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The Korea Times

Casey Lartigue Jr.

Jewish Studies in K-12 schools and universities

The Jewish perspective of the Arab-Israeli conflict is being systematically suppressed in the academic circles in the US and elsewhere. You can help...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jaime Kardontchik

Police arrest man suspected of attacking French nun at Jerusalem biblical site

Police arrest man suspected of attacking French nun at Jerusalem biblical site

Suspect detained after alleged Mount Zion attack that left sister with bruised face; amid outcry, police say they treat assaults on clergy with...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

VOX POPULI: Japan's anti-war movement began with a single 'voiceless' person

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Purity of the Kohein

The Alshich on numerous occasions, points out that it was never G-d’s intention that there should be death in the world. It was all connected to the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

The Bloody Trail of Paris and Washington: How the West Tries to Set Mali on Fire to Avoid Losing Africa’s "Golden Billion"

The Bloody Trail of Paris and Washington: How the West Tries to Set Mali on Fire to Avoid Losing Africa’s

The Bloody Trail of Paris and Washington: How the West Tries to Set Mali on Fire to Avoid Losing Africa’s “Golden Billion” The tragedy of April...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

U.S. adopts China's playbook on tech and security

U.S. adopts China's playbook on tech and security

OK, that’s rich. A prominent Chinese academic warned that the United States now views technology competition between itself and China “less as a...

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The Japan Times

Brad Glosserman

CENTCOM chief to brief Trump on new plans for military action against Iran — report

CENTCOM chief to brief Trump on new plans for military action against Iran — report

Adm. Brad Cooper to present options for ‘short and powerful’ strikes, seizing parts of Strait of Hormuz, and special forces action to capture...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Get ready for another summer of rage in Asia

Get ready for another summer of rage in Asia

Asia’s Gen Z is facing a summer of discontent. Already grappling with bleak job prospects and lackluster growth, it is now being stung by the shock...

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The Japan Times

Karishma Vaswani

UN nuclear chief: Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site

UN nuclear chief: Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site

IAEA’s Grossi says inspectors need access to location where 440 pounds of 60% enriched uranium is stored; says US-Iran talks very different from...

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The Times of Israel

Edith M. Lederer

‘The city is dead’: Israel’s north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars

‘The city is dead’: Israel’s north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars

In Kiryat Shmona and across the Galilee, shuttered businesses, slow returns and shifting demand for homes indicate a patchy recovery after more than...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Back to the Future. Did Anything Become Better?

Back to the Future. Did Anything Become Better? Today it is April 30th, 1978. My father opened the tent after a good night’s sleep somewhere in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

AI is coming for our aging parents, ready or not

AI is coming for our aging parents, ready or not

At first glance, AI companions for lonely seniors can seem dystopian, looking less like innovation than a bleak sign of social failure. Spending a...

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The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Lebanon’s ex-president Amin Gemayel says time is right for direct talks with Israel

Lebanon’s ex-president Amin Gemayel says time is right for direct talks with Israel

‘We have to see how far we can go’ in negotiations, says man who led Lebanon during its civil war, adding that his people ‘yearn for the bare...

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The Times of Israel

Kareem Chehayeb

America as a War Economy: Eisenhower’s Warning that still runs Washington

America as a War Economy: Eisenhower’s Warning that still runs Washington

One of the strangest things about U.S. politics is this: many countries look for reasons first, then go to war. Washington often does the opposite. It...

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Middle East Monitor

Tamer Ajrami

How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’

How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’

If the Iran War has taught us nothing else, it’s that weaponizing shipping routes is now the military move du jour. That’s rightly turned...

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The Japan Times

Karishma Vaswani

Racist Hollywood

The 98th ceremony of the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood took place this past March. Unfortunately, this “production” included a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Opher Segal

Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’

Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’

Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn’t send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration,...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Cynická obluda: Najrýchlejšie prevrátenie kabáta v histórii Felvidéku

Ďalší úplne spoľahlivý demokratický materiál na porazenie Fica.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Japan can help Asia learn to live without the U.S.

Japan can help Asia learn to live without the U.S.

It has been almost two decades since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood in India’s parliament and told the assembled legislators that "it...

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The Japan Times

Mihir Sharma

Israeli Restaurants Falsely Accused of Appropriating Palestinian Cuisine

To have to write an article like this is absurd.  The subject matter is extremely petty.  Highlighting it brings attention that may not be...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ron Machol

Ponižujúci mier pripravil pôdu pre prvú svetovú vojnu. A Verailles pre druhú

Zlý mier je ako rozbuška. Nenúťme ho ani Ukrajine.

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SME.sk

Hospodářské Noviny

The Silicon Curtain: America’s Devious Attempts at Maintaining Tech Hegemony

The Silicon Curtain: America’s Devious Attempts at Maintaining Tech Hegemony

The Silicon Curtain: America’s Devious Attempts at Maintaining Tech Hegemony In a startling incident, a high-level American diplomat pressured South...

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New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

The data is clear: When young Jews don’t go to Israel, they drift

A Jewish college student sits in a lecture hall while her professor describes Israel as a colonial project. She’s not sure he’s right, but she...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Elias Saratovsky

The Prosecution of Artur Fridman

The Prosecution of Artur Fridman

On May 9, 2024, Artur Fridman, a Jewish citizen of Lithuania, visited Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius to honor his grandfather Aron Fridman, a Jewish...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

Iran War: Day 63 — The Economic Battlespace

Iran War: Day 63 — The Economic Battlespace

The confrontation between the United States and Iran has entered a new and potentially more dangerous phase. Although Iran’s nuclear program remains...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Japan’s balancing act in an era of U.S.-China dominance

Japan’s balancing act in an era of U.S.-China dominance

For all the talk of a coming multipolar world, the reality for Japan is simpler: The international system is still shaped above all by the United...

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The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy

The Shabbat Shuffle

I love to bake! So, this week’s Torah reading immediately interests me. Bread baking is front and center. We have the Mitzvah of SHTEI HALECHEM on...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Walk

Dead empire meets zombie empire: King Charles III’s US visit can’t mask the reek of corruption

Dead empire meets zombie empire: King Charles III’s US visit can’t mask the reek of corruption

The British monarch’s trip showcases an alliance held together by shared complicity and decline

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RT.com

Tarik Cyril Amar

Conversational Heblish. Passable?

Conversational Heblish. Passable?

What qualifies someone as an olah chadasha? Last week I suggested it might involve paperwork, perseverance, and a teudat olah (that still hasn’t...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabriella jacobs

Navy begins intercepting Gaza flotilla hundreds of miles from the Strip

Navy begins intercepting Gaza flotilla hundreds of miles from the Strip

Tracking data shows vessels near Crete as they are confronted by Israeli forces while attempting to breach naval blockade on Hamas-run Gaza

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

London cops ID Golders Green terrorist as a UK national from Somalia, don’t name him

London cops ID Golders Green terrorist as a UK national from Somalia, don’t name him

Royal commission calls on Australia to bolster security at Jewish events in wake of Bondi mass terror shooting * Trump says US may cut number of...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

In interview blitz, Bennett vows to fire politicized officials if elected PM

In interview blitz, Bennett vows to fire politicized officials if elected PM

Former premier says he’s seen ‘crazy things’ in ‘political’ Israel Police; urges Eisenkot to ‘display leadership’ and join union; warns...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Senior diplomat meets Russian envoy, spurns EU rep amid stolen Ukraine grain fight

Senior diplomat meets Russian envoy, spurns EU rep amid stolen Ukraine grain fight

Jerusalem says ‘tweets’ from Kyiv not sufficient to prove grain seized by Russia is reaching Israel; Ukraine working with EU to sanction those...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

US says PA continuing to pay security prisoners despite reformed welfare criteria

US says PA continuing to pay security prisoners despite reformed welfare criteria

Citing information from Israeli government and groups critical of the Palestinian Authority, State Department informs Congress that Ramallah not...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

New maps provided to aid groups show expanded zone of IDF control in Gaza

New maps provided to aid groups show expanded zone of IDF control in Gaza

Maps include orange line with a restricted area comprising some 11% of Strip’s territory, bringing two-thirds of Gazan land under Israeli charge

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Nakazuje se suša

Nakazuje se suša

Kaj je res že tretjina leta mimo?! Prvi maj je nekakšna vstopnica v poletje, čeprav je še globoka pomlad! Kar nekako imamo občutek, da bo samo...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Velkavrh

Have You Told Your Therapist You Are Mad at Them?

Have You Told Your Therapist You Are Mad at Them?

Learning to express your anger directly could be good for our country.

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Psychology Today

Vanessa Scaringi Ph.d

Iran’s Mines Tighten Their Grip on Hormuz

During the 2026 military campaign against Iran, as American and Israeli forces struck Iranian military targets, the regime responded with one of its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Meča ne smemo zaupati tistim, ki ne znajo plesati

Meča ne smemo zaupati tistim, ki ne znajo plesati

Kljub celodnevnemu dežju se organizatorji in udeleženci dogodka Ples za vse niso pustili motiti. Mednarodni dan plesa je minil v znamenju druženja...

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Dnevnik

Tadeja Lukanc

Measuring Eudaimonia With Meaning and Character

Measuring Eudaimonia With Meaning and Character

Overall flourishing includes meaning, character, and relationships.

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Psychology Today

Tyler J. Vanderweele Ph.d

Comedy Gold: France’s Quiet Exit and the Option Value of Distrust

When the Banque de France announced in late March that it had sold all 129 tonnes of gold held at the New York Federal Reserve, pocketing nearly €13...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

A Microbial Signature for Suicidal Tendencies

A Microbial Signature for Suicidal Tendencies

The gut and oral microbiome have a surprising relationship with suicidal ideation.

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Psychology Today

Scott C. Anderson

Our Culture of Mommification

Our Culture of Mommification

The erasing of women’s identities in becoming a mother.

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Psychology Today

Lauren mizock ph.d

Stara grofija dobiva novo historično preobleko

Stara grofija dobiva novo historično preobleko

Obnovitvena dela v sklopu druge faze prenove Stare grofije dobro napredujejo. Južna in vzhodna stran najlepše renesančne stavbe v Celju z novo...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Marot

Judaism as Core Education: A Question Secular Israelis Can’t Avoid

There is a major debate in Israel today about core education. Most people know this debate from one direction: religious communities — especially...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maoz Druskin

Love, Love, Love -An Everlasting Birthday Tribute

Today marks the 114th birthday on both the English calendar of April 30 and on the Hebrew calendar of Iyar 13 of my beloved father Esir ben Avraham...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Susan Barth

What a White House State Dinner Taught Me About Shabbat!

From Gefilte to Foreign Policy Why the Shabbat Table May Be the Greatest State Dinner Ever Held There was much to admire in the White House state...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anchelle Perl

Concentric Worlds and Intentional Torah Living

Worlds of Expanding Scope Seudah Shlishit – Shabbat Achrey Mot-Kedoshim, April 25, 2026 – Brookline How does our service to Hashem/God affect us,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jesse Hefter