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Iran says it hit Kurdish forces in Iraq, as some groups plan to join fight against Tehran

Iran says it hit Kurdish forces in Iraq, as some groups plan to join fight against Tehran

Kurdish dissident groups say the US has asked them to support its efforts against the regime; Iran warns it will not tolerate ‘separatist groups’...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The General Who Swallowed His Truth

The General Who Swallowed His Truth

General Dan Cain, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a private warning to President Trump with the bluntness that democracies depend...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

A win — and a lesson — from Toyota’s Elliott deal

A win — and a lesson — from Toyota’s Elliott deal

Sometimes the most important lessons in life involve what not to do. The Toyota group may have prevailed over minority shareholders in a buyout, but...

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The Japan Times

Juliana Liu

The Lobito Corridor: A Strategic Lifeline or Neo-Extraction Route in Africa’s Next Chapter?

The Lobito Corridor: A Strategic Lifeline or Neo-Extraction Route in Africa’s Next Chapter?

The Lobito Corridor: A Strategic Lifeline or Neo-Extraction Route in Africa’s Next Chapter? Real choice is ultimately what African sovereignty...

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New Eastern Outlook

Tamer Mansour

Could the French Take Over Akrotiri? The Quiet Realignment Hiding in Plain Sight

As Shahed drones expose British vulnerability, Paris builds the infrastructure for a Mediterranean power transition Shortly after midnight on 2 March...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

California’s Gavin Newsom says some ‘appropriately’ call Israel an ‘apartheid state’

California’s Gavin Newsom says some ‘appropriately’ call Israel an ‘apartheid state’

Democratic governor questions US military aid for Israel, says Netanyahu government is ‘walking us down that path,’ Jerusalem’s influence over...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

The Middle East is on fire. Will this gulf become another oil haven?

The Middle East is on fire. Will this gulf become another oil haven?

Constricted global oil supply lines might elevate the Gulf of Guinea to a new strategic importance

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RT.com

Adamu B. Garba Ii

Opinion – India’s AI Summit and the Politics of “Techno-Civilizational” Modernity

Opinion – India’s AI Summit and the Politics of “Techno-Civilizational” Modernity

The Modi government wants AI to be a tool for national development, strategic autonomy, and projecting India as a civilizational state.

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E-International

Nicholas morieson chloe smith and muhammed omer

To some, legally problematic strikes on Iran clear a higher bar: morality

To some, legally problematic strikes on Iran clear a higher bar: morality

A strict reading of the UN charter appears to back critics who say US-Israeli strikes on Iran are illegal. But experts say a dogmatic approach to...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

First repatriation flights land in Israel, outbound travel to start Sunday

First repatriation flights land in Israel, outbound travel to start Sunday

El Al passenger jet lands from Athens, followed by charter flight from Rome, bringing home the first of some 100,000 stranded abroad by war; up to two...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Italy, Spain, France and others send naval vessels to protect Cyprus after Iranian strike

Italy, Spain, France and others send naval vessels to protect Cyprus after Iranian strike

UK and Greece have also announced deployment of sea and air resources to island nation after drone attack on British airbase; UK’s defense secretary...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

This speech started the Cold War – and still haunts the world 80 years on

This speech started the Cold War – and still haunts the world 80 years on

Winston Churchill’s Fulton address was a signal for the Iron Curtain to drop, and for nukes to almost drop as well

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RT.com

Tarik Cyril Amar

The Future of Modern Diplomacy After Global Wars

The Future of Modern Diplomacy After Global Wars

The world is living through a period of profound turbulence. From Eastern Europe to the Middle East, from cyber warfare to proxy conflicts, global...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed abdi idiris

Bomb Shelter Challenges

During this current war, we here in Israel have been advised multiple times a day by the Home Front Command to enter the “protected space” as...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

After rain

Ni N’akul nid’as (Free people) Aeon Video has a monthly newsletter! Get curated editors’ picks, peeks behind the scenes, film recommendations...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Stopping the fast train to Sparta: Israel at a Crossroads

I write this first as a Jew. Then as a Jerusalemite. And also as a Californian. I was raised in a home where the idea of a Jewish homeland was not an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Azerbaijan threatens to respond after Iranian drones hit airport and near school

Azerbaijan threatens to respond after Iranian drones hit airport and near school

Pair of drones cross border from Iran into exclave of Nakhichevan, wounding two people; Baku summons Iranian envoy, warns it has right ‘to take...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Anti-Zionism on steroids at the CUNY Graduate Center

Anti-Zionism on steroids at the CUNY Graduate Center

A colloquium entitled “Palestinian history between past and present,” scheduled to take place on Friday, March 6, at the CUNY Graduate Center in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Menachem Rosensaft

(STALIŠČE) Za osmi marec rože in orožje!

(STALIŠČE) Za osmi marec rože in orožje!

Letošnji osmi marec, mednarodni dan delovnih žensk, praznujemo tik pred državnozborskimi volitvami. Ob tem si morda poskušamo predstavljati, kaj...

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Večer

Društvo iskra

Purim 2026:Echoes of Ancient Persia on today’s war

The festival of Purim, which commemorates the attempted extermination of the Jews under the Persian Empire, coincides with an open war against the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Israel Ben Iosef

On her own terms

Doris Lessing’s Golden Notebook remains shocking, necessary and imperfect – a dazzling experiment in living as a woman by Catherine Taylor  BIO...

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Aeon

Catherine taylor

Featured Post

Featured Post

In a different context and time, it was said that “the greatest inequality is the equal treatment of unequals.” Watching the Home Front...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ilan Amit

On Iranian TV, cleric calls for ‘shedding’ of blood from Israelis and Trump

On Iranian TV, cleric calls for ‘shedding’ of blood from Israelis and Trump

Tehran continues to threaten Washington and Jerusalem, as FM says US will ‘bitterly regret’ sinking warship and diplomat says if US deploys ground...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Cynická obluda: Aktualizované oficiálne pravidlá korupcie

A vraj v tomto štáte nie sú jasné pravidlá.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Francúzsky jadrový dáždnik a naša bezpečnosť Fica netrápia

Slovensko zostáva mimo hry.

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SME.sk

Radovan Geist

Čo má spoločné kaučuk s umelou inteligenciou?

Poučte sa z príbehu syntetického kaučuku, možno vám pomôže prežiť

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SME.sk

Washington Post

Trump nechce demokraciu v Iráne ani nikde inde. Chce bábky

Stačí plniť pokyny Washingtonu.

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SME.sk

Washington Post

It’s all about deflection and elections

Iran is our enemy. That is not disputable. They are also the backers of most international terrorism against Israel and Jews and have been directly...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lonny Baskin

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony Launched in the midst of optimistic...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ricardo Martins

Syrian man handed 13-year sentence for Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing

Syrian man handed 13-year sentence for Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing

Defendant said in trial he immediately regretted 2025 attack that seriously injured Spanish tourist, claimed was pressured into assault by online...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Defense giant Elbit becomes Israel’s most valuable company, after 45% surge this year

Defense giant Elbit becomes Israel’s most valuable company, after 45% surge this year

Fueled by booming arms sales, Elbit’s market value soars to $40 billion in Tel Aviv, overtaking generic drug giant Teva and the country’s largest...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

Former Hebrew Union College provost, the first-ever woman to ordain rabbis in the Reform movement, is praised by colleagues for bringing her ‘whole...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Iran threatens to hit Dimona nuclear site if Israel and US try to topple regime

US says working on plans to secure Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from restricting ‘free flow of energy’ through vital waterway; Washington...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Freedom of Speech and the Cost of “National Interest” in Somaliland

Silenced for Stability? Freedom of Speech and the Cost of “National Interest” in Somaliland Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

From Hostility to Development: How a Democratic Iran Could Reshape the Region

From Hostility to Development: How a Democratic Iran Could Reshape the Region

The prospect of Iran transforming from a revisionist theocratic regime into a national democracy seeking economic development and global integration...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shaike Komornik

The Sin of the Golden Calf

Parshat Ki Tissa discusses the sin of the Golden Calf. This sin that took place only forty days after the revelation at Sinai, caused irrevocable...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Pastor who embraced Farrakhan, Nazi-gun enthusiast advance in Texas votes

Pastor who embraced Farrakhan, Nazi-gun enthusiast advance in Texas votes

Rev. Frederick Haynes III, who heralded antisemitic Nation of Islam leader, wins Democratic primary; weapons YouTuber Brandon Herrera progresses to...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Historic Tel Aviv Bauhaus building damaged by Iran missile explosion

Historic Tel Aviv Bauhaus building damaged by Iran missile explosion

Family-owned landmark is next to apartment building that was destroyed by Iranian missile, killing a Filipina caregiver and wounding others

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Flouting wartime restrictions, revelers party in Jerusalem streets for Purim’s final hours

Flouting wartime restrictions, revelers party in Jerusalem streets for Purim’s final hours

Giant street party lasts into night as cops repeatedly fail to disperse drunken crowd for defying IDF ban on public gatherings; ‘whoever is destined...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

US, Israel targeting Iran forces involved in crackdown to enable protest renewal — officials

US, Israel targeting Iran forces involved in crackdown to enable protest renewal — officials

Israeli official tells ToI the strikes are among steps being taken to create conditions for regime change, with US official saying that Basij members...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Prediction, Survival, and the Origins of Feeling

Prediction, Survival, and the Origins of Feeling

The free energy principle and why uncertainty feels like something.

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Psychology Today

Ralph Lewis M.d

Israel eases restrictions on public as rate of Iranian fire declines

Israel eases restrictions on public as rate of Iranian fire declines

Guidelines taking effect Thursday at noon will allow resumption of gatherings and workplaces, provided a shelter is accessible; schools to remain...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iran threatens to target Dimona nuclear site if Israel, US seek to topple Islamic Republic

Iranian ballistic missile fire triggers sirens across central Israel overnight; no injuries reported * IDF strikes Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

IDF planning for at least 1-2 more weeks of Iran ops; over 5,000 bombs dropped

IDF planning for at least 1-2 more weeks of Iran ops; over 5,000 bombs dropped

Air force officer says Israeli strikes have killed thousands of Iranian troops; IDF officials describe conflict as first full-scale joint military...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo: ‘In my mind, I am still imprisoned’

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo: ‘In my mind, I am still imprisoned’

Argentine military police officer Nahuel Gallo said he suffered “psychological torture” in his first public appearance since being released from a...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Aid Is a Myth. Partnership Is the Reality

Aid Is a Myth. Partnership Is the Reality

The Myth of One Way Aid For years critics of Israel have repeated the same tired claim. Israel survives only because of American money. Israel is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

(POGLED) Kultura v politiki: Kritično zadržanje do sveta

(POGLED) Kultura v politiki: Kritično zadržanje do sveta

Tako nepomembna, kot je kultura pred temi volitvami v agendah vseh političnih strank, še ni bila.   V nadaljevanju: V mandatu, ki se...

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Večer

Melita Forstnerič Hajnšek