3 more arrested over cold case murders from ’80s, ’90s tied to Hasidic cult

Police said Tuesday that they arrested three more suspects in connection with the unsolved suspected murder of a teenage boy and the murder of a...

Daily Briefing Oct. 19 – Desperately seeking a new Jewish Agency chair

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...

Nazi secretary in German court after trying to flee trial

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s developments as they unfold. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to allow “mix...

In Denying Healthcare to Asylum Seekers, Shaked Hits a New Low

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked believes her nationalist moves will make rightist voters forget that she formed a government together with the left...

Ex-Nazi death camp secretary, 96, who fled trial, to finally face court

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who absconded before her trial was set to begin is due to appear...

At 95, Mel Brooks to finally deliver ‘History of the World: Part II’

JTA — You couldn’t Torquemada it: Mel Brooks is making a sequel to “History of the World: Part I,” the 1981 revue that delighted and/or...

Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former US president Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to...

An Interview With Jan-Werner Mueller

Who gains from a sectarian war in Afghanistan?

The surge in atrocities comes at a challenging time for the new Taliban government which is trying to establish international recognition as the...

Singapore’s ‘foreign interference’ law will weaken people power

When the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill, or Fica, was tabled in Singapore’s Parliament on September 13, local activists were...

The inhumane futility of border policing

On September 22, as I descended from the ferry into the bustling port of Lesbos, Greece, I was stopped by a police officer. “Don’t worry, it’s...

UK building safety crisis: ‘We are at breaking point’

Finally, after years of hard work and saving, I had done it. In late 2017, I purchased a one-bed flat, and it was a dream come true. But this dream...

Saturation CCTV coverage further marginalizes India's Muslims

Imperfect technology tramples upon citizens' rights

Against longtermism

It started as a fringe philosophical theory about humanity’s future. It’s now richly funded and increasingly dangerous - by Phil Torres Read at...

(POGLED) Oprostite, grešila sem

Oprostite mi, grešila sem. Bi najbrž morala povedati, če bi podpornikom pohoda za življenje v nameri prepovedati splav uspelo. Pred tremi leti...

Man gunned down in Umm al-Fahm as Arab community passes 100 homicides for year

A man was shot dead in the northern town of Umm al-Fahm on Tuesday morning, just a day after Israel passed the grim landmark of 100 murders in the...

Israel authorizes some 4,000 undocumented Palestinians, after 10-year freeze

Israel announced on Tuesday it had officially legalized the status of 4,000 undocumented Palestinians in the West Bank, following a decade-long...

Israel's colonial objectives are behind its membership of regional blocs

Israel is making every effort to join regional blocs, even if this means observer status, such as it has at the African Union, and its associated...

Duty to our ideas calls for unity and governance, not just putting up a logo

Commentary. Electoral dispersion is the greatest gift one could give to the Democratic Party: thanks to these ‘lost’ votes at the polls, the PD...

Is Britain Finally Confronting Its Fascist Past?

Britain has a complicated relationship with its fascist past, in that it barely acknowledges it.  It’s a source of national pride that the country...

Extinction is forever

Mr. Chair, Member of Knesset, Extinction is forever. When we annihilate entire populations of animals and plant species, they leave this world,...

Middle Eastern Water Crisis and Where Various Actors Stand

A report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights the increasingly grave threat posed by the...

EDITORIAL: Lower House poll can help cure political woes caused by LDP

The official campaign period for the first Lower House election in four years started on Oct. 19. This general election is about choosing either...

NATO-Russia rift is next level in Putin's escalation

Officially freezing relations with the alliance gives the Kremlin a new chance to raise tensions on NATO's eastern flank and with Ukraine, writes...

3 years after Tree of Life shooting, Pittsburgh hosts summit on eradicating hate

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle via JTA — As Pittsburgh approaches the three-year anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, the city will...

Settler violence and Israel's impenetrable web of impunity

As happens each year during the Palestinian olive harvest, Israel's illegal settlers are destroying olive trees and attacking Palestinian farmers....

Dollars and sense: The art of valuing art

I’m a fan of contemporary art, especially abstract and performance art. And while I like the style and power of the British graffiti artist Banksy,...

Who wants to be an ‘All American’ speaker?

I have a job for you. It requires you telling an audience things you already know. You can prepare if you like, but no preparation is necessary....

Spain’s proposed anti-Francoist law faces an uphill battle

Analysis. The new text aims to prohibit exaltations of Francoism, including the Francisco Franco Foundation, which exists for that purpose. But it...

Battling injustice, Gal Gadot takes Elle front cover

Israel movie star Gal Gadot has been given a place of honor on the front cover of the November issue of Elle Magazine, which is dedicated to “Women...

IDF closes off areas near Gaza border amid warnings of attack

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday closed off a number of areas near the Gaza border amid threats of attack by terror groups in the enclave. The...

The man who’s seen almost every Holocaust movie ever made has some takeaways

JTA — At least 440 narrative films have been made about the Holocaust — and Rich Brownstein has seen just about every single one of them. As a...

Pod okupacijo primitivcev

‘Razumemo ljudi, razumemo njihovo jezo, razumemo, da smo vsi skupaj v času vseh koronskih ukrepov siti, utrujeni, naveličani. A za tovrstne ukrepe...

‘Makes me shudder’: Man photographed hot air balloon operator before fatal fall

As Asher Amar headed to work on Tuesday morning, he snapped a photo of a hot air balloon in the sky, a common sight near his home in northern...

Far-right and Arab MKs scuffle during visit to hunger-striking terror suspect

MK Ayman Odeh, leader of the predominantly Arab Israeli Joint List party, physically clashed on Tuesday with MK Itamar Ben Gvir, a member of the...

Bennett meets UAE, Bahrain envoys, is invited to Abu Dhabi for state visit

UAE Ambassador to Israel Muhammad Mahmoud Al Khajah invited Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Abu Dhabi for an official state visit on Monday, on...

New Israel-UAE agreement to promote innovation-based business ties

Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), an Israeli organization seeking to boost the local tech ecosystem, and the Dubai International Financial Centre...

German tabloid Bild fires its editor after reports of sexual misconduct... but it’s all about money, not press integrity

As Germany’s biggest news outlet appoints Johannes Boie, 37, its new editor-in-chief today, having finally sacked former boss Julian Reichelt...

The G20 and the Means to Climate Safety

NEW YORK – The philosopher Immanuel Kant famously said that, “Whoever wills the end also wills…the indispensably necessary means to it that is...

Closing the Jewish-Arab Gap In Israel

The inclusion of an Arab party in Israel’s coalition government already has had a significant material impact on the Israeli Arab community. When...

Learning to Manage the China Threat

TEL AVIV – When US President Bill Clinton backed China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, he suggested that the move would spark...

The Ultimate Teams to Keep Track Of

For those who follow American professional baseball, this time of year and especially this week is dedicated to watching  the post season MLB...

Business Talk with Baruch Swinkin Part 5: Coronavirus and Beyond

This is the fifth part in a series with Baruch Swinkin, the Co-Founder of Route 38 Professional Services LTD.  In the first part, we discussed how...

Don’t Call Them Hilltop Youth

Don’t call them Hilltop Youth. That name is so romantic. It evokes the courage and ferocious passion of Shimon bar Yochai hiding in his cave,...

When I was right, Colin Powell was wrong…

In 21 years of covering world affairs for Kol Israel (Voice of Israel Radio), there were few figures that I respected more than Colin Powell. The...

Opposition lawmakers set to join Knesset committees after budget passes

Opposition leaders met on Monday evening to discuss United Torah Judaism’s demand that the opposition end its boycott of Knesset committees, which...

Israeli startup Ibex Medical aims to transform cancer diagnostics with AI tech

Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have been reshaping the healthcare landscape, introducing new...

Stoudemire adds ‘farmer’ to list of post-NBA careers

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — On an unusually hot day in mid-October, Amar’e Stoudemire stopped by the Union Square Greenmarket to meet New...

Prosecution at trial of Nazi camp secretary: Gas chamber cries ‘clearly audible’

ITZEHOE, Germany (AFP) — A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who absconded before her trial appeared in court in Germany on...

Why won’t Colombia let Martha Sepúlveda die?

At 7am on October 10, 51-year-old Martha Sepúlveda, a resident of the Colombian city of Medellín, was scheduled to die by euthanasia – and she...