Police increase security around far-right MK Ben Gvir amid death threats

Police have increased the level of security for far-right MK Itamar Ben Gvir, after receiving information about express threats to his life,...

Some one million homes at risk of collapse by earthquake — report

Some one million homes in Israel are at risk of collapse in case of an earthquake, the Kan public broadcaster reported. The report comes after two...

Several wounded in shooting at German university; gunman dead

BERLIN, Germany — A lone gunman wounded several people at a lecture hall in the southwestern German city of Heidelberg on Monday, police said....

Israeli developer of 3D-printed plant-based meat pulls in $135 million

Israeli startup Redefine Meat, a maker of 3D-printed plant-based meat products, has pulled in a new investment of $135 million to fund production...

Cecile Klein, Canada’s oldest person for 7 months, dies at 114

JTA — Cecile Klein, an energetic supercentenarian with ties to Montreal’s Jewish community and institutions, spent seven months as Canada’s...

Natalie Portman, French firm work to create vegan bacon

AFP — Vegan bacon sizzles on a pan in the office of a French startup whose quest to produce the “holy grail” of the growing plant-based meat...

The Tunisian Regime Is Getting E-democracy All Wrong

How can democracy be described in four words? The Tunisian regime has succeeded in doing so. “Your opinion, our decision,” according to the...

The Stated Clerk states it again

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has more than one million members, and its Stated Clerk, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, is its most senior...

The National Council - between the existing and the national target

The Palestinian National Council (PNC) is the highest institution of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). The Council has wide-ranging...

Global tax deal gives new hope to the poor

Agreement must urgently evolve to deliver the benefits that are now so close

2021 was the worst year in a decade for antisemitism around the world, report finds

Last year was the worse year for antisemitic attacks in a decade, seeing an average of ten incidents a day with the likelihood of many more...

Smotrich panned for criticism of Miriam Naor hours after her death

Critical comments made by Religious Zionism MK Bezalel Smotrich just hours after the death of former Supreme Court chief justice Miriam Naor drew a...

Undiplomatic move

Tokyo hit for trying to raise territorial issue The Japanese Embassy in Seoul has touched off controversy over its refusal to accept a New Year's...

Potential of digital assets

Time to overhaul blockchain-related laws and institutions Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are expected to be included in the government's...

Haaretz Cartoon

1 in 20 Israelis infected, yet experts optimistic Omicron won’t defeat hospitals

Virus cases are at their peak, and Israel’s COVID judgment day is approaching. Everything depends on the half million people who are currently...

Conservatives are hobbling pandemic response

Amid the spread of the most contagious coronavirus variant yet, major decisions by conservative politicians and judges at the federal and state...

Last 60 years and next 60 years

By Suh Jeong-in During the closing ceremony of the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato on Oct. 31, 2021, an announcement was made that Korea would be...

New antimicrobials needed as superbugs are coming

By Latania K. Logan Chicago is one of a handful of American cities where a deadly fungal infection, Candida auris, has been spreading rapidly. It...

Knesset speaker to address Bundestag on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy arrived in Berlin on Monday for a state visit that will include an address to the Bundestag in honor of International...

Internal rifts impair ability to counter Iranian, Palestinian threats — think tank

A leading Israeli think tank presented its annual strategic survey to President Isaac Herzog on Monday, arguing that Israel’s increasing domestic...

Space meat and hummus: Israel finalizes experiments for upcoming ISS mission

Israel has finalized 35 scientific, medical and educational experiments set to be performed this spring by Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe as part...

Julian Assange: From liberal darling to public enemy no. 1

“The UK High Court will deliver its decision on Monday morning [January 24] about whether to permit Julian Assange to appeal the US extradition...

Between Yitro and Mishpatim

Rashi comments on the beginning of Parashat Mishpatim (Shemot 21:1), and explains why the verse says, “And these are the laws.” Based on a...

Green Nuclear Power

I let an unhoused man into my synagogue before Colleyville. Now what?

JTA — When I turned on my phone after Shabbat last Saturday night and read about the unfolding hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas,...

Fond memory of Royal Asia Society Korea

By Choe Chong-dae I am always awestruck by the many ancient tombs of Gyeongju, the ancient capital of Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57―A.D. 935). They...

The Power of Historical Honesty

What’s in a name? Turning Arabic names to Hebrew does not smell sweet

Sunday’s packed weekly government agenda included several high-profile issues — including the establishment of an independent commission to look...

Is America Pushing Itself to the Limits?

America surfaced as a world power at the end of the 19th century after winning the war against Spain in 1898. By the end of World War II, America...

Stuck in a rut

By John Burton As he marks his first year in office, President Joe Biden's North Korea policy is failing for a number of reasons. His...

What is a Soul? III (5). The Many Souls of Man—How Many Souls?

In the previous installments of The Many Souls of Man, we discussed the animal soul,  Nefesh HaBahamit , the godly soul,  Nefesh HaElokit , the...

Particularism before Universalism

Are the citizens of a country entitled to preserve their ethnic or religious makeup or their culture? And who is to decide? The Western model says...

Aliyah Diary: Part 9

Life Hey y’all! It’s been a little while… Sorry about that… A lot has been going on and I haven’t really had the mental capacity to sit down...

Organized religion

By Steven L. Shields Pope Francis declared, "It is not necessary to believe in God to be a good person. In a way, the traditional notion of God is...

Tom Fried­man and Is­rael will save US democ­ra­cy and blow your mind

Back in 2009, heavily remunerated multi-Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman – who has been employed by...

Naozaj si zaslúžime slobodu, nezávislosť a štátnosť? (píše Ivan Mikloš)

Autor je prezident MESA 10 a exminister financií Ak ma v ostatných rokoch viackrát prepadli pochybnosti o tom, či si ako Slováci a občania...

A new in­ter­na­tion­al health or­der is with­in reach

We have entered the age of pandemics. COVID-19 dominates the headlines, and rightly so; January has seen a record-high number of cases worldwide....

Strengthening Ties between Iran and Russia Help Improve the Global Situation

On January 20, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi completed a two-day official visit to Moscow. The Iranian leader...

Turkey’s Sociopolitical Crisis is getting Worse

Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not...

EDITORIAL: Japan-U.S. alliance should fulfill the need to be a ‘public good’

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met U.S. President Joe Biden for their first summit in online talks on Jan. 21. The two leaders agreed, among other...

INTERVIEW: Mayor election reflects changing Okinawa views of U.S. bases

Younger Okinawans have become more tolerant of U.S. military bases stationed in the prefecture, a trend reflected in the Nago mayoral election won...

Mysterious things are happening within Egyptian banks

When the Ministry of Finance announces that the results of the first five months of the current fiscal year (2021-22) point to a growth in the...

Arctic summer

Life in Tuktoyaktuk, one of Canada’s northernmost villages, where the summers grow longer and the land is sinking into the sea - by Aeon Video...

The real cost of nuclear energy for humans and the planet

Nuclear power will soon be classified as environmentally friendly under the new EU taxonomy. But nothing about it is green or safe, says DW's...

Identikit of a constitutional president

Commentary. There is a lack of solid ground, a lack of political forces that would want and be able to make the Constitution a concrete program;...

Why you should eat meat

Not eating animals is wrong. If you care about animals, then the right thing to do is breed them, kill them and eat them - by Nick Zangwill Read at...

Israel said preparing for potential need to evacuate Ukrainian Jews in case of war

The Israeli government is preparing for the possibility that thousands of Ukrainian Jews will want to immigrate to Israel in the event of a Russian...

Illegal outpost gets demolition notices days after attack Jewish extremist attack

Security forces put up demolition notices on Sunday night in the illegal West Bank outpost of Givat Ronen, days after Jewish extremists, believed...

UAE intercepts 2 ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi, days after deadly strike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi early Monday, its state-run news...