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IDF warns of major personnel shortages, last window to solve crisis with legislation

IDF warns of major personnel shortages, last window to solve crisis with legislation

Military says still missing 12,000 troops, with gap to widen further in coming year, government’s draft bill won’t provide adequate solution

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Why Do We Like the Music We Like?

Why Do We Like the Music We Like?

Per predictive coding, learning and culture form musical preferences.

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Psychology Today

Samuel H. Markind

Otvárajte kasíno, dostal som chuť na Kubu

SILVIA RUPPELDTOVÁ: Pentagon aktualizoval plány na „možnú vojenskú akciu proti Kube“, ak by ju nariadil Trump.

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Pravda.sk

Silvia Ruppeldtová

London police: 20 right-wing, 12 anti-Israel protesters arrested in dueling rallies

London police: 20 right-wing, 12 anti-Israel protesters arrested in dueling rallies

Hate crimes account for arrests of nine attendees of massive rally organized by anti-Islam provocateur Tommy Robinson, and two participants of...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

The 37% Rule on Dating Before Settling Down

The 37% Rule on Dating Before Settling Down

The 37% rule in dating is known as the optimal stopping theory in statistics.

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Psychology Today

Bruce y. Lee M.d

Are Murderous Gestures Unfinished Thoughts?

Are Murderous Gestures Unfinished Thoughts?

People who kill by pantomime are working through their thoughts.

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Psychology Today

Laura C. Otis Ph.d

The Tragedy of Living a Lie

The Tragedy of Living a Lie

Holding a secret cuts people off from the very love they're trying to protect.

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Psychology Today

Matt Bishop Ed.d

Your "Morbid Curiosity" Might Not Be as Morbid as You Think

Your

Morbid curiosity may be an evolutionary survival adaptation.

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Psychology Today

Hal McDonald Ph.d

Instead of Fixing Education, Minister Kisch Is Hiding Its Failures

Instead of Fixing Education, Minister Kisch Is Hiding Its Failures

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Haaretz Editorial

When He's Not in the Mood

When He's Not in the Mood

Women aren't the only ones who lose interest in sex.

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Psychology Today

Michele Weiner-Davis Lcsw

Who on Earth Feels Threatened by a Nun?

Who on Earth Feels Threatened by a Nun?

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Raef Zreik

Iran, Trump, and the cracks in American power

Iran, Trump, and the cracks in American power

If there is one thing that now appears irreversible, it is that Iran did not lose this war and that the United States and Israel have collectively...

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Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

How Historical Trauma Can Shape LGBTQ Relationships

How Historical Trauma Can Shape LGBTQ Relationships

How queer trauma shapes safety, visibility, and conflict in couples.

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Psychology Today

Kaytee Gillis

Karikatúra dňa: Ak sa raz Merz a Fico stretnú

Kreslí Mikuláš Sliacky.

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SME.sk

Mikuláš Sliacky

Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots

Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots

Hegseth, Rubio, Johnson to speak at ‘Reclaim 250,’ which critics see as promoting Christian nationalism; rabbi included on roster; one day...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Je veľa voľných miest, ale práca sa hľadá ťažko

IRIS KOPCSAYOVÁ: Zdalo by sa, že sú to priaznivé správy, nezamestnanosť nám klesá. Keď sa však pozrieme na jej vývoj z väčšieho odstupu...

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Pravda.sk

Iris Kopcsayová

Cricket diplomacy is helping India and Pakistan play on a sticky wicket

Cricket diplomacy is helping India and Pakistan play on a sticky wicket

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Israel built two covert military bases in Iraq to support Iran strikes – report

Israel built two covert military bases in Iraq to support Iran strikes – report

NYT says Israel built first base in country in late 2024; soldier and civilian killed to protect the secret; this year, Israel built another...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

The Friend of Lonely and Helpless People, Can We Trust Him?

The Friend of Lonely and Helpless People, Can We Trust Him?

Personal Perspective: The human-AI relationship replaces clergy and therapists.

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Psychology Today

Hamid Zand Ph.d

Death penalty law for Palestinian terrorists comes into effect in West Bank

Death penalty law for Palestinian terrorists comes into effect in West Bank

‘Terrorists who murder Jews will not sit in prison in pleasant conditions… they will pay the heaviest price’ says Defense Minister Katz

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Police arrest man over phallic keychains portraying Netanyahu as ‘dicktator’

Police arrest man over phallic keychains portraying Netanyahu as ‘dicktator’

Detainee freed hours later, with a police rep accusing him in court of sexual harassment; protester says authorities seek to ‘silence a legitimate...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Coalition seeks to fast-track legislation through committee, bypassing legal review

Coalition seeks to fast-track legislation through committee, bypassing legal review

Marathon committee sessions rush bill to split AG’s role and overhaul media before expected Knesset dissolution and early elections, despite legal...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

Israel’s Noam Bettan finishes second at Eurovision as Bulgaria takes the win

Israel’s Noam Bettan finishes second at Eurovision as Bulgaria takes the win

‘Michelle’ propels Israel to third in the televote and its 2nd year in a row as the runner up, as singer says he ‘tried to stay focused, I sang...

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The Times of Israel

Amy Spiro

Netanyahu convenes security cabinet amid reports Israel, US preparing Iran strikes

Netanyahu convenes security cabinet amid reports Israel, US preparing Iran strikes

PM to speak with Trump, who warns of ‘calm before the storm’; drone strikes UAE nuclear power station, sparking a fire; Iran media says US offered...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Late-night blast, fireball near Beit Shemesh rattles jittery residents

Defense firm later says large explosion was ‘pre-planned experiment,’ claims test was coordinated with authorities

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Defying predictions, Eurovision juries gave Israel a boost amid voting reforms

Defying predictions, Eurovision juries gave Israel a boost amid voting reforms

For 1st time, Israel didn’t win ‘rest of the world’ vote and it received fewer top rankings from nations’ voters than last year, but picked up...

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The Times of Israel

Amy Spiro

Daily Briefing May 17: Pro-Israel groups protest NYT sexual abuse op-ed, say it foments hatred

Daily Briefing May 17: Pro-Israel groups protest NYT sexual abuse op-ed, say it foments hatred

NY correspondent Luke Tress discusses New York Times protest, New School’s attempt to defund Hillel, anti-Israel demonstration in Jewish...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

‘Now 60%’: Netanyahu admits Israel taking more territory in Gaza, despite ceasefire

‘Now 60%’: Netanyahu admits Israel taking more territory in Gaza, despite ceasefire

PM confirms to cabinet the IDF is pushing past the Yellow Line demarcating the 53% of Gaza that Israel retained under US-brokered truce; IDF strikes...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Smotrich denies bid to hike retirement age to 70 as Treasury drafts multi-year plan

Smotrich denies bid to hike retirement age to 70 as Treasury drafts multi-year plan

Finance minister insists ‘issue not on the agenda,’ though officials say it remains part of a long-term economic contingency plan ready for use...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

The Necessary Fragmentation of Africa

South Sudan Won the Right to Choose. Mthwakazi Is Asking to Be Heard. Israel’s recognition of Somaliland may prove to be one of the most important...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

4 IDF troops wounded, one severely, by roadside bomb in south Lebanon

4 IDF troops wounded, one severely, by roadside bomb in south Lebanon

Amid growing public anger over Hezbollah drone toll, Netanyahu claims he warned of the danger six years ago, but doesn’t say why it wasn’t addressed

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Musician Yuval Wilner named as suspect in two highly publicized rape cases

Musician Yuval Wilner named as suspect in two highly publicized rape cases

Suspect, who is accused by two women of assaults in 2011 and 2022, released from house arrest but ordered to remain in country for 30 days and is...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Hundreds show up to support Rehovot businesses fined for opening on Shabbat

Hundreds show up to support Rehovot businesses fined for opening on Shabbat

Ice cream parlor Otello and cafe Nook are cited after operating on Saturdays for over a year, leading residents to complain about uneven enforcement...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks

Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks

Palestinian media share footage of man in ambulance after reported attack near Bethlehem against at least five Palestinians; assailants said to steal...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Gofman accuses AG acting in bad faith in case against his appointment as Mossad head

Gofman accuses AG acting in bad faith in case against his appointment as Mossad head

Baharav-Miara raised concerns over meetings between Gofman and a senior Mossad official, appearing to believe it may have been intended to influence...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill

As coalition collapses around him, Netanyahu revives Haredi draft exemption bill

Renewal of deliberations ‘just an attempt to delay the election date,’ says senior Haredi political official. Lapid accuses PM of ‘selling out...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Millionaire Yasser Abbas expected to get seat on party’s powerful Central Committee, as will Zakaria Zubeidi, ex-head of Fatah terror group who was...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Why Breakups Are So Hard to Let Go

Why Breakups Are So Hard to Let Go

A psychological-needs view of young heartbreak.

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Psychology Today

Sefik tagay ph.d

Former Shas minister Moshe Arbel resigns from Knesset ahead of election

Former Shas minister Moshe Arbel resigns from Knesset ahead of election

Moderate ultra-Orthodox lawmaker, who served as both health and interior minister in current government, to be replaced by former MK Erez Malul

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

What’s Another Year? Ireland’s obsession with Israel and the Eurovision

What’s Another Year? Ireland’s obsession with Israel and the Eurovision

The 2026 Eurovision is finally over, but the political controversy rumbles on. Despite calls for a boycott and a months-long campaign to try to have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul James Kearns

The Forty Per Cent: Jewish Intellectual Capital and the Nobel Prize in Economics

When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Joel Mokyr as a co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, it added...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

After US China summit, pressure mounts against Iran

Xi assured Trump that China won’t give Iran weapons. Right after the summit, Trump warned Iran that if they don’t make a deal to give up its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

Iran: China’s Quiet Hedging Strategy in the Middle East

Iran: China’s Quiet Hedging Strategy in the Middle East

China’s growing engagement with Iran increasingly reveals that Tehran is no longer merely a regional issue confined to Middle Eastern politics. Iran...

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Middle East Monitor

Eko Ernada

After Israel, Turkey rejects Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia on PANORMITIS

There are ships that carry cargo. And there are ships that carry evidence. PANORMITIS, IMO: 9445021, now looks like the second kind. The bulk carrier...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko