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Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still the first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?

Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still the first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?

ToI’s senior analyst on the shift of balance felt by the death of US Sen. Lindsey Graham and recent visits by Rahm Emanuel and US Rep. Ro Khanna

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Iran’s strikes show its priority is flexing muscle on Hormuz, not dealing with Trump

Iran’s strikes show its priority is flexing muscle on Hormuz, not dealing with Trump

Tehran looked to reap massive rewards from the MOU it signed with the US; now it’s risking throwing that all away, as it shuts down the key waterway...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Bringing Contemplative Education Into Everyday Learning

Bringing Contemplative Education Into Everyday Learning

Mindfulness tools can support social-emotional balance and holistic development.

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Psychology Today

Apa Division 15

US military footage shows its first-ever suicide boat drone strike on Iran

US military footage shows its first-ever suicide boat drone strike on Iran

Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit Iranian submarine and ship maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas, a month after drone boat rescued downed US...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Knesset passes law banning arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, legitimizing ongoing non-enlistment

Knesset passes law banning arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, legitimizing ongoing non-enlistment

Petitions against law filed to High Court; deputy minister quits in protest, Netanyahu skips vote, is denounced as ‘traitor’ by opposition MK;...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

Po ukrajinskih napadih v Azovskem morju Moskva v preusmeritev ladij

Po ukrajinskih napadih v Azovskem morju Moskva v preusmeritev ladij

Zaradi okrepljenih ukrajinskih napadov na ruska plovila v Azovskem morju so v Moskvi danes sporočili, da iščejo alternativne pomorske poti za...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Your Brain Isn't Weaker; Effort Just Got More Expensive

Your Brain Isn't Weaker; Effort Just Got More Expensive

New research suggests we have been asking the wrong question about screens.

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Psychology Today

Shirley M. Mueller M.d

An interview with acclaimed author Andrew Ross Sorkin on his Masterpiece 1929

An interview with acclaimed author Andrew Ross Sorkin on his Masterpiece 1929

I last interviewed Andrew on his contemporary classic “Too Big to Fail”, His definitive chronicle of the 2008 financial crisis (that I personally...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joseph Scutts

Daily Briefing July 14 – War on? Trump declares US ‘guardians’ of Hormuz

Daily Briefing July 14 – War on? Trump declares US ‘guardians’ of Hormuz

Editor David Horovitz on the IDF chief’s public outcry over this week’s legislative blitz, and a Hollywood-esque Israeli plot to use Iran’s...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Jerusalem: France’s Rendezvous with History

I dream of a France that is unafraid of history. I dream of a France that still knows how to accomplish great deeds. A France that does not see...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marc Levy

Competition Is Intrinsic to Children and Their Development

Competition Is Intrinsic to Children and Their Development

Competitive consciousness has shaped individuals, collectives, and civilizations.

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Psychology Today

Ragnar Purje Ph.d

The Green Zone’s anti‑corruption purge: Justice or a new round of spoils?

The Green Zone’s anti‑corruption purge: Justice or a new round of spoils?

For two decades, I have never been optimistic about the political order built in Iraq after 2003. My scepticism was not emotional but structural: the...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

When you have nowhere else to turn, who do you turn to?

When a Jew is confronted with a challenge, he does not rely on himself. Your natural tendency is relying only on yourself. “Kochem V’otzem Yadi”...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aryeh Lazar

Is Protesting the Draft Torah Study, Too?

A Religious Zionist response to Israel’s Haredi draft bill, the IDF manpower crisis and the tension between Torah study and shared national service....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen M. Flatow

Why We Weep for Odysseus' Dog

Why We Weep for Odysseus' Dog

Recognition, memory, and why Homer still matters.

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Psychology Today

Neel Burton M.a

The 9th Of Av and the 10th of Ashura Are ‘Religions Surviving Oppression’

Shia Islam and Judaism share a yearly day of mourning and fasting for a very tragic, sad, historical religious event that happened many centuries ago....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

What Hollywood Got Right About AI—and Human Nature

What Hollywood Got Right About AI—and Human Nature

What two AI films reveal about wanting to be understood and loved.

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Psychology Today

Group For The Advancement Of Psychiatry

Resnica: Navedbe o izobrazbi poslanca Mijiča bomo podrobno preiskali

Resnica: Navedbe o izobrazbi poslanca Mijiča bomo podrobno preiskali

V Resnici so po poročanju portala Necenzurirano, da je njihov poslanec Boris Mijič zavajal o svoji izobrazbi, napovedali, da bodo te informacije...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Iran executes two men convicted of links to Islamic State, planning attacks

Iran executes two men convicted of links to Islamic State, planning attacks

Tehran says two men part of cell operating along Iran-Iraq border, were hanged after final decision from Supreme Court

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

8 Signs Someone Truly Feels Emotionally Safe With You

8 Signs Someone Truly Feels Emotionally Safe With You

The subtle behaviors that reveal trust, vulnerability, and genuine connection.

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Psychology Today

Duygu Balan Lpcc

US halts removal of refuelers from Ben Gurion Airport, but Israel says only 20 can stay

US halts removal of refuelers from Ben Gurion Airport, but Israel says only 20 can stay

Tens of thousands of passengers’ flight tickets could be canceled as the US military aircraft crowd out civilian planes at Israel’s main air...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

The Shifting Landscape of Great Power Politics

The Shifting Landscape of Great Power Politics The recent visit of the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to India marks a significant moment in...

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New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

Cynická obluda: Štekanie spoza plota

Starosť koaličných politikov o súkromný festival je priam dojemná.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Tisha B’Av, Achdut and the Iranian Nuclear Threat

In nine days, we will be observing Tisha B’Av – a sad and solemn day of fasting and mourning to remember the destruction of our holy Beit...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chaim y. Botwinick

Is Israel Misreading the Middle East?

On October 7, the illusion of Israel’s technological invincibility was shattered. Hamas’s success that day was not merely a failure of border...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yehuda Lukacs

Somalia’s Dependency Dilemma: Insecurity, Foreign Intervention, State Authority

Somalia’s insecurity is often framed as a military problem, but its roots are deeply political and institutional. Since the collapse of Siad...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Asia’s Real Energy Test

Asia’s Real Energy Test

SINGAPORE—The past four months have demonstrated just how volatile oil markets can be. In March, Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel for the...

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Project Syndicate

Yasuto Watanabe

How to Raise a Child Other Kids Want to Be Friends With

How to Raise a Child Other Kids Want to Be Friends With

The friendship skill parents often overlook.

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Psychology Today

Pamela D. Brown Ph.d

Oil Shocks Are No Longer So Shocking

Oil Shocks Are No Longer So Shocking

NEW YORK—The Persian Gulf is in an unstable disequilibrium. There has been no lasting deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, because the United States...

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Project Syndicate

Nouriel Roubini

The geopolitics of spare capacity: The hidden weapon in energy diplomacy

The geopolitics of spare capacity: The hidden weapon in energy diplomacy

For decades, energy power has been measured by familiar metrics: the size of a country’s oil reserves, its daily production and the scale of its...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Revolúcia v Budapešti sa môže Magyarovi vypomstiť. „Očistný oheň“ spáli nakoniec jeho

Péter Magyar po triumfálnom víťazstve vo voľbách plní sľuby, ktoré dal voličom. Tak sa to má robiť. No demokracia sa „kamaráti“ s...

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Pravda.sk

Igor Daniš

The Church and the Gospel — Part II

A History of Christian Social Action, Social Justice, and Political Power The Great Commission Was Never Limited to Evangelism The command to make...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Democracy in Decline

For most of my fourscore years, I took democracy for granted. Looking back now, I realize that was a naïve and narrow tendency to look at reality...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Samuel Heilman

After blocking Hormuz, Iran signals it could ramp up pressure and shut Red Sea gateway

After blocking Hormuz, Iran signals it could ramp up pressure and shut Red Sea gateway

Analysts say Tehran looking at ‘nuclear option’ of ordering Houthis to close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, extending the threat to global trade and energy...

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The Times of Israel

Samia Nakhoul

Pohoda je pre nich obrazom nepriateľa

Zostalo im len publikum z vatier zvrchovanosti a prvomájových oplzlých vtipov.

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SME.sk

Marián Balázs

The Dangers of Purpose as a Proxy for Desire

The Dangers of Purpose as a Proxy for Desire

Your psychic vitality is essential for physical health.

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Psychology Today

Srini Pillay M.d

MOK prejel pritožbo zoper ravnanje Infantina med SP

MOK prejel pritožbo zoper ravnanje Infantina med SP

Mednarodni olimpijski komite (MOK) je prejel pritožbo, v kateri se predsedniku Mednarodne nogometne zveze (Fifa) Gianniju Infantinu očita kršitev...

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Dnevnik

Gte

A Common Struggle for Women With ADHD

A Common Struggle for Women With ADHD

The one thing many ADHD woman I've interviewed have in common may surprise you.

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Psychology Today

Enterprise Adhd Institute

Correcting a mistake, not retreating: Why ending the war could restore Trump’s credibility

Correcting a mistake, not retreating: Why ending the war could restore Trump’s credibility

As renewed U.S.-Iran clashes around the Strait of Hormuz threaten to unravel another diplomatic pause, an old Chinese proverb offers a useful warning:...

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Middle East Monitor

Greg Pence

Real Madrid in Barcelona kasneje kot Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid in Barcelona kasneje kot Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao in Real Sociedad bodo špansko sezono začeli teden dni pozneje kot preostali klubi. Razlog je ta, da njihovi...

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Dnevnik

Gte

Ekológia na slovenský spôsob: všetko sa musí zmeniť, aby sa nič nezmenilo

Nedávne vysoké teploty nám prezradili, ako budú vyzerať lepšie dni v budúcnosti. Zrýchľujúce sa otepľovanie je realitou a je tiež...

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Pravda.sk

Tomáš Imrich Profant

Sorry, conspiracy theorists, Lindsey Graham isn’t worth your effort

Sorry, conspiracy theorists, Lindsey Graham isn’t worth your effort

Unlike the late senator, the war machine is immortal and can easily afford to lose one of its main mascots

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RT.com

Rachel Marsden

Majstrovstvá sveta, aké majú byť

Turnaj nepatrí Trumpovi ani Infantinovi

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SME.sk

Ian Buruma

Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout ‘pilot’

Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout ‘pilot’

Lebanon wants immediate movement on plans agreed to last month for its army to take control of designated zones, while Jerusalem still has misgivings

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

UK legal watchdog upholds ICC prosecutor’s suspension, as decision on his firing looms

UK legal watchdog upholds ICC prosecutor’s suspension, as decision on his firing looms

Bar Standards Board keeps in place June ban on British lawyer Karim Khan from practicing law in his home country; court’s oversight body to vote on...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Let Me Tell You ‘Bout My Ex-Best Friend

Let Me Tell You ‘Bout My Ex-Best Friend

If you had asked me as a child whether an Israeli Jew and the daughter of an Iranian refugee could become inseparable friends, I wouldn’t have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marni Davimes

What if the Goal Isn't About How Your Postpartum Body Looks?

What if the Goal Isn't About How Your Postpartum Body Looks?

You don't have to "bounce back" after you have a baby. Here's why.

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Psychology Today

Charlotte Markey Ph.d

Will Syria’s first lady stand for justice or protect the shadow of the past? asks Yvonne Ridley in an open letter to Latifa al-Daroubi

Dear Madam al-Daroubi, Assalamu Alaikum — Peace be upon you. You have been thrust from the shadows into the world’s most unforgiving spotlight,...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Yvonne Ridley

Indonesia’s half-hearted response to Khamenei’s funeral undermines its own foreign policy

Indonesia’s half-hearted response to Khamenei’s funeral undermines its own foreign policy

Indonesia eventually sent Foreign Minister Sugiono and MPR Speaker Ahmad Muzani to attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Aliens, Xenophobia, and the Perennial Problem of Evil

Aliens, Xenophobia, and the Perennial Problem of Evil

What is the psychological and sociological significance of UAPs?

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Psychology Today

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d