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Daily Briefing July 20 – Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat

Daily Briefing July 20 – Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on why the Islamic Republic and US President Donald Trump are keen to keep Israel out of the fight — so far

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Activating the Subconscious to Promote Healing

Activating the Subconscious to Promote Healing

Belief in rituals, sacred spaces, placebos, or therapy helps improve health.

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Psychology Today

Ran D. Anbar M.d

Oil prices ease after Iran says US contacts continue through mediators

Oil prices ease after Iran says US contacts continue through mediators

Crude scales back gains after reaching $91 a barrel, as Tehran says diplomatic exchanges remain active despite escalating conflict; US gas prices...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

If the U.S. keeps messing with this spy agency, it’ll pay a high price

If the U.S. keeps messing with this spy agency, it’ll pay a high price

As the White House keeps roiling the topmost organization in the American espionage hierarchy, questions have resurfaced that date back to the...

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The Japan Times

Andreas Kluth

The Skinner revolution

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Cynická obluda: To by sa na Slovensku stať nemohlo

Andrew Tate bol zatknutý, ako keby jeho špičkové známosti ani nič neznamenali.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Last night, I was Spanish, and so were millions around the world

Last night, I was Spanish, and so were millions around the world

Last night, Spain defeated Argentina to win the World Cup. Ordinarily, for those of us with no national connection to either country, the choice of...

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Al Jazeera

Ziyad Motala

The Return of the King

הִנְנוּ עַצְמְךָ וּבְשָׂרְךָ אֲנָחְנוּWe are your bone and your flesh.— 2 Samuel 5:1 There was once a country...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

British teens have yet another reason for pity

British teens have yet another reason for pity

Pity the poor British teen as they try to work out what they’re legally allowed (and not allowed) to do as they enter adulthood. They can get...

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The Japan Times

Rosa Prince

The True History of The Word Palestine

One of the most intellectually dishonest habits in the modern conversation about Israel is the way people speak about the word Palestine as though it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Elroie Agam

Putin si vybral najhoršiu možnosť na Ukrajine

Málokomu v Rusku – okrem Putina – záleží na Doneckej oblasti

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SME.sk

Carl Bildt

Resolutions of Evil – Photos and Negatives

Resolutions of Evil – Photos and Negatives

Our personal mission. A friend or relative comes to visit, not on an organized trip – we have a day trip planned. First time, late spring 2024. We...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harriet Gimpel

Dear Eyal Zamir, Take Me as a Career Soldier

Dear Eyal Zamir, Take Me as a Career Soldier

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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Haaretz

Rogel Alpher

A Book for Society

A Book for Society

Hidden behind one of the oldest nicknames in Judaism lies a profound lesson for society. Sefer Devarim is also known as משנֵה תורה (Mishneih...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gavriel Rosen

Bedtime stories for Zohran

The Witness has always believed that history begins long before history books. It begins at bedtime. Long before children understand politics, they...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Teplitsky

The 'Knesset Virus' Infects Arab Politics Ahead of Elections

The 'Knesset Virus' Infects Arab Politics Ahead of Elections

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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Haaretz

Odeh Bisharat

Japanese culture permeates the world. Who owns it?

Japanese culture permeates the world. Who owns it?

Japan has no shortage of cultural influence. It has a shortage of ownership. That distinction is becoming harder to ignore. The Cool Japan Fund, the...

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The Japan Times

Waka Ikeda

Featured Post

Featured Post

In October I will board a plane from Germany to Israel for a journey lasting barely four hours. I will be traveling for one reason only: to cast a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Elli Benaiah

Nasdaq Can Value IAI and Rafael. It Must Not Price Israel’s Freedom of Action

American capital may finance Israeli power. It must not command it. Shay Gal, former IAI Vice President and Chief of Staff to its Chairman, who helped...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shay Gal

Why the Structure of the Universe Points to God

Why the Structure of the Universe Points to God

Modern science has discovered that the universe is governed by precise laws. These laws determine how matter behaves, how stars form, how atoms...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Zimmer

The Falklands, FIFA and the Future of the British Overseas Territories

The Falklands, FIFA and the Future of the British Overseas Territories

Deeply connected to questions of history, empire, war, and national identity, the Falklands and other British Overseas Territories will continue to...

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E-International

Peter Clegg

Rebranding the Temple of Tomorrow

Rebranding the Temple of Tomorrow

In just two days, we will sit on the floor, dim the lights, and enter the quiet grief of Tisha B’Av. We will recite Kinot (lamentations) and mourn...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Morey Schwartz

Israeli startups open NYC ‘kibbutz,’ as tech scene grows despite Mamdani

Israeli startups open NYC ‘kibbutz,’ as tech scene grows despite Mamdani

As political climate sours, workspace in Chelsea, the first of its kind in the city, aims to foster Israeli businesses and encourage connections with...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

As Israel's Election Nears, All Eyes Must Be on Shin Bet Chief Zini

As Israel's Election Nears, All Eyes Must Be on Shin Bet Chief Zini

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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Haaretz

Noa Sattath

The Gentile Problem: You’re blaming the wrong people

The Gentile Problem: You’re blaming the wrong people

The Jewish world is fighting antizionism in a room the movement never enters. A defector’s map of outside, and the case that it’s gentile’s...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kile Jones

Bol som na maďarskom festivale (píše Samo Marec)

Prečo Slovensko potrebuje Alianciu v parlamente

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SME.sk

Samuel Marec

The Self Is a Gift and a Burden

The Self Is a Gift and a Burden

The thing that makes us human is also what often makes us unhappy.

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Psychology Today

Marianna Pogosyan Ph.d

Chicago’s Jewish History Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Chicago’s Jewish History Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Frank Gehry died recently. Obituaries celebrated the architect behind the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dan Spiegel

Who Will Sit Atop the Next World Order?

Who Will Sit Atop the Next World Order?

BERLIN—The era in which global order rested on a US monopoly over military and economic power and values has finally come to an end, taking...

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Project Syndicate

Joschka Fischer

The Fall of Israel's Longest-Serving Leader: Is This the End for Netanyahu?

The Fall of Israel’s Longest-Serving Leader: Is This the End for Netanyahu? Israel may be witnessing the twilight of Netanyahu’s era as security...

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New Eastern Outlook

Aleena Im

Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood offers evidence of First Temple’s destruction in Jerusalem

Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood offers evidence of First Temple’s destruction in Jerusalem

Ahead of Tisha B’av commemoration, archaeologists announce discovery of ruins from fires caused by razing of holy site in 586 BCE, likely kept as-is...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Dealing With Grief as We Age

Dealing With Grief as We Age

Coping with grief is highly individualized, but there are tips to help all of us.

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Psychology Today

Diana Raab Ph.d

Trump opäť straší zmanipulovanými voľbami. Mieri na midterms.

Nikto nepodkopal dôveru vo férovosť volieb viac než Donald Trump.

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SME.sk

Washington Post

Welcoming the Stranger Among Us

Welcoming the Stranger Among Us

Thirty years ago, our son was diagnosed at a child development center with pervasive developmental disorder (autism) and we were told that “he would...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Raphael

Profiles In Activism: Nurit Weiss Grunfeld and the Chic Shelter Boutique

Profiles In Activism: Nurit Weiss Grunfeld and the Chic Shelter Boutique

This is the first in what I hope will be an ongoing series of articles that describe people who are taking action to help Israel in this time of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hugh Taylor

The Jewish Future Begins with Parents

The Jewish Future Begins with Parents

Ever since the massacre of October 7, I have found myself repeating the same mantra everywhere I go: let’s bring more Jewish children into the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabriel Danzig

Rastúce riziko eskalácie vojny na Ukrajine

Súčasná vojna USA proti Iránu je témou dňa. V 80. rokoch 20. storočia sa však konala iná iránska vojna, a tá by mala slúžiť ako varovanie.

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Pravda.sk

Joachim Becker

AI Will Supercharge Surveillance Capitalism

AI Will Supercharge Surveillance Capitalism

WASHINGTON, DC—Megan Garcia did not set out to become one of the most consequential figures in the fight to regulate AI. A lawyer and mother of...

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Project Syndicate

Courtney C. Radsch

Raskoľnikov alebo Potterove sovy?

Čo všetko sa zmestí do jedného rána

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SME.sk

Vanda Rozenbergová

Blow winds blow: Time to harvest wind power off Japan’s coast

Blow winds blow: Time to harvest wind power off Japan’s coast

Japan is stepping up its role in global offshore wind, committing billions to projects abroad even as its domestic sector struggles to keep pace. In...

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The Japan Times

Leslie Mabon

The deeper obstacle for the Abraham Accords: Political Theology

The deeper obstacle for the Abraham Accords: Political Theology

The Twin Pillars of Peace Two structures were supposed to carry the region past endless war: the Board of Peace, authorized under UNSC Resolution 2803...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Feeling the Pain of Another Jew

The period of the “nine days,” and Tisha B’Av itself, is a period where we recount all of the suffering of the Jewish people, during our long...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

AG tells court efforts to stop Ben Gvir from undermining police independence have failed

AG tells court efforts to stop Ben Gvir from undermining police independence have failed

Filing to High Court accuses national security minister of continuing to interfere in investigations, appointments and operations, thereby violating...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Beyond Greece and Rome

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Aeon

Carlos Noreña

US strikes Iran for 9th night, confirms American servicemember killed in Iraq

US strikes Iran for 9th night, confirms American servicemember killed in Iraq

Explosions reported in several Iranian cities as IRGC claims it hit oil tankers trying to cross Hormuz, struck assets in Kuwait; Iran said to suspect...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

(REKLI SO) Nina Dragičević: Čisti mrk uma

(REKLI SO) Nina Dragičević: Čisti mrk uma

Družbo velja opazovati in vrednotiti po tem, kakšen odnos ima do podreprezentiranih in ranljivih skupin. Ta odnos nikdar ni bil zadosten. Pomislite...

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Večer

D.r

Trump says new Air Force One to be upgraded after security concerns

Trump says new Air Force One to be upgraded after security concerns

US president announces Qatari-donated jet will undergo work following reports that it lacks missile-defense capabilities

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The French Who Broke Washington: How Citizen Genêt Incited the US Foreign Lobby Panic. Part I

The French Who Broke Washington: How Citizen Genêt Incited the US Foreign Lobby Panic. Part I It is a small irony of American history that the tool...

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New Eastern Outlook

Tamer Mansour