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Amid a global pandemic and a looming economic crisis, why was the prize given for advances in auction theory?

“Nobel Prize in Economics” for 2020 has been awarded for advances in auction theory! It is truly a “you must be joking” moment. With COVID-19,...

Israel reportedly operated secret diplomatic mission in Bahrain for past decade

Israel has operated a covert diplomatic mission in Bahrain disguised as a commercial consulting firm for over a decade, according to a Wednesday...

Who hitched a ride on the ark?

In Parshat Noach, God established his covenant with Noach, his sons, his wife and his son’s wives. They would be the only ones who would be on the...

US intelligence says Iran sending emails, trying to intimidate American voters

BOSTON (AP) — Iran is responsible for emails meant to intimidate American voters and sow unrest in multiple states, and Tehran and Moscow have...

Experts pan ‘fundamentally flawed’ state report that says kids are superspeaders

Government research that said children are more likely than adults to contract the coronavirus is “fundamentally flawed,” nine influential...

With low survival rate, doctors see ventilators as gut-wrenching last resort

As virus cases drop in Israel, hospitals say they are still under pressure, and grappling with the grim fact that many of the hundreds of patients...

Strategy for an open Indo-Pacific should not raise regional tensions

The Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) initiative, a key vision for Japan’s foreign policy agenda, should not in any way create a division or...

Virus numbers drop further, 2.7% of tests positive, as lockdown payoff felt

The Health Ministry recorded 1,089 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with just 2.7 percent of tests returning positive as a monthlong lockdown...

Israel, Bahrain ink agreement for weekly direct flights

Israel and Bahrain signed an aviation agreement on Thursday for weekly direct flights between Tel Aviv and Manama, following the normalization deal...

US urges countries to withdraw from UN nuclear ban treaty

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is urging countries that have ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as...

WHO vaccine drive bedeviled by familiar question: Who pays if things go wrong?

Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It's not clear and that's a big...

Here Is the Truth About the Submarines

Historian Banno stayed open and humble, avoiding practice’s pitfalls

Historian Junji Banno, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo who died on Oct. 14 at age 83, was uncompromising in his belief that there...

The world is endorsing Palestine’s disappearance in the name of ‘peace’

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has left no doubt about the rationale behind the recent normalisation agreements with Arab states, praised...

Knesset legal adviser backs decision to nix vote to probe submarine affair

The Knesset acting legal adviser said Wednesday that Parliamentary Speaker Yariv Levin acted properly in nixing a plenum vote establishing a...

Zohar: I stopped ‘underhanded’ opposition bid by nixing vote to probe sub affair

Coalition whip Miki Zohar, a close associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Thursday that he and his Likud party acted properly in...

Estonia bans entry to Hezbollah members, sanctions terror group

Estonia on Thursday said it would sanction Hezbollah and prevent officials from the terror organization, or who are affiliated with it, from...

The desire for independence is growing in Scotland

Analysis. A new poll shows that a majority of Scots favor secession, a movement spurred by anger over Brexit and the government’s mismanagement of...

Aide to LA mayor takes leave amid sexual misconduct allegations

JTA — Rick Jacobs, a top aide to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, said he is taking a leave of absence amid sexual misconduct allegations. Jacobs,...

Google’s AI fund leads $9.5 million investment in data-privacy startup Mine

An Israeli startup, Mine, that developed software that allow consumers to control how their data is used has received an investment from Google’s...

Show goes on for annual Oud Festival, held online for free

November always brings Jerusalem’s Oud Festival, hosted by the Confederation House, this year for the 21st time. “We’re trying to salvage our...

(STRAN 210) Pismo samemu sebi (4)

Zdravo. Spet jaz. Kar nekaj časa je preteklo, kar sem ti nazadnje pisal, 5 mesecev in 27 dni, če sem natančen, ampak zdaj sem spet tu. Oziroma sva....

Now as Before, Israelis Can Join Hands

America’s “New Vision” of Central-Asia: Just Like Old One - Only Meaner

“A new vision of Central-Asia”, that’s how the Heritage Foundation think tank frames US policy in many CIS nations. However, the new version of...

Antiprokurátor

Hoci je Kováčik obvinený z viacerých trestných činov, aj z korupcie, platí ako vždy prezumpcia neviny. Často totiž zabúdame, že nie...

Thousands demonstrate against government in Tel Aviv, Haifa

Thousands of people were demonstrating against the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throughout the country Thursday evening at a...

Greenwashing leaves a stain the world must not tolerate

Disclosure on climate related risks can be conducted on a global basis

COVID-19 shows why Japan can’t wait to act on gender equality

EU's Sakharov Prize for Belarus dissidents sends a strong signal

The EU has awarded this year's Sakharov Prize to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the Belarusian opposition. The choice sends a strong signal to the...

Israeli, Sudanese officials confirm talks in Khartoum, say normalization near

Sudanese officials confirmed on Thursday that a senior US-Israeli delegation flew to Sudan on a private jet this week to wrap up a deal that would...

Gantz touts ‘major leap’ for Israeli security as US re-ups military edge promise

Defense Minister Benny Gantz hailed an agreement signed with the Pentagon on Thursday to safeguard Israel’s military superiority in the region as...

Two rockets fired from Gaza at Ashkelon, one intercepted; no injuries

Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at the city of Ashkelon and nearby communities north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday night, the military...

Epstein helper denied finding sex partners for Prince Andrew, transcripts show

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain’s Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and...

Mute button overshadows final debate as Trump, Biden set to face off

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of...

The Arab Joint List’s Short-Sighted Position

The Knesset approved Israel’s normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain by an overwhelming margin of 80 to 13 last week....

From Ingathering Exiles to Escaping Clans

Israel, the land that was meant to host the ingathering of the exiles and reunite the Jewish people, is tearing at the seams. There has never been...

Mock trial of Lord Janner smacks of sinister intent

T he frankly brutal 18-year sentence meted out to the deranged fantasist Carl Beech last year smacked of scapegoating for the police team who...

2020 US Presidential Election – The Real Joe Biden

To me, one of the most perplexing aspects of this election is why people, other than far-left and true-believer Dems, are planning to vote for Joe...