Daily Briefing Feb 2: As Blinken flies out of the region, IAF jets bomb Gaza

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 world,...

Making Ukrainian Victory Possible

Umetnost, Cerkev, slovenceljstvo

S Svetlano Makarovič sva pred leti po golem naključju ležali v istem času v isti bolnišnici. Malo pred tem sem pisala o slovenceljstvu – ne o...

In Italy’s Cospito case, action from the government is urgently needed

Commentary. The crimes Cospito committed (and their gravity) are not at issue here; for that matter, his request is not for freedom, but for more...

Iran officially blames Israel for drone attack on defense site, vows to retaliate

Iran has for the first time officially blamed Israel for a drone strike on a key defense facility in the city of Isfahan, filing a complaint with...

Sudan said set to salvage elusive normalization with Israel

Over two years after saying it would normalize ties with Israel, Sudan is finally set to officially join the US-brokered Abraham Accords, an...

Government said set to freeze its efforts to close Kan public broadcaster

The government has decided to freeze nearly all items on its reform agenda, including the shuttering of the Kan public broadcaster, as it looks to...

Passenger, pedestrian killed as car overturns, skids on quiet Jerusalem street

Two people were killed Wednesday night when a car overturned on a Jerusalem street and then careened into a pedestrian, the Israel Police said. A...

Shin Bet: Lebanese man tried to recruit Palestinians for terror via TikTok

The Shin Bet security agency on Thursday said it had recently uncovered attempts by a Lebanese man, a former Hezbollah operative, to recruit...

France seizes Iran assault rifles, missiles heading to Houthi rebels in Yemen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — French naval forces in January seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles in the...

Report: Egypt working to broker calm between Hamas, Israel, PA amid escalation

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. French naval forces seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and...

US Jewish leader Daroff warns: ‘Crisis of divisiveness’ is tearing Israel apart

The head of the American Jewish community’s umbrella organization on Thursday said he was greatly concerned by the growing division in Israel,...

End goals: The Jerusalem team trying to shake up how Israel treats women’s soccer

It’s a classic Cinderella story. Except these women aren’t wearing dresses and tiaras – but jerseys, cleats, shin guards and sheer...

Time for social media companies to end their anti-Palestine bias

Try searching Facebook for this name, Hassan Nasrallah, and result comes back with a warning that says "Are you sure you want to continue? The term...

The Jerusalem operation brings the conflict with the Occupation back to square one

The operation that took place in Beit Hanina in Occupied Jerusalem continues to stir fear among Occupation soldiers, who worry that similar...

Mass shoot­ings are just one part of the US’s gun prob­lem

Mass shootings were once again top news last week in the United States. Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, Oakland, Beverly Crest – one after the...

US tourist arrested on suspicion of vandalizing statue in Jerusalem Old City church

An American tourist was arrested Thursday on suspicion of vandalizing a church statue in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Israel Police said. Police...

With Europe seething at Iran, Netanyahu takes off for meeting with Macron

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took off Thursday morning for Paris, where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron at  Élysée Palace in the...

Syria blasts chemical watchdog report on 2018 attack as pandering to Western nations

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Thursday dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog’s statement that investigators found “reasonable grounds...

How to Transform African Agriculture

NAIROBI – The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by supply-chain disruptions and surging inflation, has highlighted the fragilities of Africa’s food...

Terror victim succumbs to injuries 8 months after Independence Day attack

Eight months after he was seriously injured from an axe blow to his head during a terror attack on Independence Day, Shimon Maatuf, 75, died...

Five minors arrested over fatal stabbing of teenager last month

Five teenagers were arrested Thursday on suspicion of involvement in the killing of Netanel Aharon, 15, last month in the central city of Rishon...

US pushing Abbas on plan to boost PA security presence in northern West Bank

The Biden administration is urging Ramallah to adopt a plan aimed at boosting the Palestinian Authority’s security presence in the northern West...

Suspect arrested, charged with firebombing synagogue in New Jersey

NEW YORK — Authorities in New Jersey on Wednesday said they had arrested a suspect for firebombing a synagogue over the weekend. The attack on...

Netanyahu joins Chad’s president to open new embassy in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined visiting President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning to officially open the...

Israel's 'Model' Female Soldier

Orna Barbivai is a reserve IDF general, a former minister of economy and the second-ranking member of Yesh Atid. In a party in which only one...

Renewable Energy (Beshallach, Covenant & Conversation)

The first translation of the Torah into another language – Greek – took place in around the second century BCE, in Egypt during the reign of...

(POGLED) Golobov poker

Bor Slana/STA Februar prinaša stavkovni val sindikatov javnega sektorja, ki ob vse dražjih pogojih za življenje zahtevajo višje plače. Koalicija...

I was near­ly lynched in Nige­ria. Here’s how I sur­vived

A few months ago, I survived a lynching: This is how I remember it. I was out on a walk with a friend in Uyo, one of Southern Nigeria’s fastest-...

After success with G-20, Indonesia now must rally ASEAN to act

Myanmar and China have to be made to take regional group more seriously

Israel’s foreign minister in Sudan for normalization talks

An Israeli delegation headed by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen visited Khartoum on Thursday and met with Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan...

Israeli study: Rightist, leftist brains perceive world differently on a basic level

Israeli scientists say they are able to establish where people stand on politics by scanning their brains. Researchers at Tel Aviv University used...

GOP-led House boots Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs panel over past Israel comments

The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs...

How Fast Can We Fill the World with Love?

We all want to live in a world filled with love, but at the same time, think that it is impossible. But what if we could live in a loving world? We...

‘A Good Defense’ Parashat Beshalach 5783

Days after crossing the Reed Sea into the Sinai wilderness, the Jewish People are attacked by the Nation of Amalek. After sustaining some initial...

Rejoicing at the downfall of our enemies – a never-ending struggle

Our Jewish community is reeling from the latest attacks in Israel this past Shabbat. The first attack on Friday outside a shul claimed the lives of...

Death and Sorting

My father-in-law died 2 weeks ago.  All three of his sons, AJ, Ben, and Eric were there with him as Harold slipped away in his sleep.  He was...

Trápny koniec počas nekončiacej sa hrôzy

Slovensko – inkubátor politických anomálií. Keď sa koncom roka 2022 Sulík s Pellegrinim zaslúžili o úspešné iniciovanie pádu vlády,...

We’ve always been distracted

Worried that technology is ‘breaking your brain’? Fears about attention spans and focus are as old as writing itself - by Joe Stadolnik Read at...

New government said reviewing Israel’s policies on Russian invasion of Ukraine

The new government is reviewing Israel’s policies regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the possibility of supplying Kyiv with...

Attorney general: Judicial overhaul plan ‘would give government unrestrained power’

In a searing position paper issued Thursday, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said the government’s plans to radically overhaul the Israeli...

Israeli startup develops first AI robot for picking tomatoes

Growing up in a kibbutz and working in agriculture from a young age, Adi Nir, founder of Israeli startup MetoMotion, left the fields, as many...

Israel Should Adopt America’s Second Amendment

Considering anyone in Israel can be attacked by terrorists leading to loss of lives, Israel should allow for the arming of her citizenry as a means...

Last Banana: Parshat Beshalach

Growing up in New Zealand, there were only four flavors of ice cream. Your choices were chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or banana. The thing about...

Baloch People Patience Running Out

Balochistan Pakistan’s largest province in terms of area has been rocked by the massive protests and sit-in demonstrations for quite a time now. The...