Tel Aviv, other local authorities vow to oppose anti-LGBTQ lawmaker’s school plans

Local authorities in Tel Aviv and other areas have vowed to push back after Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to give a far-right...

UAE embassy hosts Ben Gvir at reception despite earlier warning against him

Far-right Otzma Yehudit party leader Itamar Ben Gvir attended a United Arab Emirates reception in Tel Aviv on Thursday, despite a previous warning...

Attackers open fire on bus in West Bank, but no injuries

Assailants opened fire on a bus in the West Bank early Friday morning in an attempted terror attack, the Israel Defense Forces said. Bullets hit...

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, who transformed comics as a feminist artist, dies at 74

JTA — Artist Robert Crumb put the “x” in comix by setting to paper his basest sexual longings, including strong-legged Jewish women who were...

US senator says Biden working to limit Smotrich and Ben Gvir influence in next gov’t

A Democratic US senator on Thursday said the Biden administration has been working to try to limit the influence far-right lawmakers Bezalel...

San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that can kill with explosives

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled...

14 years after his death, megastar Paul Newman’s memoir is a portal into his soul

1n 1986, Jewish Hollywood legend Paul Newman decided it was time to set the record straight about who he really was. His goal was to counter the...

‘A terrible, terrible mistake’: Dershowitz urges Netanyahu to scrap court override

Alan Dershowitz, a prominent American lawyer and in the past an advocate of Benjamin Netanyahu, has urged him to reconsider plans for radical legal...

Antisemitism, Undeterred: What Kanye West's Attacks on the Jews Really Tell Us

Hospital plans to fire doctor over claim he praised terrorist, brought him a treat

A Jerusalem hospital intends to fire an Arab resident doctor who allegedly praised a Palestinian terror suspect being treated there, brought him...

UN 'outrage' was empty words to describe an empty 'cavity' in Gaza 

Readers of my columns will know that I've never been a big fan of the United Nations because of its sheer inability to hold too many of the world's...

Lessons from AIDS can help us de­feat oth­er dis­eases

Arriving at Uganda’s Entebbe airport, I was struck by the miles of carpentry shops on the road to Kampala, building wooden coffins. It was the...

India should bring online classes to order

Regulation needed to curb abuses, but New Delhi should not go as far as Beijing

Where God dwelt

For hundreds of years, Christians knew exactly where heaven was: above us and above the stars. Then came the new cosmologists - by Stephen Case...

Counter-terror police free 16-year-old kidnapped for ransom in Jaljulia

A 16-year-old resident of Afula was freed by special police forces early Friday morning, a day after being kidnapped by criminals who demanded a...

What is Anti-Semitism?

Anti-Semitism is unique among prejudices. Do Jews face employment discrimination? Last month, Resume Builder, an American resume-writing company,...

Not just Kanye – it’s an online coalition of hate

The fusion of hate that is mounting online is bolstered by an environment that, to borrow the embattled rapper Ye’s own song lyrics, makes hate...

Palestinian teens who ordered Haredi man to kiss their feet in TikTok clip arrested

Police on Thursday arrested a pair of Palestinian teens who filmed themselves threatening an ultra-Orthodox man in Jerusalem’s Old City and...

Taking aim at Trump, Biden says leaders must call out antisemitism, not platform it

US President Joe Biden on Friday weighed in for the first time on his predecessor’s dinner with antisemites Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, tweeting...

In message to China, US unveiling new B-21 Raider stealth bomber

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the...

Kosher Restaurants: Expectations vs. Appreciation

About a decade ago, as part of our community growth effort in Stamford, CT, we decided to survey a sizable number of young families who were living...

Does Khamenei’s niece slamming his ‘child-killing regime’ mark beginning of the end?

When the children of the Iranian elite – known locally as Aghazadeh – are loudly and publicly attacking the basic principles of the...

US hits Hezbollah accountants with terrorism sanctions

The Biden administration on Thursday slapped terrorism sanctions on two accountants and two companies in Lebanon for providing the terrorist group...

No win­ners in the tragi­com­ic colo­nial blame game

A video of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denouncing French economic imperialism in Africa, cut from an interview that she gave to Italian...

Gynecology research neglects women after onset of menopause — Israeli study

Gynecology research is overlooking women who are going through menopause or who have finished menopause, according to a new peer-reviewed Israeli...

Study predicts 48% jump in Israelis over 75 by 2030, straining healthcare system

Israel’s 75-plus population will increase by 48 percent by 2030, creating an urgent need to bolster the health system, according to new research....

After right’s backlash, IDF cuts jail time for Hebron soldier who taunted activist

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said it had reduced the sentence of a soldier who taunted a left-wing activist in the West Bank city of Hebron...

Germany knocked out of World Cup after Japan beats Spain in stunning upset

DOHA, Qatar — Germany suffered a second straight group-stage exit at the World Cup on Thursday as Japan stunned Spain 2-1, a result which sent...

Israel says Palestinian who plotted to kill top rabbi to be deported for new actions

Israel on Thursday announced it has stripped a Palestinian lawyer of his Jerusalem residency and plans to deport him to France, saying the man is...

Former lawmakers, top soldiers blast deal giving Smotrich authority over West Bank

Former Israeli politicians have railed against a coalition agreement that will see far-right leader Bezalel Smotrich receive extensive powers over...

Netanyahu: Lapid inciting rebellion among military officers, local authorities

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday censured outgoing prime minister Yair Lapid for “attempting to incite rebellion among...

Border Police officer stabbed, wounded in West Bank; Palestinian attacker shot dead

A Palestinian man stabbed and wounded a Border Police officer in the northern West Bank town of Hawara on Friday, before being shot dead by Israeli...

IDF: Troops nab terror operative behind series of shootings, bomb-making

Israeli security forces on Friday morning arrested a wanted Palestinian in the West Bank city of Nablus accused of committing numerous shooting...

What Kanye West Respects about Jews

Over the past several weeks, there has been a tense debate over the apparent rise in antisemitism among blacks in the US. The debate centered...

A state of compassion and kindness

“There are three distinguishing marks of this nation: merciful, shamefaced, and they perform acts of kindness.” (BT 79A) The image of a state is...

Unleashing our superpowers

I was sitting with my friend Racheli early one morning last Fall at an Ashkelon community center as she fielded urgent phone calls, dealt with...

What Israel’s Left Gets Terribly Wrong – and What to Do About It (Part 1)

With Israel’s Left recently suffering an electoral debacle, the knives are out, and punditry is running riot. The problem with almost all the...

VaYetze: When the Road is Long and Dark

I was born here and I’ll die here against my will I know it looks like I’m movin’ but I’m standin’ still Every nerve in my body is so naked...

Israel boycotters convene in Denver

As you read this, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is meeting in its annual conference, the first since its membership passed...

All You Need is Love – is that True?

For those of us old enough to remember the sensational English rock band known as the Beatles, one of their songs “All You Need is Love” topped...

Jacob’s Ladder: The Mystic Rungs of Torah Prayer

Jacob’s ladder is one of the most renowned images in Torah. It originates in this week’s parsha, Vayeitzei. Sleeping on the mountain that would...

Ethnic Studies in K12 schools: Congress and the NEA

I include below a copy of the letter I sent this week to Representatives of the 50 states in the US Congress: Dear Representative: The National...

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 13

The Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) strikes again.  Two of the most powerful soccer sides in the world which were not endorsed by the...

Parashat Vayetze: Meetings at the Well

In this week’s parasha, Yaakov flees from his home after stealing his father’s blessing that was meant for his older brother, Esav. His...

The Importance of Wastewater Technology in Israel

Nearly three years ago, the pandemic broke out, sparking tremendous shifts in our lifestyles and priorities. One trend that may have long lasting...

EDITORIAL: Japan must not rush to gut its purely defensive security policy

If Japan decides to acquire the military capability to strike bases and other targets within enemy territory, it will effectively make a radical...

VOX POPULI: 10 years on from deadly tunnel collapse, sorrow returns in waves

The passengers in the van were six men and women in their 20s who shared a residence. They had gone for a drive in the middle of the night and...

Amgen has a contender in the weight-loss drug wars

The first detailed look at data on Amgen Inc.’s obesity drug offers a promising glimpse into the future of weight-loss treatment. How promising?...

Elon Musk and his not-so-hidden agenda

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – Why did Elon Musk purchase Twitter? His official answer — to defend free speech and democracy — is so unconvincing that...

Who prevents Palestine from becoming a full member of the UN?

Granting Palestine full member state status at the UN would, according to many politicians, be a practical step that could preserve the two-state...