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Israel, Qatar meet as US looks to mend relations, move to phase 2 in Gaza – report

Israel, Qatar meet as US looks to mend relations, move to phase 2 in Gaza – report

Israeli and Qatari officials met in New York on Sunday, according to a report, in the first of a series of trilateral meetings set up by US envoy...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Health Ministry calls emergency meeting of epidemic team as flu infections spike

Health Ministry calls emergency meeting of epidemic team as flu infections spike

The Times of Israel liveblogged Monday’s events as they unfolded. A business owner in Ramla was seriously wounded earlier this evening in an...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

State Comptroller issues summons to two ex-Shin Bet officials over October 7 probe

State Comptroller issues summons to two ex-Shin Bet officials over October 7 probe

The State Comptroller’s Office issued a summons Sunday to two former senior Shin Bet officials who were asked to meet with the office’s staff and...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

The Hidden Dangers of GLP-1 Weight Loss Medications

The Hidden Dangers of GLP-1 Weight Loss Medications

Malnutrition may be the hidden cost of using GLP-1 meds.

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Psychology Today

Mitchell B. Liester M.d

The Best Way to Heal a Broken Heart

The Best Way to Heal a Broken Heart

Five ways to get back on your feet after a breakup.

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Psychology Today

F. Diane Barth L.c.s.w

Ben & Jerry’s anti-Israel board chair does not plan to resign despite pressure

Ben & Jerry’s anti-Israel board chair does not plan to resign despite pressure

The chair of Ben & Jerry’s independent board said she has no plans to resign as Unilever pressures her ahead of Monday’s public spinoff of its...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Former hostage retells October 7 horrors at event of Italy’s ruling party

Former hostage retells October 7 horrors at event of Italy’s ruling party

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski was in Italy on Sunday, at the invitation of the country’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, addressing the annual...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Arab Israeli teen killed by IDF soldiers for throwing stones at West Bank motorists

Arab Israeli teen killed by IDF soldiers for throwing stones at West Bank motorists

An Arab Israeli teenager from the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Ramle was shot and killed by Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the West Bank on Sunday,...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Over half of soldiers treated in rehab centers have mental health issues, stats show

Over half of soldiers treated in rehab centers have mental health issues, stats show

The Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department said Monday it has treated some 22,000 wounded soldiers since October 7, 2023, more than half of...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support

Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support

Hamburg’s antisemitism commissioner Stefan Hensel, the only Jewish official in such a role in any German state, has announced that he will step...

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The Times of Israel

Joshua Schultheis

British conservatives demand deportation of antisemitic foreign students

British conservatives demand deportation of antisemitic foreign students

British Conservative politicians have called on Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to deport antisemitic foreign students. Laura Trott, the...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

A year after Assad’s fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers

A year after Assad’s fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers

DAMASCUS (Reuters) — A year after dictator Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in Syria, little has changed in Amina Beqai’s desperate quest. She types her...

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The Times of Israel

Khalil Ashawi

VOX POPULI: Cops, fictional and real, adapt to pursue elusive ‘tokuryu’ groups

VOX POPULI: Cops, fictional and real, adapt to pursue elusive ‘tokuryu’ groups

“This is the ‘Operation Summit’ of the Reiwa Era!” declares Chief Kakuta in one episode of the long-running detective drama “Aibou: Tokyo Detective...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Allowing maiden name use would not resolve surname issue

EDITORIAL: Allowing maiden name use would not resolve surname issue

Allowing the legal use of a maiden name for business and other purposes will not be sufficient to resolve the issues related to surnames of married...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Integrating the Israeli Diaspora into the Fabric of Israeli Society

Integrating the Israeli Diaspora into the Fabric of Israeli Society

A young researcher recently asked for my advice on her first steps in her study of Israelis abroad. She admitted she was still unsure whether to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Perla Aizencang-Kane

A Catastrophe by Design: Western Policy Has Spawned the World's Largest Refugee Crisis in Sudan

A Catastrophe by Design: Western Policy Has Spawned the World's Largest Refugee Crisis in Sudan

While the world’s media is blinded by flare-ups of conflict elsewhere on the planet, a quiet apocalyptic drama is unfolding in the heart of Africa....

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

هل ينهي الكونغرس الفصل الأخير من نفوذ الإخوان في السودان؟

هل ينهي الكونغرس الفصل الأخير من نفوذ الإخوان في السودان؟

في خطوة يمكن وصفها بأنها لحظة انعطاف في مسار المواجهة الدولية مع التطرف، أقرت لجنة الشؤون الخارجية في الكونغرس الأمريكي، الأسبوع الماضي، مشروع قرار...

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العين الإخبارية

عبدالمنعم سليمان

القمة الخليجية 46 روح وعطاء

القمة الخليجية 46 روح وعطاء

كان لي شرف التغطية الإعلامية للقمة الخليجية الـ46، حيث الترحيب المميز واللباقة من قبل مملكة البحرين بجهود أبنائها وبناتها حيث شعرنا بأننا في بلادنا...

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العين الإخبارية

غدير الطيار

Herzog, in NYC, calls Mamdani’s rhetoric about Israel ‘outrageous,’ ‘anti-American’

Herzog, in NYC, calls Mamdani’s rhetoric about Israel ‘outrageous,’ ‘anti-American’

NEW YORK — President Isaac Herzog criticized New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Sunday, saying the left-wing politician doesn’t hide his “...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Far-right pundit gives unapproved lecture to soldiers at IDF base

Far-right pundit gives unapproved lecture to soldiers at IDF base

Far-right former intelligence analyst and TV pundit Eliyahu Yosian delivered a lecture to soldiers at an army base in the West Bank on Sunday,...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Iran says dual national arrested during June war on trial for spying for Israel

Iran says dual national arrested during June war on trial for spying for Israel

Iran’s judiciary said Monday that a dual national arrested during the recent 12-day war with Israel has been referred to trial on charges of spying...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Holocaust film ‘Among Neighbors’ causes uproar in Poland’s political right

Yoav Potash’s award-winning film “Among Neighbors,” about Holocaust survivors who returned to murderous neighbors in their Polish hometowns, is...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Daily Briefing Dec. 8: Day 794 – World fetes Syria’s former terrorist leader, a year in power

Daily Briefing Dec. 8: Day 794 – World fetes Syria’s former terrorist leader, a year in power

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

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Man arrested for posting death threats against Druze COGAT chief

Man arrested for posting death threats against Druze COGAT chief

Police arrested a right-wing activist Sunday night for posting death threats against Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, who heads the Defense Ministry’s...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

2,100-year-old mystery unearthed with dismantled Hasmonean-era wall in Jerusalem

2,100-year-old mystery unearthed with dismantled Hasmonean-era wall in Jerusalem

New research sheds light on the millennia-old mystery of why Jerusalemites from 2,100 years ago carefully dismantled a large fortification wall —...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

US said wary of Israeli surveillance at Gaza coordination hub; IDF calls claim ‘absurd’

US said wary of Israeli surveillance at Gaza coordination hub; IDF calls claim ‘absurd’

US forces stationed at the Kiryat Gat facility where the ceasefire in Gaza is being monitored have reportedly accused their Israeli counterparts of...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

Police raid UNRWA offices in East Jerusalem, raise Israeli flag over compound

Police raid UNRWA offices in East Jerusalem, raise Israeli flag over compound

Police raided the offices of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees and their descendants, in East Jerusalem Monday morning, according to...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Far-right MKs sport noose-shaped pins at hearing on controversial death penalty bill

Far-right MKs sport noose-shaped pins at hearing on controversial death penalty bill

Lawmakers from the far-right Otzma Yehudit party wore noose-shaped lapel pins during a Monday committee meeting on a controversial bill they are...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

The Mirror Trap of Hybrid Advertisement

The Mirror Trap of Hybrid Advertisement

4 ways to protect your mind amid AI marketing.

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Psychology Today

Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Can Virtual Surgery Using Hypnosis Help With Weight Loss?

Can Virtual Surgery Using Hypnosis Help With Weight Loss?

Exploring the impact of imagined bariatric surgery while under hypnosis.

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Psychology Today

Chris Gilbert

How to Step Into the Life You Want Today

How to Step Into the Life You Want Today

The hidden way our inner landscape prepares us for real-life change.

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Psychology Today

Chris Tompkins

Food and Mood

Food and Mood

Avoiding the holiday mental-health hangover.

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Psychology Today

Cooperriis Healing Community

When You Don’t Feel Allowed to Feel

When You Don’t Feel Allowed to Feel

The hidden cost of living within a narrow band of "allowed" emotions.

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Psychology Today

Shermin Kruse J.d

America Will Pay for Pushing India Away

America Will Pay for Pushing India Away

NEW DELHI – At a time when US policy toward India has become distinctly punitive, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s warm reception of Russian...

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Project Syndicate

Brahma Chellaney

Trump Wants to Make Europe White Again

Trump Wants to Make Europe White Again

PARIS – Since his return to the White House, US President Donald Trump’s vision for the world – particularly for Europe – has often been...

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Project Syndicate

Zaki Laïdi

European Tech Sovereignty Requires Digital Leverage, Not Self-Sufficiency

European Tech Sovereignty Requires Digital Leverage, Not Self-Sufficiency

BERLIN – On November 18, Berlin hosted the first Summit on European Digital Sovereignty. France and Germany used the occasion to unveil a set of...

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Project Syndicate

Anke Hassel

Tehran's Approach to Ethiopia, Opportunities and Obstacles, Outlook

Tehran's Approach to Ethiopia, Opportunities and Obstacles, Outlook

Strengthening Ethiopia’s diplomatic presence in Iran and launching a Joint Economic Commission between the two countries, expanding visits and...

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New Eastern Outlook

Samyar Rostami

Eyeing phase two in Gaza, PM airs skepticism on whether international force can disarm Hamas

Eyeing phase two in Gaza, PM airs skepticism on whether international force can disarm Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced skepticism about the notion that a multinational force meant to patrol Gaza could successfully disarm...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Medieval moons

Medieval moons

Listen to this essay With its enchanting glow and its mysterious darkness, the Moon has been a deep and abiding symbol for many people from around...

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Aeon

Ayoush Lazikani

Lack of funds to fight waste fires is a ‘death sentence’ for hundreds, group warns

Lack of funds to fight waste fires is a ‘death sentence’ for hundreds, group warns

A group that campaigns against air pollution accused the Finance Ministry of issuing a “death sentence” to hundreds of Israelis after Finance...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

The Mental Illness Recovery Paradox

The Mental Illness Recovery Paradox

Personal Perspective: Why shame often gets worse as you get better.

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Psychology Today

Joyce Vromen Ph.d

No, Empathy Doesn’t Cause Burnout

No, Empathy Doesn’t Cause Burnout

New research shows that empathic people are actually less likely to burn out.

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Psychology Today

Alison Jane Martingano Ph.d

Managing Value-Need Conflicts During the Holidays

Managing Value-Need Conflicts During the Holidays

Practical steps for aligning what matters with what your body can manage.

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Psychology Today

Megan A. Neff Psy.d

How to Play It Cool While Dating

How to Play It Cool While Dating

Don't be mistaken by what 'cool' really means.

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Psychology Today

Bruce Y. Lee M.d

The Contingencies of Grief

The Contingencies of Grief

Using loss to prompt existential reflections and growth.

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Psychology Today

Louis Hoffman Ph.d

الجنوب العربي.. حل الدولتين وإعلان السيادة

الجنوب العربي.. حل الدولتين وإعلان السيادة

هذه الأيام يكتب الجنوب العربي الفصل الأهم في تاريخه المعاصر، ويضع بشكل نهائي...

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العين الإخبارية

نورا المطيري

الازدهار والتنمية بين السيادة والتكامل

الازدهار والتنمية بين السيادة والتكامل

يحمل الوطن العربي في الكثير من دوله قضايا ومعضلات اقتصادية واجتماعية وسياسية...

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العين الإخبارية

حميد المنصوري

تناقضات الخطاب السوداني… بين الدعوة للحوار واشتراطات إجهاضه

تناقضات الخطاب السوداني… بين الدعوة للحوار واشتراطات إجهاضه

من يتابع تصريحات الفريق عبدالفتاح البرهان يلاحظ مفارقة لافتة بين الخطاب السياسي...

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العين الإخبارية

محمد الحمادي

Settler activists removed from at least 4 illegal outposts after reported order by PM

Settler activists removed from at least 4 illegal outposts after reported order by PM

Border Police forces and personnel from the Civil Administration department of the Defense Ministry on Sunday removed settler activists from...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

The Appearance of the Angel

The Talmud in Masechet Chullin has a difference of opinion as to what was the appearance of the angel that wrestled with Yakov. One opinion was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen