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Iran says it will up gas output by next month as regime repairs damaged facilities

Iran says it will up gas output by next month as regime repairs damaged facilities

Oil ministry says 95 million cubic meters of lost daily output to be restored by end of September; global energy prices rise as hopes fade for US-Iran...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Three settlement activists illegally enter Syria overnight, are detained by IDF

Three settlement activists illegally enter Syria overnight, are detained by IDF

Incident comes amid uptick in fringe group’s attempts to settle southern Syria; IDF hands suspects to police, who have yet to charge any recent...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna since Friday

Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna since Friday

Embassy in Austria asks for urgent help locating Mali and Liel Yahalomi, who have not been seen for over three days

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

How the Mecca pact turns faith into security

How the Mecca pact turns faith into security

In the sweltering heat of an August afternoon, beneath the shadow of the Kaaba, three nations signed a document that may well redefine the political...

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Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Amid Iran threat in Turkey, Trump was secretly spirited off Air Force One in catering truck — report

Amid Iran threat in Turkey, Trump was secretly spirited off Air Force One in catering truck — report

Washington Post says that after boarding the presidential plane, the US leader was led to a smaller jet on the tarmac in Ankara, with even White House...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Giving to Bigotry no Sanction and to Persecution no Assistance

George Washington in 1790, quoting Newport’s Rabbi Moses Seixas, told Jews that the United States would give to bigotry no sanction and to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Hepner

Who Owns the Word “Progressive” in America

Who Owns the Word “Progressive” in America

There was a time when calling yourself a progressive told us something fairly clear about your politics. You believed society could be made better....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ethan Kushner

Island znovu hľadá cestu do Európskej únie

Ekonomike sa darí, otázkou je dnes bezpečnosť.

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SME.sk

Carl Bildt

Rebuke thy neighbor

There is what to say against the opening on Shabbat of a coffee shop in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem. First, there is a municipal law...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yehuda Gellman

IAEA said prepping to remove Syria nuclear material left over from Assad era

IAEA said prepping to remove Syria nuclear material left over from Assad era

Israel reportedly told US it would bomb the site unless material — including yellowcake suitable for a dirty bomb — was safely removed, prompting...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemeni officials blame group for attack on Tanzania-flagged vessel at Red Sea mouth, but Iran-backed rebels yet to claim responsibility; Houthis also...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Announcement of Sephora Entering Israel Market Generates Too Much Excitement

There were multiple splashy reports recently that Sephora, the well-known US beauty giant, is making its debut in Israel. And, surprise, BDS...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ron Machol

No respite from the fear of forced displacement

No respite from the fear of forced displacement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted upon his rejection of US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, which would see Hamas...

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Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

Beyond Tech Export: What Israel Can Learn and Gain from Gulf Climate Leadership

Beyond Tech Export: What Israel Can Learn and Gain from Gulf Climate Leadership

Nearly a decade ago, in 2017, research conducted at the Association for Environmental Justice in Israel (AEJI) challenged a prevailing setup in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Carmit Lubanov

Do not take God’s 99 names in vain

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” I think of this statement whenever I hear of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Thinking Global Podcast – Nathan Critch

Thinking Global Podcast – Nathan Critch

On this week’s episode, Dr Nathan Critch chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Marianna (@Faloulah) about his new book The...

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E-International

Dr. Nathan Critch Chats With Kieran O'Meara And Marianna Karakoulaki About His New Book

The Church and The Gospel – Part XIX

What is the Church For?  After two thousand years of Christian social action, the central question remains: what is the church for? The history...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Normalization from the Saudi Perspective: Part III

Normalization from the Saudi Perspective: Part III

Learning the Grammar of Regional Legitimacy One Cup of Tea at a Time Memory in the Middle East is not archived in digital databases or bureaucratic...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Daily Briefing Aug. 11 – As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel’s borders?

Daily Briefing Aug. 11 – As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel’s borders?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF operations in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, along with an assessment of the penetrability of the barriers with...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

77 Days to Elections: Addressing Settler Violence

In the runup to the elections here in just 77 days, there is a lot of talk on the street about what we would expect a new government to do about...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

Ukraine’s 40-day campaign has not brought the war closer to an end

Ukraine’s 40-day campaign has not brought the war closer to an end

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 40-day campaign to “influence” Russia into ending the war expired last week without much fanfare. The...

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Al Jazeera

Leonid Ragozin

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement: A View from Pakistan

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement: A View from Pakistan The strategic military defence alliance among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye reflects...

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New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Ali Baig

Dve vojny: Ukrajina a Irán

Vojny na Ukrajine a proti Iránu mohli byť pôvodne ukážkou technologicko-geopolitickej prevahy Západu. V oboch prípadoch sa stredne veľký...

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Pravda.sk

Karol Krpala

South Carolina’s GOP Senate nominee will likely be pro-Israel, but no Lindsey Graham

South Carolina’s GOP Senate nominee will likely be pro-Israel, but no Lindsey Graham

Late senator’s sister, appointed by Trump to fill in for hawkish Republican, is facing eight challengers in special election; Israel hasn’t been...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Udasin

Transparent Grief Now Seen

Transparent Grief Now Seen

I live in Tokyo, deeply entwined with Israel. My husband and I host Israelis around the clock in our home—hosting milestones and celebrations,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Melissa Uchiyama

Health officials suspect Ebola in man who returned from DR Congo

Health officials suspect Ebola in man who returned from DR Congo

Health Ministry says patient sought treatment after developing fever, now in isolation at Beersheba hospital; test results expected within 24 hours

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Lebanon claims IDF drone attack wounded two, hit ambulance; Israel denies striking

Lebanon claims IDF drone attack wounded two, hit ambulance; Israel denies striking

Authorities claim ‘double-tap’ strike in Nabatieh targeted rescuers from Hezbollah-linked Scouts group; Israeli military says it’s unaware of...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Yunus’s Absence From Presidential Race May Signal Better India-Bangladesh Ties

Yunus’s Absence From Presidential Race May Signal Better India-Bangladesh Ties

Something unusual has happened in Bangladesh’s presidential race. Muhammad Yunus, who stood at the center of the country’s political transition...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Purna Lal Chakma

The Makkah pact is not a Sunni NATO — the Middle East is testing a security order of its own

The Makkah pact is not a Sunni NATO — the Middle East is testing a security order of its own

It took barely 48 hours for the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement to run into the question that will ultimately decide what it becomes: a historic...

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Middle East Monitor

Mansoor Qaisar

Fierce Competition Has Defeated Me Again

“Although we were impressed with your application, competition was fierce, and we have decided to move forward with other candidates for this...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

The Future of Iran’s Relations with its Regional Allies

The Future of Iran’s Relations with its Regional Allies

The antecedents of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regional network of allies can be traced to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War of...

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Middle East Monitor

Zahra Niazi

The Struggle for Modern Education in British Somaliland

Before the end of the Second World War, British Somaliland was exceptional among Britain’s African dependencies: it had no functioning state-funded...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Thinking About Ethics, Thinking Across Fields

Thinking About Ethics, Thinking Across Fields

*Originally published pre-2020 and preserved as part of our archive project. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Nicholas Onuf

Israel’s Greatest Sin: Success

The greatest indictment of Israel is not what she has done wrong, but what she has done right. The more successful Israel becomes—in technology,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Wenick

Making Textual Analysis More Inclusive

Making Textual Analysis More Inclusive

*Originally published pre-2020 and preserved as part of our archive project. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Terrell Carver

Technological Ambivalence and International Relations

Technological Ambivalence and International Relations

*Originally published pre-2020 and preserved as part of our archive project. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Stefan Fritsch

A Critical Contribution to Academic Freedom in Turkey

A Critical Contribution to Academic Freedom in Turkey

*Originally published pre-2020 and preserved as part of our archive project. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Gonenc Uysal

Einat Wilf – The Woman Who Assaulted My Assumptions

Yom Kippur is coming soon.  After that, the Israeli election.  It’s possible the order should be reversed, we’ll see. In any case, as with every...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joel D. Roberts

Code Red: Colouring the International

Code Red: Colouring the International

*Originally published pre-2020 and preserved as part of our archive project. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Xavier T. Guillaume

On Capitalism and Racism

On Capitalism and Racism

*Originally published pre-2020 and preserved as part of our archive project. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Haider Khan

Trump's Iran War: Without Strategy, There Is No Path to Victory

Trump's Iran War: Without Strategy, There Is No Path to Victory

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

Ben Soodavar

Know When to Speak — and When to Stop

At a recent Sheva Berachot, during Parashat Shoftim, I was thinking about what one might say to a young couple at the beginning of their life...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Dude, Where’s My Recession?

Dude, Where’s My Recession?

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO—Exhibiting an apparently limitless ability to shrug off bad news, the US economy continues to motor ahead. Real...

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Project Syndicate

Barry Eichengreen

Making Justice Real

The Jewish tradition has always been deeply concerned with the pursuit of justice (tzedek), as expressed so powerfully in the opening of Parshat...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

Did we Jews destroy our Temple, or did our Temple destroy us? (Parshat Shoftim)

 עַל־פִּ֨י הַתּוֹרָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יוֹר֗וּךָ וְעַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֥וּ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

J.j Gross

Feeling Her After She Died, What If I'm Not Imagining It?

Feeling Her After She Died, What If I'm Not Imagining It?

Personal Perspective: I felt something when Mom died. Is science catching up?

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Psychology Today

Carl Nassar Ph.d

AI Spiralism: The Ghost in the Machine Illusion

AI Spiralism: The Ghost in the Machine Illusion

The belief that AI chatbots are conscious is an extension of the ELIZA effect.

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Psychology Today

Joe Pierre M.d

Red Sea Under a New Flag: Why Saudi Arabia Is Assembling Its Own 'Maritime Coalition'

Red Sea Under a New Flag: Why Saudi Arabia Is Assembling Its Own 'Maritime Coalition'

Red Sea Under a New Flag: Why Saudi Arabia Is Assembling Its Own ‘Maritime Coalition’ Instead of simply asking the West for protection, Riyadh is...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Meet NY Gubernatorial Republican Candidate Bruce Blakeman, a defender of Israel

Meet NY Gubernatorial Republican Candidate Bruce Blakeman, a defender of Israel

As a Jewish Republican, Zionist, community leader and Israel advocate living in NYC, I recently had the honor of meeting fellow Republican Bruce...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joseph Scutts