Forget the recycled headlines. Anyone claiming China and Russia “won” because Maduro might cling to power is either clueless or betting you won’t read the actual signals coming out of Washington. A week ago, Trump dropped an ultimatum on…
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Maduro’s “Win” Is Really a U.S. Trap
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Will UEFA’s motto “Together for football” still include Israel?
The World Cup will be coming to North America next year. Another opportunity to watch the world’s best players act on a global stage, viewed by hundreds of millions, even billions. To, once again, suffer when the Netherlands fails to win….
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Life is Unfair: A Virtuous Response
Every philosophy begins with a certainty. For Descartes, it was cogito ergo sum. For Kant, the structure of reason. But these certainties arise through education and abstraction. The child, before language, learns one certainty: life is not fair….
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The Middle East Enters a Phase More Dangerous Than War or Peace
The “Third Ambiguity”: The Middle East Enters a Phase More Dangerous Than War or Peace Subheadline: Between calibrated strikes and international pressure, the region is slipping into a new reality in which quiet is an illusion—and the next…
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The Strength of Non–Zero-Sum
After my first Times of Israel essay about shared language, a thoughtful congregant asked a question I’ve heard from many fellow Jews: “Why do we always seem to be the ones doing the work?” It’s a real question. A tired question. A…
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Seeing Israel in slow motion
It happened to me: I fell. A torn hamstring and bruised ribs were the result. And so, I had to learn how to slow down with everything I do. most of all,my walk. ,My cousin Anat happens to be an excellent physical therapist and she…
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The Link Between Palestinian & Israeli Nobels
From Lab to Life: The Link Between the Israeli and Palestinian Nobel Prizes By Shlomo Maital Omar Yaghi (center) and fellow Nobel Laureates. Source: Times of Israel There is a powerful, poignant connection between the first Palestinian Nobel…
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‘Wicked’ness and goodness in an inverted world
I’ve long been a fan of musical theatre. Really, any art form that uses storytelling to convey powerful ideas — and I have a soft spot for anything musical. (Does anyone else hear echoes of Tanach in that description?) So, true to form,…
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How Hollywood Puts Jewish Lives in Real Danger
A troubling pattern has emerged among Hollywood’s most visible figures. Through carefully produced shows, curated social‑media feeds, and selective advocacy, a narrative has been promoted: Israel is portrayed as deliberately harming children….
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Don’t Give Them Guns!
The outrage that many feel at the ongoing refusal of the ultra-Orthodox or “Haredi” Israelis to allow their children to serve in the army isunderstandabl e. Itis even more outrageous that this same population receives special government…
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