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Daily Briefing May 29: US Pres. Joe Biden gets serious about fighting antisemitism

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Suspect accused of murdering man whose son sold him a faulty gun

A man was indicted on Sunday at the Haifa District Court for allegedly shooting a man dead in April amid a dispute with the victim’s son over the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘Missionaries go home’: Hundreds protest Christian worship near Western Wall

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’ll establish a ministerial committee...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Defense Ministry delivers first new advanced ‘Eitan’ APCs to IDF’s Nahal Brigade

The Defense Ministry on Sunday said it had recently delivered the first series of a new and advanced armored personnel carrier (APC) to the Israel...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

US debt-ceiling deal: What’s known so far about the agreement to avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

US, Saudi Arabia make joint effort to extend ceasefire in Sudan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a ceasefire due to expire Monday. The...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

The warlord berating the Russian military while leading a militia against Ukraine

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner returned to a familiar theme this week — bashing the country’s military leadership...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

Echoes of Babylon – Lessons of Sura and Pumbedita

In the hallowed annals of Jewish history, the academies of Sura and Pumbedita stand as enduring symbols of our spiritual journey. A journey marked...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark Baranov

The Big Economic Lie of the Judicial ‘Reform’

My biggest concern about this “Reform” is that too many Israelis don’t realize what is going on below the surface, and one major factor is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoav Fisher

Facing the Reality of Fake Olds in Israel

Israelis seem to be awakened now to a harsh reality of looted public funds, widespread corruption, legal system under attack, and increasing social...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anat Narkiss

The 21st Shabbat: Kaplan Is Our Town Square

Every Saturday I try to get to the Kaplan area early. The formal demonstration starts at 8 PM but  around 6 you can already see the height of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Orna Raz

The Kohen

The kohen (priest) plays many central roles in this week’s Torah portion. Primary among them is the priestly blessing. G-d endowed the kohen with...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

Open Letter to Robert Kraft and Ron Lauder

Good evening, morning, or afternoon, gentlemen.  I write to you to express how overwhelmed the majority of the Jewish American community is right...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Debbie Hall

COMMENTARY/ Learning from Asahi’s failure to report sex abuse scandal

I have heard harsh criticism about the past failure of mainstream newspapers to report on suspicions that the late Johnny Kitagawa sexually abused...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Myanmar military regime backed by Russia, China: UN Report

By John J. Metzler It's hardly a surprise, but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by...

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The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Prečo klesá dôvera k Západu? Sme málo otvorení a až chorobne pochybovační

Členstvo v NATO podporuje iba 58 % Slovákov (i Bulharov), no až 94 % Poliakov. Klesá podpora členstva v EÚ – zo 77 % na iba 64 %....

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Pravda.sk

Igor Daniš

Boy, 12, allegedly stabbed by twin during fight at Jaffa home

A 12-year-old boy was stabbed and moderately injured in Jaffa on Saturday evening, with police arresting his twin brother on suspicion of the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel scores stunning late comeback to beat Japan, reach Under-20 World Cup last 16

In one of the biggest achievements ever for Israeli soccer, the national squad scored a major comeback in stoppage time — one player down after a...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

No ‘Fiddler’: Fun-loving bubbie goes from shtetl to Cuba to NYC in grandson’s novel

Close to 15 years ago when I was living in New York City, I scanned the online forum of the city’s parks department in search of a tennis partner...

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The Times of Israel

Avner Landes

Sudan Has Become a Catastrophe. Israel Can and Should Help

In the months leading up to the outbreak of violence in Sudan, Israel’s foreign minister was touting a breakthrough in formalizing relations with...

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Haaretz

Mutasim Ali

Bad news: Increasingly, news outlets pen headlines and content to anger readers

Fallen on tough economic times, morals easily take a backseat Feelings Different from (and besides) spreading lies, more and more news seems...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

Ben Gvir issues veiled threat to AG over government resolution on ‘Zionist values’

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party issued a thinly veiled warning on Sunday morning...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

عودة سوريا إلى جامعة الدول العربية.. "الوحدة مثل حبات الرمان"

عادت سوريا إلى البيت العربي بشكل رسمي، لتؤيد الاستقرار والأمن والرفاهية لشعوب...

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العين الإخبارية

ماجد وانغ

Overhaul talks return to fore as opposition sets ultimatum on judge selection panel

The beleaguered compromise talks between coalition and opposition representatives on the government’s judicial overhaul plan were nearing a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Coalition seeking to amend Arnona Fund to benefit Likud strongholds – report

The coalition is reportedly advancing a modified version of the contentious Arnona Fund law that would mitigates its adverse effects on Likud...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Cabinet to give anti-LGBTQ MK Maoz power to monitor content in individual schools

The cabinet is set to vote Sunday on the appointment of far-right MK Avi Maoz as deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel's Liberal Camp Will Pay for Its Hatred of the Haredim

Displays of hatred toward the ultra-Orthodox have increased lately to an unprecedented level. As someone who has sympathetic feelings toward them,...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the country’s legal...

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The Times of Israel

Lisa Mascaro

Polls open in Turkey as Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in presidential runoff

ISTANBUL (AFP) — Turkey voted Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favorite to extend two decades of...

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The Times of Israel

Fulya Ozerkan

Escalating chip war

Seoul needs confident approach and elaborate strategy The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers' meeting in Detroit, Mich., last...

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The Korea Times

Editorial

What Do We Do When There Is No Work?

ChatGPT and now Bard are the two latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) machines that have made a buzz in the world. However, they are neither the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Laitman

Shalom Bayit

The incident of the Sotah, the woman suspected of being unfaithful to her husband, is found in Parshat Naso. This is the only commandment in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

World Taekwondo marks 50th anniversary of founding

By Chungwon Choue World Taekwondo (WT) marked the 50th anniversary of its founding on May 28. WT is the organization that administers the Olympic...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

Lessons in Peace, Inclusion, and Humanity

In this brief video, there are three stories from my recent Caribbean vacation, which include a conversation with a waiter about peace between...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

May His Memory Be An Execration (Curse)

I sitting with Moshe at George & John’s. It’s one of Tel Aviv’s best restaurants. I’m sipping champagne, acting like a billionaire, when Moshe...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mort Laitner

Another Way to Make Aliyah Gittin 8 Psychology of the Daf

Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses a fascinating legal enactment in order to promote settlement of the land of Israel. Even though ordinarily, one...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

US-South Korea nuclear agreement and its impact on the Korean Peninsula

By Simon Hutagalung The possibility of a nuclear attack by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as well as his promise to "exponentially" grow his...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

Israel Must Probe Latest ‘Targeted Killings’ in the Gaza Strip

In July 2002, at the height of the second intifada, which claimed record numbers of terror victims, Israel assassinated the head of Hamas’...

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Haaretz

Eli Bahar

Ending masking requirements in hospitals and clinics is a step backward for health care

By Emily Landon Recently, many of the hospitals and clinics in and around Chicago, including my own, have elected to discontinue universal masking...

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The Korea Times

Tribune Service

Taking a stroll with paper flowers

By Lee Nan-hee A couple of days ago, I went out to Bukchon Hanok Village in downtown Seoul for an appointment with one of my acquaintances there....

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The Korea Times

Thoughts Of The Times

The United States’ futile efforts to keep Sudan in its orbit of influence

The unfortunate events in Sudan, which led to a bloody struggle between two rival generals, revealed the fragility of the policy of orientation...

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

Why Does Misconduct Continue to Occur With Quality Checks?

Editorial 15:37 JST, May 28, 2023 A number of incidents involving misconduct related to quality have come to light in the Toyota Motor Corp....

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Beijing Must Not Be Allowed to Pervert WHO Principles

Editorial 15:32 JST, May 28, 2023 The World Health Organization claims to “protect the health of all peoples.” The establishment of an...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Even after the ‘DeSaster,’ DeSantis could still be the Republicans’ candidate

Commentary. In spite of everything, DeSantis is running as the most plausible of the alternatives to Trump in the GOP nomination race, in a pool...

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Il Manifesto Global

Luca Celada

The ‘wrong’ refugees at Europe’s forgotten border

Interview. We interviewed ‘K,’ one of the activists aiding migrants trapped between Belarus and Poland. ‘In the early days, we used to record...

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Il Manifesto Global

Sabato Angieri

How to Stop Being a Fixer

Five tips that may help you evolve from a fixer to an empathizer.

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Psychology Today

Erin Leonard Ph.d

The Never Married, a New Normal

More people never marry than ever.

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Psychology Today

Stephen J. Betchen D.s.w

اللاجئ السوري بين السياسة والإنسانية

ما من حربٍ على مر التاريخ إلا وتمخضت عن حركاتِ نزوحٍ ولجوءٍ؛ فاللجوء الإنساني هو...

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العين الإخبارية

حسين الشيخ

الليبراليون الجدد وإعادة أمل التوحد للقارة السمراء

احتفل الأفارقة الأسبوع الماضي بمرور 60 عاما على انطلاق أول كيان أفريقي من أجل...

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العين الإخبارية

أنور إبراهيم

Should Ukraine take the war into Russia?

In recent days, Ukraine may or may not have started taking the war to the Russians in their own country. Let’s say it did — or that it plans to....

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The Japan Times

Andreas Kluth

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