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Opposition bloc led by Eisenkot would win narrow 61-seat majority – poll

Opposition bloc led by Eisenkot would win narrow 61-seat majority – poll

Channel 13 survey has Likud with most Knesset seats at 22, Yashar with 21, Bennett with 15; coalition said looking to thwart arrival of anti-Netanyahu...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Government okays Shin Bet to fight crime in Arab society, sparking rights concerns

Government okays Shin Bet to fight crime in Arab society, sparking rights concerns

Some half a billion shekels to be diverted from community development plan and given to security agency, police to take on organized crime; rights...

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The Times of Israel

Stuart Winer

These World Cup tweets show how AI will unite us all

These World Cup tweets show how AI will unite us all

Following Argentina’s controversial come-from-behind World Cup victory against Egypt, a match the losing team said was “fixed,” one wit on...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Daily Briefing July 16: What the latest House vote says about support for Israel

Daily Briefing July 16: What the latest House vote says about support for Israel

US bureau chief Jacob Magid also reviews lawmaker Ro Khanna’s visit to the West Bank, Vance’s anger over an Israeli PR campaign, Lebanon talks in...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Government approves sweeping overhaul of wounded veterans’ rehab system

Government approves sweeping overhaul of wounded veterans’ rehab system

Adopting pubic health committee’s recommendations, new plan looks to increase staffing, funding and independence for system after Defense Ministry...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Why Iran Talks Need Reza Pahlavi

Why Iran Talks Need Reza Pahlavi

For nearly five decades, the United States and its Western allies have engaged in a seemingly endless cycle of negotiations, sanctions, incentives,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fred Saberi

US expands strikes into Tehran area as Iran threatens to ‘resist until the end’

US expands strikes into Tehran area as Iran threatens to ‘resist until the end’

American attacks reported across northern provinces, US fires on Iranian tanker headed for Kharg island; Iran responds with missile and drone fire on...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud

Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud

Kashrut Through the Lens of Information Theory: The Hidden Logic of Redundancy The Torah is often admired for its brevity. Yet in some places, it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

History Unfolds in Stages

History Unfolds in Stages

History rarely announces its turning points. When Theodor Herzl convened the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897, few could have imagined that his...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Levine

Intersectionality: Nazism in 21st century dress?

No Longer Knowing Our Left From Our Right? A most bizarre and unprecedented socio-ideological phenomenon is taking place in the world today.  ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chaim Ingram

Burdens Worth Bearing

Burdens Worth Bearing

The Torah describes itself as a “song.”[1] This is rather telling about the complex structure of the Torah. A song communicates with its listener...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gavriel Rosen

Reading the Next Move: Buying Time and Sending the Invoice to the Gulf

Reading the Next Move: Buying Time and Sending the Invoice to the Gulf

Back in March, I argued that the Gulf states must take ownership and help fund the effort against Iran, or else face the wrath of a hostile Iranian...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tzvi Gottlieb

Israel stepping up campaign to hunt and kill every Oct. 7 terrorist, despite Gaza truce

Israel stepping up campaign to hunt and kill every Oct. 7 terrorist, despite Gaza truce

Times of Israel analysis shows sharp increase in strikes targeting those who participated in the massacre or held and abused hostages; to date, over...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

China vs Taiwan

China vs Taiwan

The Geography of an Unfinished War Why the Taiwan Strait is not only a political dispute, but a structural fault line in the Indo-Pacific balance of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Raghu Kondori

Where the Challenge Left Me

Where the Challenge Left Me

Here is the land as two families remember it. Khaled’s family lost their home in 1948, driven from their village near Beit Jibrin, and rebuilt in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven C. Wernick

Cynická obluda: Prečo je dôležité mať zoznam kolaborantov

Aj z ich vlastného pohľadu by bolo nanajvýš nepraktické, keby neexistoval.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

The Two Essential Actions Needed for a Better Future World

Humanity faces many serious challenges, but two actions could greatly improve the prospects for a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world:...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard H. Schwartz

The hydrogen economy is down but not out

The hydrogen economy is down but not out

It was one of the hottest would-be commodities of the COVID-19 era. Like the virus, it’s since faded into the background, to the extent that few...

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The Japan Times

David Fickling

From “How?” to “Where Are You?”: A Shabbat Hazon Reckoning

This Shabbat, known as Shabbat Hazon—the “Sabbath of Vision”—stands at a charged intersection of text, memory, and reality. Parashat Devarim...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Naomi Graetz

Without Social Justice Jerusalem And Its Holy Temple Will Be Destroyed On Av 9

“What need have I of all your sacrifices?” says YHWH. “Devote yourselves to justice; aid the wronged, uphold the rights of orphans; defend the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Parshas Dvarim: Watch What You Say To People

The Art of Restraint: Crafting Constructive Rebuke We live in an age of instant feedback. From digital comment sections to professional performance...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gedalia Walls

The Counterargument to the DSA’s Position on Israel

The Counterargument to the DSA’s Position on Israel

The DSA says, at best, that Israel has the right to defend itself. Then it condemns virtually every effective method Israel uses to exercise that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mitch Mallett

Who Will Be Our Partisans?

Who Will Be Our Partisans?

When the Shit Really Hits the Fan, What Will You Do? What gives me the most hope is being reminded of the countless, nameless, unsung heroes — the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Abe Gurko

Rabbi Shimon’s Logic and the Sanhedrin That Might Be And More Chulin 81-82

Chulin 80 — “Rabbi Shimon’s Logic and the Sanhedrin That Might Be” Our Gemara on this daf discussed the concept that a ritual slaughter which...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 33

“I will bless those who bless you, And curse the one who curses you….” In April, Argentinian President Javier Milei visited the Kotel and went...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Doug Klein

Beyond the Red-Green Alliance: Empathy and Structural Asymmetry

Beyond the Red-Green Alliance: Empathy and Structural Asymmetry

To most people’s surprise, some of the most influential political alliances are not formed between ideological allies, but between ideological...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tim Orr

Booyakasha at Wimbledon: The Quietly Remarkable Jewish Family

On Sunday, as the Wimbledon men’s singles final unfolded under the watchful gaze of Prince William, Nicole Kidman, and a battalion of strawberry...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Čo robíš SIS? Užívaš si letnú dovolenku?

Byť tajnou službou neznamená zatajovať všetko, vrátane personálnej krízy.

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SME.sk

Ismael P. Májovský

Demokracia alebo bezpečnosť? Dilema menom Turecko

S Erdoganom sa Západ nerozvádza.

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SME.sk

Anne Osborn Krueger

The true and horrible story of Herod, King of the Jews

Not long ago, I decided that the time had come for me to find out something about King Herod, whose name was familiar to me, but about whom I knew...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold Behr

Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq

Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq

Missiles and first-person-view drones destined for Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon came across border from Iraq; Katz speaks with Hegseth on...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Israel: A Nation Restored, Not a Colony

Israel: A Nation Restored, Not a Colony

Israel Is Not the Last Colony. It Is One of History’s Great Decolonization Stories. History remembers the twentieth century as the age of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Israel as Alibi

When I published “For Truth’s Sake: Love Vance,” I was not claiming that JD Vance secretly hated Israel. My argument was more structural and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Moshe’s Final Days

The Book of Devarim is actually a thirty-seven day farewell address from Moshe Rabbeinu to the Jewish people. It began on Rosh Chodesh Shvat, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Manofim art festival gives a boost to Jerusalem’s creative scene

Manofim art festival gives a boost to Jerusalem’s creative scene

The 18th year of the contemporary event brings visitors to galleries and performance venues throughout the city

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

When Congress Tries to Negotiate with the Sun

The Clock May Change, But the Sun Never Does There are very few things that unite Americans these days. One of them is complaining about Daylight...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anchelle Perl

Does Israel Control the World Cup Wikipedia?

In light of Argentina’s victory over England in today’s World Cup semifinals, I’m reminded of a moment when a referee was accused of being a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eli Bernstein

What remains

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Ankara Summit Mirrors West’s Systemic Crisis

Ankara Summit Mirrors West’s Systemic Crisis The July 7–8 NATO Summit in Türkiye was supposed to demonstrate the unity of all 32 members of the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Veniamin Popov

Somaliland’s Sovereignty Is Not for Sale

Since 1991, when Somaliland withdrew from the failed union with Somalia, every President of Somaliland has been approached with offers of money,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Edna Adan Ismail

In world first, Weizmann Institute engineers bacteria that grow fast on diet of CO₂

With eventual aim of developing bacteria-based food product for humans and animals, researcher says ‘it’s like magic’

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

As shared values shift, what’s next for U.S.-Japan relations?

As shared values shift, what’s next for U.S.-Japan relations?

The U.S.-Japan alliance has never been only a military arrangement. During the Cold War, Japan and the United States saw themselves as part of the...

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The Japan Times

Yoshiyuki Kato

Sidestepping boycotts, Avi Nesher’s Oct. 7 film gets a little closer to the Oscars

At Jerusalem Film Festival panel this week, famed director discusses blacklisting of Israeli filmmakers while showcasing ‘Our Loves,’ his new...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Likud MK announces resignation, says party has been ‘hijacked’ by Haredi interests

Likud MK announces resignation, says party has been ‘hijacked’ by Haredi interests

Dan Illouz says his party’s efforts to enshrine draft exemption are a ‘disgrace that made it clear to me that my place is no longer in the Likud’

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Whole Lotta Hate

There is a whole lot of hate out there. All sorts of posts on all sorts of platforms, interviews and just people with something to say, full of hate....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Bob Avraham Yermus

Being Falsely Accused of Genocide Is Better Than Being the Victim of One

Being Falsely Accused of Genocide Is Better Than Being the Victim of One

War is always a human tragedy and the suffering in Gaza has been terrible. Innocent civilians have been killed, families have lost their homes, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisa Shatz

Hungary’s Real Economic Test

Hungary’s Real Economic Test

CANNES—For the first time in more than a decade, a Hungarian government has said something about the euro that markets can actually plan around....

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Project Syndicate

Gene Frieda

Featured Post

Featured Post

JTA — Growing up in Argentina, I found American exceptionalism and how it held up Jews as inextricable from the national fabric to be a source of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andres Spokoiny

Zutt: New York Pizza in a Tel Aviv Hotel Basement

Zutt: New York Pizza in a Tel Aviv Hotel Basement

Living in Israel means we always end up writing about the serious parts of life here, like war in Iran or problems in our government but I’m in a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Nadav

Who Really Rules Iran?

Who Really Rules Iran?

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has transformed Iran’s political landscape into a contest among competing centers of authority. While the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Saurav Dutt