Israel said to tell US it killed IRGC officer who was deputy head of covert unit

Israel reportedly told US officials that it was behind the assassination of a senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps earlier...

US says it hasn’t been asked to held in probe of Al Jazeera reporter’s killing

Neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority has formally requested US assistance in the investigation into the killing of a Palestinian-American...

Jewish groups share horror over Texas shooting, but remain split on gun control

WASHINGTON (JTA) — After the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday, an array of Jewish...

The Lawmaker Who Quit Israel's Coalition Is Another Closet Netanyahu Supporter The Lawmaker Who Quit Israel's Coalition Is Another Closet Netanyahu Supporter

I respect people like MK Amichai Chikli, who from the day they entered public life they announced they were supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu, much...

It is in ASEAN’s Strategic Interest to Admit Timor-Leste Now

On May 20, 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became Asia’s youngest country following a two-year transitional administration by the...

‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ joins other movies and shows that feature Ladino

JTA — “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” has made headlines as one of the Israeli TV industry’s most elaborate and expensive productions ever....

Jewish Racists Also Cry, but They Don't Condemn – Just Look at This 'Centrist' MK Jewish Racists Also Cry, but They Don't Condemn – Just Look at This 'Centrist' MK

Our Meravy was very insulted. Ahmad called her scum. And why, for heaven’s sake? What did she do to deserve that horrid slur? After all, she’s...

Levi Gornish is on Fire!

Here’s the inside scoop about how Levi Gornish went from a house fire in 2014 to being “on fire” and winning R U Idol competition at Reichman...

Grappling With The Texas Massacre: Five Pressing Thoughts

Evil has, once again, reared its ugly head. Yesterday, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, a monstrous 18-year-old entered a Texas elementary school...

Playing games in NATO, Turkey eyes its role in a new world order

NATO’s spat over Turkish opposition to Swedish and Finnish membership is about more than expanding the North Atlantic military alliance. It’s as...

When the Individual Counts

Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by families following their fathers’ houses; a head count of every male according...

South Korea's game changer: New Southern Policy

By Kavi Chongkittavorn It was a well-kept secret among the ASEAN members during the 1980s that the only topic that interested South Korea was its...

Thailand’s Tourism Industry and Russia's Vacation Season Amid International Sanctions

The COVID-19 pandemic, which swept the world in 2020, hit all sectors of the economy, but tourism was possibly hit the hardest. Tourism was the...

At Davos, Zelensky calls on Europe for more weapons and money

Report. ‘This is the moment when it is decided whether brute force will rule the world,’ he said. At the center of the World Economic Forum is...

US Supreme Court rejects petitions against longtime Ann Arbor anti-Israel protesters

MICHIGAN, United States (JTA) – The US Supreme Court has declined to hear two different requests to take up a suit against a group of protesters...

Economic security needs to work both ways

By Troy Stangarone In the lead up to Joe Biden's recent trip to South Korea, Washington and Seoul agreed to establish a dialogue channel on...

Extremists don't reflect entire demographic of political thinkers

By Christine Flowers The shooter in Buffalo had a racist motive. He wanted to kill Black people. We don't know exactly how he developed his hatred,...

Why US arrogance is the biggest barrier to peace in Ukraine

By Tom Plate It's just possible that a favorable diplomatic wind is forming that could alter the trajectory of the storm of war raging over...

Biden's promises to Northeast Asian allies

By Donald Kirk U.S. President Joe Biden projected a superficial image of firmness in defense of America's Northeast Asian allies during his...

Growing change agents effectively

By Kim Jong-nam Many corporations are interested in growing "change agents," employees tasked with the role of helping change an organization's...

VOX POPULI: With beer season here at last, let us remember not to drink to excess

I may draw criticism for writing that COVID-19 has done us some good, but there is the saying that every cloud has a silver lining. One windfall...

Judge rules against Jews who prayed at Temple Mount, accepting state’s appeal

The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday ruled against four Jewish teens who prayed on the Temple Mount, reversing a lower court decision, which...

French court overturns council move to allow burkinis in city pools

GRENOBLE, France — A French court stepped into a row over the wearing of burkinis in municipal swimming pools, suspending a council’s decision...

Senior US officials reportedly in Riyadh for talks on deal that’ll need Israeli nod

A pair of senior US officials were reportedly in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for covert talks on an agreement that could boost Washington’s ties...

Heard-Depp trial not just a media spectacle; it's an opportunity to discuss intimate partner violence

Strip away the celebrity intrigue and media frenzy, and the high-profile court battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard involves issues...

Iraq and the options for its political crisis

It does not seem that either of the sides in the Iraqi crisis, the Sadrist Movement or the Coordination Framework, have the desire to put an end to...

Lebanon Plagued by Social and Economic Woes

Almost three years of political, economic and social problems and disastrous policies have transformed life in Lebanon, once known as the “Paris...

Biden Promises Conflict and Elusive Developments in his Asia Visit

In his maiden tour to Asia as the US President, Joe Biden announced that the US will “defend” Taiwan if China attacked. The announcement, while...

West Decries Philippine’s New Government - US-backed Protests Begin

Recent general elections in The Philippines appear to signal the island nation’s continued but gradual move out from under US subordination and...

Jejhata, ta rdeči gredo!

Prav zabavno je opazovati odzive na napovedano obdavčitev premoženja in druge ukrepe, s katerimi namerava levosredinska koalicija oblikovati...

We're Losing Part of Our Summer This Year

EDITORIAL: Quick fix needed to give voters overseas access to justice review

A Supreme Court ruling has delivered a scathing rebuke to the government and the Diet, which have denied the people, who have the sovereign power,...

California's water shortage requires updates in technology, law - and mindset

Californians responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for voluntary water conservation earlier this year by using more, not less. On Monday, Newsom...