On This MLK Day, the Black-Jewish Alliance Is Revived
In Georgia, Democrats were able to draw on decades of cooperation, dating back to the days of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s
Breaking:
- Russia expels 2 Dutch diplomats in quid pro quo move (AP)
- Tunisia deploys army after protesters over economic hardship clash with police (DPA)
- China to sanction U.S. officials for Taiwan engagements (Reuters)
- Germany calls for Russia to immediately release Kremlin critic Navalny (Reuters)
- Israel and UAE to suspend visa waiver agreement due to COVID-19 concerns (Haaretz)
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Haaretz Editorial
The House Is Burning, and That's Not a Metaphor
NASA scientists and the European research organization Copernicus summed up the data last week. As expected, 2020, like all the years before it, ranked as one of the hottest yea...
Israel
Archaeologists Find Jewish Ritual Bath From Jesus' Time at Jerusalem's Gethsemane
This is the first archaeological evidence found of activity at the Jerusalem site during the Second Temple period, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Records: Trump Allies Behind Rally That Ignited Capitol Riot
The riot at the Capitol, incited by Trump’s comments before and during his speech at the Ellipse, has led to a reckoning unprecedented in American history
Middle East
Saudis Vowed to Stop Executing Minors; Some Death Sentences Remain, Rights Groups Say
In December, Saudi state news agency SPA published a list of prominent 'events' of 2020 featuring several royal decrees, but the death penalty order was not included
Podcast
Is It Broken, or Is It Just Bibi? Tzipi Livni Joins Overdose for a Deep Dive Into Israeli Democracy
New hopeless parties are appearing like mushrooms, old centrist parties are collapsing, and the fourth election in a row may not solve anything. LISTEN to our weekly Election Overdose Podcast – episode 3
Culture & Life
Archaeologists Find Oldest Picture in the World. It’s a Pig
Early modern human art turns out to abound in Southeast Asia. The artists painting the Sulawesi cave wall over 45,500 years ago may have been depicting a whole social interaction between warty pigs
Travel in Israel
Israel Reopens Ben-Gurion Airport After Heavy Fog
Cargo flights diverted to Larnaca, Cyprus, but all air traffic has resumed
