Hours before his wedding, man shot and seriously injured near southern town

A man was shot and seriously injured while driving in a motorcade near the southern town of Omer on Friday, hours before his wedding was set to...

The US says NATO will 'address the problem' of China – but allies don’t seem too eager

According to a recent report by the Financial Times, the US is ramping up the pressure to transform the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),...

Qatar reportedly pressures Hamas to keep Gaza quiet during World Cup

Qatar has put heavy pressure on the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group to keep quiet while the Gulf state hosts the World Cup, according to a Friday...

Slivovitz, a brandy with a Jewish history, gets UNESCO recognition

JTA — L’chaim! L’chaim! Živjeli! Slivovitz, a plum brandy traditionally associated with Passover by many Ashkenazi Jews, has been added to the...

Yamakopter Tells Kanye to Drop Dead (Satire)

Yamakopter, manufacture of the novelty kippah with a spinning propeller ($17.49) has dissolved its contractual relationship with Kanye West....

I ex­posed Nazis — I know it’s time to call out Trump

A long time ago, when I was an investigative reporter, I hunted Nazis. They were living out the twilight of their lives in Canada, enjoying a...

Rise in Iran’s use of hired assassins in plots against dissidents, Israelis and Jews

Iran has increased efforts to target critics of the regime living abroad, as well as planning attacks on Israelis and US citizens, often...

Bahrain protesters chant ‘death to Israel’ ahead of Herzog visit

Protesters in Bahrain chanted “death to Israel” on Friday at rallies against President Isaac Herzog’s upcoming visit to the Gulf state. Dozens...

UN Mideast envoy ‘horrified’ by killing of Palestinian stabber who wounded officer

The United Nations envoy to the Middle East on Saturday said he was “horrified” by the killing of a Palestinian stabber who security forces...

Czech museum to return original Beethoven score to family that fled Holocaust

PRAGUE (AP) — A musical manuscript handwritten by Ludwig van Beethoven is getting returned to the heirs of the richest family in pre-World War II...

Deli tycoon Sy Ginsberg talks nosh-talgia and dishes on the future of deli in the US

DETROIT — As a teenager in 1960, Sy Ginsberg grabbed a broom and took a part-time job at Lou’s Deli in downtown Detroit. Even by then, the eatery...

Lithuanian PM introduces bill to set aside $38m for Holocaust survivors, their heirs

JTA — Lithuania’s prime minister made what one Jewish organization called an ”important step” earlier this month by introducing legislation...

Unilever asks US judge to dismiss Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit against West Bank sales

NEW YORK — Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, has asked a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the ice cream maker as a court battle...

A Black writer explores how Germany remembers its ‘unthinkable’ past

JTA — For his 2021 book “How the Word is Passed,” the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, poet and journalist...

Musk expects US regulators to allow testing of brain implant in people in 6 months

AP — Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people soon. In a “show and...

How Asean can bridge US-China gap and reap economic benefits amid potential flashpoints

Southeast Asian states need to resuscitate a foreign policy of ‘non-alignment’ as a middle path amid great power competition.

Archeologists uncover new section of 1,800-year-old Roman road in Galilee

Archeologists have uncovered a new section of an 1,800-year-old Roman road in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced. In a...

Netanyahu said to rap Ben Gvir: ‘Needs to calm down, can’t talk like opposition MK’

Presumed incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben Gvir have swiped at each other in the press amid ongoing...

Rocket fired from Gaza lands in open field in south; first launch in a month

A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Saturday night, the military said. The Israel Defense Forces said the projectile...

Farha — A Palestinian Film About The Nakba

As Netflix began streaming Farha, a restrained Palestinian feature film that presents the Nakba in microcosm, the United Nations General Assembly...

The Permacrisis Is Only the Promo

The UK based Collins Dictionary has chosen “permacrisis” as its word of the year for 2022. The word “permacrisis” describes “an extended...

The World Cup of shame…

When Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA Football World Cup in 2010, the decision was met with skepticism. The criticism mounted from human...

Caring for a parent who didn’t care for you

“When you comin’ home dad?” “I don’t know when But we’ll get together then. You know we’ll have a good time then…”     — Cat’s...

Capital punishment in Israel?

Don’t just believe sensational negative reports about Israelis The Torah demands trials for capital offenses. Yet, the rabbinic judges that need...

What is the 21st year shaping into? (Blooming) Bears from Bergenfield

Rabbi Claire and her newest mascot bear showing up at Helping Hands in Teaneck, NJ    with permission to reprint and repost.  Once we reached...

Palestinians Invented by the KGB

Prior to the PLO Charter being released in 1964, no one referred to Palestinians with the same intent as used today. There is a reason no mention...

The slaughter of Jews in Upynas, Botik and Skaudvile

Leyb Koniuchowsky collected 121 testimonies from Holocaust victims, which were made public in: The Lithuanian Slaughter of its Jews : The...

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 14

Apologies to my reader (or readers, perhaps, maybe, sort of….), but this post will be brief.  The sun is currently setting in the western sky....

Israel Can Do Better For Its Disabled Olim

I am a disabled Oleh who moved to Israel by himself. I hear that Israel has good programs for its disabled citizens. However, many disabled olim,...

1947 United Nations Partition Resolution Memorial Dedicated

November 29, 2022, N. Netanya, Israel. Conceived, funded, and facilitated by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, in cooperation...

Vayetzei — The place of dreams

Parashat Vayetzei   Dec. 3, 2022 The first aliah of this week’s parsha tells the story of Ya’akov traveling toward Haran toward his uncle...

A Black Man’s Ode to the Ku Klux Klan

History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes — Mark Twain The first Africans to ever set foot on American soil were a small group of...

Letter to a Natzweiler Survivor: Boris Pahor

Psychiatrist Georges Yoram Federmann paid hommage to Boris Pahor at the Winter Plenary Session of international Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...

Our Journey to Haran

I know some who don’t like the idea that cars drive themselves. Giving a computer that much trust has been hard for people, and in media is a...

VOX POPULI: Tour-de-force World Cup win over Spain hung on a thread

“A little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God,” so goes a much bandied around quote by Argentine soccer superstar Diego...

EDITORIAL: Kishida’s support of Sugita raises doubts about his diversity stance

Mio Sugita, the parliamentary vice minister for internal affairs and communications, has apologized for uttering discriminatory remarks in the past...

Nacionalka brez naročnine in oglasov

Po zmagah je vedno težko. Ena totalna izpraznjenost, ni pravega veselja in navdušenja in ponavljanje ključnega vprašanja: kako naprej?

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’ make it impossible for Democrats to deny their censorship practices

Elon Musk’s release of the ‘Twitter files’ on Friday night confirmed what Donald Trump and many conservatives had long suspected, but could not...

US Midterms and What They REALLY Mean For the Rest of US--Everyone Else

US midterm elections don’t usually have much relevance outside the country. A change of President can have a profound effect on the world around,...

China-backed dam’s impact on Indonesian ape highlights need for basin-scale planning

The prevalence and environmental impact of Chinese-backed dams across Southeast Asia are highlighting the need for holistic ‘basin-scale planning...

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