In first since 2017, police try to evict family in flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood

Dozens of police officers sought to remove a Palestinian family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah on Monday in order to confiscate the land for...

Envisioning Governance 4.0

Regime change in the global economy

MILAN – In 1979, W. Arthur Lewis received the Nobel Prize in economics for his analysis of growth dynamics in developing countries. Deservedly so:...

Shut the Schools Now!

Our children’s future is at stake. Their welfare hangs in the balance.  Each day that passes, the damage increases.  It’s time to act:  From...

Netanyahu said leaning toward accepting plea deal after talks with lawyers

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his lawyers to press ahead with talks with Avichai Mandelblit on a plea deal in his criminal...

1,500 said to refuse COVID antibody treatment, leading to preventable deaths

At least 10 people, and possibly dozens more, have died after refusing a potentially life-saving anti-COVID-19 treatment, Channel 12 news reported...

Likud struggles for unified response amid reports that Netanyahu seeks a plea deal

The reports in recent days that former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was negotiating a plea deal to end his corruption trial — that could see...

Respect for In-Laws

Where does the word “in-law” come from? Moshe’s wife’s father’s added an extra parsha in to the Law! Where does the word FAMILY come frome?...

U.S. has no moral authority over China in tech development

Regulating tech is a challenge that requires cooperation, not finger pointing

Why do Egypt's Christians support Sisi?

There is no doubt that the vast majority of Egypt's Christian citizens support President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his regime. They were the first...

Mandatory COVID quarantine to be shortened to 5 days

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday that the mandatory quarantine period for Israelis infected with...

New Knesset secretary approved despite reported opposition of coalition’s left flank

Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy on Monday tapped a longtime legal official to serve as the parliament’s next secretary-general. Levy’s nominee, Dan...

(NA ZAHODU NIČ NOVEGA) Afašizem ne obstaja

Eden najbolj zabavnih komentarjev, ki sem ga zasledil v tokratni izvedbi razprave o fašizmu in antifašizmu, ki se vsako leto v januarju razplamti...

Texas rabbi: I threw a chair at the gunman, and we headed for the door

COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, among four people held at gunpoint during Shabbat morning services at his Congregation Beth...

Italy's Draghi Recovery at Risk

When the General creates his own history

In Sharm el-Sheikh, where Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is playing the role of the sole hero in the exciting youth show, he did not miss the opportunity to...

Britain’s surprising new focus in its bid to undermine China

On Monday, the BBC published a feature focusing on a Chinese-funded development in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, under the heading “Colombo...

An Italian showgirl, a US general, and the weaponization of sexual misconduct

When does a mere flirtation cross the line to become sexual misconduct? Flirtation is an important part of life – attraction enhances almost...

Opinion – Putin’s Obsession with Ukraine as a ‘Russian Land’

Everybody is a ‘Ukraine expert’ these days, or are they? Practically none of the multitude of Western commentaries about the Russian threat to...

The Israeli Bill to Preserve Demographic Jewish Supremacy

The bottom line is that the conversion bill submitted by Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana supplements the law that declares Israel the...

Palestinian reportedly tries to stab troops at West Bank bus stop, is shot

A Palestinian man was shot as he attempted to stab soldiers at a bus stop in the central West Bank on Monday, Israeli officials said. No Israeli...

At Arizona rally, Trump stirs racial tensions, repeats claim of stolen election

Donald Trump rallied his faithful in Arizona on Saturday, rehashing yet again his unfounded claims that the US presidential election was stolen...

Biden fires Trump appointee from commission that monitors Holocaust sites

WASHINGTON (JTA) — US President Joe Biden removed a Trump appointee with ties to white supremacists from a commission that monitors Holocaust...

Invasive species, protests, fires: How Negev tree planting became so controversial

JTA — Each year on Tu Bishvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating trees and plants, Lior Weitz and his wife take their two daughters to plant saplings...

The Queer Mikveh Project immerses marginalized Jews worldwide in a changing ritual

JTA — Last Passover, a group of 125 Jews gathered via Zoom to collectively participate in the tradition of the mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath. Dr....

Tu B’shvat sameach, children of the moon. Stay wild.

You probably don’t know this about me, but back in high school just before spring, I would wait until the house was silent, and everyone asleep,...

January reminds us that the torch of freedom is still burning

As soon as the month of January comes upon us, the memories of the Arab Spring are revived, despite all the painful blows that followed as the...

The Palestinian Arab villages 'unrecognised' by Israel

For centuries before the Zionist occupation of Palestine, there were hundreds of Palestinian villages across the country. When the Zionist terror...

Zen kōans

To achieve enlightenment, resist the urge to know the unknowable with these unsolvable riddles from Zen Buddhist monks - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Pfizer CEO: Virus will be here for years but this may be last wave with restrictions

Pfizer boss Albert Bourla said Monday that although the “most likely scenario” is that coronavirus will be circulating for many years to come,...

Popular Haredi radio host accused of sexually assaulting multiple women

Dudi Shwamenfeld has been named as the Haredi radio host accused by multiple women of sexual abuse. News of the story broke earlier this month,...

Netanyahu thanks fundraiser donors, skips Knesset session amid plea deal reports

Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu made his first public comments on Monday since reports broke that he had instructed his lawyers to press ahead...

Berlusconi is back, and his allies pledge fealty through gritted teeth

Analysis. The full-page advertisement reminds one of the well-known video ad from 1994: ‘a good and generous person.’ But he may not have the...

An interview with Massimo D’Alema: ‘Draghism’ is an anti-democratic force

Interview. The left must reassess its strategy. ‘While we were laying down our arms, the right was gaining ground with an ideological and...

Tendencias tecnológicas que marcarán 2022

En un mundo donde el cambio es la constante la clave está en la innovación, por ello es fundamental conocer las tendencias tecnológicas que...

Israeli man jumps out of moving vehicle after Palestinian steals car in West Bank

An Israeli man reportedly jumped out of a moving car last week after it was stolen by a Palestinian during a brief stop in the West Bank town of...

Deal to purchase German submarines may be signed this week, after top panel meets

A defense procurement committee made up of senior ministers convened on Sunday and discussed a deal to buy three submarines from Germany, a deal...

Daily Briefing Jan. 17 – There’s science behind those booster shots

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish...

Remove Michael Steinhardt's Name From the Israel Museum

New York Jewish billionaire Michael Steinhardt, a pioneer of the hedge fund industry and among the founders of the Birthright Israel project, is...

Supreme Court rejects petition calling on it to insist on harsher plea deal for Deri

The Supreme Court on Sunday rejected a petition that asked it to intervene in the plea deal recently signed by Shas party leader MK Aryeh Deri,...

High-fat diet may restore cognitive function lost in brain injury – Israeli study

A high-fat, low-carb nutrition regime known as the ketogenic diet significantly reduces the cognitive effects of brain injury in mice, and may do...

From the River Lee, Tottenham to the Nanhu Lake, Urumqi…

I was born in Tottenham. If I were to romanticise it, I would say ‘Tottenham by the banks of the Lee!” We lived a short walk from the River Lee....

Customer Experience

In addition to fundraising for mezuzahs and OTC medications for my upcoming mission to El Salvador, I just finished teaching a series on Jewish...

Recognizing Anti-Semitism, Not Just Defining It

How can an attack on a synagogue on Shabbat be classified as “not specifically related to the Jewish community”? At one of the news conferences...

FBI Agent Adds Insult to Injury in Texas Hostage Situation

In the midst of a spiritually enriching Shabbat morning service, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others were taken hostage by a terrorist at...

Tu b’shvat – Environment Day

With the Jewish date of Tu b’shvat, it is a time to reflect on what Judaism and the Bible have to contribute to this debate. ESG is definitely the...

The fate of U.K.’s Boris Johnson now hinges on three factors

Boris Johnson is the Harry Houdini of British politics, blustering his way through scandals about fibs, finances and a colorful love life that...

Lapid: This government will last, whatever Netanyahu does

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. During a faction meeting of his Yesh Atid party, Foreign Miniser Yair Lapid...

Man stabbed to death outside home in northern Arab town; 16-year-old arrested

A man was stabbed to death in the northern town of Jisr az-Zarqa on Sunday night and a 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with the...