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The energy crisis is becoming a currency crisis

The energy crisis is becoming a currency crisis

Have a look at a list of the worst-performing currencies since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran and a striking but unsurprising pattern...

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The Japan Times

David Fickling

The Tribe of Levi

The Tribe of Levi was counted differently from the other tribes of Israel. They were counted from one month in age rather than twenty years, as was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Egypt and Pakistan Are Co-Producing Weapons. Read the Fine Print.

Egypt’s military establishment does not make moves casually, and its deepening defense industrial partnership with Pakistan deserves more scrutiny...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

Sanders Strikes Again

What do you call someone who crossed an ocean to campaign for a known Jew hater? Jeremy Corbyn, a British politician, former Leader of the Labour...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ginette Weiner

From Zimbabwe to Jerusalem: A Lesson in Governance and Restraint

To understand how official attitudes toward proper governance have changed in Israel in recent decades, one can look at the flood of appointments now...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

Hezbollah Is Plotting to Kill Lebanon’s Leaders

Hezbollah Is Plotting to Kill Lebanon’s Leaders

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have done what too many of their predecessors refused to do: openly accuse Hezbollah of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Nir Oz marks birthday of Johnny Siman Tov, killed on October 7

Nir Oz marks birthday of Johnny Siman Tov, killed on October 7

Kibbutz friends, neighbors and family members celebrate together in Karmei Gat

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Collateral Sovereignty: How the Iran War Put the Falklands in Play

When a leaked Pentagon memo from Elbridge Colby floated the idea of reviewing US support for Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, most...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Trump’s troop drawdown in Germany is a warning shot

Trump’s troop drawdown in Germany is a warning shot

With the world’s attention focused on wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, a major geopolitical development in Europe has gone largely unnoticed:...

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The Japan Times

James Stavridis

The Madrid Bombings and Islamism’s successful Western Colonial Project

or How the new-Palestinians learnt to Gaslight Jews on Everything. On the 11th of March 2004 at 07:37 a.m. Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maurice Solovitz

VOX POPULI: Santoka’s haiku teach us to savor the moment as summer rolls in

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Good News.Space cooperation, good deeds, social contacts, internships and more

Good News.Space cooperation, good deeds, social contacts, internships and more

Good News.Space cooperation, good deeds, social contacts, internships and more Which positive messages of the past few weeks and announcements of...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ksenia Muratshina

A Letter from California

A Letter from California

There is a sentence I keep trying to write, and every version sounds worse than the last. It begins: “Bill Maher was brave to…” The rest does...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Magnus Torén

Israel approves new defense complex at former UNRWA East Jerusalem headquarters

Israel approves new defense complex at former UNRWA East Jerusalem headquarters

IDF museum, enlistment office, office for defense minister set to be built on site; Katz says ‘nothing more symbolic or just’ than placing them...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

Semiconductor chokepoints define U.S.-China rivalry

Semiconductor chokepoints define U.S.-China rivalry

U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Beijing offers a timely moment to assess the upheaval in U.S. trade relations since the start of his...

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The Japan Times

Eiki Tagami

EDITORIAL: Taiwan is not a bargaining chip between U.S. and China

In the U.S.-China summit on May 14, Beijing placed the bilateral ties under the new rubric of “constructive strategic stability.” U.S. President...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Digital Wills: Aim for a Simple, Highly Secure System

Digital Wills: Aim for a Simple, Highly Secure System

14:55 JST, May 14, 2026 To whom will you leave your assets after death, and how? Inheriting property is an issue that many people face. With the...

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The Japan News

Editorial

Report: Netanyahu revealed secret UAE visit to avoid being upstaged by election rival Bennett

Report: Netanyahu revealed secret UAE visit to avoid being upstaged by election rival Bennett

Having learned Bennett was about to visit the Gulf nation, PM said to have rushed to publicize his own trip, enraging Abu Dhabi which has denied it...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

The Witness That Cannot Survive Cross-Examination, Part IV

The Witness That Cannot Survive Cross-Examination, Part IV Part I tried LGGRTC through institutional impeachment. Part II tried LGGRTC through its own...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eugene J. Levin

Imperial Succession: Can Stability Be Achieved by Insisting on Men in Paternal Line?

Imperial Succession: Can Stability Be Achieved by Insisting on Men in Paternal Line?

16:13 JST, May 17, 2026 Japan’s Imperial system, in which the throne has been passed down to members in the paternal line for 126 generations, is...

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The Japan News

Editorial

UN Committee Against Torture cracks down on Italy

UN Committee Against Torture cracks down on Italy

UN Committee Against Torture cracks down on Italy The CAT expresses “serious concern” regarding the conditions in Italian prisons, ranging from...

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Il Manifesto Global

Eleonora Martini

Featured Post

Featured Post

I used to think I was an extrovert. Social situations give me energy. I like meeting new people, learning what makes them tick, and swapping stories...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kally Rubin Kislowicz

Before I Knew the Name

Before I Knew the Name

There are things the body recognizes before the mind has a language for them. When I was a child in El Salvador, I attended a small church with my...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Walter estever gonzalez

Anti-Israel Croatian president refusing to sign off on new Israeli envoy — report

Anti-Israel Croatian president refusing to sign off on new Israeli envoy — report

Milanović, who has accused Israel of ‘terrorism’ and said he didn’t want Israeli or Iranian ‘infections and germs’ in country, is currently...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

The crisis of leadership in the West: From the charisma of ideas to the tyranny of public relations

The crisis of leadership in the West: From the charisma of ideas to the tyranny of public relations

During his official visit to Beijing, President Donald Trump faced a challenge of a peculiar kind. A White House official later revealed that the...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Mayor of Arab town in north shot and seriously hurt, alongside his deputy

Mayor of Arab town in north shot and seriously hurt, alongside his deputy

Suheil Milhem, council head of Jadeidi-Makr, in serious condition, deputy moderately injured; police say manhunt launched; Herzog: ‘Serious and...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Exercise Balikatan 2026: The West’s calculated attempt against Russia and China

Exercise Balikatan 2026: The West’s calculated attempt against Russia and China The Western powers, led by the United States, are dangerously...

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Westwood

Trust Me, I Have Sources

Trust Me, I Have Sources

Crowdfunding, conflict journalism and the performance of insider access For more than a decade, the disappearance of Austin Tice has remained one of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Domicela Heijmeriks

A History of Tribal Humor Infotainment

A History of Tribal Humor Infotainment

Two months ago, I reposted a statement from Donald Trump into a WhatsApp group chat after one of the flare-ups involving Iran. I remember the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Matthew Robin

سوريا لن تكون وحدها

الاستثمارات السورية-الإماراتية: شراكة لإعادة بناء المستقبل في وقت مليء بالرسائل...

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العين الإخبارية

عيسى الكعبي

4 crew members eject safely after two US Navy jets collide during air show in Idaho

4 crew members eject safely after two US Navy jets collide during air show in Idaho

Cause unclear for collission of EA18-G Growlers at Mountain Home Air Force Base, but expert says it’s remarkable both crews managed to eject

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The Times of Israel

Rebecca Boone

متى يُحاكم جنرالات الكيماوي في السودان؟

لم تعد الحرب في السودان مجرد نزاع بين معسكرين أو فصيلين، أو صراع جنرالات على...

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العين الإخبارية

عبدالمنعم سليمان

Unconditional Support:The True Meaning of Advocacy

Unconditional Support:The True Meaning of Advocacy

​The global landscape of Israel advocacy has shifted in a troubling direction. Increasingly, we witness a phenomenon where support from abroad comes...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Drone strike hits Abu Dhabi nuclear plant; UAE, Saudi Arabia and UN watchdog condemn

Drone strike hits Abu Dhabi nuclear plant; UAE, Saudi Arabia and UN watchdog condemn

No injuries or radiological release reported as attack sets generator on fire; UAE, hit hard by Iran, appears to blame strike on Tehran or its...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Settler activists illegally cross into Syria; IDF returns them, hands them to police

Settler activists illegally cross into Syria; IDF returns them, hands them to police

Amid signs war may renew, Trump publishes Middle East map with arrows pointing at Iran * Lebanon state media says Israeli strike in Baalbek killed...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Intelligent Autonomous Robots May Be the Solution to Hezbollah’s Drone Threat

Intelligent Autonomous Robots May Be the Solution to Hezbollah’s Drone Threat

Hezbollah lost roughly 90% of its rocket arsenal during the Gaza war, and Iran, its strategic patron, is in economic collapse. And yet the most lethal...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Who Wants a Million and a Half Voters?

Who Wants a Million and a Half Voters?

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Haaretz

Odeh Bisharat

Did Trump just say he’s at war for PR reasons?

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The Korea Times

Marc Champion

The Other Blood Libel

There is a tragic similarity in the psychology of collective accusation. When Nicholas Kristof paints Jews as uniquely bloodthirsty, uniquely...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul Mendlowitz

How Moscow lost friends and global influence

How Moscow lost friends and global influence

Since launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not only failed to achieve the...

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The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Yes, You Can Quit the New York Times

Yes, You Can Quit the New York Times

A field guide for those who know better but have not—yet. There is a particular panic that sets in when one considers canceling The New York Times....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Todd L. Pittinsky

The State Is Supplanting Settlers as the Driving Force of West Bank Takeover

The State Is Supplanting Settlers as the Driving Force of West Bank Takeover

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

Yagil Levy

Was G-d Kidding?

This week, we celebrate Shavuot, the day we received the Torah on Mount Sinai. It was 3338 years ago, in 2448 in the Hebrew calendar. Our ancestors...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

Why Israel Is Treated Differently

Why Israel Is Treated Differently

Israel Is Not Unique — The Standards Applied to It Are There is something strangely revealing about the way people speak about Israel. Not merely...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

The New Pogrom

The New Pogrom

There are moments in history when societies reveal not merely their political divisions but also their moral collapse. New York City, once the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron t. walter

Social-Emotional Turmoil for Twins Entering Adulthood

Social-Emotional Turmoil for Twins Entering Adulthood

Understanding the unique twin problems of fitting in.

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Psychology Today

Barbara Klein Ph.d

Sošolko po zabavi potisnil na posteljo in posilil

Sošolko po zabavi potisnil na posteljo in posilil

On je trdil, da je šlo za prostovoljen odnos, ona pa, da jo je držal za zapestji in tiščal ob posteljo, medtem ko jokala in prosila, naj neha. Na...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Furlan - Rus

Police investigating after West Bank settler filmed running over sheep with ATV

Police investigating after West Bank settler filmed running over sheep with ATV

Assailant also appears to beat Palestinian man; incident, caught on video, comes a day after a settler was filmed beating a dog in a Palestinian...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Maj – ljubezni čas?

Maj – ljubezni čas?

Tako je o ljubezni v pesnitvi Maj pisal češki romantik Karel Hynek Macha, Prešernov sodobnik: »Ljubi se – v ljubezni maja – vse, prav vse.«...

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Dnevnik

Dragan Petrovec

Velenjčan je osvojil rekord v najdaljšem igranju harmonike na svetu

Velenjčan je osvojil rekord v najdaljšem igranju harmonike na svetu

Od srede do nedelje se je v Šaleški dolini zbralo več tisoč ljubiteljev harmonike. Štiri dni in tri noči so številni spremljali podvig znanega...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Marot