Killing of Iranian Scientist Is a Dangerous Provocation

How Carter, Begin and Sadat Helped End Bosnia's Bloody Civil War

The 1978 Camp David and 1995 Dayton Accords ended very different conflicts, but their U.S. brokers employed surprisingly similar, and successful,...

Trump considering announcing 2024 run during Biden inauguration — report

US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering announcing a run for president in 2024 during the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden on...

Widow of slain Iran nuclear scientist: His wish to be ‘martyred’ came true

The widow of the Iranian nuclear scientist who was assassinated on Friday said her husband had wanted to die a “martyr,” and predicted his death...

Iranian newspaper urges striking Haifa in retaliation for Fakhrizadeh killing

TEHRAN, Iran — An opinion piece published by a hardline Iranian newspaper on Sunday suggested Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa...

Ex-Israeli intel chief: Slain Iranian nuke scientist near impossible to replace

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the senior Iranian nuclear scientist who was killed Friday outside Tehran, was so central to the Islamic Republic’s secret...

Jewish psychedelics reformer Rick Doblin wants to see therapeutic MDMA legalized

BELMONT, Massachusetts (JTA) — When Rick Doblin was in his early 20s, he had a dream in which he was escorted back in time to witness a Holocaust...

Tel Aviv’s Zencity wins international award for ‘pioneering’ smart city project

Tel Aviv-based startup Zencity has won a Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2020 Award, which is granted to “pioneering projects,”...

God Prefers Parishioners Who Aren’t Dead

In a surprising and reckless move, last week, the US Supreme Court sided with conservative religious groups in scrapping New York State’s Covid...

No more pork barrel politics

Exemption of preliminary feasibility tests rampant for building projects It is hard to believe that the Moon Jae-in administration has exempted...

Need for flexible diplomacy

Wang Yi's visit raises both hope and anxiety Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's three-day visit to South Korea last week was aimed at cementing...

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Attorney general asks Gantz to delay probe into submarine scandal

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has asked Defense Minister Benny Gantz to hold off on his probe into the submarine scandal, denting the Blue...

Talking tough about truth

By Martin Schram Those of us who are used to covering the high-flying first days of America's most-promising presidents-elect reflexively shift...

Coronavirus Christmas debate misses the point

As Germany begins the start of the Christmas season with the first Sunday of Advent, what's normally a time of reflection has become politically...

Were you ever kissed?

Let me say this right up front: Were you ever kissed, is not a question you expect to hear from a rabbi in a devar Torah. But I do mean the...

The Confused List

David Friedman Indeed Violated a Glorious Tradition

Netanyahu says virus restrictions could be reimposed as infections climb

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that Israel may halt moves to ease the nationwide lockdown and may even put more...

War and peace in Bosnia

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM ― At a U.S. Air Force base in Ohio 25 years ago, the European continent's most devastating war since 1945 came to an end...

Killer moves: What the press is saying on November 29

1. Qom at me bro: The assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh continues to lead the news agenda in Israel on Sunday, as it...

Germany’s far-right AfD holds congress officials say could become virus hotspot

BERLIN (AFP) — Hundreds of delegates from Germany’s far-right AfD gathered Saturday for a congress that authorities warned could become a...

In Georgia Senate runoff, support for candidates split along religious lines

ATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over...

Why my Shoah museum has exhibit on reaction to George Floyd death

The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida knows it’s doing something right when its work draws the ire of detractors. When...

Denial: Telling Ourselves Stories That Hide the Truth

Denial is a word we hear a lot these days, but what is it and why is it so important to understand? Why do we engage in denial? How can we...

Peace Will Come When Palestinian Terror Ends

The air raid siren pierced the silent night, waking our town at three in the morning. My first thoughts were “Rocket! Here???” We live on the...

2 Sudanese migrants said arrested after crossing into Israel from Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday night arrested two suspects who crossed the border from Lebanon, in an incident that briefly sparked a scare...

UK hospitals expected to receive first virus vaccines by December 7

The United Kingdom is expected to begin vaccinating its medical staff against coronavirus in days, according to a report Friday. The Guardian...

Two-thirds of Israelis returning from abroad break quarantine — report

Health officials were reportedly told on Saturday that two-thirds of Israelis returning from trips abroad to countries with high coronavirus...

Iranian nuclear scientist killing will have fallout

“Remember that name, Fakhrizadeh,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a 2018 news conference about Iran’s nuclear program. At the...

Ethiopia declares victory as military gains ‘full control’ of Tigray capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s military has gained “full control” of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced Saturday,...

Violent protests in France over security law after police beating of Black man

PARIS, France (AFP) — Violent clashes erupted in Paris Saturday as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest against new security...

Pennsylvania high court throws out lawsuit challenging US election

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Saturday night threw out a lower court’s order preventing the state from...

Senior cop indicted for beating protesters at anti-Netanyahu rally

A senior police officer was charged with assault on Sunday for attacking two people at a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

Overcoming the Gulf States’ oil curse

How are the oil-rich countries of the Persian Gulf, usually called the GCC countries, coping with the current pandemic crisis and other growing...

Chest-faced men and other lies

Gettyimagesbank By Scott Shepherd Fast forward to the 21st century, and plenty of outlandish claims are still doing the rounds. Only this month,...

Netanyahu warns rollback of virus restrictions may be halted

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen tells Army Radio that Prime Minister Benjamin...

Predicting the Middle East’s Future: All Crystal Bull

Dictionary definitions of “Bull”: 1) An unpredictable animal when angry. 2) Worthless information. 3) Stock market on the rise. * * * * * * * * *...

Mastering Cheerfulness

During Covid-19, it is easy to get down about all the people getting sick (many dying) and for the rest of us the intense feelings of isolation....

Barack Obama’s latest memoir is another attack on Israel

We at the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel have reviewed the newly released memoir of former President Barack Obama, A Promised Land,...

Top Iran adviser vows ‘calculated and decisive’ response to nuke chief’s killing

A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday vowed the Islamic Republic would retaliate over the killing of its top nuclear scientist,...

Bahraini group hid identities for Temple Mount visit over fears they’d be barred

A member of the Bahraini royal family said Sunday that his delegation visited Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Friday without revealing their country...