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Blockades — quiet yet powerful

The world holds its breath, wondering what will happen. Sometimes, the most powerful weapon is the quietest. War ships stand in the still waters....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

Religious Zionist rabbis say students will not enlist in Armored Corps with women

Religious Zionist rabbis say students will not enlist in Armored Corps with women

Heads of yeshivot from both liberal and hard-line sides of the Orthodox community express concern about co-ed tank units after High Court instructs...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Palestinian couple nabbed on suspicion of living under fake Israeli identity for 20 years

Palestinian couple nabbed on suspicion of living under fake Israeli identity for 20 years

Pair lived double life between West Bank and Rahat after allegedly purchasing Arab Israeli woman’s ID; police say case is longest-lasting identity...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Two Jewish men badly wounded in stabbing attack in London’s Golders Green; assailant arrested

Two Jewish men badly wounded in stabbing attack in London’s Golders Green; assailant arrested

Male attacker, 45, stabs septuagenarian in throat, along with another man in 30s; assault latest in spate of antisemitic crimes in UK; Starmer...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Lebanese soldier said killed in Israeli strike, Hezbollah fires 2 rockets at north amid truce

Lebanese soldier said killed in Israeli strike, Hezbollah fires 2 rockets at north amid truce

Fire on Galilee is latest ceasefire violation by Iran-backed terror group; Lebanese media reports dozens of strikes, home demolitions across south...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Masked menace: When martial arts become a cover for extremism in Bangladesh

By any serious measure, Bangladesh has spent the better part of two decades trying to outrun the ghosts of militancy. From the rise of...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

Are American Jews Traitors?

Are American Jews Traitors?

Hagai Segal, a veteran journalist and former editor of Makor Rishon, recently ignited a firestorm with a sharply worded critique of American Jewry. In...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

Price of oil rises as Iran talks remain stalled and Strait of Hormuz closed

Price of oil rises as Iran talks remain stalled and Strait of Hormuz closed

Financial expert says US blockade of Iranian ports strains oil system, with consequences for future prices, while Qatar warns of ‘frozen conflict’...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Netanyahu trial cross-examination interrupted as PM leaves for urgent security meeting

Netanyahu trial cross-examination interrupted as PM leaves for urgent security meeting

Premier left for consultation at the Kirya, the IDF’s HQ, half-hour after hearing began, after court declined to push off start time by 3 hours; he...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Franco Colapinto meets up with Lionel Messi ahead of Miami Grand Prix

Franco Colapinto meets up with Lionel Messi ahead of Miami Grand Prix

After a dazzling exhibition in Buenos Aires, Franco Colapinto got his wish and met Argentine men’s national football team star Lionel Messi in...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Artist, left-wing activist and writer Yair Garbuz dies at 80

Artist, left-wing activist and writer Yair Garbuz dies at 80

Known for his collages and an incendiary comment made at a 2015 rally, Garbuz stayed mostly out of public life for the last decade

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Kralj je med vrsticami jasno povedal svoje

Kralj je med vrsticami jasno povedal svoje

Britanski kraljevi par v četrtek končuje obisk v ZDA, med katerim se gostitelj Trump ni mogel upreti poskusu, da Karla III. nekako vplete v...

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Dnevnik

Brane Kastelic

Who Do People Think They Are?

Who Do People Think They Are?

Cool new research explores people's beliefs about their central traits.

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Psychology Today

Art Markman Ph.d

The Humor of Miscommunication

The Humor of Miscommunication

Grice’s four maxims versus the mutual vulnerability theory.

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Psychology Today

John Charles Simon

Police arrest another teen suspect in Independence Day murder at Petah Tikva pizzeria

Police arrest another teen suspect in Independence Day murder at Petah Tikva pizzeria

Arrest brings number of detained suspects to 11; primary suspect yet to face judge; Pizza Hut reportedly to continue paying victim Yemanu Zelka’s...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Money cannot buy control: Why the UK’s migration strategy needs rethinking

The decision by the United Kingdom to provide £660 million to France in return for stronger border enforcement may appear to be a decisive step in...

10

Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Madžarska hiti po evropski denar

Madžarska hiti po evropski denar

Zmagovalec madžarskih volitev pospešeno prepričuje Bruselj, da je pripravljen na reforme, s čimer bi EU sprostila zamrznjena sredstva za...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Brstovšek

The Failure of Trump’s Iran Policy: ‘Bad Luck,’ Design, or Happenstance?

The Failure of Trump’s Iran Policy: ‘Bad Luck,’ Design, or Happenstance?

The Failure of Trump’s Iran Policy: ‘Bad Luck,’ Design, or Happenstance? The Trump administration’s policy toward Iran — accompanied by...

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New Eastern Outlook

Henry Kamens

Haredi yeshivas with draft dodgers will no longer receive tax-exempt donations, AG says

Haredi yeshivas with draft dodgers will no longer receive tax-exempt donations, AG says

Baharav-Miara determines that tax exemption indirectly finances yeshivas with draft dodgers and ‘encourages evasion,’ but says implementation will...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Gulf Cooperation Council turns crisis into blueprint for strategic integration after Iran conflict

The recent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Jeddah marks a pivotal moment in the region’s evolving security and economic architecture....

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Blitz

Suraiyya Aziz

Israel heads toward its most fateful elections, with law and order, governance and morality at stake

Israel heads toward its most fateful elections, with law and order, governance and morality at stake

Deadly Jewish terrorism spiraling in the West Bank, murderous teen gangs terrifying central Israel, ultra-Orthodox youths rampaging nationwide… all...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

“Just Relax”: Still Hysterical After All These Years

“Just Relax”: Still Hysterical After All These Years

When clinical bias turns women's physical symptoms into "just stress"

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Psychology Today

Melissa Rampelli Ph.d

Haredi anti-draft protesters block entrance to Jerusalem, are dispersed after 2 hours

Haredi anti-draft protesters block entrance to Jerusalem, are dispersed after 2 hours

Day after members of extremist Jerusalem Faction breached home of IDF officer, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters block cars, resist police in...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Google expands Pentagon AI partnership amid internal backlash and industry tensions

Google has entered into a significant new agreement with the United States Department of Defense to provide advanced artificial intelligence...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

Tadej Pogačar rešuje organizatorje v Švici

Tadej Pogačar rešuje organizatorje v Švici

Najboljši kolesar na svetu je dobil prvo etapo 79. kolesarske dirke po Romandiji in je že vodilni kolesar v skupnem seštevku. Vseeno pa so razlike...

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Dnevnik

Urban Sušnik

(POGLED) Kolumna Vesne V. Godina: Zato bo naslednja vlada kratkega veka

(POGLED) Kolumna Vesne V. Godina: Zato bo naslednja vlada kratkega veka

Logika, da več ko je kontrole in represije, manjša je možnost, da se oblast zruši, na Madžarskem ni več delovala. Odgovor na vprašanje, kako se...

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Večer

Vesna V. Godina

The US And Iran Have Reached An Impasse

Iran was decisively defeated by the United States and Israel in the 40-day war that broke out on February 28. Yet the Iranian regime has not only...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Iran does not stand alone – China and Russia create restraint

Iran does not stand alone – China and Russia create restraint

China, and Russia do not stand aside; they hold the war in deliberate abeyance add solidarity and deterrence. What appears as support is, more...

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Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

When Survival Replaces Childhood

When Survival Replaces Childhood

A story of childhood pain, choice, and the quiet power to choose differently.

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Psychology Today

Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

We’re All Human When It Comes to Chicken Fingers

We’re All Human When It Comes to Chicken Fingers

A light but instructive moment unfolded at synagogue this past Shabbat during kiddush. In addition to the standard kiddush for the congregation, a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

Security First: How War Is Reshaping Economic and Foreign Policy

Security First: How War Is Reshaping Economic and Foreign Policy

In today’s international system, one reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: security has returned to the center of global...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed abdi idiris

When Young Siblings Are Rivals

When Young Siblings Are Rivals

What’s a parent to do (or not) with siblings who fight.

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Psychology Today

Kyle D. Pruett M.d

Martinez Novell po koncu sezone zapušča Toulouse

Martinez Novell po koncu sezone zapušča Toulouse

Španski strateg Carles Martinez Novell bo po koncu letošnje sezone zapustil francoskega nogometnega prvoligaša Toulouse. Španec je na klopi...

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Dnevnik

Gte

How to End an Affair, These Examples Tell All

How to End an Affair, These Examples Tell All

The phrases and behaviors that secretly perpetuate an affair.

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Psychology Today

Lynn Margolies Ph.d

The Power of Positive Talking

The Power of Positive Talking

Personal Perspective: Exploring the unacknowledged benefits of praise

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Psychology Today

Mary Allen

Loneliness Isn’t Simply About Being Alone

Loneliness Isn’t Simply About Being Alone

How biology, perception, and modern life combine to create deep disconnection.

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Psychology Today

Leigh W. Jerome Ph.d

Jewish man in Rome arrested for allegedly shooting left-wing protesters with airgun

Jewish man in Rome arrested for allegedly shooting left-wing protesters with airgun

According to Italian media, suspect has confessed in incident widely condemned by Jewish leaders during celebration that has seen rising tensions...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Globálna hrozba umelej inteligencie je už tu

Predstavme si napríklad masívny kyberútok, ktorý paralyzuje energetický systém v Číne

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SME.sk

Angela Huyue Zhang

When the Joke Falls Flat, and Power Steps In

There is something almost painfully human about a joke that does not land well. Recently, Jimmy Kimmel told a joke about Melania Trump that fell flat....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Bruce D. Forman

Long-sought arrest in Toronto’s anti-Jewish shootings leaves unanswered questions

Long-sought arrest in Toronto’s anti-Jewish shootings leaves unanswered questions

Suspect Mohamed Mahdi captured days after restaurant was riddled with bullets, but unclear whether wave of attacks is linked and whether more police...

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The Times of Israel

Joseph Strauss

Cynická obluda: Fico do Moskvy bezpečnejšie

Indície o premiérovej ceste prichádzajú z rôznych zdrojov a zapadajú do seba.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

How St. Petersburg became Tehran’s last strategic lifeline

How St. Petersburg became Tehran’s last strategic lifeline
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Middle East Monitor

Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Seven Challenges in Early Recovery From Addiction

Seven Challenges in Early Recovery From Addiction

It’s hard to avoid obstacles that we ourselves create in addiction recovery.

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Psychology Today

Peg o'connor ph.d

Reconnecting to the Muse

Reconnecting to the Muse

How to use spirituality to overcome creative blocks.

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Psychology Today

Steve Taylor Ph.d

How Do You Recognize a Point of No Return

How did some Jews know to leave early when the future was still unclear, and what signs are we missing today? People do not miss danger because they...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tsahi shemesh

The pendulum swings: The slow death of Europe’s pro-Israel consensus

The pendulum swings: The slow death of Europe’s pro-Israel consensus

The European Union is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International declared in a searing statement issued on April 21. The condemnation was a...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

The economic strangulation of Iran

The economic strangulation of Iran

It is possible that Washington is seeking less an additional military victory than a victory by economic strangulation. In other words, stop bombing,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gilles Touboul

China’s expanding global campaign to silence dissent across borders

The detention of Abdulhakim Idris in a Malaysian airport may appear, at first glance, as an isolated immigration incident. But when viewed through a...

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Blitz

Abul Quashem Joarder

Unrecognizable Britain: A Country Strained by Extremism

There is a reason we call our little island, “Great Britain.” It is a nation saturated with thousands of years of history, innovation and culture....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Miles Damone Mackay

Israel’s Dual Existential Threat: Renewing State Legitimacy Under Pressure

External danger is real; only renewed legitimacy can ensure the state can respond. Israel today faces existential threats. What is new—and more...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Haim V. Levy