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Armenia: Elections Are Over, But Questions Remain

Armenia: Elections Are Over, But Questions Remain

Armenia: Elections Are Over, But Questions Remain On June 7, parliamentary elections were held in Armenia, as a result of which the ruling party can...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

“Valley of Clusters” Parashat Shelach 5786

Twelve spies head out to reconnoitre the Land of Israel in preparation for capture. Soon after they break camp, they find themselves in a bizarre...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari Sacher

The Unravelling: How Netanyahu’s Brinkmanship Lost the American Heartland

The Unravelling: How Netanyahu’s Brinkmanship Lost the American Heartland

For decades, the U.S.-Israel relationship was framed as an “unshakable alliance”—a bipartisan cornerstone of American foreign policy that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fabio andre

Na svetovno prvenstvo le malo Slovencev v lastni režiji

Na svetovno prvenstvo le malo Slovencev v lastni režiji

Na svetovno prvenstvo v nogometu Slovenci ne bodo množično potovali. Če bi bilo svetovno prvenstvo v nogometu bližje, bi se ga Slovenci udeležili...

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Dnevnik

Sebastjan Morozov

Qiyamah, Mahdi, and 3 Messiahs=Peaceful World

A Poll in Israel found that 87% of respondents say they are proud of being Jewish and that their Jewish identity is meaningful to them. About 85% said...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Hard scrutiny of AUKUS won’t scuttle that deal

Hard scrutiny of AUKUS won’t scuttle that deal

I’m a longtime fan of Midnight Oil, the crusading Australian band whose thunderous performances set the standard for political activism in the...

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The Japan Times

Brad Glosserman

Mir ali vojna: veter konflikta piha v tri smeri

Mir ali vojna: veter konflikta piha v tri smeri

Konflikt v Perzijskem zalivu naprej niha med dogovorom, popolno regionalno vojno in daljšim obdobjem medsebojnih napadov ZDA, Irana ter Izraela z...

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Dnevnik

Aleš Gaube

Damjan Franz Lu: Nujno moramo obnoviti medgeneracijski most

Damjan Franz Lu: Nujno moramo obnoviti medgeneracijski most

Naše starejše generacije so preživele svojevrstne zgodovinske suše in viharje. Z lastnimi rokami so gradile povojno infrastrukturo, doživele...

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Dnevnik

Damjan Franz Lu

Korach’s Rebellion

There are many obstacles that we must overcome as human beings. It is always challenging when we need to make difficult decisions in life. We must be...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Po plesu Maradone in Peleja se zdaj pričakuje šov Jimeneza

Po plesu Maradone in Peleja se zdaj pričakuje šov Jimeneza

Šestnajst nogometnih stadionov bo deležnih pozornosti celotnega sveta v naslednjih petih tednih.

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Dnevnik

Urban Sušnik

What Do People Mean by “One-State”?

What Do People Mean by “One-State”?

A recent poll conducted by the Jewish Voter Resource Center found that nearly half of American Jews under the age of 35 support replacing Israel with...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonah Naghi

Nogomet, koreografija na zelenici

Nogomet, koreografija na zelenici

Moja prijateljica Nataša Zavolovšek pod okriljem zavoda Exodos že več let razvija ideje, s katerimi spreminja svet na boljše. Pogosto ustvarja v...

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Dnevnik

Uršula Cetinski

The U.S. and India have become regional rivals

The U.S. and India have become regional rivals

NEW DELHI – On his recent visit to India, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio predictably touted India as one of America’s “most important...

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The Japan Times

Brahma Chellaney

Fifa je zasolila cene nogometnih vstopnic

Fifa je zasolila cene nogometnih vstopnic

S svetovnim nogometnim prvenstvom naj bi se po svetu ustvarilo 40,9 milijarde dolarjev (35,3 milijarde evrov) BDP in več kot 823.000 delovnih mest....

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Dnevnik

Sebastjan Morozov

Vance: Netanyahu has ‘certainly gotten some things wrong’ but he’s a ‘good partner’

Vance: Netanyahu has ‘certainly gotten some things wrong’ but he’s a ‘good partner’

US vice president emphasizes that Trump administration wants nuclear deal with Iran, even if Israel is opposed; says clinching agreement could take...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iran napadel ameriške letalske baze v Kuvajtu in Bahrajnu in napovedal zaprtje Hormuške ožine

Iran napadel ameriške letalske baze v Kuvajtu in Bahrajnu in napovedal zaprtje Hormuške ožine

Iranske oborožene sile so v odgovor na nove napade ZDA na jug Irana ponoči izvedle napade na ameriške letalske baze v Kuvajtu in Bahrajnu, je po...

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Dnevnik

Sta

VOX POPULI: Author, WWII vet Shohei Ooka revered a ‘dingy Hinomaru’

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

US launches strikes for second straight night in bid to force Iran to agree on deal

US launches strikes for second straight night in bid to force Iran to agree on deal

Trump hints at further attacks if Iranians reject proposed agreement: ‘We’ll the bomb s**t out of them’; Islamic Republic targets Jordan, Kuwait...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

More Than Just a Kashrut Organization

More Than Just a Kashrut Organization

For many people, the Orthodox Union is instantly recognizable for the small “OU” symbol on millions of kosher products worldwide. For more than a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Feldstein

The Shul That Makes Demands

Our Shuls used to make demands on us. They expected you to come whether or not the davening suited your taste. They expected you to daven with whoever...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mark Frankel

Pekel so sosedje – in upravnik

Pekel so sosedje – in upravnik

Predstavljajte si, da ste sredi vročinskega vala, zaprti v stanovanje. Ki ni prav veliko, mladi ste še in si drugega kot najemniške garsonjere v...

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Dnevnik

Agata Tomažič

Activism at Swarthmore College Proves Antizoinism is Antisemitism

Activism at Swarthmore College Proves Antizoinism is Antisemitism

Recently, student activists at Swarthmore College held a pro-Hamas rally on its campus that included multiple sites of vandalism, including graffiti...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Angella tang

The Red Sea Council Egypt Wants Would Lock Out America

When Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stood alongside his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh in Cairo this week and demanded rapid activation of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

Anthropic’s latest AIs are making some customers uneasy

Anthropic’s latest AIs are making some customers uneasy

Catching a glimpse of Dario Amodei these days is like finding a rare butterfly. The chief executive officer of Anthropic PBC was scheduled to meet...

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The Japan Times

Parmy Olson

Did The Sinai Deal Really Work?

Did The Sinai Deal Really Work?

For decades, Sinai has been treated as the crown jewel of the land-for-peace argument. Oftentimes, in the argument surrounding “land for peace,”...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Caleb creizman

Before We Understood What a Grenade Was

Before We Understood What a Grenade Was

There are memories that remain suspended between childhood and catastrophe. At the time they happen, they do not feel historical. They do not announce...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Walter estever gonzalez

Language, power and the price of entry

Language, power and the price of entry

On a spring evening in Budapest, I watched the Kodaly Choir of Debrecen close a program of Asian voices with a song from a place few in the hall could...

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The Japan Times

Waka Ikeda

The Machine That Writes Itself and the Door We Have Not Yet Closed

There is a familiar rhythm to how we now greet news about artificial intelligence. A frightening headline appears. Beneath it, someone reaches for the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

When Leaders Fail, Jews Get Blamed

When Leaders Fail, Jews Get Blamed

When Societies Stop Solving Problems, They Start Blaming Jews A Civilizational Warning Hidden in Plain Sight There is a saying I grew up hearing in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Natasha H. Pein

Self-Awareness: A Crucial Step in Changing Abusive Behavior

Self-Awareness: A Crucial Step in Changing Abusive Behavior

Most people are unaware of how their abusive behavior affects others.

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Psychology Today

Beverly Engel L.m.f.t

Scouts of Hope: What a Women’s Delegation Brought Back from Abu Dhabi

Scouts of Hope: What a Women’s Delegation Brought Back from Abu Dhabi

In a region exhausted by fear, our Women Champions for Change (WCC)  delegation returned from Abu Dhabi with a different report: the dangers are...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Danny Hakim

Why the IRGC Needs Israel

Why the IRGC Needs Israel

The Islamic Republic Needs External Conflict to Preserve Internal Power Many analyses of Iran’s confrontation with Israel focus on ideology,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Raghu kondori

Go Out and Do Something Difficult and Challenging

Go Out and Do Something Difficult and Challenging

The benefits of building towards mastery.

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Psychology Today

Ariella Cook-Shonkoff

Svet se bo spet vrtel okoli žoge: več ekip, več tekem in več polemik kot kadarkoli prej

Svet se bo spet vrtel okoli žoge: več ekip, več tekem in več polemik kot kadarkoli prej

Več kot pet tednov bodo oči svetovne javnosti, pa še zdaleč ne le nogometne in športne, usmerjene v Kanado, Mehiko in ZDA, kjer bo na sporedu 23....

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Dnevnik

Matjaž Terzič

Good Cop, Bad Cop: Who Is Playing Whom?

Good Cop, Bad Cop: Who Is Playing Whom?

First of all, I am a pro Israel advocate, not a pro USA advocate. Democrat or Republican, I honestly could not care less. Which president sits in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

US should invest in people, not wars

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The Korea Times

Ashley panelli and mica whitfield

Why China finds it hard to keep North Korea in line

Why China finds it hard to keep North Korea in line

“As close as lips and teeth” is how Mao Zedong famously described China’s ties with North Korea. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to...

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The Japan Times

Karishma Vaswani

Save our endangered kelp forests

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The Korea Times

David Helvarg

Depleted but dangerous, Hamas is holding its fire against Israel. The quiet may not last

Depleted but dangerous, Hamas is holding its fire against Israel. The quiet may not last

While others attack, the terror group has largely vanished from the battlefield as it licks its war wounds and focuses on controlling Gazans, but...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

External audit finds PA no longer rewarding security prisoners — diplomats

External audit finds PA no longer rewarding security prisoners — diplomats

Western officials tell ToI that global consulting firm’s initial review shows Ramallah reformed welfare program to be needs-based instead of ,...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

الإمارات والديمومة الصحية.. نحو طبّ الحياة لا طبّ المرض

يمثل توجيه الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب رئيس دولة الإمارات رئيس مجلس الوزراء...

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العين الإخبارية

د. خلفان سلطان الكندي

Knesset passes law giving justice minister control of internal police investigations

Knesset passes law giving justice minister control of internal police investigations

MKs vote 43-39 in favor of legislation, which the AG said it removed the barrier between politicians and law enforcement, and undermined the...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Your mum and dad are influencers now, too

Your mum and dad are influencers now, too

You may never have heard of Aki and Koichi, but this sartorial couple in their 70s from California are a hit on social media. They are part of a wave...

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The Japan Times

Andreea Papuc

Xi's silence on nuclear arms is a gift to North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Xi's silence on nuclear arms is a gift to North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Chinese and North Korean state-run media this week devoted thousands of words to Xi Jinping 's summit with Kim Jong Un, but made no mention of a...

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Japan Today

Foster Klug

One’s Proper Goals

This week I had to speak at a Bar Mitzva. These are not the best weeks to speak at joyous occasions. In our Torah readings, we have the terrible...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Walk

When Allies Disagree: The Conversation Israel and America Still Need

When Allies Disagree: The Conversation Israel and America Still Need

The Call That Revealed the Crisis The most revealing moment in the U.S.-Israel relationship this month was not a missile strike, a ceasefire...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Seth Eisenberg

US launches new round of ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran; Hegseth: ‘Key facilities’ will be bombed

US launches new round of ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran; Hegseth: ‘Key facilities’ will be bombed

Pentagon chief describes 2nd straight night of attacks on Islamic Republic as part of efforts ‘to ensure we get the kind of deal that President...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of impeding firefighters near West Bank village

Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of impeding firefighters near West Bank village

After suspected arson attack near Christian town of Taybe, settlers shot firearms and blocked a water tanker, according to a priest and Palestinian...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

After rabbis’ threat, IDF says men and women won’t serve in same tanks

After rabbis’ threat, IDF says men and women won’t serve in same tanks

Army says options for integrating women don’t include putting them in same vehicle as men, after Hesder rabbis vowed to bar students from units

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Netanyahu I and Netanyahu II

Netanyahu I and Netanyahu II

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy