I think (Hillary) was out there with classified information. She was giving it to...

We have lived to see Arabs enter Al-Aqsa under Israeli protection

We have lived to see Arabs enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection. It is shameful. Is there any real difference between an Arab delegation...

Tensions Continue to Swirl around the “Taiwan Problem”

An overarching “Taiwan problem” continues to gravitate toward the center of the entire system of relations between the two leading world powers,...

Israel to Retain Military Supremacy in the Middle East

While the Abraham Accords may have made Israel a friend of the UAE and Bahrain, kicking off a ‘peace process’ that may ultimately include other...

Nigeria's #EndSARS protesters need a leader

Just over a week into protests to dissolve Nigeria’s notorious special anti-robbery squad (SARS), Nigerian demonstrators have vowed on social media...

E, zdaj boste pa gledali film!

Dva prizora iz filma bosanske režiserke Jasmile Žbanić Quo vadis Aida?, ki so ga premierno prikazali na letošnjem festivalu v Benetkah, se...

Carl Sagan’s message to aliens

Is there a foolproof way to announce our existence to other intelligent life-forms? It’s a brainteaser with vast potential consequences, and one...

Performing artist poses bare-chested after double mastectomy

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2020 in October, Israeli women’s weekly magazine LaIsha is featuring performing artist Eylon Nuphar, a...

The Tower of Babel – A Pandemic of the Soul

The story of the Tower of Babel is an etiological story brought, in part, to explain why people are spread throughout the world and why it is that...

Suomi

In all the places we can choose Poor Finland has but 1500 Jews. 1200 in Helsinki, 200 in Turku, but those who like fresh air Will settle with the...

When oil and wine do mix (Daf Yomi Eruvin 71)

Embed from Getty Images “Turn toward the high-quality ones.” Today’s Daf Yomi discussion of interconnected households extends the considerations...

With church visits and rallies, Trump and Biden target states they hope to flip

LAS VEGAS (AP) — US President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense Sunday, with each campaigning in states they are trying...

A practicing Catholic, Biden hopes to peel believers away from Trump

WILMINGTON, Delaware (AFP) — A rosary around his wrist, Joe Biden often speaks of the great comfort his Catholic faith has brought him in...

IMF says nearly all Mideast economies hit by pandemic recession

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed nearly all Middle East nations into the throes of an economic recession...

Why Judge Amy Coney Barrett Should Be Confirmed

Having watched most of the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett I am impressed by her credentials, scholarship and that she is an...

Speaking Out

In these difficult times, Israel finds itself facing a fresh scandal on an almost daily basis. The latest was the bold statement made by the...

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

There are currently around fifty countries in the world that are ruled by a dictator. The unfortunate citizens of these countries have little, or...

‘Cancel culture’ now reaches far and wide, thanks to a ‘wild wild Twitterworld’

Margaret Atwood has always been a strong critic of repression of speech. ​She and New Yorker magazine editor Jia Tolentino talked about this...

Waking Up With A Purpose

Leah, a former client who has been grumbling for months about her daughters not paying enough attention to her, “especially now that I am stuck...

Undivided: Investigator’s Preface

Random reader: You may or may not believe this, but I, the faithful collator of this work of uncategorizable literature, most ardently wish that I...

Telepsychology: How to Maximize Online Sessions

Telepsychology, sometimes called Telemedicine, has exponentially grown as a way to get psychotherapy since the onset of COVID-19. In fact, more...

R. Mendel Kessin: Rescue of the Jews Before Redemption

In this remarkable shiur, the rabbi consolidates ideas from recent lectures making the powerful case for the trajectory of history moving evermore...

Five Tips for Starting Your Own US-Business

The first decision you need to make is determining which business entity you will use because the type of business structure you choose determines...

Hate reads

The public outrage following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury earlier this year flooded bookstores in the United...

All eyes on Suga’s foreign-policy agenda

Washington – It’s been a month and a half since Shinzo Abe’s abrupt resignation, and Washington’s attention quickly shifted to successor...

How Israel Failed Its COVID Test

TEL AVIV – When the Jewish new year began late last month, Israel was enduring its second nationwide lockdown, after daily per capita COVID-19...

Biased, bullying interview that ripped politician to shreds and was hailed by liberal MSM was a public shaming too far

A politician who has just suffered an electoral drubbing, lost his seat, his future and his direction in life is someone many media experts would...

Probe clears minister who allegedly lied about breaking lockdown, catching virus

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday announced that there would not be a criminal probe into Environmental Protection Minister Gila...

The route to Europe is a graveyard

Commentary. This is the true face of our Europe: rich and powerful, but increasingly selfish, closed in on itself and intent on building walls....

Opinion – The Unimpressive Nature of the Artemis Accords

On 13 October 2020 the directors of NASA and seven other national space agencies signed the Artemis Accords, a document purporting to articulate...

IDF unprepared for chemical attacks, comptroller report warns

The Israel Defense Forces is not fully prepared to handle and operate during a chemical weapons attack, according to a state comptroller report...

As world virus cases hit 40 million, nations target hotspots in bid to stay open

NEW YORK (AP) — After entire nations were shut down during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and US states are...

Public Health or Politics, the Lockdown Examined

It has been announced that Ben Gurion Airport will be reopened as part of the loosening of Lockdown 2.0. While I welcome the decision, I feel...

Withholding Information Is a Form of Theft (Eruvin 71)

A merchant once sold a barrel of wine with oil floating on top.  The purchaser believed that it was a barrel of oil, and invited guests to share...

Justice in a Hijacked State

WASHINGTON, DC – The Central African Republic (CAR), a former French colony based on an exploitative divide-and-rule system, is a textbook example...

Think Small for an American Recovery

BERKELEY – The US recovery is losing momentum. Job growth is slowing, the economy is still down 10.7 million jobs since February, and 36% of...

As Beijing ups the ante, hopes for improved Australia-China relations dashed

Speculation that China may be seeking to lower the temperature in its fractious dealings with Australia appears to be premature. This follows...

Boris Johnson’s Failed COVID-19 Launch

LONDON – An old Zen Buddhist saying cautions, “Do not mistake the finger pointing at the moon for the moon.” By focusing too much on the means,...

US-based Olympic medalist said to flee Israel after catching COVID, breaking law

A US-based former Olympic swimming medalist secretly escaped Israel last week after testing positive for COVID-19, breaking the law and resulting...

Groundhog days

Writing these Monday columns, I have the feeling of living a Groundhog Day over and over. When the meaningless action for the sake of action...

Jewish Journal of Los Angeles ceases print edition

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, the largest American Jewish weekly west of New York, has ceased print production as of its...

IDF sets up roadblocks on Gaza border for ‘engineering operation’

The Israel Defense Forces put up a series of barricades on highways and roads near the southern Gaza Strip on Monday as it performed an unspecified...

Knesset health expert charges lawmakers ignoring professional advice

Israel’s decision-makers are not listening to expert advice on the health crisis, a veteran of several Knesset sessions has charged, accusing...

‘Getting to Know Your Neighbors’ in Amsterdam

When Amsterdam’s Liberal Jewish community moved into a modern new synagogue in the southern part of the city in 2004, tensions between Dutch Jews...

What if neither Democrats nor Republicans want to win in 2020? No one wants the task of changing the full diaper of US Empire

Whoever wins the 2020 election will be immediately confronted with a full plate of thorny political issues, from impossible national debt to...

Forget vaccines. Copper kills coronaviruses and China’s cornered the market

WACKY RACESIf politics wasn’t racy enough right now with a space race, an arms race and a tech race taking place between the Chinese and the...

MKs say Israel should have demanded Palestinian concessions to treat Erekat

Several lawmakers on Sunday condemned a decision to admit senior PLO official Saeb Erekat to a Jerusalem hospital for COVID-19 treatment, saying...

The Irrelevance of Soft Power

The irrelevance of Soft Power stems not from its theoretical dimension, but from a changing global landscape. The 21st century will be...

An Emirati perspective on the UAE-Israel peace agreement

I write this as an Emirati who has been following, studying, and researching political and strategic issues for years. Based on my daily...

If Berri’s announcement about negotiations with Israel isn’t normalisation, what is it?

Suddenly and without prior notice, Nabih Berri announced recently that Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement under American auspices to...

2 women killed in their homes, both allegedly by their partners

Two women were found dead at their homes on Monday in suspected murders by their partners. In the southern city of Beersheba, police were called to...

Health Ministry school opening plan said similar to widely panned 1st reopening

The Health Ministry has sent the Education Ministry its guidelines for reopening schools after the country’s second national lockdown, sparking...

Startup that aims to boost dairy cows’ health nabs $20 million investment

NovaQuest Capital Management LLC, an investor in life sciences and healthcare, said Monday it has invested $20 million in Israeli biopharmaceutical...

Israelis, Palestinians learn lessons of conflict and trust from Northern Ireland

Rev. Dr. Gary Mason knows what it means to advocate for peace and reconciliation. He’s been doing it for years in Northern Ireland through his ...

Jewish-American Will to Electoral Self-Destruction

In a few days, Jewish-Americans are going to take part in an inexplicable assault on themselves—their culture and heritage, their religion and...

Ministers vote to ease lockdown in northern Haredi town

Ministers on Monday voted to ease lockdown measures in a northern ultra-Orthodox town in line with most of the rest of the country — measures that...

Top Palestinian official Erekat deteriorates to critical condition

Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat was downgraded to critical condition Monday morning at a Jerusalem hospital where he was moved for treatment...

Etihad flight lands at Ben-Gurion Airport as aviation ties with UAE take off

A flight lauded as the first commercial shuttle from the United Arab Emirates to Israel landed at Ben-Gurion airport Monday morning, a hopeful...

Pfizer begins manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines ahead of expected approval

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has begun manufacturing hundreds of thousands of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of its expected approval next...

Head of pro-Hamas group and school parent said behind fatwa on beheaded teacher

The father of a student and the head of an Islamist pro-Hamas group urged the killing of a French teacher who was beheaded for showing pupils...

¿Qué tan democrático es Estados Unidos?

Trump llegó al gobierno con un discurso de aristas autoritarias. Por ejemplo, cuando dijo de Xi Jinping que “es ahora presidente vitalicio, (…) y...

Report: Number of Holocaust survivors in Israel needing financial aid has grown

The number of Holocaust survivors in Israel requiring financial assistance has risen in recent years, according to a report released by the...

Myanmar should use COVID-19 to end 30 years of crony capitalism

Last thing the country needs is business as usual

Walking Into A Nuclear Nightmare

The world faces the very real prospect of a nuclear war. That this can be said after a century of world and regional wars, most of them begun or...

Armenian leader accuses Israel of aiding ‘genocide’ against his people

JTA — The de facto leader of a disputed region claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan accused Israel of assisting in a genocide against his people....

Nokia to build moon’s first 4G cell network for NASA program

LONDON, UK — Nokia says it has been tapped by NASA to build the first cellular communications network on the moon. The Finnish telecommunications...

Our Ancestors are Speaking

I’m sitting at my desk writing letters to strangers in Florida, explaining why I vote. I’m not telling them whom they should vote for, just...

Haaretz Cartoon

Terrorists and Jew-haters are people too

There is a distinct number of Members of Knesset who will jump at every chance to spew their hatred for one group or person or the other. The...

Marred In Cheshvan

In my New Jersey day school’s 5th grade religious studies class, Rabbi W. always kept our attention, mostly through an energized flow of bible...

‘We had a baby, but we didn’t know we were pregnant!’

There was a reality show where women went to places like the bathroom or the shower or a cafe and ended up giving birth, when they didn’t even...

Miriam Adelson, Coronavirus Hero

For too many, 2020 has been an a nnus horribilis , filed with pain, disease, and heartbreak. The coronavirus has killed more than a million the...

A Call for Collective Accountability

Last Sunday, I opened my phone to see a notification that my friend from midrasha had suddenly lost her father to corona. I watched the funeral via...

Netanyahu Is Giving the Thugs a Wink

Jewish? Undecided? Vote for Biden

Donald Trump’s personality is inseparable from his policies. Our Republican friends want us to think of Trump as a lovable bigot who means well,...

‘Hi David, This is Barack Obama’

I had just signed off my radio show on Kol Yisrael-English. It was 12:45 pm on Friday, October 14, 2016. On any Friday, I’d be rushing off after...

Life sciences in Japan in desperate need of resuscitation

Japan occupies an unusual space in the global imagination. At once a futuristic nation of innovation and robotics, and simultaneously, for those on...

In Washington, Trump and Netanyahu Established a Binational State

Why is Israel powerless before Haredi mutiny?

Horrendous calamities can bring clarity to things that in normal times can be fudged. The corona crisis, from the beginning but especially in its...

The Danger of Memory

Back in the naive days of March, when lockdowns were starting to begin in earnest in most of the country, many of us were hopeful that after...

The Arabs Extend Their Hand in Peace