Ex-Netanyahu aide cries in court recalling arrest, says testimony is ‘entire truth’

An ex-aide to former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke down in court on Monday as he described making the decision to turn state witness in...

Can world powers curb Iran in new nuclear talks?

AP — Can the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers be restored? As Iran and six global powers gather in Vienna Monday to...

Israel said to urge nuclear talks be conditioned on Iran halting uranium enrichment

With talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal restarting Monday, Israel is pressing parties to the discussions to condition them on...

Israeli children born abroad are automatically citizens, yet some are locked out

Thousands of Israeli children living overseas have been barred from entering Israel since March 2020 because they lack passports, and the issue has...

In latest campus controversy, Jews debate whether CUNY Hunter is hostile environment

New York Jewish Week via JTA — Is the social work school at Hunter College coddling antisemitism, or is it part of an institution that’s deeply...

Former coach of Israel’s national gymnastics team switches to Russian squad

The former coach of Israel’s national rhythmic gymnastics team, Ira Vigdorchik, has signed up to work with the Russian squad instead. Vigdorchik...

COVID-19 has changed socialized medicine in Britain forever

Socialized medicine did not, as some predicted, collapse during COVID-19. Britain’s National Health Service was stretched to the limit but never...

Daily Briefing Nov. 29 – How much will Omicron affect Israel’s economy?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish...

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Hanukkah: A time to celebrate renewable energy

If there was ever a holiday to elevate renewable energy one need look no further than Hanukah. The winter holiday of Hanukkah is a minor holiday on...

Between Vayeshev and Miketz

At the end of Parashat Vayeshev, Yosef asks the Sar Hamashkim to help with his release, because he was unjustly imprisoned (Bereshit 40:14-15). In...

Keir’s stance against BDS and antisemitism is true Labour values

The recent speech to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch by Keir Starmer offered not simply an intellectually coherent outline of his...

Reimagining Care

WASHINGTON, DC – The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the ongoing negotiations over US President Joe Biden’s social...

My wondrous, last-minute trip to Israel now feels a little bit miraculous to me

When all the signs indicated that Israel would reopen her doors to tourists on November 1, 2021, I bought a plane ticket for mid-November. Nearly...

The ‘Ugly Israeli’ abroad and at home

Israelis traveling outside the country have developed a reputation for unruliness and rudeness. A chance encounter at the check-in counter at...

Accepting apologies for antisemitism must be judged on actions as well as words

The growing number of stories about people and institutions in public life making antisemitic comments, or having to account for anti-Jewish social...

Kosher Movies: NoTime To Die

For the past several years, Daniel Craig has played James Bond. No Time to Die is his last outing as the great super spy, and the film has been...

How communal businesses are adapting to environmental concerns

Whether it is protestors making their voices heard, world leaders meeting in Scotland at COP26 or the changes in our own homes and synagogues,...

Kuwait: domestic politics to test crown prince in push for fiscal reform

The biggest task facing Kuwait's octogenarian crown prince after unexpectedly stepping in for the emir this month will be to tackle the perennial...

Vertigo AI

To make this version of ‘Vertigo’, an artificial intelligence computer watched Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film 20 times - by Aeon Video Watch at...

Are men animals?

Diagnosing men as violent and oversexed beasts is tempting but it’s a regressive idea built on dubious analogies - by Matthew Gutmann Read at Aeon

As talks renew, Bennett urges world powers to resist Iran’s ‘nuclear blackmail’

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. A former senior official in the Tel Aviv Municipality is arrested over...

In first, Sanhedrin-era building found in Yavne, where assembly fled Temple’s ruin

Remains of a building from the time of the Sanhedrin have been uncovered in Yavne for the first time, the Israel Antiques Authority said Monday....

As talks set to restart, Iran says it is ‘firmly determined’ to salvage nuclear deal

TEHRAN — Iran is “firmly determined” to reach an agreement with major powers on salvaging its 2015 nuclear agreement at talks that resume Monday...

New US ambassador lands in Israel, heads straight to quarantine at home in Jerusalem

New US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides landed at Ben Gurion Airport Monday morning, then headed to his new home in Jerusalem for three days of...

Why Iran may become a latent nuclear state

As the negotiations to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement resume in Vienna, it is a déjà vu all over again. The United States warns of...

Fight Never Stops For Light

Wishing everyone a Meaningful Chanukah . It is not a customary way of greeting, because we are not living in “customary times”. Meaningful, I...

Blows continue to rain down on the Arab world, from its own people and from its enemies

"Two blows to the head hurt," says an Egyptian proverb. But what if there are three? The UAE has announced, for example, that Israel is going to...

Lebanese Muslim who posed as Orthodox Jew to wed: I loved her and they took her away

The stories that emerged this month of a Lebanese Shiite Muslim man who impersonated an ultra-Orthodox Jew for several years and was uncovered only...

It's Time to Get Vaccinated

After the delta variant, which was at the center of Israel’s fourth COVID-19 wave, this weekend we learned a new, sinister name – omicron. This...

Questions raised over the wisdom of dipping into Japan’s oil reserves

Earlier this week, U.S. President Joe Biden attempted to influence the oil market by announcing the release of 50 million barrels of crude from the...

PM, Gantz light Hanukkah candles as Western Wall events honor terror victim Eli Kay

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz lit menorahs at the Western Wall for the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday evening....

As Vienna talks resume, Israel, UK say they’re working jointly to block nuclear Iran

Israel and the United Kingdom will work together ceaselessly to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the foreign ministers of both...

The Doctor From Gaza: A ‘Legal Orphan’

First off, the indisputable facts: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish’s three daughters and niece were innocent young girls who were killed by accident due to...

In seventh round of nuclear talks, Iran’s intentions will finally become clear

Negotiators will meet in Vienna on Monday for the first indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the US in nearly six months. The hiatus was much...

New Dimensions of AI and the ‘Human’ Perspective

The quest to predict the unpredictable and to control the uncontrollable is a part of an ongoing process. In the field of science and technology,...

God’s Plan: Hip-Hop Collab Between Jews and Arabs

“God’s Plan” is a powerful song by Canadian rapper, Drake who happens to be Jewish. While listening to this banging song, I developed a new plan...

Protest of Leftists Against Left-Wing President in Kiryat Arba

Today as President Issaac Herzog was coming to light the first candle of Hanukkah in the Cave of the Patriarchs, many left-wing activists ascended...

The Expulsion Synagogue

“Every day one should work so that Judaism should thrive. And it will.” “Every day one should work so that Judaism should thrive – and it...

Remembering Resolution 181 calling for the partition of Palestine

What? UN partition plan for Palestine issued by the General Assembly in Resolution 181 When? 29 November 1947 What happened? The British, who had...

Overweight China and obese America puts tubby Hong Kong in a difficult position

The staff at JPMorgan were burying their heads in their hands all week as CEO Jamie Dimon opened his mouth to backtrack and apologise for his...

Unwanted in Lebanon, unable to leave, Syrian refugees fight for a future

Reportage. In a country strangled by the economic crisis, it is becoming more difficult for 1.5 million Syrian refugees to live every day. They now...

Overdue anti-discrimination law

Time to effectively protect everyone from discrimination The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) last Thursday hosted a debate to discuss the...

Stop negative campaigning

Rival candidates should present visions for future With 100 days left before the March 9 presidential election, the race has already been heating...

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Zapravljena kriza Zahoda

Prejšnji teden je Evropska centralna banka (ECB) v pregledu finančne stabilnosti izdala opozorilo: Evropa se sooča z nepremičninskim balonom, ki...

What Would You Do if Your Were Attacked in Your Own Home?

The essays in Haaretz responding to the sentence given to Aryeh Schiff, who fatally shot a man who was trying to steal his car, are detached from...

The Israeli Government's Politics Are Forgivable, but Not Its Abuse of Trust

This text is, more than anything, a call of warning to the present government, which every day that passes uses up a bit more of the fumes of trust...

This Thanksgiving, be thankful for where and what you are not

By Trudy Rubin This Thanksgiving, I'm giving thanks for all the things I'm not. Of course, like so many Americans, I'm grateful to be able to...

Only One Condition Justifies a Jewish State

Today, 74 years ago, the United Nations decided to adopt the proposal suggested by the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) and...

Fixing Europe’s migrant predicament requires a new approach

Tensions are rising in Europe on several fronts, with violent riots in major cities, angry words and deep public anxiety and discontent. The...