(POGLED IZZA MEJE) Amy. Slovenka Amy

Ta zapis je nastal v noči na 21. januar, po koncu slovesnosti ob inavguraciji (grda je ta beseda, a se je nekako udomačila) novega ameriškega...

London cops bust mass wedding at Haredi girls school for violating lockdown

British police busted a mass wedding held Thursday at a London high school for ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls in violation of virus lockdown rules....

Biden orders expanded aid to address growing hunger crisis in US amid pandemic

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Joe Biden is ordering an expansion of government benefits for hungry Americans, after the coronavirus pandemic...

Duterte pushes the Philippines closer to Marcos-era martial-law

Revival of 'red-tagging' has set the country back decades

China's vaccine diplomacy and Turkey's choice

It is rather odd that Ankara has bought 50 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine, which is anything but cheap and its trials are still ongoing....

Israel's Population Is Growing, and Its Infrastructure Isn't Keeping Up

Anti-corruption CIO kicks off

Political neutrality and independence key to success Kim Jin-wook started work Friday as the inaugural head of the new Corruption Investigation...

Landmark year starts as treaty to ban nuke arms comes into force

A landmark year has started for the international movement to end the era of collective stupidity when nations threaten others with nuclear...

What would Leo Szilard make of reluctance over anti-nuke treaty?

There once was a Hungarian-born scientist who succeeded in persuading the United States to develop atomic bombs, but failed to stop the bombs from...

EU fury at UK’s diplomatic snub shows it for what it is, a petty old boys network focused more on status than tackling big issues

Britain’s decision to downgrade the diplomatic standing of both its representative to the European Union and the bloc’s ambassador to the UK...

McConnell calls to push Trump impeachment trial to February

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to February to...

The Eighth WPK DPRK Congress

From January 5 to January 13, the 8th congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) was held in North Korea, which marked a series of major...

Zagate denarne politike ECB

Dve zaporedni gospodarski krizi v zadnjih desetih letih sta v temeljih pretresli prevladujočo strategijo denarne politike za obvladovanje...

COVID-19: Japan faces moment of truth PREMIUM

A Message of Hope

Passover is, probably, the most joyful of our festivals. This has to do not only with an overall feeling of finally awakening nature but also with...

Ahdit Tatim’ein: Proudly shot twice in Shefa-Amer!

  Earlier this week, I received my second shot of the Pfizer vaccine in the nearby small Arab city of Shefa-Amer. It was once a mixed city with...

COVID-19. It’s all about behavior!

Vaccines are about 90% effective, depending on the data one reads, the type of mutation, and other factors. That means about one in ten vaccinated...

Čigav je svet okoli nas?

V času epidemičnih omejitev gibanja se marsikdo počuti še posebej ujetega. Naše misli potujejo marsikam po svetu, ki nam je bil, vsaj v naši...

The traumas of oppression and freedom

Parashat Bo Parashat Bo opens with the final plagues. Locusts devastate the remaining vegetation of Egypt. Darkness so thick that the rabbis tell...

I support the IHRA definition and you should too

Anti-Israel activists at Florida State University (FSU) are working to reverse the university’s earlier decision to adopt the International...

Parshat Bo: The Meaning of Mitzvot

When we think of mitzvot (commandments), we may think of sacrifice, suppressing our will, or another burden to worry about. In Judaism, mitzvot are...

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Individuals who were eligible for an economic impact payment but did not receive one, or were eligible for a larger payment than they received, may...

Can Religious and Secular Jews in Israel Get Along?

What message does the book “Letters to Talia” have to offer us today?  Doing a Weekly Podcast on Jewish Authors is quite a challenge. This week...

The restored power of words

One of the most inspiring moments of week’s Inauguration was the recitation by the 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman of her poem, “The Hill We...

A magisterial biography of Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement, was proof of the theory that one man can make a difference. Against the greatest of...

Now that Trump has gone, will truth return?

Donald J. Trump, one of the most controversial presidents in American history, has had to finally exit the stage. His prefacing everything with...

What is Jewish religious renewal?

Jewish Religious Renewal is individual Jewish people taking responsibility for their own religious Lives.  Most American Jewish congregations...

Gulf slave society

The six city-states on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf, each formerly a sleepy, pristine fishing village, are now all glitzy and futuristic...

Police chief says trend of Haredi violence against cops only getting worse

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai warned on Friday that the wave of violence directed at officers trying to enforce virus regulations by Haredi...

Hadassah hospital opens Israel’s first pediatric ICU for COVID-19 patients

Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem has opened the country’s first pediatric intensive care unit specifically designed for coronavirus...

Kto sa smeje naposledy

Premiér sa tak môže smiať – zlomil odpor svojich koaličných partnerov, zodpovednosť za testovanie hodil na plecia samosprávy a z občanov...

Gantz warns Netanyahu not to try to sideline him again on Iran talks with US

Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Friday that he would not allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bypass him and the defense establishment...

US Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as first Black secretary of defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year...

Swiss court sentences Israeli diamond magnate to 5 years for corruption

GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — A Geneva court on Friday convicted Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz on charges of corruption of...

UK warns of evidence new virus variant may be more deadly

LONDON (AP) — There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the...

The next Philippines natural disaster is coming

What can be done to reduce the human and economic toll

Border closures are not the solution to the COVID-19 pandemic

The EU is considering imposing more travel restrictions to try and curb the coronavirus. Even more? This is taking action just so you're seen to be...

Krajniakov nepatričný optimizmus

Vzhľadom na výpadok ekonomiky a zatváranie niektorých sektorov sa miera nezamestnanosti 7,5 % na prvý pohľad nejaví ako veľmi vysoká. Lenže...

Reading Lord Byron’s ‘Manfred’ (amidst the pantheon of modernist dramaturges)

I The pattern of modernist aesthetics on the dramatic stage which saw a vogue in 20th century Europe did not simply emerge sans prototype or...

Understanding Turkish Foreign Policy Is a Must for Western-Turkish Cooperation

Few words are more synonymous with Turkey’s foreign policy than warmongering. Having predominantly promoted a secular, geopolitically introverted...

Educación para que el día del sobregiro sea el 31 de diciembre

El día del sobregiro de 2020, que marca en qué fecha la humanidad consume los recursos que la tierra puede producir en un año, fue el 22 de agosto....

La agenda verde de Biden y la oportunidad para América Latina

Con la confirmación de que tendrá un delegado especial para el Ambiente −el excandidato a presidente John Kerry será el encargado de llevar...

5 Things Your Mom Can't Tell You About Being a Non-Parent

It’s normal to look to our folks for guidance about life and what might be served up along the way. Grandparents, too, are rich resources for...

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Fantazijska tovarna laži

Od 6. januarja, ko je množica podpornikov Donalda Trumpa vdrla v ameriški Kapitol, so več deset izgrednikov že obtožili. Trump, ki je spodbudil...