(POGLED) Centralizacija države ne jenja ali kako Ljubljana zmaguje

Nedavno tega je v oddaji 24 ur Inšpektor tekla resna razprava o vzdrževanju cest v naši državi. Slovenija po mnenju razpravljavcev sodi med...

Zasl. Prof. Dr. Dušan Radonjič

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IDF chief: ‘Zero tolerance’ for officer-subordinate relationships

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi said on Wednesday that the army has a “zero tolerance” policy when it comes to relationships...

Toi Staff

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Thailand’s preparedness for black swan events

Multilateral diplomacy key to recovering sustainable growth in era of disruption

Don Pramudwinai

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Nellie, Camille, Clara, Sava, Jolanda…

Za Američanko Nellie Bly, s pravim imenom Elizabeth Cochran, sem prvič slišala lani, v napovedniku za film Deset dni v norišnici, nekakšni...

Ranka Ivelja

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A simple solution to the non-compliance of mask-wearing on El Al flights

I recently returned home to Israel on a so-called “rescue” flight. (Another name could be, “Israeli citizens legitimately returning home”...

Tuvia Book

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Guatemala’s Poor Come First

Haaretz Editorial

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Swelling household debt

Prepare steps to prevent ticking time bomb from exploding Korea's household debt reached a record high of 1,726 trillion won ($1.55 trillion) as of...

Editorial

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Expedient decision

Authorities should overhaul nuclear phase-out policy The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has decided to extend the expiration period of a...

Editorial

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‘No more mommy’: Cop charged with killing wife in front of tied-up kids

A police officer was charged Thursday with murder for allegedly shooting his wife dead in the West Bank settlement of Na’ale earlier this month....

Toi Staff

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When will the government stop riding roughshod over Okinawans?

It's been two years since people in Okinawa Prefecture clearly showed a collective will to reject the government’s plan to build a new U.S....

Editorial

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Republic of Korea Quo Vadis?

By Park Moo-jong Four years ago in 2017, I wrote a column titled "Quo Vadis Korea" about the then commotion and trouble we Koreans were...

Park Moo-Jong

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Games of war and peace

By Donald Kirk PYEONGTAEK ― U.S. soldiers pour out of the walk-in gate of Camp Humphreys on a weekend afternoon, strolling by bars and...

Donald Kirk

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Can US repair its broken politics?

More than a week after Donald Trump's acquittal in the Senate, and not before time, attention is turning more squarely to President Joe Biden and...

Tribune Service

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Biden's foreign policy success will depend on how America rebuilds at home

By Trudy Rubin Earlier this month President Joe Biden went to the State Department to pump up a demoralized foreign service corps, and to tell the...

Tribune Service

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America’s Stimulus Debate

Ps Commentators

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Restoring economic relationship between two allies

This is the 13th in a "Letter to President Biden" series aimed at conveying policy recommendations through open letters from politicians, scholars...

Guest Column

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What shall we say about grandmothers?

By Danny Tyree Yes, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since Feb. 20, 1971 ― but it's still hard to believe that Granny Tyree (my...

Guest Column

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Turning announcements into action on climate change

By Kim Tae-jong 2020 will be largely remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a lot of meaningful strides were made to tackle...

Thoughts Of The Times

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The Guantánamo Nightmare Has to End

The Guantánamo Nightmare Has to End President Joe Biden’s avowed intention to close the Guantánamo prison offers hope to end an embarrassing...

Cesar Chelala

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Why We Have the Megillah

Among the Dead Sea Scrolls, every book of the Hebrew Bible is represented except the Book of Esther. Allusions are made to phrases from Esther so...

David Wolpe

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Haman and peace in Purimland

Haman told Ahasuerus while sitting on a cushion: “We Persians ought the Jews to fear, too comfortable in Shushan. I recommend that you confuse...

Gershon Hepner

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The Active Faith of Purim

Perhaps the most pivotal moment in the Megillah is the fateful conversation between Esther and Mordechai when the latter tells the former to go to...

Jonathan Muskat

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‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ Purim 5781

The Torah reading on Purim is the shortest reading of the year. It consists of only nine verses that describe a war with the Tribe of Amalek, a war...

Ari Sacher

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Go For It

A man named Toni wants to be a professional actor. That is his biggest dream, and he decides to pursue it. So, he starts with watching videos...

Omri Hurwitz

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T’tsaweh – Performing w/ Precise Mindful Intention

Of the 12 occurrences of the expression: לכהן לי “for the purpose of performing the priestly functions for me,” half are to be found in...

David Kolinsky

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Midrash Tanchuma Tetzaveh: How the Menorah sheds light on Purim

Needless to say, Midrash Tanchuma does not shy away from the tough questions. In our parsha the Midrash’s question is quite provocative: If...

Yoni Mozeson

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The Gift of Giving: Mishlochei Manot

The Rabbis see an implicit (if unlikely) comparison between the holiday of Purim and High Holiday, Yom Kippurim, through their similar sounding...

Batya Hefter

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125 years since Herzl’s pamphlet for the Jewish state

This February marks 125 years since Theodore Herzl published his crucial pamphlet Der Judenstaat (“the Jewish state”) arguing for a Jewish state....

Rachel Blain

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Vote Rhino

There are many Israeli political parties running in the upcoming elections. But one may have missed your notice. So as a public service, I would...

Michael Loftus

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New Jewish Israeli Art for a New Generation

While There Has Been a Lot of Cross-Pollination in the Israeli Jewish Music Scene, the Jewish Israeli Art Scene Still Maintains the Outdated...

Menucha Page

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Health minister to pre-Purim revelers: You are to blame for the coming dead

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein berated Tel Aviv party-goers Thursday morning, saying that those who had taken part in mass gatherings the night...

Toi Staff

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Newly elected Jewish Democrat wants Biden to take tougher line on Iran nuke deal

A freshman Democratic Congresswoman who sits on the key House Foreign Affairs Committee has come out against the Biden administration’s plans to...

Jacob Magid

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Surging numbers see West Bank enter 3rd virus wave, no mass vaccination in sight

West Bank Palestinians are seeing a dramatic rise in coronavirus infections that amounts to a third coronavirus wave in the area, Palestinian...

Aaron Boxerman

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Vote and swab? Planning unprecedented election, ballot officials get creative

On March 2, 2020, Israel went to the polls with the coronavirus nothing more than a scary, but mostly foreign, curiosity. A total of 10 people in...

Tal Schneider

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Japan's diversity challenge is about social inclusion

Self-righteousness is not the issue

Letter To The Editor

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‘Feels great’: Leaving lockdown, Israelis revel in concerts for the vaccinated

Tel Aviv launched the return of live culture events Wednesday with a concert by singer Nurit Galron for the city’s seniors, as Israel nervously...

Toi Staff

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Bahraini crown prince calls Netanyahu about return of Iran nuclear negotiations

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they happen. COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A senior World Health Organization official urges...

Toi Staff

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Israel Is Recreating the Nakba, Without Putting People on Trucks

Ilana Hammerman

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Japan’s Indo-Pacific vision is a template for Canada

Since the Abe administration, Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision continues to evolve as conditions demand but at its core it...

Stephen Nagy

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Mobileye teams up with French firms to develop self-driving shuttles by 2023

Intel Corp’s Mobileye, a Jerusalem-based maker of self-driving technologies, has set up a strategic collaboration with two French-based firms to...

Shoshanna Solomon

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Kuwaiti and Qatari mediation is effective and welcome

Kuwait hosted some meetings a few days ago between official delegations from Qatar, the UAE and Egypt. The Qatari delegation met with UAE officials...

Hazem Ayyad

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Why I’m not celebrating Purim this year

Yes, I helped my 9-year-old daughter put her costume together. Yes, I purchased all the stuff for her to make mishloach manot for her friends. Yes,...