(STRAN 210) Vsega je krivo stojalo za pozavno

Povsem običajen torek, december 2020. Dober dan. Dober dan. Dokumente, prosim. Vozniška, prometna. Izvolite. Dva policista, ura je 17:15,...

(BRANJE SLO30) Koruznik domovine

Ali je mogoče imeti rad samo pol domovine? Verjetno je. Tako kot imajo nekateri raje temni del eurokrema kot svetlega, čeprav sta po okusu skoraj...

Falling approval rating

President Moon should properly grasp public mind President Moon Jae-in is suffering from falling approval ratings in the wake of a series of policy...

Cash offers to minister leave egg on face, open debate does not

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), a Swedish author of children’s literature known for “Pippi Longstocking” and other classics, was also a staunch...

Debunking the 'opium of the people' maxim: Football is about politics and class struggle 

Noam Chomsky is right when he says that, in the US, sports creates the necessary "fantasy world" required to shield people from understanding,...

Biden must not give in to North Korea’s demand for early sanctions relief

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden suggested during his campaign that he will engage in “principled diplomacy” with North Korea to achieve...

COVID-19: Nobody is safe until everyone is safe

Almost a year ago, we witnessed the first recorded cases of COVID-19. Since then the virus has devastated communities, systems and economies. For...

Lahko obrnemo krivuljo populizma navzdol?

Po porazu Donalda Trumpa na ameriških predsedniških volitvah se je večina komentatorjev vpraševala, ali to pomeni, da se je krivulja vzpona...

Montenegro's new government faces uphill battle

Prime Minister Krivokapic and his government could usher in a new political era in Montenegro. But he only enjoys a slim parliamentary majority....

Georgia On My Mind

All eyes are on Georgia. With the U.S. Senate hinging on that state’s two run-off elections, the politically charged atmosphere is anything but...

Chanukah: I Have a Dream!

For eight nights, starting with the twenty-fifth of the month of Kislev, Jews celebrate the 165 BCE victory of the Maccabees, a brave troop of...

Catching Our (Collective) Breath

Sometimes we need to just stop and catch our breath. Esav moves with his 400 men towards Yaakov and his family, and Yaakov fears for all of their...

Why Did I Buy This?

I’m definitely wondering why I bought this. I spent 147 dollars and 83 cents on this giant Chanel perfume, and it has been sitting in its fancy box...

The pandemic might teach Turkish men something

As President Erdoğan announced new pandemic measures, I thought to myself: what does one do outside between those hours anyway? Then I thought:...

Farmers Protests in India: Politics Over Economics?

Now over one week old, the protests led by farmers from the Indian state of Punjab have become international news. The farmers are protesting for...

All alone: Oxford study says chance of intelligent life elsewhere extremely rare

The statistical chances of their being other intelligent life in the universe are “exceptionally rare,” according to a new study from the...

Suppressing Academic Freedom in the Name of Inclusion at McGill University

In what has become an increasingly frequent and troubling occurrence on campuses, a McGill University emeritus professor of anthropology, Philip C....

Quick measures needed for students facing financial woes

Due to financial difficulties caused by the pandemic, at least 190 Japanese universities are expecting an increase in the number of students who...

Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing, asks Fauci to stay on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as US...

Criminal Trespass

Australian PM’s bid to stir nationalism over ‘fake’ Twitter image succeeds – but in China

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s demand for Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian to apologise over a tweet – that...

UAE envoy: If US unwilling to supply weapons, we’ll have to turn elsewhere

NEW YORK — The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States responded on Thursday to growing criticism in Congress against the Trump...

US WWII vet survives COVID to celebrate 104th birthday

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — An Alabama man who spent World War II repairing bomb-damaged trains in France recovered from a fight with COVID-19 in...

Israel’s Nation-state Law Isn’t ‘Declarative,’ It Does Real Damage

Destination Net-Zero

Deep Thought in Dark Times

The Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit to South Korea: All Talk and No Substance?

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a visit to Seoul from November 25 to November 27, 2020. The previous visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister to...

China Uproots Hong Kong's US-Backed Opposition

China finalised its campaign against protests in its Hong Kong territory when it expelled opposition politicians from Hong Kong’s government for...

Why slow-baked Yemenite bread ‘jachnun’ is Europe’s next COVID craze

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — After Gal Graber and Tal Goldman had a disappointing experience with store-bought jachnun, the two Israelis living in Amsterdam...

Parshat Vayishlach: A Vision for Peace and Unity

As Yaakov is preparing for the ultimate confrontation with Esav, who’s pursuing him with a death wish, Parshat Vayishlach picks up with the...

Peace within through struggle within

Last week’s and this week’s Torah portion, covers the wrestling for power between Jacob Easu and Jacob trying to fool their father, to get the...

Opinion – Is the Next Middle East War on the Horizon?

The latest in the saga of Iran’s decades long nuclear program is the question of who assassinated high-ranking Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen...

Top five places to visit in Israel

Israel has many destination spots with a diversity of cultures and religions that you don’t want to miss. Your trip to Israel can be filled with...

The Pandemic Pivot

As part of my continuing education, I recently attended a symposium that focused on “the pandemic pivot” namely how to best support people...

Big Miracles Happen Here

I initially thought to write and publish a few ideas revolving around the upcoming Jewish holiday of Channukah a little closer to; however the...

‘Sinterklaass’: A tongue-in-cheek look at a remarkable tradition

This coming week, on the fifth of December, Holland will celebrate its most important holiday. Not even Christmas can rival it. It is of much...

‘Blessed be their anger, for it is strong’

The story of the capture and rape of Dina (Genesis 34) is troubling, to say the least. The reaction of her brothers compounds the situation, when...

Captive culture

In the time before the invention of writing, communication was almost always person-to-person: people met with one another to transfer ideas,...

Perception can be reality (Daf Yomi Pesachim 13)

Embed from Getty Images “And you shall be clear before God and before Israel.” The Talmud tells us today that appearances matter. We learned...

New elections? Most of it, I cheerfully take in stride.

Our two alternate PMs play chicken for months already. I ignore it. I only take note that Gantz doesn’t get intimidated or fooled by Netanyahu...

Reflections on the AJC Antisemitism Report

After the presidential election, possibly as one of the many fallouts of this fiasco, a report by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) that was...

The life and legacy of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, in his own words

“For we defeat death, not by living forever but by living by values that live forever.” — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rosh Hashana Machzor In the face...

What’s at stake for Israel?

My first visit to Balfour Street was on July 14. It was Bastille Day, the date when, in 1789, civilians stormed the royal bastion in Central Paris...

US envoy: Iran unlikely to avenge assassination of nuclear scientist 

Iran is unlikely to retaliate for the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh before US President-elect Joe Biden takes office,...

In first meeting of FMs in years, Jordan urges Israel to resume peace talks

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi met his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi at the Allenby Bridge border crossing Thursday, according to both the...

Biden: ‘Hard to tell’ how much Fakhrizadeh killing complicates detente with Iran

In his first public comments on the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist over the weekend, which Tehran has blamed on Israel, US...

Hundreds protest against Netanyahu government for 24th week

Protesters rallied in various locations throughout the country Thursday evening against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for the...

Task force: Every 2 days at current infection rate will require day of lockdown

Israel continued to see a trend of rising coronavirus infections Friday, with the Health Ministry reporting 1,434 new cases diagnosed the previous...

Iranian Jewish woman charts 8 years of oppression under Islamic regime in memoir

On January 6, 2020, Jacqueline Saper appeared on a PBS Newshour broadcast to comment on the assassination of Quassim Suleimani, military commander...