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Sydney homes, cars sprayed with antisemitic graffiti in latest incident targeting Jews

Sydney homes, cars sprayed with antisemitic graffiti in latest incident targeting Jews

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steps down the stairs from Wing of Zion on a...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Syria’s interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first diplomatic trip abroad

Syria’s interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first diplomatic trip abroad

DUBAI (AP) — Syria’s interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’s...

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The Times of Israel

Jon Gambrell

Putin's distortion of Russian spirituality and authority

Putin's distortion of Russian spirituality and authority

The standard interpretation of the Russia-Ukraine war is that it is a “clash of cultures” pitting Western liberalism against traditional Russian...

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The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

On Some Recent Events in the “U.S.-China-Japan” Triangle

On Some Recent Events in the “U.S.-China-Japan” Triangle

When assessing the development of the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, several events that occurred during the transition of power in the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Bollywood’s dark past is threatening to return

Bollywood’s dark past is threatening to return

Disaster. Flop. Average. If you had to bet on a Bollywood movie’s fate last year, those would have been your three best options in a year that was...

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The Japan Times

Andy Mukherjee

Sderot-Ashkelon train line resumes operations for first time since October 7 attack

Sderot-Ashkelon train line resumes operations for first time since October 7 attack

The Sderot-Ashkelon train line in the south of Israel resumed operations Sunday morning, for the first time since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Cages, starvation and fasting on Yom Kippur: More testimonies from freed hostages emerge

Cages, starvation and fasting on Yom Kippur: More testimonies from freed hostages emerge

As more hostages are released from over 15 months of captivity in the hands of terrorists in Gaza, testimonies of their experiences have begun to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Witkoff to freed IDF soldiers: Trump ‘could not be more happy’ you are home

Meeting with four IDF soldiers who were freed from Hamas captivity just days earlier, US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff told them the White House has...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Visiting southern Lebanon, Katz warns Hezbollah against drone attacks on Israel

Visiting southern Lebanon, Katz warns Hezbollah against drone attacks on Israel

Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Sunday that Hezbollah would pay a “very heavy price” if it continued to launch drones at Israel despite...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Poll: Overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis don’t trust Arab compatriots

Poll: Overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis don’t trust Arab compatriots

There are deep divides within Israeli society between the Jewish and Arab populations, with mistrust and a reluctance for social connections...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Keith Siegel forced to write thank-you letter to Hamas captors ahead of release

Keith Siegel forced to write thank-you letter to Hamas captors ahead of release

Freed US-Israeli captive Keith Siegel was forced ahead of his release to write a letter thanking his Hamas captors for his treatment while being...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

IDF says drone strike hit vehicle heading to north Gaza that violated ceasefire terms

IDF says drone strike hit vehicle heading to north Gaza that violated ceasefire terms

The IDF said it carried out a drone strike in central Gaza on Sunday, hitting a vehicle that attempted to travel to the Strip’s north without...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

IDF says 50 terrorists killed in West Bank since offensive started two weeks ago

IDF says 50 terrorists killed in West Bank since offensive started two weeks ago

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday that it has killed over 50 Palestinian terror operatives in the northern West Bank since launching a major...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Two major Australian cities hit with antisemitic vandalism overnight

Two major Australian cities hit with antisemitic vandalism overnight

Australian police reported incidents of antisemitic graffiti in the two major cities of Sydney and Perth on Sunday, the latest in a string of...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Netanyahu heads to Washington to meet Trump, hoping to ‘redraw’ Middle East

Netanyahu heads to Washington to meet Trump, hoping to ‘redraw’ Middle East

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left on Sunday for Washington, where he is to meet later this week with US President Donald Trump, declaring...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Iran unveils new ballistic missile that can reach Israel

Iran unveils new ballistic missile that can reach Israel

Iran revealed a new ballistic missile on Sunday that it said was capable of traveling 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles), unveiling it in a Tehran...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Oscar-nominated actress apologizes for tweets praising Hitler, denigrating Muslims

Oscar-nominated actress apologizes for tweets praising Hitler, denigrating Muslims

Karla Sofía Gascon, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” has apologized for her old posts on social media that...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Daily Briefing Feb. 2: Day 485 – Pulling out of Gaza, IDF trains its sights on West Bank

Daily Briefing Feb. 2: Day 485 – Pulling out of Gaza, IDF trains its sights on West Bank

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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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Azerbaijan’s state oil company to buy 10% stake in Israel’s Tamar gas field

Azerbaijan’s state oil company to buy 10% stake in Israel’s Tamar gas field

Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) is acquiring a 10 percent stake in the Tamar natural gas reservoir off the country’s Mediterranean coast from...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

335 black kites, greater spotted eagle found dead after being poisoned in Negev

335 black kites, greater spotted eagle found dead after being poisoned in Negev

Israel Nature and Parks Authority rangers said Sunday that hundreds of wild birds, many of them rare and endangered, were found dead in southern...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Criminal probe launched into Sara Netanyahu over allegations of witness tampering

Criminal probe launched into Sara Netanyahu over allegations of witness tampering

The police opened a criminal investigation last month into Sara Netanyahu over allegations she sought to intimidate a witness and interfere in the...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Water Authority says Israel experiencing driest winter in a century

Water Authority says Israel experiencing driest winter in a century

The Water Authority said Sunday that this winter is on course to be the driest in a century, with just 55 percent of the yearly average for this...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community

In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community

OSWIECIM, Poland — Before their city became infamous worldwide as the home of the deadliest of the Nazi extermination camps during the Holocaust,...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Following release, elderly Palestinian security prisoner bashes Hamas, price of Oct. 7

Following release, elderly Palestinian security prisoner bashes Hamas, price of Oct. 7

Recently released Palestinian security prisoner Mohammed al-Tous spoke out against Hamas’s October 7 massacre in two separate interviews to Arab...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

'Good Side of Bad' Shows Two Sides of Psychosis

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Psychology Today

Jennifer Gerlach Lcsw

Breaking the “Good Girl” Cycle

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Psychology Today

Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.d

Dark Nights and Opportunities to Heal the Soul

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Psychology Today

David T. Culkin Ph.d

Building Bliss: Daily Interactions That Preserve Romance

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Psychology Today

Wendy L. Patrick

One Hundred Murders Staged as Suicides

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Psychology Today

Joni E Johnston Psy.d

Why Many Men Avoid the Most Effective Erection Drugs

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Psychology Today

Michael Castleman M.a

When to Put Excellence Over Outcomes

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Psychology Today

Mitch Abblett Ph.d

Navigating Valentine’s Day With an Infertility Heartache

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Psychology Today

Elizabeth A. Grill Psy. D

Fleeing Toward the Fires

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Psychology Today

Jennifer M. Weiss M.d

Why I Study Refugee Trauma

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Psychology Today

Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

Canada’s brewing disquiet

Canada’s brewing disquiet

Canada is in a MAGA world of trouble. The nation’s “dearest” and “closest” friend has declared a debilitating trade war by imposing stiff...

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Al Jazeera

Andrew Mitrovica

Confronting the pandemic’s toxic political legacy

Confronting the pandemic’s toxic political legacy

Not only is Donald Trump back in the White House, but the far right is poised to occupy the Austrian chancellorship for the first time in the...

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The Japan Times

Jan-Werner Mueller

Trump is an opportunity for a China-EU Reset

Trump is an opportunity for a China-EU Reset

With US President Trump imposing tariffs on China and pushing EU countries to ‘do more’ or face tariffs, the EU has an opportunity to reset its...

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New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

After US weapons ravaged Gaza’s hospitals, US doctors can’t remain silent

After US weapons ravaged Gaza’s hospitals, US doctors can’t remain silent

In October, a video from Gaza began to circulate that horrified the world. It showed an injured teenager lying on a hospital gurney with an...

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Al Jazeera

Mary T Bassett

Palestinian hostages: who cares about their fate?

Palestinian hostages: who cares about their fate?

Currently, a large number of Palestinian hostages are being held in Israel, which is of great importance for the Palestinian liberation project....

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

US, UK informed of Israel’s secret plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt more than 50 years ago, British documents reveal

US, UK informed of Israel’s secret plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt more than 50 years ago, British documents reveal

Are Egyptians’ concerns about a potential Trump-backed plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt – particularly Sinai – after Israel’s...

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Middle East Monitor

Amer Sultan

Argentine Navy ordered to preserve dictatorship archive

Argentine Navy ordered to preserve dictatorship archive

The Argentine judiciary ordered the Navy to preserve documents that could serve as evidence of dictatorship crimes, halting an internal command...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Robert Fico by mal robiť zahraničnú politiku s rozumom a s citom

s rozumom a s citom.

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Pravda.sk

Miroslav Čaplovič

Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza. But It May Be on the Way There

Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza. The prosecutor in The Hague and all the learned professors, from Omer Bartov on down, who talk about a...

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Haaretz

Benny Morris

There's No Auschwitz in Gaza. But It's Still Genocide

The question of how to correctly define the atrocities perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip has been under discussion for over a year among...

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Haaretz

Daniel Blatman

Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

In three executive orders, US president imposes 25% tariffs on Mexican, Canadian imports and 10% on China; Canada, Mexico announce retaliatory...

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The Times of Israel

David Lawder

Mercenaries of Peace: The Role of Private Military Contractors in Conflict

Mercenaries of Peace: The Role of Private Military Contractors in Conflict

Modern conflicts have evolved far beyond traditional inter-state violence. This evolution has integrated social and economic stakeholders directly...

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E-International

Parth Piyush Prasad

Fate of ceasefire-hostage deal’s second phase in balance as Netanyahu heads to DC

Fate of ceasefire-hostage deal’s second phase in balance as Netanyahu heads to DC

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Washington on Monday to initiate talks on...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Hostage rallies press Trump, Netanyahu to not let deal fall apart before all go free

Hostage rallies press Trump, Netanyahu to not let deal fall apart before all go free

Israelis rallied on behalf of hostages held in the Gaza Strip Saturday as they whiplashed between jubilation for three more captives released hours...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Hamas captors said to have tormented Yarden Bibas with incessant talk of wife, kids

Hamas captors said to have tormented Yarden Bibas with incessant talk of wife, kids

Released hostage Yarden Bibas was taunted by his Hamas captors about the fate of his wife and children during his nearly 16 months in captivity,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

American officials welcome release of US citizen Keith Siegel from Hamas captivity

American officials welcome release of US citizen Keith Siegel from Hamas captivity

The Trump administration, along with former US vice president Kamala Harris and American officials, welcomed the return of hostage Keith Siegel, 65,...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid