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Ex-hostages host radio shows on songs of strength in captivity

Ex-hostages host radio shows on songs of strength in captivity

Yarden Bibas, Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Amit Soussana to appear on Kan 88 Passover series

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Army says it killed Hamas gunmen approaching troops in Gaza

Army says it killed Hamas gunmen approaching troops in Gaza

Gaza officials report four die in strike near Gaza City’s Darraj neighborhood in northern Strip; military says cell posed an ‘immediate threat’...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Limited Passover and Easter ceremonies held at Jerusalem holy sites amid war restrictions

Limited Passover and Easter ceremonies held at Jerusalem holy sites amid war restrictions

Old City largely desolate as just a handful of clergy allowed to perform Passover priestly blessing at the Western Wall and Easter Sunday services at...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Why Today's Young Men Seem Trapped

Why Today's Young Men Seem Trapped

How can young men harness the power of the interior world?

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Psychology Today

Paul J Dunion Ed.d

In Netanyahu's Israel, Rabin Was a Liability, Ben-Gvir Is an Asset

In Netanyahu's Israel, Rabin Was a Liability, Ben-Gvir Is an Asset

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Haaretz

Carolina Landsmann

‘Open the F***in’ Strait’: Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s power plants, starting Tuesday

‘Open the F***in’ Strait’: Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s power plants, starting Tuesday

US president promises ‘hell’ for regime’s ‘crazy bastards’ if they do not immediately allow passage of ships through key waterway, admits US...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

Canada. The lack of Jewish leadership. ‘Powerlessness and silence go together.’

Nothing is the same anymore. Or is it? Over one hundred years ago, in 1923, David Lloyd George (1863-1945), Prime Minister of the UK, said: “Of all...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Simons

The Silent Land of Wealth: Somaliland’s Untold Potential

The Silent Land of Wealth: Somaliland’s Untold Potential

In a world where headlines are dominated by conflict, crisis, and competition, some stories remain quietly powerful unnoticed, yet deeply significant....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed abdi idiris

Same Buildings, Different Emergencies, No Home

Same Buildings, Different Emergencies, No Home

There are objects that tell the story of an entire period. Not through declarations, but through the roles they come to play. In recent years in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Before You Share Your Body, Ask: Do They Know You?

Before You Share Your Body, Ask: Do They Know You?

Emotional intimacy builds connection; physical closeness can be misleading.

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Psychology Today

Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

The Punch Haggadah

As my grandchildren recited the Four Questions, my thoughts drifted—unexpectedly—to Punch the Monkey. Yes, Punch-kun, the Japanese macaque. That...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mort Laitner

Daily Briefing April 5 – IDF soldiers absorb Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon push

Daily Briefing April 5 – IDF soldiers absorb Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon push

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on assessments of Iran’s capabilities, how war goals for the current Lebanon campaign are being achieved, and...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Should You Exercise Harder or Longer? What New Data Suggests

Should You Exercise Harder or Longer? What New Data Suggests

Two new studies explore how different exercise intensities affect benefits.

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Psychology Today

Christopher Bergland

Rented Power, Borrowed Strength: The Illusion of Gulf Power in War

Rented Power, Borrowed Strength: The Illusion of Gulf Power in War

There is increasing talk of Gulf monarchies entering a war with Iran. This prospect invites not admiration but scrutiny. It would expose, in stark and...

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Middle East Monitor

Ziyad Motala

Iran hits Israeli industrial zone for third time, strikes critical energy infrastructure across Gulf

Iran hits Israeli industrial zone for third time, strikes critical energy infrastructure across Gulf

IDF investigating failure to intercept projectile that struck Neot Hovav, home to a toxic waste dump, causing damage but no injuries; Islamic Republic...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Pope urges peace in his first Easter mass: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down’

Pope urges peace in his first Easter mass: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down’

Leo XIV departs from tradition of listing world’s conflict by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing at St. Peter’s Basilica, where he greets crowd in...

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The Times of Israel

Colleen Barry

Moist and Wet – lach, ratuv, ra’anan, rutfash, tofeach, and mefulam

Moist and Wet – lach, ratuv, ra’anan, rutfash, tofeach, and mefulam

In this essay, we discuss six different words that mean “wet” in Hebrew: lach, ratuv, ra’anan, rutfash, tofeach, and mefulam. While on the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Reuven Chaim Klein

It Takes Two to Be Redeemed

The philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz is renowned for downplaying the religious significance of God’s miracles. He argued that miracles, in and of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

When Existence Becomes the Only Claim to Worth

When Existence Becomes the Only Claim to Worth

How deprivation can reshape identity and moral reasoning.

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Psychology Today

Elizabeth Li Ph.d

PA Names New Public Hall after a pro-Nazi Jihadi

PA Names New Public Hall after a pro-Nazi Jihadi

The ‘moderate’ Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas recently provided yet another reason to distrust the PA. The PA has recently...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael savvakis

USA Could Engage in Provocations for a Global Attack Against Iran

USA Could Engage in Provocations for a Global Attack Against Iran The current armed conflict – which most Americans are against – could lead to a...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Are NYC Companies Protecting Jewish Employees?

In New York, people adjust their behavior before companies adjust their policies. After October 7, I started seeing it in the people I work with....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tsahi shemesh

Elise Mask Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #330.2

Elise Mask Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #330.2

Elise Mask, mental health professional and researcher, unveils Ninou’s secret, breaking 30 years of denial and loyalty to reclaim her voice, in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexandre Gilbert

Coercive Control: How Predatory Parents Fracture Attachment

Coercive Control: How Predatory Parents Fracture Attachment

Helping protective parents maintain and rebuild attachment with coerced children.

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Psychology Today

Christine Marie Cocchiola Dsw

Australia Bars Israelis, Lets Hate Preachers In

When Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke denies visas to Israelis, he likes to insist that Australia will not “import hate.” Yet how does that square...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Red Alert: Antisemitic Image posted by Iranian Embassy in SA

Early in April 2026 the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in South Africa   posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter)...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lawrence Nowosenetz

Featured Post

Featured Post

The horrific events of October 7 and the strategic consequences for Israel continued when the Netanyahu government steadfastly ignored the need to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeremy Issacharoff

Iran Remains Defiant And Resilient

When the United States and Israel jointly went to war with Iran on February 28, President Donald Trump predicted that the conflict would last from...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Success of the Iran War, the bad and ugly next

At the same time, a sustained air campaign has struck more than 12,000 military targets, dismantling missile production, weakening air defenses, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tara l. laxer

My Aliyahversary – Still Choosing Israel

My Aliyahversary – Still Choosing Israel

14 years ago today, single at age 34, with two elderly cats, I took the biggest leap of faith of my life. Unlike many other stories I had heard, I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Deborah ben-aderet

The bomb and the ayatollah: Islamic just war and the nuclear question in post-Khamenei Iran

The bomb and the ayatollah: Islamic just war and the nuclear question in post-Khamenei Iran

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the opening phase of the US-Israeli war against Iran has generated a striking argument in strategic and...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr sajid farid shapoo

When Enemies Sit in Parliament: Israel’s Democratic Dilemma

One of the hypocrisies in Israeli political discourse is that many Israelis look outward and criticize other countries for allowing adversaries to sit...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maoz Druskin

Stop Fixing, Start Strengthening: How to Raise Resilient Kids

Stop Fixing, Start Strengthening: How to Raise Resilient Kids

What if helping your child less is the key to raising a more confident kid?

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Psychology Today

Kristen Cook

The Deceptive Allure of The AI Chatbot

The Deceptive Allure of The AI Chatbot

I have mixed feelings about ChatGPT. We were introduced at my job, where admittedly, it took me some time to get acquainted. Although I had...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chana weissman

Peru to vote for president amid deep political crisis: here’s what you need to know

Peru to vote for president amid deep political crisis: here’s what you need to know

Peru will vote for a new president on April 12, amid a deep political and institutional crisis. The Andean country held its last presidential...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

King Charles faces backlash over Easter silence before royal reversal

King Charles III has faced mounting criticism after an initial decision not to issue a public message marking Easter, prompting a wave of backlash...

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Blitz

Jennifer Hicks

Full Circle

Full Circle

For many years my mother refused to drive a Volkswagen. Though I was too young to understand it at the time, eventually I did. She was a Holocaust...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Haldane

Transatlantic alliance under strain as Europe reconsiders reliance on United States

The second presidency of Donald Trump has pushed the transatlantic alliance toward a moment of profound reassessment. While friction between the...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Regime change redux: Global network moves to reinstall Yunus in Dhaka

Bangladesh is once again staring at the shadow of a calculated and dangerous geopolitical conspiracy. After barely emerging from the grip of an...

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Blitz

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Serbia foils alleged plot to bomb key Russia–Hungary gas pipeline near border

Serbian authorities have prevented what officials describe as a serious attempt to sabotage a major gas pipeline that carries Russian energy to...

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Blitz

Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Slovak leader warns EU energy policy risks severe economic fallout

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has sharply criticized the European Union’s ongoing sanctions on Russian energy, warning that the bloc’s current...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

Another View: What Were They Thinking?!

ToI’s choice of stories to cover, its reporting angle and its editorial opinion are relentlessly progressive.  Here I will try to provide an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yitzhak Klein

A Wartime visit to Jerusalem for Passover

As I just landed in Israel on Thursday, March 19th on one of the very few flights arriving for the Passover Holiday, words can not describe the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joseph scutts

‘Open the F***in’ Strait’: Trump threatens to blow up Iranian power plants, bridges

‘Open the F***in’ Strait’: Trump threatens to blow up Iranian power plants, bridges

Toxic leak ruled out after Iranian missile hits Negev industrial zone for third time * Six lightly hurt in Hezbollah rocket attack on Deir al-Asad, in...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Featured Post

The response to being called up to defend one’s country should be so completely obvious that it would seem to require no discussion. I mean, if your...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mois Navon

As Iran war enters 6th week, escalation looks the most likely scenario

As Iran war enters 6th week, escalation looks the most likely scenario

Trump’s talks don’t seem to be going anywhere, leaving the US and Israel readying to hammer Iran’s energy sites, and take fateful decisions on...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Nintendo môže vybudovať vlastný filmový vesmír. Malo by sa poučiť od Marvelu

Najikonickejšia postava videoherných dejín je späť

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SME.sk

Washington Post

Strike kills 4 near Beirut hospital, as President Aoun pushes for talks with Israel

Strike kills 4 near Beirut hospital, as President Aoun pushes for talks with Israel

Sirens sound several times as Hezbollah steps up rocket fire on northern Israel, while IDF conducts airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in the...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Levin says government should ignore High Court ruling allowing wartime protests

Levin says government should ignore High Court ruling allowing wartime protests

Citing ‘public safety,’ justice minister says cabinet ‘has no choice’ but to defy ‘illegal intervention’ by court, which he says could...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Away with the Cheshire Cat

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The Korea Times

Bernard Rowan