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US military says it destroyed 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted its warships

US military says it destroyed 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted its warships

One vessel ‘permanently disabled’ near Kharg Island, another near port of Jask; Tehran has vowed strong response to attacks on Kharg, which...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Huckabee, in West Bank, urges severe consequences for settler violence: ‘Terror is terror’

Huckabee, in West Bank, urges severe consequences for settler violence: ‘Terror is terror’

Visiting Palestinian town, US envoy says it’s in Israel’s interest to take action, and a ‘few hundred’ violent settlers are ‘too many’;...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Jerusalem municipality shuts down Shabbat coffee stand near cafe that caved to Haredi protests

Jerusalem municipality shuts down Shabbat coffee stand near cafe that caved to Haredi protests

Inspector tells volunteers from Hitorerut that they ‘received orders from higher up’ to close stall; head of liberal group: ‘Violence closed...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The Gaviota de la Paz

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

10 Ways to Handle Mean Comments

10 Ways to Handle Mean Comments

Simple responses can help defuse rudeness.

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Psychology Today

Barbara Greenberg Ph.d

Gaza: Voluntary Relocation in Name Only

Gaza: Voluntary Relocation in Name Only
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Gal Gadot-backed mac-and-cheese brand to be bought by Italian pasta giant Barilla

Gal Gadot-backed mac-and-cheese brand to be bought by Italian pasta giant Barilla

Terms of deal not disclosed but brand holds 7.8% of the US market and was valued at $88 million in 2023; founded in 2020 as a healthier take on the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Palestinian journalist accused of racism for calling Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC monkey’

Palestinian journalist accused of racism for calling Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC monkey’

Israel critic Rula Jebreal explains insult referred to Japan’s three wise monkeys; Black lawmakers reject explanation, denounce use of language long...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Oblivion and Sewage

Oblivion and Sewage
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harriet Gimpel

3 Reasons We Miss Lovers We Would Never Want Back

3 Reasons We Miss Lovers We Would Never Want Back

You can miss someone deeply and still know you should never be with them again.

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Psychology Today

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

The Decline of the World Is Visible on X

The Decline of the World Is Visible on X
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Dreams about Gaza: Israel’s ethnic cleansing proposals

Dreams about Gaza: Israel’s ethnic cleansing proposals

Let’s be done with the pretence of decency and soggy references to just resolution in the face of extreme circumstances.  Be done with the...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Lessons From 'I'm Still Here: A Cat's Purpose Forever'

Lessons From 'I'm Still Here: A Cat's Purpose Forever'

In her new book, Cathryn Michon offers comfort to cat lovers navigating loss.

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Psychology Today

Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Masked anti-immigration protesters block roads to Britain’s busiest ferry port

Masked anti-immigration protesters block roads to Britain’s busiest ferry port

Black-clad demonstrators chanting ‘stop the boats’ cause 4-mile traffic jam at Dover before port access is restored; UK government condemns disruption

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The Times of Israel

Jill Lawless

There won’t be another Lionel Messi, and that’s a good thing

There won’t be another Lionel Messi, and that’s a good thing

Ever since Diego Maradona’s forced exit from the national team after he was banned at the 1994 World Cup for doping, Argentine football had been...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

The face and the voice

The face and the voice
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliyahu V. Sapir

NY Hasidic rabbis reportedly ask Trump to intervene in Israel’s draft crisis

NY Hasidic rabbis reportedly ask Trump to intervene in Israel’s draft crisis

Leaders of several Jewish movements in New York region appeal to president for help with federal prisoners, schools and housing

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iran Has Every Condition for an Uprising. No Guarantees Yet.

Iran Has Every Condition for an Uprising. No Guarantees Yet.
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Blasts heard near Iran’s oil hub Kharg Island amid reported US strikes

Blasts heard near Iran’s oil hub Kharg Island amid reported US strikes

Members of US military’s Joint Staff reportedly polygraphed over leaks on munition shortages caused by Iran war * Police reportedly authorize Bnei...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Tehran’s Dangerous Illusion of Control

Tehran’s Dangerous Illusion of Control

When Iran launched salvoes of drones and missiles at American bases, the message was clear. Strikes hit facilities in Kuwait, Jordan, and the United...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Headbutting Forward

Headbutting Forward
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Rosh Pina

Cyprus’s energy paradox: Gas beneath the sea, isolation on the grid

Cyprus’s energy paradox: Gas beneath the sea, isolation on the grid

Cyprus presents one of the Eastern Mediterranean’s most striking energy contradictions. It possesses commercially promising offshore gas fields, yet...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Mansour Abbas is betting on a Zionist to make Palestinian votes count

Mansour Abbas is betting on a Zionist to make Palestinian votes count

When Raam leader Mansour Abbas appeared alongside former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovich this week and announced that Segalovich would run second...

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Al Jazeera

Ehab Jabareen

The Silence After Tartus

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Brosh Momi

Democracies proscribe weapons sales to Israel

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Kramer

Gloria Steinem Was a Feminist Icon – and "Wherever There's Antisemitism, a Jew"

Gloria Steinem Was a Feminist Icon – and

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

Dahlia Lithwick

After Iran, Is Israel Now Targeting Turkey? Ankara Quickly Moves to Hedge Itself

After Iran, Is Israel Now Targeting Turkey? Ankara Quickly Moves to Hedge Itself

After Iran, Is Israel Now Targeting Turkey? Ankara Quickly Moves to Hedge Itself Israel’s strategy in the Middle East is changing: the country is...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ricardo Martins

Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods

Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods

Chinese man and a woman found in separate operations, day after 2 Nepalese hydropower workers were found, but thousands are still missing

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The Times of Israel

Ap

‘Doing the minimum:’ IDF said angry at Shin Bet for not taking settler violence seriously

‘Doing the minimum:’ IDF said angry at Shin Bet for not taking settler violence seriously

Army official tells Israeli TV that the security agency is ‘not providing us with intelligence or early warnings,’ suggests political leaders...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees

Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guarantees

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek this week, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian received precisely the kind of...

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Al Jazeera

Luciano Zaccara

5 Key Steps to Overcoming the Happiness Paradox

5 Key Steps to Overcoming the Happiness Paradox

A recent study unlocks how to achieve genuine happiness without forcing it.

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Psychology Today

Susan Krauss Whitbourne

Evil Deeds and Dangerous States of Mind

Evil Deeds and Dangerous States of Mind

Why the insanity defense is complicated, uncommon, and so difficult to prove.

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Psychology Today

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

Commemorating 9/11, Celebrating 9/12

Commemorating 9/11, Celebrating 9/12

Personal Perspective: Let's honor the 25th anniversary with courageous optimism.

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Psychology Today

David Berez Mapp

When Foundational Concepts Become Questions

When Foundational Concepts Become Questions
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yigal Bin-Nun

Ben Gvir’s Naive Palestinian Emigration Plan

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Who really benefits from the CIA chief’s Moscow trip?

Who really benefits from the CIA chief’s Moscow trip?

Ratcliffe’s hush-hush visit may be less about Moscow than helping turn Baltic alarm and Brussels money into new business for US arms makers

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RT.com

Rachel Marsden

German far-right AfD party’s projected win puts Jews between the left and a hard place

German far-right AfD party’s projected win puts Jews between the left and a hard place

Populist Alternative for Germany faces accusations of antisemitism as it’s poised to win big in Sunday’s elections in state of Saxony-Anhalt. What...

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The Times of Israel

Joshua Schultheis

The Ogaden Question and a New Horn of Africa Security Test

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Will More Arguments Make You More Persuasive? It Depends

Will More Arguments Make You More Persuasive? It Depends

Consider your audience during persuasion attempts.

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Psychology Today

Ronald E. Riggio Ph.d

Naj ta cirkus malo zariba

Naj ta cirkus malo zariba

V Sloveniji že dolgo ni bilo pravega cirkusa. Razlog je preprost. Nihče ne bi plačal vstopnine, ker lahko cirkus dnevno spremljamo zastonj. Od...

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Dnevnik

Leon Magdalenc

El-Sayed and Vance call each other ‘evil,’ while both handling antisemitism the same way

El-Sayed and Vance call each other ‘evil,’ while both handling antisemitism the same way

The Republican US vice president and Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan each show reluctance to disavow inflammatory supporters, in sign of...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

Diskriminacija romskega učenca že na prvi šolski dan

Diskriminacija romskega učenca že na prvi šolski dan

Na Osnovni šoli Šmihel v Novem mestu je prvi šolski dan minil v znamenju šolskega incidenta. Osnovnošolci so namreč takoj ob prihodu v šolo...

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Dnevnik

Špela Ferlin

College Students May Face Greater AI Risks Than Children

College Students May Face Greater AI Risks Than Children

At 18, the law says you're finished. The prefrontal cortex disagrees.

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Psychology Today

Timothy Cook M.ed

Can Bad People Make Beautiful Art?

Can Bad People Make Beautiful Art?

The morality of the maker affects how viewers experience their art.

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Psychology Today

Anjan Chatterjee Md

Alternativi za Nemčijo se obeta velika zmaga

Alternativi za Nemčijo se obeta velika zmaga

Skrajno desna AfD bo v nedeljo na deželnih volitvah v Saški - Anhaltu zmagala, najbrž z več kot 40 odstotki glasov, a bo težko sestavila vlado,...

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Dnevnik

Mihael Šorl

Teaching Our Children How to Use AI Safely

Teaching Our Children How to Use AI Safely

A practical guide for parents navigating their kids' AI use.

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Psychology Today

Kristen Cook