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Shin Bet building program to help police tackle rampant Arab crime wave — reports

Shin Bet building program to help police tackle rampant Arab crime wave — reports

Funding said expected around NIS 1-1.3 billion; as murder rates rise, new agency chief Zini reportedly more open to using Shin Bet to fight crime than...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Why Psychiatry Is Not an Exact Science

Why Psychiatry Is Not an Exact Science

Over time, mental illnesses have become understood in increasing detail.

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Psychology Today

Richard M Restak M.d

Cold snap and Middle East war leave Argentine factories short of gas

Cold snap and Middle East war leave Argentine factories short of gas

The winter cold snap and the war in the Middle East have combined to create a worst-case scenario for Argentine industry. As residential gas demand...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Carlos Lamiral

What You Need to Know About Donor Siblings

What You Need to Know About Donor Siblings

Openness about donor siblings is key for you and your child.

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Psychology Today

Lisa Schuman

Lebanon’s fragile peace needs more than promises

The latest diplomatic push to end hostilities between Lebanon and Israel offers a rare opportunity for a region exhausted by decades of conflict. Yet...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

Three Palestinians said injured by IDF amid settler attack on West Bank village

Three Palestinians said injured by IDF amid settler attack on West Bank village

Soldiers said to have opened fire with rubber bullets, IDF says troops were dispatched due to clashes; 2 others said hurt by pepper spray after...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

5 Reasons I Do Not Offer Free Phone Consultations

5 Reasons I Do Not Offer Free Phone Consultations

Personal Perspective: The internet has changed how consumers approach therapy.

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Psychology Today

Ira Israel Lmft

Trump’s patriotism message dominates America’s 250th independence celebration

The United States has reached a historic milestone. Two hundred and fifty years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the country...

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

Could "Roster Dating" Be Right for You?

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Consider the possible risks and rewards of rostering in the dating market.

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Psychology Today

Bruce y. Lee M.d

‘Digging Deep’ for legacies, author finds missing Jewish soccer players killed in Holocaust

David Bolchover’s dark detective journey unearths a star footballing ‘team’ whose memories were erased by the Nazis, and shows that the dearth...

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The Times of Israel

Lianne Kolirin

Builders –- Reflections on America’s 250th Anniversary

Builders –- Reflections on America’s 250th Anniversary

”Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans…” —...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Brad Goverman

The Revival of Frozen Conflicts Amid Authoritarian Coalescence

The Revival of Frozen Conflicts Amid Authoritarian Coalescence

For revisionist authoritarian powers, the revival of conflicts in Taiwan, Korea, Bosnia, and Guyana are the beginnings of the correction of great...

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E-International

Gerard McDermott

On Narcissism and Romantic Relationships

On Narcissism and Romantic Relationships

How old narcissistic injuries undermine the capacity for intimacy.

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Psychology Today

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

Empire of Spectacles: Trump's Carnival for America's 250th Birthday

Empire of Spectacles: Trump’s Carnival for America’s 250th Birthday The Fourth of July should mark 250 years since the signing of the United...

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New Eastern Outlook

Seth Ferris

From 2008: A Journey to Cuba’s Jewish Community

From 2008: A Journey to Cuba’s Jewish Community

I wrote this in 2008 after I visited Cuba on a Jewish humanitarian trip. I never found a publisher for it, so I am finally posting it here now. Cuba...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

van Wallach

Celebrating July Fourth with Abe Maslow and Margaret Mead

Celebrating July Fourth with Abe Maslow and Margaret Mead

Firebrand social scientists Maslow and Mead inspired optimism about humanity.

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Psychology Today

Edward Hoffman Ph.d

One Mahdi Plus 3 Messiahs VS Armageddon”s Super Hot Planet

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures as central and eastern American cities hunkered down for a heat wave. Over the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Is It Time to Negotiate with Terrorists?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is right. Governments negotiate with governments, not terrorist organizations. Governments possess the authority to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Karen Lehmann

The Abyss Taught Me That Connection Is Everything

The Abyss Taught Me That Connection Is Everything

This week I had one of the most frightening dreams of my life. In it, I was severed from everyone I had ever known or loved—not merely alone, but...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

Latvia and Kiev regime taunt Moscow with joint drone plant near Russia’s border

The Baltic states topping the list of countries afflicted by endemic Russophobia and pathological Russophrenia is hardly news. Saying that the three...

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Blitz

Drago Bosnic

From utopia to branding: What happened to the fairy tale?

Never has fantasy been more commercially successful. Yet it is not obvious that it has become more imaginative. Long before the rise of the modern...

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Blitz

Dr. Sam Ben-Meir

Iran said to fear Israel could kill Mojtaba Khamenei if he attends father’s funeral

Iran said to fear Israel could kill Mojtaba Khamenei if he attends father’s funeral

Officials nixed supreme leader’s request to perform burial rites for his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei, as Mojtaba’s public absence fuels...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Why So Many People Had Their Answer Before the Mourning Began

Why So Many People Had Their Answer Before the Mourning Began

It’s a holiday weekend, and Faith and I just got back from getting ice cream. In case you are wondering, Faith got the Mocha MooLatté, I think...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tim Orr

Unlikely Suspect Gives Me Hope

Unlikely Suspect Gives Me Hope

Phone call with my cousin who lives in a West Bank settlement. I mention plans to attend a training for “protective presence” in the West Bank. He...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harriet Gimpel

Leonard Cohen on American Democracy

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was perceived by many as the beginning of a new era, one full of optimism and joy. At the time, it seemed that the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Emanuela Barasch Rubinstein

What Entebbe Still Says About Zionism

Fifty years after Entebbe, we should remember not only what happened there, but why it still matters. In July 1976, Palestinian terrorists from the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Blue Badges, Old Lies: How the UN Rebranded the Blood Libel

Blue Badges, Old Lies: How the UN Rebranded the Blood Libel

History’s oldest prejudice has proved astonishingly adaptable. It has survived kings, popes, and empires—and now enjoys observer status at the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Victor Satya

Haym Salomon: The Indispensable Jewish American Patriot

Haym Salomon: The Indispensable Jewish American Patriot

A Polish-born immigrant twice imprisoned as a spy became the financier the Continental Army could not do without — and paid for it with everything...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

The Battle After Entebbe

The Battle After Entebbe

I was born on July 4. For most people, the date evokes American independence. For me, it has come to carry another meaning. On July 4, 1976, while the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nira Broner Worcman

No Special Rulebook: What IHRA Actually Does

No Special Rulebook: What IHRA Actually Does

The IHRA definition isn’t a special shield for Jews. It’s the same framework every discrimination case already runs on—a resource for spotting...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jaclyn S. Clark

Finding Meaning in Your Own Odyssey

Finding Meaning in Your Own Odyssey

Life is an odyssey into the unexpected.

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Psychology Today

Elaine Dundon

Egypt says it uncovered lost Byzantine-era residential city in western desert

Egypt says it uncovered lost Byzantine-era residential city in western desert

Discovery of well-preserved city and churches at Dakhla Oasis announced by Cairo alongside finding of ancient tombs in Marina el-Alamein, as Egypt...

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The Times of Israel

Samy Magdy

How to Navigate the Freshman 15

How to Navigate the Freshman 15

It's very common for college freshmen to gain weight.

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Psychology Today

Barbara Greenberg Ph.d

Egypt’s manager raises Palestinian flag after World Cup knockout win

Egypt’s manager raises Palestinian flag after World Cup knockout win

Video shows Hossam Hossein holding flag to chants of ‘free free Palestine’; Wimbledon backs Turkish player, says watermelon racket dampener not...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

India’s $5.5 billion arms push signals a new era of military strategy

India’s decision to approve another $5.5 billion in defense acquisitions is more than a routine military procurement. It reflects a fundamental...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Opinion – Europe Finally Fears the Algorithm of War

Opinion – Europe Finally Fears the Algorithm of War

A continent afraid of unaccountable algorithmic warfare would race to write rules before building its own version of the system – whereas a...

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E-International

Muhammad Saad

Airport security firms linked to alleged Mexican arms trafficking network

As Mexico welcomes millions of international visitors during the FIFA World Cup, new investigative reporting has raised questions about the background...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

From Moscow to Manhattan

From Moscow to Manhattan

How Secure Do We Have to Feel Before the Unimaginable Becomes Possible? How many more friends must I lose before the inevitable becomes reality? I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Abe Gurko

Kyiv’s post-Maidan project has created multiple fronts of tension, well beyond Russia

An influential Ukrainian military officer has delivered a warning that risks pushing already strained relations with Poland into dangerous...

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Blitz

Uriel Irigaray Araujo

There is Always Something to Celebrate, 4th of July Musings From My Past

I, like many of you, are probably cleaning out closets, and doing indoor activities to beat the sweltering heat wave we are experiencing.  On this...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Laurel Herman

Archaeology of a Libel: How the Genocide Charge Against Israel Emerged

Archaeology of a Libel: How the Genocide Charge Against Israel Emerged

Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? While experts and legal scholars around the world debate this question, anti-Israel activists and commentators...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tilman Tarach

How a Daring Rescue Inspired a ‘Social Entebbe’

How a Daring Rescue Inspired a ‘Social Entebbe’

On the night of July 3, 1976, I stepped off a Hercules aircraft onto the tarmac of Entebbe Airport. We landed in darkness, four thousand kilometers...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Doron Almog

A Chimerical Test for Antisemitism

For years, scholars, educators, Jewish organizations and public institutions have tried to explain the difference between legitimate criticism of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Kugler

Growing Children by Stepping Back

Growing Children by Stepping Back

What "Toy Story 5" teaches us about free play and parenting.

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Psychology Today

Jenny Brown

Why We Want the Unavailable

Why We Want the Unavailable

The psychology behind desire, distance, and fantasy.

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Psychology Today

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

Scaloni after win vs. Cape Verde: ‘Playing with your heart makes up for a lot’

Scaloni after win vs. Cape Verde: ‘Playing with your heart makes up for a lot’

Argentina men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni said “playing with your heart makes up for a lot of things”, after the...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Featured Post

Featured Post

Every Fourth of July, I watch the American sky light up and think about the people who came before me. I think of generations who knew what it meant...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mihran Kalaydjian