Israel youth soccer squad defeats Ireland to win spot in European championships

An Israeli national youth soccer team qualified for the under-21 European Championships by beating Ireland in a shootout in Tel Aviv on Tuesday....

Mayor won’t remove far-right party poster calling to ‘banish enemy’ Arab faction MKs

The mayor of Ramat Gan said Wednesday that despite outrage over a campaign poster by far-right party Otzma Yehudit calling for banishing some...

Hardline Iran lawmaker denounces ‘prostitute’ protesters opposing mandatory hijabs

A hardline Iranian lawmaker Tuesday slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down on the...

Late Iranian shah’s son hails protesters: ‘A revolution for and by women’

AFP — The son of the late Iranian shah hailed the country’s mass protests as a landmark revolution by women and urged the world to add to the...

Will this time be different? Iranian women are ‘seeking a revolutionary change’

AP — A young woman climbs to the top of a car in the middle of Mashhad, a conservative Iranian city famed for its Islamic shrines. She takes off...

Japan: A nation split dangerously down the middle

The man would have loved it.  The 19 gun salutes, the attendance of the imperial family, the foreign VIPs and the two-hour ceremonies testify to...

Allenby crossing to Jordan to remain open 24/7 beginning next month, says US envoy

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold. Two people are killed in Iranian cross-border strikes against military bases...

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: A man for all seasons

Like millions of other Muslims, I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. He truly was one of the greatest of...

The High Stakes of Climate-Risk Accounting

NEW YORK – Economists are supposed to be good at understanding risk. Decision-making in the face of uncertainty, after all, is the discipline’s...

Cambodia genocide must not be forgotten

Past mistakes need to be explained clearly to future generations

SCO shows the limits of Chinese-style international organizations

Group silent even as members engage in deadly clashes during summit

Suspecting Nord Stream sabotage, EU vows ‘robust’ response to energy network attacks

BRUSSELS — The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage and is warning of retaliation for any...

Senate Republican leader backs revisions to elections law after Trump-fueled ‘chaos’

WASHINGTON (AP) — US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for...

Italian women and LGBTQ advocates raise the alarm after far-right election win

ROME (AP) — Swept away by Italian elections that are expected to see Giorgia Meloni soon form the nation’s first far-right-led government since...

Woman died after ‘blow to the head’ in Iranian police custody, says cousin in Iraq

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) — Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran with her family when she encountered the notorious morality...

After the nuclear button is pushed, then what?

As Russian officials threaten to use nuclear weapons as the invasion of Ukraine founders, the West is focused with unprecedented intensity and...

Avtonomija je ključ do vsega

Urška je premožna izobraženka in vplivna oseba v lokalnem okolju. Navdušuje se nad trajnostnim razvojem, zato vozi električni avto. Njen sosed...

Israeli plant-based vegan food company to build production facility in Australia

Vgarden, which produces plant-based, dairy-free cheeses, spreads, pastries, meat, and fish, is to partner with an Australian company to build its...

The just-not-Bibi Camp Needs Bibi

Describing the political crisis as a stalemate is misleading. There is no political tie, but rather a crushing right-wing majority, in both senses...

‘Don’t leave me’: Palestinian survivor recounts Lebanon boat sinking that killed 94

BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — Jihad Michlawi struggled to make ends meet as a chef in crisis-hit Beirut. The Palestinian had never considered taking...

Daily Briefing Sept 28: Iran stars in US-IDF drill; Israel condemns Russia referenda

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 world,...

Jan. 6 sedition trial gets going for leader of extremist Oath Keepers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with...

Israeli innovation lab backed by pharmaceutical, biotech giants mints 1st AI startup

An Israeli biotechnology innovation lab set up last year and backed by some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Merck...

Jerusalem film school lab, Netflix single out 2 promising TV scripts

The first round of the Sam Spiegel Series Lab supported by Netflix and Paramount’s VIS Social Impact studio wrapped with two winning Israeli...

Shaked calls for expelling relatives of terrorist in 2017 deadly ramming-attack

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked on Wednesday called for the expulsion of several relatives of a terrorist who killed four Israeli soldiers in a...

Dear Representatives Omar and Tlaib: Are Muslim Women People Also?

United States Congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and others of the leftist Democratic “Squad” are some of the most...

What's happening in the Western Balkans?

By Lee Jae-woong It has been more than seven months since the war in Ukraine broke out. Europe is suffering from the most tragic conflict since...

The Police Commissioner Is Right, Blame the Internet Administrator

In an interview, of which selected parts were published on Wednesday in Yedioth Ahronoth, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said that it will be...

The Cost of the Fed’s Challenged Credibility

EDITORIAL: Kishida widens rift in society by staging state funeral for Abe

The government opted not to hold an appropriate ceremony to quietly mourn for a former prime minister who was tragically assassinated during an...

We need to implement the terms of the Lebanese constitution to move forward

A semi-orchestrated campaign has been seen in Lebanon over the past week calling for the terms of the 1989 Taif Agreement to be implemented. It has...

Kids said separated from adult Lev Tahor members in Mexico raid over fears of harm

Authorities separated young boys and girls from adult members of an extremist Jewish cult during a raid in Mexico due to fears their lives could be...

A Dark Horse, Painted White

Yair Lapid’s speech at the UN was not addressed to Meretz or Labor, who are deep in his pocket. His objective was to sow confusion and disarray in...

Parkland shooter searched online for Nazi flags, info on Hitler, detective says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began their rebuttal of the defense case Tuesday...

Gantz’s Plus, Lapid’s Minus

One of the natural assumptions of this election campaign is that Benny Gantz is a relevant candidate for prime minister. Yet how can someone who...

(POGLED) Komu služi novinarstvo

- Kaj je javni interes. Ker je to širok pojem, si ga vsak razlaga malo drugače. Je javni interes res poročanje v prid kapitalu? - Novinarji, ki...

US, Israel to launch strategic dialogue aimed at boosting tech cooperation

Israel and the US will launch a strategic dialogue aimed at boosting technological cooperation at the White House on Wednesday. The initiative was...

Down With Occupation, Viva Apartheid

Oh, the hysteria that gripped the proud Jewish nation. Prime Minister Yair Lapid dared say the forbidden words “two states for two peoples.” It...

Vladimir Putin’s war has come home to Russia

The so-called partial mobilization announced by Vladimir Putin last week has changed the character of the Ukraine war for Russians in a matter of...

How to boost NATO-EU cooperation

LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February was a watershed moment for European security. But relations between NATO and the European...

Clashes as Israeli troops surround Jenin home of Tel Aviv terrorist’s family

Israeli troops on Wednesday morning surrounded a West Bank home belonging to the family of a terrorist who carried out a deadly shooting attack in...

Rus­sia’s war is a crime, but all sides face le­gal ques­tions

The United Nations General Assembly has condemned in the strongest terms Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in violation of the UN Charter,...

Opposition leader targeted

Prosecution should get to the bottom of Seongnam FC case Prosecutors raided 10 corporate offices, including internet portal Naver, Monday, over...

Deepening political quagmire

Rival parties should focus on daunting challenges A political confrontation is escalating between the ruling and opposition camps over President...

Hurricane Ian wipes out power in Cuba, takes aim at Florida

CONSOLACION DEL SUR, Cuba (AFP) — Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction and caused a widespread blackout in Cuba on Tuesday, while...

In Ramle, copper art and a canoe ride reveal a complicated past and present

Smadar Sheffi, a well-known art curator, takes a 20-minute train ride from Tel Aviv to Ramle several times a week. Her destination is the...

Israeli firm to sell social media-tracking software to Orban’s Hungary

An Israeli technology firm is poised to sell software for mapping and tracking social media activities to Hungary, a senior official in the company...

Between Nitzavim and Vayelech

Parashat Vayelech opens with the following verse: “Moses went and spoke these things to all Israel.” (Devarim 31:1) The previous chapters do...

Happy New Year (of Reflection)

Almost every culture celebrates the beginning of the year. Each tradition has its own customs, meals, gifts, and inner meaning. For Jews,...

Humility – First among the Virtues

Of all the virtues, humility – Heb. ענווה anavah – is a foundation stone, for most other virtues grow from it including appreciation,...