Abe’s lies about banquet funds finally come back to haunt him

We now know that a sitting prime minister repeatedly lied in the Diet and elsewhere, blatantly ignoring the legislature’s supervisory function...

Liberman: Netanyahu endangering state by keeping security matters to himself

MK Avigdor Liberman, the leader of the opposition Yisrael Beytenu party, criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his recent secret trip to...

Raje o ugledu kot o nacionalnem interesu

Predsednika vlade obtožujejo, da uničuje ugled Slovenije v svetu. Najprej je čestital Trumpu za zmago na volitvah. Res je, to je bilo...

Why the vaccine is a common good

Commentary. The issue of ‘common good’ poses a fundamental problem that must be positioned clearly, so that we do not miss this opportunity to...

Thanksgiving – A Jewish American Holiday

On Thursday, November 28, 2013, there was a lot of discussion about the connection between Thanksgiving and Hanukkah because the two holidays...

Anachronistic move

Minister should stop kicking top prosecutor out Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae has certainly gone too far in her fight against Prosecutor General Yoon...

Constraint on unsecured loans

Make prudential regulation more market-friendly and rational Major commercial banks are scrambling to cut their unsecured loan balance prematurely...

Shame on You, Sotheby’s

There Has Never Been a Thanksgiving Like This One

We need this night. How is this night different from all others we have known? This Thanksgiving, America is wounded to the core

Arab MK under fire from his party for urging cooperation with Netanyahu

A rift appeared to be growing Wednesday between different factions in the predominantly Arab Joint List party, following moves by MK Mansour Abbas,...

Biden builds a solid foreign policy team

Global challenges won't wait for President Donald Trump to accept his clear defeat. So President-elect Joe Biden has been wise not to wait either,...

The post-COVID-19 industrial revitalization

During an economic crisis, the necessary policy actions are clear and obvious. As the last line of defense, governments and central banks do...

Beyond Meat takes on tough rival in China: tofu

You wouldn’t try to sell coal to Newcastle. So how would you rate your chances of peddling meat substitutes to the country that invented tofu?...

You'll never walk alone

By Hyon O'Brien The other day, while I was driving to do some errands, the car radio played "You'll Never Walk Alone," the well-known show tune...

Could OPEC’s house of cards collapse?

All is not well in the house of OPEC. As the cartel’s oil ministers prepare to meet soon to decide on the next step in their record-breaking...

Gold is a hedge against bad government decisions

Investors don’t really have a handle on what gold is or what it represents. Many erroneously believe gold is some sort of inflation hedge, because...

Will Covid-19 constrain Eastern Mediterrenean gas production?

In light of the extraordinary impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown measures on the energy system, global demand for gas has...

Korea Customs Service focuses on customs clearance for Korean exporters

By Roh Suk-hwan Korea relies heavily on foreign trade. However, due to growing trade protectionism around the world and the ongoing COVID-19...

Biden makes experience a priority with his Cabinet picks

NEW YORK (AP) — Competence is making a comeback. US President-elect Joe Biden has prized staying power over star power when making his first wave...

Those who suffer for their sexuality deserve the community’s compassion

Forget Covid, climate change, Corbyn, Trump or the other contemporary issues facing us. For Charedi Rabbis in the UK one big issue is the attempt...

Israel demands UN Security Council action against Iranian presence in Syria

Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan on Tuesday night demanded that the Security Council take action against Iranian military entrenchment in...

7 things to know about Biden’s latest senior appointments

NEW YORK — US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his nominees for key members of his national security and foreign policy team,...

Three Israelis indicted for assaulting Palestinians during olive harvest

Three Israelis were charged last week with assaulting Palestinians close to the village of Ni’lin in the West Bank during the annual olive...

Defense Ministry rejects Hebron shooter’s appeal for disability status

The Defense Ministry on Tuesday rejected the request of a former Israeli soldier convicted for killing an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in...

Iran’s parliament demands construction of heavy water reactor

Iran’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill requiring the country’s atomic agency to build a new heavy water reactor and operate a metal uranium...

CP Group takeover of Tesco's Thai unit raises alarming questions

Regulator's green light for hypermarket deal damages competitiveness

2021 Grammy Awards: All the Jewish nominees

JTA — This year’s Grammy Awards will almost certainly be different from past years, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But despite the lack of...

Oral insulin, by Israeli mom-son team, starts final trials to become world’s 1st

An Israeli company has started final-stage tests of its oral insulin, bidding to become the first to make the product available on the...

(POGLED) Sojenje Rudiju Rizmanu ali zakaj že imamo Pen

Član upravnega odbora slovenskega Pena in podpredsednik mednarodnega Pena Boris A. Novak je ob sojenju Rudiju Rizmanu pripravil protestno izjavo....

Israel innovation chief says work-from-home could pose threat to tech ecosystem

The recent shift toward working from home could threaten the viability of Israel’s tech ecosystem, warned the head of the agency in charge of...

Columbus Jewish couple say they were victims of anti-Semitic attack by neighbor

JTA — A Jewish couple in Columbus, Ohio say their neighbor yelled anti-Semitic threats at them and threw rocks through their window on the day...

Erdoğan’s man making sales pitches in Cairo and Paris

Since it was revealed that Fayez al-Sarraj, who is the head of the Presidential Council of Libya and who had reluctantly signed critical agreements...

How Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia-first nationalism led to civil war

Earlier this month, a simmering political and ideological conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the northern region of Tigray...

‘Who’s not going to go?’: NY Hasidic Jews continue to hold large weddings

JTA — After one massive wedding that was scaled back under pressure and another that went off in secret, one of the most important leaders of the...

Ridiculous Musings and No Action From Netanyahu on Women's Rights

Down but not out

The Kumagawa river that flows through southern Kumamoto Prefecture is a well-known habitat of "ayu" (sweetfish). Growing in the rapids, the fish...

Leadership training for women

By Kim Jong-nam Many pundits say that anyone with the right aptitude can exhibit leadership regardless of their position, because leadership comes...

Now is the time to restore international cooperation

Coordinated action is crucial to ending pandemic and creating new prosperity

Remembering late labor activist

By Park Yoon-bae Fifty years have passed since a young garment worker and labor activist burned himself to death in a Seoul market to protest the...

Lee's legacy and challenge for Samsung

By Choi Sung-no Late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee was an asset, not only for Samsung but for Korea and the world. He was undoubtedly a first-...

Taiwan after the US Elections and the RCEP has been Signed

The outcome of the US elections (whose end is still unclear), and the signing of an agreement on forming a free trade zone involving the...

El Al posts ‘heavy loss’ in Q3, faces ‘existential risk,’ CEO warns

El Al Israel Airlines on Wednesday reported a whopping loss of $147 million following a 94 percent drop in revenues for the third quarter of the...

The Jerusalem Post continues its slander of the PM

Speaking at an event marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Netanyahu implied that our [Jewish] tradition and...

Saudi, Biden, Iran and Israeli Politics

This week’s meeting in the Saudi red sea resort of Neom was a clear indication that Riyadh has now accepted, Joe Biden will become the next US...

2020 -The Breaking Point: Saying Hello to Myself

“( קרוב ה’ לנשברי לב (תהילים לד:יט. G-d is close the the brokenhearted. ” Sometimes, the breaking point, is the greatest...

Pompeo’s ‘Made in Israel’ cannot also be labelled ‘Sold as Seen’

The term ‘slash and burn’ seems like the most accurate description of the purpose and impact of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to...

US experts: Ongoing coronavirus health crisis taking toll on kids’ mental health

NEW YORK — On the first morning of her first vacation in five months, Christine Buividas woke up eager to spend time simply being “Mom” to her...

Being abused won’t get you a divorce in Israel’s rabbinic court

This story is about one woman, but it is also about every woman. A few months ago, Nitzan Caspi-Shilony, an attorney at the Center for Women’s...

Border Police cop injured in alleged car-ramming by settler at extremist outpost

A Border Police officer was lightly injured early Wednesday when a resident of the hardline settlement of Yitzhar hit him while trying to force his...

Active coronavirus cases surge back over 9,000

The number of active coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 9,064, a level not seen in nearly three weeks, according to Health Ministry figures...