Iran says it is producing half a kilo of 20% enriched uranium every day

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said Monday that the country was producing almost 500 grams of uranium enriched to...

Israelis aged 40+ start receiving vaccines in race to halt record infections

All Israelis aged 40 and up can now get a coronavirus vaccine, the Health Ministry announced Tuesday, with the rapid inoculation campaign gaining...

Palestinians expected to receive first shipment of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

The Palestinian Authority will receive the first 5,000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine on Tuesday, intended to innoculate hospital and...

Morocco 2nd Arab country to promote combating anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism

JTA — A Moroccan institution has, with official government backing, signed an agreement with the US State Department to combat anti-Semitism and...

Israel passes 10,000 daily infections for first time since start of pandemic

For the first time since the pandemic began, more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed Monday in Israel, despite the ongoing nationwide...

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Suga’s policy speech gets an ‘F’ on pandemic, other points

This year’s ordinary Diet session was convened on Jan. 18 amid Japan’s spiraling COVID-19 crisis, which has forced Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...

Israel’s virus czar says 1st dose less effective than Pfizer suggested — report

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen. Coronavirus czar Nachman Ash says the first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine...

Biden ponders the trans-Atlantic option to press China

A friend who works on Northeast Asian issues is moving to Spain from the United States. He quickly assured me that he wasn’t retiring. In fact,...

Israel- and Dubai-based investors set up $100 million tech debt fund

Liquidity Capital, a Tel Aviv-based fund manager that offers companies financing against future revenues, said Tuesday it will set up a joint $100...

Pompeo's attempts to link Iran to Al-Qaeda reveal the failure of 'maximum pressure'

Last week, the outgoing US Secretary of State and former head of the CIA, Mike Pompeo, announced a flurry of last-minute sanctions against rivals...

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and frail people: too early to make firm conclusions

Reports of about 30 deaths among elderly nursing home residents who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have made international headlines.With...

Tu BiShvat Seder – 5781 (Covid 19 Edition) part 5 of 5

כוונה – ההו”י – וצדק ה תהי ה לנ ו כ י ( דברים ו:כה)   Pears – אגסים כוונה – היה”ו –...

The fate of the Conte 3 government rests with the Sentate Tuesday

Analysis. The government may survive, but for how long? For the M5S, preventing the return of Renzi is essential. Peace within the Movement depends...

Knock, Knock World…Can You Hear Me?

What does freedom of speech really mean? While living in Iran, I tried as hard as I could to hide my Jewishness. This was especially true while I...

Istanbul’s Greeks from the kitchen window

Meri Çevik Simyonidis is the author of several books on Istanbul Greek cuisine including “My Istanbul, My Taste, My Life”, “Once Upon a...

A political stress test: U.S. and Turkey

For many in Turkey, seeing the U.S. Capitol building being stormed by a disillusioned mob conjured memories of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt....

Revving up electric car industry, Israeli firm develops 5-minute-charge battery

Israeli company StoreDot announced Tuesday that in a landmark achievement in the electric vehicle industry, it had managed to develop the world’s...

MAGA’s ironic legacy will be amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants

Donald Trump in 2016 not only was the biggest Republican presidential candidate in recent history to have such strong opposition to illegal...

‘Promising Young Woman’ is a #MeToo revenge fantasy that is galling for its unashamed hatred of men, but glorious for its artistry

This article contains spoilers for the film ‘Promising Young Woman’. Sometimes a movie says something you intensely dislike, but they say it so...

Palestinian shipment of Russian Sputnik vaccine delayed

A shipment of 5,000 Russian vaccines sent to the Palestinian Authority has been delayed, the Palestinian Authority informed Israel on Tuesday. The...

Biden picks transgender Jewish woman as assistant US health secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health,...

Ice Hockey Federation gets Belarus decision right, perhaps a bit late

The Ice Hockey Federation stripped Belarus of hosting the 2021 World Championship. This was the right move, but it's hard to escape the impression...

WhatsApp’s new terms of service? Kiss your privacy goodbye

“I have read the terms of service and I approve them all.” Sound familiar? Let’s face it: Most of us don’t even bother to read the terms of...

The Worst Man in America Is No Longer President

The ‘pro-life’ president ended his term with unprecedented executions, a health crisis rivaling a world war and a climate catastrophe. Thank God...

The Ethics of Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccination

MELBOURNE – Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, policymakers are wrestling with the question of how to distribute them quickly and...

The risks of ‘long Covid’ are devastating, especially to those with underlying health problems – it’s killing thousands

The new paper by UK university researchers and government statisticians provides a sobering message that getting out of hospital may not be the end...

Why has Israel banned Jenin, Jenin? It fears the Palestinian narrative

On 11 January, Israel's Lod District Court ruled against Palestinian film-maker Mahmoud Bakri, and ordered him to pay hefty compensation to an...

Polish Holocaust scholars on trial for suggesting mayor helped kill 22 Jews

JTA — Two well-known Polish Holocaust historians are on trial for alleged defamation over their claim that the late mayor of a town near Warsaw...

Four Ways Biden Can Boost the Global Economy

NEW DELHI – On January 6, when a mob of US President Donald Trump’s supporters breached the Capitol with shocking ease, the world’s...

Trade in personal data is here to stay

This is the fifth installment of a series in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)...

Arab League chief hopes Biden changes Trump policies, revives 2-state solution

The head of the Arab League expressed hope Monday that the Biden administration will change US President Donald Trump’s policies and launch a...

Turkish economy at low tide

After the November 6 dismissals from the economy management, prominent politicians Lütfi Elvan and Naci Ağbal took over, both known for their...

How much longer are we going to ignore Karim Younis and other Palestinian prisoners?

How many people have heard of Karim Younis? If his name means very little to you, that's probably because you were a child or not even born when he...

Netanyahu’s envoy Dermer departs US, but to Democrats he’s been gone for years

NEW YORK — In 2017, Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer gave a speech to a new organization formed to bolster Jewish support for the...

‘One Night in Miami’ isn’t a commentary on current racial strife… instead it illustrates how far America has actually come on race

The new Amazon film, ‘One Night in Miami ’, is generating critical adoration for its powerful performances and for its supposedly timely social...

US must not underestimate the risks of the Trump cult

Japan's experiences offers a bitter lesson for America

Trump expected to commute sentence of disgraced NY power broker Sheldon Silver

(JTA) — Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former speaker of the New York State Assembly, is among the last tranche of people President Donald Trump...

Born on the 4th: Israeli parties look to US playbook for pandemic-era campaigns

Forget about kissing babies. Forget trips through open-air markets thronged with shoppers and supporters. Forget mass rallies at Rabin Square and...

A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases

The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate...

Jewish groups urge quick confirmation for Biden Homeland Security nominee

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Union expressed confidence in US President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro...

Lambasting ‘inciter’ Trump, settler leader expresses relief president on way out

A top settler leader is pushing back against the narrative that his movement received a major boost during Donald Trump’s four years in the White...

After years of waiting to see their children, Mideast moms count days to Biden

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Syrian mother Dahouk Idriss says she can’t wait for US President-elect Joe Biden to be inaugurated Wednesday, so she...

(POGLED) Evropa po brexitu. Katera vprašanja so odprta?

"Združeni narodi niso bili ustanovljeni zato, da bi človeštvo popeljali v nebesa, ampak zato, da bi človeštvo rešili pred peklom," je nekoč...

Overcoming COVID-19 crisis

Severe job losses more than offset export's recovery The Korean economy has recovered about 80 percent of its vigor from the depths it had plunged...

Out of touch with reality

Moon should face truth in dealing with North Korea President Moon Jae-in failed to present any new policies or overtures at his New Year press...

Break corrupt ties

Samsung should have transparent governance Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was put behind bars again Monday immediately after he was...

Ivanka Trump: Perfect Cover for an Antisemitic, Racist, Conspiracy-loving GOP

The Republican Party has sent the vanguard of a noisy new generation of racists, antisemitism appeasers and insurrectionist-enablers into Congress....

Prime Minister Suga, you can’t beat COVID-19 by boring it to death

It was such an utter letdown, it made me slump to the floor. I am referring to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's first policy speech as prime...