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Why Bangladesh’s best soldiers struggle as spymasters

An officer of the Bangladesh Army is rarely just one thing. In the morning he may be appointed at Trust Bank Limited, signing off on financial...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

When Protest Became 'Terrorism': The State Prosecutor's Selective Outrage

When Protest Became 'Terrorism': The State Prosecutor's Selective Outrage

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Haaretz

Uri Misgav

The Swedish Connection

Sweden hewed to a policy of neutrality during World War II, but Swedish industrialists profited from the conflict by selling iron ore and ball...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Washington’s China nuclear narrative: Strategic diversion or genuine security concern?

In recent weeks, Washington has once again amplified what it calls the “China nuclear threat,” reviving allegations and rhetorical pressure at a...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

When Self-Care Becomes Another Thing to Be Good At

When Self-Care Becomes Another Thing to Be Good At

The differences between performative and real self-care and why it matters.

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Psychology Today

Leah Marone Lcsw

Rabbinic Stone Healing (Tetzaveh)

Rabbinic Stone Healing (Tetzaveh)

“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” -Voltaire Western medicine is typically disparaging of any...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Inking over scars: Victims of Israel terror attacks get tattooed in New York

Inking over scars: Victims of Israel terror attacks get tattooed in New York

‘More beautiful than it was’: Advocacy group Healing Ink tattoos survivors, family members as part of a therapeutic process

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Why a War Against the Islamic Republic is Not Only Right but Essential

Just a few months after I was born in Iran, the Islamic (Demonic) Revolution took place, hijacking the country of my birth and, today 90 million...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marziyeh Amirizadeh

The Five Retirement Pathways

The Five Retirement Pathways

Our retirement pathway predicts how we will thrive (or not) in our later years.

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Psychology Today

Michael Shelton Ms

3 Reasons You Feel Guilty for Wanting More

3 Reasons You Feel Guilty for Wanting More

Three ways guilt holds you back from finding the happiness you deserve.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

High Court temporarily freezes ban on foreign aid organizations operating in Gaza

High Court temporarily freezes ban on foreign aid organizations operating in Gaza

Court halts ban against 37 NGOs, which failed to comply with new rules on identifying Palestinian staff, until it can issue a ruling

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Trump’s vapid promise: Help is on the way. Not!

We have hard these words from US President Trump multiple times in the last two months telling the Iranian people to continue their struggle because...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

3 Ways to Be Nimble in a Rapidly Changing World

3 Ways to Be Nimble in a Rapidly Changing World

How flexible thinkers can thrive when systems aren't perfect.

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Psychology Today

Alice Boyes Ph.d

Bill Clinton says he ‘did nothing wrong’ with Epstein amid grilling over their ties

Bill Clinton says he ‘did nothing wrong’ with Epstein amid grilling over their ties

Testimony marks the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress; Democrats call for Trump to also be called

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The Times of Israel

Stephen Groves

UK, France, Germany and Poland warn against travel to Israel amid Iran tensions

UK, France, Germany and Poland warn against travel to Israel amid Iran tensions

Italy urges nationals to leave Iran and stay out of Iraq and Lebanon, home to powerful Iranian proxy groups, in latest slew of countries to advise...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

From Trauma to Tetris: How Neuroplasticity Rewires Memories

From Trauma to Tetris: How Neuroplasticity Rewires Memories

How cognitive science is teaching women new ways to interrupt traumatic memories

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Psychology Today

Amber Wardell Ph.d

Palestinians Get Hashtags Only When the Bullet Is Israeli

Palestinians Get Hashtags Only When the Bullet Is Israeli

The Arab world has a selective memory so finely calibrated, so surgically precise in what it retains and what it discards, that it amounts not to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adil Faouzi

Why We Fall for Scams

Why We Fall for Scams

Research on personality traits helps explain why some of us fall for scams.

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Psychology Today

Lindsay Weisner Psy.d

Why Trump’s War on Iran Will Fail

Why Trump’s War on Iran Will Fail

The United States has turned the talks with Iran upside down. What is happening now does not look like serious negotiations. It looks more like a way...

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Middle East Monitor

Tamer Ajrami

Greek court issues landmark sentences in predator spyware surveillance case

In a watershed ruling that could reverberate across Europe and beyond, a Greek court has handed down maximum cumulative prison sentences to four...

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Blitz

Jennifer Hicks

Trump’s State of the Union Wins Gold Medal for ‘Untruths’

I was ambivalent about watching President Trump’s State of the Union address because, after 11 years of listening to his speeches, I knew there was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Berl Falbaum

Selective Justice in Lithuania

On February 26, 2026, the Vilnius City District Court exercised the coercive authority of the Lithuanian state against historical distortion. Erika...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

A Science for Social Coherence?

A Science for Social Coherence?

One promising way to to measure how we make contact.

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Psychology Today

Lawson Wulsin M.d

Clothes Encounters of the Jewish Kind?

Clothes Encounters of the Jewish Kind?

Last week’s message was about your skin. This week’s is about the trouble we humans take to cover our skin. In every culture, clothes are a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander Seinfeld

Two left-wing Israeli activists airlifted to hospital after settlers beat them in West Bank

Two left-wing Israeli activists airlifted to hospital after settlers beat them in West Bank

IDF later dispatches troops to Qusra, says it’s searching for suspects; Herzog says ‘life-threatening’ violence damages reputation of Israel and...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Rare Genetic Diseases Program

Rare Genetic Diseases Program

On Mosaico TV, Roni Gotthilf hosted an interview in October 2024 about the Rare Genetic Diseases Program. Despite the date, the subject remains highly...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

The long ascent from matter to mind

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Psychology Today

Thomas R. Verny M.d

Jimmy Sotos on Catching Up and Going Viral Overnight

Jimmy Sotos on Catching Up and Going Viral Overnight

Male body image, identity, and the hidden mental health cost of content creation

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Psychology Today

Duygu Balan Lpcc

Who Owns Israel’s National Debt?

Israel’s national debt has surged to historic levels. By the end of 2024, total government debt reached NIS 1.33 trillion — roughly $364 billion...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Anthropic standoff and America’s new power struggle

A simmering feud between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense has burst into the open, and it is, as Foreign Policy put it, “a very bad...

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Blitz

Uriel Irigaray Araujo

Treasure Trove: A Palestine Park in New York (and it is not Mamdani’s fault)

Palestine Park sounds like a place that was created by Israel’s detractors in the last two years to serve as an encampment to vilify Israel. In...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Matlow

Shalom Brothers: Men and Masks (Tetzaveh)

Men are often met as uniforms before they are met as human beings. We read the “outside” first: the job title, the competence, the calm voice, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Noam raucher

New Delhi must design its statecraft to foil anti-nationals’ access to foreign leaders

One wonders how serious India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi really is when he talks of inclusive justice and development (Dharma). One finds his...

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Blitz

Jagdish N Singh

Virtue, Power, and the Rise of Communal Narcissism

Virtue, Power, and the Rise of Communal Narcissism

Candace Owens, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and the Allure of Moral Certainty Let me begin with an important clarification: I am not qualified...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Monique Dietvorst

Stagecraft as Sacred Pedagogy: What Purim Teaches About Teaching Truth

Stagecraft as Sacred Pedagogy: What Purim Teaches About Teaching Truth

On Purim, Judaism does something daring. It turns the synagogue into a theater. We boo villains. We cheer heroes. We dress in costume. We feast. We...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard Diamond

From Catastrophe to Zion: Iberian Jews and the Pull of the Holy Land, 1391–1492

Between the pogroms of 1391 and the expulsion of 1492, Iberian Jews and conversos maintained a tenacious bond with the Land of Israel despite...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Pereira

Ukrainian athlete’s political manifesto at the Olympics in Milan. Financial startup and populism covering serious problem?

Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified due to his intent to perform wearing a helmet painted with 22 photos of Ukrainian...

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Blitz

Editorial Team

Building Bridges, Not Walls: Psychology and Neighbor Love

Building Bridges, Not Walls: Psychology and Neighbor Love

Psychology and religion can help us in loving our culturally diverse neighbors.

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Psychology Today

Paul Youngbin Kim Ph.d

Could war between the United States, Israel and Iran begin this weekend?

Could war between the United States, Israel and Iran begin this weekend?

Two American aircraft carrier strike groups are now within operational range of Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group entered US Central...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Iranian agents blocked care for wounded anti-regime protesters at hospitals, doctors say

Iranian agents blocked care for wounded anti-regime protesters at hospitals, doctors say

Some protesters treated outside hospitals to avoid authorities following deadly crackdown; wounded at health facilities, as well as dozens of doctors,...

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The Times of Israel

Sarah El Deeb

Purim: The Honor of Being Hated

Mordechai did not bow and did not prostrate himself” (Esther 3:5) There is a certain people, scattered and dispersed among the peoples… whose laws...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Opozorilo: Na ulicah vse pogostejši lažni prodajalci Kraljev ulice

Opozorilo: Na ulicah vse pogostejši lažni prodajalci Kraljev ulice

V društvu Kralji ulice so opozorili na vse pogostejše prevare, ko se posamezniki lažno predstavljajo kot prodajalci časopisa. Na to so jih...

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Dnevnik

Špela Ferlin

Is Haman Walking Among Us?

A Psychological Look at the Autocrats of Our Time Every year at Purim we are commanded to read the Megillah. Every year we drown out Haman’s name...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Bruce D. Forman

Green Party’s Manchester election upset is a crippling blow to Labour – and a major boon to anti-Zionism

Green Party’s Manchester election upset is a crippling blow to Labour – and a major boon to anti-Zionism

As ruling Labour comes in a dismal third in the heavily Muslim district of Gorton and Denton, voters seem to heed the BDS-supporting Greens’ call to...

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The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot

Subjecting Geography to Power Does Not Make History a Coward

Subjecting Geography to Power Does Not Make History a Coward

What is unfolding today between Iraq and Kuwait reopens a wound that never fully healed. Once again, geography is being subjected to political...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Epstein, elite distrust, and the dangerous politics of moral panic

The continued release of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein has reignited public outrage toward powerful institutions and the influential individuals...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

What Tired and Fatigued Really Mean to the Chronically Ill

What Tired and Fatigued Really Mean to the Chronically Ill

A Personal Perspective: Being fatigued feels different for the chronically ill.

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Psychology Today

Toni Bernhard J.d

Senate to debate labor reform amid growing tension outside Congress

Senate to debate labor reform amid growing tension outside Congress

Tension is unfolding in and outside Congress as senators prepare to give a final vote on President Javier Milei’s labor reform and debate a bill to...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Christianophobia in Europe: EU Recognition

The twenty-first century has witnessed a noticeable rise in systematic discrimination and hostility targeting Christians across several European...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rami al dabbas

Modi, South Asia: And the anesthetized ‘Palestinian Cause’

Modi’s Visit to Israel — an appeal to the Global South to rethink the anesthetized “Palestinian Cause.” As a Muslim Sri Lankan American, I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Soraya M. Deen