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Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to ‘join Israel’ in peace, reject Hezbollah and Iran

Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to ‘join Israel’ in peace, reject Hezbollah and Iran

Herzog makes similar appeal amid growing communications between Jerusalem and Beirut; IDF strikes said to kill 13 in south Lebanon, as army says it...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

US feds charge anti-Zionist network with criminal campaign against U of Michigan

US feds charge anti-Zionist network with criminal campaign against U of Michigan

Suspects allegedly targeted Jewish federation, intimidated a witness and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti on private homes

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Our Capacity to Meet the Moment (Shlach)

Our Capacity to Meet the Moment (Shlach)

The core moment of Parshat Shlach begins when Moses sends scouts to see the Promised Land. Perhaps he sends them because God commands it. Perhaps he...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Menachem Creditor

Haifa oil refineries ‘will close in 2029,’ says head of Haifa Bay development agency

Yuval Admon, working within the Prime Minister’s Office, says 2026 crucial for shortening timelines, while KKL-JNF boss pledges NIS 100 million for...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

‘Jews are allowed, Arabs have to get out,’ armed settler tells Palestinians, activists

‘Jews are allowed, Arabs have to get out,’ armed settler tells Palestinians, activists

Settler, backed by IDF troops, sought to prevent Palestinians from working their land; ‘Goal is expulsion of Palestinians from their land,’ says...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Perinatal Mental Health Concerns are Underreported

Perinatal Mental Health Concerns are Underreported

Help silently struggling perinatal women by learning to recognize the signs.

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Psychology Today

Anthony D. Smith Lmhc

The Morning After

I am exhausted and my heart is heavy. Even though I mentally prepared myself for the sirens, and heard from family and friends how difficult it is to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rebecca Liebermann Nissel

Arrogance and downfall: Germany gets a well-deserved UN put-down

Arrogance and downfall: Germany gets a well-deserved UN put-down

Berlin’s defeat exposed a state that lectures the world, backs war, excuses hypocrisy, and still expects prestige on demand

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RT.com

Tarik Cyril Amar

Detecting Bias in Generative AI

Detecting Bias in Generative AI

Tests to catch bias in the AI tools you use every day.

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Psychology Today

Natasha Thapar-Olmos Ph.d

Maradona death trial: daughter says psychologist ordered he ‘be left alone’

Maradona death trial: daughter says psychologist ordered he ‘be left alone’

Dalma, daughter of Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona, said during the latest hearing in the trial over his death that her father’s...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Knesset advances Basic Law bill enshrining Torah study, despite coalition revolt

Knesset advances Basic Law bill enshrining Torah study, despite coalition revolt

Four coalition MKs opposed measure equating bible study to military service; critics say bill seeks to preserve draft exemptions, ‘spits in the...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

Ways to Create a Dynamic Memory

Ways to Create a Dynamic Memory

Imposing a framework underlies successful remembering.

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Psychology Today

Richard Restak M.d

Trump Just Cried Wolf Again. Will the Wolf Come This Time?

Trump Just Cried Wolf Again. Will the Wolf Come This Time?

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be attacking Iran again that same day, complaining that Tehran keeps...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Changing Israel from a ‘Bug’ to a ‘Feature’

Changing Israel from a ‘Bug’ to a ‘Feature’

I was inspired to write these words after listening to the Unpacking Israeli History podcast with guest Scott Galloway where he discussed his personal...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ethan Kushner

The Jewish Exception: The Experience of a Minority in British Society

British Jews have become accustomed to being told not to worry, that they are exaggerating or even fabricating threats against them. Every time a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gill levy

Despite Schizophrenia, I Have Worked for Over a Decade

Despite Schizophrenia, I Have Worked for Over a Decade

A Personal Perspective: On work and schizophrenia.

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Psychology Today

Bethany Yeiser Bs

Better Listening Matters More Than Better Arguments

Better Listening Matters More Than Better Arguments

People reconsider their views when they feel heard, not when they're outargued.

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Psychology Today

Guy Itzchakov Ph.d

IAEA board demands Iran report uranium stocks, grant inspectors access to facilities

IAEA board demands Iran report uranium stocks, grant inspectors access to facilities

Iranian envoy denounces resolution, says it ignores Tehran’s ongoing cooperation with nuclear watchdog, adding access to sites unaffected by war has...

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The Times of Israel

Stephanie Liechtenstein

The Irreplaceable Role of Human Connection in Therapy

The Irreplaceable Role of Human Connection in Therapy

AI can't heal your trauma on its own.

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Psychology Today

Melissa Goldberg Mintz Psy.d

AI Can Build the Science, But Not the Scientist

AI Can Build the Science, But Not the Scientist

Discovery changes the discoverer in ways algorithms cannot replicate.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

Who Should Israelis Root for in the World Cup?

Who Should Israelis Root for in the World Cup?

Israel is not in the World Cup this year, which gives Israeli fans a rare and strangely liberating opportunity: they can watch without heartbreak...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Seth Eisenberg

I Have Met The Enemy And She Is Wearing Lycra

The former gym bunny I used to be has returned to explain why losing weight is only the beginning. I have shed 24 kilograms. This sounds impressive...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

For Life Do Us Part

Whilst the annual reading of the impropriety of Korach and his followers never gets any easier to understand, there seems to be an unsettling...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shalom Orzach

US Withdrawal Makes the Unthinkable Thinkable

Israel and the abyss of US withdrawal There exists in certain quarters of the West a touching faith that should America ever weary of the Middle East,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ab Boskany

Israel Skewed In Back-To-Back Opeds

New York Times highlights columnists’ calumny regarding Lebanon I feel compelled to respond to two lengthy, deeply distorted Opinion pieces that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gary Rosenblatt

Candace Owens Is Why Ukraine and Israel Need a Joint Disinformation Task Force

Candace Owens Is Why Ukraine and Israel Need a Joint Disinformation Task Force

Almost a year ago, I wrote my first Times of Israel blog about Russia’s demonization of Ukraine and Israel. One year later, I have to admit...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lesia Dubenko

What the Legal Establishment Fears Most: Tali Gotliv

Tali Gotliv walked into that hearing not as a defendant begging for mercy, but as an elected member of Knesset accusing Israel’s legal and security...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Elroie agam

Despite war, Israeli startups snag $8.6 billion, as strong shekel cuts cash runway

Despite war, Israeli startups snag $8.6 billion, as strong shekel cuts cash runway

Although fundraising by local tech jumped 45% this year, it was invested in fewer companies, mostly cyber and AI; startups hire abroad as shekel fuels...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

What Makes Couples Happy, According to Research

What Makes Couples Happy, According to Research

Perceived similarity in couples may matter more than actual similarity.

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Psychology Today

Arash Emamzadeh

From Information to Transformation

Rethinking the Art of the Sermon Several years ago, I began noticing something uncomfortable about my own preaching. People would compliment a sermon...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ammos chorny

Shelach: The Meraglims’ Identity Crisis

Shelach: The Meraglims’ Identity Crisis

Bamidbar 13:3: “…all are men, leaders of the children of Israel, they are.” Rashi notes that “men” refers to kosher people, people of high...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Lemmer

Stop Explaining to People Who Already Convicted Us

For decades, Israel and the Jewish people have run the same failed play. We explained ourselves to people who had already decided we were guilty. We...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tsahi shemesh

Those We Love Are only Ever on Loan to Us

Those We Love Are only Ever on Loan to Us

Personal Perspective: Loss teaches us how to love and grieve.

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Psychology Today

Peg o'connor ph.d

Brilliant. Fearless. And Completely Stuck.

Brilliant. Fearless. And Completely Stuck.

Episode 120 of the Haviv Rettig-Gur podcast, “What Actually Saves Us”, is the kind of sober, rigorous conversation that has become vanishingly...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Barry mellinger

Imran Khan and the Islamophobia Industry that Buried Him

Imran Khan and the Islamophobia Industry that Buried Him

There is a peculiar genius among certain Muslim intellectuals in the West: they can detect Islamophobia everywhere except where naming it might cost...

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Middle East Monitor

Junaid S. Ahmad

The Mladenov distraction: Behind the screen, Netanyahu is annexing Gaza ‘step-by-step’

The Mladenov distraction: Behind the screen, Netanyahu is annexing Gaza ‘step-by-step’

Gaza requires urgent international attention.  What is happening in the besieged and devastated Strip at the moment by far exceeds an unfolding...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

The Hidden Variable in Mental Well-Being

The Hidden Variable in Mental Well-Being

What matters is not "what" you experience, but "how" you relate to it.

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Psychology Today

Jason N. Linder

Southeast Asia's aviation industry capitalizes on Middle East tensions

Southeast Asia's aviation industry capitalizes on Middle East tensions

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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Nikkei Asian Review

Hannan Hussain

People Who Shut Down

People Who Shut Down

Shutting down is not the problem but a solution to an underlying emotional one.

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Psychology Today

Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

The Party That Adds the EU and Ukraine to Its Platform May Win in Fall 2026

The Party That Adds the EU and Ukraine to Its Platform May Win in Fall 2026

The political force in Israel that first puts a new security formula into its election platform — the United States as Israel’s main ally, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Trump: Who the heck is this man?

Trump: Who the heck is this man?

Is US President Donald Trump a master strategist and manipulator or a fumbling fool who has absolutely no clue what he’s doing? Is he the defender...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fred Maroun

Thursday, the 26th of Sivan – A day of Thanksgiving

Thursday, the 26th of Sivan-a day of Thanksgiving

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ariel Galian

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Amid declining reading rates nationwide, annual book event opens in both cities following one-day delay caused by Iranian missile fire

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Effortlessness Is a Myth

Effortlessness Is a Myth

Roger Federer shows us what a mind loses when struggle gets bypassed.

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Psychology Today

Pamela Cantor M.d

What Amos Oz teaches us about European fanaticism

This week marked the most recent episode of anti-Israeli discrimination in the European art world. Nadav Lapid, an Israeli director who lives in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

The Hidden Cost of Chronic Narcissistic Abuse

The Hidden Cost of Chronic Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissistic abuse erodes self-trust.

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Psychology Today

Joe Navarro M.a

Futbal je posledná bašta Európy. Neúspech európskych družstiev bude ďalšia politická blamáž

IGOR DANIŠ: Aj „mašina na peniaze“ FIFA si uvedomila, že časy sa menia. India a Čína dali jej predraženej ponuke na televízne práva...

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Pravda.sk

Igor Daniš

The Mother-Daughter-Dynamic Is Not a Cakewalk

The Mother-Daughter-Dynamic Is Not a Cakewalk

Personal Perspective: Midlife may mark a turning point in mother-daughter ties

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Psychology Today

Dena Kouremetis

Filmmaker Nadav Lapid receives industry support after boycott at film festival

Filmmaker Nadav Lapid receives industry support after boycott at film festival

Hundreds of artists defend director, who they call ‘Israel’s greatest dissident artist’; Lapid, a vociferous critic of Israel, warns of the...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

The Iran Talks: Progress or Illusion?

The Iran Talks: Progress or Illusion?

Anyone trying to understand the current negotiations between the United States and Iran can be forgiven for feeling confused. One day Donald Trump...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Guy Samuel