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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Palestinians open fire at military post near Jenin; 17 suspects detained in raids

Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a military post near the northern West Bank city of Jenin early Thursday, as troops conducted extensive raids...

IDF launches retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza; rocket sirens sound in Sderot

Israel Air Force warplanes carried out sorties in the Gaza Strip early Thursday in response to a rocket attack on southern Israel hours earlier, as...

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...

Belief in G-d and Moses

This week’s Parsha, Beshalach, gives a description of the actual exodus from Egypt. All of the drama of the Egyptians chasing after the Jews, and...

Hadassah ‘Women Who Do’: Teacher Laurie Dinerstein-Kurs Tells Her Story

My meaningful Hadassah journey was richly embellished by my life’s journey. An early childhood education at a Brooklyn yeshiva undoubtedly set me on...

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...

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...

Escalating confrontation

Allies should focus on extended deterrence Since he took office eight months ago, President Yoon Suk Yeol has maintained a hardline stance against...

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...

Perils of royalty

By Donald Kirk LONDON ― Prince Harry's book "Spare," about his terrible tiffs with higher-ups in the British royal family, including the "heir" to...

EDITORIAL: Nagasaki ‘black rain’ victims should be treated as hibakusha

It is baffling why the government denies certain people who were in Nagasaki when it was attacked with an atomic bomb the same relief measures it...

Latin Amer­i­ca can lead the way on a new pub­lic health mod­el

The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that countries of the Global South cannot rely on the international system or rich...

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...

Making Ukrainian Victory Possible

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...

The Arab world is shifting towards a policy of healthy aging

The world is currently experiencing an aging population, which will necessitate increased government spending in the coming decades to ensure an...

Meloni will use Libya as a gas station, bought with refugees’ lives

Commentary. Italy, via ENI, will invest €8 billion into Libyan offshore gas to be transported through the Greenstream pipeline, and in return the...

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...

(POGLED) Golobov poker

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

The First Encounter With Amalek

Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. [Exodus 17:8] It was a tough few weeks for Moses and Aaron. First, they had to organize the exodus...

Anti-minority judicial reforms in Israel?

Forget it. And calm down. Here the last 10 days of examples of internal Israeli resistance. Many of them by specialists in law, business, and the...

You People: A Biracial Romantic Comedy

At a fraught moment when racial tensions in the United States are flaring yet again, Netflix is currently offering viewers You People, a romantic...

The prophetic 'Death in Venice'

By Peter Y. Paik The First World War is widely recognized as the first great civilizational crisis of the industrial age. Breaking out in a Europe...

If you thought Donald Trump was the worst, check out Mike Pompeo

By Dick Polman The good news is many Republicans want to leave Donald Trump in the dust. The bad news is so many of them are just as odious. Case...

Global education has reached a tipping point

Nana Akufo-Addo Jakaya Kikwete By Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete ACCRA ― The International Day of Education (Jan. 24) is a good time to reflect...

The Declaration

The most quoted verse in our liturgy appears in this week’s Torah reading. It’s the last verse in SHIRAT HAYAM, the Song of the Sea. It pretty...

Trees are human too!

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings… (Psalms 8:3) This little gem once came from the lips of one of my younger students. “Rabbi” he asked...

How Two Great Democracies Can Collaborate to Bring Further Prosperity for All

Israelis and Americans have much in common, including a drive for innovation and a desire to achieve financial success. Both countries have vibrant...

Child Labor: Standing Up to the Latest Slaughterhouse Exploitation!

In what feels like a terrifying regression to the 1890s, we are faced with the fact that children in America, “as young as 13,” have been put to...

VOX POPULI: TV broadcasting in Japan turns 70 as younger viewers tune out

In the beginning of the television age, an actor was cast as a ninja in a Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) period drama. Right before the cameras...

How “Fauda” has built a bridge between Israelis, the Palestinians and Arabs?

The television show “Fauda” has been praised for building a bridge between Israelis, Palestinians, and Arabs by providing a nuanced and complex...

This Shabbat, Let’s Learn to Be Wrong

Possibly the most famous poem in the Torah – the Song of the Sea – appears after every party in the story is completely sure of themselves, and...

Evidence is mounting that COVID is bad for the brain

By Faye Flam The possibility that a COVID infection could damage your brain is terrifying. Scientists have established that long COVID often...

The fruits of our labor: A teaching for Tu b’Shvat

Accomplishments are more satisfying when we’ve invested our own time and energy into achieving them. Unfortunately, the effort itself may seem...

Teens carry a threat to mental health in their pockets

By Naomi Ishisaka Every generation has angst over what a particular cultural shift is doing to the minds of our youth. When I was a kid in the...

As the world drowns in noise

By Lee Nan-hee These days I have been reading a verse from the Book of Matthew (7:7) again and again over several weeks, because these words struck...

The importance of the Constitutional Democratic Party’s visit to Taiwan

A delegation of Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers spent four days in Taiwan last month, engaging with government officials,...

Superheroes need not apply for the BOJ’s top job

When it comes to filling the vacancy at the top of the Bank of Japan, prospective candidates should take note — a crisis manager need not apply....

The Tehran-Seoul Scandal: A New Development or a Rerun of the old?

During President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, a “diplomatic misunderstanding” (the wording of the ROK Foreign Ministry)...

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...

High-Tech Lector Launches Military-Style Coup

The latest promotion for the next anti-government rally in Tel Aviv looks a lot like a military coup – just without the military. They even put a...

The Multi-Layered Attributes of a Sustainable Peace

Since moving to Israel in 2019, it has become clear to me that the majority of Jewish Israelis at this time believe that a peace process with the...

AG: Netanyahu barred from dealing with judicial overhaul due to corruption trial

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he cannot be involved in his government’s efforts...