Israel Police Are Throttling the Protests

Ethiopia’s prime minister trades his Nobel Peace Prize for civil war

We may be long past holding laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize to its lofty standards — the cruel cynicism of Henry Kissinger and open bigotry of...

Technology is the new border enforcer, and it discriminates

Across the globe, an unprecedented number of people are on the move due to conflict, instability, environmental disasters, and poverty. As a...

The EU suffered a major loss in Nagorno-Karabakh

Earlier this month Russian President Vladimir Putin huddled with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev,...

Israelis don't need visas for South Africa, but Palestinians do; why the double standards?

When I applauded Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan for his firm stance against "normalisation" with Israel earlier this month, a friend posed an...

Mastercard ranks Israel as best country for female entrepreneurs

Mastercard has ranked Israel as the best country for women entrepreneurs, for the first time in the four-year history of the rankings by the global...

In threat to Iran, US sends heavy bombers to Middle East via Israel

The United States this week rapidly deployed several heavy bombers to the Middle East this week in an apparent threat to Iran, amid swirling...

Guests to White House Hanukkah party hesitant to attend due to coronavirus

NEW YORK — While the White House is moving forward with plans to hold its annual Hanukkah party next month, some of those invited are thinking...

A Boston Synagogue Compares Trump to Hitler

Imagine the juxtaposition. On Saturday, 21st November, the New York Times published a half page article titled, “For Netanyahu and Israel,...

Quebec eases virus rules for Christmas gatherings, but not Hanukkah

JTA — Jewish groups in Quebec are expressing dismay after the province announced a plan to allow small gatherings at Christmas but said...

Regrettable ruling

Prosecution must do its utmost to seize ex-president's residence fully A Seoul court has put the brakes on the prosecution's move to seize former...

Chinese FM's visit

Seoul, Beijing should cerement ties for peace Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi plans to visit Seoul from Nov. 25 to 27 for talks with his South...

Confusion over Go To drive due to poor ability to communicate

The government decided Nov. 21 to scale down “Go To” state subsidy programs aimed at propping up the hospitality industry pummeled by the new...

Haaretz Cartoon

‘Personally,’ a word used to escape culture of conformity

The word “personally” is all the rage in Japan. It seems too many Japanese are saying this word before expressing their opinions. But it might...

Will Netanyahu Hail Pollard as a Hero to Bait Biden?

It would be a serious miscalculation for Israel to call attention right now to one of the most damaging sagas in both the history of the American-...

Heed CDC on holidays. Not the radiologist

In the three months since President Donald Trump made Dr. Scott Atlas ― a radiologist, not an epidemiologist or specialist in infectious diseases...

Korea and China in Biden era

By John Burton If there was one overarching theme about President Donald Trump's policy toward Asia, it was growing power competition with China....

China reshaping regional order

By Andrew Hammond China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and more than 10 other Asia-Pacific countries signed on Nov. 15 the Regional Comprehensive...

Actress Yun In-ja, a flower of Korea

By Choe Chong-dae Yun In-ja (1923-2012) is better known as an actress who appeared in many films than she is for her real-life role in supporting...

Joe Biden Formula

By Javier Solana MADRID ― There is an eternal debate about how much leadership and personality matter in international relations. But after the...

I am 30 years old and have never voted in my country of birth

Following the ongoing saga of the US presidential election over the past few weeks, it occurred to me that I am 30 years old and have never voted...

RCEP Agreement Signed; Without India

Contrary to the skepticism of the author a year ago, on 15 November of this year, during one of the (video) summits based on ASEAN (Association of...

Umor ali (kazniva) nesreča

Ni enostavno pisati kritično o ustanovah in njihovih predstavnikih, ki se borijo za družbeno povsem sprejemljive, celo zaželene cilje in z njimi...

Low global interest rates are here to stay

The Fed's new monetary policy strategy has profound implications

Is Eric Cantona an existentialist?

The most infamous kick of the French footballer Eric Cantona’s accomplished career wasn’t a game-winning goal, but rather an airborne attack on a...

Upping pressure on Blue and White, Lapid vows no-confidence vote next week

In a move aimed at pressuring the centrist Blue and White party to break ranks with the coalition amid an ongoing deterioration of relations within...

Can outcomes-based philanthropy save lives?

When the COVID-19 lockdown was at its most severe in Israel at the end of April, I was scrolling through headlines and came across a deeply...

Trump Is More Dangerous Now Than Ever Before

There is little doubt that US President Donald Trump is a dangerous man. Dr. Bandy Lee, the courageous Yale psychiatrist who drew the world’s...

Chapter 24: The Return

The Sabbath, a temple in time, a palace of memory. Of the heart, of soul. An historical artifact, an observance, a wormhole through Space-time. The...

Did Jacob wrestle God, an angel of God, Satan, or one of his angels?

A pivotal moment in history is when Jacob wrestled with a “man” and was afterwards given the new name “Israel.” We read in Genesis 32:28-30,...

Steering Isaac’s Blessing

And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob, her son, saying: “Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying: Bring me venison, and make me...

A Dancing ‘Listener’ Who Spied on Nazi Generals

It was past midnight. The music blared. In the middle on the buzzing dance floor, Eric Mark and his wife Miriam swayed and swung to the beat of the...

Building Jewish Family Culture

At the conclusion of this week’s ECJC Conference, I sit here in awe. It was a tremendous (albeit online) conference that felt so real, that the...

Cindy’s Corners: Thanksgiving Is Just Another Shabbos Prep For Many Of Us

For many of my non-Jewish or less religious friends, Thanksgiving is a time of frustration. How can I prepare so many courses, make a table pretty,...

Keep Away From Discussing the Holocaust

Pakistani minister says France treating Muslims like Nazis treated Jews

A Pakistani minister compared French President Emmanuel Macron’s behavior toward Muslims to the Nazis’ treatment of the Jews during the...

Despite confirmation by Saudi advisers, Riyadh FM denies prince met Netanyahu

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Monday denied widespread reports that Riyadh’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Benjamin...

Germany says Iran violating nuclear deal systematically, as European FMs meet

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s developments as they unfold. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial today on charges...

Wrapping up tour, Pompeo holds ‘constructive’ meeting with Saudi crown price

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he held a “constructive” meeting with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, as he wrapped up a...

The problem with ‘Hunger Games’ photographs of the Thai protests

What began as high school and university demonstrations against Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha have transformed into a fully fledged...

Markets are pricing a ‘normal’ US. Just wait for the Trump-Harris White House

VOTEBUSTERS!If you thought we would be done with the US presidential election on November 3 and you could move on from the circus, think again. It...

Germany accuses Iran of systematically breaking nuke deal, as top diplomats meet

BERLIN, Germany  — The German, French and British foreign ministers were meeting Monday to discuss the future of the international agreement on...

Israel-UK teams to use AI to help flag patients at risk for osteoporosis

Israeli startup Zebra Medical Vision and Scottish consultancy Storm ID will join forces to develop ways to detect people at risk of developing...

Not-so-secret meeting with Saudis a major step, but don’t say normalization yet

It doesn’t happen every day that the future king and current de facto ruler of what is arguably the Arab world’s most important country sits down...

Warnock and Israel: Setting the Record Straight

Control of the Senate depends on two Georgia Senate races . If Democrats win both seats on January 5, the Senate will be tied 50-50, and Kamala...

Trump campaign denies lawyer Powell actually representing them

WASHINGTON (AP) — Perhaps Sidney Powell has gone too far for even Rudy Giuliani this time. The Trump campaign’s legal team moved to distance...

With submarine probe, a cornered Gantz shows he’s willing to sink the coalition

Defense Minister Benny Gantz had a rollercoaster of a day Sunday. In the morning, his embarrassing deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Words and deeds: Who is behind the wheel in running Turkey’s ham fisted national security policies?

No political partners to replace the ultranationalist MHP as his sidekick are on the horizon for President Erdoğan, therefore he will put the...

(NA ZAHODU NIČ NOVEGA) Redukcija v absurd

V Evropi verjetno že dobrih tri četrt stoletja ni bilo visokega državnega uradnika, zadolženega za nacionalno varnost, ki bi javno širil...