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Daily Briefing June 1: PM kicks coalition issues down the road; Gay Pride in capital

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

Youth soccer trainer, 72, killed by driver of stolen car fleeing police in Holon

A 72-year-old resident of Holon was killed early Thursday while riding a scooter when he was rammed by a fleeing car thief, the Israel Police said...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Russia says it foiled a Ukrainian ‘invasion’ attempt

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they happen. Police in the central city of Ramat Gan say that forces opened fire on a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Police arrest woman trying to smuggle over 70 reptiles into Israel

A woman was caught trying to smuggle dozens of snakes and other reptiles into the country, including a dangerous anaconda, one of the largest...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Protesters hound ministers as well as policy architect of judicial overhaul

Protesters against the government’s plans for a drastic overhaul of the judiciary held rallies Thursday outside events attended by two government...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Nationwide fire-starting ban ordered for Friday as temperatures spike

Israeli fire officials issued a nationwide fire-starting ban for Friday, amid concerns of conflagrations from an intense heat spike. Thursday’s...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Police on high alert ahead of Jerusalem Pride Parade threatened by violence

The Israel Police force was on high alert on Thursday ahead of the Jerusalem Pride Parade set for the afternoon, amid threats of violence by a far-...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

Air Force grounds fleet of Apache choppers after technical issue discovered

The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday grounded its fleet of Apache helicopters after a technical issue was found during routine maintenance, the...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Haifa artworks can be seen on the way to work (or school)

Take a stroll down Ben Gurion Boulevard in Haifa’s German Colony this spring and stop at one of the video screens placed outdoors. There’s one at...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Lebanese military tribunal accuses Hezbollah fighters of killing UN peacekeeper

BEIRUT — A military judge has accused five members of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group, only one of whom is in custody, of killing...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Robbie Williams bonds with Israel’s Noga Erez ahead of Tel Aviv show

UK pop star Robbie Williams will fulfill his wish to perform with indie Israeli singer Noga Erez Thursday night at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park....

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

North's spy satellite

Seoul residents alarmed by false alert For half an hour early Wednesday morning, Seoulites got a sense of what life is like for their counterparts...

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The Korea Times

Editorial

How Two Arab Children Exposed Israel's Fast-moving Apartheid

“Carmiel, a Jewish city, was designed to create a foundation for the Jewish settlement of Galilee. Opening a school for native Arabic speakers...

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Haaretz

Zvi Bar&x27El

Sibling Strife

I’m writing this article as I fly to the States. This presents me with a bit of a dilemma. When I left Ben Gurion Airport, the weekly Torah...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Walk

The 9th “OHTC Cup” Global Innovation Competition held in Tel Aviv

On May 23rd, The Final of the 9th “OHTC Cup” Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Overseas Chinese in Israel was held in Tel...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yael Hsu

Air pollution in South Korea: a long way to go

By Antony David Antoniou South Korea's air quality is notoriously bad at certain times of the year, specifically winter and spring when citizens...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

US must fully commit to a Ukrainian victory over Russian forces

By Trudy Rubin As Ukraine gears up for its long-awaited counteroffensive, it's possible to imagine what a victory might look like. That is, if the...

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The Korea Times

Tribune Service

Common Ground — In the Parasha and at the Protests (21)

This is my 21st consecutive blog post connecting the parasha to Israel’s pro-democracy protests. This week, in Be’ha’alotekha, the Israelites...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Diana Lipton

The Pillars of Martin Luther King’s American Dream

Martin Luther King’s great speeches had three sources. The Bible, and the Declaration of Independence, two great pillars of the third one, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Hepner

“Trust no one, and don’t spill the soup!”

Abdallah is bouncing on the balls of his feet making chicken soup.  He ladels the golden broth into a cheerful blue and white bowl and plunks it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Greatness, Nihilism and Feety Pajamas

‘Tis the season of the commencement speech. The season when politicians and celebrities big and small wax poetically about the future and its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Soskil

Release Bank Accounts to Nullify Refugee Status

On Aug. 14, 15, 1947, Britain partitioned its colony of India into two independent states, India and Pakistan. Both India and Pakistan accepted the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ted Sheskin

A Never Ending Cycle that Must Come to an End

Dizengoff Street, located in Tel Aviv, is known for its incredible restaurants and fun environment. However, within the last year, numerous...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexandra Malamud

The dam­age Cana­da’s spies can do

This is the tale of two men who risked their lives as veteran police officers to serve their country only to have their life’s work and loyalty...

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Al Jazeera

Andrew Mitrovica

Globalization of Korean literature

By Choe Chong-dae It is disappointing to learn that Cheon Myeong-kwan's novel "Whale" did not win the British Booker Prize in the international...

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The Korea Times

Thoughts Of The Times

VOX POPULI: Politicians still getting in the way of same-sex marriage laws

“And Tango Makes Three” is an illustrated children’s book about two male penguins who fall in love. Based on a true story of two male birds...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Peace: Bad for business

By Steven L. Shields I grew up during the Vietnam War. I was safely tucked away in the mountains of the western United States, but the specter of...

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The Korea Times

Steven L. Shields

Ukraine war may become a proving ground for AI

Artificial Intelligence is, suddenly, everywhere. We are awash in ideas about how we can use AI productively — from agriculture to climate change...

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The Japan Times

James Stavridis

Taking inspiration from Hiroshima to reconstruct the global nuclear order

With the international order having been shaken to its roots as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the recent Group of Seven summit offered...

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The Japan Times

Sadamasa Oue

Ukraine shows why Ron De­San­tis can’t do a Trump on for­eign pol­i­cy

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally announced his intent to seek the United States presidency, albeit in a perplexing manner. Much of the...

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Al Jazeera

Ahmadi Ali

G7 countries in search of an alternative to China’s One Belt, One Road megaproject

As a result of the latest summit of the G7 countries in Hiroshima, the US, Canada, the UK and the EU adopted yet another, 11th to be precise,...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Reelected Erdogan’s Mediating Diplomacy to be Truly Tested

Editorial 12:22 JST, June 1, 2023 The fact that the leaders of both Russia and Ukraine have sent their congratulations symbolizes the unique...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Economía brasileña crece más de lo esperado en el primer trimestre impulsada por el sector agrícola

Brasilia. La economía de Brasil se recuperó más de lo esperado en el primer trimestre, impulsada por un fuerte sector agrícola, allanando el...

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América Economía

América Economía

NotGuilty: Matias Muchnick, fundandor de NotCo critica decisión de justicia chilena

Durante la jornada de este miércoles el fundador de NotCo, Matias Muchnick, realizó sus descargos tras la demanda acogida de un gremio lechero...

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América Economía

América Economía

Colombia dejó de vender 6.737 vehículos en mayo

La venta de vehículos en Colombia continúa en terreno negativo. Mayo no fue la excepción y cerró sin registrar un repunte en la comercialización....

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América Economía

América Economía

AMLO llega a un acuerdo con Grupo México por ocho años sobre las vías de Ferrosur

El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador dio a conocer la mañana de este jueves que su gobierno llegó a un acuerdo con Grupo México sobre el...

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América Economía

América Economía

3 Levels of Support for Neurodiverse Students at College

Understanding the differences.

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Psychology Today

Jessica Broitman Ph.d

Is the Mind-Body a False Distinction?

New research shows the amazing complexity of cellular communication.

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Psychology Today

Howard J. Rankin Ph.d

"COP28".. المعالجات والمفاجآت

في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، هذا العام سينعقد مؤتمر "COP28" لمعالجة قضايا...

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العين الإخبارية

عبدالجليل السعيد

NIS 50m per year to be invested in boosting English proficiency among undergraduates

The Council for Higher Education on Wednesday decided to invest NIS 50 million ($13.3 million) annually over the next five years in increasing the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Tel Aviv teacher sentenced to 7 years in prison for rape of 12-year-old student

A former Tel Aviv middle school teacher was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for the rape of a 12-year-old student, a year and a half...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Antiquities thief nabbed with ancient floor tiles used by destroyers of 2nd Temple

Police caught a man with dozens of ancient floor tiles produced by soldiers of the Tenth Roman Legion, the military unit that was involved in...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Creatures large and small draw caricaturist’s attention

Humorist Dudi Shamai is known for his political caricatures and children’s book illustrations, as well as his series of fish — the more fins...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Israeli research finds cleaning shrimps’ stripes key to better whitening agents

A species of shrimp immortalized in children’s movie “Finding Nemo” is inspiring the search for healthier ways to keep white bread and other...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Backstreet Boys can’t reschedule nixed Israel show for this year

After the Backstreet Boys canceled their planned May 13 performance in Israel due to the military conflict with the Gaza Strip and the threat of...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Coalition claims imminent understandings in judicial talks; opposition disagrees

As pressure mounts for the parties to judicial reform talks at the President’s Residence to report progress after two months of stalemate, two...

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The Times of Israel

Carrie Keller-Lynn

Accelerator Fusion secures $20m for investments into Israeli early-stage startups

Tel Aviv-based Fusion, an accelerator program that invests in early-stage Israeli startups and first-time founders announced on Thursday that it...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Largest-ever British House of Lords delegation visits Israel to further tighten ties

LONDON (JTA) — The largest ever official delegation from the British House of Lords is visiting Israel on a four-day fact-finding mission, in a...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Judah

Mike Pence set to launch his presidential campaign in Iowa next week

NEW YORK (AP) — Former US vice president Mike Pence will officially launch his long-expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president...

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The Times of Israel

Jill Colvin

Using Israel's Diversity as a Diplomacy Asset

The soccer world has been in an uproar recently over Mesay Dego’s appointment as a coach for Maccabi Haifa, the national soccer champion. Some...

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Haaretz

Roni Malkai

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