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Devotion 28 — Sh’ma and Freedom

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.”— Deuteronomy 6:4 “Let my people go, so that they may worship/serve Me.”— Exodus...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

The Contest to Redefine the Middle East

The Contest to Redefine the Middle East The Middle East is not being remade; it is being contested widely and publicly. The emerging alignment between...

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New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

‘Cast a Giant Shadow’: A 1966 ode to Israel’s first general, Mickey Marcus

‘Cast a Giant Shadow’: A 1966 ode to Israel’s first general, Mickey Marcus

The opinions of ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor diverge starkly on this old classic. Stay tuned to see who gave it a ‘meh’ and who thought...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen won’t seek reelection after GOP carved up his district

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen won’t seek reelection after GOP carved up his district

Democrat who has served majority-Black Memphis area in US Congress since 2006 slams hardline Republican congressman who referred to him as ‘an old,...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

From silence to sensationalism: The New York Times is rooted in slander

Since its establishment in 1851, The New York Times has claimed to “set the gold standard for American journalism,” seeking authenticity and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Madeline hyman

Iraqi militia commander charged in US for plotting attacks on Jewish targets for Iran

Iraqi militia commander charged in US for plotting attacks on Jewish targets for Iran

US prosecutors say Mohammad Al-Saadi, a Kataeb Hezbollah member and IRGC operative, coordinated recent attacks in Western countries claimed by Harakat...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Somaliland at 35: From Seeking Recognition to Asserting Global Presence

At its 35th anniversary of self-declared independence (1991–2026), Somaliland marks a transition from survival to strategic assertion. The phrase...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Mamdani posts Nakba Day video, saying the ‘catastrophe’ continues until today

Mamdani posts Nakba Day video, saying the ‘catastrophe’ continues until today

Shortly before Shabbat, NYC mayor shares footage in support of Palestinian right of return and presenting one-sided narrative of 1948 war, drawing...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof: Two Reports, One Standard

Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof: Two Reports, One Standard

Tzedek tzedek tirdof. “Justice, justice you shall pursue” (Devarim 16:20). The rabbis ask: why is tzedek doubled? Because the pursuit of justice...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven C. Wernick

Is America Repeating Britain’s Imperial Twilight?

What the Decline of Pax Americana Means for Israel History does not repeat itself, Mark Twain allegedly observed, but it often rhymes. As we witness...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Top Texas Democrat won’t campaign with candidate who wants ‘prison for American Zionists’

Top Texas Democrat won’t campaign with candidate who wants ‘prison for American Zionists’

US Senate candidate James Talarico says no place for ‘antisemitic rhetoric’; campaign confirms he won’t stump for Maureen Galindo, who rants...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Congregation returns to Los Angeles synagogue that was damaged in 2025 wildfire

Congregation returns to Los Angeles synagogue that was damaged in 2025 wildfire

Roughly 250 members of Kehillat Israel, including all three clergy, lost their homes in Pacific Palisades fire, and another 250 were temporarily...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

(FENOMENI) Kolumna Svetlane Slapšak: Škodljivci

(FENOMENI) Kolumna Svetlane Slapšak: Škodljivci

Od osemdesetih let se je pod vplivom Hayeka, Friedmana in v politiki Thatcherjeve in Reagana neoliberalizem vzpostavil kot globalna doktrina, ki...

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Večer

Svetlana Slapšak

‘You’re going to get beheaded one by one, you dirty Jews,’ London man threatens

‘You’re going to get beheaded one by one, you dirty Jews,’ London man threatens

Police say they are investigating after video circulates online; Jewish community security group says law enforcement taking incident seriously

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on

Western social science has made three metaphysical mistakes. The first was to assume that its laws and lessons were, like the physical sciences,...

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South China Morning Post

Kishore Mahbubani

(PORTRET TEDNA) Dean Korošak: Teoretična fizika je enostavna, z univerzo je težje

(PORTRET TEDNA) Dean Korošak: Teoretična fizika je enostavna, z univerzo je težje

Po Zdravku Kačiču bo Univerzo v Mariboru kot deseti rektor vodil Dean Korošak. Zanj in ne za protikandidata Mitjo Slavinca se je odločila...

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Večer

Tjaša Gajšek

Trump says Islamic State’s second-in-command killed by US and Nigerian forces

Trump says Islamic State’s second-in-command killed by US and Nigerian forces

Abu Bakr al-Mainuki viewed as the key figure in terror group’s organizing and finance, and had been plotting attacks against the US and its...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Bricks vs. Brains: Why Israel’s AI Pull Will Best BlackRock’s Data Center Push

Wall Street’s latest multi-billion dollar obsession is made of concrete, steel, and copper. As  BlackRock aggressively scales its influential...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael mosley

Ben Gurion and I: A Personal Feud

Ben Gurion and I: A Personal Feud

On this day, 15 May 2026, I became a refugee for 28,489 days.  I never forgot it for a moment. I shall never cease to try to return home by any...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Salman Abu Sitta

Monticello is Burning: Thomas Jefferson on Trial?!

Monticello is Burning: Thomas Jefferson on Trial?!

Enslaved people have revolted. Smoke rolls across the Virginia hills while the author of the Declaration of Independence is dragged from the estate...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen Stern

Featured Post

The Iranian embassy in London posted on its official Telegram channel and pointed readers toward a government portal called Mikhak. Mikhak is the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simone chiusa

Sealed files on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele to be opened, Swiss intel agency says

Sealed files on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele to be opened, Swiss intel agency says

Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina, was never prosecuted for sadistic Auschwitz experiments despite possible visit to Zurich after West Germany...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Tens of thousands set to rally in London for concurrent far-right, anti-Israel protests

Tens of thousands set to rally in London for concurrent far-right, anti-Israel protests

4,000 police officers to deploy alongside horses, dogs, drones and helicopters; restrictions aim to keep 2 groups apart; major soccer event also being...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Jewish groups call on UK to bar ‘dangerous’ Hasan Piker amid antisemitic attacks

Jewish groups call on UK to bar ‘dangerous’ Hasan Piker amid antisemitic attacks

Far-left streamer with record of antisemitism and October 7 denial is set to speak at a festival and record a live podcast in London in early June

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Britain is losing the ability to tell anti-Semitism from dissent

Britain is losing the ability to tell anti-Semitism from dissent

Sir Mark Rowley’s recent comments that some pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London send a message “that feels like anti-Semitism” are the...

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Al Jazeera

Ahmed Najar

Jewish Cultural All-Nighter, May 23 at CIP São Paulo

On Saturday, May 23, 2026, the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP) will host another edition of “Ticun – Jewish Cultural All-Nighter”, in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

Why Asking 'Are You a Zionist?' Is No Longer Relevant

Why Asking 'Are You a Zionist?' Is No Longer Relevant

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

Ofra Rudner

Committing genocide by trying not to

You can commit genocide by fighting with too many ethical constraints and dragging a war out indefinitely. You can also commit genocide by fighting in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ira Straus

The Witness That Cannot Survive Cross-Examination, Part III

The Witness That Cannot Survive Cross-Examination, Part III The legal architecture and the seven exits that are not exits Parts I and II tried LGGRTC...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eugene J. Levin

Featured Post

Featured Post

Near the end of his recent 60 Minutes interview, Benjamin Netanyahu picked up a smartphone and held it toward the camera. It was a telling gesture —...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

How ancient seeds are rewriting the history of biblical-era trade with Arabia

How ancient seeds are rewriting the history of biblical-era trade with Arabia

New radiocarbon dating of Ein Hatzeva fortress on ancient trade route in the Arava suggests it was built 2,800 years ago by the Kingdom of Israel,...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Xi, Trump a betón z Prešova (týždeň Petra Schutza)

Fico nič nezabudol a nič sa nenaučil.

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SME.sk

Peter Schutz

Lavrov and Jaishankar: Synchronizing Watches and Strengthening Russian-Indian Ties

Lavrov and Jaishankar: Synchronizing Watches and Strengthening Russian-Indian Ties

Lavrov and Jaishankar: Synchronizing Watches and Strengthening Russian-Indian Ties The events held in New Delhi from May 13-15 – the bilateral visit...

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New Eastern Outlook

Anvar Azimov

Settler filmed clubbing dog to death in Palestinian village

No comment from IDF on killing of canine near Ramallah, one of several settler attacks across the West Bank on Friday after mosque burned overnight

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

On synagogues, playgrounds: In NY, swastika graffiti is increasingly common and rarely prosecuted

On synagogues, playgrounds: In NY, swastika graffiti is increasingly common and rarely prosecuted

Nazi symbols are appearing around New York, often targeting Jewish sites and including at least three sprees in recent months, following an increase...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Backers of Abbas rival excluded from Fatah confab, despite Egypt’s push for inclusivity

Backers of Abbas rival excluded from Fatah confab, despite Egypt’s push for inclusivity

After PA president gave non-committal response to visiting Egyptian official, members of Dahlan-led faction left out of major gathering where...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Mamdani posts Nakba Day video, claims ‘the catastrophe continues to this day’

Mamdani posts Nakba Day video, claims ‘the catastrophe continues to this day’

NYC mayor presents one-sided view of Israel’s War of Independence in video produced by his office * Six reported killed in Israeli strike on civil...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Verniki in služabniki z zavihanimi rokavi

Verniki in služabniki z zavihanimi rokavi

V zraku že slaba dva meseca visi banalno vprašanje. Zakaj si Janez Janša tako neznosno želi še četrtič voditi vlado?

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Dnevnik

Leon Magdalenc

What's Behind the Rise in "Ozempic Divorce"?

What's Behind the Rise in

The biopsychosocial processes behind GLP-1-driven relationship changes.

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Psychology Today

Thomas Rutledge Ph.d

At the Edges of Explanation

At the Edges of Explanation

When experience refuses to fit categories.

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Psychology Today

Alexander Batthyány Ph.d

Cornell trustees back Jewish president after anti-Israel students mob his car

Cornell trustees back Jewish president after anti-Israel students mob his car

Michael Kotlikoff will not pursue complaints against student and non-student protesters, who are also cleared in investigation following April 30...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

The Body Doesn't Keep the Score?

The Body Doesn't Keep the Score?

A new paper says the brain keeps the score. Here's what that actually means.

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Psychology Today

Marycatherine McDonald Ph.d

Author tracing family’s Holocaust survival finds partner’s ancestors took same path

Author tracing family’s Holocaust survival finds partner’s ancestors took same path

Daniela Gerson says that like her grandparents, most of the 300,000 Polish Jews who lived through the war were not in camps, ghettos or forests, but...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

From Horror to Healing: The Neuroscience of Liminal Spaces

From Horror to Healing: The Neuroscience of Liminal Spaces

What can architecture teach us about transition?

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Psychology Today

Meredith banasiak

Postopni umik ZDA: V Evropi bo vse manj ameriških vojakov

Postopni umik ZDA: V Evropi bo vse manj ameriških vojakov

Trumpov obrambni minister Pete Hegseth je nenadoma ustavil selitev 4000 ameriških vojakov na Poljsko. Očitno hoče Trump zmanjšati število vojakov...

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Dnevnik

Mihael Šorl

Pritiski na Havano: Milijonska podkupnina za politične spremembe

Pritiski na Havano: Milijonska podkupnina za politične spremembe

Po gospodarski dušitvi države prihaja nespodobna ponudba. Ameriška administracija kubanski vladi za resnične politične spremembe ponuja sto...

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Dnevnik

Aleš Gaube

Zdravniška zbornica za ohranitev ločnice

Zdravniška zbornica za ohranitev ločnice

Zdravniška zbornica vztraja pri ohranjanju ločnice med medicino in pristopi brez potrjene znanstvene podlage. Varstvo pacientov mora ostati v...

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Dnevnik

Nina Knavs

Kanal C0: Ministrstvo pred novo vsebinsko presojo

Kanal C0: Ministrstvo pred novo vsebinsko presojo

Ker je upravno sodišče ugodilo tožbi organizacije Alpe Adria Green in odpravilo odločbo ministrstva za okolje, da presoja vplivov na okolje pri...

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Dnevnik

Urška rus

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook

A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cruise ship in quarantine. Several people dead and more falling sick. It is no wonder that an...

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Japan Today

Jennifer rigby