Knesset passes law shielding Netanyahu from recusal in 61-47 final vote

The Knesset approved into law a bill that would protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a court order to recuse himself, in an early...

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Toi Staff

Bereaved families protest overhaul at Defense Ministry: ‘Not what my son died for’

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. Police say they have detained or arrested 26 people for public disturbances...

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Toi Staff

China determined not to be slowed by U.S. chip controls

In October, U.S. President Joe Biden announced two rules aimed at restricting China’s tech abilities. The first aims to prevent China from...

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Tatsuhito Tokuchi

U.S. needs its own 'ASEAN center'

Japan and India exemplify benefits of institutionalizing exchanges with bloc

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Sam Baron And Abhinav Seetharaman

Mass Shootings and Mental Illness: Which Research Is Right?

Discrepant studies that address prevention show a need for specificity.

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

IDF chief said to warn PM of deepening military crisis if judicial overhaul approved

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi reportedly warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that should his hardline coalition finalize its...

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Toi Staff

Anti-overhaul protesters gear up to ‘paralyze’ nation, bring battle to Bnei Brak

Protest organizers were gearing up for a fresh day of demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul Thursday, with dozens of large...

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Toi Staff

PM’s failure to secure calm on Israeli front hastens inevitable breakdown in US ties

Despite the vast political differences between the United States and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hardline government, the Biden...

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Jacob Magid

Judicial overhaul can’t trump civil war, Jewish Agency and its US backers tell PM

The heads of the Jewish Agency and a range of other major US Jewish organizations warned in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...

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Canaan Lidor

Record 3,700 antisemitic incidents reported in US in 2022, says ADL

NEW YORK — There were a record 3,697 reported antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2022, according to an annual tally by the...

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Luke Tress

Daily Briefing Mar 23: Recusal law passes just before ‘day of paralysis’ dawns

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world,...

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Toi Staff

As judicial overhaul advances and fight heats up, Netanyahu heading for London

As hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets once again to protest the government’s judicial overhaul, Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Lazar Berman

Knesset panel to resume vote on reservations to judicial appointments bill on Sunday

The Knesset committee pushing a contentious bill that will give the government control of most judicial appointments as part of its efforts to...

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Carrie Keller-Lynn

Can Cairo torpedo the UN's plans in Libya despite its rapprochement with foe Ankara?

Egypt warmly welcomed Turkiye's Foreign Minister for the first time in a decade that saw relations between the two countries soured over, mainly,...

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

WBC baseball victory is a triumph for Japan’s soft power

The past 30 years in Japan is often painted as a period of stagnation, decline and waning international influence. But sport is one major exception...

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Gearoid Reidy

Ukraine’s condition for peace: ‘Surrender or withdrawal of the Russian occupation troops’

Analysis. The US rejected any ceasefire. 'A ceasefire called right now would basically just ratify Russia's conquest.' written by Sabato Angieri...

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Il Manifesto Global

Sabato Angieri

Wanted Palestinian gunman killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid

A wanted Palestinian gunman behind a series of shooting attacks in the West Bank was shot dead on Thursday morning during a raid by Israeli forces...

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Emanuel Fabian

Israel struck out at World Baseball Classic, but team’s Twitter account was a hit

JTA — Many fans were despairing as Team Israel trailed Puerto Rico 6-0 in the World Baseball Classic last week, but the team’s Twitter account...

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Jacob Gurvis

‘Gun is on the table’: Both sides of overhaul clash say constitutional crisis coming

JTA — In a country that is deeply divided, where attending anti-government protests has become a weekly ritual for many, at least one idea still...

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Ben Sales

Between the court and the Knesset, overhaul critics and advocates pray for unity

To a casual observer, Wednesday’s rally outside the Knesset might have looked like just another protest against the government’s judicial...

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Canaan Lidor

Clocks in Israel to jump forward overnight with start of daylight saving time

Israel will move toward summer overnight Thursday-Friday, with clocks jumping forward one hour, from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., marking the start of...

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Toi Staff

Russia says economy will adapt to Western sanctions over Ukraine war by 2024

MOSCOW — Russia’s economy will have finished adapting to Western sanctions by 2024, Moscow’s prime minister said Thursday, claiming that his...

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Toi Staff

IMF warns Lebanon at ‘very dangerous moment’ amid failure to pass crucial reforms

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Crisis-hit Lebanon is “at a very dangerous moment,” a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation said Thursday,...

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Aya Iskandarani

The West is exploiting Turkiye's crises to back Erdogan's opponents

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan kicked off his official election campaign on 10 March. The presidential and parliamentary elections have...

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Motasem A Dalloul

The US is killing its own tech dominance with xenophobic bills

A new bill introduced in Texas by State Representative Tony Tinderholt would, if enacted, bar undocumented students, as well as any students from...

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Bradley Blankenship

Localizing Development Research

WASHINGTON, DC/NAIROBI – “Localization” has become a buzzword in international development circles, partly thanks to a push by the United States...

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Julia Kaufman

China's possible roles and limits beyond the Gulf

The global and regional echoes of Chinese mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran will reverberate for quite some time. China announced its first...

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Amr Hamzawy

Are Humans Inherently Warlike?

When people go to war, they need something worth fighting for.

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Nigel Barber Ph.d

What Is the Triune Mind?

The three things that people mean by the mind, tied together.

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Gregg Henriques Ph.d

Change Your Brain Every Day

The Book Brigade speaks with psychiatrist Daniel Amen

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The Book Brigade

Artificial Idiocy

LJUBLJANA – There is nothing new about “chatbots” that are capable of maintaining a conversation in natural language, understanding a user’s...

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Slavoj Žižek

JetSmart desisite de comprar la colombiana Ultra Air

La aerolínea de bajo costo con sede en Chile JetSmart dijo el miércoles que ya no estaba interesada en comprar Ultra Air de Colombia, pero que...

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América Economía

How Often Can One Relearn How to Walk?

Personal Perspective: The more a person with brain injury regresses, the harder.

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Shireen Jeejeebhoy

How to Shop Sensibly at a Time of Financial Difficulty

Five tips to reduce your spending.

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Cathrine Jansson-Boyd Ph.d

Different Personality Disorders Cause Different Types of Harm

It isn't always "narcissistic" behavior that does damage.

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Tracy S. Hutchinson

حسابات تأجيل المصالحة التركية - السورية

خلافا للتوقعات التي رجحت مصالحة تركية - سورية سريعة تطوي صفحة العقد الماضي بين...

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خورشيد دلي

Senior UAE official dispatched to warn Netanyahu over potential crisis brewing

A senior United Arab Emirates government official met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, warning him that the Israeli...

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Ash Obel

Michigan GOP tweet compares gun control to the Holocaust

(JTA) — The official Twitter account of Michigan’s Republican Party posted an image comparing gun control to the Holocaust on Wednesday. Then,...

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Andrew Lapin

Mounted police, water cannons disperse protesters in Tel Aviv, Haifa; dozens arrested

Dozens of demonstrators were arrested Thursday as police used water cannons and mounted officers to disperse protesters in Tel Aviv and Haifa, amid...

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