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Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots fired; suspect apprehended

Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots fired; suspect apprehended

FBI official says armed man fired at Secret Service agent at entrance to event * President doesn’t believe incident is tied to Iran war * Six...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Woman and child injured in fresh spate of settler attacks on Palestinian villages

Woman and child injured in fresh spate of settler attacks on Palestinian villages

Attacks in Duma, Hebron target Palestinians previously displaced by violence; IDF soldiers arrive only after attacks end, or are seen standing by...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel's Top Court Set on Capitulating to a Gov't That Is Doing What It Pleases

Israel's Top Court Set on Capitulating to a Gov't That Is Doing What It Pleases

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Haaretz

Ravit Hecht

Government said to have refused to increase air defense funds after 2024 Iranian attacks

Government said to have refused to increase air defense funds after 2024 Iranian attacks

Report alleges that Netanyahu’s coalition failed to act on recommendation to increase interceptor missile production, with some members pushing to...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

Holiness in the Heart of “Pura Vida”

Holiness in the Heart of “Pura Vida”

This week we read Parashat ‘Kedoshim’, which is perhaps the beating heart of the entire Torah from a social and moral perspective. The portion...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dor Posner

Lithuania Closes the Loop

The record is not missing. Lithuania has archives, signatures, court filings, international rebukes, and its own institutional admissions. What it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

Of Allah’s 2000 Prophets 1000 Were Israelites

Brannon Wheeler in his article: ”Arab Prophets of the Quran and Bible.” Journal of Quranic Studies 8.2 (2006): 24-57: a study that focuses on the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

They Signed Letters — Not History

They Signed Letters — Not History

Israel Didn’t “Recognize Palestinians.” It Recognized a Negotiating Partner. A familiar claim keeps resurfacing: “Israel itself recognized the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

Hundreds protest police inaction after pizzeria murder: ‘This is a wake-up call’

Hundreds protest police inaction after pizzeria murder: ‘This is a wake-up call’

Teen suspected of murdering Pizza Hut worker in Petah Tikva caught on camera holding a knife covered in blood shortly after the Independence Day...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Relieved. Not. North.

Relieved. Not. North.

On Wednesday evening, when Israel’s 78th Independence Day came to a close, the relief felt like a metabolic change. Anxiety from the end of the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harriet Gimpel

From People to Specifications: What Went Wrong in Shidduchim

This is painful, because it’s real life, not theory. There are good young men and women who genuinely want to build a home, and for a long time...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

When oil prices spike, where does the money go?

When oil prices spike, where does the money go?

The market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices – and prices of the wide range of products made from oil...

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Japan Today

Matthew e oliver and tibor besedeš

After Memorial Day, the Question of Shared Memory Remains Unresolved

After Memorial Day, the Question of Shared Memory Remains Unresolved

Israel’s Memorial Day ceremony still takes place. The siren sounds, the rituals unfold. But the conditions that once allowed it to function as a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Do The Right Thing

The Alshich commented on the general requirement to observe all of the commandments of the Torah. It is clear that one can truly live by these laws in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

We're Psychopaths – We Love It: Living in Israel Means Choosing Your Dangers

We're Psychopaths – We Love It: Living in Israel Means Choosing Your Dangers

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Haaretz

Tamer Nafar

Greece-France-Alliance 2.0: A new deal is here

Greece-France-Alliance 2.0: A new deal is here

On April 24-25, 2026, a series of bilateral agreements were signed in Athens between Greece and France. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

George Theodoridis

From Yom HaShoah to ANZAC Warnings

A fortnight ago, Jewish communities across Australia and the world paused for Yom HaShoah, a solemn remembrance of the six million Jews murdered in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Hamas’ Child Brides and The Annihilation of Israel

The Logic of Continuity in Hamas Child marriage in Gaza is often described as a byproduct of poverty or war. That explanation is incomplete. When a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin

Madrid’s Gamble, Jerusalem’s Reply: What the Spain-Israel Rupture Actually Costs

Strip away the theatre — including the surreal moment when Israel’s Foreign Ministry summoned Spain’s chargé d’affaires over an Andalusian...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Sarith Leila Haas solos at Marie Gallery and it is weighty

Sarith Leila Haas solos at Marie Gallery and it is weighty

I entered the Marie Gallery with a sense of déjà vu. I had previously exhibited there with the current solo artist at the invitation of the guest...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Heddy Breuer Abramowitz

The Night Power Lost Its Shield: A Defining Moment

The Night Power Lost Its Shield: A Defining Moment

From my perspective, President Donald Trump will be remembered as a brave figure of strong conviction and national purpose. History may well record...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Erfan Fard

Hormuz and the First Principle the Iran Talks Keep Missing

Freedom of navigation, nuclear weapons, missiles and proxies are not separate files. They are consequences of one deeper failure: Iran’s denial of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Benjamen gussen

If We Cannot Inspire the Outside World, We Can Still Inspire Ourselves: Parashat Emor

If We Cannot Inspire the Outside World, We Can Still Inspire Ourselves: Justice, Sanctification, and Moral Clarity After October 7th There is a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jay M. Stein

The Call Home: Not a Test of Loyalty

The Call Home: Not a Test of Loyalty

Diaspora Jews are not traitors for staying where they are. History shows they move when the world shifts; and Israel must be ready when that moment...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer avraham

The Rise of Trump’s Eurasian Swing States

The Rise of Trump’s Eurasian Swing States

A cluster of Eurasian middle powers — Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, and Pakistan — now control the vital overland...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Trump is losing his nerve, and has little choice but war, again

One inappropriate cease-fire is a problem, two is a crisis. The cease-fire with Iran, which President Donald Trump announced on the afternoon of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dan Zamansky

Using Past Trauma to Guide Us Today

The events of the last several days have reawakened thoughts about my father – sad memories of long ago. I loved my father but it wasn’t always...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Bayar

US to add firing squad, electrocutions, gas asphyxiation to federal execution methods

US to add firing squad, electrocutions, gas asphyxiation to federal execution methods

Move comes as Justice Department struggles to obtain drugs for lethal injections after Trump rescinded moratorium on federal executions last year

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The Times of Israel

Jonathan allen

Malvinas doc wins BAFICI top prize for Argentine films

Malvinas doc wins BAFICI top prize for Argentine films

Argentine documentary The Victors came out as the big winner at the 27th Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BAFICI, in Spanish) awards ceremony...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Agustín Mango