Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives. During the debate, senators from the ruling Broad Front coalition delivered impassioned defenses of the right to die, comparing the euthanasia movement to the legalization of divorce and same-sex marriage. Most opposition to euthanasia in Uruguay came from the Catholic Church. Be

“There is a part of the Right that is extraordinarily conspiratorial and sees Jews as a conspiratorial force… It is rising because social media rewards it,” Ben Shapiro said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post . “On X and TikTok, you often get more clicks if you push anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric.” The Post met Shapiro during his recent visit to Israel, days after the announcement at the White House of a hostage release and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Shapi

Renewable energy overtook coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half of this year—a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. In the US, electricity demand grew faster than clean energy output, increasing reliance on fossil fuels, while in the EU, months of weak wind and hydropower performance led to a rise in coal and gas generation. In a separate report the IEA has halved its forecast for the growth of renewable

Demonization of Israel, Jews, and core Jewish values—including Zionism—continues to spread across nations, international justice venues, university campuses, airports and ports, cultural institutions, and sports arenas. Every insult, every call for a boycott, and every violent act against Jews at prayer is legitimized and amplified across social media. How bad could it get? Just days before the murderous Yom Kippur attack on a Manchester synagogue, CRIF—the official body of F

If you walk past what looks like a Christmas tree on the eve of December 31 here in Israel, chances are that it’s not a forlorn yuletide decoration. Instead, it’s more likely to be a yolka, the fir (or plastic) tree that’s an inherent part of celebrating Novy God, the Russian phrase for “New Year.” “The first thing I remember from Israel is my first day at an Israeli kindergarten,” recalls Alex Rif, the activist who launched the campaign. Rif immigrated to Israel from Ukraine

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