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Parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin hope video of son heartens other families

Rachel Goldberg-Polin says her son doesn’t look like himself in footage released Wednesday; Jon Polin says he would prefer a hostage deal over...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Daily Briefing Apr 26: Day 203 – Yeshiva U head on anti-Israel campus protests in US

YU Pres. Rabbi Ari Berman visits ToI in Jerusalem and shares how after the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas he forged a broad coalition of 100 university...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israeli civilian killed in Hezbollah missile attack on Lebanon border

Sharif Suad had been contracted by IDF for ‘infrastructure activity’ in Mount Dov area; in response, fighter jets hit terror group’s sites...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

US troops begin constructing Gaza pier, aiming to have it operational by early May

Port to start handling 90 aid trucks per day, may reach 150 when fully operational; mortar attack during UN visit to construction site highlights...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Columbia drops midnight deadline for razing anti-Israel camp as 550 arrested across US

University president Minouche Shafik announces retreat, citing ‘progress’ in talks with students; Hezbollah terror group flag spotted at...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Is it wise for US to blacklist IDF unit?

ToI’s senior analyst discusses the genesis of Netzah Yehuda, an IDF ‘social work project’ for disenfranchised religious men that is accused of...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Police say ex-employee used AI to frame Baltimore school principal as antisemitic

Authorities say former athletic director used software to fake recording of boss, in which he threatens to ‘join other side’ over frustration...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Government asks High Court to again delay mandatory conscription of ultra-Orthodox

Justice Ministry seeks deferral until May 20, arguing that ‘significant national-security events’ — Iranian attack likely among them —...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Progressive Racism

When people protest against war and humanitarian crises, three questions arise: 1) Is their goal to alleviate suffering or to vilify those...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Mob mentality

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Newman

Conception: Not Just an Israeli Minefield

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Avigdor Haselkorn

Design for a neighborhood based on social open space

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gerard Heumann

Editorial Cartoon – Poisoned Ivy

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mira Scharf

Israel-Gaza War 5784: Acharei Mot – Admitting Error, Rejecting Molech

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rachel Peck

Biden’s Uncle Eaten by Cannibals, Seder for Hamas, Queer Storytime for Palestine

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shia Altman

Are You the Fifth Child?

One of the most familiar motifs of the Pesach (Passover) Seder is the number four: Four Cups of Wine Four Questions Four Children There are...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander Seinfeld

No tolerance to real extremists set on our demise

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Lazarus

If I Were Sinwar’s Speechwriter (Part II) . . ..

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ron Litchman

Love and Self-Transcendence

Pursuing self-actualization without love may lead to destructive ambition.

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Psychology Today

Misha Jan

The Little Losses of Everyday Life

How to tolerate your child's pain.

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Psychology Today

Corinne Masur

Diplomatic Bluebook: Japan Must Actively Work for International Cooperation

Editorial 16:02 JST, April 25, 2024 The world order based on freedom, democracy and the rule of law is at risk. Japan must proactively work to...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Between Gaza and Iran: How the Vision of Israel-Pakistan Normalization Died

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Haaretz

Hamza Azhar Salam

EDITORIAL: Move to improve doctors’ working conditions sure to pay dividends

Reforms aimed at improving the working conditions of doctors took effect this month. The new regulations set an overtime limit for employed doctors...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

The Perils of Retirement in America

BERKELEY – America’s retirement system isn’t working. It is failing older workers, pensioners, and would-be retirees, and if we don’t fix it...

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Project Syndicate

Teresa Ghilarducci

Japan’s shrinking population is a big problem for the nation

Of the 1,729 local municipalities in Japan, 744 are "likely to vanish" by 2050, according to a report released this week at a symposium by the...

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The Japan Times

Kuni Miyake

The world cannot just cancel Palestine

It is only April, but we already have a good candidate for photo of the year. On April 12, German police shut down a Palestine Congress that was...

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The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

SILVER SPRING – Jessica Pettway, a YouTube fashion and lifestyle influencer, died this month from cervical cancer at the age of 36. Her untimely...

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Project Syndicate

Ifeanyi M. Nsofor

US isolationist policy at the UN

International outrage continues to grow after the United States unilaterally blocked a widely supported UN Security Council resolution that would...

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

Turkey and the "3+3" Format Prospects

Turkey demonstrating an active foreign policy aimed at raising its status from a regional state to a major power and leader of the Turkic world....

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Support for Ukraine's freedom strengthens Asia's security

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Nikkei Asian Review

Igor Khrestin And David J. Kramer

Ali lahko Mario Draghi še drugič reši Evropo?

Mario Draghi si zaradi svoje vloge kot predsednika ECB in dveh ključnih dejanj – prelomno izjavo »whatever it takes« in programom masovnega...

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Dnevnik

Jože P. Damijan

Filipino nurses in Germany: Can they build a decent life?

The University Hospital in Bonn is just one of many German health facilities that have hired foreign nurses, many of whom are Filipinos and often...

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Deutsche Welle

Nikka Valenzuela

Filipino nurses in Germany struggle with the language

Filipino nurses are in high demand in Germany, but struggles learning German make it harder to them to feel at home.

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Deutsche Welle

Nikka Valenzuela

Is the Commonwealth still important to Africa?

Young Africans see few benefits to being part of the Commonwealth of Nations and are calling for reforms. Some reject the organization altogether.

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Deutsche Welle

Isaac Mugabi

What would Thucydides say?

In the weeks after Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte seized power and declared himself Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, Karl Marx sat down to write a...

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Aeon

Mark Fisher

دروس وعبر.. «الهدير» من منظور إعلامي

مرت الإمارات بحالة جوية سيئة لم تشهدها من قبل، وتركزت كل وسائل الإعلام على الحالة...

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العين الإخبارية

د.علي محمد العامري

Healthy Fats for Mental Health

The first, best change you can make for your brain and mood.

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Psychology Today

Leslie E. Korn Ph.d

Central Banks in a Cashless World

LONDON – Economics has always had a strange and much-debated relationship with money. For a long time, economists – including Nobel laureates...

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Project Syndicate

Mariana Mazzucato

Three Cheers for Our Red, White, and Blue War Profiteers

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov recently told reporters that “No matter what else occurs regarding Ukraine, United States business and leadership...

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New Eastern Outlook

Phil Butler

In Israel, activists from Muslim countries denounce common threat of radical Islam

Holocaust education trip provides chance for regional civil society leaders to visit sites of Oct. 7 massacres, break stereotypes, and discuss...

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The Times of Israel

Gianluca Pacchiani

Italy’s Liberation Day celebrations marred by controversy surrounding fascism

State-run media spikes anti-fascist speech by author who criticized right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and denounced lingering authoritarian...

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The Times of Israel

Nicole Winfeld

More Sanctions on Israeli Army Battalions in the West Bank? I Wish

It was a cold winter night, a few minutes after 3 A.M., but Omar Abdelmajeed As'ad was driving home. Since his return 11 years earlier from a...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

Egypt’s spy chief in Israel for talks on hostage deal amid concerns over Rafah op

Delegation led by Abbas Kamel to discuss ‘new vision’ for extended ceasefire in Gaza, including exchange of hostages, Palestinian prisoners,...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Recog­ni­tion of Pales­tin­ian state­hood is not the panacea it’s made out to be

As the genocide in Gaza rages on, various European countries, including Spain and Ireland, have indicated that they are moving towards recognising...

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Al Jazeera

Yara Hawari

Israel said willing to lower demand for release of 40 hostages in truce’s first phase

War cabinet authorized negotiators to discuss release of just 20 hostages in first phase, Hebrew media reports before citing senior official who...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Freed hostage: My Hamas captor gave me a ring, said I’d marry him and have his children

Noga Weiss, 18, was told other hostages would be released and she’d remain in Gaza to raise kids of captor who reunited her with kidnapped mother...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Hundreds arrested across US campuses as police clamp down on anti-Israel protests

Authorities increasingly using a heavy hand with encampments popping up at colleges throughout the country; 108 arrested at Boston protest, 93 at...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

US troops begin constructing Gaza pier, aiming to have it operational by early May

IDF says it will secure pier * USC cancels main graduation ceremony amid escalating anti-Israel protests across the country * UN notes steps by...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Ex-Mossad expert warns Iran has built global financial network to bypass sanctions

Udi Levy, former head of spy agency’s financial division, says if Israel’s partners seriously intend to weaken Tehran, they must target its...

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The Times of Israel

Gianluca Pacchiani

‘No doubt’ Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum

Haim Rubinstein claims Israel rejected early Hamas offer to free all civilians if IDF didn’t enter Gaza, lays out PM’s alleged political meddling...

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The Times of Israel

Gideon Allon

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