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Suspect accused of murdering man whose son sold him a faulty gun

A man was indicted on Sunday at the Haifa District Court for allegedly shooting a man dead in April amid a dispute with the victim’s son over the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Daily Briefing May 29: US Pres. Joe Biden gets serious about fighting antisemitism

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘Missionaries go home’: Hundreds protest Christian worship near Western Wall

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’ll establish a ministerial committee...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Amid rising prices and criticism, Netanyahu announces panel to tackle cost of living

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he would form a team to tackle the cost of living, amid persistent inflation and rising...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

MK Rothman evacuated by police from Tel Aviv University event amid protest

Protesters disrupted an event on Sunday at Tel Aviv University featuring Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, a leading architect of the proposed...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Defense Ministry delivers first new advanced ‘Eitan’ APCs to IDF’s Nahal Brigade

The Defense Ministry on Sunday said it had recently delivered the first series of a new and advanced armored personnel carrier (APC) to the Israel...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Herzog to meet Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev in Baku as ties expand

President Isaac Herzog will fly to Azerbaijan on Tuesday, the latest step in an ongoing and very public expansion of bilateral ties. Herzog, who...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

‘Egypt, Syria are coordinating’: IDF estimates on eve of Yom Kippur War declassified

The Defense Ministry on Sunday launched a website hosting dozens of newly declassified documents, images, videos and other files from the 1973 Yom...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

The warlord berating the Russian military while leading a militia against Ukraine

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner returned to a familiar theme this week — bashing the country’s military leadership...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

US debt-ceiling deal: What’s known so far about the agreement to avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

Ben Gvir issues veiled threat to AG over government resolution on ‘Zionist values’

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party issued a thinly veiled warning on Sunday morning...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Open Letter to Robert Kraft and Ron Lauder

Good evening, morning, or afternoon, gentlemen.  I write to you to express how overwhelmed the majority of the Jewish American community is right...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Debbie Hall

The Big Economic Lie of the Judicial ‘Reform’

My biggest concern about this “Reform” is that too many Israelis don’t realize what is going on below the surface, and one major factor is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoav Fisher

Facing the Reality of Fake Olds in Israel

Israelis seem to be awakened now to a harsh reality of looted public funds, widespread corruption, legal system under attack, and increasing social...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anat Narkiss

Netanyahu, the blood of this crime wave is on your hands

The last few months have seen an unrelenting march of lawlessness among those who feel that they can take the life of anyone who crosses their...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoav Segalovitz

The 21st Shabbat: Kaplan Is Our Town Square

Every Saturday I try to get to the Kaplan area early. The formal demonstration starts at 8 PM but  around 6 you can already see the height of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Orna Raz

The Kohen

The kohen (priest) plays many central roles in this week’s Torah portion. Primary among them is the priestly blessing. G-d endowed the kohen with...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

Can the global economy avoid a lost decade?

NEW YORK – The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund usually provide a platform for various organizations,...

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The Japan Times

Kaushik Basu

Why doesn’t Eu­rope grieve deaths in the Mediter­ranean?

According to an April 12 report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations, at least 441 refugees drowned in the...

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Al Jazeera

Heidi Mogstad

Rishi Sunak’s pro­posed anti-asy­lum bill is dan­ger­ous

On May 16, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed a Council of Europe summit in Reykjavík to garner European support for his government’s...

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Al Jazeera

Ibrahim Khogali

Africa, don’t swal­low the poi­son pill of aus­ter­i­ty any more

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people around the world have fallen into poverty. That includes an estimated 55 million...

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Al Jazeera

Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Kar­nata­ka has shown how to de­feat Modi — In­dia must now learn

India’s political landscape is again alive with new possibilities after the southern state of Karnataka threw the Hindu supremacist Bhartiya...

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Al Jazeera

Apoorvanand

Tack­ling pover­ty can start with em­brac­ing the GDP of the poor

Over the past three years, a cost-of-living crisis has spread across the world, affecting both rich and poor countries. Many are blaming it on the...

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Al Jazeera

Maxwell Gomera

How did Tina Turn­er be­come an un­like­ly icon in Al­ba­nia?

“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’, has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near...

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Al Jazeera

Chelsi West Ohueri

Hu­man­i­tar­i­an aid alone can­not save Lebanon

With the world’s attention focused firmly on Ukraine, countless other countries in crisis have been forgotten – left to fend for themselves with...

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Al Jazeera

Nadine Francis-Pohle

Sudan has become a battleground

Sudan’s armed confrontation, which began in mid-April between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General...

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New Eastern Outlook

Bakhtiar Urusov

Boy, 12, allegedly stabbed by twin during fight at Jaffa home

A 12-year-old boy was stabbed and moderately injured in Jaffa on Saturday evening, with police arresting his twin brother on suspicion of the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel scores stunning late comeback to beat Japan, reach Under-20 World Cup last 16

In one of the biggest achievements ever for Israeli soccer, the national squad scored a major comeback in stoppage time — one player down after a...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

No ‘Fiddler’: Fun-loving bubbie goes from shtetl to Cuba to NYC in grandson’s novel

Close to 15 years ago when I was living in New York City, I scanned the online forum of the city’s parks department in search of a tennis partner...

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The Times of Israel

Avner Landes

Sudan Has Become a Catastrophe. Israel Can and Should Help

In the months leading up to the outbreak of violence in Sudan, Israel’s foreign minister was touting a breakthrough in formalizing relations with...

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Haaretz

Mutasim Ali

Bad news: Increasingly, news outlets pen headlines and content to anger readers

Fallen on tough economic times, morals easily take a backseat Feelings Different from (and besides) spreading lies, more and more news seems...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

World Taekwondo marks 50th anniversary of founding

By Chungwon Choue World Taekwondo (WT) marked the 50th anniversary of its founding on May 28. WT is the organization that administers the Olympic...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

Why Does Misconduct Continue to Occur With Quality Checks?

Editorial 15:37 JST, May 28, 2023 A number of incidents involving misconduct related to quality have come to light in the Toyota Motor Corp....

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Even after the ‘DeSaster,’ DeSantis could still be the Republicans’ candidate

Commentary. In spite of everything, DeSantis is running as the most plausible of the alternatives to Trump in the GOP nomination race, in a pool...

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Il Manifesto Global

Luca Celada

Cabinet to give anti-LGBTQ MK Maoz power to monitor content in individual schools

The cabinet is set to vote Sunday on the appointment of far-right MK Avi Maoz as deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Coalition seeking to amend Arnona Fund to benefit Likud strongholds – report

The coalition is reportedly advancing a modified version of the contentious Arnona Fund law that would mitigates its adverse effects on Likud...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Overhaul talks return to fore as opposition sets ultimatum on judge selection panel

The beleaguered compromise talks between coalition and opposition representatives on the government’s judicial overhaul plan were nearing a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel's Liberal Camp Will Pay for Its Hatred of the Haredim

Displays of hatred toward the ultra-Orthodox have increased lately to an unprecedented level. As someone who has sympathetic feelings toward them,...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the country’s legal...

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The Times of Israel

Lisa Mascaro

Polls open in Turkey as Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in presidential runoff

ISTANBUL (AFP) — Turkey voted Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favorite to extend two decades of...

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The Times of Israel

Fulya Ozerkan

Escalating chip war

Seoul needs confident approach and elaborate strategy The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers' meeting in Detroit, Mich., last...

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The Korea Times

Editorial

US, Saudi Arabia make joint effort to extend ceasefire in Sudan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a ceasefire due to expire Monday. The...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

Israel Must Probe Latest ‘Targeted Killings’ in the Gaza Strip

In July 2002, at the height of the second intifada, which claimed record numbers of terror victims, Israel assassinated the head of Hamas’...

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Haaretz

Eli Bahar

What Do We Do When There Is No Work?

ChatGPT and now Bard are the two latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) machines that have made a buzz in the world. However, they are neither the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Laitman

Shalom Bayit

The incident of the Sotah, the woman suspected of being unfaithful to her husband, is found in Parshat Naso. This is the only commandment in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Another Way to Make Aliyah Gittin 8 Psychology of the Daf

Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses a fascinating legal enactment in order to promote settlement of the land of Israel. Even though ordinarily, one...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

May His Memory Be An Execration (Curse)

I sitting with Moshe at George & John’s. It’s one of Tel Aviv’s best restaurants. I’m sipping champagne, acting like a billionaire, when Moshe...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mort Laitner

Lessons in Peace, Inclusion, and Humanity

In this brief video, there are three stories from my recent Caribbean vacation, which include a conversation with a waiter about peace between...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

Echoes of Babylon – Lessons of Sura and Pumbedita

In the hallowed annals of Jewish history, the academies of Sura and Pumbedita stand as enduring symbols of our spiritual journey. A journey marked...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark Baranov

US-South Korea nuclear agreement and its impact on the Korean Peninsula

By Simon Hutagalung The possibility of a nuclear attack by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as well as his promise to "exponentially" grow his...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

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