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Suspect in UK ex-synagogue arson was in touch with person with Iraqi number, prosecutors say

Suspect in UK ex-synagogue arson was in touch with person with Iraqi number, prosecutors say

Moses Edwards, 45, appears in court over firebombing of former East London Central Synagogue, no indication of plea; 52-year-old woman was also...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Imenovanje ministrov: oblikovana nova madžarska vlada

Imenovanje ministrov: oblikovana nova madžarska vlada

Z imenovanjem ministrov je bila danes oblikovana nova madžarska vlada pod vodstvom premierja Petra Magyarja, čigar konservativna stranka Tisza je...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Iran sends mass text message to Israelis, inviting them to share intelligence

Iran sends mass text message to Israelis, inviting them to share intelligence

Hebrew-language notifications urge recipients to ‘build your future’ by contacting Iranian embassies; Israel’s Cyber Directorate urges against...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Biggest Bang: Post Modern Torat-Moshe Creation Model

Is ‘creation’ beginning(Time) starting-moment Determinate? Modern Cosmology (specifically: ‘The Big Bang’ -plus- quasi-instantly subsequent...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chaim Meyer Scheff

The Real Battle Over Jerusalem Is the Meaning of Zion

The Real Battle Over Jerusalem Is the Meaning of Zion

A Yom Yerushalayim Reflection – Zion and Zionism The root of the word Zionism is Zion. If Zionism were merely a modern political invention, then a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Levine

‘Blood libel’: Israel rejects NYT column alleging widespread rape of Palestinian inmates

‘Blood libel’: Israel rejects NYT column alleging widespread rape of Palestinian inmates

After Nicholas Kristof cites report by Euro-Med Monitor as evidence, Israeli Ambassador to US Leiter highlights its leaders’ photos with Hamas...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Be Careful What You Say to Yourself—Your Mind Is Listening

Be Careful What You Say to Yourself—Your Mind Is Listening

Your mind believes what you tell it.

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey S. Nevid

Has El-Sisi driven up suicide rates in Egypt?

Has El-Sisi driven up suicide rates in Egypt?

This people have found no one to show them compassion,” read the title of a statement delivered by former Egyptian Defence Minister Abdel Fattah...

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Middle East Monitor

Mahmoud Hassan

A Bird's IQ, a Book on Intelligent Masters of Innovation

A Bird's IQ, a Book on Intelligent Masters of Innovation

Louis Lefebvre's new book is a must-read about birds and their brains.

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Psychology Today

Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Was Abe Foxman the last ‘Jewish pope’?

Was Abe Foxman the last ‘Jewish pope’?

The longtime ADL director, who has died at age 86, personified the post-Holocaust battle against antisemitism. He also spoke for a US Jewish consensus...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

Lufthansa v prevzem večinskega deleža italijanskega ITA Airways

Lufthansa v prevzem večinskega deleža italijanskega ITA Airways

Iz nemškega letalskega prevoznika Lufthansa so sporočili, da namerava svoj trenutni 41-odstotni manjšinski delež v italijanski letalski družbi...

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Dnevnik

Sta

In Wartime Ukraine, Jewish Memory Is Still Building a Future

In Wartime Ukraine, Jewish Memory Is Still Building a Future

On May 10–11, 2026, the town of Balta in Ukraine’s Odesa region hosted Jewish Culture Days — a festival that showed something important and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Haftarat ‘Machar Chodesh’: The Rosh Chodesh Jew

At first glance, the haftarah for Erev Rosh Chodesh, which we read this week, seems to have little to tell us about the day itself. Its choice as the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Brander

Featured Post

Featured Post

Every year, the United States sends billions of dollars to Israel – money, critics say, that would be better spent on American schools, American...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simon Kupfer

Ecocide: Israel and America’s War on the Environment in the Middle East

Ecocide: Israel and America’s War on the Environment in the Middle East The ongoing war in the Middle East has seen America and Israel indulge not...

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New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

F#ck the New York Times. And Yet.

F#ck the New York Times. And Yet.

Last night I read Nicholas Kristof’s latest opinion piece on alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli detention facilities. And then I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Brad Goverman

3 Ways "Healthy Selfishness" Can Improve Relationships

3 Ways

Slight selfishness begets psychological safety in relationships.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

How I Became a Manufacturing Skeptic

How I Became a Manufacturing Skeptic

CAMBRIDGE—At a gathering of academics and policymakers at Harvard this month, a participant reminded me that I had published a column 15 years ago...

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Project Syndicate

Dani Rodrik

The ‘First Shabbat’: A World Calling Us Home

In a move that should send a tremor through the Jewish world, an official proclamation connected to Jewish American Heritage Month has encouraged...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Getting Older Can Mean Your Personality Is Getting Better

Getting Older Can Mean Your Personality Is Getting Better

Personality’s maturation over time is real, according to new research.

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Psychology Today

Susan krauss whitbourne

Is Hamas Really Rebuilding Its Strength – or Is the Ground Being Prepared for Renewing the War?

n recent weeks, more and more reports and intelligence assessments have been published in Israel regarding a “renewed military strengthening” of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Baskin

Citing Israel’s ‘international crimes,’ NYC student government trying to defund Hillel

Citing Israel’s ‘international crimes,’ NYC student government trying to defund Hillel

New School’s student senate voted to block funds for Jewish club due to Israel ties in 1st vote of its kind in US, drawing pushback from university...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

When Journalism Becomes Blood Libel: The New York Times Must Be Held Accountable

When Journalism Becomes Blood Libel: The New York Times Must Be Held Accountable

Nicholas Kristof and The New York Times have crossed a line that responsible journalism should never approach, much less leap over with a running...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Seth Eisenberg

When Dependence Is Not the Problem

When Dependence Is Not the Problem

Relying on others can be a way of staying connected.

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Psychology Today

Beatrice ng-kessler

Cynická obluda: Chucpe o slabej EÚ

Ktohovie ako by sa premiérovi páčilo, keby si EÚ konečne dupla.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Eurovision – the Stage that Stopped Being a Given

Eurovision – the Stage that Stopped Being a Given

Tonight in Vienna, Noam Bettan walks onto the Eurovision stage. He is twenty-eight years old. He will sing “Michelle,” a pop ballad about ending a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

The Gulf crisis reveals Nepal's dependency trap

The Gulf crisis reveals Nepal's dependency trap

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Nikkei Asian Review

Brabim Karki

The Basel Prescription

The Basel Prescription

On Zionism, DES, and the Discipline of Staying Together Standing in Basel, it is difficult not to feel the weight of ideas. In this elegant Swiss...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Claire R. Bright

Vremenske neprilike: dele Hrvaške zajelo neurje

Vremenske neprilike: dele Hrvaške zajelo neurje

Neurje je danes poleg Slovenije ob naglem padcu temperatur zajelo tudi severni in severozahodni del Hrvaške. Poleg močnega vetra je padal silovit...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Britain’s political center crumbles as Reform surges

Britain’s political center crumbles as Reform surges

The dominant message from Britain’s recent local government elections is that the extreme right Reform U.K. party has swept the country, gaining...

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The Japan Times

Max Hastings

Nie tieňovej ekonomike, daniari si posvietia na stavebných remeselníkov

IRIS KOPCSAYOVÁ: Boj s tieňovou ekonomikou je pre stabilitu štátneho rozpočtu dôležitý, štát by sa mal teda usilovať vytvárať...

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Pravda.sk

Iris Kopcsayová

The Problem With Learning Logical Fallacies

The Problem With Learning Logical Fallacies

Spotting bad reasoning can backfire when approached without context and care.

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Psychology Today

Stephanie Simoes M.a

The crisis is Sudan is much worse than what is acknowledged

The crisis is Sudan is much worse than what is acknowledged

I recently visited Khartoum for the first time since the war started. It quickly became clear to me that the world still doesn’t fully comprehend...

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Al Jazeera

Zia salik

Cynická obluda: Kúštik pokrivkávajúce prirovnanie

Áno, Voloďa, je to úplne presne tá istá situácia.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Unanswered Questions Before Prince Turki Al-Faisal

Unanswered Questions Before Prince Turki Al-Faisal

In his recent article in Asharq Al-Awsat, Prince Turki Al-Faisal offers a sober and realistic reading of the balance of power in the Arabian Gulf....

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Will Trump Betray Taiwan?

Will Trump Betray Taiwan?
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Project Syndicate

Eyck freymann

The Aguna Crisis Isn’t About Divorce

In this post analyzing complex layers of an issue in our community, and calling for nuance, I’m going to start with an absolute: The get is not, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Naava Shafner

Beneath our human shallows

Beneath our human shallows We need a new imagination for the whole Earth, linking the power of the deep planet with the vitality of the surface by...

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Aeon

James dinneen

Do not surrender to despair or hope

Do not surrender to despair or hope

Marx analyzed the dynamics by which employers profit from workers’ labor, predicting that this exploitation would inevitably spark a revolution. A...

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Middle East Monitor

Alain Alameddine

EU sanctions on settlers is turning a blind eye to colonialism

EU sanctions on settlers is turning a blind eye to colonialism

Some weeks ago, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas commented about the futility of suspending the EU-Israeli Association Agreement, saying it would...

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Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

When the Algorithm Remembers the Blood Libel

When the Algorithm Remembers the Blood Libel

For centuries, blood libels against Jews spread through whispered accusations, pamphlets, and sermons. Today, they spread through prestige media,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark ginsberg

Kuwait says it stopped armed Iranian team from attacking one of its islands

Kuwait says it stopped armed Iranian team from attacking one of its islands

Authorities say six IRGC members tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island in northwest corner of Persian Gulf on May 1 to carry out ‘hostile acts’; four...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Turmoil at the Fed Won’t End Anytime Soon

Turmoil at the Fed Won’t End Anytime Soon

BALTIMORE—Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, he has relentlessly attacked the US Federal Reserve’s independence. In his...

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Project Syndicate

Nicolas jabko

Diagnóza máj. Pozerajte sa na nich, kým tu ešte sú

Máj je mesiac mamičiek, hovorili nám v škole.

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SME.sk

Veronika Šikulová

Solutions and Problems

Solutions and Problems

Loneliness is one of the biggest health issues that faces our aging population.  Research indicates that it can increase the risk of dementia by as...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Carol Silver Elliott

The Voice That Says “Eat”—Even When You’re Full

The Voice That Says “Eat”—Even When You’re Full

Relentless food thoughts drive overeating beyond true hunger signals.

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Psychology Today

Cris E. Haltom Ph.d

IDF says it carried out weeklong raid on Hezbollah sites beyond Lebanon’s Litani River

IDF says it carried out weeklong raid on Hezbollah sites beyond Lebanon’s Litani River

Terror group’s leader says weapons not a subject of Israel-Lebanon talks; IDF censures commander for letting civilians into Bint Jbeil to say...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Walls Do Not Stay Gray, Here

Walls do not stay gray for long, here. Someone always comes with paint, with photographs, with red anemones bent from metal, with a name they are...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samantha Pearlman

Reclaiming Joy With Positive Affect Treatment

Reclaiming Joy With Positive Affect Treatment

A highly effective new therapy to reclaim joy and reduce anxiety and depression.

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Psychology Today

Nan J. Wise Ph.d

Vojna s Iránom zhoršila problém Severnej Kórey

Kim sa spolieha na jadrový arzenál

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SME.sk

Washington Post