Hamas charges Gaza peace activists for ‘normalizing’ with Israelis

Hamas military prosecutors on Thursday charged three Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip with “weakening revolutionary spirit” — a charge...

The Law for Declaring War on Protests

Why Do Google and Apple Map Illegal Israeli Settlements, but Not Palestine?

Despite their claims, the two tech giants' ubiquitous, influential maps and navigation tools aren't value-neutral at all. Just ask a Palestinian

The Heart of the New Cold War

As Sabah poll looms, why some East Malaysians are calling for secession

Unity is a common theme every year on Malaysia Day, the holiday celebrated last week that marks the day the country became a federation in...

Never mind the China hawks, Xi Jinping actually seems interested in global governance

When it came to portraying Asia’s biggest economy as a torch-bearer for multilateralism, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s United Nations speech...

Doubts whether protest, prayer limits will pass on Friday as MKs bicker over law

With hours to go until the start of a lockdown, lawmakers on Friday continued to haggle over a controversial legal amendment, casting doubt over...

Hundreds of protesters gather outside PM’s residence, vow to keep demonstrating

Hundreds of people took part in demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation around the country Thursday, as...

Navy, Defense Ministry tests new missile for corvettes

The Israeli Navy and Defense Ministry tested a new sea-to-sea missile off the Israeli coast earlier this month, paving the way for their full use...

Deplorable act

Firm response to the North's actions must follow The government gave a shocking announcement on Thursday that North Korea killed and burned the...

Haaretz Cartoon

Closer look called for before taking action to lower cellphone bills

When a market fails to function properly, the government may have to step in. But the decision to take such a step should be preceded by a careful...

Poets capture abnormality of daily life during the pandemic

A poem written back on April 12 brings back the sense of bewilderment and unease felt around the nation six months ago, when a state of emergency...

‘The Buck Stops Here,’ Words That Don’t Connect for Netanyahu

Will the latest reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas succeed?

Senior officials from Fatah and Hamas have been meeting in Istanbul for the past few days, and have reportedly reached a deal for elections within...

Ko ledeniki jočejo

September se še ni končal, končali pa so se septembri iz prejšnjih let. Od zadnjih desetih jih je bilo v Sloveniji kar šest pretoplih. Najbolj je...

ANTIFA, Red Herrings and Fanning the Flames of Discord!

It should come as no surprise that there are many Red Herrings flying in the run up to the US presidential elections. Watching the spectrum of news...

Teze za strategijo zelene in digitalne prihodnosti

Od tiste strategije iz leta 2005 in izvedbenega paketa reform slovenska država praktično nima več strategije razvoja. Če seveda zanemarimo razne...

Italy’s ring-wing alliance blows up, with Salvini under fire

Analysis. Salvini is not budging. No self-criticism. No admission of wrongs. The Lega will create a secretariat. written by Andrea Colombo Topic...

Global climate strikers take on inactive leaders

In the first global strike of this pandemic year, citizens the world over will be shouting in unison for bold climate action. It's time for leaders...

IDF punishes officers, expels 2 cadets from course over virus outbreak on base

The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday that a number of officers were disciplined and two cadets were expelled from a course over a...

Save Yourself

You need to write 500 words a day, six days a week, through December 31, 2020. You, yes you reading this right now. You ended up here because you...

Playing Hide and Seek on Yom Kippur

Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, describes the High Holidays as a game of hide and seek. It feels like God is hidden, so we seek.  We try...

Come and drink

In the opening passage of Haazinu, Moses compares his words with the different natural events, all somehow connected with water. He speaks about...

Why Doctors Go To Gehinnom and What That Means For The Rest Of Us

Over the last six months the plight of medical professionals struggling against the coronavirus has been a tragically reoccurring headline....

The Idea of a Bridge

One August morning, anticipating the whirlwind of the high holidays and the return to school in our pandemic-altered world, I walked by myself along...

Parshat Ha’azinu: Finding the Right Torah

Rabbi David Aaron once shared a thought that was so radical, so profound, that it initially came as an alien concept; in truth, its depth describes...

Yom Kippur: The Delicate Dance Between Life & Death

Inherent in a rabbi’s job description is to provide pastoral care for those whose lives are at coming to an end. It is a solemn duty to attend to...

Ruth’s Song

In early 2016, I heard my colleague Cantor Sheera Ben-David sing a song. The song was about an unexpected, yet real fact regarding the life of...

The Battle to Replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court

As most of you know, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing has left a vacancy on the Supreme Court to be filled. As I predicted in my last blog a fierce...

Teach me how to fail

The people of Israel have messed up awfully. Not long after hearing the 10 Commandments, they have built an exotic golden calf, an alluring idol...

Trump said what???

Here are three questions one might ask former V-P Joe Biden: (1) Mr. Biden, after the election, will you be attending Trump’s inauguration? (2)...

A Zionist ‘Al Chet’

For the sin we have committed by diminishing the sanctity of Jewish lives And for the sin we have committed by diminishing the sanctity of Arab...

Present Tense

It is incredibly hard for me to remain present. I am constantly tempted by distractions, worrying about the future, trying to balance attention to...

Paradise Lost — The Ashkenazi-Mizrachi Fault Line

My childhood village is so far away these days, yet I never really left it. I’ve been aware of this notion, this conundrum for a long time, yet...

Normalizations Less Normal: Israel, Kosovo, UAE

The “Abraham Accords” among Israel, the UAE and Bahrain came hot on the heels of mutual diplomatic recognition between Israel and Kosovo earlier...

Steps to Healing

I always hate it when people preach forgiveness.  Don’t misunderstand me — I do think they’re right on every point. The main idea behind...

Tokyo women see silver lining in Covid-19 as commuter train molesters disappear

Before the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year turned Tokyo into a completely different city, one used to see a very strange phenomenon: male...

This Yom Kippur, the Silent Prayer Is Loudest

Strange as it may sound, when I drafted to the IDF in August 2007, my biggest worry wasn’t the chain of command, stomaching field rations, or...

According to the Effort is the Reward

Embed from Getty Images Growing up in the Diaspora, the dread of a looming Yom Kippur settled in as our Rosh Hashanah celebrations dissipated into...

As two calendars collide, there is hope for a better future

The Jewish holy days are now upon us. For religious Jews, none is more important than Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement. It is an intense day of...

Our community faces more job losses – but together we can get through it

Like those all across the country, many in our community were glued to their screens yesterday lunchtime as the Chancellor set out the support the...

Being curious is better than being smart

“I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.” Duke Ellington makes it sound so simple. He is, of course, being exceedingly...

China is paying a high price for provoking India

New Delhi – China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, recently declared that aggression and expansionism have never been in the Chinese nation’s...

Coronavirus crisis tests resilience of Europe’s dwindling Jewish communities

JTA — With 20 years of experience as a professional singer, Petra Ernyei had enjoyed a reasonable level of job security. During the High Holidays...

A litmus test for the next Supreme Court justice

WASHINGTON – Courts’ rulings can shape national life. Judges’ dissents from courts’ rulings can persuade future judges, thereby shaping future...

Thailand’s leaders missing their teachable moment as education system falters

Thailand has been tinkering with its schools and universities for years, to little effect: It still overspends and under-delivers. Now Southeast...

How and why to not credit Donald Trump for making more peace in the Middle East?

I’m not joining the sentiments of anti-Zionists and other Jew-haters not applauding Trump for his recent and upcoming Middle-East peace plans. I’m...

How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual

U.S. President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy...

Who is permitted to go into work under Israel’s tightened lockdown?

Knesset lawmakers on Friday announced the list of which industry sectors were permitted to allow employees to go to work, despite the lockdown. The...