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Milking it: New figures show Israelis consuming more dairy products and alternatives

Milking it: New figures show Israelis consuming more dairy products and alternatives

Agriculture Ministry publishes new figures ahead of Shavuot and in wake of Knesset Committee OK to expand Dairy Council powers, despite Treasury...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Are You Too Picky for Love, or Not Picky Enough?

Are You Too Picky for Love, or Not Picky Enough?

Why romantic success requires both standards and flexibility.

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Psychology Today

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

Musician Yuval Wilner named as suspect in two highly publicized rape cases

Musician Yuval Wilner named as suspect in two highly publicized rape cases

Suspect, who is accused by two women of assaults in 2011 and 2022, released from house arrest but ordered to remain in country for 30 days and is...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

From Lab to Life: Cancer Breakthroughs in Space

The latest Science Friday podcast reports that “an upcoming resupply mission will carry [cancer] tumor samples to the International Space Station...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

ICC denies ‘inaccurate’ report it issued warrants for Smotrich and Ben Gvir

ICC denies ‘inaccurate’ report it issued warrants for Smotrich and Ben Gvir

Haaretz reported three additional warrants issued for unnamed politician and military officials; court reportedly sought ministers’ arrest over West...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Car ramming terror attack in Italy: what we so far know

Car ramming terror attack in Italy: what we so far know

In the afternoon of Saturday, May 16, a 31-year-old individual of Moroccan origins identified as Salim El Koudri rammed his car against pedestrians in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Giovanni Giacalone

As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill

As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill

Renewal of deliberations ‘just an attempt to delay the election date,’ says senior Haredi political official. Lapid accuses PM of ‘selling out...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

The Forty Per Cent: Jewish Intellectual Capital and the Nobel Prize in Economics

When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Joel Mokyr as a co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, it added...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Blessing Under Cover

Blessing Under Cover

The stones of the Kotel stood bathed in the soft light of a Jerusalem morning as tens of thousands gathered for Birkat Kohanim during Chol HaMoed...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Cohen

Saudi Arabia Is Pulling Europe Toward a “Gulf Helsinki” Deal with Iran — Because Washington Failed

Saudi Arabia Is Pulling Europe Toward a “Gulf Helsinki” Deal with Iran — Because Washington Failed

When military power fails to impose “deterrence,” oil becomes politics. And the Strait of Hormuz is now writing Gulf security rules instead of the...

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Middle East Monitor

Tamer Ajrami

When Romance Fizzles, Should You Break Up or Take a Break?

When Romance Fizzles, Should You Break Up or Take a Break?

Consider the consequences before hitting pause on passion.

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Psychology Today

Wendy L. Patrick

Iran: Diplomatic Knockout or Military Strike — The Double Game in the "Deal of the Century"

Iran: Diplomatic Knockout or Military Strike — The Double Game in the

Iran: Diplomatic Knockout or Military Strike — The Double Game in the “Deal of the Century” Just a few weeks ago, the Middle East held its...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

How can Jews justify consuming dairy products on Shavuot or any other time?

When considering our Shavuot menu, which has traditionally been centered around dairy dishes, we should consider how cruel the modern dairy industry...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard H. Schwartz

An Echo from the Past

An Echo from the Past

One day a message appeared on my screen. It came from someone I had never met or known and asked about my translation of articles by Verdina Shlonsky....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Swimming Seniors, Float Until You Gloat

Swimming Seniors, Float Until You Gloat

Personal Perspective: Swimming is an underrated thing a person over 65 can do.

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Psychology Today

Dena Kouremetis

Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks

Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks

Palestinian media share footage of man in ambulance after reported attack near Bethlehem against at least five Palestinians; assailants said to steal...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

America’s demographic stagnation will make it poorer

America’s demographic stagnation will make it poorer

Conditions in the labor market affect the economy in two main ways. Whether the labor market is running hot or cold affects the Federal Reserve’s...

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The Japan Times

Clive Crook

The Fire and the Field: Why Torah and Character Must Be One

We all know the story of Shavuos—the day the world shook. We remember Ma’amad Har Sinai (The Standing at Mount Sinai), the single most monumental...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Israel, the UAE, and the Industry of Victimhood

Israel, the UAE, and the Industry of Victimhood

In Marxism, the proletariat is the class destined to liberate humanity through the revolution. Its claim to moral and political authority rests on its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Danny Burmawi

Bhojshala: The Living Wound of Indian Memory

Bhojshala: The Living Wound of Indian Memory

On a Monument That Is Also a Civilization’s Unfinished Argument With Itself “Yā Kundendutusārahāradhavalā, yā śubhravastrāvṛtā.” She...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yashwant singh

Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Millionaire Yasser Abbas expected to get seat on party’s powerful Central Committee, as will Zakaria Zubeidi, ex-head of Fatah terror group who was...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Civilizácie neumierajú od hladu

Návrat k národu v časoch úpadku

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SME.sk

Mariana Čengel solčanská

PHOTO ESSAY – Jerusalem Day Through My Lens

PHOTO ESSAY – Jerusalem Day Through My Lens

This year, I experienced Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem for the first time, camera in hand, walking through the city to document what I saw. Jerusalem Day...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Avraham wald

Devotion 29 — Sh’ma and the Future

Listening for the World to Come “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.”— Deuteronomy 6:4 “They shall not hurt or destroy on...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Daily Briefing May 17: Pro-Israel groups protest NYT sexual abuse op-ed, say it foments hatred

Daily Briefing May 17: Pro-Israel groups protest NYT sexual abuse op-ed, say it foments hatred

NY correspondent Luke Tress discusses New York Times protest, New School’s attempt to defund Hillel, anti-Israel demonstration in Jewish...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Extraordinary Claims and Unequal Skepticism

Carl Sagan famously observed that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” That principle is especially important when accusations...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisa shatz

Jewish Peoplehood Without Denying the Diaspora

Jewish Peoplehood Without Denying the Diaspora

When Michael Oren, who served as Israel’s ambassador to the US and as deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, calls on the diaspora Jews...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nadav Tamir

Karet and the Demographic Judgment of the West

Speaking without vaseline: Karet and the Demographic Judgment of the Diaspora In the Torah there exists a divine punishment called Karet. It means to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Israel Ben Iosef

Defying predictions, Eurovision juries gave Israel a boost amid voting reforms

Defying predictions, Eurovision juries gave Israel a boost amid voting reforms

For 1st time, Israel didn’t win ‘rest of the world’ vote and it received fewer top rankings from nations’ voters than last year, but picked up...

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The Times of Israel

Amy Spiro

The Art of Surviving and Surviving of Art

The Art of Surviving and Surviving of Art

History Thriller about Art, Good and Evil In mid-March 2026, at the annual TEFAF Maastricht art fair of the best fine art on the market, a very...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Inna Rogatchi

The strike that changed the geometry of war

The strike that changed the geometry of war

On September 9, 2025, Israel struck Qatar. There was no battlefield, no front line. Instead, the target was a sovereign state hosting negotiations...

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Al Jazeera

Nawaf Obaid

Why Do We Have Accents?

Why Do We Have Accents?

Where accents come from and why they follow us around.

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Psychology Today

Valerie Fridland Ph.d

"Operácia Ondruš" má zvrátenú logiku

Dať vláde pokoj je v priamom rozpore s úlohou odborov.

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SME.sk

Peter Tkačenko

After US China summit, pressure mounts against Iran

Xi assured Trump that China won’t give Iran weapons. Right after the summit, Trump warned Iran that if they don’t make a deal to give up its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

Is Humanity on a Self-Destructive Trajectory?

Is Humanity on a Self-Destructive Trajectory?

Our technological power has outpaced our psychological development.

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Psychology Today

Bernard D. Beitman M.d

Argentina 101: What is hantavirus and how do you prevent it

Argentina 101: What is hantavirus and how do you prevent it

A hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which departed from the city of Ushuaia in southern Argentina in April, is causing...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

The Honeymoon Is Over

The Honeymoon Is Over

Every honeymoon inevitably ends the exact same way. You walk into your own kitchen a few days after the trip and realize the room service is gone. The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

The EU Grotesque Farce of Sanctioning Individual Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

The EU Grotesque Farce of Sanctioning Individual Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

The EU Grotesque Farce of Sanctioning Individual Israeli Settlers in the West Bank The EU’s diplomacy has felt the weight of having basically the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ricardo Martins

How Washington profits from Iran’s pain

How Washington profits from Iran’s pain

There is a strange ritual in Washington whenever Iran is discussed. The language begins with democracy, women’s rights, non-proliferation and...

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Middle East Monitor

Jenny Williams

Ako kazisvet a kazieurópan rozosieva chaos

Žiaden nový „svetový poriadok“ sa nám tu nechystá

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SME.sk

Boris Zala

Hundreds show up to support Rehovot businesses fined for opening on Shabbat

Hundreds show up to support Rehovot businesses fined for opening on Shabbat

Ice cream parlor Otello and cafe Nook are cited after operating on Saturdays for over a year, leading residents to complain about uneven enforcement...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

USS Ford returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war, Maduro’s capture

USS Ford returns home after record deployment supporting Iran war, Maduro’s capture

NORFOLK, Virginia — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Jerusalem Day Exposed a Growing Political Divide in Israel

This year’s Jerusalem Day celebrations revealed something impossible to ignore about modern Israeli society and politics. As tens of thousands...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maoz Druskin

Researchers find oldest English poem in a Roman library

Researchers find oldest English poem in a Roman library

Caedmon’s Hymn, composed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in 7th century, attests to language’s wide diffusion, long before...

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The Times of Israel

Andrea Rosa

Open Letter to Microsoft

I learned with shock and dismay about the recent departure of Microsoft Israel’s general manager, Alon Haimovich. Apparently, he resigned due to an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Moshe Raab

Israel Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to Netanyahu

Israel Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to Netanyahu

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Haaretz

Iris Leal

Why ASEAN chose silence amid the growing Gulf crisis

Why ASEAN chose silence amid the growing Gulf crisis

The recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, hosted by the Philippines, unfolded against an uneasy global backdrop. Beneath the bright...

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The Japan Times

Ronny P. Sasmita

The Eurasian Rebalancing

The Eurasian Rebalancing The emerging Eurasian era reflects not the collapse of the Western system but a gradual redistribution of global power toward...

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New Eastern Outlook

Phil Butler