Israeli defense firms lead explosive growth in Mideast arms sales — study

Israel’s Elbit Systems was among the world’s top arms manufacturers last year, leading a Middle Eastern region that saw weapons sales grow more...

Deal will reportedly give Smotrich say in filling sensitive West Bank defense posts

A reported deal between the Likud and Religious Zionism parties will give politicians increased control over who fills two key Defense Ministry...

Israel’s Mr. United Nations

If Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, ever writes his autobiography, it already has a name: “Forgotten at the UN.” It’s...

Gaza fisherman get boats back in ship-shape as Israel lifts ban on fiberglass

GAZA CITY (AFP) — Wearing sky blue overalls near Gaza’s port, technician Mohammed Jerboa celebrates the chance to finally repair fishing boats...

Palestinian killed in clash with IDF in West Bank; son of PIJ leader said arrested

A Palestinian man was killed amid clashes with Israeli troops in the southern West Bank early Monday, Palestinian health officials said, as media...

The patriot Meloni leaves the destruction of the South to the Lega

Commentary. Northern-Central Italy is adding jobs, growing industry and welcoming increasing numbers of university students. Meanwhile, the South...

Unequal U.S. immigration policy targets ‘enemy countries’ and ignores humanitarian tragedy

Reportage. Biden has continued Trump’s policies while adding some destructive new ones of his own. Though a judge struck down a Covid-era...

EDITORIAL: Independent probe necessary into Olympic bid-rigging scandal

Fresh allegations of bid-rigging over the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games suggest a crucial lack of commitment to fairness and transparency in...

VOX POPULI: Olympics’ seamy side unfolded behind what is caught on film

I watched the official film of the Tokyo Olympics, directed by Naomi Kawase, on DVD. It has an unusual two-segment format. “Side: A” features...

The populism trap that is throwing U.K. politics into chaos

On Oct. 25, Rishi Sunak became the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, the third from the ruling Conservative Party in the the space of three...

Od Milčinskega prek Dopliharja do Oražna, 1.

Ta tri znamenita imena slovenskega zdravništva jemljem za izhodišče razmišljanja o razmerah v našem zdravstvu. Seveda s tem pokrivam le...

In Ischia, 49% of the territory is high risk for landslides but funds aren’t being used

Analysis. In the wake of a tragedy, the Chamber of Deputies has raised the fact that millions have been allocated to mitigate risks, but the money...

Buried alive by a Russian strike, a Ukrainian policeman fights to walk in Israel

When Ukrainian rescue workers discovered the blasted-out hole surrounded by masses of rubble at the spot where Roman Vashenko was last seen...

‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco’ puts online a treasure trove of local Jewish history

J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA — The year was 1968. Young people from around the country were descending on San Francisco...

Time to Go Home

Harav Avigdor Burstein of Rananim Synagogue made an interesting and original observation about Yakov Avinu. He referred to the incident where Yakov...

The important things in life are free

The year 5783 is well and truly here, as 2022 draws to a close. The first month of Tishrei has passed with its festivities, fasts and a new cycle...

The Lebanese Crisis and its Aftermath

Lebanese legislators have failed for the seventh time to elect a successor to former president Michel Aoun, even as the absence of a president...

Von der Leyen is proposing a special tribunal to punish Putin

Analysis. To circumvent the obstacle of Russia blocking an ICC petition, the commission president suggested ‘an ad hoc tribunal would allow for...

A Delicious Way to Improve Disordered Eating