Japan, China need to step up dialogue on bilateral disputes

Building a healthy relationship with China is a priority for Japan that goes a long way toward determining the nation’s future course. Japan needs...

Biden’s Modest Multilateralism

CAMBRIDGE – Like the Joni Mitchell song puts it, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” For example, classroom education was...

For Asia's airlines, financial strife is only just beginning

Next three months critical as risk tolerance deadlines approach

Russian Military Aggression or ‘Civil War’ in Ukraine?

This is an excerpt from Crisis in Russian Studies? Nationalism (Imperialism), Racism and War by Taras Kuzio. Get your free download from E-...

Corbyn to start legal action as UK’s Labour denies him parliamentary membership

The former leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, is to begin legal action against the party after it refused to readmit...

Nazareth mayor announces plan to establish new joint Arab-Jewish political party

Ali Salam, the mayor of the predominantly Arab city of Nazareth, announced plans on Thursday to found a joint Arab-Jewish party to compete in the...

Why the world should recognize Palestine now

I recently came across an article by the renowned Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua explaining his call for recognition of the State of Palestine back...

A Legacy of Two Rivkas

As I approach another yartzeit of my father’s sister, Rivka Bryna Lulinski, I struggle with how to meaningfully continue my father’s observance of...

The End of the Age of Politics

Coronavirus is helping African economies compete

When all is said and done in 2020, African economies will probably have outperformed the rest of the world during the coronavirus pandemic....

Javno-zasebno partnerstvo po madžarsko

Tridesetletne izkušnje z javno-zasebnim partnerstvom (PPP) v svetu so pokazale bistvene prednosti in slabosti tega koncepta za izvedbo predvsem...

Canada police identify person of interest in deaths of billionaire Jewish couple

Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and...

This week in Turkey's hate speech parade

From 90s pop stars to TV hosts, opposition politicians to publishers, everybody in Turkey has someone they like to hate. Unfortunately, every...

Canada’s Principled Position On The Palestinians

The leaders of two major Jewish organizations in Canada, in seamless lockstep with the Israeli government, have condemned Canada’s support of a...

Parshat Va’yeitzei – Bread and Water and Clothes

Welcome to another exciting Parsha. As Rabbi Nachman said – the Parsha is about you and me. It Is Va’yetzei. Let’s learn and connect to what has...

Kyrgyzstan’s Post-Revolutionary Crossroads

BISHKEK – After staging three revolutions in two decades, one could argue that the people of Kyrgyzstan have accumulated unique knowledge of how...

How retaining talent will help to educate thousands of Israeli innovators

Israel’s tech revolution in the 21st Century has been nothing short of emphatic. But in retaining its top talent, the country looks set to...

11 Kislev: The day Col. Dror Weinberg fell in battle

He took out the piece of bread he had in his bag and started to eat. Without washing hands. Without a blessing. An officer with a kippa on his...

El servicio en la inversión pública y los gerentes públicos

Son diversos los factores que ponen en cuestionamiento la calidad de la inversión pública y los servicios generados con esta. La calidad de la...

Midrash Tanchuma Veyetzei: The Jewish People as an unconquerable World Power

The Midrash states that during the famous dream of angels going up and down the ladder, Yaakov saw a vision of Jewish history starkly different...

But is it good for Israel?

In the recent election, American-Israelis voted 70%-30% for President Trump, the converse of how American Jews voted. That tells you Israelis value...

Amazon says investigating anti-Semitic conspiracy theory responses from ‘Alexa’

Tech giant Amazon said on Thursday it was investigating after its smart speaker was found to give anti-Semitic responses to questions about the...

Israeli ex-envoy fumes over Thailand’s release of Iranians jailed for bomb plot

Israel’s former ambassador to Thailand fumed over the release of three Iranians arrested over a 2012 bomb plot in Bangkok targeting Israeli...

Top Iranian officials blame Israel for nuclear mastermind’s killing, vow revenge

Top Iranian officials on Friday pointed to Israel as the likely culprit in the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, with some...

Heavy rainfall causes flooding, damage in coastal cities

Heavy rainfall on Thursday caused extensive flooding and damage in several Israeli coastal cities, with the continued downpours making this...

Israel's growing strategic threat to our freedom of speech

There is an old saying that you should not put the fox in charge of the hen house. It makes perfect sense, and yet that's exactly what Western...

Tiers of a clown: Boris Johnson’s tier system is just national lockdown under a more palatable name

England officially moves out of a ‘national lockdown’ next week, but with 98 percent of the population placed in the toughest Tiers 2 and 3,...

On global health, Biden needs to achieve more than just a reset

Earlier this year, Joe Biden won praise in mainstream policy circles in the United States for making the case for “why America must lead again”....

Lessons learned from COVID-19 can help us fight climate change

The pressing need to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine and make it available to everyone everywhere to bring an end to the ongoing...

Saudi Arabia must free its Uyghur detainees

The authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested two Uyghur Muslims who face persecution and torture if they are deported to China. Such a move by the...

Australia’s war crimes in Afghanistan show the cost of celebrating the military

Australia has fought alongside the United States in every major American military action of the last century, from World War I to the Middle East....

Michael Horowitz, Israeli prosecutor of Nazi guard Demjanjuk, dies aged 69

Yes, Michael Horowitz’s biggest claim to fame was his work as a top prosecutor in the famed Israeli war crimes trial against John Demjanjuk, the...

Jordan warns against changing status of Temple Mt., after Netanyahu’s Saudi trip

Jordan said it opposes any effort to change the status quo at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, following Prime Minister Benjamin...

No progress on Israel-Saudi normalization until ‘King Salman has gone’ — report

An Israeli source familiar with the details of the normalization talks with Saudi Arabia said that progress on a possible deal would only happen...

Head of Iran’s nuclear weapons program said assassinated near Tehran

The alleged head of Iran’s nuclear weapons program was assassinated Friday near the capital Tehran, according to multiple reports in Iranian media....

Don’t have a cow: Israel’s Remilk serves up dairy products made without animals

Israeli startup Remilk hopes to be the first company in the world to bring real dairy milk products to market without needing a single cow in the...

(POGLED) Covid, ki je ukradel božič

Želel sem dan začeti prijetno, a sem vklopil televizor ravno v trenutku, ko je jedka gledalka v oddaji Dobro jutro po telefonu nahrulila Ano...

Israelis flood reopened malls as taskforce warns of clear rise in virus cases

There were long lines on Friday morning at stores inside the 15 malls that were permitted to reopen as part of a pilot plan, as a military...

Lebanese singer: Border talks prove it’s a lie by officials that Israel is enemy

One of Lebanon’s most notable recording artists said in an interview earlier this month that she supports peace with “any country” and said the...

15 malls to reopen Friday under plan to evaluate social distancing rules

Some malls were set to reopen Friday as part of a pilot plan approved by the high-level coronavirus cabinet, amid signs that new COVID-19...

Report: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was not informed of Netanyahu visit

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was reportedly kept out of the loop about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secretive trip to the kingdom this week...

America’s Political Crisis and the Way Forward

Is ANYONE actually surprised that rioting comrades Antifa & BLM are seeking a divorce as racial tensions come to the fore?

If there are two organizations that can be held most responsible for the riots that have scarred America throughout 2020, it is Black Lives Matter...

For some ultra-Orthodox Jews, virus forges path to a very different lifestyle

AFP — For many, the pandemic has been a time of devastating isolation, but for some ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews it has pushed them to integrate in...

Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium for plot to bomb opposition rally

BRUSSELS (AFP) — An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium on Friday accused of plotting to bomb an opposition rally outside Paris, in a case...

New TLV art space aims to elevate Israeli art aesthetic

It’s been a dark period for the art world, as museums, galleries and art spaces have been shuttered for most of the last eight months. A new Tel...

Stop platforming ‘as-a-Jew’ wolves in Jewish-sheep’s clothing

Is anyone else furious that the co-chair of Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL), Jenny Manson, was given a prominent platform on Newsnight on 17th...

Punishment of online sex crimes

Court ruling sends warning to similar perpetrators A Seoul court delivered a heavy punishment against a person involved in one of the nation's...

The Real Task of Benny Gantz’s Panel

Cartoonist Takao Yaguchi, like his characters, was force of nature

Muteki (Invincible), a sumo wrestler masked like a pro wrestler whose winning streak cannot be stopped, is the protagonist of the first work of...