Man charged with harassment for threat to sexually assault Sara Netanyahu

A man was indicted on Sunday for harassment over a tweet in which he graphically threatened to sexually assault Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the...

More Omicron cases detected in NY as hospitals strain under Delta surge

AP — New York announced three more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of state cases linked to the new...

High Court rejects petition by overseas Israeli families to admit their children

The High Court of Justice on Thursday rejected a petition by thirty-six Israeli families abroad who — because they never registered their...

A health care system that actually makes people sicker

The American health care system has become an actual impediment to public health. Americans are seeing that play out in real time as the pandemic...

Israeli official on Iran nuke site blast: ‘We don’t ask a man what he did at night’

Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster on Sunday refrained from directly answering questions about a blast in the vicinity of an Iranian nuclear site...

Mossad chief heads to US as Iran nuclear talks stall

Mossad chief David Barnea was due to travel Sunday to Washington to discuss Iran with senior Biden administration officials. The trip comes days...

Attack on Pearl Harbor and aftermath

By Yi Woo-won It was 80 years ago. That Sunday morning on Dec 7, 1941, could have been another beautiful day of leisure and relaxation for...

PM: Iran can’t both negotiate and enrich uranium, must pay price for violating deal

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran must be penalized for violating the nuclear deal, and that Tehran must be told it cannot hold...

Defense Ministry said seeking to block sale of satellite firm to Orban ally

The defense establishment is reportedly seeking to block Hungarian communications firm 4iG Plc from purchasing a majority stake in Spacecom...

Health officials: We don’t know enough about Omicron and vaccines to let guard down

Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash and coronavirus czar Salman Zarka said Sunday that it was too early for Israel to let its guard down...

Bennett, Barlev say officers ‘acted as required’ by shooting Palestinian attacker

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev expressed public support Sunday for two Border Police Officers who shot a Palestinian attacker to death in...

Gender-neutral school bathrooms make the case for homeschooling

Back in 1972, a famous television commercial, sponsored by the United Negro College Fund, extolled the virtues of a wholesome education by...

Russia’s ‘plan to invade Ukraine’ exists only in the US and NATO imagination

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Stockholm, Sweden, during a summit of the...

Global warming is the result of capitalism: only a massive change can save us

Commentary. In the face of such blindness, it should be clear, even to those who do not want to see, that global warming cannot be stopped without...

Religious affairs minister says death threats causing him ‘a wretched feeling’

Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana said on Saturday that recent death threats against him, including religious edicts invoking his death, have...

Iran says US refusal to remove sanctions is main obstacle to nuclear deal

Iran repeated its claim Sunday that the United States’ refusal to lift all sanctions on Tehran was the main obstacle to a potential nuclear deal....

US Jewish weddings are back — along with rising prices, staff shortages, uncertainty

New York Jewish Week via JTA — After 18 months of barely performing any weddings at all, Rabbi Howard Buechler of the Dix Hills Jewish Center on...

Bennett: Israel revisits COVID restrictions daily based on new Omicron data

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. Do you rely on The Times of Israel for accurate and insightful news on Israel...

First Reform rabbi MK: Most Israeli Jews feel closer to liberals than ultra-Orthodox

AFP — The first liberal rabbi in Israel’s parliament, Gilad Kariv, has his sights set on ending the monopoly of the ultra-Orthodox on many aspects...

Average wage in Israel dips slightly as economic recovery continues

The average monthly salary for Israeli employees dipped slightly in recent months to NIS 11,667 ($3,710), down from 11,799 ($3,752) in August and...

Israel will protect itself against Iran if world won’t, Herzog warns new US envoy

President Isaac Herzog told the incoming US ambassador Sunday that Israel will take action to “protect itself” should the international community...

Korean labor market in rapid transition

By Peter S. Kim Last month U.S. President Joe Biden got a much-needed win with the House of Representatives passing the $1.75 trillion stimulus...

PA sends 100 suspected Omicron cases to Israel for testing

Fearing that the Omicron variant had reached the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority transferred 100 coronavirus samples to an Israeli hospital...

Kosher Movies: The Forgotten Battle

When is a war really over? I am writing this as a new variant of Covid has just made its appearance. We thought the Covid pandemic was almost over...

Wiley is still a racist…and no one cares

Wiley is back in the headlines. The MC and self-styled “Godfather of Grime” (grime is a rough and ready music genre with roots in UK garage, hip...

“The Law of Supply and Demand” and our Portfolio 

The law of supply and demand is a theory that explains the interaction between the sellers of a resource and the buyers for that resource. The...

Why a nationalists’ alliance in the EU parliament is necessary

The overall objective of the gathering at the Regent Warsaw Hotel was to form a supergroup in the European Parliament, which would become the...

Daily Briefing Dec. 5 – A terrorist stabbing and the potential for political mess

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...

Brother of suspected Palestinian stabber arrested amid scrutiny over police shooting

Israeli forces on Sunday arrested the brother of a suspected Palestinian terrorist who carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, the Shin Bet...

How Politics Is Destroying Israeli Rabbis' Authority

Shortly before the last general election, in March, lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich came up with a brilliant marketing ploy that belied that truth. He...

What has happened to the Korean family?

By Mark Peterson I had a chance to reflect on what it was that drew me to Korean Studies when I was interviewed for an EBS (Educational...

Putin needs a real casus belli to invade Ukraine

When Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, names specific dates for a Russian march on his country — late January or...

MESA’s Shameful Betrayal of Academic Freedom

Unsurprisingly for an organization whose membership has been perennially hostile to Israel, members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)...

U.K.’s Facebook-Giphy smackdown is an omen for Big Tech

For years, Facebook and other large technology companies grew into vast digital conglomerates by making so-called killer acquisitions, small deals...

Is there a duty to shelter our enemies’ children?

A congregant recently overheard a story somewhere and asked me whether we Jews have the duty to rescue and shelter the children of antisemites. My...

Gasoline at $3 a gallon isn’t as painful as it used to be

Given oil’s sharp drop, U.S. gasoline prices should soon fall somewhat. In any case, this most recent bout of pain at the pump was never really...

Twinkling lights, candles glowing. . .

Happy Hanukkah! My neighbor gaily calls out as we pass each other walking our dogs. Her gracious home is beautifully adorned, trees strung with...

Antizionist Disinformation: Tips for Hanan Ashrawi

A knife attack in the city of Jerusalem was recorded on camera on 4 December 2021 at approximately 16:30 (GMT 2), the details and description of...

Totally Exhausted US and EU Hit China With Sanctions

The growing contradictions between China and the West, which received an ideological coloring after the speech of Mike Pompeo in 2020, who called...

A proposal for Berlin’s ‘capital of the future’ under a socialist-ecological coalition

Analysis. The coalition pact of the new red-red-green junta, led by three women, calls for affordable housing and zero emissions by 2030, along...

Israel reports 4 more Omicron infections, bringing total to 11

The Health Ministry on Sunday reported another four cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, raising the number of confirmed infections in Israel...

Schoolkids instructed to present negative COVID test after Hanukkah break

Ministers on Sunday approved a plan to require school students to present a negative rapid antigen test for COVID-19 when returning to school after...

Double whammy

Consumer prices surge, while income declines South Koreans are bearing the brunt of a double whammy ― soaring consumer prices and declining...

Continuing budget expansion

Spending increase should respond to emergency, stimulate growth Last Friday, the National Assembly passed the 2022 budget of 607.7 trillion won...

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