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Man whose coexistence kippa was carved up by Israel Police asks ‘what is in store for us’

Man whose coexistence kippa was carved up by Israel Police asks ‘what is in store for us’

After being detained for wearing a head covering featuring Israeli and Palestinian flags, writer and peace activist Alex Sinclair warns against...

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The Times of Israel

Philissa Cramer

Get Out Now: Why Jews Must Abandon the Netherlands

Get Out Now: Why Jews Must Abandon the Netherlands

The exit of Lenny Kuhr, a national icon and winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “de Troubadour,” should be the final siren...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Treasure Trove: Leon Blum-Socialist, Zionist, Survivor, Prime Minister of France

Treasure Trove: Leon Blum-Socialist, Zionist, Survivor, Prime Minister of France

In 1943, Leon Blum was a prisoner in the Buchenwald concentration camp when the Leon Blum Colony (Kfar Blum in Hebrew) was dedicated.  This poster...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Matlow

Five games to go: The Premier League’s unpredictable season turns again

Five games to go: The Premier League’s unpredictable season turns again

This was supposed to be Arsenal’s title. For 200 days, it looked like it would be. But Wednesday night, Erling Haaland scored his 35th goal of the...

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Al Jazeera

Stephen howson

Contrary to Popular Belief Among Americans, the Iran War Isn't Only Israel's War

Contrary to Popular Belief Among Americans, the Iran War Isn't Only Israel's War

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Haaretz

Chuck Freilich

Iran hangs man for role in protests, claims he was working for Mossad

Iran hangs man for role in protests, claims he was working for Mossad

Iran has ramped up its executions since the outbreak of war with Israel and the US, putting to death 9 people linked to the protests since mid-March

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Blinding the world with lies makes peacemaking an impossible task

The fog of war is getting thicker. The world is beset by conflicts, yet we are increasingly in the dark regarding their causes. Without this...

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South China Morning Post

Michael Vatikiotis

Our Soldiers’ Sacrifice and Bibi’s Sacrilege

(Or, it has been three days since Yom Hazikaron, and I am still seething). In the space of one short summer, Yom Hazikaron went from being solemn to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul Mirbach

The US protected Hormuz shipping from Iranian attacks in the ’80s. Could it again?

The US protected Hormuz shipping from Iranian attacks in the ’80s. Could it again?

Small IRGC gunboats and ambitious US goals could make it tough to replicate the relative success of ‘Tanker War’ that grew out of the fighting...

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The Times of Israel

Jon Gambrell

Civilian Maritime Obstruction and International Law: The Global Sumud Flotilla

The reported actions of the Global Sumud Flotilla in the Mediterranean – where a coordinated group of civilian vessels allegedly sought to obstruct...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ambrogino awesta

‘Exodus’: When Hollywood still loved the Jewish state

‘Exodus’: When Hollywood still loved the Jewish state

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor on the 1960 Paul Newman vehicle that showed off the actor’s love of Israel — and his amazing blue eyes

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Iraq: Vassal State or Strategic Survivor?

As Iraq’s Coordination Framework scrambles to nominate a prime minister before its constitutional deadline on April 26, a familiar narrative has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

A first report card for new Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake

A first report card for new Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake

The 2026 Maryland State Legislative Session was the first one for the brand new Jewish Federation of Annapolis & the Chesapeake (JFedA-C.org)....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

PA holds local elections, including first in parts of Gaza since 2007 Hamas takeover

PA holds local elections, including first in parts of Gaza since 2007 Hamas takeover

Election is one of the reforms demanded in Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but no faction other than Abbas’s Fatah has put forward a party slate; vote in...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

As Iran tries to wipe Israel off the map, a museum charts those who first put it on

As Iran tries to wipe Israel off the map, a museum charts those who first put it on

Now reopened with war on hold, Israel Museum exhibition explores maps produced from the 15th to 19th century that blended geography with biblical...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Europe’s Internal Divisions and Terror Risk

Terrorism has evolved. It no longer requires a foreign passport or an overseas command centre — it breeds inside European cities, feeding on the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rami al dabbas

Iran’s Araghchi meets Pakistan’s FM as Witkoff, Kushner set to travel to Islamabad

Iran’s Araghchi meets Pakistan’s FM as Witkoff, Kushner set to travel to Islamabad

Tehran says no meeting planned between Iranian and US officials during Islamabad talks * 6 teenagers arrested in connection with killing of pizzeria...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iran War: Wishful Hubris Is Not Strategic Analysis

Iran War: Wishful Hubris Is Not Strategic Analysis

Regardless of the legitimacy of Israel’s objectives in the Iran War, and regardless of how the conflict ultimately ends, the war has already exposed...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Echoes of the 1930s in Coimbra: University Rebuked for Antisemitism

Echoes of the 1930s in Coimbra: University Rebuked for Antisemitism

While the University of Coimbra is publicly condemned for shielding antisemitism, it rolls out the red carpet for the Palestinian ambassador – and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sofia Afonso Ferreira

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote really represent

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote really represent

On April 25, Palestinians will vote in local elections to choose representatives to municipal and village councils for four-year terms. These...

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Al Jazeera

Mariam Barghouti

"The Russian Teacher Abroad" programme has a profound cultural and educational mission

“The Russian Teacher Abroad” programme has a profound cultural and educational mission The readers are invited to an interview with the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ksenia Muratshina

Iran – Afghanistan: Sharia vs. Democracy

Two neighboring systems, one totalitarian logic Two theocratic models born of political Islam that have little regard for Western morality or human...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Francis Moritz

Podcast: Avi Gelberg with Israel’s Consul Rafael Erdreich and Paulo Mathias

In the latest episode of Podcast Diálogos, Avi Gelberg welcomed Israel’s Consul General in São Paulo, Rafael Erdreich, for an in-depth...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

Lemons, Larceny & Luigi: A Dispatch from the Revolution (Catered)

In which the children of the comfortable discover theft, murder, and the working class — in that order Let us begin with the lemons. Four lemons....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Magnus Torén

Uncertainty Hanging Over the US-Iran Peace Talks

Uncertainty Hanging Over the US-Iran Peace Talks

Uncertainty Hanging Over the US-Iran Peace Talks President Trump’s repeated threats to Iran and his self-aggrandizement have sparked global...

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New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

US accuses civil rights group of defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants

US accuses civil rights group of defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants

Southern Poverty Law Center defends now-defunct program; charges come after FBI cut ties with organization for listing slain conservative activist...

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The Times of Israel

Collin Binkley

A Latin American Turning Point: Javier Milei’s Moral Clarity and Israel’s Global Moment

A Latin American Turning Point: Javier Milei’s Moral Clarity and Israel’s Global Moment

In an era when moral ambiguity too often defines international diplomacy, Argentine President Javier Milei’s recent visit to Israel—and his...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Peter Marko Tase

The High Court is treading a dangerous path by delaying an October 7 state inquiry

The High Court is treading a dangerous path by delaying an October 7 state inquiry

Fearing political backlash, justices are considering leaving the establishment of a state commission to the next government, a move that undermines...

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The Times of Israel

Yuval Yoaz

One Big Beautiful Iran Nuclear Deal

One Big Beautiful Iran Nuclear Deal

In the immediate future the United States will need a new nuclear deal with Iran, one that firmly protects the state of Israel from nuclear attack....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rob Goldston

Holiness is about Honesty and Humility

Aharei mot – Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27) This weekly reading is titled “After the Death” and begins with a reference to the death of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yakov Rabkin

The 5-Word Thought That Can Break Your Life

The 5-Word Thought That Can Break Your Life

Why one disruptive question fuels anxiety, and the words that can shut it down.

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Men Don’t Always Look Depressed

Men Don’t Always Look Depressed

Why screening tools fail—and how to recognize the behaviors that signal risk.

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Psychology Today

Evan Parks Psy.d

US weighs ending support for UK’s claim to Malvinas, says Reuters

US weighs ending support for UK’s claim to Malvinas, says Reuters

An internal Pentagon email said that the White House is considering reviewing the U.S. position on the United Kingdom’s claim to the Malvinas...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

As Pensacola’s oldest synagogue turns 150, locals celebrate the community’s rich history

As Pensacola’s oldest synagogue turns 150, locals celebrate the community’s rich history

Far from most of Florida’s three-quarters of a million Jews is a small pocket of 1,800 that significantly predates its southern counterparts –...

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The Times of Israel

Larry Luxner

Kanaani: A Name in Which the Wisdom of King Solomon Still Echoes

Mishlei (Proverbs) 8:22 ה׳ קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז “The Lord acquired me (or...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mikhail Salita

Syria says it arrested ex-intel officer filmed taking part in 2013 Damascus massacre

Syria says it arrested ex-intel officer filmed taking part in 2013 Damascus massacre

Syria says Amjad Yousef was one of several officers caught on leaked video shooting dozens of prisoners into trench in Damascus suburb near...

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The Times of Israel

Ghaith Alsayed

Sheltering in Tel Aviv’s bus station, foreign workers face unique plight in wartime

Sheltering in Tel Aviv’s bus station, foreign workers face unique plight in wartime

Hundreds of third-country laborers are forced to pitch tents in a squalid space beneath the depot, highlighting the challenging conditions faced by a...

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The Times of Israel

Theia Chatelle

Konkreten korak k večji energetski oskrbi

Konkreten korak k večji energetski oskrbi

Mestna občina Celje je v teh dneh vzpostavila sončne elektrarne na 11 javnih objektih, za kar je na razpisu ministrstva za okolje, podnebje in...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Marot

Why Insight Alone Does Not Heal

Why Insight Alone Does Not Heal

Breakthroughs matter, but healing takes practice, support, and integration.

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Psychology Today

Felipe Mercado Ed.d

What the Kippah Held, and What Cutting It Revealed

What the Kippah Held, and What Cutting It Revealed

“Your kippah is against the law.” The sentence was spoken this week in a café in Modiin. Alex Sinclair, a lecturer who had worn the same kippah...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

INTERVIEW/ Emmanuel Todd: ‘Madness’ under Trump pushing U.S. to third major defeat

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Saj ne vedo, kaj delajo

Saj ne vedo, kaj delajo

Kdo, kako in s kom sestavlja koalicijo, je smešnica, ki nas od volitev naprej zabava in nam vliva upanje, da humor, četudi tragičen, še ni...

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Dnevnik

Leon Magdalenc

Beyond the cobblestones in Colonia del Sacramento: five tips

Beyond the cobblestones in Colonia del Sacramento: five tips

Just across the River Plate, Colonia del Sacramento is one of the most popular day trips for visitors to Buenos Aires — a one-hour ferry ride to a...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Agustín Mango

Galaxy Gas: The legal high ruining American children’s lives

Galaxy Gas: The legal high ruining American children’s lives

Nitrous oxide can cause severe injury, paralysis and even death. So why is it easier to get for teenagers than energy drinks or cigarettes?

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RT.com

Robert Bridge

Popravek neresničnih navedb o družbi Petrol

Popravek neresničnih navedb o družbi Petrol

V kolumni avtorja Bogdana Biščaka z naslovom »Zakaj Janez Janša rine v manjšinsko vlado«, objavljeni 22. 4. 2026 v časopisu Dnevnik in na...

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Dnevnik

Pisma Bralcev

The New Antisemitism is Old

The current playbook coming from the far left and the far right in connection with the war to prevent a nuclear armed Iran, is to claim that the Prime...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Clifford Rieders

Parshas Acharei Mos – Kedoshim: Holy!

At the end of Parshas Shemini, we read the following verses כִּ;׀ אֲנִי יְהֹוָה הַמַּעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gedalia Walls