The risks of ‘long Covid’ are devastating, especially to those with underlying health problems – it’s killing thousands

The new paper by UK university researchers and government statisticians provides a sobering message that getting out of hospital may not be the end...

Turkish economy at low tide

After the November 6 dismissals from the economy management, prominent politicians Lütfi Elvan and Naci Ağbal took over, both known for their...

Palestinians expected to receive first shipment of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

The Palestinian Authority will receive the first 5,000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine on Tuesday, intended to innoculate hospital and...

Israel’s virus czar says 1st dose less effective than Pfizer suggested — report

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen. Coronavirus czar Nachman Ash says the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine...

US must not underestimate the risks of the Trump cult

Japan's experiences offers a bitter lesson for America

Netanyahu’s envoy Dermer departs US, but to Democrats he’s been gone for years

NEW YORK — In 2017, Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer gave a speech to a new organization formed to bolster Jewish support for the...

Jewish groups urge quick confirmation for Biden Homeland Security nominee

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Union expressed confidence in US President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro...

Trump expected to commute sentence of disgraced NY power broker Sheldon Silver

(JTA) — Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former speaker of the New York State Assembly, is among the last tranche of people President Donald Trump...

Trade in personal data is here to stay

This is the fifth installment of a series in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)...

‘Promising Young Woman’ is a #MeToo revenge fantasy that is galling for its unashamed hatred of men, but glorious for its artistry

This article contains spoilers for the film ‘Promising Young Woman’. Sometimes a movie says something you intensely dislike, but they say it so...

A political stress test: U.S. and Turkey

For many in Turkey, seeing the U.S. Capitol building being stormed by a disillusioned mob conjured memories of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt....

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Overcoming COVID-19 crisis

Severe job losses more than offset export's recovery The Korean economy has recovered about 80 percent of its vigor from the depths it had plunged...

(POGLED) Evropa po brexitu. Katera vprašanja so odprta?

"Združeni narodi niso bili ustanovljeni zato, da bi človeštvo popeljali v nebesa, ampak zato, da bi človeštvo rešili pred peklom," je nekoč...

Suga’s policy speech gets an ‘F’ on pandemic, other points

This year’s ordinary Diet session was convened on Jan. 18 amid Japan’s spiraling COVID-19 crisis, which has forced Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...

Controversy over anti-NK leaflets

By Kim Joon-hyung Controversy seems to be growing over the amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act aimed at imposing a ban on...

Will the Palestinian elections end the division?

President Mahmoud Abbas's decree setting the dates for Palestinian elections, which haven't taken place for years, is without doubt an important...

Tu BiShvat Seder – 5781 (Covid 19 Edition) part 5 of 5

כוונה – ההו”י – וצדק ה תהי ה לנ ו כ י ( דברים ו:כה)   Pears – אגסים כוונה – היה”ו –...

The Consequences of Hatred

“What I do know is that when you have weak Presidents, you get weak results.” [President Harry. S. Truman] According to Rabbi Berel Wein, ” The...

The evolution of cynicism

Plato once described the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope as ‘a Socrates gone mad!’ It’s a good comparison. Like Socrates, Diogenes gave the bird...

Istanbul’s Greeks from the kitchen window

Meri Çevik Simyonidis is the author of several books on Istanbul Greek cuisine including “My Istanbul, My Taste, My Life”, “Once Upon a...

Natural and unnatural

What follows is a list of ‘natural remedies’, familiar to anyone with more than a passing interest in contemporary natural healing. These were...

20 detained as ultra-Orthodox clash with cops enforcing lockdown

Violent clashes broke out Tuesday in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak during a police crackdown on ultra-Orthodox violations of a national lockdown ordered...

IDF says rocket fired from Gaza Strip at Israel; no injuries

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at Israel Tuesday night, the military said in a statement after rocket sirens were sounded...

(PREJELI SMO) Pismo poslancu in prijatelju (2): V politiki sem zato, ker ...

Avtor Bartolo Lampret me v članku z naslovom Pismo poslancu in prijatelju 15. januarja 2021 v rubriki Pogledi naslavlja in na podlagi lastnih...

The Education Minister Is Afraid of the Truth: Israel Is an Apartheid State

Words are violence. Voting is terrorism. Free speech is a threat. Where the media establishment can’t win, they’ll redefine

If everyone is permitted to speak freely, their reasoning goes, people’s lives will be put at risk. Those whose opinions diverge from the...

Galloway: Looking forward to Joe Biden’s first 100 days, it’s impossible to believe he’ll actually be in charge

I am precluded by my religion to speak ill of the recently dead. An exception must be made for the walking dead, especially when they are walking...

US says China committing genocide against Uighur Muslims

WASHINGTON (AP) — On his way out the door, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit China with new sanctions by declaring that China’s policies...

Hegerova daňová bomba

Výsledkom má byť rázne zvýšený výber peňazí do štátnej kasy. Ministerské prepočty hovoria dokonca aj o zvrátení negatívneho trendu...

What’s in a name? Parashat Shmot (Ex1:5)/ waiting upon redemption(Ex. 6:6)

A tribute to my mother, a woman of true valor. My mother Marvell D. Ginsburg z”l, died on the 5th of Shevat, 7 years ago. Today is her yahrtzeit....

Inauguration

Looking back is an exercise that may help us more effectively understand the present. Events that mark our lives and change the world leave an...

Celebrating Democracy: An ‘Al HaNissim’ for January 6

Although I’ve been here in Israel for forty years, my ties to the old country remain strong. I once worked as an aide to a Member of Congress. My...

Biden must not let the Indian Ocean slip away like the South China Sea

Vital maritime area is strategically up for grabs

Joe Biden’s “Asia Pivot 2.0” is Already Here

The Joe Biden administration has already made its intentions clear about reversing, through a series of executive orders, some of the policies of...

The Worst Man in America Is No Longer President

The ‘pro-life’ president ended his term with unprecedented executions, a health crisis rivaling a world war and a climate catastrophe. Thank God...

Gantz blocks Netanyahu’s ‘irresponsible’ push to legalize West Bank outposts

After the government approved almost 800 new housing units in West Bank settlements this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday tried...

On last full day in office, Trump decorates Bahrain king for Israel deal

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump bestowed a rare award on King Hamad of Bahrain on Tuesday, acknowledging the Gulf state’s...

The Year of the Renminbi?

NEW DELHI – When the billionaire investor Ray Dalio recently predicted that the Chinese renminbi will become a global reserve currency, the world...

Will Biden make America great again?

The way forward for the new Biden administration cannot be the way back. Harking back to the Obama era and stacking his administration with...

‘One Night in Miami’ isn’t a commentary on current racial strife… instead it illustrates how far America has actually come on race

The new Amazon film, ‘One Night in Miami ’, is generating critical adoration for its powerful performances and for its supposedly timely social...

MAGA’s ironic legacy will be amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants

Donald Trump in 2016 not only was the biggest Republican presidential candidate in recent history to have such strong opposition to illegal...

In first, Haifa man regains his vision after getting artificial cornea implant

A 78-year-old blind man, Jamal Furani from Haifa, regained his sight after he was implanted with an artificial cornea developed by CorNeat Vision,...

Israel-US R&D fund to invest $7.45 million in 8 new projects

A project to reduce the weight of airplane seats with magnesium technologies and a smart pollination system to improve crop yields are among the...

Lambasting ‘inciter’ Trump, settler leader expresses relief president on way out

A top settler leader is pushing back against the narrative that his movement received a major boost during Donald Trump’s four years in the White...

Polish Holocaust scholars on trial for suggesting mayor helped kill 22 Jews

JTA — Two well-known Polish Holocaust historians are on trial for alleged defamation over their claim that the late mayor of a town near Warsaw...

Israel- and Dubai-based investors set up $100 million tech debt fund

Liquidity Capital, a Tel Aviv-based fund manager that offers companies financing against future revenues, said Tuesday it will set up a joint $100...

Palestinian shipment of Russian Sputnik vaccine delayed

A shipment of 5,000 Russian vaccines sent to the Palestinian Authority has been delayed, the Palestinian Authority informed Israel on Tuesday. The...

Arab League chief hopes Biden changes Trump policies, revives 2-state solution

The head of the Arab League expressed hope Monday that the Biden administration will change US President Donald Trump’s policies and launch a...