Russia’s antisemitism aimed at Zelensky is a variant of a very old European virus

The Conversation via AP — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, was asked in May 2022 how Russia could claim that...

China is steadily wiping out German industry

National strategy that defined Angela Merkel era has run its course

Panel okays 12.5% increase in funds for party election campaigns

A key committee on Wednesday approved increasing public funding for political parties’ election campaigns by 12.5 percent. The Public Committee...

The El Sal­vador di­aries: A day in the life of a nev­er-end­ing war

My Salvadoran friend “Alfredo” is 49 years old and resides in the nation’s capital of San Salvador in a neighbourhood called “10 de Octubre”...

What NATO’s new strategic concept means for China

During the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) latest summit in Madrid, the alliance cobbled together its first “strategic concept”...

Poll shows Shaked’s Yamina winning 5 seats, capable of giving Netanyahu a majority

A snap opinion poll published by Channel 12 showed that the Yamina party, whose leadership was publicly handed over by outgoing Prime Minister...

As NATO expands with Sweden and Finland, Putin slams ‘imperial’ alliance

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The United States vowed to reinforce Europe’s defenses in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as NATO declared...

COVID vaccines halved infection in kids during winter, Israeli study finds

The world’s largest study on COVID vaccines and kids has found that they halved the risk of COVID infection during Israel’s winter wave. The...

‘This isn’t how you run a session!’: Knesset sees rowdy, venomous final meeting

Coalition and opposition lawmakers let fly at each other Thursday morning as the Knesset convened to disperse itself, having failed to do so at a...

International artists return to Jerusalem Jazz Festival

When the 8th Jerusalem Jazz Festival runs at the Israel Museum July 5-7, it will be the first in several years to feature international artists....

Is Crypto in Terminal Decline?

Daily Briefing June 30: 11th-hour drama as the Knesset officially disbands, finally

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 world,...

(POGLED) In potem je Urškino dejanje prevpilo vse Kosovelove udarne citate. Oh, Uršika zala, zdaj tebi gorje!

- Zadnja proslava ob počastitvi 31. dneva državnosti prejšnji petek na Kongresnem trgu prestolnice je bila pričakovana z večjim vznemirjenjem....

Health Ministry panel unanimously backs COVID vaccines for children over 6 months

The Health Ministry’s advisory panel on infectious diseases voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend approving the COVID-19 vaccine for...

Knesset disbands, sets elections for November 1; Lapid to become PM at midnight

Israel’s Knesset voted to disband itself Thursday morning, a little over 14 months after it convened and a year after the government was sworn...

Lapid at PM handover ceremony with Bennett: ‘The job is bigger than all of us’

Outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a transition of power ceremony and handover briefing for incoming prime minister Yair Lapid on...

Trump has steered himself into a legal morass

We’ve run out of words to describe the magnitude of the evidence unearthed by the House Jan. 6 committee, or the enormity of what former U.S....

Out of the forest

We have thought of humans for a century or more as creatures of the savannah, shaped in every way by grassland life. Not so - by Patrick Roberts...

4-month-old boy dies in Elad after being left by father in car for three hours

A 4-month-old boy died Thursday after being left by his father in a car for over three hours in the central ultra-Orthodox city of Elad. Paramedics...

‘No progress made’: US blames Iran for failure of indirect nuclear talks

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) –Indirect talks in Qatar’s capital between Iran and the US on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal have concluded with “no progress...

Is the understated Lapid betting a scathing, divisive Netanyahu will defeat himself?

An earthquake hit northern Israel on Wednesday evening, just as outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was wrapping up the final business of his...

God Bless Israel

Who do you think would be more likely to buy a shirt with the phrase “God bless Israel” on it, a Jew, or a Christian?”  If you answered “a...

No, They Don’t Want to be Friends

This was clearly a low point for the Jewish people. It was the fortieth year of the sojourn by the Jewish people in the desert, and they were...

Abortion Rights in Israel Are Safe

The overruling of Roe vs. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court has raised concerns here in Israel too. Voices on the left have hinted, or stated...

In final legislative blitz, MKs pass Omicron grants, sex abuse protections

In its final legislative efforts before dispersing ahead of the next election, the 24th Knesset on Thursday passed a series of bills agreed to by...

Ex-Bennett aide: He gave in to political ‘blackmail,’ failed at management

Shimrit Meir, a top diplomatic adviser to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who resigned from her position last month, said in an interview...

The Education Ministry Is Ruining Israeli Schools

The K-12 education system has a terminal illness. It has big problems and low achievement. But Israel Teachers Union head Yaffa Ben-David doesn’t...

Russian forces leave strategic Snake Island; Ukraine claims they were driven off

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they have faced relentless...

NATO vows to guard ‘every inch of territory’ as Russia fumes

MADRID (AP) — An unstable world could get even more dangerous if NATO does not remain strong and united, the head of the alliance said Thursday at...

Trump says he’d consider endorsing Netanyahu despite past ‘disappointment’

Former US president Donald Trump said Thursday that he would consider endorsing Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election even...

(POGLEDI) "Glej, moraš razumet ..."

"Glej, moraš razumet," s temi besedami se je, odkar pomnim, začel vsak pogovor, v katerem mi je ta ali oni poznavalec ameriške stvarnosti...

What a Netanyahu Comeback Could Mean for Abortion Rights

People the world over were shocked. The United States, the symbol of democracy, and its Constitution, which was synonymous with concern for...

The Blessing of the Religious Atheist in Haarlem

God for Atheists 4 As many of my readers know, I am the child of a mixed marriage where my father was Jewish, and my mother was not. I converted...

Banning Anna Netrebko Like the Israelites

“I am not guilty. I am guilty of nothing,” declared Anna Netrebko, proving that she is as deaf as the spies who used the Hebrew word for...

The last day of school: A mother’s lament

It is the last night, the last night before the last day of elementary school, and we are having a meltdown. It is a minor one, just a little bit...

One positive outcome of the Biden visit to Israel

President Biden is making an untimely visit to Israel (and Saudi Arabia) in July. I understand his visit to the Saudis as he has to grovel at their...

Palestinians reject international impositions on themselves and their land

A recent poll by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research showed that there is significant disillusion with Palestinian politics....

In no particular order: My adventures of commenting on the Dobbs case

I do not consider myself to be an anti-abortion activist. I am just a highly biased and opinionated guy who speaks his mind, and who views the...

Europe’s Fate and Ukraine’s Survival

Who and what to do first to tackle global climate emergency

By Jang Daul High temperatures scorched the Earth in June, including in North America, Europe, Russia, India and China. We, people in South Korea,...

VOX POPULI: GPS functions on our devices have rusted over the mind’s compass

I have lately become completely dependent on a car navigation system whenever I am out of town on a reporting assignment and need to drive. "Turn...

EDITORIAL: Legal systems for marriage, family should match societal changes

People’s values and lifestyles are becoming increasingly more diverse. Some 510,000 couples tied the knot in Japan last year, only about half the...

Arab World on the Eve of Joe Biden’s Visit

The Arab world seems to be not only making successful attempts at unification, but also seeking to play a more active role on the international...

Hormone-rich meat still reaches Egyptian tables

At Damo Farm in Al-Fayoum Governorate to the south of Cairo, calves weigh 550 kilograms each, and yet just six months ago they entered the farm...

Israeli cops said to tell Greece that arrested man’s ID number doesn’t match warrant

The lawyer of an Israeli man held in Greece for alleged drug trafficking expressed confidence Wednesday that his client would soon be released...

The Glob­al South has the pow­er to force rad­i­cal cli­mate ac­tion

During the past several years it has become clear that the international climate negotiations are failing to address the climate crisis. Existing...

Modi’s crit­ics have a pre­car­i­ous life in In­dia

On June 16, the Supreme Court of India cautioned the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state government against taking punitive actions targeting those who...

The Fed­er­al­ist So­ci­ety: Ar­chi­tects of the Amer­i­can dystopia

Last week was one of the most consequential weeks in the history of the United States Supreme Court – and perhaps that of the country itself. In...

Lawmakers head back to Knesset for dispersal vote; Lapid set to become PM

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. No agreement has been reached to pass a bill to enable the creation of a...

3 Israelis, including IDF commander, lightly wounded in clashes at Joseph’s Tomb

Palestinian gunmen opened fire during clashes with IDF troops guarding worshipers at a Jewish shrine in West Bank early Thursday, lightly wounding...