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...

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...

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...

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...

Done with deglobalization?

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

Čakajoč Rešitelja

Ko človek gleda ta svet, ugotovi, da veliko stvari, ki so nekoč veljale, preprosto ne velja več.

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...

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...

Nelson Cruz, Hispanic MLB players in Israel to promote Christian-Jewish relations

TEL AVIV (JTA) — On a recent Monday, the owner of a restaurant here captivated a group of 14 lunch patrons with stories of her life before and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The value of integrity

To Idan Oganov,   I want to say Mazal Tov on taking third place at the World Championships in Slovenia. You brought home a medal for your...

Real public mourning for Halloween tragedy begins

By Jeon Su-mi I couldn't help but be devastated at the sight of the student who was in front of me, crying and saying, "Professor, my family member...

Knowing the Torah Intuitively

The Gemara in Yoma tells us that Avraham Avinu knew the entire Torah intuitively. As usual, the Baal Haturim finds a Gematria regarding Avraham...

Conservatives look beyond Sunak government

By Andrew Hammond New U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak celebrated the end of his first month in office this week, yet many of his fellow...

A Missed Opportunity in Bali

EDITORIAL: Court’s rejection of widow’s claim should not end Moritomo probe

The scandal over the Morimoto Gakuen school operator, which compromised the foundations of democracy, should not be dismissed and forgotten as...

The Regulators’ Revolt

ROK Prosecutors’ Office is tightening its noose on Lee Jae-myung

Although the latest article on how the investigation into possible abuse and corruption by people close to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

VOX POPULI: Quest to find a phrase to define one politician’s futile endeavors

What is the opposite of the Japanese word “isagiyoi” (gracious, manly, sportsmanlike)? While “isagiwarui” is wrong, candidate phrases include...

Britain’s Rishi Sunak is trapped in a Tory civil war

When Lewis Carroll’s Alice says she can't believe impossible things, the White Queen gives the smart politician’s reply: "I daresay you haven't...

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...

After a laborer died in the heat, 14 years for his slavers

Report. The victim, like the other migrants, was working more than 10 hours a day in the fields under the scorching sun and in arduous and inhumane...

To reverse course, fewer dividends and higher wages

Commentary. The soaring prices are at the top of Italians’ concerns. In our country, less affluent families allocate 50% or more of their income...

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...

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...

Pressure on FIFA increases with calls for compensation for dead workers’ families

Analysis. After Amnesty’s demand for €420 million for the families of migrant workers who perished building stadiums, the EU Parliament passed...

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...

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

Ending lockdowns and cracking down would both have high costs

‘Insanity, unreal’: Netanyahu castigated over deal with anti-pluralistic extremist

The prospect of a hardline, ultra-conservative, anti-pluralistic nationalist being appointed as the next government’s head of “Jewish identity”...

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

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...