‘Critical days’ ahead in Netanyahu plea deal talks, after they briefly stall

Negotiations for a plea deal between former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the state prosecution have restarted, a day after they were said...

Reports: Israeli delegation lands in Sudan for meeting with ruling general

A plane carrying a delegation of Israeli officials landed in Khartoum, Sudan, on Wednesday, Kan news reported. According to the outlet, the plane...

COVID so rampant that 1 in 10 medical staff at Jerusalem’s Hadassah are home sick

Almost one in ten staff members at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center are sick with the coronavirus, as hospitals teams across Israel experience...

Quieting the Eastern Front

A power bequest in Egypt needed Sisi Junior to make a pilgrimage to Tel Aviv

In November 2004, the Kefaya (Enough) movement was formed by Egyptian thinkers, activists and politicians, including George Ishak and Professor...

Hacia un modelo de economía de los datos rentable pero regulado: la legislaciones latinoamericas deben converger para crear un mercado común

Después de unos cuantos años usando la frase hecha de los datos como el petróleo del siglo XXI pero sin concretar mucho, parece que ya podemos...

Commodities: se acerca la normalización de precios

El año que recién terminó se transformó en el año de los contratiempos, ya que la rápida recuperación económica y el repunte impulsado por...

Daily Briefing Jan. 19 – Big Brother really is watching; Sheikh Jarrah sees eviction

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish...

Ex-head developer of Israeli COVID vaccine slams Genesis Prize for Pfizer CEO

The former head developer of Israel’s experimental coronavirus vaccine lashed out on Wednesday against the decision to award the prestigious...

Texas shul founder, daughter of Holocaust survivors, still optimistic despite attack

JTA — Jews around the world reacted with horror to last weekend’s hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. But Anna...

The Made in China plan is back, and it’s better

As the world headed into 2022 grappling with the latest virus variant, China unveiled a sharpened version of the Made in China 2025 industrial...

Fix structural problems now or face SOFA revision later

The U.S. military in Japan in recent weeks is coming under intense scrutiny and correct criticism of its handling of COVID-19 infections among its...

Man survives suspected criminal car bombing in central city

A man in his 50s was moderately wounded in a car bombing attempt in a residential area of the Tel Aviv suburb of Ness Ziona on Wednesday. Security...

Growing China risk

Korea needs to diversify export markets South Korea is likely to bear the brunt of China's expected economic slowdown this year, raising the need...

UK’s Johnson, and his foes, await key report into Downing Street lockdown parties

LONDON (AP) — As he fights for his career, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray. Gray is a senior but...

Dew, a long-ignored alternative source of fresh water

By Rushan Ziatdinov Fresh water is found in abundance around our globe, yet is distributed unevenly. While certain countries, such as Brazil,...

‘I wasn’t gonna die that way’: Transcript of ToI interview with hostage Jeff Cohen

The following is a transcript of the interview The Times of Israel conducted with Jeff Cohen, one of the four worshipers held hostage by gunman...

Bosnia's next crisis

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM ― The Russian threat to Ukraine is not the only potential crisis in Eastern Europe this year. Bosnia and Herzegovina is...

Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally

By Parmy Olson In cyberwarfare, the toughest question to answer definitively is "Who did it?" It's no surprise then that Microsoft Corp. avoided...

Privacy experts slam police ‘abuse of power’ in alleged use of spyware on civilians

The latest revelations alleging that the Israel Police used a notorious, powerful cyberweapon made by Israeli company NSO against civilians,...

Protecting predators no longer

The Haredi world is now rocked by the Chaim Walder scandal. A best-selling author (the J.K. Rowling of the ultra-Orthodox) stood accused of...

The Evolution of Prayer

Our people having praying since Avraham Avinu. The Avot are credited with ‘inventing’ SHACHARIT when the sun rises, MINCHA as it sets and ARVIT...

The potency of an advert, the power of arrogance

While I can’t vouch for the authenticity of this advert, it certainly captures some of the  spirit of the Djokovic debacle that has pre-occupied...

The Broken Circuit in the Electricity Law

BS”D Last week on Thursday, January 13th, Crown Heights Women for the Safety and Integrity of Israel, invited Naomi Kahn, the International...

Shockingly, I like the Bennett-Lapid government. Here’s why.

Before the last elections, I had two nightmare scenarios. One was that Yair Lapid would become prime minister. The other was that Naftali Bennett...

Global economic growth faces undertow

By John J. Metzler The global economy is hardly out of the woods yet. The resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with labor shortages and an...

Where have all my mentors gone?

By Shin Freedman Renewal is in order now that we're in a new year. We have just passed through a historically, politically and medically monumental...

Raoul Wallenberg rescued 100,000 Jews. He deserves better.

This week we marked Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Day in remembrance of, and in tribute to, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg – Canada’s first...

Why Isn't the Fed Doing its Job?

Remembering the Algiers Accords

On this day in 1981 agreements were signed between the United States and the nascent Islamic Republic of Iran in order to bring an end to the...

It’s time for the SADC re­gion to hold Zim­bab­we to ac­count

On January 8, in a speech marking the 110th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC), South African President and ANC leader Cyril...

The pan­dem­ic is birthing bil­lion­aires and killing the poor

As we enter year three of this cruel pandemic, amid its turmoil, we are still tempted to reimagine our world. When the pandemic first struck, rich...

EDITORIAL: Random attacks offer a glimpse into society’s ‘malady’

There seems to be no end to indiscriminate assaults by people with a death wish of their own. Statements given by perpetrators and the backgrounds...

There Must Be a Response to the Risk of Biological Catastrophe Posed by US Military Laboratories

In light of the civil disturbances which have swept across Kazakhstan, the risk of a biological catastrophe is growing because of secret US...

Florida governor candidate Nikki Fried says incumbent reminds her of Hitler

Nikki Fried, the outspoken Jewish Democratic candidate running for governor in Florida, compared her rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis, to Hitler in an...

No more 'parachute appointments'

President Moon deserves criticism for breaching promise With less than four months remaining before the end of its term, the Moon Jae-in...

UNRWA appeals for $90 million to aid Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A UN agency appealed Wednesday to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to help improve living...

Why Everyone Thinks We Are So Terrible

The more humanity evolves, the more it installs negative reactions on all levels of nature. But its adverse effect is felt most strongly on the...

Reflecting on women issues in Morocco

Women in Morocco face difficulties when it comes to expressing their sexuality and choosing family planning methods. Sex is only socially approved...

Putin’s post-Soviet world remains a work in progress, but Africa already looms

Russian civilisationalism is proving handy as President Vladimir Putin seeks to expand the imaginary boundaries of his Russian World, whose...

Unraveling of Afghanistan

Everything that was achieved in Afghanistan over the last two decades has turned to dust in just the first couple of months of Taliban rule. After...

Do Not Wait Until COVID-19 is Over

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married. After we have a baby. Then we are frustrated that our kids aren’t old enough,...

Israel Tech Jobs Are In High-Demand Amidst Employee Shortage

There are several Israel tech jobs in high-demand amidst employee shortage. According to recent data, nearly 15% of positions in the Israeli tech...

Mental illness as political weaponry: A (former) Prime Minister’s low-point

Monday the 10th of January (2022) marked the first day of yet another Netanyahu court case. This time, however, not related to corruption, but a...

Asia's Emissions-Reduction Plan for the World

The world needs to step up and save Afghanistan

GENEVA/ EDINBURGH, Scotland – It is now more than four months since the dramatic exit of U.S. and other Western forces from Afghanistan. By...

Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally

In cyberwarfare, the toughest question to answer definitively is “Who did it?” It’s no surprise then that Microsoft Corp. avoided the...

China and the Unrest in Kazakhstan

Recent developments in Kazakhstan have attracted widespread attention. For a while they have been the main discussion point of the entire global...

VOX POPULI: What words inspired young people in 2021?

Back when actor Meiko Nakamura was a young woman who had just become engaged to be married, she found herself in a tough spot. That was because...

Čo je len šokujúce, nezakazujme

Autor je bývalý sudca Súdneho dvora EÚ Nie, návrh novely Trestného zákona na trestanie dezinformácií nie je návratom k totalite. Svojimi...