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The Chains We Choose (Vaetchanan)

The Chains We Choose (Vaetchanan)

“Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison.” —Sir Edwin Arnold It is easy to fall into a pattern....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben-Tzion Spitz

3 Billboards Outside Ebbing or Outside Epping or Anywhere…

Driving past a vacant advertising hoarding earlier today, I thought about the Oscar-winning movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jan Shure

The Red Sea Pivot: Why Israel’s Allies Should Recognize Somaliland

Recognition of Somaliland is about more than diplomatic status. It would give Israel and its partners a reliable foothold near one of the world’s...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Khalil al-Hayya’s Election Reveals the Hamas of the Post-War Era

Khalil al-Hayya’s Election Reveals the Hamas of the Post-War Era

The election of Khalil al-Hayya as head of Hamas’s Political Bureau represents far more than a change of leadership. It signals the movement’s...

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Middle East Monitor

Sayid Marcos Tenorio

Tiny Nauru to open embassy in Jerusalem, will be tenth country to do so

Tiny Nauru to open embassy in Jerusalem, will be tenth country to do so

Pacific island nation, with some 12,000 inhabitants, is firmly pro-Israel, recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2019; FM Sa’ar met his...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud, Part II

Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud, Part II

What We Still Don’t Know About Kashrut In Part I of Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud, I explored a question that is easy to overlook. If every fish...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

Why this energy shock is different

Why this energy shock is different

CANNES, France – The Gulf ceasefire lasted barely three weeks. After Iranian attacks on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the United...

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The Japan Times

Gene Frieda

Money isn’t the root of all political evil

Money isn’t the root of all political evil

At the risk of turning myself into a pariah, I don’t think money in politics is a problem. Voters on the right and left don’t seem to agree on...

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The Japan Times

David M. Drucker

As Jerusalem razes enclave to restore open space, Palestinians see city shutting them out

As Jerusalem razes enclave to restore open space, Palestinians see city shutting them out

Residents of Silwan’s al-Bustan are up in arms over home demolitions, but authorities say structures were built without authorization and must make...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Lebanese PM plants flag in southern village, hailing start of ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’

Lebanese PM plants flag in southern village, hailing start of ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’

Nawaf Salam visits Zawtar Al-Gharbiya, vows to start rebuilding; after meeting Trump in DC, Lebanon’s president says state can disarm Hezbollah, but...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Israel-Turkey Relations: Strategic Competition and Imposed Partnership

Israel-Turkey Relations: Strategic Competition and Imposed Partnership

Relations between Israel and Turkey, which began in 1949 as an unannounced regional alliance between two non-Arab powers in the Middle East, have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shaike Komornik

Prime Minister’s Office funding ultra-Orthodox influencers’ recipe videos: report

Prime Minister’s Office funding ultra-Orthodox influencers’ recipe videos: report

Video clips on what to eat ahead of Tisha B’Av fast carried caption showing they were made ‘in cooperation with the ‘Haredi Authority in the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israeli tycoon reality star plunges to death from 28th floor of Miami luxury building

Israeli tycoon reality star plunges to death from 28th floor of Miami luxury building

Police open investigation into death of Yakir Levi, who made a fortune in Los Angeles and featured in TV show about Israelis living abroad; sister...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Man donates kidney to brother of man who saved his life in 2002 terror attack

Man donates kidney to brother of man who saved his life in 2002 terror attack

Altruistic organ donation connects survivor of Gush Katif shooting that killed 5 and wounded 23 with commander of emergency response team who...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

Trump to seek Congress approval for US-Saudi nuclear energy pact without safeguards

Trump to seek Congress approval for US-Saudi nuclear energy pact without safeguards

Sources say deal to build reactors not conditioned on normalizing ties with Israel, as demanded by Biden administration; agreement said to fall short...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

VOX POPULI: Chilled Cup Noodle released as planet enters a boiling hot era

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Ideal Relationship

The ideal that was spoken of by the prophet Yechezkel, is that we get to the point where we see the fulfillment of, “You will be My people, and I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Switzerland, Medicine, Public Health, and Drug Policy Discussion with Former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Throughout my medical and research career, I have had the privilege of meeting and working with politicians, presidents,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander Woodman

What is Pickaxe Mountain, the underground Iranian nuclear site Trump has threatened?

What is Pickaxe Mountain, the underground Iranian nuclear site Trump has threatened?

Protected by anti-aircraft batteries, fencing and the Revolutionary Guards, the Natanz facility sprawls a square mile, and is believed to lie hundreds...

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The Times of Israel

Jon Gambrell

When a Guy Knows Just What to Say

A few years ago, I was head over heels for Political Guy, a DC man who could talk about foreign policy for hours. He would compliment me, take an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jessica Ghitis

Confronting Complacency: Tisha B’Av’s Call to Challenge What We Accept

Confronting Complacency: Tisha B’Av’s Call to Challenge What We Accept

I was recently traveling back from visiting friends when my flight was cancelled. As expected, the disruption left many fellow passengers frustrated,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eytan Saenger

Mamdani takes fire from both sides after saying he can’t arrest Netanyahu

Mamdani takes fire from both sides after saying he can’t arrest Netanyahu

City and state lawmakers accuse mayor of neglecting problems at home while grandstanding in international affairs

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Cynická obluda: Fakt len každý tretí, pán premiér?

Keby bola skorumpovaná len tretina špičiek, to by nám tu bolo sveta žiť.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

No One Comes to Israel for Jerusalem Anymore

No One Comes to Israel for Jerusalem Anymore

There are no tour guides left in Israel. There are only job seekers with guiding licenses, waiting by the phone for a tourism industry that has not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari Melnik

Mamdani Wants to Arrest Netanyahu – Stop him!

As someone who was once taken hostage by terrorists, I have a low tolerance for people who casually discuss detaining others outside the law. That is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Moshe Raab

Tish’ah B’Av: Thinking the Unthinkable

Tish’ah B’Av is more relevant today than ever. Since the founding of the State of Israel and especially since the Six-Day War, there has been a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Herzl Hefter

The Epstein Class Was Made Offshore

The Epstein Class Was Made Offshore

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—The past decade has offered Americans an unusually vivid glimpse of long-hidden networks of wealthy elites. Beloved by...

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Project Syndicate

Brooke Harrington

The Australian Greens and the demise of their Jewish Network

About a week ago, a colleague who was formerly a member of the Australian Greens, passed on a flier promoting a Jewish Greens Shabbat Potluck...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Philip Mendes

Time for the Third Temple

Time for the Third Temple

Last month, my family took a trip to Italy. We had never been there before, and we had a wonderful time.  It was very hot, and the tourist sites were...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Sandler

Japan’s imperial succession and the invention of tradition

Japan’s imperial succession and the invention of tradition

On July 17, Japan’s parliament enacted the first major substantive revision to the Imperial House Law in nearly eight decades. To address a...

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The Japan Times

Edward Iftody

America’s decades-old bipartisan consensus on Israel has been shattered

America’s decades-old bipartisan consensus on Israel has been shattered

Last week, more than 100 House Democrats voted to cut off military aid to Israel. Though the amendment failed because some Democrats and almost all...

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Al Jazeera

Said Arikat

In Today's Israel, Unity Is Too Often Used to Silence Criticism

In Today's Israel, Unity Is Too Often Used to Silence Criticism

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Haaretz

Esti Keller

The Party That Destroyed Jerusalem—And the Lesson We Still Refuse to Learn

​The Talmud tells a famous story about the destruction of the Second Temple. It did not start with a foreign army or a grand war. It started with a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Už nie je len kandidátom do Európskej únie.Ukrajina sa stáva strategickým pilierom európskej obrany

Do centra európskeho projektu je bezpčnosť a v jej strede je Ukrajina.

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SME.sk

Hospodářské Noviny

Opinion – The Human Cost of Migration Deterrence in Egypt

Opinion – The Human Cost of Migration Deterrence in Egypt

Despite the challenges of Egypt’s deterrence policies, one of which is smuggling, the adaptability of the Sudanese people persists.

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E-International

Elena Habersky

Hallyu meets heritage

Samuel Len, head of AI Content Team 2 The world's biggest pop group could have chosen virtually any backdrop for its latest teaser. Instead, BTS...

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The Korea Times

Samuel Len

باكستان وتحديات إعادة التموضع الإقليمي

تواجه باكستان في المرحلة الراهنة مجموعة من التحديات الأمنية والسياسية...

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العين الإخبارية

د. عبيدالله برهاني

Zechariah’s Seething Blood Was Just Vengeance

The accusation that in the past “The Jews Killed The Prophets” is designed by a religious establishment to explain why their own current religious...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

تعنت بورتسودان في استخدام الكيماوي

إن ما جرى في منطقة أم قرفة بولاية شمال كردفان، وفق المقاطع المصورة المتداولة...

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العين الإخبارية

د. أسامة أحمد المصطفى

Baseless hatred – it’s time to stop it.

As we once again approach the fast of the 9th of Av, we are again reminded of the causes of the destruction of the two Temples. The first Temple was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold Kandler

Pakistan's moment has arrived

Pakistan's moment has arrived

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Nikkei Asian Review

Imran Khalid

College Democrats’ Jewish caucus demands apology for group’s hosting of Hasan Piker

College Democrats’ Jewish caucus demands apology for group’s hosting of Hasan Piker

Jews in campus group call far-left commentator’s appearance a ‘direct threat to Jewish safety and inclusion,’ say organizers blocked protest...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Zástavka tretia: Guéthary (píše Michal Havran)

Francúzska trilógia (letné čítanie)

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SME.sk

Michal Havran

Nad Gašparom sa to už láme, aj napriek Ficovej investícii

Očistec sa pre Smer nikdy neskončil

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SME.sk

Beata Balogová

Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Netanyahu, after repeated pledges to do so

Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Netanyahu, after repeated pledges to do so

New York City mayor reneges on campaign promise, saying he ‘doesn’t have the independent legal authority’ to cuff premier

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Israel's Bloody Carnival: Netanyahu Is Pushing the World to the Precipice to Save Himself

Israel's Bloody Carnival: Netanyahu Is Pushing the World to the Precipice to Save Himself

Israel’s Bloody Carnival: Netanyahu Is Pushing the World to the Precipice to Save Himself Netanyahu is a political corpse. His time has come and...

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New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

Kto klikne, schudne? Nebezpečný biznis s liekmi na obezitu

Virtuálne ambulancie sú problémom

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SME.sk

Bloomberg

Európa sa musí postaviť čelom k demografickej zmene. Nástroje na to máme

Európa starne. Ľudia už nemajú toľko detí ako kedysi. Počet pôrodov klesol zo 6,8 milióna v roku 1964 na 3,5 milióna v roku 2024. Tento...

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Pravda.sk

Dubravka Šuicová

Oregon theater manager who added ‘the Jews’ to ‘Odyssey’ marquee claims antisemitism is ‘exaggerated’

Oregon theater manager who added ‘the Jews’ to ‘Odyssey’ marquee claims antisemitism is ‘exaggerated’

Portland’s Jewish Federation says it asked the manager to change the sign but he refused, ‘making it very clear what his intention was’

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin