menu_open Columnists
Current . Favorites . Archive
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Experts confirm analysis: looted Nazi painting in Argentina is by different artist

10

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

التصنيف الأمريكي وتحول المقاربة تجاه الإخوان المسلمين

10

العين الإخبارية

د. خلفان سلطان الكندي

NFL linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wears ‘stop the genocide’ eye black in postgame interview

The longtime pro-Palestinian advocate broadcasts the message while speaking to ESPN following a playoff win against the Houston Texans, though the...

10

The Times of Israel

Joseph Strauss

Lipstadt partially recants comment linking US synagogue fire to anti-Israel movement

Ex-antisemitism envoy initially called Jackson fire a step in ‘globalization of the intifada,’ but arsonist was later shown to hold antisemitic...

10

The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Reports suggest US may strike Iran in coming days, as Trump says killing is ‘stopping’

Islamic Republic threatens ‘decisive’ action against US and Israel if targeted; Hezbollah warned against joining fray; IDF ups defensive posture,...

10

The Times of Israel

Agencies

Donald Trump rejected antisemitism. That doesn’t necessarily mean MAGA will

Regarding antisemites, the US president said, ‘I think we don’t need them. I think we don’t like them.’ But just because he believes something...

10

The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

US and UK advise against travel to Israel; Iran closes airspace to commercial flights

Rights group says execution of Iranian protester postponed but warns his life still at risk, as Islamic Republic’s FM says there won’t be ‘hanging...

10

The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Decades after KKK bombing, congregant sees Mississippi synagogue burn again in arson attack

Beverly Geiger Bonnheim, who was 17 at time of 1967 attack, laments how generation of Jews must deal with antisemitic violence: ‘Does history...

10

The Times of Israel

Sophie Bates

Echoes of Iran: Israel's 'Supreme Leader' Prioritizes the Judicial Coup Over the Country

10

Haaretz

Zvi Bar&x27El

Opinion – Nepal’s Use of Lethal Force and South Asia’s Enforcement Vacuum 

Treaty obligations can exist on paper while enforcement remains absent, particularly where no binding adjudication exists to compel compliance.

10

E-International

Bhavya Johari

Israel, Arab nations said to urge US to wait to strike Iran until regime further weakened

Israeli and Arab officials have suggested the Trump administration hold off on striking Iran for now, believing that the Islamic Republic may not...

50

The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Man wanted for Melbourne synagogue firebombing arrested in Iraq — Australian police

Iraqi officials have arrested a man wanted by Australian Federal Police as a person of interest in the investigation into a spate of firebombings,...

40

The Times of Israel

Reuters

Fierce government attacks on Supreme Court part of campaign of delegitimization

Recent weeks and months have seen senior cabinet ministers launch a series of vitriolic attacks on the Supreme Court and its judges over a string...

40

The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

New study shows that female sex hormones can impact the body’s inner clocks

Israeli scientists have developed an innovative method to track the human body’s circadian rhythms, finding in a new peer-reviewed study that...

50

The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

Jersey City’s outgoing Jewish mayor signs antisemitism laws as ‘guardrail’ for successor

JTA — As he leaves office after nearly 13 years, Jersey City’s Jewish mayor Steven Fulop is leaving his successor “guardrails” he hopes will help...

40

The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Daily Briefing Jan. 14: Day 831 – Trump pledged to help Iranians. How?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

40

The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Iran has aired some 100 forced confessions by anti-regime protesters, activists say

AP — They are shown handcuffed, their faces blurred. The confession videos, broadcast on Iranian state media, feature dramatic background music...

40

The Times of Israel

Melanie Lidman

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland brings danger and opportunity to a rough region

AP — Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has thrust the breakaway territory into the international spotlight, causing an uproar in the Horn of...

40

The Times of Israel

Sam Metz

Investor gifts $100 million LA office tower to Chabad for massive Jewish center

JTA — A Los Angeles real estate investor known for selling homes to celebrities has donated a $100 million office tower to Chabad, the global...

40

The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Hanging On to Hope, Even in the Face of Disappointment

Hope can leave us discouraged, but it can also change the world for the better.

50

Psychology Today

Mary Mcnaughton-Cassill Ph.d

Adding Comfort and Dignity to the Breast Cancer Journey

How a simple question about a robe sparked an innovative initiative.

40

Psychology Today

John Mccarthy Ph.d

VOX POPULI: Hiroshi Kume’s ethics and acuity redefined TV news in Japan

They called him “Show-Killer Kume.” When Hiroshi Kume (1944-2026) was a rookie announcer at Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. (TBS), a...

40

The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Canada undermines its own China engagement

The art of diplomacy with rising powers demands more than goodwill. It requires strategic literacy, carefully cultivated leverage and the...

40

The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy

Iran exposes the limits of BRICS unity

What is unfolding in Iran today is not merely another chapter in a long story of unrest. It is a stress test for the global order, for the...

40

Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Japan can keep calm and carry on decoupling from China

Tokyo has displayed admirable restraint in the face of Beijing’s outbursts over the past two months. When China signaled a 40% cut in tourists to...

40

The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Look no further, Trump's actions in Venezuela are part and parcel of the US policy of containing Russia and China

When an empire has nothing left but brute force to communicate with, it has already lost the battle of history. And when it starts intercepting...

40

New Eastern Outlook

Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Simple reforms could help prevent the next ICE shooting

Hours after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on a snowy Minnesota street, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he’d been worried just such...

40

The Japan Times

Erika D. Smith

Berlin is making new efforts to advance its interests and strengthen its strategic partnership with India

The German Chancellor made his first official visit to Asia and India on January 12-13, 2026, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations...

40

New Eastern Outlook

Anvar Azimov

The European Union is backpedaling toward the abyss

With every event, with every crisis looming on the horizon, the European Union is showing more cracks and fresh proof of its lack of political...

40

Il Manifesto Global

Marco Bascetta

Tehran doctors say security forces intentionally firing at protesters’ eyes, heads

Iranian security forces are deliberately firing at protesters’ heads to cause them debilitating injuries, local doctors have claimed, citing wounds...

40

The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Hezbollah warns Beirut that expanded disarmament push could cause ‘chaos, civil war’

A senior Hezbollah official has warned Lebanon’s government that pressing on with efforts to disarm the group throughout the country would trigger...

40

The Times of Israel

Reuters

Mississippi synagogue arson suspect hid extremism behind ‘scripture-backed fitness’ persona

The US suspect accused of torching Mississippi’s largest synagogue posted an antisemitic cartoon on Instagram shortly before his attack, and built...

40

The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

EDITORIAL: NRA must expand data checks beyond Hamaoka plant

The admission by Chubu Electric Power Co. of using falsified data for screening of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant raises the concern of whether...

40

The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Teaching international law in an age that no longer pretends to obey it

Teaching international law has always required disciplined idealism. For those of us in the academy who reject the conceit of a benign American...

60

Middle East Monitor

Ziyad Motala

Trump’s Anti-Moral Morality

MELBOURNE – Two days after the United States launched military strikes on Venezuela, which killed 100 people and led to the capture of President...

40

Project Syndicate

Peter Singer

Iran Is Yet Again the Target of US Aggression

The ongoing protests in Iran raise the risk of external intervention by the United States, which could potentially trigger renewed tensions in the...

40

New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Europe Enters the Slop War

LONDON – When the Economist and Merriam-Webster announced “slop” as their word of the year, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella complained, but few were...

30

Project Syndicate

Cori Crider

الإمارات.. النموذج الملهم للطموح

لا تعلو الإمارات بخطابٍ يدعو الآخرين إلى «تقليدها»، ولا تنخرط في جدالات لإثبات حضورها، ولا تعتمد مظاهر الاستعراض أو الكبرياء؛ بل تتيح لتجربتها...

40

العين الإخبارية

أسماء ربيع المنهالي

NY governor pushes for buffer zone to protect synagogues from protests

NEW YORK — New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday vowed new protections for synagogues this year, after two caustic protests outside New...

50

The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Why the massive Iran protests haven’t toppled its clerical establishment

Reuters —Despite Iran’s nationwide protests and years of external pressure, there are as yet no clear signs of fracture in the Islamic Republic’s...

50

The Times of Israel

Samia Nakhoul

What Brings Out the Secret Snob in You?

Are you a snob about grammar, schools of therapy, shoes, cars, weight, or pizza?

50

Psychology Today

Gina Barreca Ph.d

No One Asked, But You Delivered: You Pre-Interviewed Yourself

Let the employer conduct the interview and don't rob yourself of opportunities.

50

Psychology Today

Anna Braverman Psy.d

Surf Therapy for PTSD Recovery

Surfing offers healing through exposure, belonging, and awe.

50

Psychology Today

Jaimie L Lusk Psy.d

Is What We Remember True?

Our memories, while precious, are not as reliable as we’d like to think.

50

Psychology Today

Samantha Stein Psy.d

Some US personnel told to leave Qatar base as Iran touts ‘peak readiness’ for conflict

Amid concerns of a new round of fighting with Iran, some personnel were advised to leave the US military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Wednesday...

30

The Times of Israel

Agencies

Beijing tells local firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software

Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by roughly a dozen firms from the US and Israel due to...

30

The Times of Israel

Reuters

UK’s anti-terror watchdog says demonizing Israelis is a ‘vehicle for hatred of Jews’

The UK government’s terrorism watchdog has criticized British police for not properly enforcing the law against racial hatred when it comes to...

50

The Times of Israel

Stuart Winer

Fall of the ayatollahs would be bittersweet poetic justice for October 7, but it’s not guaranteed

This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these...

50

The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81

Iconic Israeli archaeologist Gabriel “Gabi” Barkay died on Sunday at age 81 after a long illness. He was well known for his pioneering work on soil...

40

The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

The World’s Two Largest Economies Should Slow Their Investment Race

MILAN/FLORENCE – Over the past year, the United States and China have consolidated their positions as the world’s leading superpowers, largely at...

40

Project Syndicate

Moreno Bertoldi