The world must act now to stop the brutality of Myanmar’s junta

The streets of Myanmar are covered in blood – again. On March 3, the military which seized power more than one month ago dropped any pretence...

Israel declares 17 beaches safe after oil spill; most still off-limits

Israel on Sunday said 17 beaches were safe for the public to visit following a devastating oil spill in the Mediterranean last month that polluted...

US extends national emergency on Iran, in effect since 1995, by another year

US President Joe Biden on Friday extended the country’s state of emergency with regard to Iran by another year. Executive Order 12957, first...

When special drawing rights aren't so special

By Hannah Wanjie Ryder and Gyude Moore BEIJING ― With the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, calls for a fresh allocation of...

Reading each other (Daf Yomi Pesachim 106)

Embed from Getty Images The wise man, his eyes are in his head.” How do you measure a day? We learned in the first Tractate of this Daf Yomi...

Thank goodness for ethnic minorities

Anas Sarwar has been made leader of the Labour party in Scotland. You wouldn’t think that would create another row, but the appallingly ignorant...

Kishkes: Reclaiming Embodied Jewish Spirituality

If Avraham was the first Jew, where did he get his wisdom from? This is the question asked by the choze mi- Lublin (החוזה מלובלין). The...

Why I Write?—To make G-d Laugh, Smile and Giggle

“Why am I writing this short story?” To educate my readers? To entertain them? To make them laugh or cry or think? To try to make sense of the...

Teaching Life Skills to Children During the Pandemic

Over the last few decades, lifestyle experts have found a niche teaching many people how to do everyday skills like cooking, cleaning, home...

No time for discord

It is too early to talk about sanctions relief Unification Minister Lee In-young has come under international criticism for questioning whether...

'RE100' campaign

Korean businesses can no longer put off shifting to renewables The government has decided to introduce the global "RE100" campaign in Korea. The...

Visiting Bedouin voters, Netanyahu is welcomed — and hit with sharp criticism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with voters from the Bedouin community in several locations in southern Israel, and was met with some...

What's So Frightening About Civil Society Groups That Recognize Israel's Complexity?

California's newest deal on school reopening

Before anyone gets too excited about schools supposedly reopening on April 1, that's unlikely to happen in much of California under the terms of...

Quo Vadis, CVID?

By Yun Byung-se "America is back" proclaimed President Joe Biden multiple times before and after his inauguration. An intensive policy review is...

Bend it toward justice

By Jason Lim In his "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" speech given at the National Cathedral on March 31, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King...

Fraternity

By Kim Ae-ran The United Nations proclaimed Feb. 4 to be celebrated as "the International Day of Human Fraternity." Together with Ahmad al-Tayyeb,...

Swiss voters okay ban on face coverings in public, including burqas and niqabs

BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters narrowly approved on Sunday a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in...

An Unpleasant Reminder of the US Defeat

On February 25, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered North Korea to pay 2.3 billion USD in compensation for...

Abbas and Hamas: A turning point towards peace with Israel?

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND PROMINENT FATAH LEADER JIBRIL RAJOUB HAVE PULLED OFF A NEAR MIRACLE BY PERSUADING HAMAS LEADERS...

Netanyahu’s hypocritical embrace of anti-Zionism

The prime minister’s go-to election strategy of scaremongering about allegedly anti-Zionist government alternatives is hypocrisy at its finest...

Can Holocaust education fight antisemitism?

This year marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Soviet army in January 1945. Auschwitz became,...

In Your Heart

Is G-d in your heart, is He at least in your mind, or is He only in your deeds? A tabernacle can be built by deeds, but the most important...

Yael Tamar: A Portrait for Nat’l Women’s Day

It is in your hands to become one of the greatest entrepreneurs; it’s your responsibility to lead the way to grow a truly wonderful business, one...

How Long Is ‘Eventually’?

Franz Kafka wrote in his Diaries, that there are two basic human behaviors from which all other transgressions derive: impatience and laziness. But...

going astray

from the world to your world then beyond all worlds The unquestioning consciousness does not go astray because it is afraid to ask questions, all...

The Hiring Process in Israel

If you are looking for a job in Israel as an English speaker, it is not easy. So as a career coach in Tel Aviv Israel, I want to help you anyway...

Netanyahu is already guilty

News pundits have argued that the upcoming elections are a referendum on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s handling of the Covid pandemic. If Israel...

Israeli society urgently needs a social vaccine

The resilience and fabric of Israeli society are subjects that have been on the agenda of Israel and Israeli society since the establishment of the...

Can the United Nations Deepen Mediation Effectiveness in Libya?

Mediation is often seen as one of the central tools for brokering peace agreements with the aim of ending domestic or international conflict. Since...

National Parliaments in the EU: Synergy Under the Subsidiarity Principle?

This is an excerpt from Varieties of European Subsidiarity: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Get your free download from E-International Relations. At...

'Hamas Will Conquer the West Bank'? How Israeli Defense Officials – and Media – Distort Reality

The Hebrew-language headline of a Haaretz analysis about a potential Hamas victory in Palestinian elections unintentionally reveals a false...

Government said reluctant to finance rapid virus tests for vaccine refusers

As Israel sees its third national coronavirus lockdown eased, most businesses and activities are now being made available to the vaccinated and the...

After delay, vaccination of Palestinian workers in Israel to kick off Monday

The vaccination drive for Palestinian workers in Israel and the settlements will start fully on Monday following a delay, the Defense Ministry’s...

Why having women at the top is not enough

Gender balance at all levels trumps the peril of 'womenwashing'

Echoes of lost music haunt an Inquisition-era love story between two crypto-Jews

Twenty years ago, Marjorie Sandor chanced upon a performance of 15th-century music attributed to Spanish Jews who fled the Inquisition. She was...

Vakcinačná videohra

Napriek tomu, že informácie na webe ponúkali aj zoznam odberných miest bez povinnej registrácie, na mieste bola realita iná. Ukázalo sa, že...

Rok s koronou

Včasné a rýchle opatrenia ešte bývalej vlády a aj postoj tej novej nás vlani na jar zachránili pred vážnejším priebehom. V prvej vlne sme...

Israeli leading Jews for Arabs speak up!

Half of all corona cases in Israel are now in the Arab sector. And they form 21% of all Israelis. So Arabs are now five times more often sick with...

Kosher Movies: Venom

Each spring, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, which commemorates the victory of the Jews over their archenemy, Haman. The two heroes of the...

How to boost employment of Arab women? Invest in educating Arab men

The last two decades have seen a rapid and welcome increase in the number of Arab women with academic education. According to Central Bureau of...

Myanmar junta hires Israeli-Canadian lobbyist to explain coup

An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by Myanmar’s junta has downplayed the military’s coup in the country, claiming the generals will leave...

China’s weaponization of rare earths is bound to backfire

There was a time when China could cause the world to tremble by threatening its supply of rare earths. It’s long in the past. That’s reason not...

Who is afraid to burst the bubble? Not Japan’s elite

When will the global stock bubble burst? The higher stock markets rise, the bigger the fear that what goes up must come down. It is just a question...

Pope Francis visits Qaraqosh, Christian enclave ruled by Daesh for 3 years

Waving olive branches, flags and balloons and dressed in colourful traditional robes, hundreds of residents lined the streets of the Iraqi town of...

Gantz refuses to commit to recommending Lapid as head of next government

Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz refused on Sunday to commit to recommending his former No. 2 and the current de facto head of the center-...

JLM-BioCity Event – Women’s Health: Fixing the Gap

In honour of International Women’s Day, the event will discuss innovative Israeli solutions to everyday health problems that concern many women...

I Am Your Future: Today’s Teenagers, Tomorrow’s Women

In 1911, 1 million people gathered in support of the first International Women’s Day. Men and women around the world marked the occasion by...

The Human Rights Act has a place in Jewish hearts

The Human Rights Act (HRA) has a key place in Jewish hearts. It allows for freedom of our religion and expression.  It provides protection for...

Balzac’s lesson for Gantz: Some crowds prefer a crook

In his recent interview on these pages, Benny Gantz asked rhetorically whether Israelis prefer a “man of integrity” like himself, or “a...