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‘Are you a baby killer?’: Israeli couple harassed by employee at California hotel

Hotel staffer repeatedly asks pair if they served in IDF and calls them ‘baby killers,’ as antisemitic and anti-Israel attitudes surge in US

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Armenia’s election: Choosing between peace, integration, and isolation

On June 7, Armenians will head to the polls in what may prove to be the most consequential parliamentary election since the country’s independence....

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Blitz

Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Iraqi IRGC operative behind attacks on Jewish targets plotted to kill Ivanka Trump — report

Iraqi IRGC operative behind attacks on Jewish targets plotted to kill Ivanka Trump — report

NY Post says Kataeb Hezbollah’s Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, who is being held in US, pledged to assassinate president’s daughter to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Building sustainable cities through China-Sweden green cooperation

In a world increasingly defined by climate uncertainty, environmental degradation, and rapid urbanization, the future of sustainable development will...

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

Sierra Leone first lady’s UK council flat sparks renewed scrutiny amid housing crisis

The continued use of a taxpayer-subsidized council flat in London by Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Bio, has triggered fresh controversy in the...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

Emergence of Late-Onset Drinking Problems in Adults Over 50

Emergence of Late-Onset Drinking Problems in Adults Over 50

Later-life drinking often emerges from retirement, loss, and identity shifts.

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Psychology Today

Arnold M. Washton Ph.d

‘Jewish Vyshyvanka’ in Ukraine Was Not a Myth

‘Jewish Vyshyvanka’ in Ukraine Was Not a Myth

Every year, on the third Thursday of May, Ukraine and Ukrainian communities around the world mark World Vyshyvanka Day. In 2026, the date carried...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Turkey’s human rights record has crossed from troubling to indefensible

In the aftermath of the 2016 attempted coup, Turkey’s President Erdogan embarked on a sweeping consolidation of power that has since metastasized...

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Blitz

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir

Israel’s African Future

Recognition, sovereignty, and the politics of survival. While much of the world treats Africa as a stage for ideological theatre, Israel treats Africa...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

The Anatomy of Resistance: China, Russia, and the Price of Real Sovereignty. Part 2

The Anatomy of Resistance: China, Russia, and the Price of Real Sovereignty. Part 2 Both countries maintained or rebuilt substantial state capacity...

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New Eastern Outlook

Tamer Mansour

The Case Against Human Exceptionalism

The Case Against Human Exceptionalism

"Radical Animal Law" argues that animal views should inform our ethical framework.

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Psychology Today

Marc Bekoff Ph.d

German court classifies Jewish Voice as “extremist”

German court classifies Jewish Voice as “extremist”

The German organisation Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East (JV) may, for the time being, continue to be classified as “extremist” by...

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Middle East Monitor

Leon Wystrychowski

Group of deaf, mute Israelis extracted from Nablus after being invited for lunch

Group of deaf, mute Israelis extracted from Nablus after being invited for lunch

Twenty-three Israelis detained by Palestinian security forces after entering Area A city, which Israelis are prohibited from entering, then...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

IDF says it attacked Hezbollah sites, as at least 5 reported killed in south Lebanon

IDF says it attacked Hezbollah sites, as at least 5 reported killed in south Lebanon

Military says overnight strikes targeted underground weapons production site in Beqaa and other infrastructure in Tyre, where state media reports...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Trump’s Aladdin’s Lamp: Cuba’s Role in Breaking the Iran Deadlock

Trump’s Aladdin’s Lamp: Cuba’s Role in Breaking the Iran Deadlock

Donald Trump built his brand on dealmaking. So why, after bombing Iran for forty days, does a lasting agreement still feel out of reach? The bombs...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven bernstein

Africa’s growing appetite for Russian grain signals a new economic reality

For decades, discussions about Africa’s food security have often been framed through the lens of dependence on Western aid, international...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

Russian language banned from Moldova’s parliament

The Russophobic wave in Moldova is getting worse. The country is not only distancing itself from Russia in foreign policy and seeking integration with...

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Blitz

Lucas Leiroz

Israel Doesn’t Want Another Ceasefire. It Wants a Normal Life

Israel Doesn’t Want Another Ceasefire. It Wants a Normal Life

Whenever Israel goes to war against those who openly promise to erase it, the international community begins one of its favourite political...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Victor Satya

The pollution that outlives war

The pollution that outlives war

War is measured first in lives lost, families uprooted and neighbourhoods reduced to rubble. But there are also deadly consequences that are often...

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Al Jazeera

Felix horne

Cuba and the return of America’s “blockade, blackmail, invade” strategy

For more than six decades, relations between the United States and Cuba have been shaped by confrontation, economic pressure, and competing visions of...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Did You Ever See Your Father Cry?

Did You Ever See Your Father Cry?

Personal Perspective: Three questions that will help you feel more alive.

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Psychology Today

Assael Romanelli Ph.d

Moscow’s claims about a possible European nuclear role in Ukraine are being portrayed as ‘propaganda’

Europe’s nuclear debate has entered a rather dangerous new territory – one that goes well beyond the discussion about “security guarantees”...

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Blitz

Uriel Irigaray Araujo

Nietzsche, the Madman, and Modernity’s Void

Nietzsche, the Madman, and Modernity’s Void

What humanity inherits from the collapse of old metaphysical systems.

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Psychology Today

Neel Burton M.a

Mozart in the flesh: Form, fragility, and the fate of meaning

At The Morgan Library & Museum, the exhibition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg offers something far...

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Blitz

Dr. Sam Ben-Meir

The Dark Side of AI

The Dark Side of AI

Developers are discovering the difficulty of assessing mental vulnerability.

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Psychology Today

Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

The Science of the Smile: Why it Can be Your Best Friend

The Science of the Smile: Why it Can be Your Best Friend

Smile and you won’t be alone, says new research on the science of emotions.

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Psychology Today

Susan krauss whitbourne

Trump confirms FT blatantly lied that Xi criticized Putin on Ukraine

On May 19, the Financial Times published a report about US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, claiming that his Chinese counterpart Xi...

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Blitz

Drago Bosnic

France bans Ben Gvir over ‘reprehensible actions’ toward Gaza flotilla activists

France bans Ben Gvir over ‘reprehensible actions’ toward Gaza flotilla activists

French FM joins calls for EU to sanction far-right minister over video of him taunting bound activists, which he says is the latest in ‘a long list...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Sanctioned Iranian businessman helped regime skirt sanctions using crypto exchange — report

Sanctioned Iranian businessman helped regime skirt sanctions using crypto exchange — report

WSJ says Babak Zanjani has moved some $850M for Islamic Republic on Binance, which is being ‘used as a financial artery for the IRGC’ despite...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Couple in their 40s found shot dead in car in suspected murder-suicide

Couple in their 40s found shot dead in car in suspected murder-suicide

Three people said arrested near scene of shooting in central Israel on suspicion of taking the gun, which has not been found

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

UN nuclear nonproliferation negotiations fail to yield agreement

UN nuclear nonproliferation negotiations fail to yield agreement

Experts say though Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remains in force, it ‘keeps on becoming less and less anchored in reality’

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The Times of Israel

Afp

11-year-old girl dies of wounds from bus crash in Tel Aviv earlier this week

11-year-old girl dies of wounds from bus crash in Tel Aviv earlier this week

Talia Chaya Timsit was critically wounded in crash, which left 10 others wounded, including two people who were seriously hurt

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Man jailed for 5 years over series of violent antisemitic threats near London synagogue

Man jailed for 5 years over series of violent antisemitic threats near London synagogue

36-year-old to be imprisoned for threatening six victims in Stamford Hill, including synagogue manager whose car window he smashed with a stone

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Police arrest 13 for trying to carry out sacrifice on Temple Mount to mark Shavuot

Police arrest 13 for trying to carry out sacrifice on Temple Mount to mark Shavuot

Suspects said to bring loaves of bread for the harvest holiday instead of an animal sacrifice, as activists did earlier this month and in April

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Laughing and dancing again: Kibbutz Nahal Oz reopens pub abandoned after Oct. 7

Laughing and dancing again: Kibbutz Nahal Oz reopens pub abandoned after Oct. 7

The Shack, rebuilt with help from the Bazan oil firm and Dutch and German volunteers, is dedicated in memory of soldier who defended the kibbutz and...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Trump said moving toward ordering strikes on Iran but no final decision made

Trump said moving toward ordering strikes on Iran but no final decision made

Report says US president has ‘grown increasingly frustrated about the negotiations’ with Tehran * IDF reportedly strikes in Lebanon after issuing...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Trump said weighing new strikes as he seeks ‘decisive’ victory amid frustration with Iran talks

Trump said weighing new strikes as he seeks ‘decisive’ victory amid frustration with Iran talks

Reports say Trump has reviewed possible targets but has not yet made a decision; Israel said frozen out of Iran talks and relying on regional sources...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel Through the Eyes of a Tired Alien

Israel Through the Eyes of a Tired Alien

Confessions of an Alien Who’s Officially Done With Earth (But Still Somehow Ends Up Defending Israel) A view from outside a planet that lost its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

What Good Are 613 Commandments If We Fail the One?

There is a comforting story we tell ourselves. It holds that suffering ennobles, that the persecuted become the most reliable guardians against...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard Diamond

(PORTRET TEDNA) John Travolta: Tretji vzpon hollywoodske ikone

(PORTRET TEDNA) John Travolta: Tretji vzpon hollywoodske ikone

Dvainsedemdesetletni igralec, po novem pa tudi režiser, John Travolta, je na letošnjem filmskem festivalu v Cannesu prejel zlato palmo za...

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