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On the dangers and risks of this war

Many people have asked me for my perspective on this latest war between  American/Israel and Iran under the “leadership” of Trumpenyahu  (the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ron Kronish

Saudi Aramco shuts down Ras Tanura refinery after drone strike causes fire

Defense ministry says two drones intercepted, shrapnel fell, no injuries; social media videos show smoke billowing from oil facility, one of the...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

India–Israel: An Unholy Alliance and Iran as Act One in the Greater Israel Scheme

India–Israel: An Unholy Alliance and Iran as Act One in the Greater Israel Scheme

An earlier version of this article was completed a day before the joint Israeli-American war against Iran. The gist of it examined the likely...

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Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

Israel's Catastrophic Western Wall Move Could Spark a New Jewish Exile

Israel's Catastrophic Western Wall Move Could Spark a New Jewish Exile

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

Israel Harel

Drone hit British military base in Cyprus, local and UK officials say

Drone hit British military base in Cyprus, local and UK officials say

RAF Akrotiri sustained minor damage, area residents received alert to shelter, Cyprus says; Britain reportedly drawing up plan to evacuate all...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Parshas Ki Tisa- Understanding His Ways

There’s a dispute between the Titans of Jewish philosophy about the extent of the clarity provided truth prophecy.  I’ve posted the two sources...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gedalia Walls

African Christianity and the Theology of Liberation

Introduction: A Counterpoint to Compromise In earlier essays we traced how European Christianity bent under the weight of profit, reshaping theology...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

What is the biblical holiday of Purim, and why do Israelis link it to Khamenei’s death?

What is the biblical holiday of Purim, and why do Israelis link it to Khamenei’s death?

Joint Israel-US strikes on the Iranian regime are taking place just as Jews are set to mark a festival commemorating another war against a Persian...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Iran’s exiled crown prince touts himself as future leader. Is this what Iranians want?

Iran’s exiled crown prince touts himself as future leader. Is this what Iranians want?

As Tehran announces transition plans after Khamenei’s killing, Pahlavi says he’s ready to lead a transition to a new Iran. But some fear he’s...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

All the king’s girls

Content warning: sexual assault This year, Megillat Esther feels extraordinarily relevant – and not just because we are at war with Iran. And when...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ilana Sober Elzufon

Kuwait says ‘several’ US warplanes crashed in the country, all crew survived

Kuwait says ‘several’ US warplanes crashed in the country, all crew survived

Footage shows at least one pilot ejecting; US embassy in Kuwait City closed as black smoke seen rising from compound

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The Sixth-Generation Battlefield: US, Iran, Israel, and China

The Sixth-Generation Battlefield: US, Iran, Israel, and China

The Sixth-Generation Battlefield: US, Iran, Israel, and China After Israel’s intelligence-driven campaign inside Iran exposed major vulnerabilities,...

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New Eastern Outlook

Aleena Im

Electoral Architect Netanyahu Will Go After Every Last Vote

Electoral Architect Netanyahu Will Go After Every Last Vote

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

Ravit Hecht

Queen Esther and the brave Women of Iran

Queen Esther and the brave Women of Iran

More than two thousand years ago, in the kingdom of Persia—modern-day Iran—a young Jewish woman found herself in a palace she did not choose, in a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Danny Hakim

For Trump, war is a game of tug-of-war

For Trump, war is a game of tug-of-war

Many mistakenly believed — or preferred to believe — that President Donald Trump disliked war, or that he was practising some form of covert...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Featured Post

Featured Post

We are living the event itself – without distance, without perspective – dizzy on an emotional roller coaster. In an instant, we were taken from...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yedidia Stern

What future for Iranian leadership after Khamenei’s death?

What future for Iranian leadership after Khamenei’s death?

Analysts say country’s clerical system was built to outlast any single leader, but Khamenei’s killing has set off a power struggle that could...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Déjà Vu All Over Again. And Again.

Purim 2020. My family had just made aliyah a few months earlier. We were finally in Israel, ready to celebrate our first Purim in the homeland. The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aron Schoenfeld

Purim – Ruling Over Our Enemies

וּבִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ הוּא־חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם בּוֹ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gedalia Walls

Thirty Seconds Between Siren and Shelter

Thirty Seconds Between Siren and Shelter

When there are sirens, you don’t have time. Use your time well- Every second counts.

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adi Romem

Under the Unmasked Sky

Missiles aren’t meant to cross a moon this beautiful. A sky like this was made for wishes, not war. Last June I counted one deadly streak across the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samantha Pearlman

EDITORIAL: Assassination in Iran highlights the peril of force over diplomacy

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

When a supreme leader is assassinated, the Global South trembles

When a supreme leader is assassinated, the Global South trembles

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint United States–Israeli strikes has torn a hole not only through Iran’s leadership, but through the...

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Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Look for the Quiet Ones

Look for the Quiet Ones

When you work in medicine, and especially in triage, you learn something quickly: the quiet patient in the corner is often the most urgent. In my...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gila Zarbiv

Our Psychological Response to War News

Our Psychological Response to War News

Lessons from terror management theory on the news of war.

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Psychology Today

Bence Nanay Ph.d

Great art explained: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581

Great art explained: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 Great art explained: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez Why Henry VIII’s...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Force Upon Force: Netanyahu Bets on Iran War Without Knowing the Endgame

Force Upon Force: Netanyahu Bets on Iran War Without Knowing the Endgame

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

Iris Leal

Cynická obluda: Strašne nevďačný Samsung

Ako keby zahraniční investori úplne ignorovali všetko to, čo vláda toto obdobie urgentne presadila.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Thinking Global Podcast – Thinking Borders: Thomas Nail

Thinking Global Podcast – Thinking Borders: Thomas Nail

Professor Nail discusses the philosophy of movement, the fluidity of borders, migration, border regimes and more.

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E-International

E-International Relations

Irish Jews report 143 antisemitic incidents in 6 months with new reporting system

Irish Jews report 143 antisemitic incidents in 6 months with new reporting system

Jewish Representative Council of Ireland self-report program marks first attempt to document cases in country; 30% of incidents triggered by cues of...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

Israel Took Diplomatic Initiative for Rojava

Israel Took Diplomatic Initiative for Rojava

EXCLUSIVE NEWS | Ilham Ahmed Answered My Question in Brussels: “Israel Took Diplomatic Initiative for Rojava” BRUSSELS – Claims that Israeli...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zindan Adar

Jewish-Muslim Mutual Trust Produced A Post Passover Pastry Party

Dr. Mohamed Chtatou states that the hamsa (five-fingered hand symbol) constitutes perhaps the most visible shared protective symbol, used by both...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Repeated blows to Iranian power and its proxies set the stage for US-Israeli attacks

Repeated blows to Iranian power and its proxies set the stage for US-Israeli attacks

As Gaza war spread, Iran-backed groups failed to realize that Israel was changing the status quo, experts say; now they seem wary of helping their...

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The Times of Israel

Adam Geller

From Fragmentation to Integration: A Map of Trauma Therapy

From Fragmentation to Integration: A Map of Trauma Therapy

A three‑level map of trauma therapy: inner parts, relationships, and meaning.

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Psychology Today

A. Maya Kaye Ph.d

Kto tvorí Trumpovu Radu mieru?

Aké sú záujmy tvorcu, členských štátov a pozorovateľov

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SME.sk

Ladislav garassy

Daylight strike shatters Tehran’s inner circle

Daylight strike shatters Tehran’s inner circle

The strike on Tehran was not just another exchange in the long shadow war between Israel and Iran. It was a precision operation timed to coincide with...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Popolušky a týždeň ich slávy

Niektorí štátni úradníci sa zatvária, akí sú veľkí čitatelia

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SME.sk

Veronika Šikulová

The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump Substitutes International Law with Personal Decisions

The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump Substitutes International Law with Personal Decisions

The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump Substitutes International Law with Personal Decisions When the personal moral convictions of Donald Trump turn into...

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New Eastern Outlook

Rebecca Chan

Featured Post

Featured Post

We’ve been here before. The effigy of Saddam Hussein has turned into the effigy of Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Their statues have been toppled,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Erica Brown

Israeli scientists: ‘SuperAger’ brains make twice as many new neurons as their healthy peers

Israeli scientists: ‘SuperAger’ brains make twice as many new neurons as their healthy peers

A team of researchers from Israel and the US say their findings about biological brain flexibility in a new peer-reviewed study may help design...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

This Is Not a Post Promoting War

War kills. People die in wars. Innocent people, on both sides. There is damage to infrastructure and property. Houses and schools are destroyed....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ellis Shuman

From Boca to Beit Shemesh: A New Oleh Confronts War on His Doorstep

Rabbi Josh Broide made aliyah from Boca Raton several months ago. On day two of Iran’s assault, he drove to Beit Shemesh to witness the aftermath...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Herman

Education Leadership in Action

Education Leadership in Action

Kim Wallace’s new book helps school leaders to be game-changers.

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Psychology Today

Jenny grant rankin phd

سقوط مشروع الملالي.. واستحقاق الحساب

لا يُقرأ الموت في سياق الطغاة بوصفه فناءً بيولوجياً فحسب، بل هو في جوهره انكسارٌ...

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العين الإخبارية

عبد المنعم سليمان

Who is Walter Mignolo?

Who is Walter Mignolo? A prominent architect of decolonial theory, his diagnosis of European colonial ills is both penetrating and flawed by Federico...

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Aeon

Federico perelmuter

France ready to ‘take part’ in defense of Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran

France ready to ‘take part’ in defense of Gulf countries and Jordan against Iran

Germany says it won’t join US-Israeli offensive despite reports it’s mulling action; IAEA says no sign Iranian nuclear sites bombed, Iranian...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination will likely backfire. Here is why

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination will likely backfire. Here is why

A favourite tactic of war is to try to decapitate the enemy leadership. While such strategies might work in certain contexts, in the Middle East, they...

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Al Jazeera

Daoud Kuttab

The Psychology of Likes: When Metrics Reshape Who You Are

The Psychology of Likes: When Metrics Reshape Who You Are

New book "Personal Branding for Introverts" explores the psychology of likes.

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Psychology Today

Matt Johnson Ph.d

لحظة مفصلية في أمن الخليج العربي

شهدت دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة وعدد من الدول الخليجية في الأيام الأخيرة...

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العين الإخبارية

د. خلفان سلطان الكندي