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US mulling asking Israel to provide PA tax funds for Trump’s Gaza plan — sources

US mulling asking Israel to provide PA tax funds for Trump’s Gaza plan — sources

Sources say portion of $5 billion withheld by Israel would go to Gaza transitional government, while other funds to the PA if it makes reforms

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Israeli strike targets Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad, ‘last architect of Oct.7’

Israeli strike targets Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad, ‘last architect of Oct.7’

While there was no official confirmation, military officials indicate he is believed killed; former hostages hail reports of death of the man...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Trump says he’s OK with Iran suspending nuke program for 20 years if there’s a ‘real’ commitment

Trump says he’s OK with Iran suspending nuke program for 20 years if there’s a ‘real’ commitment

President appears to back away from his previous demand for a total end to Iranian enrichment and pledge to ensure Iran never attains nuclear weapons;...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Anti-Israel US Senate candidate with covered up Nazi tattoo splits Jewish Democrats summit

Anti-Israel US Senate candidate with covered up Nazi tattoo splits Jewish Democrats summit

Jewish Democrats divided over whether to back Graham Platner, who may be hope for party to retake Senate, but supports ending US military assistance...

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The Times of Israel

Joseph Strauss

Bamidbar: ‘Numbers’ Isn’t Our Translation

Parshat Bamidbar begins with a count. Tribe by tribe, family by family, the Torah constructs a census of remarkable precision. Yet Chazal...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jon Taub

Rallying Around the Flag

Since time immemorial, flags have served as markers of identity, unity, and purpose. At the opening of the second chapter of Bemidbar (Numbers), God...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit

The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit

SINGAPORE—The optics of this week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were carefully staged to signal parity between the United States...

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Project Syndicate

Shang-Jin Wei

UK sanctions Azerbaijani crime boss’ brother over alleged Iran-linked attack plots

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Namiq Salifov, the brother of slain Azerbaijani crime boss Nadir “Lotu Guli” Salifov, accusing him of...

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally

Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally

Call marks first time a US president has urged marking of Shabbat; some Orthodox rabbis have embraced it, while those on Jewish left warn of blurring...

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising in California, saying it misled donors about Jewish mission

Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising in California, saying it misled donors about Jewish mission

Charity, which funds New York-based Orthodox Jewish programs, to appeal ‘flawed’ ruling, after it was sued by man who says he wouldn’t have...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

The Identity Crisis Behind Mergers Higher Education

The Identity Crisis Behind Mergers Higher Education

Identity, belonging, and emotional fallout on campus.

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Psychology Today

Jessica Troilo Ph.d

Redefining China-US relations through a new strategic partnership

United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded high-level meetings in Beijing on Friday with both sides emphasizing...

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Blitz

Suraiyya Aziz

Maradona death trial: star’s daughter had to be assisted after seeing autopsy images

Maradona death trial: star’s daughter had to be assisted after seeing autopsy images

Argentina football superstar Diego Maradona’s daughter Gianinna became unwell and had to be assisted by a doctor after images of her father’s...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

How to Create Self-Respect Despite Growing Up With Narcissists

How to Create Self-Respect Despite Growing Up With Narcissists

Respecting yourself can feel easier than loving yourself at first.

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Psychology Today

Tracy S. Hutchinson

Floating, Climatic Borders: Svalbard, the Levant

They drift. They breathe. They harden for a season and soften for another. They move not only through treaties or wars, but through winds, trade...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander A. Winogradsky Frenkel

I Thought I Knew How to Write Until I Tried Scriptwriting

There’s a very specific kind of psychological collapse that happens after you hit “send” on a script you’ve spent months bleeding into. Not an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Britain’s political crisis and the strain on Labour leadership and party system

The political turbulence surrounding Britain’s current government and the leadership of Keir Starmer has generated a wave of commentary that extends...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

Living Well in a Troubled World

Living Well in a Troubled World

Personal Perspective: It's not easy to find balance, but we have to try.

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Psychology Today

Wendy Lustbader M.s.w

UAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis

UAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis

Experts say UAE taking pragmatic view Israel ‘like any other country,’ sees it as a partner for security, while Riyadh and other Gulf capitals...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

"You Made Me Feel That Way”: The Phrase Obscuring Your Power

What partners often say and why I never let it slide in therapy.

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Psychology Today

Jason N. Linder

How Algeria Smothers Opposition Parties Before the Campaign Begins

Algeria’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for July 2, are still weeks away, and the Algerian regime has already ensured that the outcome will...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

5 suspects, including teen, indicted in deadly shooting in north caught on camera

5 suspects, including teen, indicted in deadly shooting in north caught on camera

Police say shooting of Wael Saeida, 21, outside bakery, was part of attacks targeting businesses owned by relative of student involved in high school...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

The Twenty-Five Minute Premier: How Trump Forced a Banker onto Baghdad

The Twenty-Five Minute Premier: How Trump Forced a Banker onto Baghdad

The transition of power in Iraq usually moves with the glacial, agonizing pace of a desert sandstorm, choked by the competing interests of Tehran and...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Porous ceasefire extended for 45-days after third round of Israel-Lebanon talks

Porous ceasefire extended for 45-days after third round of Israel-Lebanon talks

US says two days of talks ‘highly productive,’ while Israeli envoy says ‘potential for success is great,’ even as Hezbollah clashes with...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Best Chance for a Positive Israeli Future

The current situation for Israel and Jews worldwide has become alarming. Despite our mission to be a “light unto the nations” (Isaiah 42:6),...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard H. Schwartz

How Our Memories Reconstruct the Past

How Our Memories Reconstruct the Past

We tend to be completely unaware of the tricks our memories play on us.

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Psychology Today

Rick Miller Licsw

Parashat Bamidbar: Order in the Void

Parashat Bamidbar: Order in the Void

The desert has no edges. Wind erases footprints before anyone thinks to call them a path. And there — where there are no cities, no walls, no fixed...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yosef B. Moran

A powerful and inspiring evening of resilience with Yael Maori & IDFWO USA

This week, I had the honor of meeting Yael Maori who was traveling throughout Philadelphia and New York and speaking in homes, synagogues, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joseph scutts

Self-Efficacy in Chronic Illness

Self-Efficacy in Chronic Illness

Belief in one's capability during chronic illness.

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Psychology Today

Katie Willard Virant Msw

You Don't Have to Climb Mental Health Mountains Alone

You Don't Have to Climb Mental Health Mountains Alone

Dealing with mental health concerns can take more than willpower.

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Psychology Today

Julie Radico Psy.d. Abpp

For First Time, Muslim Group to March in New York’s Israel Parade

For First Time, Muslim Group to March in New York’s Israel Parade

New York City is set to witness a historic moment in the 61-year history of the annual Israel Day Parade. For the first time, a Muslim-led group will...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Junaid Qaiser

Living Under Continuous Threat

Living Under Continuous Threat

Living Under Continuous Threat: The Emotional Reality of Israel Today — and How People Can Protect Their Psychological Well-Being There are periods...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan gulas

Existential OCD — Or Is It?

Existential OCD — Or Is It?

Sometimes reframing is more helpful than an existential OCD diagnosis.

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Psychology Today

Denise Winn

Why US and Israeli Iran Strategies Differ

Why US and Israeli Iran Strategies Differ

Israelis frustrated with Washington’s apparent hesitation toward Iran are not unjustified – from a strictly Israeli perspective. For Israel, Iran...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Isaac h. winer

Antisemitic comments flood posts celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month

Antisemitic comments flood posts celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month

Blue Square Alliance says backlash over even apolitical tributes — from Sesame Street to the Grammys — is deterring groups from recognizing Jews...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

It’s Time to Abolish Nakba Day

Who in the Middle East has not been traumatized by the upheavals of the last century? We all treasure the places where our families have lived. Yet...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Bassem Eid

Zionism and the Question ‘For What?’ (Bemidbar)

Zionism and the Question ‘For What?’ (Bemidbar)

Let me begin with a teaching from a few years ago by one of my teachers, Arnold Eisen, former Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Eisen is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Menachem Creditor

Finding God in Tragedy

Finding God in Tragedy

This essay is one of the winning submissions to the Rabbi Sacks Essay Contest. Drawing on the teachings and writings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Micah jackson

Reducing Drug Overdoses that Lead to Suicide

Reducing Drug Overdoses that Lead to Suicide

Restricting access to prescription and over-the-counter medications is possible.

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Psychology Today

John Bateson

Exemplifying Strong Leadership: In Praise of Congresswoman Gillen

Power may be intoxicating but it’s also a burden as Sefer B’midbar (The Book of Numbers) illustrates. Moses found himself tested time and time...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Saks

Mladoletnika po uporabi elektronskih cigaret potrebovala zdravniško pomoč

Mladoletnika po uporabi elektronskih cigaret potrebovala zdravniško pomoč

Mladoletnika na Goriškem sta v sredo po uporabi elektronskih cigaret, ki bi lahko vsebovale THC, imela zdravstvene težave. Posredovali so...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Western Sahara: Policy or Propaganda?

When Propaganda Becomes Security Policy: Western Sahara and the Limits of US Analysis In Washington, distant unresolved conflicts can easily become...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Elbaikam

California Capitalism Meets the Moment

California Capitalism Meets the Moment

BERKELEY—California is not only America’s largest state economy but also its most consequential laboratory for democratic governance and market...

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Project Syndicate

Lenny Mendonca

V Darsu verjamejo v srečen poletni razplet

V Darsu verjamejo v srečen poletni razplet

Ne glede na kronične zaplete in preobrate v postopku certificiranja belgijske naprave za sekcijsko merjenje hitrosti so v Darsovi upravi...

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Dnevnik

Tomaž Klipšteter

Merz in Trump govorila v bolj spravljivem tonu

Merz in Trump govorila v bolj spravljivem tonu

Nemški kancler Friedrich Merz in ameriški predsednik Donald Trump sta se po napetostih v nemško-ameriških odnosih danes pogovarjala po telefonu....

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Dnevnik

Sta

A Writer Finds Her Lost Roots and Gains Love and Hope

A Writer Finds Her Lost Roots and Gains Love and Hope

Daniela Gerson's "The Wanderers" reveals how the routes of one’s ancestors can be a goldmine of goosebumps.

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Psychology Today

Susan k perry ph.d

Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein rape retrial amid deadlocked jury

Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein rape retrial amid deadlocked jury

Hairstylist and actress Jessica Mann says she had consensual encounters with US film mogul, but accuses him of raping her a day after she repeatedly...

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The Times of Israel

Jennifer Peltz

How Israeli Propaganda Works: Oppose the Occupation and You Become “Hamas”, “Muslim Brotherhood”, or “Anti-Semitic”!

How Israeli Propaganda Works: Oppose the Occupation and You Become “Hamas”, “Muslim Brotherhood”, or “Anti-Semitic”!

As Palestinians mark the seventy-eighth anniversary of the Nakba, I found myself once again turning over old photographs and fragments of memory from...

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Middle East Monitor

Adnan Hmidan

A Nakba Day Reflection on the Politics of Recognition

A Nakba Day Reflection on the Politics of Recognition

The power asymmetry between Israelis and Palestinians is shaped by the unequal condition of statehood and statelessness within a twentieth-century...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ignat ayzenberg

Betty Broderick and the Cinderella Complex

Betty Broderick and the Cinderella Complex

Betty Broderick's story is a cautionary tale women still need to hear

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Psychology Today

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