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Trapped in China

Trapped in China

China and I are not friends. I first realized that long ago when, passing through one of its many airports, an unsmiling immigration officer...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Haldane

What AI Governance Demands

What AI Governance Demands

MADRID—One way to represent the AI age is with a steep curve and a gradual slope. The curve rises almost vertically: models rapidly grow cheaper,...

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Project Syndicate

Ana Palacio

New Realities in the Persian Gulf: Why U.S. Security Guarantees Are Losing Their Luster

New Realities in the Persian Gulf: Why U.S. Security Guarantees Are Losing Their Luster How the U.S.-Iran showdown has shattered the myth of an...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Two Clocks, Two Egos, and the Gods Who Are Never Late

Two Clocks, Two Egos, and the Gods Who Are Never Late

Sophocles put it in four words the Chorus never had to repeat: “Pride breeds the tyrant.” Twenty-five centuries later, two men who believe...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Ghassemlou: Murder at the Negotiating Table

Ghassemlou: Murder at the Negotiating Table

The Vienna Negotiating Table: Ghassemlou’s Assassination and Iran’s State Terrorism Thirty-seven years after a Kurdish leader was murdered while...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ashtyako Poorkarim

As US-Iran deal falters, experts say this was caused by the MOU text’s vagueness

As US-Iran deal falters, experts say this was caused by the MOU text’s vagueness

Clause on Strait of Hormuz was interpreted by Tehran as empowering it to dictate route used by ships and attack vessels that deviate from it, US...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Distorting facts for a higher purpose? And Torah without derech eretz (Devarim)

Rabbi Shimon Schwab (1908-1995) was the long-time spiritual leader of a transplanted  Frankfurt Orthodox Jewish community centered in Manhattan’s...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

J.j Gross

Alfred Dreyfus statue finds permanent home in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration

Alfred Dreyfus statue finds permanent home in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration

At ceremony for wrongfully convicted officer, Macron warns ‘old demons of antisemitism’ never fully vanished; statue had effectively been hidden...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Republikanski senator po večtedenski odsotnosti razkril podrobnosti o svojem zdravju

Republikanski senator po večtedenski odsotnosti razkril podrobnosti o svojem zdravju

Republikanski senator Mitch McConnell je po več tednih odsotnosti, ki je sprožila številna ugibanja o njegovem zdravju, v nedeljo sporočil, da so...

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Dnevnik

Sta

India-Israel Intelligence Convergence

India-Israel Intelligence Convergence

For both India and Israel, Building the “Architecture of Foresight” for an Age in Which Intelligence Is the New Currency of Power Is a Strategic...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yashwant Singh

Tomorrow, I Fly to Dubai on an Israeli Passport. Naturally, I Have Pneumonia.

Tomorrow, I Fly to Dubai on an Israeli Passport. Naturally, I Have Pneumonia.

The Abraham Accords promised normalisation. My lungs have lodged a formal objection. Tomorrow, I am flying to Australia through Dubai. It will be my...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Lindsey Graham reportedly prepared push for Israel-Saudi ties after Israeli election

Lindsey Graham reportedly prepared push for Israel-Saudi ties after Israeli election

Report says late senator believed Iran war created opening for normalization and had discussed initiative with top officials; was set to visit Israel,...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

Cynická obluda: Šach-mat, rusofóbi!

Ruský prínos Slovensku je definitívne potvrdený.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Weapons found in car parked near synagogue in Paris Jewish suburb; terror probe launched

Weapons found in car parked near synagogue in Paris Jewish suburb; terror probe launched

Some 300 people evacuated from area after military-grade rifle, handgun found in stolen vehicle; French interior minister says no motives or suspects...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Travels of the Jewish People

In Parshat Masei, Moshe Rabbeinu recounts the numerous journeys of the Jewish people. When he referred to a place where they had sinned, it was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Daily Briefing July 13: Coalition races to pass controversial laws before Knesset dissolves

Daily Briefing July 13: Coalition races to pass controversial laws before Knesset dissolves

Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses the raft of contentious legislation the government is pushing to shore up support from coalition...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Police arrest dozens as undercover agent busts suspected arms, drug smuggling network

Police arrest dozens as undercover agent busts suspected arms, drug smuggling network

Police say operation marks first time Bedouin agent used for elite undercover probe; police say 4 M16s, dozens of handguns and cocaine among the...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Moses and the Art of Storytelling

Moses and the Art of Storytelling

Parashat Devarim and why the most powerful battles are fought over the stories we choose to tell.  Every family tells stories. Some are hilarious....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adi Romem

Ameriška vojska izvedla nove napade na Iran

Ameriška vojska izvedla nove napade na Iran

Ameriška vojska je ponoči izvedla nov val napadov na Iran, potem ko so se spopadi zaradi razmer v Hormuški ožini znova zaostrili. Iran se je...

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Dnevnik

Sta

NLB namerava znižati prevzemni prag za Addiko Bank

NLB namerava znižati prevzemni prag za Addiko Bank

NLB namerava znižati minimalni prevzemni prag za Addiko Bank z več kot 75 odstotkov na nekaj več kot 50 odstotkov in podaljšati obdobje za sprejem...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Police grill Shas MK for 2nd time on suspicion of funneling taxpayer funds to party paper

Police grill Shas MK for 2nd time on suspicion of funneling taxpayer funds to party paper

Case of Haim Biton, who allegedly used public funds to pay employees’ salaries while heading Shas school network, will be sent soon to prosecutors...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

How the West Recognizes the DPRK’s Economic Achievements

How the West Recognizes the DPRK’s Economic Achievements

How the West Recognizes the DPRK’s Economic Achievements On June 7, 2026, The Wall Street Journal, a leading Western publication, released an...

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New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

Idealizing the ‘Silver lining’

In his essay “Who Needs American Jewry? We All Do,” Rabbi Dov Linzer attempts to construct a justification for the permanence of the Diaspora....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yonadav Tapuchi

In Iran, Pezeshkian will be the scapegoat for the failed MoU

In Iran, Pezeshkian will be the scapegoat for the failed MoU

Over the past few days, the US-Israeli war on Iran has seen yet another escalation that threatens to derail peace talks. Strikes by the United States...

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Al Jazeera

Kayhan Valadbaygi

Reform Judaism must reject the DSA

For more than six decades, my Jewish home has been within Reform Judaism. I grew up in its youth movement and summer camps. I received my rabbinical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Salkin

Ali Khamenei was a monster. The U.S. made him a martyr.

Ali Khamenei was a monster. The U.S. made him a martyr.

Tehran’s Grand Mosalla Mosque, where the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was held in state earlier this month, is an extraordinary building. In a...

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The Japan Times

Marc Champion

A Japanese Wake-Up Call for America

A Japanese Wake-Up Call for America

WASHINGTON, DC—Japan appears to be on the cusp of a full-blown currency and bond-market crisis. Although the Japanese authorities spent more than...

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Project Syndicate

Desmond Lachman

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 30

DISCLAIMER:  The Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) hereby declares that it has not engaged in any match-fixing or referee-bribing or any...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Doug Klein

Israeli Ambassador Exposes Australia’s Antisemitism Problem

Israeli Ambassador Exposes Australia’s Antisemitism Problem

“I have never seen such levels of hatred of…Jews, as I experience and witness here in Australia.” Those are the words of Hillel Newman,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Savvakis

Sen. Lindsey Graham died of aorta tear, medical examiner says in preliminary finding

Sen. Lindsey Graham died of aorta tear, medical examiner says in preliminary finding

Condition, called aortic dissection, tied to hardening of US lawmaker’s arteries; official cause of death to be published after further testing

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The Times of Israel

Ap

The Illusion of Superiority: The Invisible Root of Human Rights Violations

Every human rights violation begins long before a prison cell, a battlefield, or a courtroom. It begins with an idea—the belief that some people are...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vorya Hossein Panahi Tazehabad

Food. Water. Play. Every single day'? Not for a dog named Cash

Amid record-breaking temperatures and headlines about “heat domes,” I worry profoundly about dogs like Cash, who spent his life deprived of relief...

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The Korea Times

Katherine Sullivan

Coalition ploughs ahead with Karhi’s media bill, dropping entire sections last-minute

Coalition ploughs ahead with Karhi’s media bill, dropping entire sections last-minute

Rushed committee approval comes after parts related to government app that would broadcast sports free of charge removed due to Haredi objections;...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

Secondhand smoke can disrupt children’s sleep in surprising ways, Israeli researchers say

Secondhand smoke can disrupt children’s sleep in surprising ways, Israeli researchers say

Scientists find 67% spike in sleep disruptions in kids aged 1-12 even without respiratory issues, suggesting nicotine may have an impact on the...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

The Erosion of Belonging: American Jewry in an Age of Anxiety

For generations, the American Jewish experience was defined by a sense of hard-won security—a belief that, unlike in the fractured landscapes of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fabio Andre

I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw

I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Nadav Weiman

The Church and The Gospel

A History of Christian Social Action, Social Justice, and Political Power The Great Commission Was Never Only About Evangelism The command to make...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Flowers of Evil: Varieties of Anti-Zionism

Flowers of Evil: Varieties of Anti-Zionism

This timeless article, written by my father John F. Rothmann and his colleague David G. Dalin years before I was born, is a reminder of how amazing,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Rothmann

Nejakým ľuďom vadia nejaké vrtule (píše Samo Marec)

Nie hnev, ale mobilizácia. Nie občania, ale hlasy

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SME.sk

Samuel Marec

Crime Is No Excuse to Turn Arab Citizens into the Enemy

There is no question that organized crime in Israel’s Arab society has become one of the gravest domestic crises the country has ever faced....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu

The Geopolitics of Hormuz

The Geopolitics of Hormuz

The renewed confrontation between the United States and Iran has demonstrated that the Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Saurav Dutt

Nesreča ohromila promet na štajerski avtocesti, zastoji tudi drugod

Nesreča ohromila promet na štajerski avtocesti, zastoji tudi drugod

Po podatkih prometnoinformacijskega centra je na štajerski avtocesti pri priključku Lukovica proti Ljubljani zaprt vozni pas. Nastaja zastoj.

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Dnevnik

Dd

From pool halls to Congress: How Lindsey Graham reached the heights of US politics

From pool halls to Congress: How Lindsey Graham reached the heights of US politics

Longtime South Carolina senator built power in Washington over decades through close relationships with top GOP figures; became ‘family’ to Trump...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

US Sen. Mitch McConnell says fall led to hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence

US Sen. Mitch McConnell says fall led to hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence

Lawmaker says he didn’t break any bones, was also treated for mild pneumonia; coupled with Graham’s death, GOP senator’s absence temporarily...

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The Times of Israel

Mary Clare Jalonick

Ľudský nacionalizmus Pétera Magyara

Magyar neporazil Orbánov nacionalizmus tým, že odmietol národné symboly. Naopak privlastnil si ich.

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SME.sk

Zsolt Enyedi

Four Questions Academics Missed at the Contemporary Antisemitism Conference

Four Questions Academics Missed at the Contemporary Antisemitism Conference

There’s an element of masochism to spending two days listening to brilliant scholars from around the world lecture on antisemitism. It could be very...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark P Cohen

Digital Literacy in the Age of AI: Why Every Nation Needs a National Strategy

Artificial intelligence is transforming how people learn, communicate, work, and access information. Whether people are researching current events,...

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Blitz

Ronju Sarkar

Slovensko nezachránia víťazi kultúrnych vojen

Krajina medzi festivalom a krikom

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SME.sk

Ľubomír Jaško

The Tutor

Kant went out for his walk at half past three in the afternoon with such exactness that the neighbors of Königsberg set their clocks by his passing....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gil Mildar

America’s new India doctrine: Never repeat the China mistake

America’s new India doctrine: Never repeat the China mistake

For nearly a quarter century, a rare bipartisan consensus guided American policy toward India. Washington believed that helping the world’s largest...

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The Japan Times

Brahma Chellaney