Palestinians’ cars vandalized in West Bank amid rising Jewish extremist violence

A number of a vehicles were vandalized in the northern West Bank village of Qira overnight, police said Sunday morning, amid rising attacks by...

Deri resigns from the Knesset in line with tax offense plea deal

MK Aryeh Deri, the Shas party chairman, on Sunday submitted his resignation from the Knesset in accordance with a plea bargain that saw him admit...

2nd minor earthquake within hours rattles northern Israel; some buildings evacuated

A minor earthquake shook northern Israel on Sunday afternoon, sending some residents into the streets during the area’s second temblor within...

Internet security loophole

NTS didn't even know its website was breached for days Significant security issues arose on the website for the simplified year-end tax settlement...

Ensure neutrality, fairness

President should not try to influence elections President Moon Jae-in cannot avoid criticism that he has been trying to control the country's...

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Netanyahu Is Indeed the Israeli Legal System's Greatest Defender

For years Benjamin Netanyahu has been deceiving his supporters and implementing the views of his opponents with regard to the two main areas of...

Gantz proposes larger team to probe submarine affair, with ‘public representative’

Defense Minister Benny Gantz proposed that an expanded committee should investigate the so-called “submarine affair,” a murky deal between Israel...

How profitable is e-commerce?

This is the third in a series of columns chronicling the entrepreneurial journey of an aspiring e-commerce business owner and the ins and outs of...

Rein in runaway Pentagon spending

By Robert Weissman and Savannah Wooten Why do we continue to spend billions of federal funds on expanding an already bloated military? Aren't there...

People are fleeing their countries of origin – should we flee too?

Do you hate it when your government takes your money and uses it for whatever they want? In the UK the first 142 days of the working income of the...

Searching for meaning in Korea

By Jason Lim Last November, Se-woong Koo wrote an interesting piece for Korea Expose titled, "What Makes Life Meaningful in Korea? Not Much, It...

Let the sea be the sea

By Kim Sun-ae Do we need a new airport in this era of climate crisis? The government is trying to construct an airport on Busan's Gadeok Island....

Who is winning the U.S.-China trade war?

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – The United States-China trade war started in 2018 and has never officially ended. So, which side has been “winning”...

Stop saying student debt relief is for the rich

When people debate whether to forgive some or all of the $1.75 trillion in student debt weighing on millions of American families, opponents often...

What to make of the ex­com­mu­ni­ca­tion of Prince An­drew?

Kenyan academic, activist and public intellectual, Dr Wandia Njoya, recently described Kenya’s government as being “spectacularly British”. She...

Koblenz tri­al: One small step to­wards jus­tice for Syr­ia

On January 13, a court in the small German town of Koblenz sentenced Anwar Raslan, a former Syrian intelligence officer, to life in prison for...

UN being Used as a Cover for Criminal Activity in Africa

Founded after the end of the Second World War, the United Nations Organization set itself a primary goal of defending peace and justice in all...

As kashrut reform takes hold, businesses put their money where the mouths are

When the first phase of the government’s overhaul of the kosher certification industry came into effect earlier this month, restauranteur Dan...

Serious COVID cases rise to 732, as top health expert says Omicron wave is peaking

The number of Israeli patients seriously ill with COVID-19 has risen to 732, according to Health Ministry figures published Saturday, as experts...

In ‘Captives of Hope’ sermon, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl describes call with Texas gunman

JTA — The New York City rabbi who spoke twice to the man who held Jews hostage in their Texas synagogue last week detailed the experience in a...

US doesn't care for China's Muslims: Boycotting the Olympics is about global competition

The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games may go down in history as the official start of the cold war between the...

Che’s last soldier: Chato Peredo’s legacy comes to the United States

Commentary. Under these circumstances, where democracy is always in danger, we must remember figures like Chato Peredo, who, like Marcelo Quiroga...

‘The whole house shook’: Minor earthquake wobbles northern Israel

Residents of northern Israel reported a minor earthquake late Saturday night. Israelis felt the quake in Tiberias, Safed, Haifa, the Jordan Valley...

‘Planning an attack:’ UK says Moscow trying to install pro-Russia leader in Ukraine

AFP — Britain alleged Saturday that it had information Moscow was “looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv,” as fears of a Russian...

‘An act of resistance’: US Jewish leaders defiant in 1st Shabbat since hostage siege

AP — On the eve of her 100th birthday Saturday, Ruth Salton told her daughter she was going one way or another to Friday night Shabbat services...

UK lawmaker says she was sacked from ministerial post because she is a Muslim

A British lawmaker said Saturday she was fired from her post as a government minister because she is a Muslim. Nusrat Ghani, a member of Prime...

The City of Jerusalem Would Not Treat Its Jewish Residents Like This

At 3 A.M. on Wednesday, when temperatures in Jerusalem had plunged below zero degrees Celsius, around 100 police officers arrived at the Salhiya...

3 mayors said targeted by police using NSO spyware despite no evidence of offenses

At least three city mayors and members of their families were targeted by Israel Police with spyware made by the controversial NSO Group in an...

It's About Time Jewish Israelis Admit They Have Failed the Bedouin

The problem begins when the foreign minister and the alternate prime minister define over 300,000 people as a “problem.” It continues when a...

Let’s pity the celebs for failing to spot they are the useful idiots

At first glance, you would think that Malik Faisal Akram, the Texas synagogue terrorist from Blackburn, had nothing in common with A-list...

Not Terror But Hugs

In stark contrast to another anti-Semitic terrorist attack at a synagogue last week, this time in Colleyville, Texas that could unfortunately have...

The Little Guy

We often think of ourselves as the little guy. There are all kinds of important people in the world who do important things. I am just a little guy...

Time is running short about Iran and the nuclear issue

Time is on Iran’s side. There’s no more kicking the can if we are to prevent a nuclear Iran. Iran may acquire the ability to build nuclear weapons...

Rent a Virtue: Jewish Edition

You will want to share this keepsake item with your friends. I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with virtue signalers. And the worst kind...

Lies, Dirty Lies, & Denials

The Torah famously commands: “From a false (sheker) matter, you shall distance [yourself]” (Ex. 23:7). In this case, the word for falsity...

Green or red light for Korea's climate action in 2022

By Jang Daul Every year the World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as the Davos Forum, publishes its "Global Risks Report." The report analyzes the...

Why 2022 will be critical for Jews in Europe

Jewish traditions and rites are under threat as European society becomes ever more secular. But protecting them is part of safeguarding democracy,...

Police minister: Settler attack on activists is ‘organized action of a terror group’

Police Minister Omer Barlev on Sunday denounced the attack by Jewish extremists on Palestinians and Israeli activists in the northern West Bank...

In Italy there is a shortage of doctors, but foreign ones can’t work

Reportage. Physicians trained abroad make up 0.9% of the total in Italy. Training new professionals takes years. Italian hospitals could hire...

Police minister denies illegal use of NSO spyware, acknowledges public mistrust

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, who oversees police, denied claims law enforcement had broken any laws on Saturday, amid public outrage over...

Israel-Europe ties may not get much warmer with Macron as president of EU Council

On January 1, France assumed the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. The country, one of the two most powerful in the EU, is...