Pfizer CEO postponed Israel visit because he isn’t fully vaccinated — report

A visit by the CEO of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer next week was postponed due to the fact that Albert Bourla and his delegation are not yet fully...

‘Feels a lot like Dubai’: New UAE envoy ends preliminary Israel visit

The United Arab Emirates’ first ambassador to Israel, Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah, completed his preliminary visit to Israel Friday after meeting...

Yet another poll shows Meretz failing to enter Knesset, while Ra’am squeaks in

A new poll Thursday once again showed the left-wing Meretz party failing to pass the electoral threshold in the coming March 23 election, while it...

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Mit o Zlatolaskinih spodbudah

Ameriški predsednik Joe Biden, ki se je soočil z velikim izzivom spodbujanja gospodarstva svoje države v obdobju po pandemiji in ki ga je še...

Controversial resignation

Ruling bloc to blame for top prosecutor's quit Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned Thursday to protest the ruling bloc's campaign to weaken...

Black Death Weakened the Catholic Church. COVID-19 Will Do the Same for Israel's Rabbis

When Europe was hit with plague in the 14th century, the Church offered its frightened followers indulgences, not spiritual comfort, a pattern that...

Canadian newspaper deletes op-ed comparing COVID lockdown to Anne Frank’s ordeal

JTA — The Globe and Mail, a leading Canadian newspaper, has taken down an opinion piece comparing COVID-19 lockdowns to Anne Frank’s experience as...

Digitalne valute, javne ali privatne?

Tehnološka revolucija na področju finančnih storitev in pojav privatnih digitalnih valut sta odprla številna vprašanja o vlogi države in...

Israel is reopening – but not because of the success of vaccinations

Analysis. Twenty days before the legislative elections—the fourth in two years—parties want to avoid appearing to the voters as the one holding...

Divided ASEAN must halt Myanmar's slide toward collapse

Path to effective collective action lies in casting off long-standing aversions

Zakaj iščemo “naravo”

Zase pravim, da imam rad naravo. Koliko je ljudi, ki bi rekli enako? Ampak kaj dejansko pomeni imeti rad naravo? Ali se pravzaprav zavedamo, kaj je...

Parshat Ki Tisa: Who is for Me?

“If I am not for myself, who is for me?” (Pirkei Avot 1:14). This famous saying from Pirkei Avot speaks to the imperative we each have to live...

The Power of Two

One of the challenges of the past year has been the restrictions on celebrations, the postponement and limitations on bar mitzvahs and weddings....

Our imperfection is the source of our blessing

Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life. Parker J. Palmer The sin of the Golden Calf, and in...

A Tale of Two Tallitot

Prayerful Creations is the name I call my tallitot- prayer shawls that are unique, made with a technique called, Swedish Weaving. It’s a...

A Politician and Rabbi to the Pope: Sergio Bergman

Sergio Bergman is a social activist, climate-change activist, former Argentinian Environment Minister, friend to Pope Francis – and a rabbi. He is...

The Triumph of Teshuva

This post and the Torah learning invested is fully dedicated to the Ilui Neshama of Chaim Schneur Zalman Yehuda “Yudi” ben Aaron Leib, may his...

102 people saved from gasoline-soaked dinghy

Reportage. Il manifesto witnessed a second rescue operation by Sea-Watch-3, 31 miles from the Libyan coast. Among the migrants who left on a rubber...

Returning to Asia: What's Moving Britain?

The convergence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans into a single geostrategic space — the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) — and the growing competition...

Czech Republic is in lockdown, but factory workers still have to show up

Analysis. Instead of the closure, the government has introduced the obligation to wear a mask in the workplace and intends, in the coming weeks, to...

Israel may begin vaccinating children over 12 before US approval

Israel may begin vaccinating children aged 12 and up this spring after receiving initial safety data from Pfizer-BioNTech but before US regulators...

Branding liberal converts a demographic threat, Haredi campaigns get second wind

This week’s High Court of Justice ruling on non-Orthodox conversions has, it seems, given new life to the flailing campaigns of the Haredi...

Charles Barkley fears hora at daughter’s Jewish wedding

JTA — NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is looking forward to his daughter’s wedding to a Jewish entrepreneur. He’s just a little worried about...

A so-called human rights action plan for Turkey

In its current form, Erdoğan government's last package has nothing more to say than “we’ve just found out there is such a thing as law.” It has...

Dogs and ‘clowns’: Ultra-Orthodox pre-election ads attack Reform Jews

JTA — Israel’s two largest Orthodox political parties both released ads this week attacking Reform Jews. One video featured pictures of dogs in...

Israeli Deni Avdija named to NBA’s Rising Stars team

JTA — As he tries to acclimate to the NBA, Deni Avdija got some much-needed good news: The Israeli first-year pro was picked for the Rising Stars...

Opinion – Covid-19 and Africa

Despite rising numbers due to second waves across the continent, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa, is still within manageable...

Netanyahu speaks to Harris, tells her he won’t allow Iran to obtain nukes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday spoke to US Vice President Kamala Harris, with the conversation focusing on the pandemic, the Iranian...

A State That Has Nothing to Hide Has No Reason to Fear an ICC Investigation

AG says won’t rule now on whether PM can eject Gantz from gov’t after election

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has informed Defense Minister Benny Gantz that he will not currently examine whether the prime minister can...

Why are Orthodox and secular Israelis fighting over Jewish conversion?

JTA — In Israel, a High Court ruling liberalizing Jewish conversion standards is sparking a political crisis just three weeks before the country...

Why the far-right is obsessed — but very wrong — about the Byzantine Empire

THE CONVERSATION via AP — From Charlottesville to the Capitol, medieval imagery has been repeatedly on show at far-right rallies and riots in...

​(POGLED) Novinarke smo, ne prostitutke (katerekoli) oblasti in ne komunajzerske kokoši

Na celjskem sodišču je bilo za danes napovedano, včeraj pa preklicano ponovno sojenje premierju in predsedniku SDS Janezu Janši zaradi očitane...

Gantz: IDF updating military plans for potential strike on Iran nuclear sites

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday said the Israel Defense Forces is continuously updating its plans for a prospective military strike on...

A heartwarming concert by pair of anison legends PREMIUM

Dallas Jewish Conservatives plan ‘mask-burning’ party to mark end of mandate

JTA — The political advocacy group Dallas Jewish Conservatives is celebrating Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s lifting of his statewide...

Podcast: Food, sex, atheism and guilt – Just your typical YidLife Crisis diet

Welcome to Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. This week we’re speaking with the brains and brawn behind the hit web...

Israel’s Apartheid Debate: Smash the Mirror or Fix Reality?

The Silence in Between

I don’t have a good voice. There, I’ve said it. Now that doesn’t mean I can’t carry a tune. Usually, I can sort of keep on key (with usually...

Myanmar coup: justice is important, but dialogue with the generals is key in the return to democracy

The Asean Foreign Ministers’ meeting this week with Wunna Maung Lwin, a retired army colonel appointed as foreign minister by Myanmar’s junta,...

At Last!

After a year of living in a cultural desert, the ban on public performances in Israel has finally been lifted. And last night when we were able at...

IDF completes underground anti-tunnel barrier surrounding Gaza

After four years of work, the Israel Defense Forces has completed the sophisticated new underground barrier on the Gaza border which is used to...

Guantanamo Bay is America's enduring shame

On 12 February, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden administration intends to shut down the...

Biden’s China Challenge

‘Annihilation’ of Poland’s Jewish cemeteries documented in provocative book

Most people assume that Poland’s destroyed Jewish burial grounds were desecrated by the Nazis. An expert on Jewish cemeteries in Poland, however,...