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To cook a lobster without resistance, one simply places it in cold water and heats it very gradually, so that it does not perceive the danger until it is too late.

Michel Gurfinkiel chose this image¹ to describe the situation that emerged…

On 26 December 2025, Israel formally recognized the Republic of Somaliland, a move that marked a significant shift in its policy toward the Horn of Africa. This decision fundamentally altered the political calculus surrounding one of the…

After several influential regional and global powers accepted President Donald Trump’s proposal to create an international council for managing post-war Gaza, discussion has moved beyond debris clearance and initial reconstruction…

For much of my life, without ever naming it, I carried a particular spiritual image in my mind: the saint.

Not a plaster figure or an icon, but a human being shaped by aspiration — someone steadily refining the self, clarifying intention,…

It is long past time for the Canadian government to release the final report of the Commission of Inquiry On War Criminals In Canada.

The commission, whose mandate was to deal with the explosive issue of suspected Nazi war criminals admitted…

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If AIPAC has any regrets about pouring more than $2 million into opposing a candidate who calls himself pro-Israel — and is set to lose to an anti-Israel opponent — it isn’t saying so. In fact, the pro-Israel…

Earlier this week William Daroff CEO of the distinguished American organization comprised of presidents of 52 legacy Jewish organizations gave an interview to Zev Stub of The Times of Israel ahead of the annual Conference of Presidents of…

The rise of AI-based systematic thinking and its implications on the human psyche and fate.

Even I can’t imagine doing a university assignment today without consulting AI first. What began as a clever shortcut has quietly become my default…

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[Explanatory note: The following text is a translation of a recently discovered manuscript fragment that appears to date from the third century BCE.  Its form and content suggest that the authors intended to reach an…