Netanyahu Keeps Trying to Evade Prosecution, Like Some Criminal on the Lam

Unqualified to uphold law

Justice minister nominee, vice minister hit for misbehavior Monday's confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Park Beom-kye failed to...

Haredi mob attacks cops in Modiin Illit; graffiti likens police chief to Hitler

Clashes continued Wednesday between ultra-Orthodox rioters and police forces enforcing lockdown restrictions, and graffiti equating the new police...

With or Without the Haredim

Pandemic health 101

Gin, cheap and potent, was in great demand in 18th-century London. For laborers during the Industrial Revolution, getting inebriated on this...

When outlandish pledges sound increasingly enticing

Huh Kyung-young, head of the National Revolutionary Party / Korea Times file By Kim Rahn A familiar face has returned to the local political scene...

What’s working in COVID-19 treatments and what isn’t

The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines has put the focus of the pandemic fight on inoculating as many people as quickly as possible. But outbreaks are...

North Korea’s new economic plan looks a lot like the old one

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented a new five-year economic plan and conceded that the country’s economy is struggling at a Workers’...

Restoring US credibility, soft power

This is the second in a "Letter to President Biden" series aimed at conveying policy recommendations in an open letter from politicians, scholars...

An Africa Roadmap for Biden

CAMBRIDGE – In recent decades, the US-Africa relationship has disappointed both sides. Republican and Democratic US presidents alike have treated...

South Korea’s Moon Jae-in must put his words on Japan into action

Significant steps still needed to resolve diplomatic row between Tokyo and Seoul

The end of America's love affair with the Middle East

I do not know whether the decline of Washington's interest in the Arab world and its problems will be a curse or a blessing. Only time will tell,...

Haredi naiveté knows no boundary

This past week two major stories broke that put particular emphasis on the Haredi community and their disdain for civil society in general. In...

An Act of Faith

Growing up in the cold New York winters I always wondered at the dichotomy between planting trees and harsh winter weather.  I would imagine that...

The New Pharaoh (POTUS) In The White House

בסייד POTUS Joe Biden’s decision this week to undo President Trump’s punishment of the Palestinians regarding the failure of their leaders...

When they go low, anti-Israel activists go lower

Radical activists often twist proven facts to fit their narrative and promote their own depraved agendas. We saw this in full force when far right...

Bridging and Bonding: Jewish Institutions Address the Crisis of American Social Capital

Many argue that Jewish organizations of every kind are being abandoned, especially by the next generation, who are turned off by the “...

The tragical destiny of a country that saved Jews during the Holocaust

It was a dark night, after a difficult journey in an unforgiving weather. They had crossed the ocean from Hamburg escaping Hitler and they had...

‘An anthill gone mad’: Inside the party of Conte after government collapse

Analysis. The 5 Star Movement is caught in the whirlwind of the government crisis, attempting to claim its centrality. ‘We are the backbone of...

Why the tepid Reform endorsement of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism?

Unlike Americans for Peace Now, J Street and the Workmen’s Circle or what is left of it (no pun intended) America’s Reform Movement is – for...

Fatal liberations – 1945 and 2021

My father-in-law ate his meals quickly, except once. It was 1945 and the American army liberators had just arrived in Gunskirchen, the extension of...

Ghosts and other tales: The year of women filmmakers

Turkey is no different than the West when it comes to diversity and representation in the awards circuit. Antalya Film Festival, the oldest film...

PODCAST: Yad Vashem head cries for truth to be sole guide for Holocaust research

This week on Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel, we join the global community in honoring and remembering the six million...

Sanofi’s $125 million Israeli drug buy could be a three-pronged cancer buster

The anti-cancer drug developed by Biond Biologics, which the Israeli startup will now try on humans in clinical trials with France-based...

How New Zealand can respond to US’ charge of genocide against China

New Zealand has a strong history of protecting and promoting human rights at home and internationally, and prides itself on being an outspoken...

How China’s influence flipped Turkey’s position on Uighurs

Uighurs in Turkey are having many sleepless nights. The rumor among well-informed circles is that in return for COVID-19 vaccines from China and...

US investigators have charged at least 150 people over Capitol riot

US federal prosecutors have charged at least 150 people in connection to the storming of the US Capitol on January 6. The charges range from...

Free vaccines and India’s humanitarian diplomacy

Large parts of the world are still reeling from the spread of the coronavirus, with renewed lockdowns in effect in many places. With every stricken...

Stepping up efforts, Facebook debuts fact check box to combat Holocaust denial

JTA — People who search for information about the Holocaust on Facebook will now be prompted to visit a website on the genocide curated by the...

In first call, Biden and Putin both cautious on big concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first conversation as counterparts Tuesday in a phone call...

Teachers’ Union spars with health minister over vaccine rate, school reopening

A spat broke out Tuesday between the Health Ministry and the Teachers’ Union over the vaccination rate among education workers, with each side...

3 cases of South African strain found in random sampling, sparking concern

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s developments as they unfold. Leader of the center-left Tnufa faction Ofer Shelah, who broke away...

Hashtagging the Holocaust: How COVID Gave Death Camps New Life Online

Pandemic lockdowns pushed Holocaust memorials to produce innovative, immersive and interactive ways to engage with a distanced audience, from Zoom...

Finding new home in New Hope, ex-Netanyahu top aide seeks to show Likud the door

Knesset member Zvi Hauser has been a lawmaker for just 21 months, the strangest 21 months in the history of Israel’s parliament. He’s now running...

Gena Turgel was my light in the darkness. Now, I must be that for her

This year, as we mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we are encouraged to find light in the darkness. It is strange to look for light in such a dark...

With Tokyo Olympics up in the air, realistic appraisal needed

More people in and outside Japan are voicing doubts about holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer. In a poll taken by The Asahi Shimbun on Jan. 23...

(POGLED) Reševanje ameriške demokracije

Napad na ameriški Kapitol, ki se je zgodil 6. januarja, in to v trenutku, ko je kongres ZDA potrjeval rezultate zadnjih predsedniških volitev, bi...

(BRANJE) Je mogoče ZDA znova zaupati?

Evropo je preplavilo olajšanje, potem ko je postalo jasno, da bo Donalda Trumpa v Beli hiši zamenjal Joe Biden. Prihod novega ameriškega vodstva...

Thurgood Marshall’s visit to Japan 70 years on

January 1951 was a busy time for Japan, or more specifically, a busy time for the office of the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Gen. Douglas...

Biden gets dream team on China: But what if the game is changing?

Biden’s China-related appointments represent a Democratic Party dream team of consummate insiders with a Beltway accent, fluent in the business...

Iraq's prime minister should be dismissed and prosecuted for his failures

Thirty-two dead and over 110 wounded people have been added to the list of bombing victims in Iraq. Two suicide bombers were responsible; strapped...

Behind closed doors, Israel Museum stocks up on art

The Israel Museum was only open for short periods over the last year, but it’s still purchasing new art. The Jerusalem institution recently spent...

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day Does Not Serve Its Purpose

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which occurs on January 27, is always a good opportunity for predictions and summaries regarding...

Back to a two-state reality: Israel and Jordan

From hutz l’Aretz, it seems Israel should consider returning with today’s borders to the 2 States of 1948 to 1967; Israel and Jordan. First, a...

PODCAST: Talking Turkey (and Iran): What’s cooking beyond Israel’s horizons

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...

Biden’s Grand Opening

AUSTIN – In the space of less than three months, events have conspired to transform the American political scene. First, the COVID-19 pandemic...

Why a year after the Holocaust, my parents are happy in DP camp photos

After my parents passed away, I began to look through a pile of photos showing them when they were refugees in Germany after the Holocaust. The...

Second season of ‘Tehran’ gets picked up for Apple TV Plus

Espionage thriller “Tehran,” created by “Fauda” writer Moshe Zonder and “Magpie” writer Omri Shenhar, will have a second season on Apple...

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, pope warns mass extermination could happen again

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday by warning that warped ideologies can pave the way to another mass...

Coronavirus drove accelerated digitalization of Israeli society, report finds

The coronavirus outbreak caused an acceleration in the digitalization of Israeli life last year as the virus prompted lockdowns that led to an...