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2 Ways Emotionally Secure People Handle Tough Conversations

2 Ways Emotionally Secure People Handle Tough Conversations

How to emotionally interrupt an instinctive reaction during hard conversations.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

How are you doing? Great question.

Exhaustion. Confusion. Stress. Fatigue. Here’s a short war reader for concerned friends not lucky enough to be in Israel right now. Exhaustion –...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ruth Lieberman

Second victim dies after Monday’s Iranian cluster missile strike in central Israel

Second victim dies after Monday’s Iranian cluster missile strike in central Israel

Construction workers killed identified as Rustam Gulomov and Amid Murtuzov; both were not in bomb shelters; strike scattered submunitions across...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Australia Condemns the Tail, Ignores the Head

Australia’s foreign policy language becomes noticeably sharper when directed at Israel and noticeably softer when the subject turns to Iran. When...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

What It’s Like to Love Someone With Anxiety

What It’s Like to Love Someone With Anxiety

Helping anxious partners to stay regulated and the relationship to thrive.

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Psychology Today

Michelle P. Maidenberg Ph.d

Israel’s Hexagon of Alliance: Is a Mediterranean NATO Emerging?

Israel’s Hexagon of Alliance: Is a Mediterranean NATO Emerging?

Israel’s Hexagon of Alliance: Is a Mediterranean NATO Emerging? Israel’s initiative to create a new regional bloc, the “Hexagon of Alliances,”...

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New Eastern Outlook

Taut Bataut

One Reason Eating Disorder Behaviors Are Hard to Stop

One Reason Eating Disorder Behaviors Are Hard to Stop

How dieting, purging, bingeing, and exercise patterns can take hold.

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Psychology Today

Alli Spotts-de Lazzer

What this war is for

It’s for employing air-power to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and potentialities to the greatest extent reasonably possible.  Anything...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David E. Weisberg

3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them

3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them

Silence around capacity, clarity, and connection costs individuals and teams.

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Psychology Today

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.d

A long road to the end: The death throes of Iran’s regime could last for years

A long road to the end: The death throes of Iran’s regime could last for years

Washington and Jerusalem hope the bombing and protests will destabilize Tehran. But experts believe that even weakened, the regime could take a long...

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The Times of Israel

Ksenia Svetlova

Why some people live to 100 despite doing everything wrong

Why some people live to 100 despite doing everything wrong

Some people who live to 100 and beyond smoke, drink hard liquor and down a beer every evening. Others indulge in daily ice cream or even drink three...

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The Japan Times

F.d. Flam

When is an illegal conflict morally defensible?

When is an illegal conflict morally defensible?

In international relations, manifestly illegal government action can sometimes be morally defensible. While historical examples of legitimacy trumping...

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The Japan Times

Gareth Evans

Sometimes the Most Powerful Voice in History Is a Quiet Refusal

Sometimes the Most Powerful Voice in History Is a Quiet Refusal

From the women of the Golden Calf to Iran’s women’s soccer team, quiet acts of courage can move history I pray in two places every week: the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adi Romem

Tired of spending billions on dementia care? Try a brain workout.

Tired of spending billions on dementia care? Try a brain workout.

If ever you needed a nudge to give your brain a workout, new research underscoring the benefits of "brain training” should offer fresh...

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The Japan Times

Lisa Jarvis

Focused

Today the US Defense Secretary said that this will be the most intense day of strikes against Iran. He reiterated the goals of the US, to destroy...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

War will not interrupt annual migration of millions of birds through Israel — expert

Even the conflict will not stop birds from rushing to get the best nesting spots in their usual breeding areas, says KKL-JNF chief ornithologist

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

IDF hits Hezbollah command centers and finance body as rockets fly at northern Israel

IDF hits Hezbollah command centers and finance body as rockets fly at northern Israel

Military says troops killed gunmen during ground operations; Syria says army posts targeted by artillery shells from Lebanon

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

When the world jumped the shark

When the world jumped the shark

It feels like the world jumped the shark in 2020. Before COVID, most of us carried a quiet assumption that the world was basically stable. Not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

India’s Promising New Counter-Terrorism Strategy

India’s Promising New Counter-Terrorism Strategy

NEW DELHI – Last month, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs unveiled the country’s first official National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy,...

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Project Syndicate

Shashi Tharoor

Before Reconstruction: The Moral Architecture of Peace – Part 5

From Proximity to Responsibility: Why Peace Requires Shared Life, Not Just Shared Borders This essay is part of the series “Before Reconstruction:...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Governance in the rubble – why Hamas still holds Gaza

Governance in the rubble – why Hamas still holds Gaza

A recent Reuters investigation citing internal Israeli military assessments offers an unexpected snapshot of post-war Gaza administration – one that...

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Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Oprah, Ozempic, and Our Obsession With Weight

Oprah, Ozempic, and Our Obsession With Weight

Public scrutiny of Oprah’s body reflects the persistence of weight stigma.

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Psychology Today

Sophie S. Whynacht Ph.d

Israel Continues to Set Global Standards in MedTech

Israel Continues to Set Global Standards in MedTech

Israel has not only emerged as a pioneering force in developing innovative medtech use cases, but the Startup Nation is also showing strength in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dmytro Spilka

Canada Is All Over The Map On The War In Iran

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s lack of clarity regarding Canada’s position on the current war in Iran has drawn scathing criticism. Lloyd...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Haftarat Parshat Vayakhel-Hachodesh: Halakha in Motion

Few books in Tanakh came as close to being suppressed as the book of Yechezkel. The Talmud records, in more than one place (Shabbat 13b; Menachot...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Brander

Health, Music, Executive Function, and Emotions

Health, Music, Executive Function, and Emotions

When the beat of life changes, the music does, too.

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Psychology Today

Sara Leila Sherman

Starmer’s self-defence fudge: The UK’s growing involvement in the Iran War

Starmer’s self-defence fudge: The UK’s growing involvement in the Iran War

Wars can distract, and for leaders in political purgatory, they can be particularly useful.  It remains to be seen whether the UK’s increasing...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Trump Disappointed, Iran Resolute: Leadership Amid War

Trump Disappointed, Iran Resolute: Leadership Amid War

Donald Trump said he was “disappointed” by Iran’s choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader. The remark was vintage...

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Middle East Monitor

Jenny Williams

Khamenei and the Crisis of Shiite Authority

Khamenei and the Crisis of Shiite Authority

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader marks a dramatic change in the application of the revolutionary Velayat-e-faqih...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Esther braun

Becoming Beloved: Case Studies in Popularity

Becoming Beloved: Case Studies in Popularity

Lessons in being liked.

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Psychology Today

Andrew Beer Ph.d

Albert Hirschman Strikes Back

Albert Hirschman Strikes Back

BERKELEY – In 1945, at World War II’s close, the economist Albert O. Hirschman published National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade, in...

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Project Syndicate

Barry Eichengreen

Roaring Lion: Military Operation or Legal Responsa?

On Shabbat morning, 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States launched airstrikes on Iran. The U.S. termed the mission “Epic Fury”, while...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Levi cooper

From Lab to Life: Where Did Kissing Come From?

source:  Depositphotos.com “A kiss is still a kiss” is a line from the song “As Time Goes By,” from the 1942 film Casablanca.  The lyrics...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

The Lost Drone That Changed the Future of War

The Lost Drone That Changed the Future of War

Before cheap drones reshaped today’s battlefield, one crash in 2011 rewrote the rules of war. The Day the Sentinel Fell Some moments in history...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer avraham

Cynická obluda: Zasľúbená krajina profesionálnych potomkov

Aspoň, že môže Kaliňák starší pokojne spávať bez strachu z premotivovaného synovca.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Geopolitical analysis of the imposed war against Iran

Geopolitical analysis of the imposed war against Iran

In the second week of the war against Iran, it has gone beyond a local conflict, with ramifications reaching the global level. This conflict,...

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Al Jazeera

Mohammad reza bahrami

There you go, again: The UK soft blasphemy law

There you go, again: The UK soft blasphemy law

Britain once exported English common law to half the planet. Today, it is ready to import a Muslim blasphemy code. Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a new...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Bepi Pezzulli

Israeli-American brothers guilty of luxury real estate sex-trafficking scheme, rape in US

Israeli-American brothers guilty of luxury real estate sex-trafficking scheme, rape in US

Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander convicted in Manhattan federal court, will appeal; more than 60 women accused trio of drugging and assaulting them over...

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The Times of Israel

Michael R. Sisak

It is Better to Be a Warrior in a Garden – Than a Gardener in a War

It is Better to Be a Warrior in a Garden – Than a Gardener in a War. For the past twelve days, I’ve lived in a war zone — in Israel. Rocket and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Winslow Swart

The War that Moved Europe’s Future Closer to Jerusalem

Europe has long imagined itself a global strategic power with the agency to shape its own destiny. Yet the geopolitical landscape of recent years has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharon Pardo

Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

Tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the UAE Fujairah industrial zone on March 3. AFP-TNS The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity”...

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The Korea Times

Javier Blas

Divided by War: American Jews After Gaza and Iran

For decades, American Jews rarely had to choose between their political convictions and their attachment to Israel. Support for Israel and commitment...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yehuda Lukacs

Cynická obluda: Ako sa komu práve hodí

Pekne vidno ako obe zdanlivo protirečivé strany potvrdzujú teóriu podkovy.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

I gave birth during a ballistic missile attack

I gave birth during a ballistic missile attack

It was Monday June 23rd, the day before my due date, when I went into labor. Prior to this day were nearly two weeks of climbing up and down the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adi siri

The Relationship that Never Hurts You Is Hurting You

The Relationship that Never Hurts You Is Hurting You

How AI companionship weakens the psychological muscles real relationships build.

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Psychology Today

Faisal Hoque

Does culture make emotion?

Does culture make emotion? Franz Boas helps us solve the puzzle of where our emotional lives originate: in our selves or in the cultures around us The...

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Aeon

Noga arikha

A Blast in Liège: The Explosion That Should Wake Europe Up

In the early hours of March 9, an explosion rocked the peaceful street outside a historic synagogue in Liège, Belgium. The blast shattered the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Junaid Qaiser

Where did the incense come from?

Where did the incense come from?

In Parshat Vayakhel (Shmot 35:8), Moshe requests spices as a Teruma offering for the Mishkan (Tabernacle): …Spices for anointing oil, and for the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Drawing Strength From Israel’s Future Generation

Most Israeli residents have unfortunately gotten used to the new reality, which includes nightly sirens, ever-changing schedules, travel...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aryeh Eisenberg

There’s No Such Thing as a Child Expert

There’s No Such Thing as a Child Expert

How the rise of parenting experts is quietly eroding our confidence.

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Psychology Today

Ahou V. Line Ph.d