Ayelet Shaked, Don't Deport This Israeli Child

“You started the naturalization process because of marriage, not widowhood.” That’s what the Interior Ministry told Kultida Lev, a Thai national...

In echo of excommunication, top Spinoza scholar banned from Amsterdam synagogue

JTA — More than 350 years after Baruch Spinoza was excommunicated from the Spanish-Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam, a leader of the...

Israeli natural bodybuilder pumped to receive silver medal at world championships

All of Israeli bodybuilder Lavie Kafra‘s years of hard work at the gym and strict dietary discipline paid off when he earned the silver medal at...

French far-right pundit Zemmour expected to announce presidential run

PARIS (AFP) — French far-right media pundit Eric Zemmour will announce on Tuesday that he will run for president in next year’s election, his...

Who Gains From Ethiopia Tigray War?

If you want to know who is likely to be at war, just look at who is given the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian (NATO) Parliament. Obama got it...

Who Can Make an Atom Bomb Faster? Iran or Japan?

Tensions over the proliferation of nuclear weapons have recently increased significantly amid problems with the nuclear deal with Iran, of which...

Biden’s Democracy Summit: America’s Push for World Domination

On December 9 and 10 the American President will host a virtual meeting titled a “Democracy Summit” with participation from many countries with...

VOX POPULI: ‘Oya-gacha’ is far more than just a new buzzword

Children don't get to choose their parents. Life is like a lottery, in that winning or losing depends entirely on who your parents are. In fact,...

In the United States, injustice is built into the system

Commentary. From Ahmaud Arbery to Malcolm X, judicial apartheid towards Blacks is an unavoidable constant in American history. written by Luca...

Appearing in Jerusalem, Black Eyed Peas frontman rejects calls to boycott Israel

AP — The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am said Monday that politics do not dictate his actions, and that pressure from pro-Palestinian activists did...

Israel's Leftists Seek the Last Refuge of Liberal Scoundrels

As they say in French politics, plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. Nothing beats...

Firm behind disputed UAE-Eilat oil pipeline: Ministries don’t have right to see deal

The head of state company that inked a contentious deal with the United Arab Emirates to transport its oil from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean...

Martin Indyk says Kissinger’s Machiavellian tactics helped stabilize Israel, Mideast

Martin Indyk has spent a significant part of his working life as a diplomatic mediator between Israel and the United States. Under the Clinton...

Thank You Shlomo Sand, We’ll Take It From Here

“The social-democratic left is dead,” says historian Shlomo Sand in an interview published Friday in Haaretz. Sand’s eulogy is in such sharp...

Boebert in call refuses to apologize to Ilhan Omar for suicide bomber quip

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado was harshly criticized for making anti-Muslim comments about...

Barbados ditches the Queen – and it’s China’s fault?

This week is a significant one for Barbados as it removes Britain’s monarch as its head of state, having made the decision to become a republic. ...

India to Repeal Three Anti-farm Laws

On November 19, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a very remarkable statement referring to the government’s decision to repeal three laws...

After decades of tormenting Jews, South Park’s Cartman converts to Judaism

JTA — One of television’s most notorious cartoon antisemites is now an Orthodox rabbi. Eric Cartman, the egomaniacal, hate speech-spouting...

EDITORIAL: Japan must respond quickly to threat posed by Omicron