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Who Else Wants Trump’s Peace? How 2025 Peace Deals Are Enabling Israeli Killings and US Militarism in 2026

Who Else Wants Trump’s Peace? How 2025 Peace Deals Are Enabling Israeli Killings and US Militarism in 2026   As Iran and Russia are engaged in...

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Chege Ndiritu

Peace Cannot Be Built on a Terror Infrastructure

Peace Cannot Be Built on a Terror Infrastructure

When President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Hamas disarm before the rebuilding of Gaza could begin, he was right about one essential principle....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

DW, Leni and Spike: They Got Shame

In August 1990, Spike Lee penned a defensive op-ed in The New York Times titled “I Am Not an Anti-Semite,” responding to accusations that his film...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jon Taub

Levin refuses to say he’d obey court order to convene Judicial Selection Committee

Levin refuses to say he’d obey court order to convene Judicial Selection Committee

High Court has ordered justice minister to explain refusal to convene the panel for past year, despite dozens of vacancies; he vows to change court...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Man indicted for kidnapping, torturing victim with burning poker over debt

Man indicted for kidnapping, torturing victim with burning poker over debt

Muhammad Zoabi accused of luring victim into car in the northern city of Afula, beating him for hours until police arrive; alleged accomplice remains...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Cynická obluda: Sebavedomý ako Fico

Že či mu zo seba už nie je troška aj hlúpo. Alebo nám je aj zaňho.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Brániť Českú televíziu a Český rozhlas neznamená len brániť nezávislé spravodajstvo

V skutočnosti je v hre oveľa viac.

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SME.sk

Hospodářské Noviny

Európa sa naozaj odpútava od Ameriky. Zatiaľ však viac slovami než činmi, ukázal Mníchov

Západ ako politické spoločenstvo je mŕtvy. Vitajte v dvojrýchlostnej Európe!

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SME.sk

Martin Ehl

Japan’s inbound tourism booms as outbound travel lags

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The Japan Times

Peter Chai

Bnei Brak riot shows that to integrate Haredim, Israel should expect strife

Bnei Brak riot shows that to integrate Haredim, Israel should expect strife

A recent study found that by 2050, nearly one in four Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox; leaders have only started to grapple with how that will change...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

Cynická obluda: Ako sa správne vyhnúť väzeniu

Fico s kajúcnikmi zdieľa spoločný cieľ, akurát majú rozdielne metódy.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

(PISMO) Friderik Klampfer: Razsvetljenstvo lite. Avtonomija po meri oblasti ali univerza z vklopno‑izklopnim gumbom

(PISMO) Friderik Klampfer: Razsvetljenstvo lite. Avtonomija po meri oblasti ali univerza z vklopno‑izklopnim gumbom

V svojem slavnostnem nagovoru ob letošnjem rektorjevem dnevu (Večer, 29. 1. 2026) se je aktualni rektor UM Zdravko Kačič lotil izziva, ki ga...

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Večer

Friderik Klampfer

To My Chareidi Family with Love

Since the acceptance of a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in October 2025 life in Israel has gradually returned to normal. Israelis, for...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fred Naider

High Court to hold hearing on Western Wall egalitarian services for first time in years

High Court to hold hearing on Western Wall egalitarian services for first time in years

Liberal Jewish groups seek to ensure full rights for egalitarian prayers despite ultra-Orthodox opposition, long after government nixed compromise on...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Európa sa preformuje bez nás. A deje sa to práve teraz

Okno, v ktorom môže Slovensko byť súčasťou jadra Európy, sa zatvára.

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SME.sk

Vladimír Šucha

FDA’s Abraham Accords Friendshoring Initiative Builds On Rebuild America’s Medical Manufacturing

FDA’s Abraham Accords Friendshoring Initiative Builds On Rebuild America’s Medical Manufacturing

On February 3, 2026, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and tucked inside it was a consequential health-security measure: the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Robert Goldberg

Are Jewish Camps in Canada Training Grounds for the IDF?

“We were granted the right to exist by the God of our fathers at the glimmer of the dawn of human civilization nearly 4,000 years ago. For that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Teplitsky

Gérard Bensussan Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #314.4

Gérard Bensussan Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #314.4

Gérard Bensussan is a philosopher and professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg. The Japanese translation of The Two Morals (Vrin, 2019) ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexandre Gilbert

Regime Survival Is Not Social Survival

Thought is dangerous: it comes from outside. It obeys no subject and no demand. It is the singular event that passes through the living — witness...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Freedom does not arrive on a cruise missile

Freedom does not arrive on a cruise missile

When Reza Pahlavi spoke on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference this week, he did not simply criticise the Islamic Republic. He urged...

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Middle East Monitor

Alice Johnson

فضيحة ميونخ.. حين تعترف السلطة بجريمتها!

في "مؤتمر ميونخ للأمن"، حيث تُصاغ أبجديات السياسة الدولية وتُرسَّخ تراتبية...

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العين الإخبارية

عبدالمنعم سليمان

Swiss TV calls Israeli Olympic bobsled captain a ‘supporter of genocide’ in Gaza

Swiss TV calls Israeli Olympic bobsled captain a ‘supporter of genocide’ in Gaza

Broadcaster uses entire 2-minute run to slam AJ Edelman, complain that Israelis are allowed to compete while Russia is banned; Edelman: I refuse to...

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The Times of Israel

Amy Spiro

Why is everyone so self-righteous?

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The Japan Times

Steven Sloman

Obžalované štruktúry spojené so stranou Smer vracajú úder

Ak nás Fico nezabije, tak nás posilní.

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SME.sk

Peter Tkačenko

Rubio nie je bábka. Európa sa len nechce prestať báť

Fico počúva, ale nepočúva dosť.

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SME.sk

Peter Schutz

(DENAR NIKOLI NE SPI) Vrnitev v realni svet: Zakaj je stara ekonomija spet v modi?

(DENAR NIKOLI NE SPI) Vrnitev v realni svet: Zakaj je stara ekonomija spet v modi?

Po letih prevlade digitalnih velikanov in ameriških tehnoloških delnic se veter na svetovnih borzah obrača. Svetovni delniški trgi sicer ostajajo...

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Večer

Mag. Barbara Gačnik

Cuba is home alone in Latin America

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The Japan Times

Juan Pablo Spinetto

To je verejná vec, politiku musíš sledovať

Aj starkú trápi korupcia

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SME.sk

Vanda Rozenbergová

Trump’s trade truce won’t restore the U.S.-India relationship

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The Japan Times

Brahma Chellaney

The new calculus in the Gulf: How Beijing and Moscow have altered the Iran equation

The new calculus in the Gulf: How Beijing and Moscow have altered the Iran equation

In the rarefied environment of the West Wing, the ghosts of the “Twelve-Day War” that transpired last June still linger in the Situation Room. For...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Karikatúra dňa: Treba konať!

Kreslí Mikuláš Sliacky.

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SME.sk

Mikuláš Sliacky

Daily Briefing Feb. 17 – Will US sanctions bring Iran to heel in nuclear talks?

Daily Briefing Feb. 17 – Will US sanctions bring Iran to heel in nuclear talks?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on what we can expect from today’s Geneva discussions, a preview of Thursday’s DC-based Board of Peace meetup, and a...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

(REKLI SO) Lucija Mulej: Epsteini se ne zgodijo sami od sebe

(REKLI SO) Lucija Mulej: Epsteini se ne zgodijo sami od sebe

"Ime Jeffrey Epstein je postalo simbol zablod namerne ignorance. A nevarnost je prav v tem, da ga razumemo kot izjemo, kot zunajsistemsko...

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Večer

DR

To je verejná vec, politiku musíš sledovať

Aj starkú trápi korupcia

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SME.sk

Vanda Rozenbergová

Featured Post

Featured Post

Israel’s security cabinet has approved a set of administrative changes affecting day-to-day governance and law enforcement in the territories....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Baker

Japan after Snap General Election

Japan after Snap General Election

Japan after Snap General Election As a result of the snap election to Japan’s lower house held on 8 February, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Opozícia má problém. Matovič to nie je (píše Samo Marec)

Hrobárom demokracie nemusí byť len Fico.

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SME.sk

Samuel Marec

Australian Muslims: Second-Class Citizens?

Australian Muslims: Second-Class Citizens?

In reaction to the NSW Police’s crackdown on anti-Israel protests, Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi, who is Muslim, made the following comments: “We...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Savvakis

The global energy revolution is already underway…. and it cannot be stopped

Israel’s Climate Conference is taking place this week in the shadow of profound pessimism amongst environmentalists around the world. For much of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alon Tal

Deni Avdija’s All-Star Moment Didn’t Need Politics

Deni Avdija’s All-Star Moment Didn’t Need Politics

I grew up in Chicago in the 1990s when Michael Jordan was cementing his legacy as the greatest to ever do it. When I was a kid I remember listening to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joe Bergovoy

Spike Lee wears pro-Palestinian outfit to NBA All-Star Game featuring 1st Israeli player

Spike Lee wears pro-Palestinian outfit to NBA All-Star Game featuring 1st Israeli player

Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving wears “PRESS” t-shirt dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza, with some pro-Israel fans claiming wardrobe choice...

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The Times of Israel

Philissa Cramer

Selective Outrage and the Silence Around Weaponized Rape

Selective Outrage and the Silence Around Weaponized Rape

This week, Arbel Yehud spoke publicly about her experience in Hamas captivity. She described relentless sexual abuse—from the very beginning of her...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ariana Mizrahi

Trump ally to ToI: Ayatollah staying in power would be ‘strategic victory for Iran’

Trump ally to ToI: Ayatollah staying in power would be ‘strategic victory for Iran’

Visiting Israel a day ahead of fresh nuclear talks in Geneva, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says US decision on Iran is ‘weeks, not months’ away; Tehran...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

The Value of Learning in the Era of AI

The Value of Learning in the Era of AI

I just read an article claiming that artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly that it could put half the population out of work within five...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Zimmer

AI Spots Brain Disorders in Seconds From Scans

AI Spots Brain Disorders in Seconds From Scans

First-of-its-kind AI rapidly identifies over 50 neurological disorders.

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Psychology Today

Cami Rosso

When Africa Led In — Kinship Systems, Constrained Rulers, Sustained Power, Part 17

How African Kinship Systems Structured Power, Constrained Rulers, and Sustained States History is often taught as if political order followed a single...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution?

In her biography, ‘Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream,’ author Francine Klagsbrun shows how the acclaimed activist fought against...

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The Times of Israel

Rich Tenorio

Female troops are under assault, and not just in Bnei Brak

Female troops are under assault, and not just in Bnei Brak

More and more young women, including religious ones, are choosing army service, proving their worth on the battlefield even as conservatives launch a...

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The Times of Israel

Tal Schneider