Sleeping baby dies, strangled by cord attached to pacifier

A nine-month-old baby boy choked to death on Sunday in Beit Shemesh, reportedly when a string attached to his pacifier became wrapped around his...

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Toi Staff

UK police wrongly told MPs Jewish community supported Maccabi Tel Aviv ban – report

The UK’s West Midlands Police has admitted it wrongly told members of parliament that the Birmingham Jewish community had been consulted and...

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Toi Staff

Intel on nonexistent pregnant hostage was ‘impossible to ignore,’ says IDF official

Faulty indications early in the war that a Hamas-held hostage was pregnant and had given birth in captivity were “impossible to ignore” at the...

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Toi Staff

Jaffa high school principal arrested over allegations of indecent acts against students

Police arrested a school principal in Jaffa on Sunday who is alleged to have committed indecent acts against several high school students over the...

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Toi Staff

Turkish, Egyptian FMs say Israel breaching ceasefire daily; Ankara urges US to step in

DOHA — Turkey and Egypt accused Israel of daily breaches of the ceasefire in Gaza, with Ankara’s foreign minister saying that US President Donald...

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Jacob Magid

Celebrated Israeli painter’s grandchildren get their turn at the easel in Eilat exhibit

The resort city of Eilat wasn’t widely considered a typical arts venue when curator Céline Avrahami relocated there from London during the COVID-19...

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Jessica Steinberg

Saudi F-35 sale triggers Israeli concern, though military edge may remain intact

News of Washington’s approval of a future sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia last month has reignited long-standing fears within...

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Stav Levaton

Short-cuts vs. Accelerators: How Successful People Progress

Everyone wants faster results. But few know the strategy for getting them.

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Thomas Rutledge Ph.d

Teenager—or Young Narcissist?

When adolescents are too entitled and secretly vulnerable.

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Mark Banschick M.d

A 'Conditional Pardon' for Netanyahu? Israel's President Better Say No

President Isaac Herzog won't accept Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a pardon in the form it was submitted. He won't do anything to allow an...

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Ravit Hecht

A belated admission of leaving Iraq to fail

Twenty-two years after the invasion of Iraq, a new American voice has emerged to concede that the war was not just a political miscalculation, but...

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Karam Nama

Artificial Intelligence and the Schemes of Technological Billionaires

Innovations related to artificial intelligence are already changing our lives, and in the foreseeable future they promise many revolutionary...

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Mohammed Amer

Peace Building Opportunities in the Shadow of Scholasticide in Gaza?

Education is a fundamental pillar of individual and societal advancement. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that education is a...

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Akram Jamee

Senior Saudi diplomat: It’s Israel, not PA , that most needs reform to secure peace

DOHA — A senior Saudi diplomat said that while there is much focus in the international community on the need for the Palestinian Authority to...

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Jacob Magid

Daily Briefing Dec. 7: Day 793 – Trump peace plan partners pile on Israel at Doha Forum

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Iran hangs man convicted in massive car-buying scam case

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday executed the ringleader of a vast investment scam that defrauded tens of thousands of people through a car-buying...

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

A “ripple-on” effect following Sanae Takaichi’s remark

The scandal triggered by a comment made by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on November 7, 2025 about the Taiwan issue is still reverberating...

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Vladimir Terehov

In Japan and elsewhere, a ‘generational shift’ is upon us

When you were young, didn’t you feel a “generation gap” between yourself and your parents or other older people? I certainly did. In high...

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Kuni Miyake

UN Resolution 2803: International mandate for America’s plan in Gaza

The United States worked to gradually secure an Arab-Palestinian consensus that would produce a UN resolution granting international legitimacy to...

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

What TSMC and Shakespeare can teach Japan's Rapidus

There’s no sugarcoating that what Japan’s Rapidus is trying to do requires the same kind of technical precision and government support as the...

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Catherine Thorbecke

Man stabbed to death in Bedouin town amid apparent family dispute

A man was stabbed to death in the Bedouin community of Segev Shalom in the early hours of Sunday, police said, amid an apparent dispute between...

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Toi Staff

Hegseth under pressure as Pentagon scandals mount

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under mounting pressure from scandals surrounding strikes on alleged drug boats and his use of Signal to...

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Toi Staff

Christmas festivities return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Christmas cheer returned to the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ on Saturday as Bethlehem in the West Bank lit up a tree for the first time...

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Agencies

Public defender reports Palestinian inmates suffering ‘severe hunger’ in Israeli jails

Palestinian security prisoners have been held in increasingly dire conditions since October 2023, with many suffering from severe hunger, according...

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Charlie Summers

Getting Your Goat Or Let it Stew and More Zevachim 90-92

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Simcha Feuerman

Humbled By Hashem’s Kindness

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Kenneth Cohen

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #198, Crystal Haggadah, 9

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Stephen Berer

The UN Has Spoken: The Sahara is Moroccan. Now the Real Work Begins.

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Amine Ayoub

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Yet More Preemptive Loathing

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Doug Klein

Don’t just sit there. Vote!

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Lawrence Rifkin

I’m Not an Antisemite, But…

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Ginette Weiner

The Real Deal: Netanyahu's Current Coalition Is an Obstacle to Trump's Gilded Gaza Plan

I've previously argued that the pardon U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing President Isaac Herzog to grant isn't a favor to his friend Benjamin...

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Carolina Landsmann

Vietnam’s anti-drug police are speaking Gen Z, and it’s working

The unit seems to be testing a new propaganda style: using humour to create a friendlier, more familiar voice. Research on political humour shows...

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Dien Nguyen An Luong

Netanyahu says he won’t quit politics in exchange for pardon in corruption trial

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he will not retire from politics in exchange for a pardon in his corruption trial, and also that...

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Toi Staff

Qatari PM says he won’t write a check to rebuild what Israel destroyed in Gaza

DOHA — Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani said Sunday that his country will not foot the bill for rebuilding Gaza, despite...

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Jacob Magid

Netanyahu says phase one of Gaza truce ‘almost’ complete, alongside Germany’s Merz

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza is “almost” complete, and that he expects to move on to...

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