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US Justice Department probing whether Columbia University hid ‘illegal alien’ students

US Justice Department probing whether Columbia University hid ‘illegal alien’ students

NEW YORK — The US Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israeli housing prices soar while pace of inflation slows, February data shows

Israeli housing prices soar while pace of inflation slows, February data shows

Homebuyers are paying more than they were a year ago, while the pace of inflation slowed in February, according to data released by the Central...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Family of Yarden Bibas fundraises to help him heal, memorialize Shiri and the boys

Family of Yarden Bibas fundraises to help him heal, memorialize Shiri and the boys

The family of released hostage Yarden Bibas has appealed to the public to help fund his rehabilitation and memorialize his wife Shiri and young...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Hostages feted as they attend first soccer games since release

Hostages feted as they attend first soccer games since release

Freed hostages Emily Damari, 28, and Romi Gonen, 24, attended their first soccer game since their release from captivity at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

Smugglers using drones to spirit lion cubs and monkeys into Israel, police say

Smugglers using drones to spirit lion cubs and monkeys into Israel, police say

Law enforcement officials suspect that smugglers have been using drones to fly monkeys and lion cubs into Israel by way of Egypt and Jordan, a...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

51 people killed, more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

51 people killed, more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani early Sunday, killing 51 people...

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The Times of Israel

Konstantin Testorides

On the Visit of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson to South Korea: Could This Lead to Escalation?

On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, accompanied by support vessels, arrived at South Korea’s main naval base in Busan to...

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New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

Israel not only weaponises humanitarian aid, but also criminalises those who deliver it

Israel not only weaponises humanitarian aid, but also criminalises those who deliver it

During Ramadan, I tend to put down my pen and spend most working hours supporting charities operating in Palestine. These NGOs are not that popular...

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Middle East Monitor

Yvonne Ridley

Houthis vow to respond to US ‘war crime’ as 24 said killed in strikes across Yemen

Houthis vow to respond to US ‘war crime’ as 24 said killed in strikes across Yemen

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. Justice Minister Yariv Levin slaps back at the attorney general’s determination...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

In the End, Hamas Remains

In the end, only Hamas remains. After 17 months of bloodshed, Hamas remains. After the deaths of hundreds of Israeli soldiers and tens of thousands...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

In an Era of Mass Surveillance, Does Character Still Matter?

In an Era of Mass Surveillance, Does Character Still Matter?

Personal Perspective: Only you know whether or not you have character.

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Psychology Today

Robert Evans Wilson Jr

Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away

An exhibition on Auschwitz-Birkenau has landed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto for an extended stay. Created by Musealia, co-produced by the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Prayer and women

I thought I’d write my two proverbial cents about women, God, and prayer. I’ve read several blog posts and articles here on the Times of Israel...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adam Borowski

The Irish / Palestinian political revolutionary romance. 

Rising of the Sinn Feiners in Ireland. O’Connell bridge with Dublin city, 1916 (public domain)Why is Ireland so willing to believe the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Louis Hemmings

‘Not in trickles, nor 50-day deals’: At rally, ex-hostage calls for release of all captives

‘Not in trickles, nor 50-day deals’: At rally, ex-hostage calls for release of all captives

As thousands of Israelis across the country demanded the release of hostages held by Hamas Saturday, Omer Shem-Tov, the former hostage freed last...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Hungary’s Orbán vows crackdown on press, immigrants in conspiracy theory-laden speech

Hungary’s Orbán vows crackdown on press, immigrants in conspiracy theory-laden speech

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister Saturday vowed to rid his country of those he claims work for the interests of foreign...

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The Times of Israel

Justin Spike

Trump and the MAGA Movement of “No”

No NATO, No United Nations, No World Health Organization No Commitment to the International Criminal Court No Commitment to the Allies of the US No...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Warren J. Blumenfeld

Beyond Politics: The Essence of Liberalism and Conservatism

Beyond Politics: The Essence of Liberalism and Conservatism

Liberalism and conservatism are not limited to politics.

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Psychology Today

Kenneth Barish Ph.d

At least 16 killed as ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city Latakia

At least 16 killed as ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city Latakia

Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year civil war exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing at least 16 people, the Syrian...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iranian ex-officers to Israeli TV: Israel should bomb Khamenei’s home, help topple regime

A man said to be a retired colonel in the Iranian air force urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to facilitate a coup by striking the home of...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

IDF: Oct. 7 terrorist and others ‘operating under guise of journalists’ killed in Gaza

IDF: Oct. 7 terrorist and others ‘operating under guise of journalists’ killed in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday detailed the identities of six Palestinian terror operatives it said were killed in airstrikes in northern...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Iran Guards chief vows ‘decisive’ reprisal against any attacks, after Trump warning

Iran Guards chief vows ‘decisive’ reprisal against any attacks, after Trump warning

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday threatened a “decisive” response to any attack after US President Donald Trump...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Daily Briefing Mar. 16: Day 527 – Haredi groups help yeshiva students dodge draft

Daily Briefing Mar. 16: Day 527 – Haredi groups help yeshiva students dodge draft

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Security forces foil plot by Arab Israeli to carry out Jerusalem Old City shooting attack

Security forces foil plot by Arab Israeli to carry out Jerusalem Old City shooting attack

Israel police and Shin Bet agents foiled a plot by an Arab Israeli to carry out a shooting terror attack in the Old City of Jerusalem during the...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Waze co-founder Uri Levine has written the book on startups navigating crises – literally

Waze co-founder Uri Levine has written the book on startups navigating crises – literally

In Waze co-founder Uri Levine’s handbook for entrepreneurs, “Fall in Love With the Problem, Not the Solution,” whose 2025 edition came out in...

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The Times of Israel

Shoshanna Solomon

Man shot dead while on way to work in northern Arab town

Man shot dead while on way to work in northern Arab town

A 27-year-old man was killed Sunday morning in a shooting while on his way to work in the northern Arab town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, close to...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Israeli aid group uses chatbot to help survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan

Israeli aid group uses chatbot to help survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After being gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, the 28-year-old tried in vain to get help. Some clinics...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Mednick

A gunslinging rabbi takes on an antisemitic whodunit in this thrilling Jewish Western

A gunslinging rabbi takes on an antisemitic whodunit in this thrilling Jewish Western

In the High Desert region of California, an improbable modern-day gunslinger is learning to shoot — and not doing very well at it. He unloads at an...

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The Times of Israel

Rich Tenorio

Syrians commemorate uprising anniversary for first time since Assad’s fall

Syrians commemorate uprising anniversary for first time since Assad’s fall

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising with a public demonstration in Damascus...

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The Times of Israel

Maher Al Mounes

Australian doctors who visited Gaza recount harrowing scenes

Australian doctors who visited Gaza recount harrowing scenes

Australian doctors on the frontline of Gaza’s choked health system have recounted harrowing scenes as a fragile ceasefire in the war-torn enclave...

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Middle East Monitor

Anadolu Agency

Leave the Torah Out of Your Gaza Annihilation Fantasies

On right-wing Israeli TV pundit Yinon Magal's Twitter feed, IDF soldiers enthusiastically sing: "I am coming to conquer Gaza, strike Hezbollah...

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Haaretz

Uriah Kfir

Russia or NATO: Who is Responsible for the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?

Russia or NATO: Who is Responsible for the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western media and European leaders blamed Russia, though the reality contradicts this narrative....

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New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

The Arab plan for Gaza has two problems: Israel and the PA

The Arab plan for Gaza has two problems: Israel and the PA

Egypt’s proposal for the reconstruction and administration of Gaza has emerged as an urgent intervention in the crisis that has unfolded since...

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Al Jazeera

Omar H Rahman

Ukraine needs U.S. weapons — but it needs intelligence more

Ukraine needs U.S. weapons — but it needs intelligence more

Over the past couple of weeks, America’s Ukrainian partners have been riding a roller-coaster of U.S. President Donald Trump’s making. The low...

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The Japan Times

James Stavridis

The Middle East is buzzing with discussion

All eyes have been on the Middle East this week, with Syria and Palestine at the centre of regional and international attention. The following...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vanessa Sevidova

الإمارات ودوائر صناعة الإعلام الإقليمي والعالمي

الإمارات ودوائر صناعة الإعلام الإقليمي والعالمي

جولة سريعة في أي صحيفة أو موقع إخباري إقليمي أو عالمي، ستحيلنا حتماً إلى خبر أو قصة أو تحليل أو حتى دراسة ذات صلة بدولة الإمارات، سواء كان المحتوى...

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العين الإخبارية

محمد عبدالمقصود

‘Hamas never stopped digging’: Ex-hostage warns tunnel network under Gaza still growing

‘Hamas never stopped digging’: Ex-hostage warns tunnel network under Gaza still growing

Recently released hostage Tal Shoham warned in an interview aired Saturday that the Hamas terror group has continued to expand its vast underground...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

US strikes said to kill 31 across Yemen; Houthis vow response as Trump warns Iran

US strikes said to kill 31 across Yemen; Houthis vow response as Trump warns Iran

US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Air Force on high alert for resumption of Houthi missile, drone attacks on Israel

Air Force on high alert for resumption of Houthi missile, drone attacks on Israel

The Israeli Air Force was on heightened alert Sunday for potential missile and drone attacks by the Houthis in Yemen, as the White House said it...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Critics says violent anti-Israel protests led U of Amsterdam to cut ties with Hebrew U

Critics says violent anti-Israel protests led U of Amsterdam to cut ties with Hebrew U

AMSTERDAM — The University of Amsterdam has come under heavy criticism for its decision Thursday to end bilateral relations with the Hebrew...

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The Times of Israel

Bart Schut

Does Psychosis Look Different in Pink?

Five ways women experience psychosis differently than men.

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Psychology Today

Jennifer Gerlach Lcsw

AI Is the Dreamer—We Are the Anchors

AI Is the Dreamer—We Are the Anchors

If AI is the dreamer, does the oracle need a human tether?

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

The Evolution of Sex: Gender, Mating, and Social Relations

The Evolution of Sex: Gender, Mating, and Social Relations

Nathan Lents' new book is an important and enlightening read.

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Psychology Today

Marc Bekoff Ph.d

The Power of Planting a Seed

The Power of Planting a Seed

How subconscious influences can lead to delayed changes.

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Psychology Today

Claudia Skowron Ms

A Unique Path to Resilience

A Unique Path to Resilience

The inspirational journey of Sparsh Shah.

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Psychology Today

Dinesh Sharma Ph.d

Rigid Thinking Fuels Both Eating Disorders and PTSD

Rigid Thinking Fuels Both Eating Disorders and PTSD

Cognitive flexibility is key to recovery.

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Psychology Today

Giulia Suro Ph.d

How Effective Are Therapy Intensives?

How Effective Are Therapy Intensives?

What science says about short-term, high-impact treatment.

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Psychology Today

Hannah Holmes Ph.d

How to Break a Bad Habit

How to Break a Bad Habit

It's not about stopping but about substituting.

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Psychology Today

Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

Writing About Grief

Writing About Grief

Personal Perspective: Writing about grief can help make sense of it.

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Psychology Today

Katie Rose Guest Pryal J.d

What's Your 10-Year Relationship Vision?

What's Your 10-Year Relationship Vision?

How to craft your vision for the next 10 years of love.

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Psychology Today

Gregory Matos Psyd