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Hostage activist Zangauker says Golan broke pledge to put her on Democrats slate

Hostage activist Zangauker says Golan broke pledge to put her on Democrats slate

Mother of hostage Matan, says Golan broke months of promises; he apologizes for disappointing her, says she’ll have ‘meaningful role’ in campaign

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

78 Days to Election: Separate the Wheat from the Chaff

I love this country and after close to 43 years here I would not live anywhere else especially now, when Israel turns out to be the safest place in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

Reality and Other Adolescent Worlds

Reality and Other Adolescent Worlds

The eerie and upside down world of adolescence.

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Psychology Today

Jeanine Connor Mbacp

Diaspora Power: Transforming Education and Technical Skills in Somaliland

Since 1991, the Somaliland diaspora has helped rebuild education through remittances, expertise, institutional links, and advocacy. The next step is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

The Holistic Psychologist and the Ethics of Psychology

The Holistic Psychologist and the Ethics of Psychology

Personal integrity is what we do when nobody is looking.

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Psychology Today

Ira Israel Lmft

I Argue with an AI at Midnight. It’s the Most Jewish Thing I Do

I Argue with an AI at Midnight. It’s the Most Jewish Thing I Do

OpenAI’s models spent two months agreeing with each other in the dark, and not one of them could check. Judaism spent 2,000 years building the fix...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jaclyn S. Clark

Daily Briefing Aug. 10 – As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction

Daily Briefing Aug. 10 – As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the Gaza peace plan, the long game of chicken being played between US and Iran and a new defense pact signed...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

We Must Agree to Remain One Community (Shoftim)

We Must Agree to Remain One Community (Shoftim)

Rabbi Yitzchak Yechiel Yaakovovitz z”l (1930–2019) served for 66 years as the chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Herzliya. A Haredi rabbi with deeply held...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Menachem Creditor

Iran Has Cornered Trump

Iran lost the war militarily, but may prevail politically. Nearly six months after the United States and Israel launched joint air strikes in Iran,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

What Is the Next Weapon? The Rise of the Adaptive Military Ecosystem

What Is the Next Weapon? The Rise of the Adaptive Military Ecosystem Every generation of warfare produces a defining weapon, but history shows that...

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New Eastern Outlook

Phil Butler

Co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America defends rallying for Hamas

Co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America defends rallying for Hamas

Leader in ascendant far-left party says October 7 terror invasion was ‘inevitable,’ disputes Israel’s right to self-defense

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Holy Land’s Kanaani Cat Breed Makes History at WCF Debut in Finland

Holy Land’s Kanaani Cat Breed Makes History at WCF Debut in Finland

On August 8 and 9, 2026, something extraordinary happened in Vantaa, Finland. After approximately 26 years of near-total absence from the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mikhail Salita

When Trolls Come for You

When Trolls Come for You

The psychology of online cruelty.

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Psychology Today

Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

The Church and The Gospel – Part XIII

MAGA, Christian Nationalism, and the Political Instrumentalization of the Church The alliance between white evangelical Christianity and Donald Trump...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Serbia and Israel’s Elbit set to open joint combat drone factory in September

Serbia and Israel’s Elbit set to open joint combat drone factory in September

Israeli defense giant will own a majority stake in the joint venture with Serbia’s state-owned arms company to produce drones for short- and...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

(VIDEO) Kolumbijo stresel močan potres, več poškodovanih

(VIDEO) Kolumbijo stresel močan potres, več poškodovanih

Kolumbijo je danes prizadel močan potres. Tamkajšnja geološka služba SGC je njegovo magnitudo ocenila na 6,6, ameriški geološki zavod USGS pa na...

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Dnevnik

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Russian-Israeli historian missing after landing at Ben Gurion last week

Artyom Kirpichenok, a left-wing critic of Israel who lives in Russia, arrived to attend conference but hasn’t been seen since; Russian official...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Jewish-Arab partnership is Israel’s future

On Sunday, Yehoshua Shani, the uncle of an IDF soldier who had been medically evacuated from Lebanon to Rambam Hospital last week, claimed that Arab...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

The Healing Trap

The Healing Trap

Healing requires the very skills that healing is supposed to produce.

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Psychology Today

Changiz Mohiyeddini Ph.d

How to Stop Fixing a Relationship That's Not Working

How to Stop Fixing a Relationship That's Not Working

If we want things to change, we have to stop rushing to "keep the peace."

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Psychology Today

Nancy Colier Lcsw

Hormuz diplomacy enters new phase as Oman leads push to ease US-Iran deadlock

The diplomatic struggle over the Strait of Hormuz has entered a critical new phase, with the Gulf state of Oman emerging as the central mediator in...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

Subjective Exceptional Experiences in Self-Transformation

Subjective Exceptional Experiences in Self-Transformation

These exceptional phenomena are more common than most people think.

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Psychology Today

Marc Wittmann Ph.d

Aurélien Bellanger Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #343

Aurélien Bellanger, cyclist, and marathon runner publishes The Architect of Notre-Dame with Actes Sud — first departure from Gallimard in over a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexandre Gilbert

Remembering Anas, Mohammed and Gaza’s other slain journalists

Remembering Anas, Mohammed and Gaza’s other slain journalists

On the first death anniversary of our colleague Anas al-Sharif, we pray for mercy for him and for all our slain colleagues from Al Jazeera Media...

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Al Jazeera

Wael Al-Dahdouh

Po lanskem polfinalu želijo v Olimpiji narediti korak naprej

Po lanskem polfinalu želijo v Olimpiji narediti korak naprej

Hokejisti Olimpije so tudi uradno začeli priprave na novo sezono, čeprav že nekaj časa trenirajo in so opravili prva testiranja. V ligi IceHL bodo...

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Dnevnik

Miha A. Štamcar

Worldwide homages as Lionel Messi bids farewell to his father

Worldwide homages as Lionel Messi bids farewell to his father

Football clubs in Argentina and around the world paid tribute to Jorge Messi, the father of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, who died on Saturday....

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Cynická obluda: Pozrime sa teda na štatistiky, Republika

S tým, že skupiny, ktoré majú na rováši nadmerne veľa trestných činov, by mali byť zakázané, sa v princípe dá súhlasiť.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Addiction Reflections and Recovery Considerations

Addiction Reflections and Recovery Considerations

Ongoing self-reflections, analysis, and renewal contemplations regarding addiction.

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Psychology Today

Ragnar Purje Ph.d

He Came to Listen. Something Changed.

Greetings from the National Jewish Retreat in Miami. Last night, we had the opportunity to attend a late-night screening of Among Neighbors, a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren

The Combination Lock: How to See Your Life as a Miracle

The Combination Lock: How to See Your Life as a Miracle

Tracing the unlikley chain of events behind your blessings can deepen gratitude.

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Psychology Today

Joel Wong Ph.d

Hungary’s Jews Need More Than a Pro-Israel President

Hungary’s Jews Need More Than a Pro-Israel President

Hungary is about to elect a new president, and this time the choice is not Viktor Orbán’s. Péter Magyar’s Tisza party, which won a landslide...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharon Pardo

Reprezentant tudi uradno član Saint Etienna

Reprezentant tudi uradno član Saint Etienna

Francoski nogometni drugoligaš Saint Etienne je na družbenih omrežjih tudi uradno potrdil prihod slovenskega reprezentanta Tamarja Svetlina.

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Dnevnik

Dejan Kresnik

Love and Grief: How the Body Remembers

Love and Grief: How the Body Remembers

Personal Perspective: The physicality of grieving my dog Holly.

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Psychology Today

Maggie Rowe

Mansour Abbas’s Second Revolution

The political camp seeking to replace Benjamin Netanyahu — Eisenkot, Lapid, Bennett, the Democrats, and Yisrael Beytenu — has no majority without...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu

Israel Must Ignore the Critics

Israel Must Ignore the Critics

The anti-Israel chorus grows louder every year. But while critics dominate headlines and social media, the world’s governments continue to deepen...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Saurav Dutt

“Firehose of Falsehoods”

Another week in Israel, another breathless media scandal. This time, Israelis were told that Defense Minister Israel Katz had effectively humiliated...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hanan Amiur

Will Sports Prepare Me for Life?

Will Sports Prepare Me for Life?

Character developed in sports may not impact life outside of sports.

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Psychology Today

Sabrina B. Little

The AuDHD Strength of Being Driven

The AuDHD Strength of Being Driven

Experiencing the world through purpose and commitment with coexisting autism and ADHD.

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Psychology Today

Keith Storace

The ‘Good Jew’ Will Not Be Spared

The ‘Good Jew’ Will Not Be Spared

The first failure in self-defense often happens before the attack. A person sees the warning signs and explains them away. He questions his judgment,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tsahi Shemesh

What 8 Weeks Without Social Media Taught Me

What 8 Weeks Without Social Media Taught Me

Personal Perspective: What surprised me most about from stepping away from the online world.

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Psychology Today

Susanna Newsonen

Houthis escalate Yemen war, threatening Red Sea security and global energy routes

The latest missile and drone barrage launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement against Saudi-backed forces in the port city of Mokha is more than another...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Progressivism Belongs to Democrats, Not the DSA!

Progressivism Belongs to Democrats, Not the DSA!

I am tired of hearing the Democratic Socialists of America described as “the progressive left.” I am equally tired of hearing MAGA call them the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mitch Mallett

Why Stay Together After an Affair?

Why Stay Together After an Affair?

To repair or to retaliate after an affair?

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Psychology Today

Stephen J. Betchen D.s.w

Democrats’ criminal justice divide: The debate over policing, prisons, and public safety

For years, criminal justice has remained one of the most contentious issues in American politics. The national debate intensified after the 2020...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

The power of extremism

Hubert Humphrey, US Vice President under Lyndon B Johnson and a Democratic Presidential candidate in 1968, when he was narrowly defeated by Richard...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold Behr

Why Unfriending People May Be Bad for Your Creativity

Why Unfriending People May Be Bad for Your Creativity

The people who challenge your thinking may be the ones who keep it creative.

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Psychology Today

Jeff Degraff Ph.d

No Escape from the Russian Terror Playbook

No Escape from the Russian Terror Playbook

MOSCOW—In the early 1950s, a group of prominent, mostly Jewish doctors from Moscow was accused of plotting to assassinate Soviet leaders on orders...

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Project Syndicate

Nina L. Khrushcheva

A blocked Iranian flight behind latest spiral of violence between Saudis and Houthis

A blocked Iranian flight behind latest spiral of violence between Saudis and Houthis

Major escalation signals broader shift in Iran-backed rebel group’s priorities, says senior Yemen analyst, as it looks to convey regional military...

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The Times of Israel

Samy Magdy

Chapter VII and Epilogue: Raising children in an incubator of hatred

How Do We Dismantle an Incubator of Hatred? This is, perhaps, the most important question in this entire essay. If incubators of hatred can be built,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nestor Daniel Scherman

When Did Your Relationship Become So Serious?

When Did Your Relationship Become So Serious?

Why long-term couples need more spontaneity, silliness, and shared laughter.

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Psychology Today

April Eldemire Lmft