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The West Must Confront the Muslim Brotherhood.

The West Must Confront the Muslim Brotherhood.

The West Must Confront the Muslim Brotherhood Without Turning Against Muslims There is a distinction the West must learn to make, and quickly: Islam...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mansoor H. Laghari

VOX POPULI: The distance that really matters when honoring your heritage

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

From Lab to Life Take the Stairs Help Your Heart

Source:   depositphotos.com Keeping our hearts healthy is crucial. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide – and cases have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

The Portrait of Dorian Gray

There is a point at which a community can become so accomplished at explaining the hostility directed against it that it gradually loses the ability...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Attention Is Cheap. Impact Is Not

Under my name on this very blog are four words: “Articles Crafted for Action.” I chose them deliberately. I have never been particularly...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Linda Sadacka

Daily Briefing Aug. 17: NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats

Daily Briefing Aug. 17: NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats

NY correspondent Luke Tress on Friday night’s disturbance at a Manhattan synagogue and a US federal probe into ‘sham’ charities funding Gaza terrorism

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Iran’s Easier Nuclear Target Is Washington, Not Jerusalem

Iran’s Easier Nuclear Target Is Washington, Not Jerusalem

On November 5, 1979, Ruhollah Khomeini gave the United States a name that has outlived him: the Great Satan. Israel he called the Little Satan, a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Zelensky in Belgrade: How Far Can Balancing Go?

Zelensky in Belgrade: How Far Can Balancing Go?

Zelensky in Belgrade: How Far Can Balancing Go? On August 7, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Belgrade for his first official visit to Serbia. On...

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New Eastern Outlook

Adrian Korczyński

Report: Iran has spent 60-day MOU window getting ready to ‘widen the war’

Report: Iran has spent 60-day MOU window getting ready to ‘widen the war’

WSJ says Tehran has ramped up production of missiles and drones; IRGC reportedly sent advisers to proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon to lay plans for...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iraq’s electricity crisis: Fifty degrees of cold promises

Iraq’s electricity crisis: Fifty degrees of cold promises

In Iraq, you can replace the name of Ali Falih al-Zaidi—the current prime minister—with any prime minister since 2003, and nothing in meaning or...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

The Recklessness of Empires: Why the U.S.-Saudi Strikes on Iraq Are a Strategic Catastrophe

The Recklessness of Empires: Why the U.S.-Saudi Strikes on Iraq Are a Strategic Catastrophe

The Recklessness of Empires: Why the U.S.-Saudi Strikes on Iraq Are a Strategic Catastrophe In the final days of July 2026, the United States and...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Danes končno osvežitev z nekaj dežja, več padavin pričakovati proti koncu tedna

Danes končno osvežitev z nekaj dežja, več padavin pričakovati proti koncu tedna

Po dolgotrajnem obdobju suše in visokih temperatur naj bi teden prinesel nekaj olajšanja. Po napovedih vremenoslovcev bo Slovenijo dosegla hladna...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Are We Living on an Atom?

In 1974, a young physicist named Jacob Bekenstein made an unusual career move. Two years after completing a doctoral thesis at Princeton that would...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

King’s Warnings

At a funeral in Israel, following the eulogies, when the deceased is taken for burial, a Mishna in Pirkei Avot is recited. Akavia Ben Mehallalel said...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Here We Go Again: Forward to the Disastrous Past!

Here We Go Again: Forward to the Disastrous Past!

We’ve seen it all before. In fact, I’ve seen it up close. Back in the early 1970s, at the wizened age of 22, I dropped out of college for a while...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Haldane

From Aliyah to Today: The Journey of Riva Hadary

From Aliyah to Today: The Journey of Riva Hadary

Riva Hadary is a licensed tour guide in Israel who has built a career marked by diverse experiences and a unique ability to connect cultures. Since...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

Don’t Wait for Tragedy to Bring America Together!

Don’t Wait for Tragedy to Bring America Together!

America Needs a 9/12 Without a 9/11 September 11, 2001, was a day of unimaginable horror and loss. But those who lived through it also remember...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anchelle Perl

Terror talks: chocolate appeasement.

Terror talks: chocolate appeasement.

There was a time in American, where the phrase “We do not negotiate with terrorists” was commonplace. This was not merely a moral stance; it was a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fred Saberi

Umrla je Hayden Panettiere, "navijačica" Clair iz serije Heroji

Umrla je Hayden Panettiere,

V 37. letu starosti je umrla ameriška igralka Hayden Panettiere, je za televizijo ABC News potrdil njen predstavnik. Vzrok smrti za zdaj še ni znan.

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Dnevnik

Alp

Hallyu meets heritage

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The Korea Times

Samuel Len

Fallen Angels and Their Excuses and More Chulin 114-116

Chulin 114 — “Resident Aliens: Three Definitions of Ger Toshav” Our Gemara on Amud Beis refers to a certain non-Jewish resident of Israel....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

Somaliland Could Be the Abraham Accords’ African Test Case

Somaliland Could Be the Abraham Accords’ African Test Case

Can the Abraham Accords evolve from a Middle Eastern normalization project into a practical model of Muslim–Jewish partnership, development and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nassir Hussein Kahin

I invest in Portland. Must I pass a test on Israel?

I invest in Portland. Must I pass a test on Israel?

Ireland recently purchased a €53 million government aircraft without FalconEye, an Israeli-made enhanced-vision system used in poor visibility....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Robert S. Miller

A Bright Life in Israel, Darkened by Pain from the Past

A Bright Life in Israel, Darkened by Pain from the Past

I always thought of him as one of the youngest people who was directly impacted by the Holocaust, despite having been spared its worst atrocities....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve North

The No Surprises Act could be a shock to the U.S. health care system

The No Surprises Act could be a shock to the U.S. health care system

When the No Surprises Act took effect in 2022, it was a rare feat of bipartisan problem-solving. The law was meant to prevent a once all-too-common...

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The Japan Times

Lisa Jarvis

A century of loving silence

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The Korea Times

Brother Anthony

Kushner Should Recuse Himself From Pressuring Israel

There is something deeply troubling about the spectacle now unfolding in the Middle East. On Saturday, an IDF tank drove over a Hamas-planted...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jacques Rothschild

When Jews Assimilate into the World Around Them

When Jews Assimilate into the World Around Them

From Hellenistic Judea to American Judaism We tend to remember Jewish history as a series of encounters between Jews and outsiders: Jews and Greeks,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Matthew Robin

Why the Strait of Hormuz is a warning for Japan

Why the Strait of Hormuz is a warning for Japan

Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The strait’s geography...

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The Japan Times

Yuki Goto

Likud threatens legal action against initiative to bring Israelis abroad back to vote

Likud threatens legal action against initiative to bring Israelis abroad back to vote

Netanyahu’s party claims organization is operating illegally and in contradiction to party financing laws; AID Coalition responds that is...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Psychology’s Blind Spot: Jewish Mental Health

As antisemitism rises globally and many Jews report feeling increasingly isolated in schools, workplaces, and public life, one might expect psychology...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shira Fishman

ArtScroll at 50: A Blessing, a Bias, and a Revolution

ArtScroll at 50: A Blessing, a Bias, and a Revolution

Ten years ago, I gave a Jewish history class on ArtScroll to mark its 40th anniversary. Now, a decade later, the publishing powerhouse is celebrating...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Feldstein

Japan’s nuclear doublethink is getting harder to defend

Japan’s nuclear doublethink is getting harder to defend

Japan’s defense posture has long relied on doublethink. How else can you explain the nation’s ability to simultaneously be devoutly opposed to...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Rehabilitation for a Young Synagogue Shooter

Our Synagogue here in Toronto was shot up back in March. If you have been following world events, you will know that our congregation is hardly the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan L. Milevsky

Paradoxná realita: Najvyššie výdavky, ale nie najťažší život

Kde sa na Slovensku žije najťažšie? Kde ľudia míňajú najviac na potraviny a bývanie? Vzniká tu zaujímavý - aj keď logický - paradox:...

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Pravda.sk

Iris Kopcsayová

The Gaza Roadmap and Netanyahu’s Dilemma

The Gaza Roadmap and Netanyahu’s Dilemma

Two Kinds of Pressure, One objective The same week produced two very different responses to Netanyahu’s rejection of the Board of Peace’s Gaza...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Why the Appalling Rate of Murder in the Arab Sector Fails to be Addressed

In some jurisdictions, like in Mexico, the provincial police especially tend to be brazenly corrupt, operating as essentially the biggest gang in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eli Margulis

Migrantising Diplomacy

Migrantising Diplomacy

*Originally published in 2025 and preserved as part of our archive project.Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As...

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E-International

Hélène Thiollet

In Cambodia, Iran war forcing families to choose between school for kids or survival

In Cambodia, Iran war forcing families to choose between school for kids or survival

Developing countries reliant on imported energy are most exposed to disruptions from the war, with girls more likely to be impacted in places that...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Israel’s ₪49 AI Receptionist Boom

There is a drawer in my office with seven SIM cards in it. I bought them this summer for an unglamorous reason: I build phone-answering software, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Achiya Cohen

Will 2,000 years of Jewish survival teach AI how to adapt?

Will 2,000 years of Jewish survival teach AI how to adapt?

Earlier this month, NVIDIA released the weights of Alpamayo 2 Super for commercial use, putting advanced driving intelligence within reach of more...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

James Spiro

EDITORIAL: In peace, Japan must seek link between ideals and reality

News reports that show mountains of rubble in Ukraine, Gaza or Iran may remind a number of Japanese of what their nation endured during World War II....

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Hours before start, Trump orders ‘substantial’ reduction of military drills with South Korea

Hours before start, Trump orders ‘substantial’ reduction of military drills with South Korea

US president highlights his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, cites costs and Seoul’s refusal to join military action against Iran

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Likud members choose their Knesset candidates in hotly contested primary race

Likud members choose their Knesset candidates in hotly contested primary race

Polling stations open nationwide, with Netanyahu’s efforts to expand control of slate having shrunk number of open spots; candidates take to social...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Officials urge action as dozens of storks electrocuted on Jordan Valley power lines

Officials urge action as dozens of storks electrocuted on Jordan Valley power lines

Reporting new discovery of 30 electrocuted birds, Society for Protection of Nature calls on Electric Corporation to insulate poles. IEC: Plans...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Japan needs post-Kumamoto quake overhaul after factory damage, gas blast

Japan needs post-Kumamoto quake overhaul after factory damage, gas blast

Ten years ago, Kumamoto Prefecture was jolted by two earthquakes that registered the maximum level of 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale,...

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Japan Today

Nobuo Fukuwa

The Empire Below Deck

The Empire Below Deck

The American aircraft carrier was built to terrify other nations. The USS Abraham Lincoln has instead become something far more revealing: a floating...

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Middle East Monitor

Junaid S. Ahmad

Sprejemanje nesprejemljivega

Sprejemanje nesprejemljivega

Revija The Economist v svojem indeksu demokracije uvršča Afganistan na zadnje mesto. Njegov indeks znaša 0,25, naslednji najslabši je Mjanmar z...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Brstovšek

It’s the elections, stupid

It’s the elections, stupid

You get cynical in your old age. Well, I have. Whereas I once went along with Bismarck’s adage that politics is the art of the possible, I now look...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lawrence Rifkin

From Cleaning Up Your Aisle to Rebuilding a Society

From Cleaning Up Your Aisle to Rebuilding a Society

Even a non-soccer fan like me still remembers the excitement generated by the World Cup games. A surprise feel-good story of the spectacle was the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lawrence A Frazin