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Israel remains on sidelines of US-Iran fight, which for Jerusalem is just fine for now

Israel remains on sidelines of US-Iran fight, which for Jerusalem is just fine for now

Tehran is determined to impose its control over Hormuz, and hitting Israel doesn’t advance that goal. Normalcy returns, but no solution to the Iran...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

As events swirl, one thing seems clear: Israel rules

Antisemitism abounds. Iran and Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis dig in. Inner fighting in Israel continues. Yet Israel stands tall. In the midst of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party

How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party

Some Jewish communal leaders in the state say they would support a Republican candidate if a strident Israel critic beats centrist Haley Stevens in...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Old Wine in New Pixels? Skeptcism About the Simulation Hypothesis

Old Wine in New Pixels? Skeptcism About the Simulation Hypothesis

What simulation belief may reveal about ourselves, more than reality.

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Psychology Today

Grant Hilary Brenner Md

Death Puts Life in Perspective

Death Puts Life in Perspective

A Personal Perspective: A death close to home is a stark reminder to lean into life.

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Psychology Today

Darby Bonomi Ph.d

Above Suspicion

Nazi villains were a staple of early 1940s Hollywood movies, especially after the United States’ entry into World War II following Japan’s attack...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

The Nile’s New Frontline: Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Somaliland Question

The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has increasingly extended beyond the Nile Basin into the Horn...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Chickenpox surges in Gaza camps amid overcrowding and poor sanitation

Chickenpox surges in Gaza camps amid overcrowding and poor sanitation

With families packed in tents, there is no space to isolate infected people as officials record 9,300 suspected cases this month; UNICEF warns other...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Extremist settlers steal 200 goats from two Palestinian villages – report

Extremist settlers steal 200 goats from two Palestinian villages – report

Footage from Peace Now shows Jewish extremists driving dozens of goats through Palestinian village of Deir Ibzi; 35 goats later returned by Israeli...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

AI Has Memory and Humans Have Consequences

AI Has Memory and Humans Have Consequences

AI can be wrong and stay exactly the same—a person can't.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

Bab el-Mandeb and the coming age of chokepoint warfare

Bab el-Mandeb and the coming age of chokepoint warfare

The waters of the Bab el-Mandeb are running red with the blood of a failing international order. For the first time in modern history, two of the...

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Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

1 Thing Your Relationship Needs More Than Chemistry

1 Thing Your Relationship Needs More Than Chemistry

The trait that makes long-term relationships work is simple and unglamorous.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

3 Reasons Why Adult Child Blame Can Feel So Jarring

3 Reasons Why Adult Child Blame Can Feel So Jarring

The emotional toll of adult children blaming their struggles on their parents.

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

MAGA Blogger Laura Loomer’s Ukraine U-Turn Exposes Israel’s Silence on Russia

MAGA Blogger Laura Loomer’s Ukraine U-Turn Exposes Israel’s Silence on Russia

Laura Loomer is not the kind of American political figure one would normally expect to arrive in Kyiv and publicly admit that she had been misled by...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander Lutsenko

Nazareth resident accused of seeking to join Hamas, carry out attack on Ben Gvir

Nazareth resident accused of seeking to join Hamas, carry out attack on Ben Gvir

Muhammad Awad, 29, accused of making contact with Hamas to receive help with plot; Ben Gvir says it’s 9th time terror groups have targeted him, vows...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Execution is the new scarcity in the age of AI

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The Korea Times

Charles Chang

The road to normalising colonial expansion in Gaza

The road to normalising colonial expansion in Gaza

Normalising genocide was a way to normalise colonial expansion in Gaza. Only three weeks after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich revealed...

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Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

From Gatorade to Addiction and GLP-1s

From Gatorade to Addiction and GLP-1s

Neuroscience and the gut-brain revolution in obesity and addiction medicine.

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Psychology Today

Mark S. Gold M.d

How to Listen and Speak to Symptoms in Psychotherapy

How to Listen and Speak to Symptoms in Psychotherapy

What can we learn from listening to and hearing what our symptoms have to say?

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Psychology Today

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

Is the mourning for Tisha BeAv still relevant?

Each year, as Tisha B’Av approaches, the Jewish people return to an ancient wound: the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem. Yet beyond the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marc Levy

Hajj and Hag as Centers of Our Spiritual World

“What need have I of all your sacrifices?” says YHWH. “Devote yourselves to justice; aid the wronged, uphold the rights of orphans; defend the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Cynická obluda: Paradox tolerantného Slovenska

Krajina plná tolerantných milujúcich ľudí, ale pre istotu, tu je policajná ochrana.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

UN report warns Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are expanding into global illicit economy

Organized crime groups in Southeast Asia have evolved into highly interconnected transnational enterprises that now operate across multiple illicit...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

The Problem With Pushing Resilience

The Problem With Pushing Resilience

Personal Perspective: We need to stop telling the “snowflakes” to toughen up.

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Psychology Today

Jeanine Connor Mbacp

From AI to ideology, scholars look for answers to post-Oct. 7 antisemitism surge

From AI to ideology, scholars look for answers to post-Oct. 7 antisemitism surge

Researchers gather in Haifa to offer insights into the fight against Jew-hatred, including how it’s financed, the role of technology in its...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

The arrest that could never happen

When Political Theater Collides with Constitutional Reality You know the headlines. You’ve read the papers. You know about the fiery rhetoric...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Teplitsky

How to Manage Your Inner Posse of Lawyers When It Pipes Up

How to Manage Your Inner Posse of Lawyers When It Pipes Up

Personal Perspective: My inner lawyers are trying to keep me safe.

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Psychology Today

Victoria Maxwell

Why the Lizard Brain Model and Other Science Myths Persist

Why the Lizard Brain Model and Other Science Myths Persist

The norms of the social world of research may impede our access to information.

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Psychology Today

Karla McLaren M.ed

‘Dibu’ Martínez alarms fans with hint of Argentina retirement: ‘I’ll have to think if it’s time to step aside’

‘Dibu’ Martínez alarms fans with hint of Argentina retirement: ‘I’ll have to think if it’s time to step aside’

Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez has sparked concern among Argentina fans after saying he will “have to think if it’s time to step aside” from the...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Vision+

Vision+

Marcus was getting ready to meet Sara, wondering whether to put his Vision in his eyes and ear to help him decide what to wear. There was still an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Rosh Pina

How to Recognise Coercive Narrative

How to Recognise Coercive Narrative

Recognizing the array of narrative controlling devices will support our open minds.

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Psychology Today

Terri Apter Ph.d

Haftarat Shabbat Nachamu: Comforting God

Nachamu nachamu ami – “Comfort, comfort My people” (Isaiah 40:1). With these words we begin the shiva denechemta, the seven haftarot of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Brander

Will Israel Bonds Be America’s Next Target?

The United States seems regularly now to be pursuing legally operating Israeli-related organizations to force them to register as possible foreign...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

How does a Rabbi overcome Cancer using Emunah?

How does your Spirit (Ruach) affect your health? The spirit of man is enlivened from the Heart (Ruach Ish Mechalkal Mahalev). Proverbs 18: 14 This...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aryeh Lazar

From Evian to Ankara: The Illusion of the CRICK Defense Alliance's Demise

From Evian to Ankara: The Illusion of the CRICK Defense Alliance's Demise

From Evian to Ankara: The Illusion of the CRICK Defense Alliance’s Demise The main strategic goal of the United States is to dismantle the informal...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohamed Lamine Kaba

When “Values” Become an Instrument of Power

When “Values” Become an Instrument of Power

To paraphrase the remark commonly attributed to Hermann Göring, whenever I hear the word values, I feel inclined to reach for the revolver within...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yigal Bin-Nun

Showing So as Not to See

On July 4, 1946, forty-two Jews were murdered in Kielce, and dozens more were wounded. The eightieth anniversary of the pogrom should be more than...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

The Case for Banning Anti-Democratic Parties

The Case for Banning Anti-Democratic Parties

BUDAPEST—One major lesson from the political catastrophes of the 20th century appears paradoxical: Democracies sometimes must pursue seemingly...

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Project Syndicate

Jan-Werner Mueller

Beyond the Strait of Hormuz: Refining Capacity and Product-Market Vulnerability

Beyond the Strait of Hormuz: Refining Capacity and Product-Market Vulnerability

The recent disruption in the Middle East, including the closure and uneven reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, has exposed a shift in the global energy...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Umud Shokri

The Story That Changed the Middle East

The Story That Changed the Middle East

How a Strategic Narrative Reshaped Iran, Iraq, and the KRG In geopolitics, what governments believe happened often matters more than what actually...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Raghu Kondori

President Joseph Aoun’s White House gamble: Can Lebanon turn symbolism into security?

When Lebanese President Joseph Aoun walks into the Oval Office on July 21, he will make history as the first sitting Lebanese head of state to be...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

The L-1 visa program needs reform-not to restrict immigration, but to protect it

The US Department of Labor’s recent decision to launch a nationwide investigation into fraud involving the H-1B visa and PERM labor certification...

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Blitz

Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Hug Your Neighbor Like Yourself

I went out to lunch with a friend a few weeks ago. We often talk about a range of topics. Toward the end, we drifted into one we both knew we should...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark Frankel

Critics accuse Netanyahu of mocking Eisenkot’s slain son in AI-generated ad

Critics accuse Netanyahu of mocking Eisenkot’s slain son in AI-generated ad

Video shows Yashar chief running past young man wearing ‘Israeli unity’ shirt, to instead hug Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas; Likud denies figure...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

Courage Is the Pivot Point Where Everything Changes

Courage Is the Pivot Point Where Everything Changes

A Personal Perspective: How would more courage change your life?

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Psychology Today

Robert Evans Wilson Jr

Is “We the People” Still Possible?

Is “We the People” Still Possible?

There’s a surprising reason for hope that we can overcome “us versus them.”

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Psychology Today

Kim Samuel

Should We Study Ideologies We Don’t Like?

Should We Study Ideologies We Don’t Like?

I have been criticized by some of my conservative friends for what they see as my obsession with Marxism. I am a conservative, but my reason for...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tony D. Senatore

Black community in Argentina responds to accusations of racism

Black community in Argentina responds to accusations of racism

Black Argentines, anti-racism activists, and Black expatriates living in Argentina have pushed back against claims of widespread racism that...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Umklempt — Entangled Boundaries

Every year, during the Nine Days before Tisha B’Av, Jewish life quietly changes its rhythm. Music falls silent, celebrations are postponed, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander A. Winogradsky Frenkel

The Cult of Jung

The Cult of Jung

The insular circle Carl Jung built, and its path through self-help today.

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Psychology Today

Steven A Hassan