A Cluster Bomb That Israel's High Court of Justice Will Hopefully Neutralize

Suddenly, common sense and justice seem to be prevailing: The justices have realized the absurdity of the 'tiny plot' regulations that make...

Belated Justice for the Mother Teresa Tank Brigade in Jenin

Israeli hospital: 98% of staff who got 2nd shot have high-level COVID antibodies

A new serological study conducted at an Israeli hospital found that 98 percent of hospital workers who received the second dose of the coronavirus...

Fearing insider attack at Biden inauguration, FBI vetting national guard troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — US defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing US...

PA demands Israel allow East Jerusalemites to take part in Palestinian elections

The Times of Israel liveblogged Monday’s events as they unfolded. The Palestinian Authority is demanding that Israel allow East Jerusalem to take...

Israel’s coming election may be decided on the religious right

The election campaign is now in its least interesting phase, and, arguably, its most important. Sixty-four days out from election day, this is the...

For world’s 1 billion migraine sufferers, COVID a major headache, new film shows

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge pain for everyone, and migraine sufferers are no exception. In fact, many have reported more attacks than...

Former Trump campaign aides played key roles in organizing Washington rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans of US President Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that...

China's faltering performance on economic reform

Xi Jinping's reform failures share a common theme

Model Bar Refaeli’s mother gets COVID in jail; doctors say her life is in danger

The personal physician of Tzipi Refaeli, the mother of supermodel Bar, said on Sunday that her life is in danger and she requires immediate...

Defying education minister’s ban, school goes ahead with rights group’s webinar

The head of Israeli human rights group B’Tselem gave a webinar to students in Haifa on Monday in defiance of an order by Education Minister Yoav...

Meeting Arab mayors, Netanyahu vows to tackle community crime like terrorism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Arab mayors on Sunday night that he would pass a wide-ranging plan to combat violence and crime...

In highest rate in months, 9.1% of virus tests return positive

The Health Ministry on Monday said the percentage of positive coronavirus tests confirmed the previous day was 9.1 percent, the highest level in...

Refugees’ human rights are buried under the snow of the Balkans

Report. Since the explosion of the Syrian crisis opened a breach through the Balkans, violence, denial of rights and abandonment have taken place...

Israeli chef Assaf Granit awarded Michelin star for Paris restaurant Shabour

Israeli chef Assaf Granit’s Shabour restaurant in Paris received its first Michelin star on Monday as the guide announced its annual pick of the...

Ministers to weigh ban on all outbound travel to curb spread of virus

As COVID-19 cases surge and more contagious strains of the coronavirus proliferate, ministers were set to weigh the possibility of banning all non-...

The documentary, MLK/FBI, is just slick propaganda that reveals nothing new about the bureau’s harassment of Martin Luther King

I’ve heard it said that Americans are the most propagandized people on the planet. I think that statement is quite accurate. What makes the...

In idiot America, for equity investors, what difference does it make?

THE DEVIL WILL FIND WORK FOR IDLE HANDS TO DOA friend of mine said to me on Monday: “you won’t be short of something to write this week!”. Not...

Israel’s data-for-vaccines deal with Pfizer raises privacy concerns

AP — After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to...

Zoom bombers shout ‘Jews in the ovens’ at online Holocaust book launch in Italy

JTA — “Zoom bombers” in Italy crashed the online launch of a book about the Holocaust and shouted anti-Semitic abuse, including “Jews, we’ll...

Violating the nuke deal, Iran shows it wants to talk to Biden

Iran announced last week that it would be taking steps toward producing uranium metal, in direct violation of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of...

US Jewish umbrella group: Grant to far-right group linked to DC riot was anomaly

JTA — A grant funneled through a Jewish federation to a group that was accused of funding the Capitol insurrection was an anomaly, said Eric...

Right-wing protesters, some armed, rally outside fortified statehouses across US

AP — Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country...

Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and modern cancel culture

The night before he was murdered, Martin Luther King traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to rally support for striking Black sanitation workers.  On...

Netanyahu hails outgoing US envoy: ‘There was never a better ambassador’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked outgoing US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman for helping secure landmark changes in...

Don’t Say Israeli Occupation, Say Apartheid. Now What?

Apartheid must be fought by breaking its laws, especially the boycott law. The right to call for economic and cultural sanctions on Israel must be...

Asia’s Climate Optimism

HONG KONG – Optimism is in the air in Asia, where the new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has brightened prospects for a...

The Post-Trump Reconstruction of America and the World

WASHINGTON, DC – The inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden on January 20 will usher in momentous change for the better for the United...

Swiss sleuths use text analysis to track down the identity of ‘Q’ behind QAnon

GENEVA (AFP) — The mysterious “Q” behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact...

‘Last voice in the room’: Kamala Harris set for key role in Biden White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president — and the first Black...

Corona Has Broken Us But Vaccinations Won’t Fix Us

This past Wednesday, I was very lucky to receive my second dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Though I am not in the first phase age group for...

How I became a "terrorist"

In recent times, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has embarked on a campaign to label everyone as a “terrorist”. In this rather...

Changing needs for volunteer workers require a new approach

Twenty-six years have passed since the Great Hanshin Earthquake devastated Kobe and caused serious damage in wide areas around the port city in...

Dispute over relief funds

Gyeonggi governor should take some time before executing decision The Gyeonggi Provincial Government has decided to provide another round of...

26 years later, memories of the Kobe earthquake still haunt me

Remembering that day still arouses a painful feeling of shame mixed with embarrassment in me. On Jan. 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck...

Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin

Alexey Navalny, the opposition leader whom the Russian secret police nearly killed with military-grade poison last year, is worried about...

Putting down markers

By John Burton North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his opening bid in dealing with the new administration of President Joe Biden at the eighth...

Biden should end the trade war with China

SHANGHAI – When U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated in a few days, he will quickly move to transform most dimensions of U.S. policy. A...

Saudi Arabia reports dramatic drop in executions in 2020

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Monday reported a sharp drop in executions in 2020, as the kingdom seeks to blunt international criticism of its human...

Akademiki, plejboji in domoljubje

Živ dan nisem izrekel žal besede proti plejbojem. Kaj je lepšega kot uživati življenje v mnogih razsežnostih, da le ni na škodo drugega. Tudi v...

What Did More Damage to the World: COVID-19 or Trump?

Out of all the hot topics in international life over recent times, there are most likely two that vie with each other for primacy: COVID-19 and...

In Russia, cornered Alexei Navalny fights back

Alexei Navalny likely expected to be arrested upon his return to Russia, making his decision to fly back home an extremely courageous move. But his...

The Futility of Leading the World in Vaccinations

As far as vaccinating its population, Israel is leading the world by such a huge margin that the country in second place, the UAE, is just over...

Vaccine Part One

The last time I was this excited about being older was when I could vote, apply for a driver’s license and drink alcohol legally, (not necessarily...

Funerals Lend Perspective on Trump and COVID

(Ten months and) Two Weeks of Loss, by Rabbi Howard J. Goldsmith It has been a very sad few weeks for our congregation. Dear, long-time congregants...

Things could be worse

I have been asked to convey a message to you from the president of the Jewish Self-Flagellation Association, Salisbury York Westminster. He...

Brian Wallace’s Journey to Judaism and Building a Company Producing Infographics

“ The world often overcomplicates things and starts in the middle of the conversation, but what you really need is simplicity to earn someone’s...

Treat ‘Friends of Donald’ the same as ‘Friends of Farrakhan’

Imagine if there were an American politician who, as a real estate magnate in New York, had systematically refused to rent apartments to Jews, then...

The wisdom of surrender

Samuel Beckett turned an obscure 17th-century Christian heresy into an artistic vision and an unusual personal philosophyBy Andy WimbushRead at Aeon

Afghanistan: Unprecedented opportunity for peace is under high pressure

Afghanistan, war-torn for more than 40 years, now has a chance of progressing towards peace. An agreement between the US and the Taliban finally...