Revving up electric car industry, Israeli firm develops 5-minute-charge battery

Israeli company StoreDot announced Tuesday that in a landmark achievement in the electric vehicle industry, it had managed to develop the world’s...

Iran says it is producing half a kilo of 20% enriched uranium every day

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said Monday that the country was producing almost 500 grams of uranium enriched to...

How much longer are we going to ignore Karim Younis and other Palestinian prisoners?

How many people have heard of Karim Younis? If his name means very little to you, that's probably because you were a child or not even born when he...

Morocco 2nd Arab country to promote combating anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism

JTA — A Moroccan institution has, with official government backing, signed an agreement with the US State Department to combat anti-Semitism and...

The PA's 'hope' masks the reality of the two-state compromise

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" about Israel's ongoing settlement expansion, the Palestinian Authority's official...

EU urges Israel to halt plans to build new East Jerusalem neighborhood

The European Union expressed its “grave concern” on Tuesday over newly approved plans for hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements...

A political stress test: U.S. and Turkey

For many in Turkey, seeing the U.S. Capitol building being stormed by a disillusioned mob conjured memories of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt....

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A nuclear disaster: Ex-FBI head Comey likens Trump’s effect on US to Chernobyl

Former FBI director James Comey has compared the devastating impact of outgoing US President Donald Trump on America, culminating in the...

Overcoming COVID-19 crisis

Severe job losses more than offset export's recovery The Korean economy has recovered about 80 percent of its vigor from the depths it had plunged...

Government extends lockdown until January 31 amid soaring virus rates

Government ministers on Tuesday voted to extend the national lockdown by an additional 10 days, as Israel saw its highest-yet coronavirus infection...

(POGLED) Evropa po brexitu. Katera vprašanja so odprta?

"Združeni narodi niso bili ustanovljeni zato, da bi človeštvo popeljali v nebesa, ampak zato, da bi človeštvo rešili pred peklom," je nekoč...

Suga’s policy speech gets an ‘F’ on pandemic, other points

This year’s ordinary Diet session was convened on Jan. 18 amid Japan’s spiraling COVID-19 crisis, which has forced Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...

Matovičov klub samovrahov

Hoci Matovič sa na začiatku prezentoval ako mesiáš, ktorý spasí Slovensko, svojimi eskapádami sa pripravil aj o dôveru veľkej časti...

How to Tackle Vulnerable Countries’ Triple Crisis

WASHINGTON, DC – The year 2020 changed everything. The world now faces interconnected health, economic, and climate crises that have no...

The Inevitability of German Stimulus

STANFORD – Armin Laschet’s victory in the election to lead Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) puts him in pole position to succeed...

Controversy over anti-NK leaflets

By Kim Joon-hyung Controversy seems to be growing over the amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act aimed at imposing a ban on...

Tu BiShvat Seder – 5781 (Covid 19 Edition) part 5 of 5

כוונה – ההו”י – וצדק ה תהי ה לנ ו כ י ( דברים ו:כה)   Pears – אגסים כוונה – היה”ו –...

The virus and…… Judaism

It is sad to see Judaism being distorted out of all recognition by self-appointed “interpreters”. The Judaism that I know has two vitally...

The Consequences of Hatred

“What I do know is that when you have weak Presidents, you get weak results.” [President Harry. S. Truman] According to Rabbi Berel Wein, ” The...

Istanbul’s Greeks from the kitchen window

Meri Çevik Simyonidis is the author of several books on Istanbul Greek cuisine including “My Istanbul, My Taste, My Life”, “Once Upon a...

Natural and unnatural

What follows is a list of ‘natural remedies’, familiar to anyone with more than a passing interest in contemporary natural healing. These were...

The Ethics of Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccination

MELBOURNE – Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, policymakers are wrestling with the question of how to distribute them quickly and...

The risks of ‘long Covid’ are devastating, especially to those with underlying health problems – it’s killing thousands

The new paper by UK university researchers and government statisticians provides a sobering message that getting out of hospital may not be the end...

Turkish economy at low tide

After the November 6 dismissals from the economy management, prominent politicians Lütfi Elvan and Naci Ağbal took over, both known for their...

Amid sky-high infections, Netanyahu pushes ministers to extend lockdown

Government ministers convened Tuesday to discuss extending the national lockdown ordered to curb the coronavirus spread, a day after Israel...

Biden ponders the trans-Atlantic option to press China

A friend who works on Northeast Asian issues is moving to Spain from the United States. He quickly assured me that he wasn’t retiring. In fact,...

Why Trump is not likely to pardon himself

US President Donald Trump never admits he makes mistakes. That theme is arguably the only consistent aspect of his turbulent four-year presidency....

Lessons in unity from the happiest place on earth

As an Orthodox Rabbi in Omaha, Nebraska, people often want to know what it’s like to live here in the middle of America. The most common...

Palestinians expected to receive first shipment of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

The Palestinian Authority will receive the first 5,000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine on Tuesday, intended to innoculate hospital and...

Israel’s virus czar says 1st dose less effective than Pfizer suggested — report

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen. Coronavirus czar Nachman Ash says the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine...

US must not underestimate the risks of the Trump cult

Japan's experiences offers a bitter lesson for America

Netanyahu’s envoy Dermer departs US, but to Democrats he’s been gone for years

NEW YORK — In 2017, Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer gave a speech to a new organization formed to bolster Jewish support for the...

Jewish groups urge quick confirmation for Biden Homeland Security nominee

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Union expressed confidence in US President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro...

Trump expected to commute sentence of disgraced NY power broker Sheldon Silver

(JTA) — Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former speaker of the New York State Assembly, is among the last tranche of people President Donald Trump...

Born on the 4th: Israeli parties look to US playbook for pandemic-era campaigns

Forget about kissing babies. Forget trips through open-air markets thronged with shoppers and supporters. Forget mass rallies at Rabin Square and...

A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases

The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate...

Israel’s virus czar says 1st dose less effective than Pfizer indicated — report

Israel’s coronavirus czar Nachman Ash has reportedly said the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine provides less protection against COVID-19 than the...

IDF says rocket fired from Gaza Strip at Israel; no injuries

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at Israel Tuesday night, the military said in a statement after rocket sirens were sounded...

Out of touch with reality

Moon should face truth in dealing with North Korea President Moon Jae-in failed to present any new policies or overtures at his New Year press...

Break corrupt ties

Samsung should have transparent governance Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was put behind bars again Monday immediately after he was...

20 detained as ultra-Orthodox clash with cops enforcing lockdown

Violent clashes broke out Tuesday in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak during a police crackdown on ultra-Orthodox violations of a national lockdown ordered...

(PREJELI SMO) Pismo poslancu in prijatelju (2): V politiki sem zato, ker ...

Avtor Bartolo Lampret me v članku z naslovom Pismo poslancu in prijatelju 15. januarja 2021 v rubriki Pogledi naslavlja in na podlagi lastnih...

The Education Minister Is Afraid of the Truth: Israel Is an Apartheid State

Prime Minister Suga, you can’t beat COVID-19 by boring it to death

It was such an utter letdown, it made me slump to the floor. I am referring to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's first policy speech as prime...

Korea-Japan relations in doldrums

By Lee Seong-hyon In January, 2021, a court ruling in South Korea over a major historical issue between Korea and Japan has emerged as another...

Words are violence. Voting is terrorism. Free speech is a threat. Where the media establishment can’t win, they’ll redefine

If everyone is permitted to speak freely, their reasoning goes, people’s lives will be put at risk. Those whose opinions diverge from the...