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In new Bnei Brak neighborhood, religious-secular tensions escalate over Shabbat driving

In new Bnei Brak neighborhood, religious-secular tensions escalate over Shabbat driving

Residents say conflict over driving on day of rest becoming increasingly dangerous, weeks after 3-year-old girl hit and lightly injured by car during...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

How did ancient Israelites make wine? Scientists are stomping grapes to find out

How did ancient Israelites make wine? Scientists are stomping grapes to find out

Researchers use reconstructed Hasmonean winepress, four tons of Merlot and modern sensors in attempt to recreate how residents of Holy Land prepared...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe

Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe

The UK, France, and Canada announced unprecedented sanctions against settlements. Domestic politics might be behind the moves, but Israel must not go...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Japan’s science-security convergence needs guardrails

Japan’s science-security convergence needs guardrails

Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a central pillar of research and innovation policy. The challenge now is to...

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The Japan Times

Hiroyuki Matsumura

Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party faces midterm risks, eyes what’s next

Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party faces midterm risks, eyes what’s next

US president suggests $5,000 checks for every American at Republican confab in Dallas ahead of November elections, hoping to avoid traditional midterm...

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The Times of Israel

Michelle L. Price

Trump said to reject Saudi request for strikes on Houthis, as they seize Red Sea island

Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called US president twice as Iran-backed Yemeni rebels advanced on key coastal city of Mocha; Houthis said to complete...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Why the far right isn’t winning elections in Japan

Why the far right isn’t winning elections in Japan

The landslide victory by the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sept. 6 seems to have...

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The Japan Times

Kuni Miyake

‘The connection is spiritual’: Pacific island nations see prophecy in Jerusalem embassies

‘The connection is spiritual’: Pacific island nations see prophecy in Jerusalem embassies

After Nauru becomes latest nation to set up shop in Israel’s capital, Fijian ex-diplomat says ‘Christianity is the biggest underlying factor’ in...

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The Times of Israel

Steven Trask

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South The strategic choice facing India, the UAE, Saudi...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vlad Markin

War and Climate

War and Climate

RIO DE JANEIRO—Six months into the Iran war, the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues to rattle the global economy. Traders and governments...

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Project Syndicate

Robert Muggah

أقوى بعد الحرب.. وليست كما يُظن

الجملة سهلة في السلم، وثقيلة بعد القصف. قال الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس دولة...

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العين الإخبارية

سيف الدرعي

The far right’s political victory in Germany is great news for Putin

The far right’s political victory in Germany is great news for Putin

To understand the geopolitical importance of this month’s election breakthrough for Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the small state of...

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The Japan Times

Marc Champion

Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? At Dallas confab, Republicans ponder who comes after Trump

Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? At Dallas confab, Republicans ponder who comes after Trump

Ahead of November midterms, some GOP faithful say VP is natural choice, while others look to president’s former challengers as leader in 2028; Trump...

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The Times of Israel

Thomas Beaumont

What I learned about hope in North America this summer

What I learned about hope in North America this summer

While the attackers on September 11th and October 7th may have sought to convince us that we are powerless, remembering what we did after those...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ariel Beery

Nemecké volebné zrkadlo ukazuje hlbokú krízu dôvery, ktorá rýchlo prerastá hranice krajiny

Uplynulý víkend v Sasku-Anhaltsku nepriniesol žiadne prekvapenie. Nemecké prognózy na rozdiel od tých našich bývajú chirurgicky presné....

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Pravda.sk

Svetozár Krno

ToI poll finds Likud and Yashar neck and neck on 23 seats as deadlock continues

ToI poll finds Likud and Yashar neck and neck on 23 seats as deadlock continues

Neither bloc headed by Netanyahu’s and Eisenkot’s parties gets a Knesset majority; unlike in other recent surveys, Ofer Winter’s new party fails...

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The Times of Israel

Tal Schneider

How 9/11 Remade the Middle East

How 9/11 Remade the Middle East

Few events have altered the geopolitical trajectory of the Middle East as profoundly as 11 September 2001. The attacks on New York and Washington did...

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Middle East Monitor

Ronny P Sasmita

IDF kills commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade in southern Gaza airstrike

IDF kills commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade in southern Gaza airstrike

Muhammad Abdul Salam al-Yazouri, also known as Abu al-Haitham, advanced dozens of attacks on troops, was working to rebuild brigade’s capabilities,...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Israel’s Energy Paradox: Regional Influence, Strategic Vulnerability

Israel’s Energy Paradox: Regional Influence, Strategic Vulnerability

For decades, Israel’s energy security was defined by scarcity. Lacking substantial domestic fossil-fuel production, it depended heavily on imported...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

VOX POPULI: Baseball great Isao Harimoto melded hardship into kindness

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Tarantino laughs loudly at the movies, including his own, some Israelis say

Tarantino laughs loudly at the movies, including his own, some Israelis say

The ‘Kill Bill’ director, who is married to an Israeli and lives in Tel Aviv some of the year, reportedly annoys moviegoers at local theaters by...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

China makes its vast market speak with one voice

China makes its vast market speak with one voice

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Nikkei Asian Review

David Tingxuan Zhang

What Kind of King? – מְלוֹךְ עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ

Tomorrow we will sing, מְלוֹךְ עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ, crowning God as our king, and king over the whole world. A...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisi Levisohn

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Domestic security service director warns against preparing to fight ‘yesterday’s enemy using yesterday’s methods,’ points to foiled plot to...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Trump said to decline Saudi crown prince’s request for US strikes on Houthis

Trump said to decline Saudi crown prince’s request for US strikes on Houthis

IDF launches snap drill in West Bank ahead of Rosh Hashanah * Settler extremist filmed emptying water from Palestinian well in southern West Bank

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Ilúzie o Vízii a Stratégii Slovensko 2040

Vyjadrovať sa k Vízii Slovensko 2040 je pre mňa dvoj- až trojnásobne zložité.

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Pravda.sk

Brigita Schmögnerová

Nepal's quiet surrender to China over Tibet

Nepal's quiet surrender to China over Tibet

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Nikkei Asian Review

Brabim Karki

IDF blows up Hezbollah’s ‘strategic’ complex beneath south Lebanon’s Ali Taher Ridge

IDF blows up Hezbollah’s ‘strategic’ complex beneath south Lebanon’s Ali Taher Ridge

Military says it used 1,100 tons of explosives to raze 2kms of tunnels under hill in southern Lebanon, following reported Iranian warnings; blast...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Lebanon in the Grip: Stalemate at the Negotiating Table and Sovereignty Under Siege

Lebanon in the Grip: Stalemate at the Negotiating Table and Sovereignty Under Siege In 2026, Lebanon finds itself at a historic crossroads. The Path...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

الإمارات وألمانيا.. شراكة تصنع المستقبل

تحرص السياسة الخارجية لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة - بفضل حكمة قيادتها- على...

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العين الإخبارية

د. مصعب العامري

Penchants of the polymaths

Penchants of the polymaths The fathers of Islamic science hold lessons for students: breadth over specialisation, and never let constraints get in the...

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Aeon

Mariam Sabri

الإمارات حين تكون الشراكة خياراً استراتيجياً

يمر العالم اليوم بمرحلة شديدة التعقيد. أزمات تتداخل، وصراعات تتسع، واستقطابات...

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العين الإخبارية

د. علي النعيمي

Skeptical Vance reportedly sought direct intel from US generals on state of Iran war

Skeptical Vance reportedly sought direct intel from US generals on state of Iran war

‘Sobering private assessments’ were often quite different from Trump’s boastful public rhetoric on US performance in the conflict and deeply...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Key Strategic Issues in the Escalating Saudi-Houthi Conflict

Key Strategic Issues in the Escalating Saudi-Houthi Conflict
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

شعرة معاوية تنحاز إلى حكمة الإمارات

يُروى عن معاوية بن أبي سفيان قوله في وصف فن إدارة العلاقات "لو أن بيني وبين الناس...

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العين الإخبارية

د. خلف الطاهات

Biological Warfare: Passive Defense to Preemption

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Francis Moritz

Case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court

Case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court

State Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments in case sparked by local Jewish group’s religious freedom challenge to abortion ban, which was...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

3 Reasons Why Looking Foolish Can Be Good for Your Brain

3 Reasons Why Looking Foolish Can Be Good for Your Brain

The surprising benefits of looking silly.

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Psychology Today

Britt Frank Msw

Remember. Be Free. Become

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Muskat

Standing Up for Each Other

Standing Up for Each Other
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Charles E. Savenor

US slaps new sanctions on networks aiding Iran’s proxies in Middle East

US slaps new sanctions on networks aiding Iran’s proxies in Middle East

Actions target entities and individuals in Iraq, UAE, Lebanon and Turkey that Washington says supported Iraqi Shia paramilitary group Kataeb Hezbollah

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Smoke – 9/11 and Rosh Hashana

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adam Hummel

Oh Canada: Remember 9/11 As A Terrorist Act

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joanne Cohen

Sanctifying the Silence of a Shofar-free Sabbath on Rosh Hashanah

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Hepner

The Most Surprising Line in the Prayer Book

The Most Surprising Line in the Prayer Book
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yankie Denburg

Kosher Barbie the Israeli Beauty Queen Dips the Big Apple in Honey

Kosher Barbie the Israeli Beauty Queen Dips the Big Apple in Honey
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ayelet Raymond