Volunteer divers remove 1.6 tons of discarded tires, other waste, from Red Sea

Volunteer divers in the Red Sea Port of Eilat spent the weekend lugging 1.6 tons of discarded tires and other waste from the seabed to the shore as...

Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked Latakia port

DAMASCUS, Syria  — Syria’s military said Israeli warplanes fired missiles on the port of the coastal city of Latakia early Tuesday without...

President Herzog partners with Facebook for new campaign against cyberbullying

President Isaac Herzog launched a new awareness campaign on Tuesday, in collaboration with Meta (Facebook), to combat cyberbullying and “change...

In flurry of diplomacy, Saudi crown prince tours Gulf states, Erdogan heads to Qatar

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince traveled Monday to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him...

As its profile rises, Yeshiva University launches campaign to raise $613 million

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — While its basketball team has been amassing a historic winning streak, Yeshiva University has been on a spree of...

Drake withdraws 2 Grammy nominations from final ballot

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake wants no part in competing for a Grammy. The four-time Grammy winner and his management asked the Recording Academy to...

Chanukah, Purim, the home, and G^d behind the scenes

The home is at the center of Judaism, not the synagogue No Place Like Home Joseph requests (Genesis 40:14) to get him out of this home. But he was...

Jews as Omicron’s Scapegoats

A few days ago, I was in Italy. I saw people on the street that looked like they were turned off, without a spark in their eyes, unhappy. Not only...

‘Think Good’: Time to transform the online discourse in Israel

Tell me, what has happened to us? How did the discourse between us become so violent, so extreme and unrestrained? How did social media become a...

Guns! Guns everywhere!

Many a tourist has returned from Israel with the distinct impression that there are guns everywhere. This is not a wrong impression.  Israeli...

A surreal encounter, 20 years ago, with Yasser Arafat

You could never quite be sure that Yasser Arafat would show up. But there he suddenly was, Palestine-shaped keffiyeh meticulously arranged upon his...

Hunger and Food Shortages are On the Rise

Although according to the information voiced by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 88 million people were starving in the world at the end of...

VOX POPULI: Lawmaker spoke out against war before attack on Pearl Harbor

On the day when Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was reported, author Fujio Noguchi (1911-1993) headed to a movie theater as if to turn...

Iran Nuclear Deal - Dangerous Deadlock Could Spell War

Speaking in Vienna on the sideline of Iran’s much talked about nuclear talks, EU negotiators warned that should Iran prove unwilling to cooperate in...

EDITORIAL: Onus on Kishida to live up to his ‘careful politics’ in Diet debate

The Diet convened for a 16-day extraordinary session Dec. 6, setting the stage for the first full-blown debate since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...

Xiomara Castro’s presidency could mark a ‘radical turning point’ for democracy in Honduras

Interview. ‘The people have grown tired of being ruled by a narco-dictatorship,’ said historian Pedro Landa after the election of the first...

Don't Give in to the Rabbis' Pressure on 'Kosher' Phones

For the past 14 years, Israelis have been able to change their cellphone provider and keep their phone number. Since the amendment was passed on...

Six months after Gaza conflict, battered Ashkelon no better protected from rockets

More than six months after the Israel-Gaza conflict known as Operation Guardian of the Walls, Ashkelon — the southern city targeted most by Hamas...

New book explains why the mainstream right is doomed

The European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, is a big beast in politics, but his withdrawal last week from the race to represent...

Shakespeare and Shabbos, or Davening as Drama Part I

It seems incongruous that Shakespeare, who created the character Shylock, could have any relationship with Shabbos or davening. Let us keep in mind...

China Strengthens its Ties with Africa, which Irritates Those Opposing It

The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which took place on November 29-30 in Senegal, Dakar, is quite...

Yemen: No Winners But Who Actually Loses?

Joe Biden has taken a lot of stick for the disorganised withdrawal from Afghanistan, and for his comment that “After 20 years I’ve learned the...

US and Iran push opposing priorities as negotiations head toward failure

Analysis. The United States is pushing a hard line in negotiations in Vienna, refusing to make any concessions before a deal. Iran says remove the...

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‘Daj, zdaj pa lahko poveš po resnici, to ne bo šlo v objavo,« zaupno reče novinarka, potem ko izklopi diktafon. »Saj ekološki kmetje prav...

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In UAE and Israel, Hanukkah and a National Day are a time to celebrate together

The first Hanukkah, and the first UAE National Day since the United Arab Emirates and Israel opened their respective embassies saw Israelis and...

Avoiding prosecution, Michael Steinhardt to return $70 million in looted antiquities

JTA — Michael Steinhardt, the hedge funder and megadonor to Jewish causes, has agreed to surrender 180 stolen antiquities worth $70 million to...

Headed for a sixth mass extinction? MIT geophysicist warns oceans are on the brink

Earth’s skin already bears the scars of the climate crisis. Fires ravage forests, hurricanes swamp coastlines, floods drown city blocks and...

Despite looming cream cheese shortage, NY bagel shops are still laying it on thick

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Over the weekend, bagel lovers across the five boroughs (read: Jews and everyone else) were shaken to the core...

Netanyahu said to request extension of security protection for his family

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday requesting that high-level protection of his family...

Massachusetts town apologizes after using Christian menorah photo in holiday display

JTA — A small municipal holiday event turned into a big problem for Medford, Massachusetts, after a city worker included a menorah picture produced...

Golden tongues found in mouths of ancient Egyptian couple

Tombs of man and woman dating back 2,500 years found at Oxyrhynchus; male mummy’s sarcophagus still sealed with hundreds of funerary items inside

Knesset okays minimum sentences for possession, trafficking illegal weapons

In a bid to tackle rising crime, particularly in Arab communities,  the Knesset passed a bill on Tuesday morning mandating minimum sentences for...

Charging parents of school shooters should become standard practice

Prosecutors in the recent Michigan school shooting by a 15-year-old student that left four dead also have filed manslaughter charges against the...

A guy never forgets his first car

By Peter Funt The other day, Otis, the used car dealer, pulled out a wad of bills and handed my son two crisp C-notes. That's all Danny's '98...