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Rescuers Day Shields a Killer – Article 3

A state that honors rescuers while defending Jonas Noreika is not commemorating virtue. It is weaponizing the category to insulate perpetrators from...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

When Therapists Say They Don’t Treat Dissociation

When Therapists Say They Don’t Treat Dissociation

Why many trauma-informed clinicians miss dissociation in everyday therapy.

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Psychology Today

Adrian Fletcher Psy.d

If Iran Hits America, the Ayatollahs Must Fall

If Iran Hits America, the Ayatollahs Must Fall

If Tehran or one of its proxies strikes US territory—especially the mainland—the war changes in a single hour. Until then, Washington can still...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Taiwan Tensions as an Instrument of Western Pressure on Asia

Taiwan Tensions as an Instrument of Western Pressure on Asia

Taiwan Tensions as an Instrument of Western Pressure on Asia The Taiwan Strait has become a zone of constant pressure, where military routine has...

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New Eastern Outlook

Rebecca Chan

Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

Viewing old photos of a child who died is heartbreaking and healing.

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Psychology Today

Larry Carlat

Some – but not all – US colleges that worked with Trump receive higher marks from ADL

Some – but not all – US colleges that worked with Trump receive higher marks from ADL

Columbia, Brown and UCLA are among the schools whose grades improved on the watchdog’s annual campus antisemitism report card after falling in line...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

What Americans Can Learn From Immigrants

What Americans Can Learn From Immigrants

Valuing relationships over efficiency can improve health and happiness.

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Psychology Today

Gina Simmons Schneider Ph.d

Gallia Lindenstrauss: Iran war reaches Kurds, Turkey and Azerbaijan

Gallia Lindenstrauss: Iran war reaches Kurds, Turkey and Azerbaijan

In a special wartime episode, Turkey expert examines how the players on war zone’s northern edge are reacting to attacks by Tehran, and how the...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Israel’s Democracy vs Palestinian Rule

Israel’s Democracy vs Palestinian Rule

Israel’s Knesset: Democracy in the Middle East Israel is often criticized in international debates, yet one of the most important facts about the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Two weeks later

Two weeks later

Two weeks later we still jump at the advance alert warning. But two weeks later we roll our eyes at our phones and tell them to be quiet. Two weeks...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shayna Goldberg

Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’

Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’

Spokesperson rejects accusations of antisemitism; Republican Jewish Coalition opposes nomination; US president says candidate will ‘never let you...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

A duty to oneself

African philosophical values of harmony and vitality have much to offer our thinking about what we owe to ourselves by Thaddeus Metz  BIO Addis...

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Aeon

Thaddeus metz

It Has Begun

Today, we have witnessed two terrorist attacks, one in West Bloomfield, Michigan, where a man tentatively identified by some sources as Lebanese,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gary Fouse

4 Ways to Stop Relying on Reassurance for Self-Worth

4 Ways to Stop Relying on Reassurance for Self-Worth

Four ways to start grounding your self-worth internally rather than externally.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

Michigan synagogue attacker was US-Lebanese citizen with relatives said killed in IDF strike

Michigan synagogue attacker was US-Lebanese citizen with relatives said killed in IDF strike

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, was naturalized US citizen who worked in restaurant; four family members reportedly killed in Israeli airstrike amid...

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The Times of Israel

Leon Kraiem

Gimme Shelter – We rise to the occasion, even underground

Gimme Shelter – We rise to the occasion, even underground

Here we go again. Even after 55 years in Israel, and even though it seems we’ve had more war than peace, I am always surprised when it happens. It...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nili Bresler

When the UNSC Goes Against Logic and Justice

When the UNSC Goes Against Logic and Justice

When the UNSC Goes Against Logic and Justice On March 11, 2026, the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning the missile and drone strikes...

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New Eastern Outlook

Veniamin Popov

Inviting Hannah Senesh To This Year’s Seder

The world knows Anne Frank. Israelis also know another young woman named Hannah Senesh. Anne once wrote that people are “truly good at heart.”...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Hamilton

War aimed at preventing Iranian nukes may actually lead to them, ex-IDF expert warns

War aimed at preventing Iranian nukes may actually lead to them, ex-IDF expert warns

Danny Citrinowicz, IDF’s former top Iran researcher, warns regime will try and break out toward a bomb in response to killing of its supreme leader,...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Katz threatens to destroy infrastructure as ‘price’ of Lebanon not disarming Hezbollah

Katz threatens to destroy infrastructure as ‘price’ of Lebanon not disarming Hezbollah

Two lightly injured by rocket impact on home; Israel strikes bridge on Litani River it says was ‘key crossing’ for Iran-backed terror group;...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Reality Splits: Seeing Different Worlds in Mixed Reality

Reality Splits: Seeing Different Worlds in Mixed Reality

What perceptual conflicts in mixed reality teach us about sharing one reality.

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Psychology Today

Matilde Tassinari Ph.d

Cynická obluda: Tri strašné naivky

Rusko v poslednej dobe nemá v ochrane sluhov zrovna povzbudivé výsledky.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

When School Traditions Hurt

When School Traditions Hurt

What kind of message do schools send through parent-child special events?

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Psychology Today

Lisa pescara-kovach ph.d

Do we need God –

Do we need God –

The recent “Do We Need God?” debate hosted by The Free Press between Steven Pinker of Harvard and journalist Ross Douthat raises a question worth...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Soli Foger

Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run — and a Shabbat in Atlanta

Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run — and a Shabbat in Atlanta

With YU’s men’s basketball team set to play in Division III March Madness regional semifinals for first time ever, fans flood to see them,...

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The Times of Israel

Joseph Strauss

Anti-Israel Hate Predates and Outlasts Netanyahu

Anti-Israel Hate Predates and Outlasts Netanyahu

I keep seeing comments online blaming Benjamin Netanyahu for a wide range of problems, including the rise in antisemitism. The argument often goes...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joe Bergovoy

$765 Million in Security — and Synagogues Still Aren’t Safe

Jews don’t need more security. They need a country willing to treat Jew-hatred as the threat it is. On Thursday, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali drove an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gerard Filitti

The ‘bad leader’ trap

The ‘bad leader’ trap

Today we are once again caught in what I would like to call the “bad leader trap”, a recurring pattern in international politics in which the...

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Al Jazeera

Somdeep Sen

It’s finally official, Ireland has an antisemitic problem

It’s finally official, Ireland has an antisemitic problem

It’s finally official. Ireland has an antisemitic problem. With the distraction of war and missiles raining down on Tel Aviv, you may have missed...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul James Kearns

With Iran war exit still elusive, Trump aides vie to affect the outcome

With Iran war exit still elusive, Trump aides vie to affect the outcome

US president’s shifting statements are result of tug-of-war in his administration, sources say, as officials weigh economic, political costs of...

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The Times of Israel

Nandita Bose

Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon

Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon

Israel has killed almost 600 people in Lebanon and displaced more than 750,000 in less than two weeks. This is the opening act of Israel’s Gaza...

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Al Jazeera

Jonathan Whittall

Torah Perspectives on Social Isolation and the Healing Power of Human Connection

Rabbi Anchelle Perl Speaks on Loneliness in a Tech-Connected Society We live in a remarkable age of technology. With a single device in our hands, we...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anchelle Perl

Why must it be that ‘I will drive them out before you little by little’?

Most Jews who dream of redemption desire a complete redemption all at once – on a single day, through a total overturning of the order of the world....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoel Bin-Nun

The Impossible Victory

The current war has become a stark symbol of the Israeli tragedy: while soldiers on the front lines, pilots in the sky, and civilians on the home...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ofer Chen

To Make a Place for the Divine’s Space

To Make a Place for the Divine’s Space (Reflections on the Haftorah for Vayakhel- Pikudei) ( Ezekiel 45:18-46:15) Without place for the Divine...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michel M.j. Shore

Why Do We Accept Armed Guards at Synagogues?

In many cities around the world, a synagogue cannot open its doors without security. Armed guards stand outside buildings meant for prayer. Police...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tsahi shemesh

(POGLED) Kolumna Janisa Varufakisa: Več kot bilijon dolarjev vredna Muskova fatamorgana

(POGLED) Kolumna Janisa Varufakisa: Več kot bilijon dolarjev vredna Muskova fatamorgana

Dejstvo, da nihče ni izpodbijal kreativnega izračuna, po katerem je podjetje SpaceX-xAI vredno 1,25 bilijona dolarjev, je mogoče pojasniti z...

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Večer

Janis Varufakis

Existential Attrition: Iran’s Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Existential Attrition: Iran’s Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

“The geopolitical genie is out of the bottle: by capitalizing on geography to disrupt global trade, countries can strengthen their strategic...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

When Your Adult Child Is Stuck, and Helping Isn't Helping

When Your Adult Child Is Stuck, and Helping Isn't Helping

Why good intentions sometimes keep families caught in the same painful cycle.

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Several Palestinians injured in apparent settler attacks on multiple West Bank villages

Several Palestinians injured in apparent settler attacks on multiple West Bank villages

Khirbet Humsa residents say some 30 settlers beat locals and activists, no arrests reported; footage appears to show settlers firing gun into town,...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

What Hope Does to Me, and What I Do to Hope

On choosing life when the sirens sound A personal essay from Israel I do not know if I will be here next week. This is not a metaphor. And yet, I get...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Cathy Lawi

Mobilizing Africa’s Capital for African Development

Mobilizing Africa’s Capital for African Development

CAMBRIDGE – With Africa facing a $2.8 trillion financing gap for climate action alone by 2030, one might assume that the continent’s funding...

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Project Syndicate

Gomez agou

Too Big for the Feet, Too Big for the Office

Too Big for the Feet, Too Big for the Office Marco Rubio’s oversized shoes would be easy to dismiss as a meme. That would be a mistake. They are not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed grants as DEI, then canceled them

Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed grants as DEI, then canceled them

Plaintiffs allege broad cuts last year aimed at diversity equity and inclusion targeted Holocaust-related projects, even as some argue that DEI...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

On missiles and matchmaking

Around three in the morning, I was staring at my phone. You’d think I was doom-scrolling or waiting for early siren warnings. The general ambient...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark Shinar

Paraguay’s Vulnerability to Organized Crime

In his first two years in office, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios has lived lavishly. He has logged more than sixty-four official...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Peter Marko Tase

Optimistický scenár pre Irán

Trump môže vycúvať kedykoľvek

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SME.sk

Peter Schutz

Education, values, and leadership: On President Milei’s visit to Yeshiva University

Universities exist not only to transmit knowledge but also to cultivate wisdom—wisdom that informs real-world decisions and shapes principled...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari Berman

Explosion outside Rotterdam synagogue sparks fire, damages building; 4 arrested

Explosion outside Rotterdam synagogue sparks fire, damages building; 4 arrested

No injuries reported; police say suspects may have planned attack on second Jewish house of worship; synagogue chair decries lack of action over...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

India Can Avoid the Middle-Income Trap

India Can Avoid the Middle-Income Trap

NEW DELHI – Among Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most ambitious goals is to transform his country into a developed economy by August 15,...

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Project Syndicate

Arvind Panagariya