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VOX POPULI: Yu Luoke was executed 56 years ago. His crime was 'being born'

I would like to write about a young Chinese man today. His name was Yu Luoke. He was said to have been born in 1942, which would make him 84 this...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

‘Unimaginable loss’: US soldiers who died in Iran war mourned by friends, family

‘Unimaginable loss’: US soldiers who died in Iran war mourned by friends, family

4 slain troops remembered as a garden-loving mother of 2, an Eagle Scout studying cybersecurity, a generous history buff, and a martial arts mentor

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The Times of Israel

Hannah Fingerhut

Ljutomerski dijaki v ljubljanski šoli v kulturi

Ljutomerski dijaki v ljubljanski šoli v kulturi

V prvi polovici tega tedna je skupina dijakinj in dijakov iz ljutomerske umetniške gimnazije v organizaciji zavoda Bunker v Ljubljani preživela...

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Dnevnik

Neža Mrevlje

Historic Tel Aviv Bauhaus building damaged by Iran missile explosion

Historic Tel Aviv Bauhaus building damaged by Iran missile explosion

Family-owned landmark is next to apartment building that was destroyed by Iranian missile, killing a Filipina caregiver and wounding others

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Italy’s ‘Food for Gaza’ is an empty front for genocide

Italy’s ‘Food for Gaza’ is an empty front for genocide

Italy’s ‘Food for Gaza’ is an empty front for genocide “Food for Gaza,” the program Tajani is boasting about, is coordinated with Israel: it...

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Il Manifesto Global

Chiara Cruciati

Iran’s long walk toward Jerusalem

Iran’s long walk toward Jerusalem

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

No Right to Peace

No Right to Peace

We are seeing a new large-scale war. What lessons does the global majority need to learn from what happened between the USA and Iran? Getting used to...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ksenia Muratshina

A new war revives some old tropes about Jewish and Israeli influence

A new war revives some old tropes about Jewish and Israeli influence

Echoing antisemitic conspiracy theories spread during the 2003 Iraq conflict, some claim the ‘Zionist war machine’ is manipulating the US — but...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Silow-Carroll

The 2025 Syria Coast Tragedy

The violence that swept Syria’s coastal region in March 2025 marked one of the deadliest episodes of sectarian bloodshed since the beginning of the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rami al dabbas

The Sin of the Golden Calf

Parshat Ki Tissa discusses the sin of the Golden Calf. This sin that took place only forty days after the revelation at Sinai, caused irrevocable...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo: ‘In my mind, I am still imprisoned’

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo: ‘In my mind, I am still imprisoned’

Argentine military police officer Nahuel Gallo said he suffered “psychological torture” in his first public appearance since being released from a...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Flouting wartime restrictions, revelers party in Jerusalem streets for Purim’s final hours

Flouting wartime restrictions, revelers party in Jerusalem streets for Purim’s final hours

Giant street party lasts into night as cops repeatedly fail to disperse drunken crowd for defying IDF ban on public gatherings; ‘whoever is destined...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

What Are We Actually Debating Anymore?

How modern debates quietly become permission structures I had stepped away from writing for a while. Not because there was nothing happening in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Irina Zavina-Tare

In Striking Iran, Israel Inches Ever Closer to 'Might Makes Right' as a Policy

In Striking Iran, Israel Inches Ever Closer to 'Might Makes Right' as a Policy

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Ofer Cassif

Canada has an opportunity to redefine its role in the Pacific

Canada has an opportunity to redefine its role in the Pacific

As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney touches down in Tokyo this week, he steps onto a geopolitical chessboard that has been radically reconfigured...

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The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy

(POGLED) Kolumna Vesne V. Godina: Zakaj Zahod in Evropa nasprotujeta Iranu. Trumpu pa ne

(POGLED) Kolumna Vesne V. Godina: Zakaj Zahod in Evropa nasprotujeta Iranu. Trumpu pa ne

Živimo v mednarodnem redu, v katerem Trump drugim državam in voditeljem ukazuje, kako morajo delovati. Če teh ukazov ne ubogajo, jih Trump...

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Večer

Vesna V. Godina

Jewish artist expelled from Argentinian street fair after dispute over Palestinian flag

Jewish artist expelled from Argentinian street fair after dispute over Palestinian flag

Fellow vendors yell ‘Zionists out’ at artist identified by Katrina, who reportedly said the flag ‘supports terrorism’ and asked it be removed;...

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The Times of Israel

Juan Melamed

Who Needs a Pardon When You Can Start a War?

Who Needs a Pardon When You Can Start a War?

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Zvi Bar'el

Pastor who embraced Farrakhan, Nazi-gun enthusiast advance in Texas votes

Pastor who embraced Farrakhan, Nazi-gun enthusiast advance in Texas votes

Rev. Frederick Haynes III, who heralded antisemitic Nation of Islam leader, wins Democratic primary; weapons YouTuber Brandon Herrera progresses to...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

A TALE OF TWO PASSOVERS CELEBRATING FREEDOM UNDER CAPTIVITY c. 1500

A TALE OF TWO PASSOVERS: CELEBRATING FREEDOM UNDER CAPTIVITY c. 1500 Passover, the Festival of Freedom, in 1497 and 1506, was marked in Portugal by...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Pereira

These Are the Best of Times and the Worst of Times

These Are the Best of Times and the Worst of Times

History is full of moments of opposites, when the world seems at a crossroads of disaster and redemption. We are now in one of those moments. Living...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simmy Allen

Trump’s reckless war proves his Board of Peace is a farce

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The Korea Times

Jenice armstrong

Resilience in the Face of Iranian Threats

Resilience in the Face of Iranian Threats

These days feel unprecedented as our region confronts the consequences of Iranian aggression. In moments like these, nations are tested, not only in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fatema Al Harbi

Iran threatens to hit Dimona nuclear site if Israel and US try to topple regime

US says working on plans to secure Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from restricting ‘free flow of energy’ through vital waterway; Washington...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Ženske pravice v predvolilni tekmi

Ženske pravice v predvolilni tekmi

V času, ko se položaj žensk v Iranu »rešuje« z množičnim pobijanjem šolark, ko so poročila o kratenju človekovih pravic, zlasti ženskih, v...

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Dnevnik

Uršula Cetinski

On War, Kabbalah, and Collateral Damage

Two days ago, I spoke with an American-Israeli tech entrepreneur about the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the deaths of over a hundred and sixty girls...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anton koslov

How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for U.S.

How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for U.S.

President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address on Feb 24, doubled down on his false claims that the U.S. elections system is compromised. He...

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Japan Today

Shelley inglis

الإمارات تمضي والأصوات النشاز في خندق الفشل

هل سمعت يوما عن الأمن والأمان في دولة الإمارات؟ المؤكد أن مواطنيها والمقيمين فيها...

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العين الإخبارية

إيمان نصار

وزارة الدفاع.. مع التحية

في لحظات الأزمات تتكشف قوة الدول الحقيقية، وتظهر المؤسسات التي تقف خلف استقرارها....

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العين الإخبارية

علي الزوهري

Za športno dvorano v boj za pol milijona evrov državnih sredstev

Za športno dvorano v boj za pol milijona evrov državnih sredstev

Občinski svet občine Komenda je soglasno potrdil ključno investicijsko dokumentacijo za začetek gradnje prve faze Športnega centra Komenda....

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Dnevnik

Vl

Israel and America’s Legal Case for Self-Defense

Israel and America’s Legal Case for Self-Defense

The Law of Self-Defense and the Iran Conflict In moments of crisis, the international legal debate often begins with a simple question: who started...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari Ingel

Aid Is a Myth. Partnership Is the Reality

Aid Is a Myth. Partnership Is the Reality

The Myth of One Way Aid For years critics of Israel have repeated the same tired claim. Israel survives only because of American money. Israel is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

(PISMO BRALKE) Nepravično usklajevanje pokojnin

(PISMO BRALKE) Nepravično usklajevanje pokojnin

Kdo si upa na predvolilnih soočenjih izpostaviti nepravično usklajevanje pokojnin? Menim, da nihče, ker tisti, ki pišejo zakone in odločajo v...

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Večer

Dr

مع محمد بن زايد

لأن المعركة ليست عابرة، لسنا مع الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس دولة الإمارات...

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العين الإخبارية

هاني سالم مسهور

IDF planning for at least 1-2 more weeks of Iran ops; over 5,000 bombs dropped

IDF planning for at least 1-2 more weeks of Iran ops; over 5,000 bombs dropped

Air force officer says Israeli strikes have killed thousands of Iranian troops; IDF officials describe conflict as first full-scale joint military...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Prediction, Survival, and the Origins of Feeling

Prediction, Survival, and the Origins of Feeling

The free energy principle and why uncertainty feels like something.

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Psychology Today

Ralph Lewis M.d

Azijska velesila potrjuje načrt za naslednjo petletko

Azijska velesila potrjuje načrt za naslednjo petletko

Začenja se osemdnevno zasedanje kitajskega parlamenta, ki bo kot vsako leto samo potrdil odločitve partijskega vodstva. Še vedno je glavni problem...

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Dnevnik

Mihael Šorl

(POGLED) Kultura v politiki: Kritično zadržanje do sveta

(POGLED) Kultura v politiki: Kritično zadržanje do sveta

Tako nepomembna, kot je kultura pred temi volitvami v agendah vseh političnih strank, še ni bila.   V nadaljevanju: V mandatu, ki se...

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Večer

Melita Forstnerič Hajnšek

US, Israel targeting Iran forces involved in crackdown to enable protest renewal — officials

US, Israel targeting Iran forces involved in crackdown to enable protest renewal — officials

Israeli official tells ToI the strikes are among steps being taken to create conditions for regime change, with US official saying that Basij members...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Iran threatens to target Dimona nuclear site if Israel, US seek to topple Islamic Republic

Iranian ballistic missile fire triggers sirens across central Israel overnight; no injuries reported * IDF strikes Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel eases restrictions on public as rate of Iranian fire declines

Israel eases restrictions on public as rate of Iranian fire declines

Guidelines taking effect Thursday at noon will allow resumption of gatherings and workplaces, provided a shelter is accessible; schools to remain...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Hezbollah chief: Attacks on Israel a response to truce violations, ‘unrelated to any other battle’

Hezbollah chief: Attacks on Israel a response to truce violations, ‘unrelated to any other battle’

Naim Qassem asserts Lebanese terror group is ‘responding to Israeli-American aggression and this is a legitimate right’; Macron urges Netanyahu...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Netanyahu Hopes the Iran War Can Secure Him the Elections. Casualties Be Damned

Netanyahu Hopes the Iran War Can Secure Him the Elections. Casualties Be Damned

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Aluf Benn

The Holiest Sanctuary: Where The Sun Always Shines

“A home is a… stronghold amid life’s storms and stresses, a refuge… a sanctuary.” –Letters and Papers from Prison, Dietrich Bonhoeffer...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Isaac Steven Herschkopf

War in the Gulf: Strategic Dynamics of the Strait of Hormuz

War in the Gulf: Strategic Dynamics of the Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz does not need to be formally closed to be strategically decisive. It is enough that it becomes dangerous. At its narrowest point,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Why Behaviour Change Is So Hard to Do

Why Behaviour Change Is So Hard to Do

Understanding the hidden forces that sabotage your resolutions.

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Psychology Today

Joanna Cheek M.d

Canadian Liberal Media Lies About Iran “Regime Change”

Canadian Liberal Media Lies About Iran “Regime Change”

Just because everything has to be twisted to attack Donald Trump. Iran’s Uprising Is Not a “Regime Change” Script When unrest erupts in Iran,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Monique Dietvorst

Reclaiming Aaron (Ki Tissa)

Reclaiming Aaron (Ki Tissa)

Ki Tissa sits like an island inside the Tabernacle narrative that defines the end of the Book of Exodus. Before it, Torah teaches the building of the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Menachem Creditor