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Israelis are the happiest they’ve been in over a decade, the World Happiness rankings revealed on Monday, though the findings predated the...
Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky spoke out forcefully Monday against the coalition’s latest proposal to change the way judges in Israel...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was edgy and irritable. After a long weekend spent with the family, sans the soothing views of the Villa Borghese...
AKKA, Morocco (AFP) — In the depths of Morocco’s Akka oasis, two archaeologists pore over the floor of a synagogue searching for the minutest...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes he is the messiah and we are the donkey he rides on. He’s moving forward with the coup against our...
As faithful readers of this column may know, I write a lot about hypocrisy. Sometimes, it disappoints me. Sometimes, it offends me. Sometimes, it...
With the 20th anniversary of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq upon us, the politics of memory are sure to resurface along familiar fault lines....
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has allegedly said that if there is a civil war over the government’s plan to drastically overhaul the judiciary,...
Las autoridades de Ecuador y Perú trabajaban el domingo en atender los daños ocasionados por el fuerte sismo que sacudió la zona dejando al menos...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s rector called on students Sunday to join nationwide protests against the government’s far-reaching overhaul...
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,...
A man seriously wounded in a terrorist shooting attack in Tel Aviv earlier this month has succumbed to his wounds. Or Eshkar, 32, died on Monday,...
As Israel’s security establishment gears up for the sensitive Ramadan period, Hamas’s West Bank leader said that the group wants terror activities...
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Monday that remarks from a senior Israeli minister denying the existence of a...
SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island...
Iran will continue its attempts to harm Israelis around the world, especially in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean, the National Security...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Monday to protest Israel’s participation in its...
As we continue our survey of Birchot Kriat Shma, we come to a conundrum. Whether on Shabbat or on weekdays, we begin our first blessing with praise...
When you sign a visitors' or similar book to confirm your presence at a place, it is not usual for you to do so knowing that you may not return to...
Iraq is the second-largest crude oil producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia. Yet despite the country's vast oil wealth and significant revenues from...
Prices may have risen less than in West, but also have fallen less
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. Senior Israeli and international diplomatic officials celebrated Nowruz, the...
Opposition leaders slammed the coalition on Monday after the latter announced in the early hours of the morning a new outline for its judicial...
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin applauded on Monday the solidity of their alliance as the Chinese leader headed to Moscow for...
The news keeps coming fast and furious, giving nobody a moment’s rest. President Isaac Herzog’s “People’s Plan” compromise was...
Barbarsko uničenje Grčije, napovedano leta 2015 (in že pred tem), se je znova znašlo v medijih, tokrat zaradi grozljive železniške nesreče, ki...
Shnayor Burton. Ha-Arets Asher Ar’eka: Mitsvat Yishuv Erets Yisrael (The Land That I Will Show You: The Commandment of Settling the Land of...
We’ve all fallen. We’ve all been lost in darkness. It can feel like you’re watching the world passing by smiling and laughing whilst you’re...
Today, almost every country in the world considers China to be an important foreign economic partner. And it’s only natural, given China’s level...
Editorial 15:54 JST, March 20, 2023 The Japan Fair Trade Commission has released the results of its fact-finding survey about the practice of...
تُربي جماعة الإخوان الإرهابية أعضاءها على الانتماء للتنظيم وليس للوطن، فتخلق...
Small businesses in Israel fear the impact of the government’s planned far-reaching overhaul of the judiciary, with almost half saying they are...
Margaret Atwood, the Canadian author of the dystopian novel-turned-TV show “The Handmaid’s Tale,” has tweeted approvingly of women utilizing...
Many grownups go to the mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, in search of ritual or spiritual purification. But preschooler Yonah is on a different quest:...
Firms need to diversify supply channels to tackle EU's act Posing both risks and opportunities for domestic companies, the European Union unveiled...
Or Akiva Mayor Yaakov Edri was charged Monday with a string of offenses, including bribery, money laundering and physically assaulting a woman....
Israel’s domestic turmoil has escalated even more dramatically in the few days since President Herzog presented his “people’s framework” for...
The journey of Leket Israel began 20 years ago today. What started as a one-man volunteer operation in my driveway, has, over the last 20 years,...
With even Steven Spielberg saying this week that antisemitism is at its worst point since the 1930s, it’s a crisis our community better be taking...
When I started this blog, my intention was, among other things, to highlight the stories of the strong women around me. I’ve been remiss, but...
This year, Earth Day (April 22) falls on a Saturday, providing an excellent opportunity to turn the day into an “Environmental Shabbat.” I am...
Carl von Clausewitz, the famous Prussian theoretician of war, wrote, “The first , the supreme , the most far reaching judgment that the statesman...
In recent news, local politicians have announced their intention to approve that public state-run trains operate on Shabbat, a blatant violation of...
On March 16, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana celebrated his birthday, a date he shares with James Madison, American President, and a principal author of...
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By John L. Micek If you ever needed a reminder that we can't turn a blind eye to hate, new data from the Anti-Defamation League should more than do...
When God created the world during the six days of creation, He said at the end of each day, “It was good,” except for Monday. That was because,...
It is difficult for us today to connect to the idea of animal sacrifice. Rambam [מורה נבוכים Guide for the Perplexed 3:32] was no great...
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s motives, are transparent. After years of praising the independence and professionalism of...
And I don’t mean if you were terminally ill, Heaven forbid Half a century ago, I used to ask people what they would do if they only had half an...