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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

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

In latest warning, Zamir says IDF faces ‘severe harm’ if manpower crunch isn’t solved

In latest warning, Zamir says IDF faces ‘severe harm’ if manpower crunch isn’t solved

IDF chief says army could lose thousands of troops by January; he calls to extend service, reform reserves, push ‘relevant’ conscription law amid...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

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

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

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

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

When a Diagnosis Becomes Your Entire Identity

When a Diagnosis Becomes Your Entire Identity

Why mental health labels should inform identity and not define it.

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Psychology Today

Isabelle Morley Psy.d

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

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

Will Kharg Island Decide the Future of US Alliances?

Will Kharg Island Decide the Future of US Alliances?

TORONTO – The key question about Iran’s energy-export terminal on Kharg Island is not whether the United States can seize or disable it. Of course...

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Project Syndicate

Carla Norrlöf

For Passover, an interactive map brings the haggadah down to earth

For Passover, an interactive map brings the haggadah down to earth

Product management expert Alon Gildoni and Weizmann Institute professor Ron Milo turn a seder table question into an interactive tool that traces the...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

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

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

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

The killing of three Indonesian soldiers in Lebanon should remind Jakarta that Israel does not want peace

The killing of three Indonesian soldiers in Lebanon should remind Jakarta that Israel does not want peace

Three Indonesian soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon in less than 48 hours. They were not fighters. They were part of a United Nations...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

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

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

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

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

AI Doesn’t Flatter You: It Does Something Worse

AI Doesn’t Flatter You: It Does Something Worse

AI might make your worst reasoning sound like objective analysis.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

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

Israeli lab decodes the building talents of a tropical ant

Israeli lab decodes the building talents of a tropical ant

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute use time-lapse tech and geometry to probe the collective cognitive unit of weaver ants

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

(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

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

Slain soldier considered missing since 1948 found in mass grave in north — IDF

Slain soldier considered missing since 1948 found in mass grave in north — IDF

Pvt. Dov Parmet was killed in battle with Syrian-Lebanese forces near Kibbutz Malkia; special military probe finds he was buried in mass grave at Maoz...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

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

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

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

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

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

Death Is the Netanyahu Government's True Specialty

Death Is the Netanyahu Government's True Specialty

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

Uri Misgav

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

The Destructive Illusion of Perfectionism

The Destructive Illusion of Perfectionism

How to stop perfectionism from ruining your wedding.

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Psychology Today

Jeannette K Correa Ph.d

The Trump Model for Ending Wars: Netanyahu Might Shift the Blame Onto His Friend

The Trump Model for Ending Wars: Netanyahu Might Shift the Blame Onto His Friend

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

Nimrod Novik

Zápas o kultúru, médiá a štát sa nedá vyhrať útekom

Šimkovičová ani Flašíková nevyhrajú, ak budeme chcieť.

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SME.sk

Roman krpelan

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

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

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

Is Pesach 2026 the Most Authentic?

Is Pesach 2026 the Most Authentic?

This year, many Israelis find themselves in an unfamiliar and unsettling reality. Travel is restricted. Flights are limited or unavailable. The option...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

Can China Grow From Within?

Can China Grow From Within?

LONDON – China manifests a striking paradox. It is among the world’s most dynamic technological powers, producing breakthroughs in AI, electric...

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Project Syndicate

Keyu Jin

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

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

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

Running, The Flight.

Running, The Flight.

On Sunday, as I ran a new route close to my house, I listened to Haviv Rettig Gur’s Passover Podcast. He discusses with Rabbi David Stav the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rod Kersh

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

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

Clinging to Safety: The Hidden Logic of Eating Disorders

Clinging to Safety: The Hidden Logic of Eating Disorders

Eating and feeding disorders often function as protective coping strategies.

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Psychology Today

Cris E. Haltom Ph.d

A Passover Digital Plague: Mario Nawfal and the Spread of Conspiracy Theories

A Passover Digital Plague: Mario Nawfal and the Spread of Conspiracy Theories

Every year at Passover, Jews retell the story of the ten plagues — forces that spread, disrupt, and reshape reality itself. The defining feature of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maccabi Lev Ari