The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kim-jong-il/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:15:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Kim Jong-il | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kim-jong-il/ 32 32 Trump: Kim summit ‘may not have happened without Otto Warmbier’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-kim-summit-may-not-have-happened-without-otto-warmbier/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:10:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1869181 'Otto did not die in vain,' says US president, claiming death of US Jewish student, whom North Koreans jailed and later sent home comatose, focused attention on secretive nation

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]]> Kim: North Korea could send delegation to South for Winter Olympics https://www.timesofisrael.com/kim-north-korea-could-send-delegation-to-south-for-winter-olympics/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 02:53:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1762121 In apparent olive branch to rival nation, Supreme Leader suggests the two countries could participate alongside each other at Games organized by Seoul

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]]> FBI says North Korea behind Sony hack https://www.timesofisrael.com/fbi-says-north-korea-behind-sony-hack/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:52:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1108873 Hackers threaten studio over satirical movie release connected to Pyongyang; McCain calls cyber attack 'act of war'

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]]> North Korean leader no-show at major event https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korean-leader-apparent-no-show-at-major-event/ Fri, 10 Oct 2014 05:29:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1075513 Kim Jong Un hasn't been seen in public for close to a month, raising speculation about his health and political future

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]]> Kim Jong Un’s disappearance sparks health rumors https://www.timesofisrael.com/kim-jong-uns-disappearance-sparks-health-rumors/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:57:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1069211 Speculation on malady ranges from gout to diabetes, as North Korean media says leader feeling 'discomfort'

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]]> Governor hopeful’s Obama-Hitler comparison worries California GOP https://www.timesofisrael.com/governor-hopefuls-obama-hitler-comparison-worries-california-gop/ Thu, 15 May 2014 06:11:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=980886 Republicans concerned moderate Neel Kashkari may lose to Tim Donnelly, who said US gun control laws were akin to those of Nazis

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]]> N. Korea threatens UK salon over ad https://www.timesofisrael.com/n-korea-threatens-uk-hairdresser-over-ad/ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:55:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=952746 Poster outside London hairdresser's shop showing leader Kim Jong Un on 'bad hair day' draws ire from diplomats

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]]> North Korea warns nuclear war with South Korea imminent https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-warns-nuclear-war-with-south-korea-imminent/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:26:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=452454 Pyongyang urges foreign companies and tourists to leave South Korea; White House calls rhetoric 'provocative'

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]]> North Korea says stronger ‘measures’ in the offing https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-says-stronger-measures-in-the-offing/ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:16:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=371562 Pyongyang boasts Tuesday morning nuclear test just a 'first response' to US threats

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]]> If Ban goes to Tehran, time for US to cut UN funding https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/if-ban-goes-to-tehran-time-for-us-to-cut-un-funding/ Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:15:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=208744 How can the secretary general legitimize a genocidal regime that calls for a second holocaust against the Jewish people?

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]]> North Korea’s long-range rocket launch a ‘failure,’ say Japan, South Korea https://www.timesofisrael.com/seoul-calls-north-koreas-long-range-rocket-launch-a-failure/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:45:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=67792 'It's terribly embarrassing for the North,' notes former US Security Council official

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]]> North Korea satellite launch a cover for Iranian military test? https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-satellite-launch-a-cover-for-iranian-military-experiment/ Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:35:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=49366 Pyongyang says planned launch is peaceful, but some think its loyalties are to the ayatollahs

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