Amid furor, Abbas retracts ‘holocausts’ claim, says he meant Israeli ‘crimes’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday walked back the widely condemned accusation he made a day earlier that Israel had...

Afghanistan’s cri­sis start­ed well be­fore Au­gust 2021

On the morning of August 15, 2021, I boarded a 9am flight from Kabul to Istanbul, thinking I would be back at work in a few days’ time at the...

Israel and Turkey to return ambassadors, restore full diplomatic ties

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they happen. Israel’s overall unemployment rate edges up slightly in July to 6.6%,...

School opening imperiled as treasury accused of dragging out teacher salary talks

Labor negotiations between teachers and the Finance Ministry are not advancing fast enough, threatening the start of the school year in two weeks,...

Green Pacifism Goes to War

German chancellor ‘disgusted’ by Abbas’s ‘intolerable’ 50 holocausts claim

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for accusing Israel of committing “50...

Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 34 years for Twitter activism

A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting dissidents and activists against the kingdom. Salma...

Daily Briefing August 17: Abbas claims ’50 holocausts’ against Palestinians, kinda

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,...

Palestinians aim to gain full UN member state status, but US law stands in their way

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour is once again seeking full member state status at the UN, but Ramallah faces an uphill...

Sustaining Economic Growth in an Age of Deglobalization

The US must com­pen­sate burn pit vic­tims in Iraq too

On August 10, United States President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act, aiding approximately 3.5 million American veterans with severe medical...

Putin first, populists next – who else will Western leaders blame for an energy crisis caused by NATO's geopolitical ambitions?

At the outset of the Ukraine conflict, Western officials proclaimed their unity against Moscow and vowed to accelerate their transition away from...

Iran says it is ready for an unconditional prisoner swap with US

Iran is ready to conduct an unconditional prisoner swap with the US, its Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday. “We are...

Israeli startup DriveNets secures $262m for cloud networking software

Israeli company DriveNets, a developer of cloud-native networking solutions for telecommunications firms, secured $262 million in Series C funding,...

First ship carrying grain out of Ukraine spotted docking in Syrian port

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even...

Liz Cheney dealt crushing loss to Trump-backed rival in Wyoming primary

CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary...

Iraq’s Garden of Eden, parched by drought, is now ‘like a desert’

HUWAIZAH MARSHES, Iraq (AFP) — To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometers (six miles) of sunburnt land in southern...

A Bold and Realistic Energy Transition

ABU DHABI – Record growth in renewables, representing over 80% of all new power-generating capacity last year, is the clearest sign yet that the...

Former Australian PM defends seizing extra powers in secret

SYDNEY — Scott Morrison said Wednesday that giving himself extra powers when he was Australia’s prime minister was necessary during the...

‘The Flash’ star Ezra Miller says seeking treatment for mental health issues

Ezra Miller, the troubled star of Warner Bros’ major upcoming superhero movie “The Flash,” is seeking treatment for mental health issues after...

Hebrew tutor Miriam stole the show on ‘The Rehearsal.’ Here’s what she has to say

JTA — Miriam Eskenasy didn’t know exactly what she was signing up for when she applied to tutor Hebrew on “The Rehearsal,” Jewish comedian...

Lawyers call to halt probe of soldier in suspected friendly fire killing

Lawyers representing an IDF soldier who accidentally shot and killed his comrade earlier this week demanded on Wednesday a halt in the ongoing...

US green group reschedules Israel trips it canceled amid pro-Palestinian pressure

J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA — Five months after canceling its planned trips to Israel, and then — following outrage from...

What Southeast Asian nations want from Washington

My recent trip to Southeast Asia during the first half of August was revelatory — and frustrating. The visit by Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S....

Palestinian Authority said to nab 2 Islamic Jihad members with 17 kg of explosives

Palestinian Authority security forces last week arrested two members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group who had in their possession 17...

Israeli space tech startup Helios partners with Eta Space to make oxygen on Moon

Israeli space tech startup Helios announced a partnership this month with Florida’s Eta Space to create and store oxygen on the Moon in a bid to...

Iran-linked hacking group targeting Israeli shipping, US cybersecurity firm says

A hacking group that appears to be linked to Iran has been targeting Israeli shipping in recent years, as the shadow war between Israel and Iran...

UN won’t reinstate official transferred for criticizing Islamic Jihad rocket fire

The United Nations said Tuesday that a senior official in East Jerusalem who was removed from her position after condemning Palestinian Islamic...

Ultra-Orthodox illegal settlement outpost evacuated and razed

A wildcat settlement that its founders described as the first illegal outpost to be established by members of the ultra-Orthodox community was...

Mahmoud Abbas’s lifelong falsification of Jewish history

This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these...

Religious Services Ministry goes on autopilot with no elected official to run it

Israel’s Religious Services Ministry was being run by an unelected civil servant as of Tuesday, after the government failed to garner the votes...

(POGLED) Normalizacija nizkih standardov ali zgodba o dostavljavcih hrane, ki bodo označeni s številkami

- Normalizacija prekarnosti ni nič nenavadnega, niti ni odvisna od "neozaveščenosti delavcev". - Študentsko delo, honorarno delo ali pa...

10 historical Jewish baseball players you may not know – but should

JTA — Jewish (and many non-Jewish) baseball fans know the names and achievements of Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg. These two players have...

Economist article on ‘fat’ Arab women panned as misogynistic, body-shaming

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — To Enas Taleb, the headline felt like a spiteful punch line. “Why women are fatter than men in the Arab...

45 years on, Elvis Presley’s Jewish mystique still lingers

MEMPHIS, Tennessee —Nashville calls itself “Country Music USA,” but Memphis is home of the blues—and its iconic Beale Street is the true...

Tel Aviv Is Letting the Homeless Down

A tramp is viewed as “a repulsive, rather dangerous creature, who would die rather than work or wash, and wants nothing but to beg, drink and rob...

The world lets Israel evade punishment for killing Palestinians

When five Palestinian children were killed during Israel's brutal three-day assault on the besieged Gaza Strip recently, occupation officials...

Don't judge the Taliban after just one year in charge

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has been in existence for one year now, but change has been agonisingly slow; early promises on women's rights...

The Belarusian Opposition Is Growing Stronger

How to win friends and drain Russia’s war machine

STOCKHOLM – The Western sanctions on Russia over its aggression against Ukraine are growing tighter. The biggest outstanding concern is how to...

Lebanon is very close to its own 'Bouazizi' moment 

The situation in Lebanon contains the main ingredients for another popular uprising: the dire economic and financial crisis; worsening food and...

Keep out! No more tourist visas for Russians during wartime

On this question, the EU countries are doing what they do best: acting inconsistently. They need to adopt a clear, consistent policy on the bans —...

Shooter in deadly friendly fire case says comrade ran at him despite warning shots

The IDF soldier who shot dead his comrade in a friendly fire incident this week is saying that he followed the military’s open-fire policy and shot...

Syria denies it detained US journalist, on 10th anniversary of disappearance

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding US journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after US President Joe Biden accused...

Zelensky, Erdogan and UN chief Guterres to meet in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — UN chief Antonio Guterres will meet with the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey this week, officials announced Tuesday, as Kyiv...

Israeli companies tout big plans to develop renewable energy projects in MENA

Israeli energy companies Enlight Energy and NewMed Energy, formerly Delek Drilling (part of Yitzhak Tshuva’s Delek Group), announced a plan this...

22-year-old man shot dead in northern Arab town

A 22-year-old man was shot dead Wednesday morning in the northern Israeli town of Kafr Qara. According to Hebrew language reports, Saed Zayd, who...

The British government responds as a friend of Israel

More than 100,000 people signed a petition calling for the UK to review its foreign policy "in light of reports of Israeli apartheid". After...

From Israel to Spain, scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up

MADRID, Spain (AP) — While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for...

Israel and Turkey to restore ambassadors in full renewal of diplomatic ties

Israel and Turkey announced a full renewal of diplomatic ties on Wednesday, following a recent phone conversation between Prime Minister Yair Lapid...