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Hamas strengthens and the PA returns — this is no recipe for security and stability

As the terror group bolsters its hold on Gaza, a Palestinian Authority-led administration ostensibly prepares to govern alongside it, at odds with it,...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Somaliland president says he expects to soon visit Israel, sign trade agreement

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi says Netanyahu invited him; says he’ll offer mineral deposits in exchange for access to Israeli technology:...

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The Times of Israel

Steven Scheer

Trump: US negotiating with Iran ‘right now,’ talks being held ‘all over’ the place

Khan Younis clan accuses Israeli-backed militia of kidnapping 4 members, denies they’re linked to Hamas * Three men killed in highway shooting that...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Haredi extremists pay grants to draft evaders after their release from military prison

Group linked to Jerusalem Faction hands one dodger NIS 60,000, says ‘the goal is to strengthen all yeshiva students so they won’t be afraid to go...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Skirting bans, Iranian products from spices to salves find way to Israeli stores

Using 3rd-country loophole, merchants and restaurateurs at Tel Aviv spice market sell authentic goods from Islamic Republic, though closure of Turkey...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

VOX POPULI: World Cancer Day a reminder of some patients’ fight for input

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Are You Your Adult Child's Doormat? 3 Reality Checks

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Women returning to Gaza through Rafah say IDF bound, interrogated and threatened them

IDF says it knows of no incidents of inappropriate conduct; trio says they were taken to ‘humiliation room’ by troops, questioned about...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Israel banks on Christian pilgrims and faith-based travel to drive tourism recovery

Tourism Ministry plans a digital campaign geared to Evangelicals and pro-Israel communities; AI app for Holy Land trips launches with support of US...

2

The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Son of late Libyan dictator Gaddafi said killed in his home outside Tripoli

Circumstances of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi’s death not immediately clear; father Muammar ruled country for 40 years before being killed in 2011...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

“Lower the Emotional Volume”: Chronic Pain

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Psychology Today

Paul Youngbin Kim Ph.d

The death of Saif al-Islam was not the surprise, his survival was

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Settlers reportedly assault minor while accompanied by IDF troops who arrested local

Video shows Israeli aiming cocked gun at Palestinians in southern West Bank hamlet; PA reports 1 killed, 3 wounded during Israeli raid in Jericho

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

S 1. junijem vrata zapira ena najbolj cenjenih gostiln na Gorenjskem

Po naših informacijah naj bi šla gostilna Danilo v prodajo.

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Dnevnik

Miha First

IDF: Drone footage shows Hamas gunmen transporting arms in ambulances in north Gaza

Military says terror group caught in act during ‘routine drone operations,’ says video exposes Hamas’s repeated use of ambulances to transport arms...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Daily Briefing Feb. 4 – Hamas, far from disarming, attacks IDF in Gaza

Editor David Horovitz on Israel’s demands ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks on Friday and how Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s milk reform...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

High Court orders Netanyahu to explain why he hasn’t fired Ben Gvir

Court expands panel for March hearing to nine justices, due to ‘the nature and gravity’ of the case; far-right minister declares:...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Mayor suspected of pocketing millions in donations named as Ashkelon’s Tomer Glam

City leader released to house arrest as police probe suspicions of bribery, fraud, theft and money laundering in connection to wartime donations that...

1

The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Charges filed against 12 suspects in Gaza smuggling case

Court says Bezalel Zini, Shin Bet chief’s brother, who is slated to also be indicted, took NIS 15,000 to transfer goods to Gaza in his vehicle...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

HIAS closes Vienna office that aided generations of refugees after Trump yanks funding

Head of immigrant aid group decries move for ‘leaving thousands of families in danger,’ says it will fight to ensure US remains ‘a...

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The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

US–India trade deal reshapes South Asia’s economic chessboard

After nearly a year of uncertainty, brinkmanship, and tariff pressure, Washington and New Delhi have finally recalibrated their trade relationship. US...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

How Are Parents Supposed to Learn How to Parent?

3

Psychology Today

Corinne Masur Psy.d

Therapy Is Supposed to Make You Happier

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Psychology Today

Michael Karson Ph.d

Policy Measures on Foreign Nationals: How Should Stricter Regulations and Coexistence Be Balanced?

Editorial 16:22 JST, February 2, 2026 With labor shortages accelerating, foreign workers have become indispensable to maintaining society. Most of...

2

The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Year-old child dies of measles in Jerusalem, in 14th fatality of outbreak

Senior doctor says most deaths occurring in cases where children not taken to hospital in time; four patients currently in intensive care with...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

UK to release files related to Mandelson’s appointment as US envoy amid Epstein fallout

PM Starmer vows to ‘make sure that all of the material is published,’ says Mandelson ‘betrayed our country, our Parliament and my...

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The Times of Israel

Jill Lawless

Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia as ties between former rivals warm

Ankara seeks to finalize negotiations on free trade deal with Riyadh; sides agree to boost cooperation on oil, petroleum products, petrochemicals and...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Three men killed in highway shooting that police link to blood feud

Victims, residents of Arab Israeli town of Tira, apparently lose control of their car and smash into bus after being shot at; police arrest three...

2

The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Power, Pressure, and the Epstein Files: Inside Washington’s Iran Dilemma

2

New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

Prosecutors close case against trainer accused of rape by ex-hostage Mia Schem

Investigation wrapped up without charges for prominent personal trainer due to lack of witnesses, source says; former hostage’s lawyer says she...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Reservist seriously wounded in north Gaza ambush; 20 said killed as IDF strikes back

IDF says gunfire at troops in Israeli-held part of Strip a ‘blatant violation’ of ceasefire; children reportedly among dead in IDF...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Why Are We Failing at Endings?

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Psychology Today

Mark Shelvock

TSMC's American expansion is not a surrender -- it's insurance for Taiwan

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Nikkei Asian Review

Joyce Tseng

War or no war? Duelling analyses offer starkly different visions of conflict’s timing and trajectory

2

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Why Anger and Recovery From Chronic Pain Are So Incompatible

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Psychology Today

Terri Cheney

Police complete Sde Teiman leak probe, confirm attorney general not involved

Despite clearing Baharav-Miara, cops pass case to ally of justice minister who still claims she has a conflict of interest; findings to be reviewed by...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Investigation of Anonymous, Fluid Criminal Groups: Devise Ways to Quickly Respond to Diversifying Tactics

Editorial 17:39 JST, February 1, 2026 Criminal organizations whose members are connected via social media to make their activities difficult to...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Epsteinovo múzeum a jeho exponáty

Ešte pár dní a z vízie vyspelého Západu ostane len muzeálny depot trenírok politicky exponovaných pánov.

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Pravda.sk

Silvia Ruppeldtová

Amid Finance Ministry dairy reform, besieged Gaza border farm’s fate is curdling, says CEO

Outgoing head Avi Fraiman, who has spent 43 years working at Kibbutz Alumim’s milk farm, says the government should target big food cartels...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Election Day Is the Last Line of Defense for Israel's Democracy

2

Haaretz

Uzi Baram

The Joy and Good Fortune of Catching It Early

2

Psychology Today

Mary Allen

Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland: Two Jews on the news discuss all that is Unholy

The hosts of the ‘Unholy’ podcast review five years of their collaborative effort to debate the subjects and issues that affect them as a...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

High Court overturns president’s ruling on appointment process for Civil Service head

Judges ruled last year that the gov’t must use a competitive process to appoint Civil Service commissioner, however, expanded panel determines...

1

The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Otrokove potrebe po roku ne štejejo več

Nacionalno preverjanje znanja (NPZ) naj bi učencem in šolam ponujalo vpogled v doseženo znanje, v praksi pa je lahko dejavnik, ki vpliva na šolske...

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Dnevnik

Gašper Stražišar

US and Iran to seek de-escalation in nuclear talks in Oman, regional official says

Tehran sought to move meetings from Turkey to location of last year’s talks in order to avoid any expansion of discussions to issues such its...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

The Compelling History of a Disease Basis for Mental Illness

2

Psychology Today

Robert C. Smith Md

The Benefits of Religiously Integrated Psychotherapy

2

Psychology Today

P. Scott Richards Ph.d

Washington Post fires one-third of staff, including all its Middle East journalists

Editor defends painful but necessary move; staff union calls on public to pressure owner Jeff Bezos; former editor decries ‘near-instant,...

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The Times of Israel

David Bauder

Muizzu’s ‘Chagos’ gambit: A risky play in the Indian Ocean

Muizzu’s ‘Chagos’ gambit: A risky play in the Indian Ocean

By any reasonable measure, the Indian Ocean has become one of the world’s most crowded strategic theatres. Sea lanes that carry the bulk of global...

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Blitz

M A Hossain