Far-right minister slams Blinken: Netanyahu doesn’t need ‘lesson in democracy’

Far-right National Missions Minister Orit Strock criticized US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, a day after he signaled that the White...

Daily Briefing Jan 31: In Israel, Blinken gives PM some friendly relationship advice

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,...

Netanyahu to meet Macron in Paris in 2nd trip abroad since returning to office

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to fly to Paris on Thursday and stay in France through Saturday evening, his office said late Monday for...

Shedding image as bystanders to history, Ethiopian Jews reclaim their exodus saga

It can take time to set a story straight, even one as public and long-awaited as the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. More than 40...

Holocaust survivor story, fantasy novels win prestigious Jewish books for kids prize

JTA — An illustrated book about an inspiring Holocaust survivor and two works of fantasy featuring dybbuks and Jewish demons have won this year’s...

US Jews Should Change Israel Through Aliyah

No, my title isn’t meant to be sarcastic or judgmental. I truly mean it! If American Jews are truly concerned about the future of the State of...

Mr. Blinken, Israel Is Sinking to Its Doom

Welcome to Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. On Monday, you arrived in Jerusalem to meet with the political leadership of the most...

My Duduś

‘He was a baby. He still couldn’t see.’ How one woman nursed an abandoned squirrel back to health – then had to let him go - by Aeon Video...

Netanyahu says opponents trying to harm economy with criticism of judicial overhaul

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused his political rivals of trying to harm the economy with their predictions of investors fleeing...

Hundreds of tech workers rally against judicial shakeup plans for 2nd week in a row

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen. The head of the Israel Bar Association is planning to resign in the next few...

Parents leave ticketless baby at airport check-in as they rush to board flight

A couple who did not purchase a ticket for their baby boy left the infant at the check-in counter in Ben Gurion Airport and tried to board a plane...

Ben Gvir to push for death penalty bill in wake of Jerusalem attack

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said he would advance legislation allowing Israel to impose the death penalty for certain terror...

Germany returns 16th-century statuette sold off by Nazis to Jewish banker’s heirs

BERLIN, Germany (JTA) — A federal German cultural organization has returned a 16th-century sculpture to the heirs of its pre-war Jewish owner who...

Gallant to Blinken: We speak in one voice; your visit sends a clear message to Iran

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday morning that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit sent a “clear message” that the United...

It's a Shame You Didn't Speak Out About Israel Before. But It's Not Too Late

“It’s a shame you didn’t come earlier, but you came now, and that encourages me,” Leah Rabin told people who gathered near her home after her...

This young American couple had Scotland’s first-ever queer Jewish wedding

JTA — Han Smith and Jennifer Andreacchi recently made international news for becoming the first queer couple to have a Jewish wedding in Scotland....

Japan’s Fiscal Dilemma

American manufacturing is back… to making weapons

Amid soaring inflation and other economic woes, the administration of US President Joe Biden has been obsessed with emphasizing any shred of...

Palestine is my cause: Arabs reaffirm support for Palestinia...

The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic...

In the Middle East and North Africa, corruption and violence...

In December 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi grew so frustrated with inequality and corruption in the Tunisian government that he set himself on fire in the...

6 Israeli restaurants ranked among 50 best in the region

Six Israeli restaurants were ranked among the 50 best dining establishments in the Middle East and North Africa. The prestigious list published...

Bennett vows return to politics, urges US Jews ‘don’t give up on Israel’

NEW YORK — Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said he will return to politics and urged US Jews to continue supporting Israel despite tensions...

Autism intensifies experience of pain, Israeli study finds, challenging assumptions

People with autism feel pain more intensely than others, according to a recent Israeli study that turns on its head the long-held notion that they...

Israel Bar Association chair urged to resign following accusation of sexual abuse

The head of the Israel Bar Association was urged to resign on Tuesday after a report accused him of performing an indecent act during a video chat...

Two construction vehicles crash to the ground in Rishon Lezion bridge collapse

Two demolition vehicles were sent crashing to the ground on Sunday when the Rishon Lezion bridge they were working on, collapsed. Two workers were...

Police arrest 3 suspected of scamming foreign Arab investors out of millions

Three men from northern Israel were arrested Tuesday on suspicion that they defrauded thousands of foreign investors out of millions, police said....

Hundreds of tech workers rally against judicial shakeup plans for 2nd week in a row

For a second consecutive week, hundreds of tech sector workers held a one-hour strike on Tuesday, marching in 16 locations including in Tel Aviv,...

New inter-ministerial cabinet to tackle Israel’s housing crisis

Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf will head a soon-to-be-established, inter-ministerial cabinet tasked with tackling Israel’s...

Only the Israeli People Can Save Themselves

As of now, the greatest beneficiary of the truly impressive images from the demonstrations of recent weeks has been Prime Minister Benjamin...

Tell the Story

One of the most important Mitzvot related to the exodus from Egypt, as well as the Pesach holiday, is telling the story of the redemption. This is...

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Ukrajina: Cena vojne in cena miru

Reuters Tri desetletja ukrajinske neodvisnosti so zaznamovali brutalni politični boji za oblast in tudi meseci pred rusko invazijo niso bili nič...

The Jewess Patriot: Kosher Hindu Foods From The Giving Table Chef

I recently introduced to my audio and video audience Naomi Ross, a chef, instructor, social media personality and former culinary director of Apron...

VOX POPULI: IOC should wait until after the war to invite Russian athletes

After two Olympics were canceled due to World War II, the first postwar Games were held in London in 1948, three years after the war’s end. Japan...

Building Resilience After Tragedy

Two shocking terror attacks pierced the relative calm of Shabbat in Jerusalem this past weekend. Seven people were shot and killed and three...

A Society of Baruch Goldsteins

On February 25, 1994, Baruch Goldstein, armed and wearing his reserve uniform, walked into Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs and found a room in...

The Best Table in Town

The stir-fry was delectable: tender morsels of beef with a medley of vegetables on a bed of perfectly cooked rice, all suffused in a rich sauce...

All In a Day’s Work Nazir 7 Psychology of the Daf Yomi

Our General on Amud Aleph references the halakhic definition of a day, which is the day behind the prior night. This is learned from verses in...

EDITORIAL: Answers needed to why people agreed to do ‘illegal odd jobs'

A series of robberies perpetrated in wide areas by a crime ring using people hired for “underworld odd jobs” has shocked Japan. The rash of...

Thanks for the crrringe, Jonah Hill

Last Friday, I figured I would watch the new movie by Jonah Hill and Lauren London, “You People.” My daughter and her friend (both Israeli-born)...

A George Jetson world will start with parcels — not people

Delta Air Lines is putting its money where its vision is with a $60 million equity investment in Joby Aviation, a startup maker of an electric...

A solution for Syria is complicated and needs serious commit...

The war in Syria remains ongoing after twelve years, a consequence of the Arab Spring and the subsequent rise of anti-government, pro-democracy...

What If the Strategy Is to Leave Russia Holding a Gas Bag?

America is on the ropes. As a citizen of the United States, someone whose family helped shape a great nation, it is a tragedy beyond comprehension....

Known unknowables

The ancient Sceptics used doubt as a way of investigating the world. Later thinkers undermined even that possibility - by Mahdi Ranaee Read at Aeon

Myanmar: Last Chance Before the Final Curtain Drops

When the Myanmar military seized power on February 1, 2021, more than a decade’s worth of democratization efforts evaporated into thin air....

Far-right MK submits bill to restrict striking rights of labor unions

A senior coalition lawmaker submitted legislation on Tuesday aimed at restricting the right of union members to launch labor strikes. The bill...

Father suspected of ordering ex-wife’s killing gets custody of their daughter

A father suspected of ordering the fatal shooting of his ex-wife, who was executed in front of their three children, will get custody of their...

Blinken laments deaths of ‘innocent Palestinian civilians’ in meeting with Abbas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his sorrow Tuesday for the  “innocent Palestinian civilians” killed over the past year in the West...

Veteran filmmaker rolls out prize to fete those behind the scenes

Israel’s Ofir Prize is often compared to America’s Academy Awards. But there is no Israeli parallel to the Oscar’s scientific and technical...

Immigration agency plan

More openness toward migrant workers needed South Korea has been pressured to find a proper solution to the rapidly decreasing population amid...

Safer workplaces

Industrial punishment act should be abided by strictly Suppose you are a homeroom teacher at an elementary school. Some time ago, you warned your...