A Cluster Bomb That Israel's High Court of Justice Will Hopefully Neutralize

Suddenly, common sense and justice seem to be prevailing: The justices have realized the absurdity of the 'tiny plot' regulations that make...

Belated Justice for the Mother Teresa Tank Brigade in Jenin

In idiot America, for equity investors, what difference does it make?

THE DEVIL WILL FIND WORK FOR IDLE HANDS TO DOA friend of mine said to me on Monday: “you won’t be short of something to write this week!”. Not...

The documentary, MLK/FBI, is just slick propaganda that reveals nothing new about the bureau’s harassment of Martin Luther King

The new film, released just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day and available from various video-on-demand sites, poses as an important piece of...

China's faltering performance on economic reform

Xi Jinping's reform failures share a common theme

For world’s 1 billion migraine sufferers, COVID a major headache, new film shows

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge pain for everyone, and migraine sufferers are no exception. In fact, many have reported more attacks than...

Israel’s coming election may be decided on the religious right

Netanyahu has no coalition without Naftali Bennett. Neither does Gideon Sa’ar. The fight is on

Fearing insider attack at Biden inauguration, FBI vetting national guard troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — US defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing US...

The House Is Burning, and That's Not a Metaphor

Ministers to weigh ban on all outbound travel to curb spread of virus

If approved, exemptions to be permitted for diplomatic, humanitarian reasons; Justice Ministry says no legal obstacles to requiring negative test...

Israel’s data-for-vaccines deal with Pfizer raises privacy concerns

Health Ministry releases details of agreement with coronavirus vaccine producer, but redacted document doesn’t address all questions, including...

Former Trump campaign aides played key roles in organizing Washington rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans of US President Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that...

Refugees’ human rights are buried under the snow of the Balkans

Report. Since the explosion of the Syrian crisis opened a breach through the Balkans, violence, denial of rights and abandonment have taken place...

Changing needs for volunteer workers require a new approach

Twenty-six years have passed since the Great Hanshin Earthquake devastated Kobe and caused serious damage in wide areas around the port city in...

Dispute over relief funds

Gyeonggi governor should take some time before executing decision The Gyeonggi Provincial Government has decided to provide another round of...

Police release sketch of suspect in 2019 murder of Jerusalem couple

Officers publicize image of man wanted in connection with killing of Yehuda and Tamar Kaduri two years ago

Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin

Alexey Navalny, the opposition leader whom the Russian secret police nearly killed with military-grade poison last year, is worried about...

Biden should end the trade war with China

SHANGHAI – When U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated in a few days, he will quickly move to transform most dimensions of U.S. policy. A...

GOP leaders should debunk Trump's 'Big Lie'

By Trudy Rubin Our democracy cannot heal from the Jan. 6 insurrection, let alone block further violence from far-right terrorists, unless...

From the Outside Looking In: A Black Expat's Grief

By Toni Benn It was December 2019 when I informed my family that I'd be moving to South Korea to teach English. Their apprehension, fear and...

Capitol violence obscures big attack on US interests

By Andrew Hammond The siege of the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6 by what U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has called "domestic terrorists" has dominated...

India must legalize same-sex marriage

Even after the Supreme Court of India’s landmark Indian Penal Code Section 377 judgment in Navtej Singh Johar vs Union Of India (in 2018), the...

Startup hopes to track coma patients’ condition with goggles that monitor pupils

Israel’s BrainWatch Tech is working on prototype of device that will automatically measure and record pupillary reactions to light in patients...

Akademiki, plejboji in domoljubje

Živ dan nisem izrekel žal besede proti plejbojem. Kaj je lepšega kot uživati življenje v mnogih razsežnostih, da le ni na škodo drugega. Tudi v...

What Did More Damage to the World: COVID-19 or Trump?

Out of all the hot topics in international life over recent times, there are most likely two that vie with each other for primacy: COVID-19 and...

US Jewish umbrella group: Grant to far-right group linked to DC riot was anomaly

Donor gave money via San Francisco Jewish federation to Tea Party Patriots, a group that denies funding the Capitol insurrection though organizers...

The Futility of Leading the World in Vaccinations

As far as vaccinating its population, Israel is leading the world by such a huge margin that the country in second place, the UAE, is just over...

In Russia, cornered Alexei Navalny fights back

Alexei Navalny likely expected to be arrested upon his return to Russia, making his decision to fly back home an extremely courageous move. But his...

Vaccine Part One

The last time I was this excited about being older was when I could vote, apply for a driver’s license and drink alcohol legally, (not necessarily...

It is Time to Emerge from the Darkness

This week’s Torah portion of Bo describes the debilitating impact of the ninth plague of darkness. In fact the text states that there was a thick...

Brian Wallace’s Journey to Judaism and Building a Company Producing Infographics

“The world often overcomplicates things and starts in the middle of the conversation, but what you really need is simplicity to earn someone’s...

Unreal city

The immersive exhibition populating London with surreal digital sculptures by Olafur Eliasson, KAWS, Cao Fei and moreBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

The ‘Young Settlement’ lie

It's no surprise that 'Hilltop Youth' have been raging unfettered for the past 2 weeks. For the masters of the land, anything goes

The wisdom of surrender

Samuel Beckett turned an obscure 17th-century Christian heresy into an artistic vision and an unusual personal philosophyBy Andy WimbushRead at Aeon

Asia’s Climate Optimism

Meeting Arab mayors, Netanyahu vows to tackle community crime like terrorism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Arab mayors on Sunday night that he would pass a wide-ranging plan to combat violence and crime...

Don’t Say Israeli Occupation, Say Apartheid. Now What?

Apartheid must be fought by breaking its laws, especially the boycott law. The right to call for economic and cultural sanctions on Israel must be...

Right-wing protesters, some armed, rally outside fortified statehouses across US

AP — Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country...

Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and modern cancel culture

The night before he was murdered, Martin Luther King traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to rally support for striking Black sanitation workers.  On...

UAE delays visa waiver agreement with Israel until July amid pandemic

Emiratis inform Israel’s Foreign Ministry that the policy will only be put into effect in six months

26 years later, memories of the Kobe earthquake still haunt me

Remembering that day still arouses a painful feeling of shame mixed with embarrassment in me. On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck...

Putting down markers

By John Burton North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his opening bid in dealing with the new administration of President Joe Biden at the eighth...

Museum of London acquires ‘Baby Trump’ blimp

Oversized orange balloon soared above Parliament Square in protests when Trump visited the UK in 2018

Tu BiShvat Seder – 5781 (Covid 19 Edition) part 4 of 5

6.Pomegranate – רימון We now eat fruits with inedible shells or peels. For example: nuts, pomegranate, oranges, and avocado. The edible part of...

More than a coincidence

Every year, Martin Luther King Day seems to correspond with the reading in synagogues around the world of the story of Moses standing before...

Corona Has Broken Us But Vaccinations Won’t Fix Us

This past Wednesday, I was very lucky to receive my second dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Though I am not in the first phase age group for...

Israel Is Not an Apartheid State

B’Tselem, which is an anti-Israel, Israeli organization dedicated to erasing Israel from the map (btselem.org), has once again accused Israel of...

Funerals Lend Perspective on Trump and COVID

(Ten months and) Two Weeks of Loss, by Rabbi Howard J. Goldsmith It has been a very sad few weeks for our congregation. Dear, long-time congregants...

Things could be worse

I have been asked to convey a message to you from the president of the Jewish Self-Flagellation Association, Salisbury York Westminster. He...

Tales of our Homeland #14: To My Land

Colors by Ari Levine Notes and further reading: Rachel the Poet holds a place of honor in Israeli history and culture. She was a pioneering...