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Trump says seriously weighing bolting NATO over allies’ failure to join Iran war

Trump says seriously weighing bolting NATO over allies’ failure to join Iran war

US president casts alliance as ‘paper tiger,’ notes US came to Ukraine’s defense while Europeans ‘weren’t there for us’; Starmer defends...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

British gunners are first to get ‘ace’ title for downing UAVs

British gunners are first to get ‘ace’ title for downing UAVs

Four servicemen earn honor dating back to WWII by destroying at least 5 Iranian drones each in Mideast operations

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Girl, 11, critically hurt by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center

Girl, 11, critically hurt by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center

Ahead of Passover Seder, Iranians launch 4 barrages at Israel, with cluster bomb attack causing 14 injuries; 6-year-old moderately hurt after being...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Top Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut as IDF presses deeper into Lebanon

Top Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut as IDF presses deeper into Lebanon

Lebanese officials report 7 dead in overnight strikes; rocket fire continues on northern Israel; Lebanese army withdraws from some border towns amid...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

The war against Iran is anything but over, and Passover can be no complacent celebration of freedom

The war against Iran is anything but over, and Passover can be no complacent celebration of freedom

The nuclear danger, the missile threat, the potent proxies, the domestic oppression — none of these regime menaces has been definitively overcome....

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

The Lion of Batna: A general who out-marched power

The Lion of Batna: A general who out-marched power

Courage and integrity are rarely mentioned in the same breath when it comes to discussing Arab rulers and what are essential qualities of leadership....

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Middle East Monitor

Yvonne Ridley

Israel strikes drug factory in Iran, says it made fentanyl for chemical weapons R&D

Israel strikes drug factory in Iran, says it made fentanyl for chemical weapons R&D

Iran says factory makes cancer drugs; top Quds force engineer killed in airstrike; IDF says all ‘critical’ assets of Iran’s arms industry will...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Anti-government protesters boost rallies against war as support for fighting slips

Anti-government protesters boost rallies against war as support for fighting slips

Most still back offensive, but larger protests reflect effort by antiwar groups to garner backing of anti-Netanyahu moderates, even as missile threat...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Cynická obluda: Matovičovská výhodná ponuka

Do volieb ďaleko, ale Matovič už si kladie podmienky. Našťastie už aspoň vieme, čo za ich splnenie ponúka.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Daily Briefing April 1 – Is the war heading to a Trump no-deal ‘victory’?

Daily Briefing April 1 – Is the war heading to a Trump no-deal ‘victory’?

Ahead of American president’s address tonight, US bureau chief Jacob Magid analyzes how the war is going so far, where the US could take an off-ramp...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

How the Exodus story subverts pharaonic texts to mock ancient Egypt

How the Exodus story subverts pharaonic texts to mock ancient Egypt

According to Bar-Ilan University’s Joshua Berman, who curated the new hagaddah ‘Echoes of Egypt,’ the biblical narrative ‘culturally...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Japanese X is now America’s favorite corner of the internet

Japanese X is now America’s favorite corner of the internet

A platform that so often seems to promote division is bringing people together for a change — and Americans are learning the joy of one of the last...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Shake Off Winter Blues: Brain-Healthy Habits for This Spring

Shake Off Winter Blues: Brain-Healthy Habits for This Spring

Now is the time to build some sustainable habits that will keep your mind sharp.

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Psychology Today

Nick Morgan Ph.d

An Open Letter to the Israeli Immigration Office

An Open Letter to the Israeli Immigration Office

An Open Letter to the Israeli Immigration Office I am writing to you from the Netherlands as a woman who has carried Israel in her heart for most of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

AI threatens the finance industry's perpetual profit machine

AI threatens the finance industry's perpetual profit machine

Artificial intelligence doesn’t only threaten to put herds of software businesses out to pasture. Anthropic PBC’s schooling of its Claude models...

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The Japan Times

Paul J. Davies

Energy Diplomacy or Energy Security?

Energy Diplomacy or Energy Security?

Energy in today’s Middle East is no longer merely an economic resource; it has become a central instrument of power, deterrence and geopolitical...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Why America, Not Iran, Has a Succession Problem

Why America, Not Iran, Has a Succession Problem

BERLIN – The applause in Washington when Israeli and US airstrikes killed Iran’s senior political and military leaders was understandable. It was...

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Project Syndicate

Stephen Holmes

Reading, Fast and Slow

Reading, Fast and Slow

How to unlearn the habit of skimming everything.

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Psychology Today

Bence Nanay Ph.d

Mlajši trener kot Francoz v evroligi je bil le Slovenec

Mlajši trener kot Francoz v evroligi je bil le Slovenec

Julius Thomas je pri 28 letih postal najmlajši trener z zmago v evroligi, ko je Paris popeljal do zmage proti Virtusu iz Bologne.

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Dnevnik

Gregor Terzič

Who’s running the country?

Although, it’s been quite clear for a long time who is running the country, the past days have emphasized it to the extreme. The first phone call I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lonny Baskin

Seder Night: The Question Mark Twain Didn’t Answer

Seder Night: The Question Mark Twain Didn’t Answer

In the spirit of Pesach — a night shaped by the number four: four questions, four children, four cups — this piece offers one question and four...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Lazarus

Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?

Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?

Covered in a layer of dust, pencils and books lie scattered across the small desks of Kumamachi Elementary School in Okuma. One of these seats once...

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The Japan Times

Julia Gerster

Baghdad: Choosing between Iran and America

Baghdad: Choosing between Iran and America

Baghdad: Choosing between Iran and America Relations between Iran, Iraq, and the United States are shaped by growing regional tensions and a complex...

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New Eastern Outlook

Samyar Rostami

Crisis in the Middle-East: India a Civilizational Witness, Not a Bystander

Crisis in the Middle-East: India a Civilizational Witness, Not a Bystander

Why the world’s most plurally constituted civilization has a moral and strategic obligation to interrupt the Middle East’s amnesia, and why its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yashwant singh

6 Types of Leadership and Parenting Styles: What's Yours?

6 Types of Leadership and Parenting Styles: What's Yours?

Leadership requires setting standards while remaining supportive and consistent.

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Psychology Today

Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

Talking About Death: The Depth of the Meaning of Life

Talking About Death: The Depth of the Meaning of Life

Talking about death is uncomfortable, but it can help us live better.

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Psychology Today

Silva Neves

The Uranium Is in Isfahan

The Uranium Is in Isfahan

In my previous article on this blog, I argued that the 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity are the only variable that determines who wins...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Take a Secret 2-Minute Mental Vacation from Stress

Take a Secret 2-Minute Mental Vacation from Stress

Are you running on empty? Why not secretly escape stress in only two minutes?

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Psychology Today

Donald Altman

World Report: Happiness and Positive Feelings on the Rise

World Report: Happiness and Positive Feelings on the Rise

Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are less happy exceptions.

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Psychology Today

Debbie Peterson

A State Must Not Mistake Housekeeping for Strategy

Before Passover, Jews perform a strangely delicate act. We search the house by candlelight for crumbs. Not for furniture. Not for walls. Not for the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

11-year-old girl critically wounded by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center

11-year-old girl critically wounded by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center

At least 13 others hurt in strike in Bnei Brak, including seriously injured boy * IDF downs Houthi projectile targeting south * White House says Trump...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Remembering an Angel With a Traumatic Brain Injury

Remembering an Angel With a Traumatic Brain Injury

Personal Perspective: Her radiance of spirit gave us a glimpse of pure light.

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Psychology Today

Louis Putterman Ph.d

Make Passover Celebrate Rule of Law Again

Last night, in a prerecorded message, Benjamin Netanyahu compared the war against Iran, Hizballah, Hamas, and the Houthis to the ten plagues visited...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yehuda Halper

Cuba in Free Fall

Cuba in Free Fall

CALI – The Cuban economy is facing a crisis more acute than the one it experienced in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the...

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Project Syndicate

Pavel vidal

People Don’t Just Update Beliefs, They Test Them

People Don’t Just Update Beliefs, They Test Them

Change happens through experiencing safety and disconfirmaion of old beliefs.

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Psychology Today

Elizabeth Li Ph.d

What Pesach Teaches Us About Global Jewry

Last week I wrote for TOI partner paper, The Jewish News. The article was a rare moment of personal vulnerability, reflecting on the genuinely sad...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Arieh miller

The Dating “Shopping List” Trap

The Dating “Shopping List” Trap

Why your dating profile repels the right people—and what to write instead.

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Psychology Today

Gurit E. Birnbaum

Nezávislá žurnalistika si v Maďarsku nachádza cestu

Médiá ako Direkt36, Telex či 444.hu postupne narúšajú dezinformačný systém

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SME.sk

Ákos tóth

Why Shame Is Central in Trauma

Why Shame Is Central in Trauma

Trauma is not only about fear, it can also wound dignity and self-worth.

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Psychology Today

Sefik tagay ph.d

Ius belli alebo o práve na vojnu

Napriek svojej krutosti iránsky režim príliš nevybočuje z extrémnych politických pomerov okolitých krajín.

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SME.sk

Ivan Buraj

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Kolumna Carla Bildta: Trump spodkopava svojo lastno varnostno strategijo

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Kolumna Carla Bildta: Trump spodkopava svojo lastno varnostno strategijo

Morda je Trump, omamljen z ameriško trdo močjo po lanskoletni 12-dnevni vojni z Iranom in s taktičnega vidika briljantni januarski operaciji v...

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Večer

Carl Bildt

Iran fires largest missile barrage in weeks as Israelis set to sit down for Passover Seder

Iran fires largest missile barrage in weeks as Israelis set to sit down for Passover Seder

IDF says at least 10 missiles fired in Iranian salvo at Israel, along with Hezbollah attacks, sending millions to shelters shortly before holiday set...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

From the Margins to the Middle: Pakistan’s Role in the Iran War

From the Margins to the Middle: Pakistan’s Role in the Iran War

When the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt landed in Islamabad on March 29, 2026, much of the international media reached for the...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Zarqa Parvez

Two Leaders, Two Quagmires

Two Leaders, Two Quagmires

The unravelling of America’s Iran policy began with a single act of demolition. When Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Drifting Diplomacy in Brussels: Kallas Marginalised, von der Leyen in Control?

Drifting Diplomacy in Brussels: Kallas Marginalised, von der Leyen in Control?

Drifting Diplomacy in Brussels: Kallas Marginalised, von der Leyen in Control? In Brussels, European foreign policy is drifting between a leadership...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ricardo Martins

(POGLED) Kolumna Vesne V. Godina: Kaj je narobe z "vlado narodne enotnosti"

(POGLED) Kolumna Vesne V. Godina: Kaj je narobe z

Za tokratno kampanjo je bilo značilno ideološko obračunavanje in bojevanje na način in s sredstvi, ki jih v preteklosti še nismo poznali. Torej...

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Večer

Vesna V. Godina

UK police arrest three more suspects in arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

UK police arrest three more suspects in arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

London-area Met police says 3 men aged 20, 19 and 17 nabbed in east London; police counter-terror chief says she hope arrests show Jewish community...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Cynická obluda: Kultúra vraj Slovákov nezaujíma

Aby sa vláde ešte aj ten chlieb a hry nevymkli spod kontroly.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Lithuania — A Warning for Tourists

Lithuania — A Warning for Tourists

If an American tourist visits Lithuania, walks through the state’s genocide museum—a museum dedicated almost entirely to Soviet crimes against...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

When “You’ll Be 80” Becomes a Clinical Answer

At the end of a recent appointment at Ichilov, after an EMG for a lumbar issue at L4–L5, I asked a straightforward question: What can be done? The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin