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Police to question former Shin Bet chief Argaman for alleged threats against PM

Summons comes after ex-security chief said he might reveal compromising information about Netanyahu, leading the premier to accuse him of blackmail

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Trump says he’ll speak with Putin Tuesday to discuss ending Ukraine war

US president tells media that talks between Washington and Moscow officials have addressed land, power plants and ‘dividing up certain assets’

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Netanyahu says he’ll fire Shin Bet chief Bar; AG says he can’t before legal review

PM cites ‘ongoing distrust’ with security agency chief, who says expectation of personal loyalty is ‘fundamentally illegitimate’; timing coincides...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Nita Lowey, longtime Jewish US congresswoman and Mideast peace advocate, dies at 87

New York native who represented the state for over 30 years in Congress advocated for Israel and battled against eroding bipartisan support for...

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The Times of Israel

Philissa Cramer

Bucking stereotypes and fighting hatred, a Syrian Jewish ex-refugee lights up Instagram

An immigration lawyer by day, New Yorker Abraham Hamra has gained over 59,000 followers using his fluent Hebrew and Arabic to bridge gaps with...

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The Times of Israel

Cathryn J. Prince

Opposition lawmakers vow ‘resistance,’ legal action against firing of Shin Bet chief

Lapid accuses PM of ousting Ronen Bar in order ‘to sabotage’ probe into aides’ alleged ties to Qatar; Ben Gvir, Smotrich and Karhi praise decision;...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

The 3 Explosive Family Tensions and How to Defuse Them

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Noticing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

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Psychology Today

Lindsey Godwin Ph.d

EDITORIAL: Russia must stop irresponsible delay and agree to cease-fire deal

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

USA: the schism is deepening. American society is more and more divided.

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New Eastern Outlook

Veniamin Popov

Opinion – Recognizing Syria’s New Government Risks Middle East Stability

The acceptance of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Syria has shown that states prioritize strategic interests over legal values.

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E-International

Mohammad Javad Mousavizadeh

Opinion – Technocolonialism Across the Pacific

As satellite networks like Starlink have become the shipping lanes and trading posts of our digital era, tech giants and their billionaire owners...

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E-International

Seohee Park

With move to fire Shin Bet chief, Netanyahu aims to tighten his personal control of Israel

The PM will have calculated there will be strong public protest and legal opposition to his ousting of Ronen Bar. To the country’s misfortune and...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Ex-Shin Bet Chief Has No Right to Preach Morality – Even to Netanyahu

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

As US strikes Yemen, Houthis again vow to target Israeli ships until Gaza ‘siege’ ends

Iran-backed rebels claim second attack on US carrier group in 24 hours * Trump says he’ll speak to Putin Tuesday, cites ‘very good chance’...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Houthis claim 2 attacks on USS Truman; US strikes said to target seized Israel-linked ship

After series of American strikes said to kill 53, Yemeni rebels vow to ‘confront escalation with escalation’; Israel is on high alert for missile...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The Trouble With Toxic Boundary Setting

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Psychology Today

Millie Huckabee Lcpc

VOX POPULI: A peaceful life outweighs all Oscar glory for ‘No Other Land’

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Got $10 billion? Don’t blow it cloning a woolly mammoth.

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The Japan Times

F.d. Flam

The End of US Democracy and the Implications for International Relations

Trump’s illiberalism will leave the world with three dominant military powers that are all non-democratic: China, Russia and the US.

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E-International

Benjamin E. Goldsmith

لماذا الهجوم على الإمارات ورموزها الوطنية ؟

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العين الإخبارية

محمد جلال الريسي

اقتصاد الصين.. التزام ثابت بدعم الاقتصادين العام والخاص

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العين الإخبارية

ماجد وانغ

Columbia med school professor and poet reflects on October 7 grief

In ‘A Prayer of Six Wings,’ psychiatrist Owen Lewis grapples with the traumas of the Hamas atrocities

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Man shot dead in his bed in northern Bedouin town

Medics declare Ali Hujirat, 41, dead at the scene in Bir al-Maksur in 55th homicide in Arab community this year

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

What really changed the marriage market

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The Japan Times

Sarah Green Carmichael

Reaping Asia’s silver demographic dividend

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The Japan Times

Lee Jong-Wha

Japan needs academic programs focused on territorial issues

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The Japan Times

Robert D. Eldridge

Australia's governing arrangements are not fit for purpose

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Nikkei Asian Review

Satyajit Das

US Justice Department probing whether Columbia University hid ‘illegal alien’ students

US Justice Department probing whether Columbia University hid ‘illegal alien’ students

NEW YORK — The US Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israeli housing prices soar while pace of inflation slows, February data shows

Israeli housing prices soar while pace of inflation slows, February data shows

Homebuyers are paying more than they were a year ago, while the pace of inflation slowed in February, according to data released by the Central...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Family of Yarden Bibas fundraises to help him heal, memorialize Shiri and the boys

Family of Yarden Bibas fundraises to help him heal, memorialize Shiri and the boys

The family of released hostage Yarden Bibas has appealed to the public to help fund his rehabilitation and memorialize his wife Shiri and young...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Hostages feted as they attend first soccer games since release

Hostages feted as they attend first soccer games since release

Freed hostages Emily Damari, 28, and Romi Gonen, 24, attended their first soccer game since their release from captivity at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

Smugglers using drones to spirit lion cubs and monkeys into Israel, police say

Smugglers using drones to spirit lion cubs and monkeys into Israel, police say

Law enforcement officials suspect that smugglers have been using drones to fly monkeys and lion cubs into Israel by way of Egypt and Jordan, a...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

51 people killed, more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

51 people killed, more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani early Sunday, killing 51 people...

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The Times of Israel

Konstantin Testorides

On the Visit of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson to South Korea: Could This Lead to Escalation?

On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, accompanied by support vessels, arrived at South Korea’s main naval base in Busan to...

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New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

Israel not only weaponises humanitarian aid, but also criminalises those who deliver it

Israel not only weaponises humanitarian aid, but also criminalises those who deliver it

During Ramadan, I tend to put down my pen and spend most working hours supporting charities operating in Palestine. These NGOs are not that popular...

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Middle East Monitor

Yvonne Ridley

Houthis vow to respond to US ‘war crime’ as 24 said killed in strikes across Yemen

Houthis vow to respond to US ‘war crime’ as 24 said killed in strikes across Yemen

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. Justice Minister Yariv Levin slaps back at the attorney general’s determination...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

In the End, Hamas Remains

In the end, only Hamas remains. After 17 months of bloodshed, Hamas remains. After the deaths of hundreds of Israeli soldiers and tens of thousands...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

After deadlock in Doha hostage talks, Israeli team heads to Cairo in search of results

US envoy Witkoff warns Hamas to ‘get sensible,’ agree to deal that would free 5 living hostages; says he discussed the demilitarization of Gaza...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

In an Era of Mass Surveillance, Does Character Still Matter?

In an Era of Mass Surveillance, Does Character Still Matter?

Personal Perspective: Only you know whether or not you have character.

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Psychology Today

Robert Evans Wilson Jr

Trial by fire: Why the West won’t admit the truth about the 2014 Odessa massacre

Trial by fire: Why the West won’t admit the truth about the 2014 Odessa massacre

A sure sign that a news item inconvenient for Zelensky-regime Ukraine and its (remaining) Western supporters is important is that the Western...

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RT.com

Tarik Cyril Amar

Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away

An exhibition on Auschwitz-Birkenau has landed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto for an extended stay. Created by Musealia, co-produced by the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Serbia: Public outrage on show in historic Belgrade protest

Serbia: Public outrage on show in historic Belgrade protest

Hundreds of thousands marched through Belgrade as protests intensified against systemic corruption in Serbia. The protesters demand justice after a...

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Deutsche Welle

Sanja Kljajic

Prayer and women

I thought I’d write my two proverbial cents about women, God, and prayer. I’ve read several blog posts and articles here on the Times of Israel...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adam Borowski

The Irish / Palestinian political revolutionary romance. 

Rising of the Sinn Feiners in Ireland. O’Connell bridge with Dublin city, 1916 (public domain)Why is Ireland so willing to believe the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Louis Hemmings

‘Not in trickles, nor 50-day deals’: At rally, ex-hostage calls for release of all captives

‘Not in trickles, nor 50-day deals’: At rally, ex-hostage calls for release of all captives

As thousands of Israelis across the country demanded the release of hostages held by Hamas Saturday, Omer Shem-Tov, the former hostage freed last...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Hungary’s Orbán vows crackdown on press, immigrants in conspiracy theory-laden speech

Hungary’s Orbán vows crackdown on press, immigrants in conspiracy theory-laden speech

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister Saturday vowed to rid his country of those he claims work for the interests of foreign...

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The Times of Israel

Justin Spike

Trump and the MAGA Movement of “No”

No NATO, No United Nations, No World Health Organization No Commitment to the International Criminal Court No Commitment to the Allies of the US No...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Warren J. Blumenfeld