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Uproar after Channel 14 anchor talks about Iran strategy without censor approval

Uproar after Channel 14 anchor talks about Iran strategy without censor approval

Lawmakers call for Knesset defense committee to hold urgent meeting on Shimon Riklin, who spoke on air about dealing with highly enriched uranium

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Settlers said to torch Palestinian fields, block fire trucks from reaching scene

Settlers said to torch Palestinian fields, block fire trucks from reaching scene

PA new agency claims IDF soldiers who arrived also prevented emergency services from dealing with blaze; settler who allegedly beat dog said to attack...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Cartographic Justice for Africa

Cartographic Justice for Africa

CAPE TOWN/ADDIS ABABA—Maps are never neutral. They are instruments of knowledge, yes, but also of power, ideology, and often manipulation.

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Project Syndicate

Carlos Lopes

A GOP primary has become a costly battle over Israel. WIll it matter in the long run?

A GOP primary has become a costly battle over Israel. WIll it matter in the long run?

Pro-Israel groups are spending millions to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. But even if he loses, it might not be a dead end for his fellow...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

A Unique Relationship In The Arab World

Israel’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates is like no other in the Arab world. Israel has forged peace treaties and normalization accords...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Shavuot

Shavuot is the holiday when we celebrate the greatest day in human history. The Revelation on Mount Sinai when all of Israel heard G-d speak was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Israeli envoy to US calls J Street a ‘cancer within the Jewish community’

Israeli envoy to US calls J Street a ‘cancer within the Jewish community’

Yechiel Leiter brands liberal Zionist lobby ‘duplicitous,’ appears to reject its Jewish identity; J Street leader: Israel ‘should be engaging...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

The Gulf War Shifts the Global Balance of Power

The Gulf War Shifts the Global Balance of Power The American-Israeli aggression against Iran, which broke out on 28 February, is drastically reshaping...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Amer

Beyond the Binary: A Jewish–Palestinian Friendship That Defies the Conflict

Beyond the Binary: A Jewish–Palestinian Friendship That Defies the Conflict

Episode 1 of Our Stories Matter podcast  hosted by the Trauma Informed Learning Alliance, opened this season’s theme, Civil Engagement in an Era of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Susie Hess

Knesset panel fast-tracks West Bank antiquities bill seen as de facto annexation

Knesset panel fast-tracks West Bank antiquities bill seen as de facto annexation

Legislation aims to create new civilian body beyond Green Line, as heritage minister pushes to appoint ideological ally with limited experience to run...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Amos Goldberg Is Wrong about the IHRA Definition

Writing for 972 Magazine’s Hebrew edition, Professor Amos Goldberg praised New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to rescind the city’s...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tom Yohay

J Street’s Credibility Problem

Nicholas Kristof’s recent op-ed was riddled with disputed claims, unsupported assertions and inflammatory rhetoric. Yet the column served an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Robert Huebscher

Hantavirus, New Pandemic & Biosecurity Fears: Why ‘R’ New Public Health Threats Emerging in the Shadow of a BSL-4 Level Lab in Argentina?

Hantavirus, New Pandemic & Biosecurity Fears: Why ‘R’ New Public Health Threats Emerging in the Shadow of a BSL-4 Level Lab in Argentina?

Hantavirus, New Pandemic & Biosecurity Fears: Why ‘R’ New Public Health Threats Emerging in the Shadow of a BSL-4 Level Lab in Argentina?...

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New Eastern Outlook

Jeffrey Silverman

(POGLED) Kolumna Andreja Makuca: O suženjstvu od (v)žiga do (samo)žigosanja

(POGLED) Kolumna Andreja Makuca: O suženjstvu od (v)žiga do (samo)žigosanja

Od žareče štampiljke na čelo preko igličnega vbadanja do pisnega samoovadenja. Od sužnjelastništva preko tiranije do slovenske demokracije...

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Večer

Andrej Makuc

Nazi salutes in class: Report details growing antisemitic abuse in British schools

Parents described harassment of students ranging from Holocaust references to threats of violence

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

For US Jews, disengaging from Israel is not an option

To many of us raised in American Jewish homes — regardless of denomination or degree of observance — one principle was woven deeply into our moral...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeff goodman

Boeing deal won’t end its China troubles

Boeing deal won’t end its China troubles

Boeing’s agreement for 200 jets marks the end of a nine-year drought in China. But the order was considerably smaller than expected — and a...

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The Japan Times

Juliana Liu

Threat of New AI Model: Ensure Financial System Is Fully Protected

Threat of New AI Model: Ensure Financial System Is Fully Protected

16:07 JST, May 17, 2026 There have been growing concerns worldwide that Claude Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup...

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The Japan News

Editorial

New bill aims to make it harder to indict senior officials, including PM, ministers

New bill aims to make it harder to indict senior officials, including PM, ministers

Clause requiring permission from judge and special committee to investigate top figures added to MK Rothman’s draft on splitting AG’s role,...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Shavuot – Who Is a Jew?

Shavuot – Who Is a Jew?

As Shavuot approaches and we once again stand spiritually at Sinai, we return not only to the giving of the Torah, but also to one of the deepest and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Levine

VOX POPULI: To be human means a flawed conscience in the ‘Kikaider’ series

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Locking in to our collective long-term memory

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens. G-D has made everything beautiful in its time.  (Kohelet 3:1. 3:11)....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chaim Ingram

US Jewish groups say Islamic Center shooting proves need for federal security funding

US Jewish groups say Islamic Center shooting proves need for federal security funding

Michigan synagogue targeted in recent ramming attack says images out of California ‘all too familiar to us’; chair of state’s Legislative Jewish...

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

There is Nothing More Whole Than Being Broken

It is well known that the Aseret HaDibrot—the Ten Commandments—were revealed twice: first before the sin of the egel hazahav (the golden calf),...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

Uzbekistan fund's IPO taps growing interest from global investors

Uzbekistan fund's IPO taps growing interest from global investors

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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Nikkei Asian Review

Dakota irvin

Not Repulsive Anymore?

In 2007, a book based on research conducted at the Hebrew University examined how it could be that after nearly forty years of Israeli occupation in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael ehrlich

ASEAN unity and Japan’s role amid U.S.-China tensions

ASEAN unity and Japan’s role amid U.S.-China tensions

As China-U.S. tensions persist, will the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remain a stage for competition between the two major powers? Or will...

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The Japan Times

Seiya sukegawa

From Hating Israel to Loving Israel in 24 Hours

From Hating Israel to Loving Israel in 24 Hours

From Hating Israel to Loving Israel in One Single Day Not for everyone. Some people are so deeply poisoned by generational antisemitism that facts no...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The high cost of Donald Trump’s crony diplomacy

The high cost of Donald Trump’s crony diplomacy

GENEVA – In most democracies, a leader outsourcing high-stakes diplomacy to family members and business associates would provoke outrage. But U.S....

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The Japan Times

Brahma Chellaney

Are the People Around Us Better Because We Were Here?

Are the People Around Us Better Because We Were Here?

Growing up in the Soviet Union, I never needed a rabbi to tell me I was Jewish. The state took care of that. It was stamped in your passport,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eugene J. Levin

Iran says new proposal includes reparations, US troop withdrawal, end to Lebanon war

Iran says new proposal includes reparations, US troop withdrawal, end to Lebanon war

Tehran’s deputy FM says offer also stipulates release of frozen funds and end of US blockade; Pakistani source says US, Iran ‘keep changing their...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

When Work Feels Emotionally Expensive

When Work Feels Emotionally Expensive

Tiny moments of joy can make difficult tasks feel easier.

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Psychology Today

Cathleen g beachboard ma

Spain defends soccer star Yamal over Israeli criticism of Palestinian flag display

Spain defends soccer star Yamal over Israeli criticism of Palestinian flag display

Spanish PM says FC Barcelona phenom’s gesture during championship celebration ‘another reason to be proud of him’ after Katz went as far as to...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

When Fat Tails Become the Norm: The New Geometry of Geopolitical Risk

In quantitative finance, the fat tail is a warning — a statistical reminder that extreme events occur far more frequently than the elegant bell...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Coalition renews bill aimed at making it harder to indict senior officials, including PM

Coalition renews bill aimed at making it harder to indict senior officials, including PM

Israeli envoy to US calls J Street a ‘cancer,’ appears to reject dovish lobby’s Jewish identity * Settlers reportedly torch Palestinian fields,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Dispatches from ground zero of the woke reich

Dispatches from ground zero of the woke reich

The epicenter of wokeism is crumbling, but the alphabet empire and its enablers are still clinging to life

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RT.com

Rachel Marsden

Teen gunmen kill 3 in apparent hate crime at California Islamic Center

Teen gunmen kill 3 in apparent hate crime at California Islamic Center

Assailants found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in car near scene; security guard among victims; all children attending school housed in San...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Israel Recognized Somaliland. Why Is Africa Afraid to Follow?

Israel Recognized Somaliland. Why Is Africa Afraid to Follow?

Recognition is not destabilization. Refusing reality is. Israel did what Africa’s diplomatic class has refused to do for more than three decades. It...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

The best edition of Mishne Torah volume one

The 2025 bilingual edition of The Steinsaltz Mishne Torah: Sefer Hamadda and Sefer Ahava by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, published by Koren...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Israel Drazin

Self-Care in Schizophrenia

Self-Care in Schizophrenia

Personal Perspective: In recovery from schizophrenia, here's what I prioritize.

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Psychology Today

Bethany Yeiser Bs

“I’m Around Palestinians and I’m Fine” Is Not the Profound Point Some Think

“I’m Around Palestinians and I’m Fine” Is Not the Profound Point Some Think

There’s a certain genre of social media video right now that has become incredibly predictable: an anti-Zionist Jewish creator stands in a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ryan Aviv Fagan

Youth in Distress: Finding Connection That Works

Youth in Distress: Finding Connection That Works

Why youth peer support is the right innovation to meet the moment

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Psychology Today

Amber W. Childs Ph.d

São Paulo and MASHAV Sign Agreement for Environmental Education

São Paulo and MASHAV Sign Agreement for Environmental Education

The City of São Paulo has signed an international cooperation agreement with the Israeli Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV),...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

Nočemo vedeti, nočemo videti

Nočemo vedeti, nočemo videti

Laži, sprenevedanje, mrtvo hladno »rekonstruiranje« do včeraj bojda trdnih prepričanj – to so določilnice tako rekoč vsakega odmevnega...

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Dnevnik

Ranka Ivelja

Roparja zanima Trumpov in Jankovićev psihološki profil

Roparja zanima Trumpov in Jankovićev psihološki profil

Potem ko se nazadnje ni mogel zagovarjati (kot je dejal, zaradi političnega stanja v državi), se je tokrat Mehmed Mahmutović le opredelil do...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Furlan - Rus

Euro-Vision: The NYT Is An Antisemitic Rag

Introduction: The Battle for the Cultural Public Square In the modern landscape of global communications, the line between culture and geopolitics has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gedalia Walls

The Challenging Paradox of Trust in Relationships

The Challenging Paradox of Trust in Relationships

Why clinicians who try to help couples rebuild trust may be in for a surprising challenge.

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Psychology Today

Stephen J. Betchen D.s.w

One’s Place in the World (A Primer for Shavuot)

Approaching Passover, the main theme is to rid your household of leavened bread—meaning the type that we normally eat—in all of its varieties,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ehud Neor

The New School’s Fight Over Hillel

On many college campuses, Jewish student spaces have increasingly become targets for ideological confrontation when associated with Israel. The issue...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kayla rubin