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Rambam denies claims Arab staff mistreated wounded soldier after family sounds alarm

Rambam denies claims Arab staff mistreated wounded soldier after family sounds alarm

Relatives allege injured soldier was denied water, handled roughly by Arabic-speaking workers at Haifa hospital; Arab staff and MKs say accusations...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

Israel to offer 20,000 discounted homes to IDF reservists in coming years

Israel to offer 20,000 discounted homes to IDF reservists in coming years

Those selected in lottery could be eligible for discounts of more than $167,000 on a new home; move comes ahead of elections and amid reservists’...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Settler terror attacks in West Bank said to surge by 63% in first half of 2026

Settler terror attacks in West Bank said to surge by 63% in first half of 2026

Security establishment figures show 660 ‘nationalistic’ attacks in six months, up from 405 in prior year, with increase in Palestinian casualties;...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

The EU's Surveillance Paradox: Criticising Authoritarianism While Practising It

The EU's Surveillance Paradox: Criticising Authoritarianism While Practising It

The EU’s Surveillance Paradox: Criticising Authoritarianism While Practising It The EU’s contradictory rhetoric about protecting digital freedoms...

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New Eastern Outlook

Adrian Korczyński

Settlers surround Palestinian family’s West Bank home in ongoing day-long siege

Settlers surround Palestinian family’s West Bank home in ongoing day-long siege

Homeowner tells ToI settlers built makeshift structure in front of house a day ago, blocking entry and exit, soldiers came to pray with them and left...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Israeli soccer star Anan Khalaili said set to sign with England’s Crystal Palace

Israeli soccer star Anan Khalaili said set to sign with England’s Crystal Palace

Deal said worth some $32.5 million would make Haifa-born player the most expensive Israeli signing; Manor Solomon set to move to West Ham from Spurs

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

Ficov rozpredáva Slovensko (píše Samo Marec)

Je to skvostný darček na rozlúčku.

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SME.sk

Samuel Marec

How disinformation on X imperils Japan’s democracy

How disinformation on X imperils Japan’s democracy

Today’s Indo-Pacific is hyperconnected. Information is no longer merely a medium for public discourse. It has become a strategic battlespace between...

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The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy

78 Days to Election: Separate the Wheat from the Chaff

I love this country and after close to 43 years here I would not live anywhere else especially now, when Israel turns out to be the safest place in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

Interview – Hirotsugu Aida

Interview – Hirotsugu Aida

*Originally published in 2024 and preserved as part of our archive project. E-International Relations is free to read. We rely on reader support to...

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E-International

Hirotsugu Aida Discusses Key Issues Impacting The American Presidential Election

The Extractive Trap Has a Green Exit

The Extractive Trap Has a Green Exit

DAKAR/RIO DE JANEIRO—For five centuries, raw materials have flowed out of Africa and Brazil at low cost to be used as inputs elsewhere—often...

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Project Syndicate

Désiré Assogbavi

The Palestinians of Stonehenge

UNESCO reveals the truth I freely admit that my view of the Middle East has been shaped by the environment in which I was raised–Jewish, Zionist,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gary Epstein

Elul: The Yud of Coming Home

Elul: The Yud of Coming Home

After the hidden goodness of Av, the Jewish calendar begins one final movement before the awe of the High Holy Days. It comes quietly. There are no...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Cohen

Khosheutovsky khurul

Nomadic architecture: the Nenets chum Persistence of vision III Africa’s cultural landmarks: rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia The strange,...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Diaspora Power: Transforming Education and Technical Skills in Somaliland

Since 1991, the Somaliland diaspora has helped rebuild education through remittances, expertise, institutional links, and advocacy. The next step is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

At Jensen Huang’s favorite Japan pub, it’s not last call yet

At Jensen Huang’s favorite Japan pub, it’s not last call yet

When Nvidia founder Jensen Huang was in Tokyo last month, the most surprising place he visited wasn’t a chip supplier or even video game maker Sega...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Israel-Lebanon talks said to include request to relocate Jewish graves to Israel

Israel-Lebanon talks said to include request to relocate Jewish graves to Israel

Jerusalem reportedly noted graves in Beirut and Sidon belonging to people whose relatives are now in Israel; Lebanon’s Jewish community has shrunk...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

The Makkah Mutual Defense Agreement: The Muslim World’s NATO Moment — And Why Washington Should Be Worried

The Makkah Mutual Defense Agreement: The Muslim World’s NATO Moment — And Why Washington Should Be Worried

The Makkah Mutual Defense Agreement: The Muslim World’s NATO Moment — And Why Washington Should Be Worried The Saudi–Turkey–Pakistan defense...

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New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

Interview – Simon Dalby

Interview – Simon Dalby

*Originally published in 2024 and preserved as part of our archive project. E-International Relations is free to read. We rely on reader support to...

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E-International

Simon Dalby Discusses The Meaning Of Firepower In Today's Society

Why Michigan Jews Should Vote Blue This Fall, Despite Very Real Concerns

Why Michigan Jews Should Vote Blue This Fall, Despite Very Real Concerns

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Haaretz

Jo-Ann Mort

Cynická obluda: Detaily sa postupne vyjasňujú

Toto na Slovensko Slovákom teda veľmi nevyzerá.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Interview – Dan Slater

Interview – Dan Slater

*Originally published in 2024 and preserved as part of our archive project. E-International Relations is free to read. We rely on reader support to...

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E-International

Dan Slater Discusses The Concepts Of Strength And Weakness In Democratisation

The Church and The Gospel – Part XIII

MAGA, Christian Nationalism, and the Political Instrumentalization of the Church The alliance between white evangelical Christianity and Donald Trump...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Holy Land’s Kanaani Cat Breed Makes History at WCF Debut in Finland

Holy Land’s Kanaani Cat Breed Makes History at WCF Debut in Finland

On August 8 and 9, 2026, something extraordinary happened in Vantaa, Finland. After approximately 26 years of near-total absence from the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mikhail Salita

Interview – Massaab Al-Aloosy

Interview – Massaab Al-Aloosy

Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy currently works as a non-resident fellow for the Gulf International Forum. He received his PhD from the Fletcher School, Tufts...

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E-International

Massaab Al-Aloosy Reflects

Interview – Melissa Conley Tyler

Interview – Melissa Conley Tyler

Melissa Conley Tyler brings a track record of decades of experience in Australian foreign policy to her role with the Asia-Pacific Development,...

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E-International

Melissa Conley Tyler Brings A Track Record Of Decades Of Experience In Australian Foreign Policy To Her Role With The Asia-Pacific Development

How we meet the future

How we meet the future If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?...

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Aeon

Tom Ralston

Rescue Entitlement Dependency—Is Your Adult Child in the RED?

Rescue Entitlement Dependency—Is Your Adult Child in the RED?

If repeated parental rescue becomes expected, loving support becomes entitlement.

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Interview – Andreas Wimmer

Interview – Andreas Wimmer

Andreas Wimmer is a sociologist and political scientist who was trained as a social anthropologist. He is the Lieber Professor of Sociology and...

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E-International

Andreas Wimmer Is A Sociologist And Political Scientist Who Was Trained As A Social Anthropologist

Featured Post

Featured Post

We got to the protests around 11:30 in the morning, just as the two opposing sides were working up to the peak of their acrimony. Normally, Shabbat is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

James Hamilton

How to Counter AI Misinformation to Children

How to Counter AI Misinformation to Children

Proactive adults can educate young people about digital fabrication.

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Psychology Today

Wendy L. Patrick

Interview – Stéphanie Martel

Interview – Stéphanie Martel

*Originally published in 2024 and preserved as part of our archive project. E-International Relations is free to read. We rely on reader support to...

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E-International

Stéphanie Martel Explores The Role Of Multilateral Institutions

Is China Really a Beggar-thy-Neighbor Power?

Is China Really a Beggar-thy-Neighbor Power?

CAMBRIDGE—As China continues to capture global markets in manufactures and its trade surpluses grow, it is increasingly viewed elsewhere as a...

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Project Syndicate

Dani Rodrik

Boy George defends AI use in pro-Israel song, threatens to fire reluctant bandmates

Boy George defends AI use in pro-Israel song, threatens to fire reluctant bandmates

British pop star says human musicians would have ‘gotten in my way’ while producing Nova tribute, insists lyrics, melody are entirely his after...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Reality and Other Adolescent Worlds

Reality and Other Adolescent Worlds

The eerie and upside down world of adolescence.

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Psychology Today

Jeanine Connor Mbacp

The Last Trump Election

The Last Trump Election

NEW YORK—Few ideas are more fundamental to US President Donald Trump’s political brand than his consistent claim that the American left steals...

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Project Syndicate

Ian Bremmer

Don’t Talk About Your Feelings, at Least Not All the Time

Don’t Talk About Your Feelings, at Least Not All the Time

Relationship advice tells us to express all our feelings together. It's wrong.

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Psychology Today

Matt Wotton

No Escape from the Russian Terror Playbook

No Escape from the Russian Terror Playbook

MOSCOW—In the early 1950s, a group of prominent, mostly Jewish doctors from Moscow was accused of plotting to assassinate Soviet leaders on orders...

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Project Syndicate

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Daily Briefing Aug. 10 – As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction

Daily Briefing Aug. 10 – As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the Gaza peace plan, the long game of chicken being played between US and Iran and a new defense pact signed...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Bude leto smrteľnou chorobou?

Dôsledky klimatickej zmeny prekopávajú predstavy o morálke a hierarchie mravných záväzkov.

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SME.sk

Ľubomír Jaško

Featured Post

Featured Post

“I’m a crazy guy with a crazy idea” is how Shmuel Greenbaum has described himself. Some would argue that you would have to be a little bit crazy...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zack Rothbart

Subjective Exceptional Experiences in Self-Transformation

Subjective Exceptional Experiences in Self-Transformation

These exceptional phenomena are more common than most people think.

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Psychology Today

Marc Wittmann Ph.d

Slovenská pachuť letiskových poplatkov. Prečo Slováci platia viac za zájazdy?

Letiská na Slovensku praskajú „vo švíkoch“ z pohľadu vybavených letov a obslúžených pasažierov. Kým v prevažnej väčšine krajín sa...

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Pravda.sk

Ľuboš Pavelka

IDF: Settler accused of attack to be freed from house arrest, barred from West Bank

IDF: Settler accused of attack to be freed from house arrest, barred from West Bank

IDF requires Tal Yinon Dardik to report to police station twice a day as he is a suspect in March attack in which settlers allegedly zip-tied a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Interview – Andreas Umland

Interview – Andreas Umland

*Originally published in 2024 and preserved as part of our archive project. E-International Relations is free to read. We rely on reader support to...

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E-International

Andreas Umland Reflects

Israel Must Ignore the Critics

Israel Must Ignore the Critics

The anti-Israel chorus grows louder every year. But while critics dominate headlines and social media, the world’s governments continue to deepen...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Saurav Dutt

“Firehose of Falsehoods”

Another week in Israel, another breathless media scandal. This time, Israelis were told that Defense Minister Israel Katz had effectively humiliated...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hanan Amiur

Saudi Arabia can break the Houthis’ grip on the Red Sea

Saudi Arabia can break the Houthis’ grip on the Red Sea

The Strait of Hormuz isn’t the only Middle Eastern naval choke point under threat: In the Red Sea, vital shipping is being disrupted by an Iranian...

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The Japan Times

James Stavridis

Remembering Anas, Mohammed and Gaza’s other slain journalists

Remembering Anas, Mohammed and Gaza’s other slain journalists

On the first death anniversary of our colleague Anas al-Sharif, we pray for mercy for him and for all our slain colleagues from Al Jazeera Media...

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Al Jazeera

Wael Al-Dahdouh