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Australia tells families of diplomats in Israel, Lebanon to leave amid Iran tensions

Australia tells families of diplomats in Israel, Lebanon to leave amid Iran tensions

Canberra advises citizens in the two countries to consider leaving while commercial flights still available, a day after US pulls nonessential staff...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

MKs approve preliminary bill cementing Orthodox control over entire Western Wall

MKs approve preliminary bill cementing Orthodox control over entire Western Wall

Haredim praise bill giving Chief Rabbinate authority over prayer at Old City site, calling it victory over Reform Movement; progressives say Israel...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Stones That Open a Heart

This week, we study the vestments worn by the High Priest as he performed his service in the Temple. The High Priest represents the epitome of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

What Punch the Monkey Tells Us About Parent Abandonment

What Punch the Monkey Tells Us About Parent Abandonment

A baby macaque’s story sheds light on the lasting impact of family rejection.

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Psychology Today

Kaytee Gillis

Bill Gates admits affairs with two Russian women, denies involvement in Epstein’s crimes

Bill Gates admits affairs with two Russian women, denies involvement in Epstein’s crimes

Major philanthropist and tech mogul insists ‘I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit’ during the three years or so when he associated with...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Fueled by festering crime wave, Kafr Kanna family feud erupts into all-out war

Fueled by festering crime wave, Kafr Kanna family feud erupts into all-out war

After Galilee town became a battle zone locals restored calm by negotiating a clan truce, but fear violence will return unless police finally tackle...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Prince Harry and Meghan to meet refugees from Gaza on two-day trip to Jordan

Prince Harry and Meghan to meet refugees from Gaza on two-day trip to Jordan

Visit comes at invitation of WHO director general after the pair donated $500,000 last year to causes benefiting Palestinian refugees, humanitarian...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Visiting Ethiopia, Herzog touts Israel’s ‘strong’ relationships across Africa

Visiting Ethiopia, Herzog touts Israel’s ‘strong’ relationships across Africa

Amid push from Jerusalem to build ties on continent, president meets top officials, Jewish leaders in Addis Ababa; Israel accepts appointment of...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

How People Adapt to the Narcissists in Their Lives

How People Adapt to the Narcissists in Their Lives

Exploring the concept of "co-narcissism".

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Psychology Today

Boris Herzberg

West hesitates on Ukraine troop deployment without Moscow’s consent

Western European governments are unlikely to deploy troops to Ukraine without Russia’s approval, according to a report by The Telegraph,...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

US Proxy War on Russia: What Comes Next?

US Proxy War on Russia: What Comes Next?

US Proxy War on Russia: What Comes Next? Behind the loud declarations of a desire for peace, a far broader and harsher strategy is unfolding — one...

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New Eastern Outlook

Brian Berletic

Former US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

Former US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

Summers, who also previously served as Harvard’s president, was revealed in the Epstein files to have had extensive exchanges with the convicted sex...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Israel Tells the World: This Is Our New, Brutal Face. Get Used to It

Israel Tells the World: This Is Our New, Brutal Face. Get Used to It

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Haaretz

Odeh Bisharat

Iran-linked hacker group claims to breach data of Israel’s largest healthcare network

Iran-linked hacker group claims to breach data of Israel’s largest healthcare network

Handala group, which has previously claimed to break into politicians’ phones, posts medical records reportedly from the Clalit network, which says...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

3 Ways to Overcome the Habit of Over-Explaining

3 Ways to Overcome the Habit of Over-Explaining

How to stop using the interpretations of others as a measure of self-worth.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

(POGLED) Kolumna Karle Zajc Berzelak: Kukavičja jajca

(POGLED) Kolumna Karle Zajc Berzelak: Kukavičja jajca

Te dni so gospodinjstva v Mislinjski dolini v paketu z jajci dobila tudi listek z naslednjim kukavičjim sporočilom: "Spoštovani! Od 1. 1. 2023...

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Večer

Karla Zajc Berzelak

The Dopamine Aisle of the Supermarket

The Dopamine Aisle of the Supermarket

Why ultra-processed foods may be the new retail therapy.

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Psychology Today

Nicole Avena Ph.d

An AI Voice Is Not a Mind

An AI Voice Is Not a Mind

Personal Perspective: AI doesn’t think. It performs the voice of thinking.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

Facing Trump, Hamas bet on survival and is being vindicated; Iran’s regime has the same game plan

Facing Trump, Hamas bet on survival and is being vindicated; Iran’s regime has the same game plan

In his State of the Union, Trump had good reason to claim success against both Gaza’s terror rulers and the Islamic Republic. But neither is...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Two years after Haymanut Kasau’s disappearance, Shin Bet approved to join search

Two years after Haymanut Kasau’s disappearance, Shin Bet approved to join search

Family addresses Knesset committee in tears, calling for more efforts to be devoted to case that has seen little progress since Kasau, then 9,...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

David Shuker, ‘Last Jew of Saudi Arabia,’ dies at 82

Shuker, an Israeli said to be the last survivor of the Najran Jewish community, was expelled with his community after the State of Israel was declared...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Ukraine And Russia Mired In A War Of Attrition

The longest and most destructive war in Europe since World War II grinds on remorselessly, exacting a horrendous toll in Russian and Ukrainian lives....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Iran pushes back against Trump, says US and Israel using Goebbels-like propaganda

Iran pushes back against Trump, says US and Israel using Goebbels-like propaganda

Iran’s parliament speaker says US could either try diplomacy or face Iran’s wrath; satellite images show US vessels typically docked in Bahrain...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Zaprt vozni pas pri uvozu Slovenska Bistrica sever proti Mariboru

Zaprt vozni pas pri uvozu Slovenska Bistrica sever proti Mariboru

Na štajerski avtocesti je zaprt vozni pas pri uvozu Slovenska Bistrica sever proti Mariboru, nastaja zastoj, poroča prometnoinformacijski center.

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Dnevnik

Sta

Cynická obluda: Najdrahšia lacná ropa

Táto zľava nikdy nebola zadarmo a napáchala obrovské škody.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Mass arrests and secret trials: Rights groups warn of deepening crackdown in Iran

A leading international watchdog has sounded the alarm over what it describes as a sweeping campaign of arbitrary arrests and violent repression in...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

From Lab to Life: One Vaccine Fits All

From Lab to Life: One Vaccine Fits All For decades, scientists have been pursuing the goal of a universal vaccine, able to protect us against any type...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

The Hidden Beauty of Work That Matters

The Hidden Beauty of Work That Matters

Why Meaningful Work Is Closer Than You Think

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Psychology Today

Wes Adams And Tamara Myles

Are You Constantly Monitoring Your Partner’s Mood?

Are You Constantly Monitoring Your Partner’s Mood?

How hypervigilance becomes part of emotional labor.

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Psychology Today

Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.d

Rethinking solidarity with Palestine

Rethinking solidarity with Palestine

Over the past two years, millions have voiced their solidarity with Palestine, many of whom had never done so before. This support has helped...

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Middle East Monitor

Alain Alameddine

Purim or Purim Spiel (Can it possibly snow?)

Purim or Purim Spiel (Can it possibly snow?)

It’s beautiful to watch snow falling. Sometimes you have to travel far to see it. But every so often — not often — snow falls in the Jerusalem...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Barry Lynn

Joy, Marriage and Fire (Chomer Hayuli)

Life is so full, Thank God, there is no ending and no beginning, and we are all potential vessels of light, love and joy! Chodesh Tov is our wish when...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yulia Medovoy Edelshtain

Four years into the Ukraine war, Moscow sees vindication, not failure

Four years into the Ukraine war, Moscow sees vindication, not failure

As the all-out war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Russian political elites remain convinced that their leader, Vladimir Putin, did not make a grave...

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Al Jazeera

Leonid Ragozin

In Support of Ukraine: Tel Aviv Rally Marks War Anniversary with Unity and Hope

In Support of Ukraine: Tel Aviv Rally Marks War Anniversary with Unity and Hope

On the evening of February 24, 2026 — the solemn fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — a powerful demonstration of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander Lutsenko

Tehran’s calculated wager

Tehran’s calculated wager

When negotiators gather in Geneva on Thursday for the third round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States, the most consequential item in...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mojtaba Touiserkani

Rethinking the First-Visit Prescription

Rethinking the First-Visit Prescription

A case for clinical breathing room in therapy before prescribing medication

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Psychology Today

Joel L. Young M.d

With Modi in Knesset, Opposition boycott PM’s speech over exclusion of High Court chief

With Modi in Knesset, Opposition boycott PM’s speech over exclusion of High Court chief

Lawmakers stage partial boycott, reentering plenum to attend speech by Indian premier. Walk-out has ‘nothing to do with you,’ Lapid tells Modi

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

How Can Spirituality Improve Relationships?

How Can Spirituality Improve Relationships?

Personal Perspective: A segue to better understanding each other.

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Psychology Today

Kenneth Silvestri Ed.d

Za nove lokomotive in vagone iz podnebnega sklada 44 milijonov evrov

Za nove lokomotive in vagone iz podnebnega sklada 44 milijonov evrov

Vlada je na današnji seji v načrt razvojnih programov uvrstila projekt nakupa novih lokomotiv in vagonov. Skupna vrednost investicije znaša 106,9...

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Dnevnik

Sta

The US is back in this strategic region to counter Russia and China – but at what cost?

The US is back in this strategic region to counter Russia and China – but at what cost?

History reveals that US engagement in Latin America, Africa, and Asia often leverages economic incentives alongside political influence

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RT.com

Egountchi Behanzin

Court allows UK government to appeal ruling that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

Court allows UK government to appeal ruling that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

No immediate comment from London, though home secretary had vowed to fight ruling, saying the court had ‘acknowledged’ the anti-Israel group...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

What Happens When Parents Spank Their Kids

What Happens When Parents Spank Their Kids

New evidence makes the science on physical punishment clearer than ever.

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Psychology Today

The Bronfenbrenner Center For Translational Research

Ad hoc tax changes for overseas online orders cause confusion for Israelis about charges

Ad hoc tax changes for overseas online orders cause confusion for Israelis about charges

Consumers may face VAT charges on their purchased orders after Knesset revokes tax exemptions; finance minister hours later signs a new order to...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

The Legal Cases Against Social Media's Do No Harm

The Legal Cases Against Social Media's Do No Harm

Personal Perspective: Assessing social media and mental health defence cases.

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Psychology Today

Phil Reed D.phil

In Modi’s India, scandal still embarrasses but rape has become ordinary

In Modi’s India, scandal still embarrasses but rape has become ordinary

As court documents tied to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein continue to surface, the scandal has become an international embarrassment, exposing how...

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Al Jazeera

Vidya Krishnan

In the Knesset, Modi says India stands firmly with Israel ‘in this moment and beyond’

In the Knesset, Modi says India stands firmly with Israel ‘in this moment and beyond’

Indian leader visits Israel in demonstration of strength of strategic ties, relationship with Netanyahu; in historic address calls Israel ‘a...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

Israel and the Peace Council: New Opportunities

For Israel, the emergence of the “Peace Council” represents both a new challenge and an opportunity. This concept, operating outside the UN...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Francis Moritz

You Are Not Your Project

You Are Not Your Project

The liberating psychology of strategic quitting.

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Psychology Today

Faisal Hoque

Daily Briefing Feb. 25: In State of the Union, Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed

Daily Briefing Feb. 25: In State of the Union, Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Trump’s comments on Tehran, Jewish settler violence, US consular pop-ups in Israeli settlements, and the links...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Our Missing Climate Tools Are Psychological and Evolutionary

Our Missing Climate Tools Are Psychological and Evolutionary

We can evolve faster, and intentionally, to better manage climate change.

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Psychology Today

Thomas S Bateman D.b.a