Military Police will not open probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s killing – report

Military Police will not open an investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin last week, despite suspicions...

Israeli star chef Einat Admony cooks up a new gig: Standup comedy

New York Jewish Week — Over the years, there’s been no shortage of funny Jews who’ve performed at the Comedy Cellar, New York’s premier comedy...

First Russian soldier charged with Ukraine war crimes pleads guilty

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — A Russian soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing a Ukrainian civilian in the opening stages of Moscow’s invasion...

Who will pay for the destruction caused by Putin’s war?

Commentary. The Russian army alone has razed a number of urban and production centers, inflicted enormous damage on cities and towns, gutted...

Sirens blare in north as Israeli military accidentally fires at own drone

Rocket alert sirens were activated Thursday morning in Israel’s Upper Galilee region along the border with Lebanon, after troops accidentally...

Menachem Kaiser’s memoir on reclaiming his family’s Polish home wins Sami Rohr prize

JTA – The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, an annual award that comes with $100,000, this year went to Menachem Kaiser for his nonfiction book...

Self Esteem at the core of Jewish identity

It’s easy to say that we’re all B’tselem Elokim (created in the image of G-d) but to feel it and to live it is a whole other story. I feel that...

Israel’s Relations With Russia Grow Tense

On May 13, in what may have been a significant shift in Russia’s policy, Russian forces manning an S-300 air defence system opened fire on...

This is the work – do not desist from it! ~ Shmitah in four parts

As we come to the end of Leviticus, we read about shmitat karka’ot, agriculture Shmitah of releasing the land and letting it rest. For two...

EDITORIAL: Japan should accept refugees in line with the rest of the world

Japan accepted a record number of refugees last year but its refugee admissions program is still a far cry from international standards. Japan has...

US official: Israel ‘enthusiastic’ about Biden’s restoration of aid to Palestinians

Israeli officials have expressed “enthusiasm” to their American counterparts over the Biden administration’s restoring of aid to the...

After 2-year delay, Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as JTS’ first woman chancellor

JTA — Shuly Rubin Schwartz began her work as the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary nearly two years ago. But it wasn’t until this...

‘A powerful, visible message’: 40,000 expected to march in New York’s Israel parade

NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of people, including top Israeli and American politicians, will march in Sunday’s Celebrate Israel Parade in New...

Hospital staff attacked in northern Israel ahead of strike over mounting violence

Staff at a hospital in northern Israel were attacked Wednesday by angry family members of a deceased patient, the latest in a string of incidents...

Female Jewish leaders sue Haredi news site for blurring their faces

A branch of the Reform Movement in Israel is suing a popular ultra-Orthodox news website in Jerusalem over its policy of blurring the faces of...

Man who threatened Netanyahu and his son on Twitter sentenced to 13 months in jail

A Beersheba resident has been sentenced on appeal to 13 months in prison for tweets threatening to kill former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

The 'Great Replacement Theory' Is Going to Get More American Jews Killed

Buffalo. Ten dead. A young white man targeting Black people in a Black neighborhood. Military gear. Racist and antisemitic rantings. The "n word."...

Pallbearer beaten at Abu Akleh’s funeral arrested, lawyer says

A pallbearer beaten by police during the funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last week has been arrested, according to his lawyer. Khaldoon...

Defying Netanyahu, Likud MKs want to back coalition bill on funding for IDF vets

Likud party leader and opposition chief Benjamin Netanyahu is facing rare, open rebellion from within his party over his decision not to support a...

When Israeli Families' Bereavement Is Politicized

At the funeral of Noam Raz of blessed memory, an officer in the Yamam police counterterrorism unit who was killed in the Jenin area, his son spoke...

High Court slams state’s handling of construction at PM’s residences

The High Court of Justice on Wednesday criticized the state’s conduct regarding construction work being carried out on the Prime Minister’s...

WHO Stealth Coup to Dictate Global Health Agenda of Gates, Big Pharma

Acting on an initiative from the Biden Administration, by November 2022, conveniently at the onset of the next flu season in the northern...

Bivši predsednik vlade

To besedilo je nastalo samo zaradi naslova. Bivši predsednik vlade. Kako milozvočno je slišati te tri besede. Melodija iz starih časov, ko so...

(POGLED) Svetohlinstvo argumenta svetosti življenja

Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools

JTA — Imagine a village full of Borats, and you’re close to realizing the absurdity of Chelm. The real-life Polish shtetl, a popular subject of...

Russia & Ukraine: The smartened-up story – Chapter V

My Russia-Ukraine series of articles is approaching its conclusion.  So let’s summarise: In the first article, I delved into the history of this...

He Stabbed My Baby to Death. Let's Work to Prevent Domestic Violence in Israel

On March 6, 2020, Purim morning, a Friday, my husband Barak Ben Ami stabbed my two little daughters and myself with a kitchen knife. He stabbed all...

Roadmap for Korea-US technology cooperation

By Robert D. Atkinson The last decade has made it clear that China did not move toward open trade, freer markets, or political liberalization as so...

Nakba Day: Why Israel did not allow refugees to ‘return’ after the 1948 war

Social and other media was busy blaming Israel for wrongdoing this past May 15th, the so-called “Nakba Day,” which commemorates and laments the...

Democracy in action, Korea and the Philippines

By Donald Kirk Comparisons between South Korea and the Philippines can be tempting. I can't help but succumb to the temptation after covering last...

Local elections, our superintendents

By Sho Chang-young June 1 is the eighth Nationwide Simultaneous Local Elections Day of South Korea. According to the National Election Commission...

Taiwan's COVID-19 containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

By Chen Shih-chung Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths have been reported...

Biden administration has just propped up Cuba's failing dictatorship

In a single move, President Joe Biden just gave Cuba's aging, creaky regime new oxygen to continue to exist, living on to oppress those who oppose...

The Greatness and Joy of Lag B’Omer

Our sages advise us to make good use of this holy day, Lag B’Omer. In a letter to his followers, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi writes, “Rejoice on...

Nakba: When independence is catastrophe

Last Friday was Nakba Day, the day set aside to remember the Nakba, which means catastrophe in Arabic. The term refers to the Arab experience in...

Israel: Trading one demographic time-bomb for another?

The demographic profile of Israel has been periodically celebrated by the retired Israeli Ambassador Yora Ettinger. He published his latest...

Parashat Behar: You Shall Not Wrong One Another

Embed from Getty Images As the news unfolded about the horrific massacre at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY, and the 10 beautiful lives...

The Unmagical Temple: Gathering

People like to gather. We do so for all sorts of purposes – sporting events, concerts, arts festivals, farmers’ markets etc. – and in each of...

The World Waits for Israel

A student of mine told me that 30 years ago, a sheikh from the extremist Palestinian Hamas movement predicted that in 2022, between the month of...

Putin's next moves revealed?

By John J. Metzler It's often said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a brilliant chess player. Various geopolitical analysts and think tank...

How Social Media Fuels Antisemitism

According to the Anti-Defamation League, 2021 was a low point in the history of American antisemitism. The organization tallied 2,717 antisemitic...

VOX POPULI: Zelenskyy strikes a chord with his reference to ‘The Great Dictator’

In the fictitious nation of Tomainia, its dictatorial ruler, Adenoid Hynkel, is in his palace fiddling with a supersize balloon that mimics a...

Three weeks of bombardment and live fire are underway in Sardinia

Report. With the tourist season already underway, the entire southern coast of Sardinia and both the southern stretches of the east and west coasts...

New era of alliance

From security to economy, technology President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Seoul on Saturday, raising...

State prosecutors to appeal early release for serial sex offender Alon Kastiel

State prosecutors will appeal the controversial decision to grant an early release to jailed serial sex offender Alon Kastiel. Prosecutors in the...

Eradicating financial crimes

Revived probe team should deal with fund scandal first The prosecution has reinstated the Financial and Securities Crime Joint Investigation Team...

Equality now!

The release of the name of the Druze officer Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir a-Din, who was killed in Gaza and received a posthumous commendation for valor,...

Gantz meets US national security chief for talks on Iran, Israel’s security

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in the White House and thanked him for the Biden...

Crypto meltdown highlights need for urgent regulatory intervention

Opaque industry is an invitation to sleazy operators to do their worst