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Iran may still have access to enriched uranium at site bombed by US last year – report

Iran may still have access to enriched uranium at site bombed by US last year – report

NY Times says US intelligence believes there’s a ‘very narrow access point’ through which uranium at Isfahan could be moved; Trump doesn’t...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

an-demonium: Flat Faith vs. Deep Fry Piety and More Menachos 62-64

62 Playing with Matchbox Cars Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses a requirement to have three kohanim perform the inaugurating sacrifices. The Gemara...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

Tucker Carlson Loves America. He Just Hates Israel More

Tucker Carlson Loves America. He Just Hates Israel More

Tucker Carlson says he loves America. But lately it sounds like he hates Israel more than he loves his own country. One of the hallmarks of this...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Zimmer

Why Torah Was Revealed During The Month Of Ramadan

Most people have at one time or another wondered, ‘If there is only one God why are there so many religions?’ The Qur’an declares that Allah...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Power of Shabbat

There are five consecutive Parshiot that deal primarily with the details of the construction of the Mishkan. It begins with Parshat Teruma until the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Chabad Under Fire: History’s Old Script

Chabad Under Fire: History’s Old Script

A Baseless Accusation in a Time of Conflict The Village Whisper That Became a Massacre From Tsarist Forgery to Algorithmic Fire When Official Probes...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

The Real Reason America Attacked Iran

Jose de Sousa Saramago, a Portuguese poet and the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote: “Not everything is as it seems, and not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

America second, Israel first?

It was bad enough that Donald Trump hasn’t been able to explain clearly why he yet again felt he had to attack Iran, and why now. His national...

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The Korea Times

Andreas Kluth

Strategic and Economic Impacts of the Iran War

Strategic and Economic Impacts of the Iran War

Strategic and Economic Impacts of the Iran War The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war would not only increase inflation but would also trigger a new arms race...

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New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

Taiwan: Budget Deadlock and Political Confrontation

Taiwan: Budget Deadlock and Political Confrontation

Taiwan: Budget Deadlock and Political Confrontation Since last autumn, tensions between Taiwan’s executive and legislative branches have once again...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Od yoter tov! (Even better)

On Purim we went upstairs to exchange mishloach manot with our neighbors. They invited us in for a drink.  Our host asked, “Do you know the song Od...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Avi Rockoff

2 arrested for allegedly throwing ‘ignited’ devices at anti-Muslim protest in NYC

2 arrested for allegedly throwing ‘ignited’ devices at anti-Muslim protest in NYC

NY police commissioner says devices hurled by counter-protester toward ‘Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City’ rally were jars with a fuse,...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #211, Messiahs, 6

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #211, Messiahs, 6

In this episode a New Christian circumcises himself and begins to ascend the scales. The Eternal Jew’s Tale Messiah Tractates, a Montage Shlomo...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen Berer

Parashat Hashavua: Ki Tisa – Wabi-Sabi

Parashat Hashavua: Ki Tisa – Wabi-Sabi

Shabbat Shalom, yesterday we had the honor of hosting guests for the first time for a Kabbalat Shabbat at “Beit Bina” (Bina House) in Puerto...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dor Posner

Cutting Iran’s Oil Flow Is the Smartest Way to End Its Aggression

Cutting Iran’s Oil Flow Is the Smartest Way to End Its Aggression

Military power isn’t measured in bombs dropped or leaders eliminated; it’s measured in leverage. For decades, Iran has built its geopolitical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Soli Foger

The Forgotten Evidence against the PLO

The Forgotten Evidence against the PLO

The Struggle for Truth in the Age of Noise Time To Stand Up For Israel is facing enormous difficulties in convincing Israel haters and pro Palestinian...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Marinating in Divine Thoughts

What is worse than a philandering marriage therapist, an obese dietician, or a lying ethics counselor? A conceited man of G-d. The two are mutually...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

US right-wing schism over antisemitism puts ‘Christ is king’ at center of culture war

US right-wing schism over antisemitism puts ‘Christ is king’ at center of culture war

Phrase has increasingly been used by far-right figures as a hate meme targeting Jews, even as others use it as a sincere declaration of faith

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The Times of Israel

Peter Smith

When the mayor’s wife “likes” October 7

There are a lot of things people claim they didn’t mean on social media. A poorly worded tweet. An article they didn’t read closely. A meme they...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

When Political Correctness Starts Silencing Democracy

“We don’t have time to be politically correct anymore.”— Donald J. Trump That sentence marked a cultural shift in America. Political...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maoz Druskin

Magical thinking won’t make Europe an AI power

BRUSSELS – A new narrative is gaining traction across Europe: the continent can rebuild its technological power by leveraging its longstanding...

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The Korea Times

Cristina Caffarra

(POGLED) Kolumna Suzane Žilič Fišer: Kvote, razdeljevanje nageljčkov, bučne zabave ob 8. marcu. Samo da odkljukamo

(POGLED) Kolumna Suzane Žilič Fišer: Kvote, razdeljevanje nageljčkov, bučne zabave ob 8. marcu. Samo da odkljukamo

V vedno bolj nemirnem svetu, ki nas navdaja s strahom, so pravila igre popolnoma izkrivljena. Spoštovanja sožitja med državami in človekovega...

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Večer

Suzana Žilič Fišer

How to win an election in Thailand: stage a rebrand, rely on rural votes

An iconic “Gang of Four” poster defined the Bhumjaithai Party’s 2026 rebrand. Tailored to project an image of professionalism, signal managerial...

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South China Morning Post

Napon Jatusripitak

Exactly Where We Are Meant to Be

Exactly Where We Are Meant to Be

Four years ago, just before Pesach, I remember asking our dear friend and mentor, Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun, ZT”L, how he felt about being alone for...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari M. Solomont

After initially voicing support, Trump says he doesn’t want Kurds to enter Iran war

After initially voicing support, Trump says he doesn’t want Kurds to enter Iran war

US president previously stated Kurdish invasion from Iraq would be ‘wonderful,’ but now says conflict ‘complicated enough as it is’; believes...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Saudi Arabia has told Iran to stop attacks, warned of possible retaliation, sources say

Tehran said to demanded US bases in region be closed and intelligence sharing with Washington stopped

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

In memory of Zaki Djemal

In memory of Zaki Djemal

Two colleagues mourn the sudden death, at 38, of a high-tech leader who helped some of Israel’s cutting-edge startup founders begin their journeys,...

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The Times of Israel

Wendy Singer

American Jews: Expendable Minority

American Jews: Expendable Minority

Most Americans may not hate Israel or Jews, but if enough do, is standing up worth losing an election? The presidential bellwether that is the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yishai Edberg

الشيخ محمد بن زايد.. القيادة والقوة والأمن والمجتمع المنيع

في ظل الحرب الأمريكية الإسرائيلية على إيران برزت دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة...

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العين الإخبارية

حميد المنصوري

الإرهاب الإعلامي

لم يعد الإرهاب في عالم اليوم مقتصرًا على السلاح والمتفجرات والعمليات الانتحارية....

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العين الإخبارية

د. علي محمد العامري

الإمارات.. لا تكسرها الأزمات وتخرج أقوى

في تاريخ الأمم لحظات تختبر صلابة الدول الحقيقية. فبعض الدول تبدو قوية في أوقات...

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العين الإخبارية

يوسف عبدالله الجنيبي

«البيت متوحد»… حيث يبدأ الوطن من الأسرة

الأسرة هي المدخل الجوهري الذي تتشكل فيه المساحات الأولى في حياة الإنسان؛ ومنها...

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العين الإخبارية

أسماء ربيع المنهالي

Milano Cortina Paralympics Open: Games Represent a Wish for Inclusion in Turbulent Times

15:35 JST, March 7, 2026 The world order is facing a crisis. The sight of athletes competing fairly according to rules should powerfully convey the...

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The Japan News

Editorial

“Imminent Threat” Defending Trump’s Decision To Go To War With Iran

“Ha-ba lehargecha hashkem lehargo” (אם בא להורגך השכם להורגו) is a Talmudic maxim from Sanhedrin 72a instructing that if...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul Mendlowitz

Parashat Ki Tisa — 2026

Parashat Ki Tisa — 2026

In 2026 no one waits in silence. When something hurts, a screen lights up; when something frightens, a message is sent; when something feels empty, it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yosef B. Moran

IDF says it hit key commanders of IRGC’s Quds Force in Beirut; 4 reportedly killed

IDF says it hit key commanders of IRGC’s Quds Force in Beirut; 4 reportedly killed

Lebanese media reports strike on Ramada hotel, 10 others injured; Israeli military says it took measures to limit collateral damage, pans Iran for...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Two Palestinians reported killed in fresh settler attack in West Bank

Two Palestinians reported killed in fresh settler attack in West Bank

Thaer Hama’el, 24, and Fares Hama’el, 57, shot dead during raid by settlers on village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah, Palestinian Authority reports,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Editorial Cartoon – Dark vs. Light

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mira Scharf

US bypasses congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel

US bypasses congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel

State Department argues emergency requires immediate sale; Democratic lawmaker criticizes move: ‘This is an emergency of the Trump...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

IDF says it hit key commanders of IRGC’s Quds Force in Beirut

IDF says it hit key commanders of IRGC’s Quds Force in Beirut

Iran Guards say can fight ‘intense war’ for six months * 2 arrested for allegedly throwing ‘ignited’ devices at anti-Muslim protest in NYC

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Netanyahu tells Iranians freedom is near as Israel hits country’s oil depots for first time

Netanyahu tells Iranians freedom is near as Israel hits country’s oil depots for first time

Air Force strikes Iranian infrastructure, key IRGC missile sites; Iran fires a dozen volleys at Israel, no injuries reported; one killed in Dubai;...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Lithuania’s self-inflicted national security problem

Lithuania has handed Vladimir Putin a propaganda weapon — and it did so voluntarily. The weapon is not a military failure or a diplomatic misstep....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

US starts using British military bases for ‘defensive’ Iran operations

US starts using British military bases for ‘defensive’ Iran operations

Trump taunts PM Starmer for purportedly considering sending 2 aircraft carriers to the region: ‘We don’t need people that join wars after we’ve...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

America second, Israel first?

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The Korea Times

Andreas Kluth

If you are Muslim and mourning Khamenei, here is what his regime did to your country

If you are Muslim and mourning Khamenei, here is what his regime did to your country

If you are among those mourning Khamenei this week and waving Iranian flags from the comfort of an Arab capital, consider the following inventory of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adil Faouzi

Cracks emerge in Iran’s leadership as it reels under a war seen as existential

Cracks emerge in Iran’s leadership as it reels under a war seen as existential

IRGC seen taking bigger role in strategy amid US-Israeli airstrikes that have killed top commanders; succession process being sped up; frontrunner...

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The Times of Israel

Parisa Hafezi

Iran has the nuclear weapon

Iran has the nuclear weapon

On March 4, 2026, as American and Israeli strikes entered their fifth day, an Iranian military official told the semi-official ISNA news agency that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Trump’s reckless war proves his Board of Peace is a farce

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The Korea Times

Jenice armstrong

Opinion – The Iran War Viewed Through Broader Regional Security Changes

Opinion – The Iran War Viewed Through Broader Regional Security Changes

Iran backed Russia’s plan in which each authoritarian bloc wields decisive influence over the fate of weaker states within its respective region.

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E-International

Lilia a. arakelyan

Japanese companies leading in building nature-positive businesses – but gaps remain

Japanese companies leading in building nature-positive businesses – but gaps remain

Nature is rapidly becoming a strategic priority for Japan. The national Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2023–2030 sets an explicit mission...

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Japan Today

Jenni black