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As Iran talks stall, Israel and US prepping to renew war as soon as next week – report

As Iran talks stall, Israel and US prepping to renew war as soon as next week – report

Commandos could be put on the ground to extract nuclear material, US officials tell New York Times; senior Israeli official reportedly says fighting...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Can Your Partner Handle the Truth?

Can Your Partner Handle the Truth?

Telling your partner white lies only goes so far in preserving the relationship.

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Psychology Today

Susan krauss whitbourne

German court allows anti-Israel encampment in Hamburg park where Nazis deported Jews

German court allows anti-Israel encampment in Hamburg park where Nazis deported Jews

Demonstration for Nakba Day triggers outcry from local Jews, who call it a ‘mockery of victims of the Holocaust’; many activists accused of...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

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

Do Psychologists Hate AI?

Do Psychologists Hate AI?

The bias and evidence behind the concerns over AI in psychology.

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Psychology Today

Tamim Mobayed Ma

Biblical eating in the USA

The New York Times recently reported a growing trend known as “biblical eating.” As I read it, I thought that Jesus, Moses and King Solomon would...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Judy Halper

How Britain Is Quietly Bankrolling North Korea

How Britain Is Quietly Bankrolling North Korea

In a recent interview on GB News, the United Kingdom’s Business and Trade Secretary, Peter Kyle, outlined efforts to strike trade deals to boost...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

World War II and the Genesis of Psychopharmacology

World War II and the Genesis of Psychopharmacology

Techniques from wartime nuclear research led to the creation of new drugs.

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Psychology Today

Wallace B. Mendelson M.d

New York Times, Kristof and Editorial Failure

The latest controversy surrounding The New York Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof is not simply about one grotesque allegation. It is about a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Nakba is not a memory; it is a system still in motion

Nakba is not a memory; it is a system still in motion

Every year on 15 May, Palestinians mark the Nakba — the catastrophe of 1948. Yet to describe the Nakba as history is to misunderstand its enduring...

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Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

The Fear Creativity Awakens at Midnight

The Fear Creativity Awakens at Midnight

Why making art feels emotionally dangerous and one word that softens the critic.

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Psychology Today

Bernadette Stockwell Ph.d

Do Your Close Relationships Help You Reach Your Dreams?

Do Your Close Relationships Help You Reach Your Dreams?

When the people you're close to hold you back.

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Psychology Today

Daniel S. Lobel Ph.d

Why High-IQ People Feel Guilty All the Time

Why High-IQ People Feel Guilty All the Time

Gifted, intense people may wrestle with existential angst and moral sensitivity.

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Psychology Today

Imi Lo Ma

Israel’s Noam Bettan prepares to take the stage at boycotted Eurovision final

Israel’s Noam Bettan prepares to take the stage at boycotted Eurovision final

Israeli delegation said to believe ‘Michelle’ could win the public vote; Finnish violinist-singer duo and acclaimed Australian star are favorites...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Man who stabbed 2 Jews in Golders Green to stand trial next year, London court hears

Man who stabbed 2 Jews in Golders Green to stand trial next year, London court hears

Essa Suleiman, 45, appears in court via video link, where he is accused of the attempted murder of two Jewish men who were seriously wounded, and of...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Hasbara, Who’s Talking? Who’s Listening, Does anybody care?

Hasbara, Who’s Talking? Who’s Listening, Does anybody care?

Who’s Talking? Who’s Listening I write this as a political journalist, an Irishman born in Dublin, now an Israeli living in Tel Aviv. Perhaps most...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul James Kearns

Why the Islamic Republic Must Be Removed

Why the Islamic Republic Must Be Removed

 You don’t give a ticking bomb more time — you defuse it The ceasefire is five weeks old. The war, we are told, is pausing. Diplomats shuttle...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sara ghavimi

Jung, the Red Book, and a Reckoning in the Middle of War

Jung, the Red Book, and a Reckoning in the Middle of War

Personal Perspective: Sometimes we face death regretting a life not lived.

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Psychology Today

Hamid Zand Ph.d

Amid the fertiliser crisis, Africa has a chemical-free option: Agroecology

Amid the fertiliser crisis, Africa has a chemical-free option: Agroecology

More than two months into the US-Israel war on Iran, it appears we are veering towards another global food crisis. The conflict is driving up the...

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Al Jazeera

Ange-david baïmey

Citizenship Without Consent: Legal Coercion by American Deep State

Citizenship Without Consent: Legal Coercion by American Deep State

Citizenship Without Consent: Legal Coercion by American Deep State Improving US–Russia relations under the Trump 2.0 administration is being...

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New Eastern Outlook

Aleena Im

The Existential Ergonomics of Artificial Intelligence

The Existential Ergonomics of Artificial Intelligence

Examining the oldest desire in the newest machine.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

Why Clients Disregard Evidence-Based Self-Care Skills

Why Clients Disregard Evidence-Based Self-Care Skills

Self-care techniques recommended to psychotherapy clients are often rejected.

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Psychology Today

Elisa T. Bronfman

IDF confirms Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad killed in airstrike

IDF confirms Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad killed in airstrike

Sources in terror group also confirm death of military leader, who Israel says was one of last surviving architects of Oct. 7 and had in the past...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Indian Leaders Meet Grzegorz Braun in Brussels

Indian Leaders Meet Grzegorz Braun in Brussels

India presents a curious case study where Jews have been able to maintain a peaceful existence without the need to withdraw into a self-centered...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sayan Lodh

Don’t tell me to pray.

Don’t tell me to pray. Don’t tell me not to pray Don’t tell me when or how to pray. Stay out of my relationship (and if I have one) with Hashem...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Cate rubenstein

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

Fico nič nezabudol a nič sa nenaučil.

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SME.sk

Peter Schutz

IDF launches strikes targeting Hezbollah for 1st time since Lebanon ceasefire extended

IDF launches strikes targeting Hezbollah for 1st time since Lebanon ceasefire extended

Israeli military issues evacuation orders for 9 villages; 6 said killed in overnight targeting of civil defense center; drone launched at Israel from...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

When victims no longer fit the narrative

On the hierarchy of empathy in the West There are moments in which a civilization is judged not only by what it condemns, but above all by what it no...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabrielle bartelse

Israel: America’s Most Profitable Partnership

Israel: America’s Most Profitable Partnership

The narrative that Israel is a mere beneficiary of American charity is a tired myth that ignores the reality of modern geopolitics. While activists...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The India-UAE (and Israel) partnership to bring stability to West Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates came at a moment when the Middle East is once again testing the assumptions of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sergio Restelli

Lithuania’s Heritage Law Only Points One Way

President Gitanas Nausėda declared on May 15, 2026, that demolishing the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace would be irresponsible because the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

The Eurovision Audience the New York Times Couldn’t See

The Eurovision Audience the New York Times Couldn’t See

Spain gave Israel 33 percent of its public vote at Eurovision 2025, in a country whose public opinion is deeply hostile to the Israeli government. The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

In the shadow of another Iran war, Maccabiah Games in Israel set to go ahead in July

In the shadow of another Iran war, Maccabiah Games in Israel set to go ahead in July

After last year’s international competition of 8,000 Jewish athletes from around was canceled, organizers cautiously hope the 2026 redo will meet...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

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

Energy Diplomacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Will Algorithms Replace OPEC?

Energy Diplomacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Will Algorithms Replace OPEC?

The end of traditional energy politics For decades, energy diplomacy in the Middle East revolved around a familiar triangle: Oil, geopolitics and...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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