Fire forces partial evacuation of Petah Tikva children’s hospital; no one injured

A fire broke out at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah Tikva overnight Wednesday-Thursday forcing nurses to evacuate several...

Labor party to hold Rabin rally in Jerusalem three days before election

The Labor party said Wednesday it will hold a rally commemorating the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin just days ahead of the upcoming...

(POGLED IZZA MEJE) Naš odnos do manjšin

- V četrtek, 22. septembra, je Svet Evrope objavil poročilo Svetovalnega odbora Okvirne konvencije za zaščito narodnih manjšin o Sloveniji....

Hurricane Ian swamps Florida, trapping people in homes, gusting out electricity

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday,...

What Ethiopia can teach the US about abor­tion rights

As an Ethiopian American, I am disturbed that the United States is rolling back the reproductive rights of American women and girls, one state at a...

The new European right seeks to define its culture, starting from Italy

Commentary. In the aftermath of the September 25 electoral affirmation of the right, Italy will host a three-day meeting under the title of...

Children in Lev Tahor face ‘daily suffering,’ former cult member says after raid

Children in the Lev Tahor cult face “daily suffering,” Yoel Levy, who used to be a member of the Lev Tahor extremist cult, told the Kan Public...

Uncultured Cynicism

Last week’s flip-flop veto by Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel’s participation in Creative Europe is a hard, vengeful and...

Netherlands returns looted Kandinsky painting to Jewish family

JTA — A Dutch committee charged with assessing and acting on claims about artwork stolen from Jews before and during the Holocaust has determined...

Elections panel blocks Balad party’s run for Knesset, against AG’s advice

The Central Elections Committee disqualified the Palestinian nationalist party Balad on Thursday from running in November’s election, accepting a...

King Dollar

Igor Matovič - generátor kontradikcií a uletených príbehov

Sledovanie stále tých istých príbehov je už unavujúce. Minister financií pri svojej obhajobe v podstate nehovoril nič nové, len dokola...

What are tactical nuclear weapons and what would happen if Putin used them?

THE CONVERSATION via AP — Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing...

Russians rush to flee country amid draft, fearing borders will soon ‘close forever’

VAALIMAA, Finland (AFP) — Fearing the border may close “forever” after President Vladimir Putin’s mobilization order for the war in Ukraine,...

Qatari UN envoy deletes Twitter account after antisemitic, homophobic tweets exposed

JTA — The Qatari envoy to United Nations agencies based in Geneva has deleted her Twitter account after a watchdog exposed antisemitic and...

US voices concern over West Bank violence in 3 meetings within hours of each other

The Biden administration took the opportunity to voice its concern regarding the deteriorating security situation in the West Bank on three...

Netanyahu connects with supporters, one protective glass cage appearance at a time

Driving into Ramat Gan with a motorcade, sirens blaring, and ushered into a waiting custom-outfitted, glass-paneled truck-borne enclosure, Likud...

Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship

JTA — Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015 law to repatriate Sephardic Jews from around the...

Her Name was Jina

“Mahsa” Amini This is the name that has made headlines around the world as Iranian women protest the inequality they face systemically in the...

The Sudanese general's interesting appearance in New York

He will visit Israel if he is invited and the means are available to go. It was with this clear audacity that the chairman of the Sudanese...

Palestinian, 21, arrested on suspicion of raping Israeli teen on beach

A Palestinian man, 21, has been arrested on suspicion of raping an Israeli teenager on a beach in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, Israel Police...

Netanyahu’s bloc drops to minority in TV poll predicting another election deadlock

With just over a month remaining until Israelis head to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years, a television survey Wednesday...

In Iran, the sparks of dissent are multiplying

This Editor’s Note was sent out Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s...

Rabbis, reverends strive to reconcile politically divided congregations

AP — One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of...

US to give $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Russia moves toward annexation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US will provide an additional $1.1 billion in aid to Ukraine, with funding for 18 more advanced rocket systems and other...

Israel exploits the Algerian-Moroccan rift to push them further apart

Since former President Donald Trump launched his Abraham Accords initiative to help Israel normalise ties with its Arab neighbours, the Apartheid...

Putin’s Ukraine war forces ugly bargains on food and fuel

Russia’s escalating, if struggling, invasion of Ukraine provides an ugly reminder of Europe’s war-prone past. In threatening supplies of energy,...

Who wins from demolishing the EU’s gas lifelines?

Speculation abounds since both Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, designed to carry cheap Russian gas to Europe, were damaged this week in what...

Simone D’Angelo: How the Democratic Party of Genoa won by fighting inequality

Interview. The secretary of the Democratic Party of Genoa: ‘We put the fight against social inequalities at the center of our commitment, we went...

Remembering Mohibullah, a Tireless Advocate for the Rohingya

Mohibullah was one of the most important leaders of the Rohingya, and the most important figure living in the refugee camps in Bangladesh. We...

Shin Bet officer promoted after reprimand for ordering genital search of Palestinian

A senior Shin Bet officer suspected of ordering an unnecessary genital search of a female Palestinian detainee was reportedly promoted despite...

Hurricane Ian leaves millions without power, many trapped in storm-struck Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, forcing patients from...

Progressive congressman beats moderate to head US House Middle East subcommittee

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democrats on the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee voted to name Representative David Cicilline as chairman...

Amid rising West Bank violence, Lapid orders forces to remain on high alert

Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday ordered Israeli security forces to remain in an enhanced state of readiness, given an uptick in violence in...

Powerful life lesson from Jonah & the whale

On the holiest day of the year, at the most auspicious time of the day, the afternoon, we read “The Story of Jonah and the Whale.” Our sages tell...

Applying Kavanah/Mindfulness in the New Year

This school year, 2022-2023, we have chosen Kavanah/Mindfulness as SAR Academy’s theme of the year.   Kavanah is a term we hear often in...

Between Shabbat and Teshuvah

The One Where Adam Discovers Teshuva Let me tell you about the day that humanity first discovered teshuvah .  As the midrash tells it, it all...

Človek a medicína

Keď pred 11 rokmi vypovedalo 1200 lekárov, bol vyhlásený núdzový stav. Teraz podáva výpoveď takmer 2000 lekárov z 27 slovenských...

Down With Occupation, Viva Apartheid

Oh, the hysteria that gripped the proud Jewish nation. Prime Minister Yair Lapid dared say the forbidden words “two states for two peoples.” It...

Palestinian boy, 7, dies in disputed circumstances amid IDF activity near Bethlehem

A 7-year-old Palestinian boy died on Thursday in disputed circumstances during an Israeli army search in a West Bank town near Bethlehem. The...

The UN must insist on an international peace conference

The Israeli occupation government continues to implement its settlement policy as it seeks to annex the West Bank by imposing a new occupation...

Meretz MK: Boost security for elections panel head after right-wing fury over ruling

A Meretz lawmaker requested increased security protection for the Central Elections Committee chief following right-wing backlash after the panel...

IDF arrests pair seeking to sneak into Israel from Lebanon in non-security incident

IDF soldiers arrested two suspects after they crossed into Israeli territory before dawn on Thursday in what the military labeled a non-security...

Daily Briefing Sept 29: Solomon’s mines and the fate of a rebel MK

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 world,...

Two men suspected of extorting and kidnapping man, suspending him from a tree

Two residents of the Arab town of Ma’ale Iron in northern Israel are expected to be indicted in the coming days for allegedly kidnapping,...

Iranian celebrities warned against publicly promoting Mahsa Amini protests

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian celebrities were warned Thursday against coming out in support of protests that flared across the country over the death...

Court: Orthodox conversions done outside state rabbinate acceptable for citizenship

A Jerusalem District Court on Thursday recognized Orthodox conversions to Judaism performed outside the Chief Rabbinate for the purposes of...

Bazan Group indicted for pollution for 5th time in seven years

The Environmental Protection Ministry on Thursday submitted its fifth indictment in seven years against Israel’s biggest oil refinery for air...

US laws hamper efforts to prosecute war criminals, warns top Nazi hunter

WASHINGTON — A legendary US Nazi hunter tapped by the Justice Department to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine said Wednesday that federal...

Change Is the Only Certainty

The world is changing very quickly, and the pace seems to be growing exponentially. On the one hand, each new technology, and there are countless...