Jewish heirs of owner who fled Nazis sue Guggenheim Museum for $200 million Picasso

The Jewish descendants of an owner of a $200 million Picasso painting who sold it before fleeing Nazi Germany have launched a lawsuit against the...

The Necessity of Morality in Foreign Policy

As UAE embraces Holocaust studies, museum displays Torah scroll saved in genocide

A Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust was put on display at a museum in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, as the Gulf country prepares to...

Ex-AG Mazuz says plans for judicial shake-up ‘most serious threat ever’ to democracy

Former Supreme Court justice and attorney general Menachem “Meni” Mazuz said on Sunday that the Netanyahu government’s plans to radically...

US warns citizens of ‘imminent’ terror threat to synagogues, churches in Istanbul

The United States on Monday warned its citizens in Turkey of a potential “imminent” terror attack against synagogues, churches and diplomatic...

Israel clears major hurdle in bid to qualify for US Visa Waiver Program

Israelis took a significant step toward securing visa-free travel to the United States on Monday after months of efforts by successive governments...

Landing in Israel to begin two-day visit, Blinken warns against continued violence

Landing in Tel Aviv on Monday afternoon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid raising tensions further...

Armed Syrians, one of whom IDF shot dead on border, weren’t combatants — military

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said two armed Syrians who approached the Israeli border in the southern Golan Heights the previous day — one...

From a rogue MK to Haredi subsidies, 8 times High Court struck down laws, decisions

The government’s proposals to radically overhaul the legal and judicial system have generated intense political tensions and a fervid opposition...

Will You Fight for Arab Representation in the Knesset?

Coalition whip Ofir Katz (Likud) submitted a bill to amend the Basic Law on the Knesset this week. The bill was titled “Expanding the grounds for...

Repression, Debt, Corruption and Human Trafficking: Hun Sen’s Cambodian Legacy

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s record of 38 years in power is currently exceeded by only three African despots. The presidents of Equatorial...

Antisemitic book that spurred Israeli complaint is taken off shelves at Cairo fair

A book featuring antisemitic tropes was removed from display by security forces at Egypt’s state-run Cairo International Book Fair, its author...

Daily Briefing Jan. 30: Defense minister issues threats while seeking calm

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 world,...

Vehicle set alight, ‘Jews wake up’ graffiti sprayed in West Bank Palestinian village

In another suspected act of revenge for recent terror attacks, a car was set alight and graffiti saying “Jews, wake up” was sprayed on a wall in...

With his bogus attack on the attorney general, Ben Gvir is off to a furious start

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, put on quite a show for the media on Saturday night. After...

In Cairo, Blinken urges Israel and Palestinians ‘to calm things down’

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. Lebanese media report that an Israeli man who crossed the border into Lebanon...

Former top security official: If Abbas’s PA won’t fight terror, why should it exist?

Israel’s former national security adviser charged that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s failure to fight terrorism was a deliberate...

In 3rd attack in hours, aircraft said to strike Iranian truck on Syria-Iraq border

Unverified media reports claimed Monday that unidentified aircraft struck a truck near the Syria-Iraq border, hours after a similar strike was...

Auschwitz Was Liberated 78 Years Ago. Where Are We Now?

In 2005, the United Nations designated January 27 th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which marks the anniversary of the liberation of...

In Gaza, shouts of joy drown out whispers of sorrow and frustration

After Friday night’s terror attack in Jerusalem, millions saw images of Palestinians celebrating, including a macabre street event in Gaza where...

The torture battalion in the Israeli army

I will always remember the crime of the torture and murder of the 80-year-old ill Palestinian citizen, Omar Asaad from Ramallah, by the Israeli...

Who really sets the Israeli government's agenda?

At least 30 Palestinians, including three children, have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank this month alone. A number of the...

Great art cities explained: New York

Exploring Abstract Expressionism through the New York artists Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning and Helen Frankenthaler - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Iran warns Israel not to ‘play with fire’ after drone attack on defense facility

Iran on Monday warned Israel “not to play with fire,” and threatened retaliation over Israel’s reported involvement in a weekend drone attack on...

70-plus US law professors warn against ‘speed and scale’ of planned legal overhaul

Over 70 prominent law professors at American universities on Monday signed onto a statement urging the Israeli government to rethink its plan to...

Bill said aiming to restore Deri as minister by foiling High Court power to nix him

The government is working on a bill aimed at restoring Shas party leader Aryeh Deri to his ministerial positions by removing from the High Court of...

Knesset law committee chair rejects his own legal adviser as ‘biased’

The chair of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee on Monday clashed with the committee’s own legal adviser, calling him biased...

Israeli civilian arrested after crossing into Lebanon

An Israeli civilian crossed the border into Lebanon on Monday morning, the Israeli military confirmed after Lebanese media said the man was...

Despite delays, far-right Maoz pledges to take over external educational programming

Leader of the far-right Noam party Deputy Minister Avi Maoz insisted Monday that he has not given up on gaining control over external programming...

Security guards foil attempt to smuggle ‘Islamic State drug’ from West Bank to Gaza

The Defense Ministry said security guards on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle thousands of captagon pills from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip...

Our Negative Attitude to People Causes Climate Crises

As the climate heads into greater extremes globally, how can we best deal with future climate crises? The short answer is that we cannot deal with...

Fauda Is Back for a Fourth Season

The fourth season of Fauda is back on Netflix, and that’s good news. Until now, this scintillating Middle Eastern thriller pitted an Israeli...

Disposable plastics trigger culture war, testing government cohesion

AP — On Idit Silman’s first day as environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients....

Some historic challenges face new Pennsylvania governor

By John L. Micek Moments after he became Pennsylvania's 48th chief executive, Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered a message to state residents who voted...

The Greater the Obstacle, the Stronger You’ll Become

If you struggle with pain, be it a toothache, headache, or any sort of heartbreak, it’s the humble lobster that can help us onward and out of our...

Back to the Future Nazir 6 Psychology of the Daf Yomi

Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the challenge of the Nazir who unfortunately becomes exposed to a corpse.  The verse seems to indicate that he...

How my summer changed me

Summer 2022 was fun, impactful and educational. In July, I was fortunate to go on an International Leadership Seminar in Israel (ILSI), a B’nai...

Older mass shooters are rare. Here's how they differ from young assailants

By James Densley and Jillian Peterson The killing of 18 people in California just two days apart ― 11 in Monterey Park and seven in Half Moon Bay...

Mobility rights?

By Sho Chang-young I love Seoul's subway. It never fails to bring me to my destination on time. This belief had been firm, until an incident where...

20 suggestions to improve Google Scholar and motivate global scholars

By Rushan Ziatdinov Google Scholar is a wonderful, freely accessible web search engine that indexes academic publications' full text and metadata...

Central Banks Should Slow Down

China's New Foreign Minister Tours Africa

On January 9 of this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang began an eight-day trip to the African continent, having been appointed to the post...

Russia marked the news of tanks to Ukraine with carpet bombings

Analysis. In contrast to the regional governors, the politicians at the top, starting with Zelensky, continued to dwell on the tanks promised by...

Haredi man suspected in serious injury of woman at protest ‘proud’ to be in jail

An ultra-Orthodox man who was charged on suspicion of his involvement in seriously injuring a woman during a December riot in Jerusalem said he is...

Nabbed antiquities robbers cause ‘heart-breaking damage’ to ancient wine press

Two people suspected of attempting to steal antiquities caused irreversible damage to an ancient wine press in the north of the country, the Israel...