Couple in north dies of apparent CO poisoning from grill used to heat home

A couple died Saturday from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after they left a charcoal grill burning in their apartment in the northern Arab...

Coalition members condemn latest settler attack, with some calling to raze outposts

An attack Friday by settler extremists on Palestinians and Israeli activists in the northern West Bank drew denunciations from across the political...

French parliamentary report on Sarah Halimi murder reopens wounds it sought to heal

JTA — A new parliamentary report on the 2017 murder of a Jewish woman by a Muslim attacker was meant to restore French Jews’ faith in their...

‘Show up in shul’: US Jewish leaders urge synagogue attendance after Texas attack

AP — On the eve of her 100th birthday Saturday, Ruth Salton told her daughter she was going one way or another to Friday night Shabbat services...

US security officials: Texas hostage-taking a ‘terrorist attack on Jewish community’

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top United States security officials told Jewish Americans on a pre-Shabbat call that the attack last Saturday in Colleyville,...

With drills and military muscle-flexing, Russia ups the ante amid Ukraine tensions

MOSCOW (AP) — With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the US and its allies guessing about its...

Palestinians don't need Israel investigated, they need justice

Last week, 80-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Asad was kidnapped, tied up, and apparently tortured by Israeli army thugs in the West Bank. He...

Don’t feed the trolls

One week has passed from the attack to the synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. The police are carrying on the investigations. The community, led by a...

How unrest in Bedouin villages poses a threat to Israel’s government

The Negev’s Bedouin demonstrations first re-erupted on January 9 in opposition to an afforestation (tree planting) project by the...

Pogovoriti se moramo o predsedniku

B orut Pahor je fejst možakar. Vedno urejen, s filmskim nasmehom, galanten in predan raznim športom, ki pomagajo duhu in telesu, da ostane...

North Korea’s Escalation Strategy Won’t Work Anymore

North Korea  recently launched a series of missiles, ranging from hypersonic to rail-based missiles. Pyongyang could have engaged in such actions...

Qatar signs financial agreement to ensure natural gas supply to Gaza power plant

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it had signed an agreement with Gaza’s electricity company and electricity distribution company that will...

NYPD officer killed, another severely hurt in Harlem shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was killed and another critically wounded Friday night while answering a call about an argument...

Anticipating heavy snowfall, Mt. Hermon ski resort to close after busy weekend

The Mount Hermon ski resort in the Golan Heights announced it will be closed on Sunday and Monday due to “weather conditions,” following a busy...

The United Nations Passes A Historic Resolution

A historic resolution condemning Holocaust denial and distortion was passed by the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. It was sponsored by...

Martin Luther King and Peace – Black Circles and Yellow Stars

If Martin Luther King Jnr. was alive today, what would his advice be to Israel’s disparate peace NGOs and civil rights organisations? I believe...

Yom HaShoa 2022: 80 years of choices, 80 years learning.

Facing a new anniversary of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year we commemorate the 80th anniversary of numerous trascendental...

UAE schoolbooks get high marks for cultural tolerance, even if they praise China

An Israeli NGO gives the United Arab Emirates high marks for mandating schoolbooks that teach tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and engagement with...

Is Perfidious Erdogan Destroying Russia for The Great Turan?

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is notorious for slippery dealings with supposed allies whether NATO or the EU. However his greatest...

VOX POPULI: Downing Street scandal begs question: Is party finally over?

When David Cameron was Britain’s prime minister in 2016, he came under fire from the media over a matter that had nothing to do with money or sex....

Are Morocco and Algeria Preparing for War?

There has recently been an increasing amount of media coverage about the marked deterioration of relations between Algeria and Morocco, and even...

Bennett: Israel not ours because of Holocaust, it’s the Jewish homeland

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday said Israel’s existence is not due to the Holocaust but because it is the ancient homeland of the Jewish...

Russia proposed interim nuke deal to Iran, with US aware of talks on matter – report

Russia has discussed with Iran the possibility of an interim deal that would see limited sanctions relief in return for reimposing some...

Experts said to predict Israel’s Omicron wave will begin receding in a week

Health experts believe the Omicron-fueled wave of coronavirus now sweeping Israel could peak in the coming week, Israeli television reported...

Israel is not a normal 'state'

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas adopted a new programme in May 2017, in which it declares itself a Palestinian national, Islamic, liberation...

Palestinian family evicted from East Jerusalem home to appeal to ICC

A Palestinian family evicted from their house in a flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood will appeal to the International Criminal Court against...

After 18 years, Michigan city condemns ‘Jewish Power Corrupts’ demos as antisemitic

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (JTA) – For 18 years, a group of protesters has gathered every Saturday outside one of this city’s synagogues during...

Arabs in the Knesset Are Recovering From Stockholm Syndrome

MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi (Meretz) was cheeky. She dared to vote her conscience and caused deep disappointment to her flaccid party and the coalition...

Shin Bet questions Technion PhD student over alleged contact with foreign agent

The Shin Bet has interrogated a 40-year-old Haifa woman for suspected contact with a foreign agent, the security agency confirmed Saturday. The...

Cabaret-Berlin Brings Back A Unique Era

Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir’s documentary, Cabaret-Berlin, The Wild Scene, is a nostalgic excursion into a lost world. Currently being screened online...

Where Fundamentalism Is Leading Us

People are attracted to the powerful because in each of us, there is a child who seeks protection and a sense of belonging. Fundamentalists...

From Klezmerim to Time Capsule

It seemed that there would be forever to ask all the questions. When I was young, I wasn’t interested. What did the older generation know? Who...

Just why is the 5G roll out in trouble in the USA

A story is rocking the world of communications today.  You won’t have heard about it in our tiny corner of the world.  It has nothing to do with...

Is the US Holocaust Memorial Museum helping promote a Communist lie?

“On April 11, 1945, in expectation of liberation, prisoners stormed the watchtowers. They seized control of the camp. Later that afternoon, US...

To really ‘fix’ democracy, these wannabe saviors should leave it alone

By definition, democracy is messy. So why are many so-called ‘prominent thinkers’ insisting on tinkering with it when that’s precisely how it...

EDITORIAL: Kishida is way too defensive as he tries to avoid missteps

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s answers to questions in the Diet about his policy speech were couched in polite terms but mostly came across as...

I’m Embracing the Solo Movement and All It Has to Offer

Antisemitism Is Here to Stay

When I spoke with my mother this week she remarked, “I never imagined that you and your brother Michael, who is also a rabbi, are in a dangerous...

Is the anybody-but-Bibi Camp Really More Enlightened?

It is said that Benjamin Netanyahu incited against the left, and that he is the one who delegitimized it. The incitement against the former prime...

Jews Are Alarmed, but Arabs Can Only Dream of Police Using Pegasus Against Them In Israel, Arabs Can Only Dream of Pegasus

Last Saturday, a male and a female political activist from Nazareth were summoned for questioning by the police. They were released by the officer...

Opinion – Escalating Conflict Endangers Prospects of Peace in Yemen

The conflict in Yemen has climbed up the escalation ladder with a Houthi attack on UAE’s critical infrastructure on January 17th. Three fuel...

Kolumna Marka Tomaša: Strah in prezir - pri nas lahko sekajo drevesa

Pri nas lahko sekajo drevesa. V gozd pridejo ljudje v delovnih oblačilih in hodijo naokrog, kot da so na sprehodu, da bi se nadihali svežega...

Booster shots effective against severe illness from Omicron, CDC studies show

NEW YORK (AP) — Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the Omicron variant, at least among...

Kamala Harris 2.0: Five ways the US veep can reboot her reputation

This week offered a rare glimpse of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris exuding supreme confidence in the Oval Office amid a gaggle of journalists. The...

Is It Too Late to Save Our Democracy?

Today, the United States remains deeply divided on partisan lines due to issues such as voter  laws and a highly disputed narrative over the events...

(PORTRET TEDNA) Tea Jarc: Sindikalistka, ki sanja o revoluciji

Več kot sto organizacij civilne družbe, združenih v iniciativo Glas ljudstva, je v sredo političnim strankam, ki bodo kandidirale na...

Meet the 29-year-old Bukharian Jew who quit Wall Street to open a pickle shop

New York Jewish Week via JTA — The first person in his family born in America, Edward Ilyasov spent his childhood in Hillcrest, Queens, watching...

Omicron sub-variant throws up fresh questions about virus

PARIS (AFP) — Scientists are keeping a close watch on a recently discovered sub-variant of the Omicron version of the COVID-19 virus to determine...

AG wants plea deal for fear Netanyahu could regain power, subvert democracy – report

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has been negotiating a possible plea bargain with opposition leader minister Benjamin Netanyahu primarily out...

TV parades of corrupt officials snared in Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign raise more questions than answers

If there is one thing that defines President Xi Jinping’s reign as it enters a 10th year, it is his anti-corruption campaign.The unprecedented...