Fashion icon Bernie Sanders steals show at inauguration

Amid the designer outfits and formal elegance on display at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, an unlikely fashion icon emerged...

Israeli immunity hinges on Palestinians getting COVID shots too, doctors say

Ahmad Sheib, a Palestinian resident of Tulkarem, has followed news of the stunningly successful Israeli vaccination drive against coronavirus with...

UAE reportedly signs for purchase of F-35s an hour before Biden sworn in

The United Arab Emirates reportedly signed an agreement to purchase 50 F-35s and 18 advanced Reaper drones from the US in what was President Donald...

Harris swears in 3 new Senators making Schumer first Jewish majority leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after US President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the majority for...

With 15 strokes of a pen, Biden reverses Trump on climate, virus and immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Joe Biden moved swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump’s legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of...

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Stars come out for packed Biden-Harris inauguration concert

Fireworks burst over the White House Wednesday for a star-studded night of socially distanced music celebrating incoming US President Joe Biden, a...

To ni normalno

V navdušenju sem poklical prijatelja, ki živi na Obali. »Izmisli si nekaj in pridi v Ljubljano,« sem ga nagovarjal, naj krši strogo prepoved...

A better alternative to loving every fellow Jew

“We must love every Jew” much reminds me of “We must fully repent.” These both are nice goals for on our deathbeds but for everyday life, they...

The Trumpist insurrection is the watershed of US decline

Commentary. How does one dialogue with the half of the country that is anti-vaccine and, at the same time, physiologically immune to dialogue...

Why we should worry about Twitter blocking Trump

Commentary. An acceptance of such patterns of control empowers corporate and financial elites to serve as guardians of civic virtue despite their...

Is the American Jewish community broken?

It seems a little bit apropos that the Parsha HaShavuah for President Joe Biden’s inauguration is Parshas Bo, the start of the story of the...

Civility is Overrated

This post, which will focus on what might be going wrong with communication in this country (and, on a smaller scale, individually)  developed from...

Female ministers' exits

President should keep campaign pledge to keep 30 percent share President Moon Jae-in's reshuffle of three Cabinet members Wednesday sharply lowered...

50 years after her death, magic of Coco Chanel still captivates us

French fashion designer and businesswoman Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) once famously declared, "I don't do fashion. I am fashion."  The...

Dealing with Biden

By Donald Kirk For starters, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un never began to give up his nuclear program after his summit with Donald Trump in...

46th president: Familiar problems, a new beginning

Wednesday at noon, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took their respective oaths of office to become the nation's next president and vice president. Many...

What America needs is hearty laugh

By Tom Purcell America could use a hearty laugh right now, but laughter doesn't come easily because too many Americans have lost their sense of...

Middle East braces for fallout of US―China divide

This is the first of a two-part article written by Dr. James M. Dorsey, a Middle East expert, about the rivalry in the Middle East between the U.S....

New Year's retribution

By Jase Graves Unlike most years, I decided to start 2021 with a few resolutions that I hope will make me a better husband, father and member of...

How should higher education change?

By Kumar Vikrant The ongoing pandemic has proven to be an eye-opener regarding the lens through which we view our higher education...

How Japan can help the U.K. meet its China challenge

The United Kingdom, which has been struggling with the novel coronavirus pandemic and has one of the highest totals of COVID-19 related deaths, has...

Global migration drops dramatically due to COVID-19

By John J. Metzler Global migration which has surged in recent years has dropped dramatically since the COVID-19 virus closed national borders and...

New start for all

Time to strengthen Korea-US alliance Joe Biden was sworn in as the new president of the United Sates on Wednesday, raising the hope that his...

Malaysia's king works to restore public trust in the monarchy

Royal sensibilities offended by UMNO's ruthless attempts to depose government

Uganda’s Choice

On January 14, Uganda held presidential and parliamentary elections in which the main struggle was between the current head of state, who has been...

Does it really matter what Kamala is wearing?

You are sure to have seen the cover of the February issue of Vogue even if you don’t hold a lifelong subscription to this women’s fashion...

Bo – Leaving Denial and Chaos Behind

As an archetype, Pharaoh is not a bad actor, he is simply an aspect of each one of us, our being in denial and thus chaotically attending to too...

What’s New?

In the middle of this week’s Torah reading there’s an abrupt change in the very nature of our text. For 61 chapters we’ve been following...

For 1st time since October, Israel’s transmission rate shows outbreak slowing

Israel’s coronavirus transmission rate dropped below 1 for the first time since the end of October, meaning that the number of active cases is...

A COVID genocide in Americas?

By Federico Finchelstein and Jason Stanley NEW YORK ― Many commentators seeking to understand Donald Trump and Trumpism have found clarity in...

Trump pardoning spree a windfall for well-connected fraudsters

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former US congressman who pocketed millions of dollars in bribes from defense contractors. A Republican fundraiser who was...

Blood on rabbis’ hands, Haredi emergency chief says after mom’s COVID death

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav waged an uphill battle for virus vigilance in the ultra-Orthodox community. But even his mother didn’t listen — and held a...

Netanyahu needs Lapid as his chief rival, or he’ll really be saying ‘gevalt’

There are certain unwritten rules to Israeli election campaigns, patterns of behavior embedded in the electoral system and in the way Israelis...

Charedi Behavior is Putting American Jews in Harm’s Way

Last month some 10,000 chassidim participated in an unmasked ball in Williamsburg Brooklyn. The occasion was the wedding of a grandchild of one of...

The Israelisation of US foreign policy is hard to reverse

One of the US foreign policy standards is supporting Israel at all levels, even if that means violating international laws and norms. Every new US...

We Trump voters will not be ‘canceled’ or silenced

The last two weeks have been excruciating for Trump voters. Virtually all major media, the intelligentsia, all the Democrats, and even many...

Shuttle diplomacy: UN envoy Erdan steps into role as Israel’s Ambassador to US

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan took on the additional role of Ambassador to the US on Thursday, replacing Ron Dermer who held the...

PA premier: Abbas to run as Fatah candidate in Palestinian presidential election

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will be the ruling Fatah party’s presidential nominee in the scheduled Palestinian election, PA...

‘Where’s the storm?’ Biden inauguration leaves QAnon adherents reeling

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (AP) — For years, legions of QAnon conspiracy theory adherents encouraged one another to “trust the plan” as they waited...

No stones unturned: How Israel has some of the best security measures worldwide

WELCOME TO TEL AVIV. Despite what you may have heard in the news, Israel is most likely one of the safest places you’ve ever touched down in, and...

More than a dozen Jews, but no Sheldon Silver, among Trump’s last-minute pardons

JTA — In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump awarded clemency to more than a dozen Jews who had been convicted of crimes — but not...

Jon Ossoff sworn into Senate seat holding historic book of Hebrew scripture

Jewish millennial Jon Ossoff became Sen. Jon Ossoff on Wednesday afternoon at a socially distanced swearing-in ceremony in the Senate chambers...

For Israel's Education Minister, School Is a Bore

(POGLED) Strici so mi povedali efekt. Štajerščina ni ne manjvredna ne prekleta

Ob novi nacionalkini krimi seriji Primeri inšpektorja Vrenka, prvič umeščeni v Maribor, se je vnovič razplamtela stara dobra debata o jeziku v...

Biden will be severely tested in ability to restore world order

Never has a new U.S. president been sworn in amid such a depressing atmosphere. Usually, a presidential inauguration in the United States is a...

Qatar beats Egypt to lead negotiations with Iran

The Gulf reconciliation between Qatar and the blockading Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Bahrain) was a positive step for the Gulf...

Syria and Israel: Between Biden and Putin

Israel has been talking about Syrian messages, indicating Damascus's desire to normalise relations with it. Meanwhile, Syrian sources from Ankara...

New start for all

Time to strengthen Korea-US alliance Joe Biden was sworn in as the new president of the United Sates on Wednesday, raising the hope that his...

Rare twin suicide bomb attacks kill at least 20 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD — A rare twin suicide bombing killed at least 20 people on a bustling commercial street in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday, authorities...