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Exodus: The Genesis of God’s People – a great book

Exodus: The Genesis of God’s People, published in July 2025 by Zvi Grumet, is a thoughtful and engaging study of the biblical book of Exodus that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Israel Drazin

Environmental activists threaten High Court petition over data wipe

Environmental activists threaten High Court petition over data wipe

Environmental Protection Ministry pulled all pollution permits data from website due to emergency request citing Iran’s efforts to target industrial...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

High Court orders government to impose financial sanctions on Haredi draft evaders

High Court orders government to impose financial sanctions on Haredi draft evaders

In unanimous decision, court says government has failed to implement previous rulings, calls police refusal to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers an...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Netanyahu, Herzog among world leaders ‘shocked’ by shooting at gala attended by Trump

Netanyahu, Herzog among world leaders ‘shocked’ by shooting at gala attended by Trump

PM condemns ‘attempted assassination’; leaders slam political violence, send well-wishes to US officials and other attendees at White House...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Netanyahu vows police, education action following ‘heinous’ Petah Tikvah killing

Netanyahu vows police, education action following ‘heinous’ Petah Tikvah killing

Israel Police chief: Stabbing of pizzeria worker by teens is ‘unpredictable incident’ that is hard to prevent; Bennett: ‘Epidemic of violence...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

What Women Say They Hate About Porn

What Women Say They Hate About Porn

Blaming legitimate relationship complaints on porn won't resolve them.

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Psychology Today

Marty Klein Ph.d

Brawny shekel threatens to knock out exporters, tech firms dependent on almighty dollar

Brawny shekel threatens to knock out exporters, tech firms dependent on almighty dollar

As exchange rate dives below NIS 3 to the greenback, companies paid in US currency say without government help they will have to cut costs, fire...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to help defend UAE during Iran war – report

Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to help defend UAE during Iran war – report

Move is first time the missile defense system has been deployed outside Israel and the US, according to Axios, which says UAE-Israel ties closer than...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

The True Meaning of Friendship in a Social-Networked World

The True Meaning of Friendship in a Social-Networked World

Connecting authentically with others in a world of digital connections.

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Psychology Today

Alex Pattakos Ph.d

Why People Still Crave Alcohol—Even When They Want to Quit

Why People Still Crave Alcohol—Even When They Want to Quit

Looking beyond willpower to the unmet needs that drive drinking patterns.

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Psychology Today

Jeanette Hu Amft

What If the West Has Been Misreading Iran for 40 Years?

What If the West Has Been Misreading Iran for 40 Years?

The enduring temptation in Western strategic thinking is to treat Iran as a problem to be managed rather than a civilisation to be understood. That...

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Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Humanity's Report Card: How Bad Is It, Really?

Humanity's Report Card: How Bad Is It, Really?

When humans and AI graded our species, they converged on the same diagnosis.

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Psychology Today

Mike Brooks Ph.d

How we forced Britain to face the IRGC

How we forced Britain to face the IRGC

There are moments in public life when a government finally agrees to call a thing by its proper name. Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to bring the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Catherine Perez-Shakdam

From Crisis to Continuity: The Human Impact of Workplace Disruption

From Crisis to Continuity: The Human Impact of Workplace Disruption

Organizational resilience depends on people at least as much as pereparedness.

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Psychology Today

Mike Verano Lpc

The Buffer Zone: The New Israeli Strategy

For years, Israel relied on deterrence, intelligence, and rapid response to defend its borders. But repeated attacks from Gaza and the north have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maoz Druskin

Kids Can Feel AI Hurting Them, They Have to Use It Anyway

Kids Can Feel AI Hurting Them, They Have to Use It Anyway

Adults are telling children two things about AI; children try to hold both.

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Psychology Today

Timothy Cook M.ed

New mental health law would change hospitalization rules. Experts say people’s rights could suffer

New mental health law would change hospitalization rules. Experts say people’s rights could suffer

The government has filed a bill aimed at reforming Argentina’s 2010 mental health law. The proposal includes a provision aimed at loosening norms...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Hezbollah claims to have launched 2 attacks on IDF troops in south Lebanon’s Taybeh

Hezbollah claims to have launched 2 attacks on IDF troops in south Lebanon’s Taybeh

Herzog relieved Trump unharmed in ‘heinous’ shooting, Netanyahu ‘shocked by attempted assassination’ * Father and son, 6, dead in suspected...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

What Does It Really Mean to Belong in Love?

What Does It Really Mean to Belong in Love?

Why closeness should not mean control.

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Psychology Today

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

Israel appoints first ambassador to Somaliland after recognition of breakaway region

Israel appoints first ambassador to Somaliland after recognition of breakaway region

Michael Lotem, currently roving economic envoy to Africa, will take up position after Israel last year became first country to recognize territory’s...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Can One Sleep Trick Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay?

Can One Sleep Trick Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay?

Does slow-wave sleep really prevent Alzheimer's disease?

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Psychology Today

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.d

Father, six-year-old son found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Father, six-year-old son found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Officers suspect man used his father-in-law’s gun; separately, teen stabbed to death in north; police chief says cops can only do so much against...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Israel’s Most Dangerous Enemy May Be Internal

Israel’s Most Dangerous Enemy May Be Internal

The Frame That Houses Arguments: Israel’s Most Dangerous Enemy May Be Internal Jewish civilization has a trick, and Israel inherited it. The trick...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard Diamond

Emotional Dynamics: Understanding the Hidden Impact

Emotional Dynamics: Understanding the Hidden Impact

Misunderstood emotional dynamics can distort the meaning we give to experience.

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Psychology Today

Steven Stosny

What People Remember After the Meeting Ends

Meetings are where decisions are discussed, but they are also where culture is revealed. Long after the agenda is complete, people remember whether...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Bresler

Liberation Day, Without the Jews Who Fought For It

Liberation Day, Without the Jews Who Fought For It

In Milan, on April 25, 2026, during the celebrations for Liberation Day, a crowd screamed “siete saponette mancate” at Jews marching in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simone chiusa

Gepards for Ukraine via Elbit: Russia Can’t Fully Cut Israel Off

Gepards for Ukraine via Elbit: Russia Can’t Fully Cut Israel Off

According to Militarnyi on April 22, 2026, Belgium’s Ministry of Defense was advancing a plan to acquire 15 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Strategic Silence: How Quiet Diplomacy is Reshaping Global Alliances

Strategic Silence: How Quiet Diplomacy is Reshaping Global Alliances

In global politics, what is not said often matters more than what is publicly declared. While headlines highlight summits and official speeches, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed abdi idiris

War…Netanyahu’s perfect definition of himself. So who will define him by peace?

War…Netanyahu’s perfect definition of himself. So who will define him by peace?

When speaking about Israel today, it is easy to borrow the irony of British writer and historian Max Hastings, who has witnessed and chronicled many...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Social Support Helps Mental Health If It Matches Our Needs

Social Support Helps Mental Health If It Matches Our Needs

There is no such thing as all-purpose social support.

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Psychology Today

Mary McNaughton-Cassill Ph.d

Beyond Uranium: The Ghost of the AMIA Bombing

Beyond Uranium: The Ghost of the AMIA Bombing

The dust may have settled after the latest exchange of fire, but the silence is deceptive. The prevailing sentiment in Israel today is that the war...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Matias Sakkal

For Israel to win in AI it must play a different game

For Israel to win in AI it must play a different game

The public image of the AI race is now a physical one: giant data centers popping up in remote farmland, utilities fielding power requests 100x larger...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jj Ben-Joseph

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announce united run under Bennett in 2026 elections

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announce united run under Bennett in 2026 elections

Former PM leaves door open for Eisenkot to join unified slate, which he says ‘puts an end to infighting, and allows for all efforts to be invested...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

When “All You Need Is Love” Meets Reality

For much of the postwar era, the West operated on a quiet but powerful assumption: that shared humanity would, over time, bridge even the deepest...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Moshe Manheim

Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus

Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus

Bereaved families demand death penalty, starting with Atef Najib, a former general and cousin of the ousted dictator who was allegedly behind the...

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The Times of Israel

Ghaith Alsayed

The Theater of Mediation: Credibility Crisis in US–Iran Talks

Pakistan’s latest attempt to position itself at the center of US–Iran diplomacy is beginning to look less like statecraft and more like...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sergio Restelli

Smashing Foreheads

Smashing Foreheads

From a Russian Proverb to Piety, Performance—and Policy There is a Russian proverb that wastes no time on politeness: Now consider the phenomenon...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

Indonesia–Saudi power play: Why ACWA–Danantara must move beyond the MoU

Indonesia–Saudi power play: Why ACWA–Danantara must move beyond the MoU

When ACWA Power and Danantara signed a $10 billion agreement in Jeddah, it marked more than a bilateral milestone. It signaled growing confidence...

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Middle East Monitor

Bhima Yudhistira

Tunisia’s Democratic Collapse Is a Warning Washington Cannot Afford to Ignore

When the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015, it was celebrated as proof that the Arab Spring had produced at...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

Bennett’s Statement on Civil Marriage Is a Turning Point… If We Let It Be

Last week week, Naftali Bennett expressed support for civil marriage in Israel, stating that “every person in Israel should be able to realize their...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron leibowitz

(POGLED) 85 let od obiska Hitlerja v Mariboru

(POGLED) 85 let od obiska Hitlerja v Mariboru

Svet se nahaja v krizi, je misel, ki jo v preteklih mesecih ali celo letih slišimo zelo pogosto. Pojavlja se v različnih kontekstih: ekoloških,...

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Večer

Mihael Toš

Our Narrative Is A Debate: Lets Treat It Like One

Debate teaches a simple lesson: the strongest argument is not the one you believe most deeply, but the one that survives contact with a skeptical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jacob rosenbloom

Rebuffing Netanyahu’s pardon request, at least for now, Herzog calls for new plea deal talks

Rebuffing Netanyahu’s pardon request, at least for now, Herzog calls for new plea deal talks

President’s office confirms New York Times report that he wants to mediate arbitration in prime minister’s corruption trial, pitting attorney...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

When politics needs enemies, something has already broken

Veni, vidi… did I understand!? When politics needs enemies It doesn’t start with violence. It starts with words. And when those words stop making...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nestor daniel scherman

From One Message on a Sneaker, 300 Voices

From One Message on a Sneaker, 300 Voices

Creating unexpected moments of Jewish and Zionist strength has become a guiding instinct in work my wife Heather and I have been developing, including...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zev ziegler

How Covert Narcissists Use 'Helpfulness' to Manipulate You

How Covert Narcissists Use 'Helpfulness' to Manipulate You

Faked altruism can undermine your independence and autonomy.

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Psychology Today

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.d

Iran diplomacy stalls as Hormuz becomes focal point of mediation efforts

Iran diplomacy stalls as Hormuz becomes focal point of mediation efforts

Trump says although Iran ‘offered a lot’ in most recent proposal, it was still ‘not enough;’ Tehran tries persuading Oman to support mechanism...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Israel Prize Awarded to Prof. Reshef Tenne – Honouring a Genius

During the celebrations of Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, on April 22, 2026 at Jerusalem, a short traditional state ceremony was held to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jatinder Yakhmi

Daily Briefing April 26 – As both sides keep striking, is there still a Lebanon ceasefire?

Daily Briefing April 26 – As both sides keep striking, is there still a Lebanon ceasefire?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses the IDF’s readiness with regard to Iran, a fragile ceasefire with Lebanon, and two IAF technicians...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Sheikh Jarrah: How ceasefires enable Israel’s quiet annexation

Sheikh Jarrah: How ceasefires enable Israel’s quiet annexation

On 20 April 2026 the Jerusalem District Planning Committee approved an 11-storey ultra-Orthodox Jewish religious school known as Or Somayach, or the...

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Middle East Monitor

Farwa imtiaz