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The NAACP, the CBC and the Test of Black–Jewish Solidarity

What shared civil-rights history requires when institutions disagree about Israel and Gaza The NAACP offers one of the clearest places to test what...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Of 2000 Prophets 1000 Were Ongoing Israelites

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Somaliland, Somalia’s E-Visa, and the Battle Over Border Authority

The Check-In Counter Conflict: Somaliland, Somalia’s E-Visa, and the Battle Over Border Authority For many passengers bound for Hargeisa, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

US Rep. Moskowitz uses Holocaust footage in campaign ad, citing family history

US Rep. Moskowitz uses Holocaust footage in campaign ad, citing family history

‘Never again is now,’ says Florida congressman, touting record of fighting antisemitism; his Republican opponent in competitive race, Scott...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Udasin

‘Walk-and-Talk’ geopolitics and travel vloggers distorting complex conflicts

‘Walk-and-Talk’ geopolitics and travel vloggers distorting complex conflicts

Over the years, we have witnessed a subtle, yet in reality, dramatic, shift in how millions of viewers consume news about foreign conflicts. Alongside...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Moss

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring

Pasadena museum taken to court over Adam and Eve diptych; separately, Holocaust survivor’s daughters sue Auschwitz Museum for watercolors she was...

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

From Count Bernadotte to the ‘Gaza Board of Peace’

From Count Bernadotte to the ‘Gaza Board of Peace’

On the afternoon of 17th September 1948,  a three-car convoy wound its way through the tense, war-torn streets of Jerusalem. Inside one of the...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Sahar Huneidi

The Children of Gaza

The Children of Gaza
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

VOX POPULI: Women must also support each other to shrink the gender gap

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Saudi Arabia: The Mecca Pact’s Mecca Test

Saudi Arabia: The Mecca Pact’s Mecca Test

The Maritime Pincer Closes: Bab el-Mandeb, the Pipeline, and the Mecca Test Five days after posting my blog Key Strategic Issues in the Escalating...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Constitutional Referendum: Swiftly Consolidate Opinions on Measures for Internet-related Issues

15:01 JST, September 11, 2026 In a referendum on whether to amend the Constitution, the heaviest burden of judgment falls on the people, who hold...

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The Japan News

Editorial

Yom Kippur in the Temple

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Defense Priorities has its Indo-Pacific priorities wrong

Defense Priorities has its Indo-Pacific priorities wrong

Defense Priorities, a Washington-based think tank, recently released a policy paper that couldn’t be more wrongheaded. Innocuously titled “A...

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The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy

US senators call for release of more information on Trump’s Saudi nuclear proposal

US senators call for release of more information on Trump’s Saudi nuclear proposal

Lawmakers tell administration to publish full text of deal, including classified ‘side letters’ with Riyadh, in missive that doesn’t mention...

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The Times of Israel

Patricia Zengerle

El Nora Alila Found Me in Montreal

El Nora Alila Found Me in Montreal

This story begins with a woman standing in her kitchen at eleven at night making almond cigars dipped in honey, dressed in a simple kaftan, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Orly Benaroch Light

Saudis reportedly won’t budge on Israel normalization, as they seek help against Houthis

Saudis reportedly won’t budge on Israel normalization, as they seek help against Houthis

Regional officials say kingdom is asking allies to aid in defending against missile and drone attacks from Yemen as interceptors run low, though there...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The Mangoush affair, three years on: Palestine remains a red line in Libya’s foreign policy

The Mangoush affair, three years on: Palestine remains a red line in Libya’s foreign policy

When news broke, in 2023, that Libya’s first female foreign minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, had secretly met her Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, in...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Tzav Shmone

Anyone who was in Israel on Saturday, October seventh, twenty twenty-three, and in the days that followed carries a memory that the quarrels of the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gil Mildar

Beyond normalization: Morocco and Israel institutionalize a strategic bargain

Beyond normalization: Morocco and Israel institutionalize a strategic bargain

The move from liaison offices to embassies is less a diplomatic revolution than the delayed completion of the 2020 compact – and the clearest...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adil Faouzi

Seven Passports for a Journey That Never Happened

Seven Passports for a Journey That Never Happened
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Walter Estever Gonzalez

The Kanaani Diplomacy™ Doctrine

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mikhail Salita

The pushback against AI songs is music to my ears

The pushback against AI songs is music to my ears

Good news for fans of music produced by actual musicians: Some important victories are being won in the war against AI slop and trickery. In November,...

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The Japan Times

Dave Lee

Iran hesitant to enforce mandatory headscarf law as war and economic pressures mount

Iran hesitant to enforce mandatory headscarf law as war and economic pressures mount

Activist says regime is ‘afraid of protests,’ which Khamenei’s father-in-law seems to acknowledge: ‘We can’t enter into that front as we...

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The Times of Israel

Amir-Hussein Radjy

A Time to Hope

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Boyden

The bloody connection between September 11 and October 7

The bloody connection between September 11 and October 7
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nadav Tamir

Politics Has an Ask. “Free Palestine” Has a Target.

Politics Has an Ask. “Free Palestine” Has a Target.
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jaclyn S. Clark

As-A-Jew Atonement Time, 2026 Edition

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Josh Levs

I Will Not Be a Hostage. None of Us Should Be.

Rosh Hashanah was a few days ago. It fell on Shabbat. Like many of us, I put on my suit, picked out my watch, and packed my machzor (prayer book)...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mitchell Slepian

What We Create When We Don’t want to Forget

What We Create When We Don’t want to Forget
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yifat Mandabi

Antisemitism Keeps Coming Back. So Must Our Unity

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kristian Dawson

AI is reviving Chinese Marxist economics

AI is reviving Chinese Marxist economics

ATHENS – As China embraced capitalism, its leading universities adopted mainstream Western textbooks to mold their students’ thinking about the...

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The Japan Times

Yanis Varoufakis

Where Were You When? The Landmarks of Our Marriage

How did two separate lives become an “US”? That question brings us to the finale of our three-part From “ME” to “US” Marriage Renewal...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Susan Barth

Collateral Benefit

The real test raised by NAZA – the Hebrew military acronym for collateral damage – is not whether its filmmakers are right. It is whether a state...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shay Gal

Patriotism Is Not Blind Loyalty: Why Jews Should Challenge Israel to Live Up to Its Highest Values

A profound difference exists between loving one’s country and believing it can do no wrong. The old slogan, “My country, right or wrong,” asks...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard H. Schwartz

قمة وسط العاصفة

تأتي قمة الإعلام العربي المنعقدة في دبي هذا العام في ظروف استثنائية يمر بها العالم...

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العين الإخبارية

د. علي العامري

التحالفات في زمن التحولات: إعادة تعريف الشراكة الاستراتيجية

لم تعد التحالفات في البيئة الدولية الراهنة تُبنى على الافتراضات التقليدية نفسها...

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العين الإخبارية

د. خلفان سلطان الكندي

The Sound of the Silent Shofar

Not infrequently, something simple and seemingly insignificant – a phrase, an image, a song – can trigger a memory so vivid that what in fact...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Barry Newman

Peter Max, whose psychedelic pop art came to symbolize the 60s, dies at 88

Peter Max, whose psychedelic pop art came to symbolize the 60s, dies at 88

Jewish-American artist was born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937; family fled Nazi Germany to China, then lived in Haifa before settling in NYC...

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The Times of Israel

Beth J. Harpaz

The Leipzig Drone Attack: Is Europe Escalating the Threat It Cannot Contain?

The Leipzig Drone Attack: Is Europe Escalating the Threat It Cannot Contain? The Leipzig drone episode shows how jumping the gun turns suspicion into...

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New Eastern Outlook

Aleena Im

European, Arab leaders to meet today to discuss post-UNIFIL reality near Israel-Lebanon border

European, Arab leaders to meet today to discuss post-UNIFIL reality near Israel-Lebanon border

Key US House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel * Footage show settlers shooting and throwing stones at West Bank village,...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

Hostage to His Own Premiership: How Netanyahu Traded Israel for Himself

Hostage to His Own Premiership: How Netanyahu Traded Israel for Himself He promised security—he brought isolation. He spoke in the name of the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

Tribute to Cris Monteiro: When Friendship Becomes History

Tribute to Cris Monteiro: When Friendship Becomes History

This tribute marks a special moment for a truly remarkable person. Cris Monteiro, who has so often dedicated herself to honoring the Jewish people,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

I Can Be Swayed

I Can Be Swayed

These are the Days of Awe, yes. But deep within our Machzor are moments when joy and optimism break through our anxieties. I feel fortunate to be in a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Robert Lichtman

US House passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Graham, sending it to Trump

US House passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Graham, sending it to Trump

New measures target officials, banks, oil tankers; Democrats split on legislation, fearing president will use new tariffs to harm EU allies, but...

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The Times of Israel

Kevin Freking

Israel and Morocco agree to appoint ambassadors, upgrade ties as FMs meet

Israel and Morocco agree to appoint ambassadors, upgrade ties as FMs meet

Touting the ‘deep roots and rich history’ of Jewish-Moroccan ties, Sa’ar says the newly signed agreements are ‘for the benefit of both peoples’

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually

US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually

Palestinian official tells ToI that State Department notice on rejection of his request for a visa cites alleged association with a terror group, but...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid