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Israel reportedly plans to monitor Rafah Border Crossing, as its reopening nears

Hebrew media says Israel will operate remote surveillance systems and have advance approval of travelers’ information; IDF to deploy near gate of...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

PM Announces Dissolution: Can Takaichi Build A System To Advance Policy Measures?

Editorial 14:30 JST, January 20, 2026 “I bet my future” on the House of Representatives election. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Israeli–Emirati Military Alliance: Strategic Imperative for the Middle East

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Saad Khiralla

Gabi Iscariot Committed a Double Sin in Betraying Netanyahu

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

Iraq says it will start legal proceedings against ISIS detainees moved from Syria

Thousands of detainees from jihadist group are being transferred in US operation, in wake of fighting in Syria between government forces and Kurds

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro comes out swinging on antisemitism. But is it good for the Jews?

US Jews may welcome a presidential candidate who centers his Judaism. But if he’s forced to determine when Israel criticism becomes...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

Making sense of Bangladesh’s ‘Hadi effect’ shaping the vote

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Al Jazeera

Faisal Mahmud

Mossad: The Shadow Guardian of Israel

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

As Trump, in Davos, hails Gaza prosperity, Palestinians dig for trash to burn to keep warm

With no income, not everyone can afford firewood, but search for it can be fatal; some resort to burning plastic despite health hazard

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Ex-hostage Emily Damari gets engaged to girlfriend Danielle Amit

Video shows freed captive proposing to her partner during party celebrating a year since she returned from Gaza

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

India’s BRICS presidency: Navigating multipolarity amid ‘America First’ pressures

India’s assumption of the BRICS presidency on January 1, 2026, comes at a defining moment in global politics. Following its widely noted stewardship...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

US Shabbat-dinner nonprofit OneTable disinvites anti-Israel advocates amid post-Oct. 7 slump

The organization reveals a raft of new pilot programs and policies as it pivots to accommodate a more reticent Gen Z crowd while fielding layoffs and...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Despite concerns, PM’s reliance on Trump left him no choice but to join Board of Peace

Israeli official tells ToI that Jerusalem in principle supports US-led Gaza oversight panel, but has major qualms with makeup of board that it...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

NBA star Deni Avdija laments ‘all the hate’ for being Israeli amid on-court success

Israeli power forward in running for All-Star game, is current odds-on favorite to win Most Improved Player award, as he enjoys breakout season with...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Is Panpsychism Just Snake Oil?

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Psychology Today

Walter Veit Ph.d

The bounty farce: How the Western media rebrands an invasion as a ‘capture’

The bounty farce: How the Western media rebrands an invasion as a ‘capture’

When the Trump administration’s attorney general, William Barr, announced a “bounty” of $15 million in March 2020 on Venezuelan President...

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RT.com

Mustafa Fetouri

Ukraine opposition seeks to dismantle parliamentary corruption commission amid EU concerns

Ukraine opposition seeks to dismantle parliamentary corruption commission amid EU concerns

Ukraine’s parliamentary opposition has moved to dismantle a controversial investigative body, arguing that what was originally designed as an...

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

V Kranjski Gori namesto banke javna stranišča

Občina Kranjska Gora bo uveljavila predkupno pravico za nakup objekta v središču kraja, kjer je do jeseni delovala Gorenjska banka. V poslovnih...

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Dnevnik

Eva Branc

Fruit fly study, almost wrecked by Iran, claims to uncover key to radiation-defying cells

Rescuing larvae from missile-damaged lab, Weizmann team finds cells that not only beat back death, but also multiply and spur regrowth, raising hopes...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

Iran Crossed a Red Line and Yet Trump Still Emerged as the Loser

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Haaretz

Nehemia Shtrasler

Trump: US has ‘massive fleet’ heading to Iran, hopefully we won’t need to use it

US president declares Board of Peace will ‘do great work with Gaza, and maybe other things’ * Ex-hostage Emily Damari gets engaged to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Anti-Israel Columbia University protest leader Khalil likely to be deported to Algeria

Department of Homeland Security secretary says planned deportation of high-profile activist is a ‘reminder’ to non-citizens in the US to...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Mother of baby boy found dead at unlicensed daycare says caregivers are innocent

Chani Katz says 6-month-old Ari died by ‘divine decree’ at overcrowded daycare in Haredi enclave of Jerusalem, where another baby girl...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The Work of Wonder

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Psychology Today

Greg Sazima Md

‘New immigrant’ since 1967 pens ode to Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood in anthology

Author Judy Lev brings her former haunt of nearly 40 years to life in ‘Bethlehem Road,’ with 12 vibrant tales that transcend time —...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Afghanistan and its neighbors need border security cooperation

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Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Miracle on ice: Israel’s bobsleigh team clinches spot at 2026 Winter Olympics

After championing the cause for the past eight years, team pilot AJ Edelman leads four-man squad to Milano Cortina: ‘Let’s go make more...

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The Times of Israel

Amy Spiro

With Hamas armed and Strip in ruins, Kushner’s vision for Gaza faces major obstacles

Trump’s son-in-law adviser imagines high-rises, tourism, state-of-the-art port, but doesn’t address need for de-mining and says plan...

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The Times of Israel

Kaitlyn Huamani

Who are the 4 Argentine nationals still held in Venezuelan prisons?

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Mixue's $1 cone meets America's higher cost base

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Nikkei Asian Review

Adrian Farina And Lizzi C. Lee

Joseph, Moses, Environmental Damage, Political Revolution

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Learning to Reveal Our Unlovable Parts

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Psychology Today

Alex Snider Ma

Trump's “Board of Peace” and the Theater of Unchecked Power

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New Eastern Outlook

Phil Butler

Putin’s recent silence is worrying

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The Japan Times

Marc Champion

Psalm before the Song of ABA

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mikhail Salita

Activists raise Iran protest crackdown death toll to over 5,000; Trump: ‘Armada’ headed to region

US-based Human Rights Activists’ News Agency warns many more feared dead, as internet blackout crosses 2-week mark

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and coercion’ of woman he offered to counsel

Conviction comes over two years after Jewish community fired Reuven Yaacobov following allegations of abuse going back nearly 2 decades

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The Times of Israel

Toby Axelrod

UK’s Starmer urges Trump to apologize for ‘insulting and frankly appalling’ NATO remark

Fury mounts after US president falsely says that NATO allies — who lost hundreds of soldiers — stayed away from the front line during the...

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The Times of Israel

Pan Pylas

Shiny Board of Peace logo resembles Trump-style UN emblem

Round map at center of US president’s new international organization only shows North America and parts of South America; many countries remain...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Adam Louis-Klein: Why anti-Zionism is the newest hate movement

The October 7 attacks unleashed a campaign to cast Israel and its supporters as uniquely evil. It’s deliberate, says Louis-Klein, and has roots...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Bo: Liberation, Vengeance, and the Meaning of Freedom

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Daniel Z. Feldman

Why Qatar is betting on diplomacy with Iran

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Al Jazeera

Sultan Al-Khulaifi

Syrian government takes over prison from Kurdish-led SDF, amid focus on ISIS inmates

Damascus announces control of prison in Raqqa, UN refugee agency struggles to access camp for ISIS families and EU warns of potential breakout amid...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

UNRWA school in West Bank city set to be closed by Israel within days, agency says

Qalandiya Training Center sits on land at risk of expropriation, UN Palestinian refugee body says; Israel demolished organization’s East...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Israel said seeking to ensure more Palestinians are let out of Gaza than back in

With Rafah crossing set to open despite Israeli opposition, Israeli officials said to be insisting on setting up military checkpoint inside the Strip...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Jordan used Israeli forensic tools in prosecutions of Gaza war protesters — report

Canada’s Citizen Lab says it found evidence of Cellebrite phone-cracking software on devices seized by Jordan from protesters in response to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Invoking the Torah, Minnesota Jews are mobilizing against ICE operations

Jewish groups of all denominations opposed to the aggressive surge in immigration enforcement sign open letters, help plan protests and aim to mend...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

TikTok finalizes deal to create US entity and retrain algorithm, avoiding ban

Trump thanks China’s Xi as joint venture announced to save behemoth video app; China’s ByteDance would keep algorithm but license it out,...

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The Times of Israel

Kaitlyn Huamani

Mislim svoje mesto: Govnač na pločniku

Ko sem končno kliknila »pošlji«, sem se počutila kot izdajalka. Kvizling najslabše vrste. Tiste baže izmeček, ki okupatorje, še preden se z...

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Dnevnik

Agata Tomažič