AG on bill that would bar Netanyahu from becoming PM: It’s not personal

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday appeared to give a kosher stamp to Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s bill seeking to bar any...

A Self-evident Law

Nothing is more self-evident than a law that bars someone who has been indicted for criminal offenses from being able to form a government or serve...

Death penalty can express society's outrage – but biases often taint verdict

In its hearing on Oct 13, 2021, the Supreme Court appeared to favor reinstating the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found guilty of...

US regulator approves mixing COVID vaccines, backs Moderna, J&J boosters

WASHINGTON (AP) — US regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson...

Tree of Life massacre looms large at Pittsburgh anti-hate summit

(Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle via JTA) — Standing before a crowd of several hundred, Pittsburgh resident Michele Rosenthal welcomed attendees to...

2 settler youth indicted in stone-throwing attack on Palestinian village

Prosecutors on Thursday filed rare indictments against two Israeli minors for their alleged involvement in a recent stone-throwing assault on a...

In Israeli first, Ishai Ribo to play London’s 20,000 capacity O2 Arena

Platinum-selling Israeli singer-songwriter Ishai Ribo on Thursday announced plans to perform at London’s O2 Arena, in the first such appearance for...

Setback in overseas drilling, mining

Korea should have farsighted policy to secure resources The global supply chain is faltering, as prices of major energy resources, including oil,...

(POGLED) Turbulence v prašičereji. Kako dolgo bodo trajale?

Potrošniki z zaskrbljenostjo spremljamo stalno dvigovanje cen hrane na trgovskih policah. Kaj se dogaja, kje iskati razloge? Razlogov za to je...

Gunman pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland high school massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in...

Netflix says it backs authentic storytelling in its Palestinian film collection

A majority of films featured in Netflix’s new “Palestinian Stories” collection were directed by supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and...

Top doctor says receding COVID means parents won’t rush to vaccinate their kids

With America quickly moving to vaccinate elementary school-aged children against COVID-19, Israel is expected to quickly follow suit and have kids...

Powell, a man of war and peace

By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― South Korea's pursuit of a declaration that the Korean War is over is an exercise largely unknown to virtually all...

Can Asia lead global fight to cure poverty pandemic as US lags behind?

By Tom Plate Perpetual inequality will only increase if we always look the other way. This is especially so if, as some predictions suggest, the...

How to handle an anti-vaccine 'stay-at-home' protest against schools

Some California parents kept their kids out of classrooms Monday as part of a statewide protest against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools...

Chances for radical change for US democracy

By Nicholas Goldberg Recently a White House commission heard testimony on a controversial proposal to strip the U.S. Supreme Court of its power to...

Shouldn't America be happier?

By Tom Purcell Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren't more Americans happy? According to?World Population Review,?the 2021...

The French Connection

By Arthur I. Cyr The government of France bitterly denounced Australia's decision to purchase nuclear submarines from the United States and...

Good Chinuch: Learning to Balance Tzedakah and Mishpat

Besides being a shul rabbi, I am a high school rebbe. This year I am fortunate to teach a medical ethics course to a select group of twelfth...

Jerusalem’s Continuous Jewish Presence

In order for Jews to be the conquering and colonizing Europeans they are accused of being, despite the demographics that prove Jews in Israel today...

World will not wait for German coalition

By Andrew Hammond With Germany's 2022 presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) beginning in January, the three political parties negotiating a new...

More than verbal slip

Yoon should apologize for anachronistic views Yoon Seok-youl, a leading presidential contender of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), has...

England, Their England

This book by A.G.Macdonell  aims to provide an account of life in England in the 1930s, i.e., in the period between the two world wars. Despite...

You’re in the right country

Many British Jews are Labour party members and the majority of the community has supported them since they were formed at the turn of the 20th...

It’s the Little Things

Every year, I am exhilarated by the stories of the Patriarchs, our Avot. Sometimes the soaring bravery of these remarkable individuals to confront...

The Risks and Opportunities of Private Debt

NEW YORK – In a global economy increasingly fueled by credit, the market for private debt has emerged as a new frontier for yield-hungry...

The challenge and responsibility of securing Rabbi Sacks’ legacy

What is a legacy, and how do you make it not only last, but inspire? This was the sad challenge – and huge responsibility – which members of the...

Tech Leaders: Ori Manor Zuckerman, CEO, SubStrata

Welcome to my Tech Leaders Interview Series, where I interview impactful leaders and ask them to share tips and techniques that have benefited...

Parshat Vayeira: For If We Knew, We May Concede

This week’s Parsha contains a mind-blowing story that teaches us what it means to be a human being in a relationship with the Divine. Just days...

The Challenge of Facing the Real You

“Be who you already are.” “Embrace your essence.” “Be the real you.” These are attractive slogans. Who would argue with them?  Yet, the...

Rabbi Sacks – One year on

Rabbi Lord Sacks embraced challenges. He cared more for the honour of Torah than of his own. And his optimism and humour always shone through. It...

Domestic tourism is the only hope for Morocco's ailing artisans

In a square in central Fez, the steady beat of hammers on copper has returned – a welcome signal for the ancient Moroccan city's thousands of...

Ukrainian Hackers Instead of North Korean Hackers

On October 15, 2021, the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) reported that four members of an unnamed money laundering organization, including its...

CIA has a New ‘China Mission’

Even though officials in the Biden administration, including Biden himself, continue to emphasise that the purpose of their renewed engagement with...

Naftali Bennett's lost tribe

The news of the arrival of 235 displaced Jews to Israel via Ben Gurion Airport on 13 October went straight over our heads. These immigrants arrived...

VOX POPULI: Column has had the scoop on how Japan’s women feel for 70 years

The Asahi Shimbun's "Hitotoki" column runs essays sent in by female readers. A piece that ran in the Tokyo edition on Oct. 20 made me feel all warm...

Study Seeks to Boost Resilience in Breast Cancer Patients

Building contractor charged with murder of cop run over in Nahariya

Prosecutors on Thursday charged 44-year-old Nasim Sah with the murder of Israel Police volunteer Hossam Zaghir, after he plowed his vehicle into...

An energy crisis like no other

Modern history is peppered with energy shocks, shortages, price spikes and panics. But the present almost planet-wide super-inflation and...

A rehearsal for a civil war in Lebanon

The scenes of masked snipers and the lines of contact between Ain El-Remmaneh and Chyah in Beirut brought back the nightmare of the civil war that...

EDITORIAL: Parties need to offer clear vision for foreign and security policy

One crucial foreign and security policy challenge facing Japan is protecting peace and stability at home and in the region through efforts based on...

Israel’s ‘vibrant’ climate tech sector shows promise amid challenges

Israel has a vibrant and growing climate tech sector, but startups and companies in this space face acute challenges such as regulatory barriers...

When it comes to Shechita, Brexit actually does mean Brexit

Brexit means Brexit, except I think we all now know that it doesn’t, apart from when it does. One area where Brexit actually does mean Brexit is...

Cindy’s Corners: Trending On TV-Reality Star Mary Cosby Preaches Good Vibes

Bravo Star Entertains Without Alternative Motives If you are like me, you are sick and tired of turning on the television and listening to “fake...

Rav Kook on Parshat Vayera: Perfecting The World Doing Righteousness and Justice

  וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הָי֧וֹ יִֽהְיֶ֛ה לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל וְעָצ֑וּם וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ־ב֔וֹ...

Should We Expect Uzbekistan to Rejoin the CSTO?

After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the newly independent states discovered many threats to their security that were not as visible when they...

Israel to allow vaccinated or recovered tourists to enter starting November 1

Ministers on Thursday opened Israel’s borders, starting November 1, to tourists who are vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from the...

Turkish paper claims authorities arrested 15 alleged Mossad agents in country

Turkish media on Thursday reported that 15 men who allegedly spied for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency were arrested by authorities earlier...

First evidence of Crusader war camp discovered in northern Israel

Archaeologists in the Galilee recently found the remains of a Crusader encampment, marking the first such discovery of a campsite used by the...

Iran kicks off 2nd air defense drill with bombers, drones, laser-guided missiles

TEHRAN, Iran  — Iran on Thursday kicked off an air force drill across the country, a week after holding another massive exercise in air defense,...