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Last shah’s son says ready to lead Iran transition ‘as soon as the Islamic Republic falls’

Last shah’s son says ready to lead Iran transition ‘as soon as the Islamic Republic falls’

Reza Pahlavi asserts that transition team he’s assembling will ‘in the shortest possible time, establish order, security, freedom, and conditions...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Alabama AG Steve Marshall is unfit for public office

Alabama Attorney General (AG) Steve Marshall—who is running to become a United States senator for Alabama—is unfit to hold public office. And that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen A. Cooper

Oklahoma attorney general slams ‘rigged’ vote on proposed Jewish charter school

Oklahoma attorney general slams ‘rigged’ vote on proposed Jewish charter school

In a motion this week, Gentner Drummond says the board ‘deliberately hobbled its own legal position’ by issuing a denial that strengthens the...

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The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Plug In or Get Left Behind: Israel’s Case for Joining the AUKUS-CANZUK Tech Grid

The democracies that share technology fastest will be the democracies that survive. Israel cannot afford to remain a brilliant node connected to a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

What Somaliland Must Secure Before Hosting an Israeli Military Base?

What Somaliland Must Secure Before Hosting an Israeli Military Base?

The Price of Partnership: What Somaliland Must Demand Before Saying Yes to Israel’s Military Base Somaliland’s Minister of the Presidency has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mahdi ismail abokor

Kharg: America’s New Oil Guantanamo

Kharg: America’s New Oil Guantanamo

Iran is not fighting this war alone. Although Tehran launches missiles and drones, outside powers help keep the regime alive. Beijing helps it sell...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Khadar’s 01:30 Interview: Media Distortion Exposed

Khadar’s 01:30 Interview: Media Distortion Exposed

On December 26, 2025, Israel’s recognition of Somaliland represented a historic diplomatic achievement for a nation that had waited three decades...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gulaid Yusuf Idaan

The Elephant in the Church

The Elephant in the Church

Let me say the quiet part out loud. The elephant in the room is Christianity and its relationship with Israel. Honesty is rarely welcomed. I know that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The Future of Christian Philanthropy to Israel

The Future of Christian Philanthropy to Israel

The Paradox of Proportions For the past decade, Jewish philanthropy has been the overwhelmingly dominant source of foreign funding for Israel,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jakob Lundvall

Hezbollah goes ‘all in’ on an ‘existential’ war against Israel. It could be its last

Hezbollah goes ‘all in’ on an ‘existential’ war against Israel. It could be its last

Either Hezbollah ‘is finished or it establishes a new equation involving Israel’s complete withdrawal from Lebanon,’ source in group says; group...

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The Times of Israel

Layal Abou Rahal

“Where are we supposed to go?” The road out of Dahiyeh and Lebanon’s forced evacuations

“Where are we supposed to go?” The road out of Dahiyeh and Lebanon’s forced evacuations

Israel’s blanket evacuation orders for Dahiyeh and southern Lebanon breach the core safeguards of Fourth Geneva Convention (Article 49) which...

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Middle East Monitor

Tatiana Svorou

Why a Muslim Like Me Stands With Israel

Why a Muslim Like Me Stands With Israel

The question comes to me often, sometimes with curiosity and sometimes with suspicion. “How can you be a Muslim and support Israel?” For many...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mansoor h. laghari

Hamas asks Iran not to target ‘neighboring countries’ after attacks on Qatar, Turkey

Hamas asks Iran not to target ‘neighboring countries’ after attacks on Qatar, Turkey

Official from terror group says it’s in touch with several nations in bid to end ‘American and Zionist’ aggression against Iran; at least 7...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Academy Awards because of Trump’s travel ban

Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Academy Awards because of Trump’s travel ban

‘You can block a passport. You cannot block a voice,’ says Motaz Malhees, who plays call center operator in Oscar-nominated film about killing of...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

When Shame Becomes the Seed of Violence

When Shame Becomes the Seed of Violence

Early support can redirect a child carrying shame toward resilience.

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Psychology Today

Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

Blast damages Amsterdam Jewish school in ‘deliberate attack,’ mayor says

Blast damages Amsterdam Jewish school in ‘deliberate attack,’ mayor says

No one wounded in explosion at the Netherlands’ only Orthodox school, the latest in a spate of attacks targeting synagogues and other Jewish...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Creating Our Own Luck: 4 Ideas for Taking Decisive Action

Creating Our Own Luck: 4 Ideas for Taking Decisive Action

Luck-related symbols are fun, but specific actions contribute more to success.

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Psychology Today

Sandra Wartski Psy.d

How Ukraine’s Cheap Interceptors Could Break Iran’s Hormuz Strategy

By mid-March 2026, the Strait of Hormuz had stopped being merely a geographic chokepoint on the map of the Middle East. It had once again become a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Devotion 1 — Sh’ma: Listening for Three Voices

This series explores the spiritual discipline at the heart of the Shema: listening. In Hebrew, sh’ma means more than hearing words—it means...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Vayakhel in Puerto Viejo

Vayakhel in Puerto Viejo

There’s something funny about traveling the world: we go as far away as possible, only to end up looking for a table where we can all sit together....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dor Posner

Opinion – Can the BRICS Adapt to a Transactional World?

Opinion – Can the BRICS Adapt to a Transactional World?

The biggest challenge lies in maintaining commercial and economic links as the geopolitical standings of its members appear increasingly divergent.

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E-International

Emilio rodriguez-triocci

The Evolution of Brain and Intelligence

The Evolution of Brain and Intelligence

How come we are so smart and our brains so big?

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Psychology Today

Joachim I. Krueger Ph.d

UK extremism expert: As Islamist narratives go mainstream, politicians fear confrontation

UK extremism expert: As Islamist narratives go mainstream, politicians fear confrontation

Charlotte Littlewood says Britain is losing an ‘uphill battle’ as groups like the Muslim Brotherhood use antisemitism as a strategic tool to...

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The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot

The Economics Behind Wars

The Economics Behind Wars

War is not a violation of the international order. For a select few, it is the international order working exactly as intended; a machine that...

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Middle East Monitor

Muhammad bilal malik

How Gaslighters Con Their Partners into Believing Them

How Gaslighters Con Their Partners into Believing Them

There’s a method to the madness when gaslighters rewrite the narrative.

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Psychology Today

Susan krauss whitbourne

Hunger is looming over Yemen, urgent action is needed

Hunger is looming over Yemen, urgent action is needed

While international attention is focused on the conflict in Iran and its regional spillover, a devastating crisis in Yemen is drawing almost no...

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Al Jazeera

Samiha awad bataher

Iranians weigh whether to flee country amid the war

Iranians weigh whether to flee country amid the war

Though relatively few people have so far fled Iran, its neighbors and Europe are bracing for a potential migration crisis if the conflict drags on

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The Times of Israel

Sam Mcneil

War, Oil and Power: Could the Iran Conflict Shake the Petrodollar Order?

War, Oil and Power: Could the Iran Conflict Shake the Petrodollar Order?

As war spreads across the Persian Gulf, the first tremors are felt in oil markets. The deeper shock may come later — in the foundations of the...

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Middle East Monitor

Prof dr. maszlee malik

Cooking under Fire

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Judy Halper

How Iranians are communicating with the world despite internet blackout

How Iranians are communicating with the world despite internet blackout

As regime-imposed data shutdown hits two weeks, Iranians risk punishment to connect via expensive Starlink satellite terminals, opposition radio...

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The Times of Israel

Tom barfield

May Confusion Dawn As Wisdom

May Confusion Dawn As Wisdom

Personal Perspective: Confusion may be the best thing to happen to us.

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Psychology Today

Maggie Rowe

„Pochovávanie“ Orbána je predčasné. Bude poučné sledovať, čo všetko použije, aby nestratil moc

IGOR DANIŠ: Orbán za 16 rokov pri moci vybudoval systém rodinkárstva, protekcií, korupcie a privilégií pre vyvolených. Väčšina Maďarov...

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Pravda.sk

Igor Daniš

Are the Wheels Falling Off the Royal Commission?

The resignation in Australia of Dennis Richardson from the Bondi Beach Royal Commission should ring alarm bells across the country. When the most...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

How Zionist Control Is Hurting US Interests

How Zionist Control Is Hurting US Interests

How Zionist Control Is Hurting US Interests The recent US attack on Iran has raised criticism both internationally and at home due to President...

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New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

Anthropic nepreháňa, keď varuje pred panoptikonom umelej inteligencie

Keď budú možnosti na sledovanie, zákony sa prispôsobia

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SME.sk

Washington Post

Sufyan and Mahdi+Messiahs

The Mahdi (“the Guided One”) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology, believed to be a descendant of Prophet Muhammad who will appear at the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Israel said planning ‘massive’ ground invasion of southern Lebanon to uproot Hezbollah

Israel said planning ‘massive’ ground invasion of southern Lebanon to uproot Hezbollah

Officials tell Axios that Israel wants to flatten southern Lebanon ‘like Gaza’ to destroy Hezbollah weapons sites; Ron Dermer said tasked with...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Attacker shot himself after getting stuck in car he rammed into Michigan synagogue — FBI

Attacker shot himself after getting stuck in car he rammed into Michigan synagogue — FBI

Bureau says Ayman Ghazali fired at armed guard prior to killing himself, had waited two hours outside Temple Israel before smashing vehicle carrying...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Netanyahu reportedly taps Dermer to handle Lebanon file as Beirut seeks direct talks

Netanyahu reportedly taps Dermer to handle Lebanon file as Beirut seeks direct talks

TV report says ex-minister and longtime confidant of PM to lead negotiations, though Israel has rebuffed Lebanese efforts to engage directly, with...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Muslim advisor quits Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, citing ‘Zionist’ agenda

Muslim advisor quits Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, citing ‘Zionist’ agenda

Sameerah Munshi says her resignation is in protest of ousting of commissioner who used hearing on antisemitism last month to voice opposition to...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Cornell student assembly votes to cut ties with Israel’s Technion

Cornell student assembly votes to cut ties with Israel’s Technion

Undergraduate body also condemns Ivy League for hosting center-left lawmaker Tzipi Livni, part of the broader assault against the Jewish state on US...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

California sues Oakland school district, says it ignored order to address antisemitism

California sues Oakland school district, says it ignored order to address antisemitism

State education department says district failed to send letters to families and staff condemning antisemitism, carry out staff training or hold...

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The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

‘Existential battle’: Hezbollah chief says terror group ready for ‘long confrontation’

‘Existential battle’: Hezbollah chief says terror group ready for ‘long confrontation’

IDF destroys bridge it says Hezbollah used as ‘key crossing’ between south and north Lebanon, with defense minister warning Lebanese government...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Protesters chant for Hamas and Hezbollah at Al Quds Day rally in New York City

Protesters chant for Hamas and Hezbollah at Al Quds Day rally in New York City

Anti-Zionist activists accuse Israel supporters of eating babies and raping children, shout ‘death to America,’ wave terrorist flags

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

‘Fantasy Life’: Escape the news to a very Jewy NY Upper West Side

‘Fantasy Life’: Escape the news to a very Jewy NY Upper West Side

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor weigh in on the new film by Matthew Shear, starring Amanda Peet and a whole lot of tribe. Plus, we (re)watch...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan