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Security cabinet skips vote on allowing return of West Bank Palestinian workers

Ministers argue that despite economic considerations, move would endanger Israelis; call for Israel to find different, long-term solutions to labor...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Freed hostage Bilal Ziyadne: Hamas kidnapped us even though they knew we’re Arab

Bilal, freed with sister Aisha during ceasefire, struggles to detail experiences; says family kept together in Gaza, were given ‘normal food,’...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Holocaust survivors to hold virtual Hanukkah ceremony amid antisemitism fears

Claims Conference to host online menorah lighting with Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Alexander to speak, Barry Manilow to perform

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

UN General Assembly to discuss war in Gaza after failed ceasefire resolution

General Assembly could vote on a nonbinding text calling for a ceasefire after US blocked Security Council resolution last week and called it ‘...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Biden to host White House Hanukkah party in shadow of surging antisemitism

President, first lady, and VP’s Jewish husband Doug Emhoff to attend event, as US grapples with jump in anti-Jewish incidents since beginning of...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Artists’ anxieties about Gaza rise to surface in October 7 exhibit

‘Or Gadol’ exhibit of 98 artworks by 75 artists at Jaffa Port includes well-known names alongside younger creatives from the south reacting to...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

How are people changed by being taken hostage by Hamas? By fleeing Israeli bombs?

By Anastasiia Timmer Violent conflicts and atrocities can seem omnipresent in the world — and all the more traumatic in an age when wars are fought...

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The Korea Times

Tribune Service

Window is now shut for Korea-China relations

By Choo Jae-woo   In my last article in October , I already warned that the window of opportunity for Korea to improve its relationship with China...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

Pulling the Amazon back from brink

By Carlos Nobre and Marielos Peña-Claros Carlos Nobre SÃO PAULO/WAGENINGEN – This year has been the warmest on record, with climate change...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

Please define 'Korean'

By Lee Seung-ku   About a year into my military service, a platoon member came up to me with a curious face. “Corporal Lee, what is a...

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The Korea Times

Thoughts Of The Times

Obsessed with looks

By Min Seong-jae   Coming back to Korea, one of the most tangible things I feel and see is people’s preoccupation with their physical...

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The Korea Times

Guest Column

The Outlook for Multilateralism in 2024

NEW YORK – To gain a glimpse of the kind of strains many countries will face in 2024, it can help to focus on the challenges facing a single...

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Project Syndicate

Mark Malloch-Brown

Japan needs a 'jujitsu PM' to grapple with this scandal

Fumio Kishida is in trouble. The prime minister is dealing with the lowest approval ratings since his Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Restoring Trust in Global Leadership

JAKARTA – Global leadership was woefully absent in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, which left no country unscathed. In 2021, I noted that the...

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Project Syndicate

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

The Battles Ukraine Has Already Won

KYIV – Nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war’s end seems nowhere in sight. Nonetheless, Ukraine...

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Project Syndicate

Yuliya Tymoshenko

Making or Breaking Democracy

VIENNA – As we try to figure out what the next year holds in store for the world, one milestone looms menacingly on the horizon: the US...

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Project Syndicate

Michael Ignatieff

Indonesia’s new capital aims to be a net zero model city

When it comes to the climate crisis, what happens in cities around the world has far-reaching consequences for all of us, beyond geographical...

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The Japan Times

Bambang Susantono

Could the Israel-Hamas War Lead to Peace?

WASHINGTON, DC – Hamas’s murderous raid into southern Israel on October 7 triggered a new round of horrific bloodshed in the Middle East. Even...

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Project Syndicate

Charles A. Kupchan

A Bargain in Saving Lives

PRINCETON – In 2021, malaria caused 619,000 deaths, 77% of which were children under five, and 96% of them in Africa. But now, after decades of...

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Project Syndicate

Peter Singer

You’ve reached a dead end

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Amira Abo El-Fetouh

COP28 like a trade show? That’s not a bad thing.

There is a common lament echoing through the halls of Expo City Dubai, the 400-hectare conference venue where the COP28 climate conference is being...

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The Japan Times

David Fickling

Masturbation: a short history of a great taboo

For millennia, humans masturbated without shame. How did this pastime become a taboo? And how has it since been reclaimed? - by Aeon Video Watch at...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Quad should lead region forward in securing mineral supply chains

U.S. and partners can pool efforts to de-risk and diversify sourcing of key inputs

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Nikkei Asian Review

Abhishek Sharma

COP28 الأكثر تنوعا وشمولية

تتواصل المؤتمرات الدولية التي تعقد في إطار الجهود المتعلقة بتغير المناخ، منذ عقود...

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العين الإخبارية

أنور إبراهيم

الشخصية المركزية لدى الإماراتيين

في مؤتمر الأطراف COP28 اختتم الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس دولة الإمارات كلمته...

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العين الإخبارية

محمد محمد المبارك

One in five young Americans believes the Holocaust is a myth, poll finds

Survey also shows more than a quarter in the same 18-29 age group believe that Jews have too much power in the US

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Anti-PA rhetoric has US convinced Netanyahu in ‘campaign mode’ — Biden officials

Revealing uptick in frustration with PM, US officials note that he’s the only war cabinet minister expressing an aversion to Abbas governing Gaza

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Netanyahu said to establish team to work on post-war Gaza plans

Security cabinet skips vote on allowing return of West Bank Palestinian workers, releasing tax funds to PA * Sirens sound in southern Israeli...

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The Times of Israel

Ricky Ben-David

Watch: Reservists help lost Gazan child who fell asleep in IDF encampment

Soldiers helped treat the girl, return her to Palestinian medics after finding her barefoot and injured

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The Times of Israel

Tal Schneider

Argentina’s Javier Milei cites Hanukkah at inauguration, gifts menorah to Zelensky

In inaugural address, new right-wing president displays prominent fascination with Judaism, invokes story of Maccabees as he celebrates improbable...

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The Times of Israel

Juan Melamed

China's adroit tactics

Prudent steps needed to handle key materials crisis Concerns are growing in Korea over a looming fertilizer shortage, prompted by China’s move to...

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The Korea Times

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Positive PISA test results should provide clues for better education

Results were recently released for the 2022 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a triennial survey taken by the Organization for...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Osprey crash shows Japan’s subservient status to the U.S.

During his tenure as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s policy chief, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a significant accident involving the...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Finding an Anchor With a Strong Support Network

Adapting to — and thriving in — a changing world and keeping your peace.

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Psychology Today

Tamara Goldsby Ph.d

Venezuela’s New Dawn

CARACAS – Venezuela is on the cusp of a profound transformation. An organized popular movement is mobilizing to oust President Nicolás Maduro...

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Project Syndicate

María Corina Machado

Develop a Creativity Habit and Get More Out of Life

A habit of creativity may boost your well-being and confidence.

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Psychology Today

Robert Evans Wilson Jr

Tensions on Korean Peninsula: Strengthened Cooperation between Japan, U.S., South Korea Essential

Editorial 14:00 JST, December 11, 2023 Tensions are rising between South Korea and North Korea. Responsibility lies with Pyongyang for daring to...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

American Anxiety

NEW YORK – If one event dominates the coming year, it will almost certainly be the US presidential election. Barring something unexpected, we are...

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Project Syndicate

Joseph E. Stiglitz

The Great Fragmentation

LONDON – Geopolitical pressures and other non-economic factors have put the global economy on a path toward fragmentation. Beyond its inherent...

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Project Syndicate

Beata Javorcik

Tax-Free System for Inbound Visitors: Fraudulent Resales Should Not Be Left Unchecked

Editorial 13:59 JST, December 11, 2023 The government and the ruling parties are considering reviewing the consumption tax exemption system...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Europe’s Chinese New Year

BRUSSELS – The last year has solidified China’s status as one of the most salient foreign-policy challenges facing Europe. But it has been a long...

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Project Syndicate

Zaki Laïdi

The Shape of Power in 2024

PS Quarterly regularly features predictions from leading thinkers and uniquely positioned commentators on a topic of global concern. In this issue...

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Project Syndicate

Adekeye Adebajo

What Is Gestalt Dream Analysis?

A complementary tool in relational trauma recovery work.

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Psychology Today

Annie Wright Lmft

How Does the Observing Self Help Create Synchronicities?

Meaningfulness emerges through the synergy between awareness and analysis.

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Psychology Today

Bernard D. Beitman M.d

Neurodivergent Holidays: Set Boundaries for Your Well-Being

Use boundaries to protect yourself from the stress of the holidays.

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Psychology Today

Katie Rose Guest Pryal J.d

Še o Wagnerju, Izraelcih in Ameriki

V zadnjem času dobivam precej pošte, kjer me opozarjajo na zapise različnih učenjakov, pisateljev, teologov, filozofov in družboslovcev o...

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Dnevnik

Dragan Petrovec

"الجناح الديني" في مؤتمر المناخ

واحدة من الظواهر اللافتة للأنظار في الدورة الحالية لمؤتمر العالمي للمناخ "COP 28"...

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العين الإخبارية

محمد خلفان الصوافي

Expert in ancient DNA and wildlife forensics helps identify Oct. 7 massacre victims

Hebrew University Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal uses her knowledge of difficult DNA extraction and physical anthropology as she volunteers at Abu Kabir

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The Times of Israel

Renee Ghert-Zand

By Trying to Humiliate Gaza to Its Core, Israel Is the One Being Humiliated

As if all this were not enough – the thousands of dead children, the death toll nearing 20,000, the hundreds of thousands uprooted from their...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

The enmity and the ecstasy of Javier Milei’s inauguration

Gone were the banners of the different unions, political parties, and social movements that have celebrated Peronist victories in elections past....

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Buenos Aires Herald

Jacob Sugarman

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