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AG, state attorney said to reject plea deal offer from PM’s aide Urich in Bild leak case

AG, state attorney said to reject plea deal offer from PM’s aide Urich in Bild leak case

The terms of the alleged offer would have allowed Urich to plead guilty to reduced charges, without charge of harming national security, and avoid...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel says Iran’s intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib killed in Tehran strike

Israel says Iran’s intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib killed in Tehran strike

Defense minister reveals IDF has free hand to ‘eliminate’ any senior Iranian security figures; Wall Street Journal reports Iranian security...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Jewish Netanyahu critic wins Illinois primary after AIPAC spends millions against him

Jewish Netanyahu critic wins Illinois primary after AIPAC spends millions against him

Set to vie for blue Chicago-area seat, Democrat Daniel Biss slams negative campaign by pro-Israel lobby and says his victory shows that voters...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Trump and Hegseth Cannot Define the Truth of the US-Israeli War on Iran

Trump and Hegseth Cannot Define the Truth of the US-Israeli War on Iran

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

“The Calling” Parashat Vayikra 5786

The Portion of Vayikra begins with a simple but loaded verb [Vayikra 1:1]: “[G-d] called (Vayikra).” Before law, before procedure, before...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari Sacher

A Confident Judaism Should Not Fear Women’s Torah at the Wall

For nearly four decades, the debate over the Western Wall has been framed as a battle between denominations. Reform and Conservative leaders demand...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Daphne Lazar Price

America’s Permanent Tariff Uncertainty Will Drive Up Costs

America’s Permanent Tariff Uncertainty Will Drive Up Costs

NEW HAVEN – The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International...

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Project Syndicate

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Man shot dead in Holon criminal violence amid missile fire from Iran

Man shot dead in Holon criminal violence amid missile fire from Iran

Morad Shwiki, a bus driver from East Jerusalem, gunned down in his car; police say shooting related to organized crime, raising toll in Arab community...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel, Make Sánchez Pay

Israel, Make Sánchez Pay

Spain’s government has mistaken Israeli restraint for weakness. After years of diplomatic insults, embargoes, canceled defense deals, downgrades,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

This war? Drink affordable Israeli wines

This war? Drink affordable Israeli wines

The Best Value blind taste test guides Israelis to local vintages at bargain prices

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

The Life-Changing Art of Talking to Strangers

The Life-Changing Art of Talking to Strangers

Why talking to people you don't know might be the connection you’re missing.

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Psychology Today

Marisa G. Franco Ph.d

Judge sets 5-day deadline for Ben Gvir to promote officer involved in PM’s trial

Judge sets 5-day deadline for Ben Gvir to promote officer involved in PM’s trial

After embattled police detective files contempt of court motion, judge says promotion will take effect regardless of Ben Gvir’s signature, orders...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Cynická obluda: Zrozumiteľná situácia

Tomuto postoju Robert Fico veľmi dobre rozumie.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Matti Friedman: Israel’s forever wars in Lebanon

Matti Friedman: Israel’s forever wars in Lebanon

Before turning to yet another conflict with Hezbollah, the author dives into his newest book, ‘Out of the Sky,’ on the real pre-state heroes who...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

It’s not just a crime; it’s an evil partnership

It’s not just a crime; it’s an evil partnership

When I read that the IDF “strongly condemns” the​ recent​ killing of three more Palestinians in the West Bank, I didn’t know whether to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nadav Tamir

‘Cynicism on steroids’: Experts pan budget cuts in wake of coalition fund increase

‘Cynicism on steroids’: Experts pan budget cuts in wake of coalition fund increase

Cuts to healthcare, education and science could have been prevented by halting the allocation of billions in coalition funds to ultra-Orthodox...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

2 Ways to Protect Yourself from Emotional Surveillance

2 Ways to Protect Yourself from Emotional Surveillance

When emotional availability starts to feel like you're being watched.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

Opera in balet v umazani spletni vojni

Opera in balet v umazani spletni vojni

Mlad perspektivni igralec iz ameriško-francoske družine Timothée Chalamet je v spremstvu vplivnice in spremljevalke Kylie Jenner skoraj zbežal z...

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Dnevnik

Uršula Cetinski

When diplomacy nears the threshold: What two wars in nine months reveal about how the Iran war will end

When diplomacy nears the threshold: What two wars in nine months reveal about how the Iran war will end

In February, Ali Larijani shuttled between Muscat and Doha as part of the diplomatic channel between Iran and the United States. On 18 March, Iran...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mojtaba Touiserkani

Hadassah Hospital: At war in the parking lot

Hadassah Hospital: At war in the parking lot

Because of the missile attacks from Iran, the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, like other hospitals in the country, has been forced to find a solution...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ariel Jerozolimski

The Country That Left Me

The Country That Left Me

Hitching a ride with the diaspora: an Israeli-Canadian nudnik non-Jew in a self-imposed exile This morning I woke up with that familiar churning in my...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Thomas Brasch

Childhood Under Fire

Childhood Under Fire

The unsung heroes of the war are, drum roll please, the children. Really. I have five kids. Three of them are under 12 years of age. My 11-year-old is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Is Making Love Different from Just Having Sex?

Is Making Love Different from Just Having Sex?

The role of patience and afterglow in romantic interactions

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Psychology Today

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

Why We Fear Being Forgotten

Why We Fear Being Forgotten

Personal Perspective: Will anything we do last?

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Psychology Today

Cynthia Vejar Ph.d

A Brief Geopolitical Chronology of Israel

During our 3500-year trek through time, we Jews metamorphosed from an upstart nation to a start-up nation. Our journey began with a promise, and today...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Wenick

Trump, Iran, and the Myth of Israeli Dictation

Trump, Iran, and the Myth of Israeli Dictation

 The Mistake of Believing Israel Is Dictating His War Since the beginning of the war between the United States and Iran, one interpretation has taken...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gilles Touboul

ECHOES OF SEPHARAD: Was Columbus Jewish? On the Politics of Reputation

Was Columbus Jewish? Identity, Memory, and the Politics of Reputation Was Christopher Columbus Jewish? The question refuses to die, and that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Pereira

Is Australia Still the Lucky Country?

When Donald Horne coined the phrase “the lucky country,” it was intended as a rebuke. Yet for those who arrived in the aftermath of the World War...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Daily Briefing Mar. 18 – After Larijani assassination, who’s holding the wheel in Iran?

Daily Briefing Mar. 18 – After Larijani assassination, who’s holding the wheel in Iran?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on Larijani’s significance and how his killing may affect the regime moving forward, plus blowback faced by...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

History Rhymes in the Horn: From 1977 to 2026

The phrase “history repeats itself” reflects the recurring nature of human behavior and political patterns across time. While circumstances,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

The 3 Most Common Types of Difficult Coworkers

The 3 Most Common Types of Difficult Coworkers

How to handle the people who bug you the most at work.

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Psychology Today

Michael W. Wiederman Ph.d

AI Has Its Einstein Moment. It’s Missing Everything That Came After

AI Has Its Einstein Moment. It’s Missing Everything That Came After

AI’s risks are clear, but no institutions exist to act on them. Warnings alone cannot steer a technology this powerful. In 1939, Albert Einstein...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yashwant singh

The Psychology of Ozempic

The Psychology of Ozempic

GLP-1 drugs and what it means to see desire as an “error”

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Psychology Today

Nicholas Balaisis Ph.d

Indonesia’s religious affairs minister says boycotts of Israel are “not a solution.” He’s wrong

Indonesia’s religious affairs minister says boycotts of Israel are “not a solution.” He’s wrong

It is a strange moment when a nonviolent act of conscience—refusing to buy a burger, skipping a cup of coffee—draws more concern from public...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Body Image Is Often About Belonging, Not Just How We Look

Body Image Is Often About Belonging, Not Just How We Look

You know body standards are unrealistic. Why do they still affect you?

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Psychology Today

Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

(VIDEO) Plesal na strehi avta, ob trčenju ga je katapultiralo na cesto

(VIDEO) Plesal na strehi avta, ob trčenju ga je katapultiralo na cesto

S hudimi poškodbami glave je v bolnišnici pristal 22-letnik, ki je plesal na strehi džipa, ob silovitem trčenju nekaj trenutkov kasneje pa ga je...

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Dnevnik

Tak

Teaching Contemporary Antisemitism in Time of War

Teaching Contemporary Antisemitism in Time of War

There are moments in history when the classroom ceases to be a space apart from the world and becomes, instead, one of its frontlines. Teaching a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron t. walter

Africa Isn’t the World’s “Climate Solution”

Africa Isn’t the World’s “Climate Solution”

ADDIS ABABA – When politicians nowadays talk about Africa and climate change, they tend to use the same words: “leadership,” “opportunity,”...

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Project Syndicate

Martha Bekele

The Third Gulf War: America’s Strategic Overreach and the Rise of a New Order

The Third Gulf War: America’s Strategic Overreach and the Rise of a New Order

The Third Gulf War: America’s Strategic Overreach and the Rise of a New Order The US–Israel war against Iran is accelerating the decline of...

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New Eastern Outlook

Aleena Im

Zelensky’s ‘Bad Feeling’ About Iran Is Also a Warning for Israel

On March 18, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky made it clear that he does not see the war around Iran as a separate Middle Eastern crisis unfolding somewhere...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Global Governance

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Project Syndicate

Ps Editors

The Threshold Has Been Crossed: Jewish Life in the West Is No Longer Safe

The Threshold Has Been Crossed: Jewish Life in the West Is No Longer Safe

A few months ago, I wrote an article asking Canadian Jews a simple but uncomfortable question: What is your threshold? What would it take for you to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo kates

Parents in a War Zone: The Burden That Gives Back

Parents in a War Zone: The Burden That Gives Back

In my last post entitled, ‘When the Sirens Haven’t Stopped’, I explored what happens to the brain when danger is not a memory but a recurring...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan gulas

50 years on, most Argentines support continuing dictatorship trials

50 years on, most Argentines support continuing dictatorship trials

Seven out of ten Argentines have a negative opinion of the last military dictatorship and believe that those who committed atrocities need to continue...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

The War I Was Waiting For

The War I Was Waiting For

Lying awake in the darkness, my heart hammering in my ribs, I reach out across our fold-out futon and clasp my husband’s hand. We are silent, not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Libbie Snyder

عندما يصاب العالم بالذّعر تبقى الإمارات ثابتةً

يُتهم رأس المال عادةً بأنه جبان، لكن إذا كان هناك درس واحد تعلّمتُه خلال 20 عاماً من...

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العين الإخبارية

د. شمشير فاياليل

I Tried to Quit Drinking for Good, This Is What I Got Wrong

I Tried to Quit Drinking for Good, This Is What I Got Wrong

For years, I thought sobriety was a one-time decision.

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Psychology Today

Jeanette Hu Amft

Reimagining Gulf Security

Reimagining Gulf Security

BEIRUT/OXFORD – For decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have exported oil and recycled petrodollars through Western markets and...

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Project Syndicate

Jamal Ibrahim Haidar

Build Your Digital Detective Kit

Build Your Digital Detective Kit

Verifying what you see online is now a basic survival skill; here's how to do it.

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Psychology Today

Matthew Facciani

After synagogue attacks, Belgium sending soldiers to guard Jewish neighborhoods

After synagogue attacks, Belgium sending soldiers to guard Jewish neighborhoods

Troops will be deployed at two dozen sites in the wake of explosions at Jewish institutions in Liège and Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam last...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub