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High Court set to hold key hearing on prime minister recusal law

The High Court of Justice on Thursday will hear petitions demanding it annul a controversial piece of government legislation that blocks the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel to reopen Gaza border crossing, despite ongoing riots

Israel will reopen its sole pedestrian crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday after closing it two weeks ago in response to rioting on the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

AG approves use of Pegasus phone spyware in probe of shooting that killed 5

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Thursday gave permission to police to use the controversial Pegasus phone spyware tool as they investigate...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

A 21st-century golem tackles US white nationalism in modern retelling of Jewish myth

In 16th-century Prague, a golem patrolled the city’s ghetto to protect its Jews from pogroms. In 21st-century Brooklyn, a golem wakes up to...

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The Times of Israel

Amy Spiro

North Korea frees US soldier Travis King three months after he crossed border

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is heading home, nearly three months after he ran across the border...

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The Times of Israel

Danny Kemp

German maestro to take baton from Barenboim at Berlin opera

AFP — Berlin said Wednesday that German maestro Christian Thielemann would succeed world-renowned conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim as...

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The Times of Israel

Deborah Cole

Trump skips latest GOP presidential debate; rivals take him on directly

SIMI VALLEY, California (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in Wednesday’s second Republican...

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The Times of Israel

Will Weissert

Mysterious antimatter observed falling down due to gravity for the first time

AFP — For the first time, scientists have observed antimatter particles — the mysterious twins of the visible matter all around us — falling...

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The Times of Israel

Daniel Lawler

Being happy on the festivals the Jewish way

Know your obligations. That may help you to live up to them, bit by bit. We Jews have a Biblical Commandment to be happy on the Festivals. *** For...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

Shabbat Succot in Temple

This year, we have the unusual situation of the first day of Succot, falling on Shabbat. After the destruction of the Second Temple, our sages...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Kolumna Carla Bildta: Nastajanje osi držav izobčenk

Vladimir Putin in Kim Jong Un v mestu Vistočni na vzhodu Sibirije  Epa V nadaljevanju preberite:  -  Rusija je zaradi Putinovih prizadevanj, da...

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Večer

Carl Bildt

EDITORIAL: All Minamata victims should receive relief as new ruling shows

The latest court ruling on a legal case concerning the government’s relief program for Minamata disease patients challenges the fundamental...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Standing in Shame

Embed from Getty Images There are two Canadian standing ovations that I will never forget. The first one took place on March 1st, 1996 and it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lawrence Witt

Jonah’s Terrible Sukkah

The book of Jonah is read as the haftarah on the afternoon of Yom Kippur because of the central role of repentance therein, but the book also seems...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tzvi Novick

¿Qué consecuencias podría traer un cierre del gobierno en Estados Unidos?

El bipartisanismo de los Estados Unidos nuevamente tiene al presupuesto y a los congresistas contra la cuerdas. A solo días de que termine el mes,...

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América Economía

América Economía

OCDE destaca solidez macroeconómica de Perú y llama a reformas estructurales

Perú cuenta con instituciones macroeconómicas sólidas que le han permitido alcanzar un alto crecimiento y reducir notablemente la pobreza durante...

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América Economía

América Economía

China’s port investments and risks to national security

Independent Polish media report that a U.S. ship that was supposed to pick up military equipment was refused access to the Polish port of Gdynia...

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The Japan Times

Brad Glosserman

Más de 60 Fintech chilenas harán gira comercial por Latinoamérica

Uruguay, México, Colombia, Brasil y Paraguay, serán los destinos que más de 60 Fintech chilenas entre septiembre y octubre de este año. Las citas...

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América Economía

América Economía

China looks to science and technology in its push for more power

The shift of and imbalance in power among countries brought about by globalization are creating a new international struggle for hegemony over the...

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The Japan Times

Takahiro Tsuchiya

‘Annual Income Barriers’: Change System to Give Part-Timers Greater Incentives to Work More

Editorial 15:47 JST, September 28, 2023 It is undesirable for part-time workers to restrict their working hours because they are concerned about...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

A Safe and Effective Church-Based Lay Counseling Ministry

Insights from an interview with Dr. Paul Looney of The Woodlands Church.

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Psychology Today

Ruth E. Stitt M.s

The Psychology of (In)Equality and Fairness

Feelings about the fairness of equal portions of the pie depend on personality.

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Psychology Today

John A. Johnson Ph.d

Hello, Stranger: Overcoming the Fear of New Conversations

Five steps for talking to new people without feeling "stranger stress."

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Psychology Today

Kevin Bennett Ph.d

Tunisia fierce attack on the media

Almost all freedoms in Tunisia have evaporated, leaving only the freedom of the media, but today it is in severe distress. President Kais Saied has...

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Middle East Monitor

Mohammad Krishan

The Case for an Alliance of Semiconductor Producing Nations 

Coordinating with allies and partners is a critical pillar of the United States’ semiconductor strategy. To date, the United States has engaged...

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The Diplomat

Carisa Nietsche

تحالف القاعدة وداعش في منطقة الساحل الأفريقي

في منتصف يوليو/ تموز الماضي، كان تنظيم "داعش" في الساحل وجماعة نصرة الإسلام ( تنظيم...

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العين الإخبارية

خوسيه لويس مانسيا

Affirmative Action Under Siege

NEW DELHI – Should individuals receive differential treatment based on race, caste, gender, religion, or any other accident of birth? In June...

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Project Syndicate

Ashwini Deshpande

We all know who to blame for the Jewish intolerance of Yom Kippur 5784

This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

VOX POPULI: Kishida ignores nation’s perilous financial state as challenges loom

Foreigners who came to Japan around the time of the Meiji Restoration of 1868 were surprised by the structure and layout of Japanese homes. The...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

5 Regrets After a Breakup

Things people wish they had done differently after ending a relationship.

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Psychology Today

Cortney S. Warren Phd

Srečen konec je na začetku zgodbe

Prvemu izraelskemu premierju Ben Gurionu pripisujejo sistematizacijo politične metode reševanja problemov z odložitvijo. »Če problem dovolj dolgo...

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Dnevnik

Ervin Hladnik Milharčič

4 arrested in anti-Netanyahu rally ahead of key High Court hearing on PM recusal law

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman assails the High Court of Justice for...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

FDA advisers vote against Israeli experimental ALS treatment pushed by patients

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers voted overwhelmingly against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease at a Wednesday...

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The Times of Israel

Matthew Perrone

Bringing the Community Together this Sukkot

It’s just two days after Yom Kippur, and already I can’t help but notice that some people don’t seem to have learned anything from the High...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

Israel’s Fate Hangs in the Balance – Yom Kippur 5784

Saturday, October 6, 1973, was a brisk Fall day with clear skies as my mother walked down First Avenue toward my father’s shul on 14th Street. ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Lerner

43 Years of Baby Steps

On the Friday night of Shabbat Shuvah 43 years ago, I began my return to Judaism. I was living in Marina del Rey at the time, and I said to my...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Elizabeth Brenner Danziger

Bibi’s Legacy: Echoes of Neglect & Resilience

Provoked by the subtle ironies and profound inquiries of my partner Abigail, I, a soul intricately woven into the multifaceted narratives of Israel...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gil Mildar

Cannabis Advocacy is a Jewish Issue

Cannabis, kaneh bosem has always played a role in Jewish medicinal and spiritual practice, which can help explain the prominent role that Israel...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lissa Skitolsky

Celebrating Chosenness

When I was in NCSY many years ago, I remember getting a pamphlet called: The Chosen People; Chosen for What? I can’t remember anything from that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Walk

A Walk Down Memory Lane

“The reason we Jews survive is that the cowards leave us.” [Professor Albert Einstein] April 26, 2016: The Algemeiner published,” The Phenomenon...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alex Rose

Can the New Angel Law Save Israeli High-Tech?

This year, the Israeli high-tech sector has faced significant challenges. Amidst political instability in Israel, investment levels have seen a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yulia Levy

‘In Search of Lost Time’ by Marcel Proust

 Several years ago I bought all six volumes of Proust’s monumental work, treating myself to both the French original and the English translation...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Does Libya have the ability to hold accountable those responsible for the Derna disaster?

Libya’s Prosecutor General (PG), Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, on 15 September toured the flood devastated Derna, five days after it was struck by Storm...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Is the Fed’s Negative Capital a Problem?

NEW YORK – On August 30, 2023, the US Federal Reserve System’s Consolidated Statement of Condition recorded total capital of $42.72 billion....

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Project Syndicate

Willem H. Buiter

Kishida's mixed bag of successes and shortcomings

Since Fumio Kishida became prime minister, Japan has experienced and seen significant changes on the domestic and international fronts. Under...

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The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy

Minamata Disease Lawsuit: Court Ruling Puts Top Priority on Providing Aid to Victims

Editorial 15:51 JST, September 28, 2023 Fifty-five years have passed since Minamata disease was officially recognized as being caused by...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

What happens when renewable energy isn’t so cheap?

The falling cost of renewable energy has been one of the great success stories of our time. Not only does it make greening the planet affordable,...

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The Japan Times

Matthew Yglesias

Unmasking Ritual Abuse, DID, and the Threat of Suicide

On Dissociative Identity Disorder and suicide awareness.

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Psychology Today

Adrian A. Fletcher Psy.d

Europe can go green and rely less on China at the same time

Bloc must 'de-risk' clean energy supply chains to reduce dependence

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Nikkei Asian Review

Luke Patey

Iconic onscreen villains; Jewish actors

JTA — The film and TV world recently lost two Jewish actors who were not household names but were acclaimed for a pair of signature villainous...

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The Times of Israel

Eric Schulmiller

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