Ben Gvir to tap as chief of staff top aide with long history of extremism — report

Extremist leader Itamar Ben Gvir, set to be appointed the newly created role of national security minister in the upcoming government, is...

4 indicted for online threats against key witnesses in Netanyahu corruption trial

Four people were indicted on Monday for issuing violent threats against two key witnesses for the prosecution in Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

Israel’s Emissaries of Hypocrisy in Qatar

Ever since it was published that Israelis could attend the World Cup games in Qatar, I predicted that the event would become a news and other items...

US coach apologizes for brief removal of Islamic symbol from Iran’s flag

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — United States coach Gregg Berhalter apologized on Monday for the furor triggered by a social media post depicting a modified...

I hope I am crying wolf

Within the next few hours or days, negotiations to form a new government in Israel will be concluded. The government was elected by a democratic...

After protracted impasse, progress said made in Netanyahu-Smotrich coalition talks

Progress was reportedly made during a lengthy meeting Sunday evening between prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right Religious...

Activist punched by soldier in Hebron said banned from city, put under house arrest

A left-wing activist who was assaulted by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday was reportedly banned from the city for 14...

Israeli data provides ‘safety assurances’ to world on fourth COVID shots — study

Israeli data provides “safety assurances to the global population” regarding fourth COVID-19 shots, according to a new peer-reviewed study. As...

Monkeypox to be renamed mpox to avoid racism concerns, WHO says

LONDON — The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could...

China’s protests are not just about Covid

Are Chinese protestors really risking their freedom if not their lives just because of anger over the Zero Covid policy, or is the unrest in...

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar demonstrates that Palestine is still the issue

Everyone seems to be eating, breathing and sleeping football during the FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar. It dominates conversations in Arab...

Moral mathematics

Subjecting the problems of ethics to the cool quantifications of logic and probability can help us to be better people - by Elad Uzan Read at Aeon

Givati soldiers accused of spitting at Armenian archbishop in Jerusalem procession

Soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces’ Givati Brigade are suspected of spitting toward the Armenian archbishop and other pilgrims during a...

A Missed Opportunity in Bali

YPJ fighter: Every Turkish bomb strengthens ISIS

Interview. We spoke with Ronahî Tolhildan, a fighter with the Kurdish women's defense units, YPJ, stationed in Kobane. ‘Turkey is not only...

Arab Israeli sentenced to 10 years for role in 2021 Acre mob assault of Jewish man

An Arab Israeli man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for his role in the mob assault of a Jewish resident of Acre during the May 2021...

State closes attempted murder case of woman shot 15 times, citing lack of evidence

Nine months after a mother of three was shot 15 times and survived against the odds, the state has closed the attempted murder case citing lack of...

IDF troops held for allegedly throwing explosive at West Bank home in revenge attack

A number of Israel Defense Forces soldiers were arrested Monday on suspicion that they hurled an explosive device at a Palestinian home near...

What Does the IDF Chief See in the Mirror?

What does Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi see when he looks in the mirror? We can assume that the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces sees a great...

Bob Dylan apologizes for fake ‘hand-signed’ copies of new book

Bob Dylan has apologized for using a machine to inscribe copies of his new book that were advertised as “hand-signed” and sold for hundreds of...

Man slashes tires of car during road rage fight on central highway

A video circulated online on Sunday showing a fight between motorists on a major central-Israel highway, with one driver using a knife to puncture...

Asian faiths try to save sacred swastika, a symbol of peace corrupted by Hitler

AP — Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive”...

Israeli startup nabs partner for medical drone delivery service

An Israeli startup has developed an autonomous long-distance unmanned aerial vehicle that will fly medical supplies to all major Israeli hospitals...

Iran says militiaman shot dead on way to work in Isfahan

A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps militia was shot dead Monday in the central city of Isfahan, the Guards said, as the Islamic...

1 in 4 female conscripts in police, prisons experienced sex offenses — ombudsman

Stark figures released on Monday by the State Comptroller’s Office revealed the high percentage of women subjected to sexual harassment or abuse...

Yahoo to buy 25% stake in Taboola, inks 30-year advertising deal

Yahoo Inc. will snap up a 25% stake in Israeli-founded digital tech company Taboola Inc. as part of a 30-year commercial agreement to help boost...

Far-right MK Maoz says will act according to law in handling Jewish immigration

Noam party head Avi Maoz said Monday he will follow the law when he takes responsibility for the liaison organization to former Soviet Jewry, while...

Vayeitzei: The Nature of Tears

The prophet Jeremiah, channeling God’s tears, once poured out: But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret (bemistarim) for your...

Egypt: outcome of UN Climate Change Conference

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6, just ended. However, it did not meet the...

Why did consciousness evolve?

How the advent of consciousness 500 million years ago gave way to an evolutionary ‘arms race’ in sophisticated thinking - by Aeon Video Watch at...

Likud said looking to shut Kan public broadcaster’s news division with bloc support

Poised to retake power after more than a year in the opposition, the Likud party is reportedly aiming to shut down the news department of the Kan...

China detains protesters, BBC journalist in crackdown on rare public demonstrations

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish...

Jews and Christmas Trees?

For those not familiar with the Jewish faith, Christmas is NOT a Jewish Holiday, nor a holiday celebrated by the vast majority of Jews. Over the...

In first, 4 children from South Sudan to get life-saving heart surgery in Israel

Israeli aid workers are poised to airlift four children from South Sudan to Tel Aviv to receive life-saving heart surgery. Three years after the...

Xi Jinping has a tough decision to make on China's COVID protests

Ending lockdowns and cracking down would both have high costs

Rights groups urge Netanyahu not to pass override law that grants ‘unlimited power’

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. Iranian soccer legend Ali Daei says he has been targeted by threats after...

‘Cinema Sabaya’ director hopes to repeat film’s underdog success on road to Oscars

The Ophir-winning “Cinema Sabaya” is currently in the race to earn a spot as a first-round nominee for the 2023 Academy Awards, a challenge for...

Done with deglobalization?

HONG KONG – November was an extraordinary month. Global leaders gathered for four major meetings: the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

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Daily Briefing Nov. 28: Netanyahu’s ‘mind-blowing’ extremist ministerial appointees

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,...

Lift ban on hallyu

Chinese online streaming service begins to offer 2018 Korean movie China has resumed the online streaming of a South Korean movie for the first...

Space command for USFK

Care must be taken to not cause backlash from China U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will incorporate a component command of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) by...

Comedian Freddie Roman, a Borscht Belt icon, dies at age 85

AP — Comedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died. He was 85. Roman died...

Kosher Movies: All Quiet on the Western Front

Mitch Ginsburg in an article in The Times of Israel in August of 2014 wrote: “Leading from the front during Operation Protective Edge, soldiers...

The slaughter of the Jews of Kvedarna

Leyb Koniuchowsky collected 121 testimonies from Holocaust victims, which were made public in: The Lithuanian Slaughter of its Jews : The...

Global ambitions of Chinese law

By Jeremy Daum and Moritz Rudolf Moritz Rudolf Jeremy Daum NEW HAVEN ― A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of...

‘Okay, but why not Tel Aviv?’

When I told my family that I wanted to volunteer in Israel after graduating university, the reaction was unanimously positive. I would be near...

Major dilemma

By Dan Paul Rose How does South Korea navigate the challenge of a diminishing population, yet the need for more citizens to improve its economic...

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 9

After missing a few days, the Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) returns, as haphazard and morally questionable as ever. Over the last few...

Fighting the “More Is Less” Paradox: Abundance of Choice & Scarcity of Decisions

No one is immune to market shifts and sudden changes of pace in business. In most cases, even the most seasoned entrepreneurs hardly predict big...