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Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister and Holocaust survivor, dies at 96

Arkia launches Hanoi service, becoming first Israeli carrier to fly direct to Vietnam * Venezuelan opposition leader says Maduro’s ousting...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Islamic Republic in ‘survival mode’ amid protests, Iranian officials said to believe

At least 16 killed in week of demonstrations, according to rights groups, as Khamenei said planning to flee to Russia if security forces fail to...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Hannoun arrest order shows Israeli logic has entered the Italian justice system

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Il Manifesto Global

Mario Di Vito

After Maduro’s ouster, Venezuela’s embattled Jewish community watches and waits

Decades of repression, antisemitic rhetoric and political violence leave Jewish leaders wary of celebrating regime change too soon

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Trump: New Venezuelan leader to pay ‘big price’ if she doesn’t ‘do what’s right’

Interim President Rodriguez vows to defend natural resources, backs Maduro; Rubio says US not seeking regime change in Caracas, will enforce oil...

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The Times of Israel

Sebastian Smith

VOX POPULI: Japan must reject Trump’s power grab in Venezuela

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Chabad House in Kathmandu says it was evicted due to ‘clear antisemitism’

Hosts say landlord told them explicitly to leave after months of demands, including to remove Hebrew signs and rent increases that were ‘impossible...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister and Holocaust survivor, dies at 96

Schloss knew diarist when they lived opposite each other in Amsterdam, co-founded Anne Frank Trust UK for Holocaust education; her mother,...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Another round of Israel-Syria negotiations reportedly to begin Monday in Paris

Netanyahu reportedly agreed to Trump request to renew stalled talks with Damascus, but insisted potential deal must not violate Israeli red lines

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Children’s game: pau de sebo

In a town park in Portugal, prizes dangle just out of reach up a greasy pole. How will the local teens manage to get them?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Incandescent anger

Politics today is driven by grievances that can never be assuaged. For democracy’s survival, we must grapple with this dynamic- by Paul...

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Aeon

Paul Katsafanas

Rob Reiner's Murder Is Not Just a Family Tragedy. It Marks a Disturbing Societal Shift

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Haaretz

Eran Rolnik

قراءة في الموقف الإماراتي من أزمات السودان واليمن في مواجهة التطرف

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العين الإخبارية

عبد المنعم سليمان

العرب بين وحدة التاريخ وتباين السياسة

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العين الإخبارية

د. علي العامري

محمد بن راشد.. حين تتحول الرؤية إلى وطنٍ يتصدر العالم

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العين الإخبارية

عبدالواحد الكعبي

Who is Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela after Maduro’s ouster?

A lawyer specializing in labor law, she is staunch defender of Maduro’s socialist government, but instituted orthodox economic checks on inflation...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

What happens when the last hibakusha is gone?

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The Japan Times

Melanton Hendra Siregar

America’s year of health care chaos will have consequences

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The Japan Times

Lisa Jarvis

‘The West’ is near death. It’s also worth fighting for.

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The Japan Times

Marc Champion

A Christmas Eve Strike on Colonialism: Algerian Parliament’s Unanimous Vote to Criminalize French Colonialism

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Chege Ndiritu

Police say they’re done with Qatargate probe, hand it over to state prosecutor

The Israel Police on Sunday handed its investigation into the Qatargate scandal over to the State Attorney’s Office, saying it has completed the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Netanyahu: Now could be moment Iranians ‘take their fate into their own hands’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israelis “identify with the struggle” of Iranians, as widespread protests against the regime...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

International aid groups grapple with impact of Israel’s ban on their work in Gaza

Israel’s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Delays expected at Ben Gurion Airport after Greece shuts its airports over radio issue

The Israel Airports Authority said Sunday that travelers should expect delays after Greece shut down arrivals and departures at all its airports...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Daily Briefing Jan. 4: Day 821 – Will Spain’s Israel boycott set precedent for other countries?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Israel's Oscars for Moral Corruption and Collaboration With the Netanyahu Regime

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Haaretz

Barak Heymann

The abduction of Maduro and collapse of international order

The abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from the presidential palace in Caracas by a US Delta Force unit, acting on...

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Middle East Monitor

Adnan Hmidan

Milei’s economy in 2026: between macroeconomic consolidation and politics

President Javier Milei is a unique figure in Argentine economic history — not necessarily due to his libertarian roots, which are more declarative...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Estefanía Pozzo

At anti-government rally, ex-chief justice claims Israel no longer a liberal democracy

Former High Court president Aharon Barak told anti-government protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday that Israel was no longer a liberal democracy, as...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Maduro flown to New York City en route to jail to face US federal charges

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. All 40 people who perished in a New Year’s fire at a Swiss ski resort bar are...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Was it legal? Questions abound as US captures Maduro, says it will ‘run’ Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US capture of Venezuela’s president and its claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the...

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The Times of Israel

Lisa Mascaro

Displaying his trademark chutzpah, Trump commits himself to another foreign policy project

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump declared Saturday’s military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success as he...

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The Times of Israel

Aamer Madhani

When a Lack of Motivation Is an Eating Disorder Symptom

Rethinking the importance of readiness for change in eating disorder treatment.

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Psychology Today

Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

In The Shadow of October 7: Unmasking Putin’s Role

Dear Israel, Putin is not your friend. Putin was never your friend. He is a Jew-hating thug, living in a particular part of the world with a long...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Whimsy Anderson

Israel has not committed genocide

It was a Polish lawyer, Rafael Lemkin (1900-1959), who coined the term ‘genocide.” It’s a manufactured word from the Greek meaning the killing...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Perry Raphael Rank

When Humanitarian Brands Become Strategic Liabilities

Israel’s decision to tighten registration and security vetting for NGOs operating in Gaza is not an attack on humanitarianism. It is an overdue...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Levin

The Diffuse Unilateralism of Trump’s Venezuela Intervention

The new year arrived with a Latin American capital city invaded. Overnight, United States Special Forces, under cover of the early hours’ darkness...

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E-International

Carlos Frederico Pereira Da Silva Gama

الشراكات الاستراتيجية وإدارة الاختلاف.. بين ضبط الخطاب وحماية الثقة

في التجارب الدولية، لا تُقاس متانة الشراكات الاستراتيجية بغياب الاختلافات أو...

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العين الإخبارية

علي ليتيم

Eli Sharabi: Lawmakers’ ‘terrible’ comments on legal gatekeepers could lead to violence

Former hostage Eli Sharabi warned against the violent discourse of elected officials targeting leading legal figures, and said that politicians...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Netanyahu, allies using armies of bots to influence social media discourse – report

About half of the politically active accounts on Israeli social media are not real people but rather bots, including many of those boosting posts...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Maduro in NY jail after capture; Venezuela’s VP Rodriguez claims op had ‘Zionist tint’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail Saturday, hours after American special forces seized him, while Vice President Delcy...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Israel and Cyprus act in line with Western Interests. Turkey?

A few months ago, when Greece and Cyprus blocked Turkey’s access to SAFE — the European Union’s €150-billion financial instrument for joint defence...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kostis Konstantinou

Recognition or Risk? Israel’s Somaliland Gamble

On December 26, 2025, Israel took an unexpected, and feared by many, step in becoming the first United Nations member state to formally recognize...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eli Bernstein

I am a different person than I was on October 6

I am a different person than I was on October 6 — and I am certainly not alone. I was not in the army during this war. My days of service ended...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lonny Baskin

“They Threw Him In The Pit . . . And Sat Down To Eat Bread” While He Screamed

The Torah does not ask anyone to call what happened to Yosef “righteous.” The Torah records it with a kind of cold precision that all but dares the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yael Chaya Miriam Gray

The Day That Changed Israel — But Will Not Name Israel – Shemot

There are days that split history in two. October 7th, 2023 was one of them. A day of unthinkable brutality, shattered homes, broken assumptions,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jay M. Stein

Liberation’s Call: From Venezuela to Iran

The Zionist story is, at its heart, a saga of liberation—from the ancient Exodus from Egypt to the modern pursuit of dignity and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andy Blumenthal

How Jewish Fragmentation In NYC Helped Mamdani Win

New York City is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. That fact alone makes Zohran Mamdani’s election deeply concerning, not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joe Bergovoy

The Eternal Jew’s Tale, #202, Crystal Haggadah, 13

In this episode… Will I know Elijah? Do I know myself? And how will I act in my unknowing? …Grunts and hmm’s and shaking of heads til Benish...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen Berer

Smotrich and His Ilk Are Preparing the Ground for the Next Political Murder

Immediately after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich addressed a caucus of Religious Zionism lawmakers this week, his band of interpreters was...

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Haaretz

Ehud Olmert