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Israel announces exposure of Iranian terror network targeting Israelis abroad

Israel announces exposure of Iranian terror network targeting Israelis abroad

Arrests by Azerbaijan over planned synagogue and embassy attacks exposed drone plots and intelligence gathering operations; ringleaders killed during...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

New drought-resistant wheat variety named after October 7 victim

New drought-resistant wheat variety named after October 7 victim

Hamas terrorists murdered agronomist Yakov Inon and his wife Bilha at Moshav Netiv Ha’asara. He was a consultant to the Volcani Instiute, which...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Iran ‘is our war,’ says UK lawmaker Greg Smith — contrary to PM Starmer’s claims

Iran ‘is our war,’ says UK lawmaker Greg Smith — contrary to PM Starmer’s claims

The new head of the Conservative Friends of Israel lambasts the Labour party’s handling of the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as antisemitism in...

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The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot

Israel’s Annual Emotional 48 Hours Begins Tonight

Tonight, Monday evening, Israel will embark on a 48-hour experience of 24 hours of remembrance of those who have given their lives in defense of this...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

Radical settler group to stage march by Gaza border to ‘renew Jewish hold on Gaza Strip’

Radical settler group to stage march by Gaza border to ‘renew Jewish hold on Gaza Strip’

Nachala settlement cadres to be among participants; ‘It is our right to settle in the entire Land of Israel including Gaza,’ says Likud MK...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Surviving Scrolls, Unsilenced Voices

At White Plains’ Garden of Remembrance on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Torahs, a shofar blast, and urgent voices confronted a community grappling with...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Herman

The Erosion of Moral Distinction

The Erosion of Moral Distinction

I have to ask something that should not be controversial, but somehow is. If we take the lower end of the estimates—around 4,000 Iranians killed...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Magnus Torén

Lebanon after the ceasefire – Power recalibrated, law further eroded

Lebanon after the ceasefire – Power recalibrated, law further eroded

“Pity the nation that is divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation.” The ceasefire in Lebanon is not a diplomatic success. It...

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Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Israel, Greece, and Cyprus: Forming an Anti-Turkish Alliance in the Mediterranean

Israel, Greece, and Cyprus: Forming an Anti-Turkish Alliance in the Mediterranean

Israel, Greece, and Cyprus: Forming an Anti-Turkish Alliance in the Mediterranean Benjamin Netanyahu, having lost nearly all his allies and facing...

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

Iran executes two men accused of planning attacks with Israel’s Mossad

Iran executes two men accused of planning attacks with Israel’s Mossad

Mohammad ​Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi found guilty of collaborating with ‘hostile groups’ and receiving training abroad

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

From ‘Never Again’ to ‘Still Here’

From ‘Never Again’ to ‘Still Here’

Most countries separate mourning from celebration. Israel stacks them back to back and calls it reality. In Israel, our national calendar holds two...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adele Raemer

EDITORIAL: Priority should be put on tax exemptions with cash handouts

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

The world is learning how to work around America

The world is learning how to work around America

Even as Israeli bombs were still raining down on Lebanon, most of the world breathed a cautious sigh of relief when news broke that Pakistan had...

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The Japan Times

Pedro Abramovay

How to Set Limits That Actually Work With Kids

How to Set Limits That Actually Work With Kids

Knowing when to say yes as a parent makes the limits that matter easier to hold.

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Psychology Today

Jen Lumanlan M.s

How de-Stalinization may offer lessons for post-Putin Russia

How de-Stalinization may offer lessons for post-Putin Russia

An account of how Stalinism was dismantled in the Soviet Union, published more than seven decades after the tyrant’s death, should be one of those...

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The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

The imperative to love yourself and the “stranger” within your midst

You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall not take revenge or feel resentment against the children of your people; you shall love your...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ron Kronish

Don’t give up on getting World Cup tickets (yet)

Don’t give up on getting World Cup tickets (yet)

Less than 60 days before the start of the World Cup, I am already panicking: All my attempts to get tickets to see Argentina and Lionel Messi at...

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The Japan Times

Juan Pablo Spinetto

Two Minutes of Silence – Yom Hazikaron

knowing that I’m here

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sandra Schachter

The 3.00 squeeze: Why the surging shekel is a threat to Israel’s economy

The 3.00 squeeze: Why the surging shekel is a threat to Israel’s economy

As the local currency leads a global strengthening trend against the dollar, exporters struggle to survive rising costs, with Israel’s...

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The Times of Israel

Eran hildesheim

Kto preformátuje prísľub sociálneho štátu?

Samosprávy musia zohrať podstatnú rolu

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SME.sk

Ondrej lunter

Donald Trump and his Minions: Aliens, Extraterrestrials, “Gods,” Demons, or ‘Fallen Angels?’

Donald Trump and his Minions: Aliens, Extraterrestrials, “Gods,” Demons, or ‘Fallen Angels?’ Donald Trump isn’t campaigning — he’s...

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New Eastern Outlook

Seth Ferris

British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal

British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal

Set to explain appointment of US envoy despite ties to disgraced financier, Starmer looks to stymie calls to quit, as opposition says he’s ‘taking...

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The Times of Israel

Jill Lawless

Posadnutosť Pentou a Agelom nestačí

Sú oligarchovia skutočným problémom slovenského zdravotníctva?

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SME.sk

Miroslav Beblavý

What is really happening in northern Nigeria

What is really happening in northern Nigeria

In recent months, the frequency and intensity of attacks in northern Nigeria have shattered the comforting illusion that the region’s long...

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Al Jazeera

Gimba Kakanda

Bombs Didn’t Work. Will a Blockade Break Iran?

Bombs Didn’t Work. Will a Blockade Break Iran?

On 28 February, in the middle of ongoing nuclear negotiations, the US and Israel launched an attack aimed at regime change in Iran. They achieved some...

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Middle East Monitor

Ali A Ghareh Daghi

Hormuz Today, Taiwan Tomorrow

Hormuz Today, Taiwan Tomorrow

SAN DIEGO—Most schoolchildren learn that the Earth is roughly 25,000 miles around (40,000 kilometers). They do not learn that the global economy...

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Project Syndicate

Todd G. Buchholz

A Bereaved Daughter’s Guide to New Families on Memorial Day

“The nation has Memorial Day to remember once a year, but the bereaved families live it every day.” Like most clichés, it’s true. For us...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adena Mark Kapon

Fuel for thought

A brain fit for the 21st century is one that understands – and respects – its own bioenergetic foundations by Hannah Critchlow  BIO A coloured...

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Aeon

Hannah critchlow

The Klal Gadol That Keeps Klal Yisrael Together: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

We are living in a time of war in Israel. Alongside the external danger, there is something else we all feel—deep differences between people....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Wanted in Israel: Hangman. Benefits and Strong Sense of Purpose Guaranteed

Wanted in Israel: Hangman. Benefits and Strong Sense of Purpose Guaranteed

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

Yonatan Englender

On Gratitude, Absence, and What We Inherit

On Gratitude, Absence, and What We Inherit

(London, Spring 2026) In recent months, I have seen a sentiment expressed more than once. A person writes that they are grateful their parents are no...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Claire R. Bright

Trump nie je jediný obchodník s Bohom

Donald Trump výpadmi proti pápežovi otvoril dôležitú tému vzťahu viery a moci.

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SME.sk

Ľubomír Jaško

Do's and don'ts for conducting business in Korea

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The Korea Times

Sung Lee

Can the United States Be Trusted? History Says No!

Can the United States Be Trusted? History Says No!

No matter how much Teflon Trump seeks to let nothing stick, it is now quite clear that the United States has suffered an ignoble defeat in Iran. His...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr. george katsiaficas

(REKLI SO) Lenart Žavbi: Če bo, bo Golob dober šef opozicije, tudi to dolžnost bo za državo sprejel

(REKLI SO) Lenart Žavbi: Če bo, bo Golob dober šef opozicije, tudi to dolžnost bo za državo sprejel

"Golob je dvakrat zapored zmagal na volitvah, po Janezu Drnovšku prvi, in tudi odstotni delež Svobode je v resnici izjemen glede na to, kaj vse...

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Večer

Dr

Anonymous: A Memorial Day conversation

Anonymous: A Memorial Day conversation

The pine tree cast its shadow over the quiet grave. Outside of my small refuge, the sun bakes silent crowds. In rows and lines, they stand huddled...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari Tatarka

Two young men set to be charged with spying for Iran

Two young men set to be charged with spying for Iran

19-year-old kept contact with Iranian handler even after agent sent ‘threatening messages’ to his family members, agreed to train in Arab country

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Cynická obluda: Matúškov najväčší kariérny úspech

Tajomstvo, ktoré malo pred jeho nevinnou dušičkou ostať navždy utajené, je vonku.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

UK arrests 2 teens as ‘thugs for hire’ after latest arson attack on London synagogue

UK arrests 2 teens as ‘thugs for hire’ after latest arson attack on London synagogue

Police say UK seeing ‘pressure of hostile states’ as the number of arrests for six recent attacks on Jewish or Iranian-dissident targets rises to 15

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Fico pozerá do zrkadla, a v ňom prázdno (píše Samo Marec)

Ľudia ako on nemajú čo ponúknuť a teraz je to aj vidieť

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SME.sk

Samuel marec

FOMO: What Are People Really Afraid of Missing?

FOMO: What Are People Really Afraid of Missing?

Emerging research suggests missed opportunities for bonding are key in FOMO.

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Psychology Today

Cortney s. warren

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians

Preparations for the implementation of Israel’s new death penalty law have already begun. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has boasted...

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Al Jazeera

Tamam abusalama

بيع السودان.. سلاح إيران مقابل سلطة الإخوان

تتكشف، يوماً بعد يوم، ملامح الجريمة الكبرى التي يرتكبها عبد الفتاح البرهان بحق...

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العين الإخبارية

عبد المنعم سليمان

Iran risks are smoke on the water for Takaichi

Iran risks are smoke on the water for Takaichi

As the Iran war prompts some countries to call for restrictions that hark back to the oil-shock era — Australia is urging people to take public...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

The Iran War & Artemis II: The Spiritual Dimension

The Iran War & Artemis II: The Spiritual Dimension

The current war in Iran and the launch of Artemis II to the Moon have spiritual dimensions that are overlooked by world media, but which have profound...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ray Montgomery

Slafensko

Po dnešnej noci v Montreale Slovensko milujú.

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SME.sk

Matia Lenická

What Really Drives China’s Massive Trade Surplus

What Really Drives China’s Massive Trade Surplus

NEW YORK—China’s massive trade surplus, which reached a record of $1.2 trillion in 2025, has become a central fault line in its economic relations...

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Project Syndicate

Shang-Jin Wei

Despite cost of living hikes, Israelis are eating more beef, veal

Despite cost of living hikes, Israelis are eating more beef, veal

Annual per capita consumption of 20.2 kilograms of bovine meat last year was 7% up on the year before, Agriculture Ministry says; purchases set to...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

When Tension Turns Toxic

When Tension Turns Toxic

A practical guide to managing hostile interactions.

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Psychology Today

Lauren Florko Ph.d

The engineering method

The engineering method The impossible architecture of Étienne-Louis Boullée Gödel’s incompleteness theorem The cosmic distance ladder with...

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Aeon

Aeon Video