Medics back hospital accused of murder on unvaccinated COVID patient’s tombstone

Medical centers across the country on Monday voiced support for a hospital accused of murder in the inscription on the headstone of an unvaccinated...

Israel lifts travel warning to Morocco after more than a decade

The National Security Council on Monday canceled a travel warning on Morocco that has been in effect for over a decade. In a statement, the council...

12-time All-Star Dolph Schayes voted one of the 75 best players in NBA history

JTA — Twelve-time NBA All-Star Dolph Schayes is the only Jewish player on the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, a list created by a panel including...

With 1.75 million unvaxxed or not boosted, Israel risks dropping ball – expert

Israel is in danger of repeating its past mistakes and failing to protect itself against the next COVID wave, a top expert has warned, as the...

Sunrise DC says sorry for singling out Jewish groups, still opposes Zionism

JTA — Days after calling for a rally organizer to remove three Jewish advocacy groups from participating in a rally due to their Zionist beliefs,...

The Sound is Loud and Clear: Will Jews Listen?

The book jacket of David Baddiel’s new must-read Jews Don’t Count reads: “How identity politics failed one particular identity.” In it,...

Should You Buy a Home in the US?

NEW HAVEN – A few days ago, I got an email from a man who chastised me for my skepticism about investing in housing today. He identified himself as...

The Lebanese people are living in terror

I have become very cautious when writing or reading an article using the phrase "unprecedented" or "not the same as before" when referring to an...

Asia Pacific must fix its broken vaccine system

Prevailing zero-sum mentality and parochialism need to be overcome

International rules make US-China conflict more likely

Cross-border principles governing conduct only exist if they are accepted by states

Health Ministry says new Delta mutation AY4.2 appears to be 15% more infectious

Israel’s Health Ministry said that the recently discovered subvariant of the Delta coronavirus, known as AY4.2, appears to be 15 percent more...

A Stain Upon Israel

The government’s declaration of civil society organizations in the West Bank as terrorist organizations is a destructive folly that tarnishes all...

IAF to start training for strike on Iran nuke program in coming months

The Israeli Air Force will begin practicing for a strike on Iran’s nuclear program beginning next year, having set aside funding and updated its...

Settlers allegedly pepper-spray rights activists in West Bank

Settlers from a West Bank settlement attacked volunteers helping Palestinian olive farmers on Monday, the Rabbis for Human Rights group said,...

Sudanese diplomat to Israeli TV: Coup won’t dramatically impact normalization

A senior Sudanese diplomat was quoted Monday by Israel’s public broadcaster as saying that the military’s takeover of the country was not expected...

(NA ZAHODU NIČ NOVEGA) Pritlehni šarmer buržoazije

Konec septembra so se na demografskem vrhu v Budimpešti zbrali glede družinskih vrednot zaskrbljeni voditelji iz vzhodne Evrope in z zahodnega...

Apple once threatened Facebook ban over abuse of maids in Middle East

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the...

Swedish agency suggests exercise in which students argue Holocaust didn’t happen

JTA — Sweden’s National Agency for Education recommended that teachers should make students try to prove that the Holocaust never happened, as...

Sen o definitíve

Keď hlava štátu hovorí, že novela otvára priestor na odvolanie zamestnanca z riadiacej pozície bez uvedenia dôvodu, a teda iba...

Iran’s excuses to avoid nuclear talks are ‘wearing thin’ – US official

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley on Monday said Iran’s explanations for for staying away from nuclear talks in Vienna are “wearing thin,”...

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works in kids 6-11

AP — Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its...

Sudan military fires on anti-coup protesters, killing 3 — medics

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military seized power Monday, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the prime minister....

Jews And Crime In Medieval Europe

Jews, having been accused of killing Christ, were generally perceived as criminals and murderers in medieval and early modern Europe. Prejudiced...

A Religious Voice of Reason: Remembering Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Monday evening, the 20th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, marks a full year since the tragic passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Over the last...

Jonathan Sacks, morality and Facebook algorithms

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” –Pogo, Walt Kelly Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen probably thought she’d driven her message home...

Death May Be a Blessing (1 Kings 1:1-31)

The book of Kings opens with a description of a once powerful king whose life is ebbing away: “King David was now old, advanced in years…” (1:1)...

Onions, Food for the Hungry and Greeting Each Other

She stood there, carefully examining the onion. It was not perfect. It had flaws; a piece had been cut off presumably to discard some of its rot....

Between Vayera and Chaye Sara

The pinnacle of Vayera (and the entire life of Avraham) is the Akeda. Based on the divisions of the parshiot, it would seem that after the event,...

Don’t give me your kidney!

“As is widely known, Culture and Sports Minister Chili Tropper donated a kidney to a man he didn’t know. His brother Avishai did so as well....

If Not Now, When? On Old Age And…

Now Abraham was old, well on in years, and Hashem blessed Abraham with everything.   Bereishit 24:1 Not long ago, another weekly began posting...

Censor the internet or face more riots: Facebook ‘whistleblower’ tells lawmakers exactly what they want to hear

Haugen appeared before the UK’s parliament on Monday in a bid to convince lawmakers that Facebook needs more regulation. In her testimony to a...

My Bubbe’s Neighborhood is a Memorial

This website was developed by the city of Konstanz to commemorate the deportation of the final 112 Jewish individuals from the city on October 22,...

Nebezpečná Kollárova hra s nemocnicami

Paralelne tak robí aj podpredseda Hlasu a bývalý minister zdravotníctva prvej Ficovej vlády Richard Raši. Občan má už pomaly problém...

International rules make U.S.-China conflict more likely

Cross-border principles governing conduct only exist if they are accepted by states

IS bride sentence an important sign to Yazidis

The Munich trial of a German IS bride wasn't just about the death of an enslaved 5-year-old Yazidi girl in Iraq. It was about justice for genocide,...

Avoiding Burnout While Working 7 Days a Week

Must Taiwan Remain Invisible for the Next 50 Years?

October 25 of this year marks the 50th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, which, in 1971, seated the People’s...

Israel to be represented at Glasgow climate talks by 120-strong delegation

Israel will be represented at the United Nations COP26 Climate Talks in Glasgow, Scotland, by a delegation of 120 people drawn from the Knesset,...

Diabetes reversed in mice for 4 months, after one-time implant from Israeli lab

Using a one-time implant, Israeli scientists have corrected blood sugar levels in diabetic mice for months — and say the procedure may be...

German Islamic State woman gets 10 years for war crime death of Yazidi girl

MUNICH (AFP) — A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman who joined the Islamic State group to 10 years in prison over the war crime of...

China must restore growth or face economic uncertainty

BEIJING – China is having an eventful month, marked by proliferating power-supply disruptions and the debt crisis of the country’s...

European parliament vote and support of Palestinian refugees

The European Parliament's vote in favour of a recommendation to raise the annual support provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...

Telenor in Myanmar: Norway’s Human Rights Reputation Is On the Line

Norway is a global leader when it comes to protecting human rights defenders. It leads related negotiations at the United Nations Human Rights...

Israeli missiles said to target Syrian forces near Golan Heights border

An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at Syrian forces based near Israel’s border on the Golan Heights early Monday, Arabic reports said....

Prepare for a stock market crash and take stock of a golden opportunity

Among traders, there have through the decades been two bits of perennial advice, “sell in May and go away” after the bulk of the year’s returns...

EU condemns Israel over plans to build 1,300 new settlement homes

The European Union on Monday criticized Israel’s declaration that it will build over 1,300 new homes in West Bank settlements. “Settlements are...

Lapid tacitly criticizes new settler homes amid coalition tensions

Amid growing signs of coalition infighting, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday said that government ministers were successfully dealing with...

Diversify battery portfolio

Time for Korean companies to stave off Chinese offensive Tesla has unveiled a plan to shift to a less expensive battery for its electric vehicles....

‘A cornerstone of repression’: Fresh claims raise fears over Iran prison abuses

PARIS, France (AFP) — A lawyer who is said to have bitten off part of his tongue after being injected with an unknown substance. Videos showing...

Jerusalem art event Manofim to open along Railway Park

Jerusalem’s Manofim contemporary art festival celebrates its 13th season this year, opening Tuesday on Railway Park (Park Hamesila), a...