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Slain hostage’s mother aims to perpetuate life with son’s posthumously retrieved sperm

Slain hostage’s mother aims to perpetuate life with son’s posthumously retrieved sperm

‘Hamas and Hitler wanted to destroy us; technology can help us create new life,’ says Iris Haim, mother of Yotam, mistakenly killed by IDF troops...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

VOX POPULI: How a 1970s TV drama handled the topic of weapons exports

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

‘Another row of graves’: Families of slain soldiers mark Memorial Day in war’s shadow

Mother of squad commander killed in fighting says being with other bereaved parents helps in dealing with son’s death, while another cites comfort...

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The Times of Israel

Deborah Danan

To Bear the Weight of War

To Bear the Weight of War

““And he alone, in all the world, must say Yes or No to that awesome, ultimate question, ‘Shall we drop the bomb on a living target?’”—...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Matthew Robin

Do Not Use Rabbi Akiva to Preach Submission

On Israeli Independence Day, the real question is not only what binds a people together, but what kind of moral language teaches the weaker side to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Remembering with Purpose: What Yom HaZikaron Asks of Us

Living in America, I cannot help being struck by the stark contrast between Yom Hazikaron in America and Yom Hazikaron in Israel. Yom Hazikaron in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Muskat

Why I took the Men to the Mikvah

Why I took the Men to the Mikvah

Mikvah Shoshanah, Portland’s women’s mikvah, is an exclusively women’s space. Within it, a woman can experience the blessing and serenity...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Motti Wilhelm

Rahm Emanuel joins calls to end US ‘financial aid’ as Democratic support for Israel hits new lows

Rahm Emanuel joins calls to end US ‘financial aid’ as Democratic support for Israel hits new lows

Former Chicago mayor says ‘US should never spill any blood for Israel’s security,’ asserts Jerusalem dragged US into the conflict in...

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The Times of Israel

Jta

CIP’s Literary Café Presented Behind-the-Scenes of Dibuk, the Musical

On the evening of April 15, CIP’s headquarters became a space of art, tradition, and reflection as it hosted the Theatrical Literary Café of Dibuk,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

UAP Releases: White House, Rep. Luna Push, Pentagon Response, AI Analysis

Image: Anna Paulina Luna, a U.S. congresswoman leading efforts to promote greater transparency on UAP-related information. The growing public and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rafi Glick

Investing Strategically Against Antisemitism

Stop Funding What Isn’t Working Across the Jewish world, a rare consensus is emerging. This is not a community known for agreement. After all, two...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Toba Hellerstein

Restrictions lifted, but war clouds put damper on Independence Day plans

Restrictions lifted, but war clouds put damper on Independence Day plans

Cities move ahead with events amid fragile Lebanon and Iran ceasefires, though some opt for scaled-down, community-based celebrations, as war-weary...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

Israel’s Death Penalty Law Betrays Judaism’s Core Values this Yom Haatzma’ut

Israel’s Death Penalty Law Betrays Judaism’s Core Values this Yom Haatzma’ut

Just as Israel’s new racist, vengeful, unjust and dangerous death penalty law defiled last week’s observance of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Zoosman

Life is a Serious Business

Not infrequently in the Torah, the people are enjoined to observe God’s commandments, often with a promise of reward. One verse, however, stands out...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

Israeli airlines accused of reselling stranded customers’ seats for wartime windfall

Israeli airlines accused of reselling stranded customers’ seats for wartime windfall

Some carriers refunded travelers rather than offering to rebook them, seemingly breaking law but freeing up spots commanding sky-high prices

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

When Forgiveness Fails, Hatred Must Not Take Root

When Forgiveness Fails, Hatred Must Not Take Root

There are things a person cannot honestly say he has forgiven. A friend once shared with me that the most difficult prayer for him is not one said in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Cohen

Defiantly Alive

On Mourning, Dancing, and the Jewish Refusal to Choose Between Them Many have written about us. Twain. Churchill. Lincoln. Hitler. Each found us worth...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Lazarus

“Should Stability Be Punished? The Case of Somaliland

“Should Stability Be Punished? The Case of Somaliland

“Should Stability Be Punished? The Case of Somaliland in a Rigid International Order” In international politics, stability is often praised as a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed abdi idiris

The Sand… and The Stars

The Sand… and The Stars

Realizing it was time He lowered His face To Abraham’s ear And whispered A promise To the worried father There will be More children Than you can...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zahava Bauer

AJC and Lithuania’s Fraud

Lithuania does not maintain its Holocaust narrative alone. It is helped by Jewish institutions willing to behave as if the evidentiary environment...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eugene J. Levin

Why Pahalgam’s anniversary raises questions on Pakistan’s mediation

On anniversaries, narratives harden. They simplify. They seek moral clarity. But geopolitics rarely offers that luxury. As the first anniversary of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sergio Restelli

How to Talk About Childhood Issues Without Blaming the Parents

How to Talk About Childhood Issues Without Blaming the Parents

Mental illness might be family illness. How do we talk about that with families?

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Psychology Today

Irene Hurford Md

Nostalgia For The Past: Independence Day

On May 2, 1968, my parents and my husband left me behind in Alonei Yitzchak to attend the IDF parade in Jerusalem for Israel’s 20th Independence...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Naomi Graetz

The Emotional Cost of Becoming Someone New

The Emotional Cost of Becoming Someone New

Personal Perspective: Identity shifts often feel like loss, not growth.

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Psychology Today

Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

The reign in Spain is inane

Today, unfortunately, Spain is front of mind. For those of you unfamiliar with Spain, imagine Puerto Rico without the charm and culture.   Its prime...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gary Epstein

I’m Learning Hebrew – So Should You

Time, money, and sweat equity are all great ways for Diaspora Jews to support Israel, but falling in love with the language is a shortcut to the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David geffner

The War India Doesn’t Credit Israel For

Every December 16, India celebrates Vijay Diwas, the day in 1971 when Pakistan’s Eastern Command signed the instrument of surrender in Dhaka, and a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

Our Only Choice

This week in Israel is very different beginning with last night’s Yom-Ha’zikaron-Day of Remembrance. It is a night when the entire country stops...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold l. katz

(POGLED) Ko fabrika utihne, začne igrati muzika in plešemo. Bomo v halah, kjer so stroji obstali, še kdaj delali?

(POGLED) Ko fabrika utihne, začne igrati muzika in plešemo. Bomo v halah, kjer so stroji obstali, še kdaj delali?

V nadaljevanju preberite: - Močan simbol kontrasta: Dogodek v opuščeni Mariborski livarni Maribor je oživil prostor z energijo kulture, a...

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Večer

Matija Stepišnik

From Smartphones to Flying Taxis: The World Israel Is Building

I recall a moment that has stayed with me. A senior Palestinian political figure — a man long associated with insistence on denying Israel’s right...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Winslow Swart

Morality in War After October 7

After October 7, during what Israel now calls the War of Revival, one difficult question followed Israel everywhere — in the media, in the streets,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maoz Druskin

Troubled Relations: Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump

Troubled Relations: Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump

Depending on which historical sources you care to consult, the Pope has been a figure of obloquy, ridicule and abomination.  This mediator between...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Yom Hazikaron Thoughts 5786

Every year we have a Tekes (ceremony) organised by our amazing neighbours Chana and Gil Carsanti opposite our building here in Ramat Beit Shemesh...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold Kandler

Yes, Russia Hates Israelis, Just Accept It

Yes, Russia Hates Israelis, Just Accept It

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for years, here’s a piece of information that shouldn’t come as a surprise: Russia hates Israel and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lesia Dubenko

Yom Hazikaron

The philosophy of Rav Kook is summarized by the following quote, that describes the Tzaddikim of this world: “The purely righteous do not complain...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Can we eat meat wherever we would like to?

Can we eat meat wherever we would like to?

In Parshat Acharei Mot (Vayikra, Chapter 17) we learn that animals that have been consecrated as offerings must be brought to Ohel Moed (the Tent of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharona Margolin Halickman

What’s Done Is Done: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Fait Accompli Diplomacy

They say power is the ability to act without considering the consequences to others. Wouldn’t that promote the idea of skipping traditional...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael mosley

الإمارات.. قوة السلام والتنمية والردع

منذ تأسيسها على يد المغفور له الشيخ زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان، تبنت دولة الإمارات...

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العين الإخبارية

أ. د. محمد عثمان الخشت

Is the story of Cain and Abel exemplified in Parshat Aharei Shemot?

Our parsha this week, Aharei Mot, אחרי מות opens with a reference to the deaths of Nadav and Avihu. This was the horrifying epsode during which...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

J.j Gross

‘Remigration’ decree blitzed through Senate, a coup for the far right

‘Remigration’ decree blitzed through Senate, a coup for the far right

‘Remigration’ decree blitzed through Senate, a coup for the far right ‘The measure impacts highly sensitive matters such as personal freedom,’...

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Il Manifesto Global

Michele Gambirasi

Why I Voted No on the Big Hollywood Deal

Why I Voted No on the Big Hollywood Deal

Ordinarily, I delete emails soliciting my shareholder proxy vote.  As a small-time stockholder, what’s the point?  But when the “Vote now!”...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharon Rosen Leib

Israel Keeps Golan as Syria Joins Abraham Accords

Israel Keeps Golan as Syria Joins Abraham Accords

With Israel and Lebanon working towards a longstanding peaceful settlement and neutralizing Hezbollah’s terrorist machinery, the moment has arrived...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

The Case of Sending Drones to North Korea and Inter-Korean Dialogue

The Case of Sending Drones to North Korea and Inter-Korean Dialogue

The Case of Sending Drones to North Korea and Inter-Korean Dialogue Amid another anti-North Korean moves by Seoul, the administration of Lee Jae Myung...

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New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

النظام الثيوقراطي الإيراني إلى أين؟

السؤال عن مستقبل النظام السياسي في إيران أضحى سؤالاً تفرضه الأحداث الجارية. ففي ظل...

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العين الإخبارية

حميد المنصوري

UK’s Starmer says he’s sorry but won’t resign after facing MPs on Mandelson-Epstein scandal

UK’s Starmer says he’s sorry but won’t resign after facing MPs on Mandelson-Epstein scandal

British premier admits appointing ex-envoy to US ‘was wrong,’ says ‘I take responsibility’; opposition lawmakers jeer him; sacked Foreign...

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The Times of Israel

Jill Lawless

At Memorial Day ceremony, Katz vows Hezbollah chief will ‘pay with his head’

At Memorial Day ceremony, Katz vows Hezbollah chief will ‘pay with his head’

Vance to reportedly depart today for Pakistan as Ghalibaf warns that Islamic Republic readying ‘to reveal new cards on battlefield’ if war resumes...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Virtues and Values

Lithuania arrives in Los Angeles the week of April 27 with three known meetings and one message. April 27–30: the North American Lithuanian Business...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

Israel & the Blood Libel—Genocide

The blood libel against Jews — that they used the blood of Christian children in Jewish rituals was promulgated in the 12th century. We are in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Berl Falbaum

‘They’re not easy’: Board of Peace envoy admits Hamas disarmament talks stalled

‘They’re not easy’: Board of Peace envoy admits Hamas disarmament talks stalled

After terror group ignored his first ultimatum, Nickolay Mladenov says an agreement must be reached within two weeks or loss of momentum will be too...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid