Immunity Trap in the White House

Kahol Lavan Chairman Benny Gantz has accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to meet with him at the White House on Monday, separately...

The Zionist Left Has Paved the Way to the Rise of the Extreme Right

I was born in Haifa in 1944. I was four when my father returned home one day with a soft cloth doll in his hand and deep shame in his heart. He...

If the left loses Emilia Romagna to the Lega, ‘it would be a disaster’

Interview. We spoke with Adelmo Cervi, son of Italian Partisans, about the regional elections taking place today in Emilia Romagna. ‘Ideals no...

Celovec: Hladen tuš, bolj mrzel od ohlajenega piva

Če si v dobri družbi, komaj zmočiš usta, že piva zmanjka. Na obisku v Celovcu smo gotovo bila takšna dobra družba in kozarci so se hitro...

Ksenofob je malo strahopetec, malo lenuh

Ko razmišljamo o tem, kaj je ksenofobija kot strah pred tujim, pred tujci in tujostjo, je primerjava s strahom pred temo najbolj primerna. Kajti...

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Lessons from the past need to heeded to contain virus outbreak

The “chunjie” (spring festival) holidays, or Lunar New Year, when vast numbers of Chinese travel to domestic and overseas destinations, are in...

Is coronavirus under control, or is there worse to come?

While pursuing "bunmei kaika" (attainment of "civilization and enlightenment") during the Meiji Era (1868-1912), Japan was repeatedly exposed to...

How to cop-out of something in Japanese

Listening to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe field questions from opposition party members during the Jan. 22 and 23 Diet sessions, I was underwhelmed by...

Companies must bargain in good faith in ‘shunto’ negotiations

This year’s “shunto” (spring battle) annual wage negotiations between Japanese companies and their labor unions are coming into full swing....

Abe failed to regain public trust with replies to questions

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s replies to opposition leaders’ questions and requests related to his Jan. 20 policy address to open this year’s...

Drugi Rupnikov proces

Rehabilitacija Leona Rupnika, generalnega inšpektorja slovenskih domobrancev, nacističnega kolaboracionista, patološkega antisemita, antidemokrata...

In Siberia, a wild west of shell companies, arson and migrant worker deaths

Reportage. Chinese companies are operating shell companies in Siberia, employing cheap Uzbek labor and setting whole forests on fire in a dangerous...

South Korea’s push for tourism in North must navigate skepticism, U.S. pressure

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties, but must overcome Pyongyang’s...

Duterte must share blame for Philippines' slide in corruption index

Transparency International said country fell 14 places in a year

Chinese people deserve faster, better information about coronavirus

Kotlebova nášľapná mína

Ide iba o dočasné riešenie na šesť dní. Všetko ostáva otvorené. Na autobusovú dopravu sú odkázané tisíce zamestnancov, žiakov či...

Five Star’s dream of a techno-utopia crashed against political reality

Commentary. Without Gianroberto Casaleggio’s leadership, the M5S is struggling to maintain a coherent idea of its role and nature. Being in...

Do Jews have a future in Europe?

Seventy-five years after Auschwitz was liberated, Jews in Europe are facing new challenges. The continent must become safe again, says guest author...

Israel, Beware the True Cost of Trump's 'Peace' Plan

I believe in being honest among friends. That principle is relevant as President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his "Deal of the Century." While...

The mystification of Qassem Soleimani

Over the past three weeks, many analysts have focused on how the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani will affect the Iran-US confrontation in...

In the Year of the Rat, the US-China trade deal will not usher in a season of goodwill

The signing of the long-awaited first trade deal between the United States and China brings the welcome hope that their trade relations might stop...

It is time to change the definition of refugee

Despite recent and increasing efforts by the United States and other governments to narrow their interpretations of the refugee definition and to...

How Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite highlights South Korea’s obsession for higher education

South Korea’s remarkable and unprecedented economic and technological transformation after the Korean war (1950-1953) is often referred to by...

One Person, One Vote for Israel-Palestine

The Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan brings with it good news and bad news. It will put the final nail in the coffin of that walking...

Charles’ words on Palestine must not go unnoticed

Prince Charles’ visit to the occupied Palestinian territories has garnered media attention. Words of sympathy, far from a political message, were...

On Holocaust Memorial Day, remember too that the Nakba is an indelible part of Israel’s history

There is an indelible link between the Holocaust and the current situation of the Palestinian people; to deny this simple fact exposes a...

Trump and Giuliani's Crude, Coercive and Conditional 'Love' for Jews

In the fall of 1933, on the front page of the New York Times Book Review, James W. Gerard went out on a limb for the Jews. Adolf Hitler’s Mein...

What lies behind Shiori Ito’s lonely #MeToo struggle

FUKUOKA – The Shiori Ito case provides a classic instance of the sexual predation and gender injustice that has motivated #MeToo movements around...

Israel’s Political Drama Is Actually a Top TV Show

If we imagine the political system as the thyroid gland, which is responsible for producing hormones essential to our cells, we might say that...

Building cooperation in an unsettled world

SWITZERLAND – The world is at a turning point, with power shifting and dispersing in ways that signal the emergence of a new multipolar era. In...

Walking the talk of stakeholder capitalism

SWITZERLAND – The role of corporate boards has never been more important, nor subject to as much scrutiny, as it is today. The technological,...

Perspectives on the Newly Elected Fernández’s Foreign Policy

Latin America has been observed by electoral specialists for a long time. It has been an interesting case study from the electoral point of view...