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Despite academic battle royal, a new book returns David’s kingdom to its place in history

In ‘The Bible’s First Kings,’ scholars piece together archaeology and biblical studies to show that a United Monarchy indeed emerged in the...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

VOX POPULI: I'm making my new year wish in an old-fashioned paper planner

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Trump says he won’t join Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, but will ‘study’ matter

Rubio calls for ‘restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen * Zelensky seeks discussion on territorial issues with Trump during meeting on Sunday...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Upcoming meet to test if Trump feels same way about PM as his vexed staff — report

Netanyahu reportedly trying to convince a ‘one man audience,’ having lost the favor of president’s circle, who feel Israeli actions are undermining...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Likud downplays Netanyahu’s ties to Feldstein after ex-aide implicated PM in intel leak

Ruling party denies PM paid fealty to Qatar, accuses media of using ‘fake’ case to distract from ‘actually serious’ scandals, amid allies’...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Jewish actress Odessa A’zion says she’s not a Zionist after IDF t-shirt controversy

Social media users speculate about ‘I Love LA’ actress’ political leanings after photo of her modeling shirt as a teenager resurfaces; ‘debunking!!...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

From Fear to Optimism: How Health Messaging Has Evolved

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Psychology Today

Richard Contrada Ph.d

Why Self-Awareness Rarely Changes a Covert Narcissist

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Psychology Today

Annie Tanasugarn Ph.d

12 Implicit Frames for Understanding Emerging Experience

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Psychology Today

Grant Hilary Brenner Md

Faith, History, and Who Belongs in Israel

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The Death of Effort: John Henry, Willy Lowman and the ChatGBT Student

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen Stern

Black History Beyond One Villain

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

..and they were dispersed throughout the world

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rebecca Liebermann Nissel

Is Israel Losing Its AI Talent?

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eitan Yudilevich

Lihi Lapid and the Day After Happily Ever After

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Pam Gaslow

A State, Finally: Israel Recognises Somaliland

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Ali

D.Trump and the illusion of non-interventionism

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gilles Touboul

The Christmas Strike: US Missile in Nigeria Signaled a New North African Order

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

The Iranian theocracy’s never-ending “resistance”

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Shavit

The Reel Schmooze: Jack Black’s mother was a rocket scientist?!

Movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on the Jewish ‘Anaconda’ actor’s accomplished mom and a review of the Schmoovie of the...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Modi’s reception of Putin defies Washington

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New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Fallen soldier’s family takes military headstone to IDF headquarters in protest

The relatives of a fallen soldier who are outraged over how the Israel Defense Forces has addressed their son’s death staged a protest on Thursday...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Mezuzahs stolen from Toronto apartment building for second time in weeks

Mezuzahs stolen from Toronto apartment building for second time in weeks

The Toronto Police Service is investigating a suspected hate crime after mezuzahs were removed from the doors of apartments in North York on...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Poll: Most Israelis say PM should stop working with close aide Urich over Qatargate

Poll: Most Israelis say PM should stop working with close aide Urich over Qatargate

A poll conducted Thursday showed just over half of Israelis believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should stop working with close aide Jonathan...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Lazar Focus: Eran Ortal on where does the IDF go after October 7?

Lazar Focus: Eran Ortal on where does the IDF go after October 7?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Lazar Focus . Each Friday, catch diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what’s behind the news...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Why Jews in Israel and the Diaspora are Growing Apart

You’re probably thinking that you know the answer to the title’s question: the Gaza War. However, that’s but the latest example of a much deeper...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

VOX POPULI: Jumbo Ozaki and his ‘limitless power’ redefined golf in Japan

VOX POPULI: Jumbo Ozaki and his ‘limitless power’ redefined golf in Japan

When people speak of “AON” in the world of Japanese men’s professional golf, they’re invoking a legendary trio of fairway titans—Isao Aoki,...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Miss Israel 2025 Ayelet Raymond: a special bond with Miss India

Miss Israel 2025 Ayelet Raymond: a special bond with Miss India

As Miss Israel 2025 , competing at Miss World International this year against 71 countries has been one of the most transformative experiences of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ayelet Raymond

Annexation is collective suicide for Israel

The current Israeli government, supported by the Far Right, appears to have decided that the outright annexation of the West Bank (Judea and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Philip Jolly

PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2026

PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2026

Every December, we ask Project Syndicate commentators to identify the political, economic, and policy trends to watch in the year ahead. Last year,...

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Project Syndicate

Ps Editors

Trump and the end of American hegemony

It has become almost routine to end each year with talk of the “polycrisis,” and to acknowledge the difficulty of anticipating a future that seems...

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The Japan Times

Joseph E. Stiglitz

When communism is the only option

Where, in today’s world, do all our antagonisms and struggles for survival converge? Is there a singular point that embodies our universal...

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The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

What Is Europe Dragging Turkey into: the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict or Negotiations?

What Is Europe Dragging Turkey into: the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict or Negotiations?

Turkey is actively involved in diplomatic efforts to settle current conflicts, with the crisis in Ukraine holding a special place among them. At...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Israel killed our dreams, but its genocide could not defeat us

Israel killed our dreams, but its genocide could not defeat us

I had just begun my third year studying English translation at university when the war started. The onslaught turned my life upside down – it...

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Al Jazeera

Shahed Abu Alshaikh

Is crypto an opportunity or a threat?

The fascination with cryptocurrencies shows no sign of fading. With the passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S....

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The Japan Times

Jean Tirole

Can Japan’s first woman prime minister tackle violence against women?

Takaichi Sanae’s appointment as Japan’s first woman prime minister is a historic accomplishment and has been hailed by many as a step forward for...

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The Japan Times

Charles Crabtree And Margarita Solntseva

The AI war on Christmas

While trying to work at a cafe the other day, I experienced the real war on Christmas. Hoping for the familiar hum of conversation and music, I was...

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The Japan Times

Timothy Snyder

لماذا يفشل خطاب الوصاية أمام التاريخ الجنوبي؟

لماذا يفشل خطاب الوصاية أمام التاريخ الجنوبي؟

ليست مشكلة الجنوب مع الوصاية مسألة رأي أو زاوية تحليل أو اختلاف في تقدير المصالح،...

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العين الإخبارية

هاني سالم مسهور

باكستان وليبيا: صفقة السلاح واختبار الدور الوظيفي في نظام دولي غير متكافئ

باكستان وليبيا: صفقة السلاح واختبار الدور الوظيفي في نظام دولي غير متكافئ

يعكس الانخراط الباكستاني في الملف الليبي، مع صفقة أسلحة بقيمة نحو 4.6 مليار دولار مع قوات الجيش الليبي، الدور المركزي للمؤسسة العسكرية في صياغة...

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العين الإخبارية

د. عبيدالله برهاني

Troops extract 2 Israelis who entered West Bank’s Area A near Hebron, Nablus

Troops extract 2 Israelis who entered West Bank’s Area A near Hebron, Nablus

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they unfold. Thousands of residents take to the streets of Somaliland to celebrate Israel’s...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Terrorist accused of raping guards is punished in jail for plan to instigate riot

Mahmoud Atallah, a Palestinian terror convict who has been charged with raping female Israeli prison guards during his incarceration, was taken...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

With Trump backing away amid global refusal, plan to relocate Gazans looking like pipe dream

With Trump backing away amid global refusal, plan to relocate Gazans looking like pipe dream

The plan for the voluntary migration of Gaza Strip residents, which reverberated in Israel and globally for months earlier in the war, is...

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The Times of Israel

Shalom Yerushalmi

Why New Year's Resolutions Fail: The Missing Fourth Element

Why New Year's Resolutions Fail: The Missing Fourth Element

What Plato understood about lasting change that modern psychology forgot

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Psychology Today

Chester H. Sunde

Why Being 'More Social' Isn’t Always Better

Why Being 'More Social' Isn’t Always Better

Psychology treats needing others as essential, but that view deserves a rethink.

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Psychology Today

Daniel Marston Ph.d

IDF strikes elite Hezbollah unit’s training site in northeastern Lebanon

IDF strikes elite Hezbollah unit’s training site in northeastern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes Friday morning on Hezbollah targets in “several areas of Lebanon,” including a training compound...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

European traffic safety watchdog suspends Israel due to ‘recent government actions’

European traffic safety watchdog suspends Israel due to ‘recent government actions’

A major European nonprofit dedicated to reducing traffic deaths and injuries has suspended Israel from its comparative research program on road...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Demand rising for iconic Jerusalem homes as ‘ultra-luxury’ market takes off

Demand rising for iconic Jerusalem homes as ‘ultra-luxury’ market takes off

Standing on the sun-drenched rooftop of what might be the largest private residence in Jerusalem, Tomer Dowek described how a mansion in the...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Dumbfounded Brothers

The climax of the story between Yosef and his brothers, occurred when he revealed himself as their long lost brother. The Torah tells us that the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Choice and Change (Vayigash, Covenant & Conversation)

Choice and Change (Vayigash, Covenant & Conversation)

The sequence from Bereishit 37 to 50 is the longest unbroken narrative in the Torah, and there can be no doubt who its hero is: Joseph. The story...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Sacks

Who Judaism Forgot — and Who Is Coming Home 7th in series

Every moment of Jewish renewal carries a quiet surprise: those who return first are often those who were once pushed furthest to the margins. After...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin