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The Times of Israel Daily Briefing — 246 episodes

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From Mecca to Mokha: Houthis flex as Saudis flail

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How upstart parties could determine the Israeli election

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IDF rejects film's claim Israel killed Gazans with AI-assisted targeting

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How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF's women warriors

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Yohanan Plesner: 3 existential issues facing Israel’s voters

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The Reel Schmooze on 'The Runner': Starring lovely London -- and a sprinting Gal Gadot

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Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe

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Board of Peace says PM cooperated on Gaza — until he entered campaign mode

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'As a Jew,' UK's Miliband announces sanctions on settlements

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NY anti-Israel activists recycle 'greedy Jewish landlords' trope

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Desalination plant shutdowns break dam on water security risks

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Netanyahu has burned bridges. How will that play out at the polls?

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Star Trek: 60 years to the most gloriously nerdy enterprise

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Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning

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Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?

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In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City

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What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?

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Splinter parties jockey for position as election deadline looms

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Golan Druze rethink their ties to Syria

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Don't Say Good Luck': The Sunny (Sandler) side of life, with cancer

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Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive - and dangerous

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Israel risks opening a new front with strike deep in Syria

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Former Hamas hostage fulfills a dream at Nir Oz

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US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it's the new normal

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NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats

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Who gets in? Likud candidates face a high-stakes primary

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Wizards': Does animated 1977 art film belong in the canon, or in the geniza?

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Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews

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Lazar Focus with Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world

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As election nears, can voters see extremism in their own camps?

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How Israeli intel triggered top secret Trump plane ploy

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As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel's borders?

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As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction

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Emigration, urban growth and a changing Jerusalem

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The Reel Schmooze on 'The Frisco Kid': A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West

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Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse

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Is there really progress in Trump's Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?

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The latest alliances shaking up Israel's fateful election

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Inside Israel's fortifications on the Gaza Yellow Line

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Banking on politics -- Israel and the Palestinian financial crisis

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Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy

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Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike... for now

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Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel's religious societies

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Double Indemnity': Billy Wilder's film noir masterpiece

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As Hamas agrees to lay down weapons, Israel is up in arms

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile

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Iran's first strike on Egypt tests CENTCOM’s defense umbrella

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Why Netanyahu got the side-door treatment at the White House

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Points of friction as Trump and Netanyahu meet

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Will Netanyahu-Trump meetup set stage for next Iran war?

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West Bank clashes turn deadly

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas still holds two million hostages

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Reading Lolita in Tehran': How the regime turned rotten

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Israel should worry about Saudi deal, but there is good news in Lebanon

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Big whoop? Mamdani admits he can't arrest Netanyahu

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IDF Lebanon pullout takes shape as Gaza peace plan stalls

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IDF begins trial pullout from Lebanon buffer zone

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Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat

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Knesset disbands with bangs and whimpers

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still a first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Tuner': The Jewiest film of the summer

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Nicholas Carl: US and Iran are now in the Battle of Hormuz

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What the latest House vote says about support for Israel

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Why is Iran attacking its Gulf neighbors?

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War on? Trump declares US 'guardians' of Hormuz

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Coalition races to pass controversial laws before Knesset dissolves

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IDF on standby to rejoin Iran fight

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What Matters Now to Dr. Deborah Gilboa: The neuroscience of resilience

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Eyal Hulata: What’s next in the fight against Iran

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On razor's edge: Iran and US continue strikes

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Is the US-Iran ceasefire over?

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Will the Chief Rabbinate keep its monopoly on kosher certification?

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High Court showdown: Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?

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IDF chief’s plea for more troops collides with Haredi anti-draft push

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Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook: The Israeli food we serve tells our story

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Hanin Ghaddar: Lebanon turns against Hezbollah

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When Israel becomes a US campaign issue

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Netanyahu answers Oct. 7 question with joke in TV interview

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Why Netanyahu won't publicly take on Trump over Iran

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Can anyone build a coalition without the Haredi and Arab parties?

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The first test of the Lebanon deal: IDF pulls back slightly

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'Operation Thunderbolt': 50 years to the heroic raid on Entebbe

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Etgar Keret: Celebrated author feels the world is losing its story

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US-Iran deal fuels Trump's delusional dreams of peace and prizes

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Who has Trump's ear on Iran and Lebanon: Vance or Rubio?

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Underground Hezbollah base put all of Israel in range

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'A cease between fires': Living on Israel's northern front

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Can a critical Vance have Israel's back in Iran talks?

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The Reel Schmooze on 'What's up, Doc?': Sultry Streisand's screwball meshugas

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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on this existential moment

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Signed and sealed, Iran-US deal launches with Trumpian fanfare

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Best frenemy? Trump turns on Israel at G7 summit

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What's in and out of Iran deal: A war of narratives

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Despite Iran deal, Israel determined to hold the fort in Lebanon

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Why the emerging Iran deal is a major setback for Israel

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Beaufort': How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang

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Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler: How AI is poisoning the information well

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Steffen Seibert: Gaza won’t sever special Germany-Israel ties

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Inside Iran-linked Diaspora terror attacks: A suspect speaks

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Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service

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Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma

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Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war

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BONUS: Jordan Hoffman reviews Israeli film 'Oxygen' - with a special guest

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Masked settlers clashed with Palestinians on Shabbat. Where was the IDF?

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Why only Lebanon can drive Hezbollah out. But it won't

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Haredi-wrought 'Kristallnacht' smashes red lines at justice's home

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Coalition MKs boast on X after screaming at Arab lawmakers

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Trump tells Netanyahu 'Don't' on striking Beirut

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First we take Beaufort, then we take Beirut?

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After 26 years, IDF retakes Lebanon's Beaufort fortress

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Jordan Hoffman on 'A Serious Man': Coen brothers craft the Jewiest film of all

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BONUS - Dara Horn: The answer to the Jewish question

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What are the costs of Orthodox Judaism?

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US and Iran exchange fire as IDF ramps up on Lebanon front

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Dread in Israel as Trump aims to seal Iran deal

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Trump sidelines Netanyahu as Israel eyes Iran

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Iranians tell ToI they are losing hope as ceasefire turns stalemate

118

Why Israel could object to the potential Iran deal

119

National security and Israel’s climate crisis

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Royal Commission: Antisemitism soars across Australia

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Drama at Knesset as coalition plows ahead with legislation

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Trump frustrated as Iran talks stall, Gulf wary of renewed war

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As personnel crisis looms, IDF needs Knesset legislation

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Pro-Israel groups protest NYT sexual abuse op-ed, say it foments hatred

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'Cast a Giant Shadow': A 1966 ode to Israel’s first general, Mickey Marcus

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BONUS - Dakar Eilat: Inside prisons for Hamas terrorists

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Art on trial from Venice to Jerusalem

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What are ToI's guiding principles in covering 'blood libels'?

129

Does the IDF stand idly by in the West Bank?

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Extremist settlers dealt blow with EU sanctions

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BONUS - Cochav Elkayam-Levy: Hamas weaponized rape and humiliation on Oct. 7

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Will 'unacceptable' Iran proposal push Trump to war?

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Political parties form new constellations ahead of elections

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Israel has re-embraced Hamas rule in Gaza

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Movie maven Jordan Hoffman with a Leonard Bernstein double feature

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Is the IDF telling the right story to the world ?

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Golders Green terror shows rising threat to world Jews

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Pay-to-slay is here to stay?

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Why Trump still doesn't want to go back to war

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'One big failure': An IDF official on the Iran war -- so far

141

Scared and angry London Jews feel UK isn't fighting antisemitism

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The Reel Schmooze on 'Roommates' and 'How to Make Challah': Different slices of Jewish American pie

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Political footballs and politicians' fumbles

144

Mediterranean meltdown: Energy policy in hot water

145

Siege warfare? Who'll blink first in tense Iran blockade

146

The case of the 'stolen' Ukrainian wheat

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Untangling the Iran-Russia-Hezbollah web

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Success of Bennett-Lapid merger hinges on Eisenkot role in race

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As both sides keep striking, is there still a Lebanon ceasefire?

150

Jordan Hoffman on 'Exodus': When Hollywood still loved the Jewish state

151

David Rosen: Israel doesn't adequately understand Christian relations

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Netanyahu's campaign enters high gear at state ceremonies

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Trump's muddled messaging complicates talks with Iran

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BONUS - Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Mother of murdered hostage Hersh 'parcels out her pain' in book

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Shekel shows remarkable resilience after Iran war

156

ToI reports from new Lebanon 'forward defense area'

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5 points of apparent failure in the Iran war

158

Nadav Lapid's 'Yes!': Israeli director's wartime film raises eyebrows and ire

159

Moran Zaga: The Gulf states react to humiliation by Iran

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Did Trump trigger direct talks for Israel's and Lebanon's leaders?

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Hezbollah rockets continue to pummel Israel’s north

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Lebanon and Israel get talking, with shared goal to disarm Hezbollah

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Trump plays chicken with Iran over Strait of Hormuz

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As US de-mines Strait of Hormuz, traffic status still murky

165

Shahar Cohen: 'My life' comic laughs about 'managing the war' with Nescafe in hand

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John Spencer: US can force open Strait of Hormuz if it decides to

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All sides claim war victory. They can't all be right

168

'The Ten Commandments': Put your hands up as iconic film turns 70

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Crunch time for talks with Iran as Trump threatens Tuesday night strikes

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Court, MKs battle over wartime restrictions on protests vs. prayers

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IDF soldiers absorb Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon push

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Angela Buchdahl: This Passover, have faith in the story of the Exodus

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Lazar Berman: What does history of air power tell us about Iran war?

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Raising the curtain on Picassos and other veiled masterpieces in Iran

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Is the war heading to a Trump no-deal 'victory'?

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Israel angers Christian world in another avoidable scandal

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IDF set to vastly expand buffer zone in Lebanon

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Northerners feel grim amid war but firm on need to defeat Hezbollah

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By popular demand: Modi standup special and Red Hot Chili Peppers docu

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas triggered the Iran war. Now it may outlast the Islamic Republic

181

Raz Zimmt: Iran's new leadership and the coming escalation

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Premature ceasefire will not neutralize Iran's potent threat

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Are Gulf states poised to enter Iran war?

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Trump shocks, and dismays, with news of Iran talks

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All eyes on the Strait of Hormuz as world awaits next move

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Amid missile strikes and rainstorms, IAF hunts Iranian launchers

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Matti Friedman: Israel's forever wars in Lebanon

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Jordan Hoffman on the Oscars: Tribe pride and Israel vilified

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Caroline Glick: Why we went back to war in Iran

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Israelis grapple with Iran’s attritional missile fire

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After Larijani assassination, who's holding the wheel in Iran?

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Checkmate? Iran's 'de facto leader' and top oppressor killed

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MKs on both sides contest cuts for northern recovery to bolster defense

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BONUS - Bret Stephens: America and Israel are engaged in a common fight for civilization

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ToI reporter on life under Hezbollah's rain of missiles

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Einat Wilf: Fall of Iran an opportunity to uproot 'Palestinianism'

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ToI movie maven Jordan Hoffman on new indie film 'Fantasy Life'

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Gallia Lindenstrauss: Iran war reaches Kurds, Turkey, and Azerbaijan

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Is Iran an existential threat to the US?

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War by the numbers: Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas

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Trump predicts conflict with Iran to end soon, but won't commit to timeline

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Did Israeli strikes on Iranian oil sites ignite schism with US?

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Despite fewer missiles per attack, Iran strikes still a lethal threat

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Can the Iran regime be toppled from the air?

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Micah Goodman: How Israel and the US may prevent World War III

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Deadly Iranian strike changes Purim for Haredi enclave in Beit Shemesh

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Trump’s war on Iran draws ire as detractors blame Jewish state

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Goals of war remain murky amid Trump administration's mixed messages

209

IDF adds Hezbollah to decapitation campaign after it joins war

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Khamenei is dead. Will the Iranian regime die with him?

211

US, Israel strike Iran's top leaders in Operation Roaring Lion

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Jordan Hoffman on 'Blue Moon': Brilliant or a waste of space?

213

Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond

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Nuke talks resume even as US F-22s crowd Israeli skies

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In State of the Union, Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed

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Is Hamas poised to infiltrate new Gaza police force?

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Bonus episode [SPONSORED]: Getting Grounded in Israel and Zionism

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Why is Tucker Carlson spreading antisemitic tropes?

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IDF ramps up Hezbollah strikes as Iran supports proxy group

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: NGO admits Hamas controls Gaza's hospitals. Why now?

221

Jordan Hoffman rewatches 'All the President's Men'

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Michael Oren: Israel's historic Iran moment

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Amid talks and saber-rattling, how close is the US to striking Iran?

224

Israel moves to take over biblical sites in West Bank

225

Will US sanctions bring Iran to heel in nuclear talks?

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Female soldiers under attack in Israel

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ToI reports from Yellow Line as Gaza conflict smolders

228

'BlacKkKlansman' and 'The Butcher's Stain': Evil racism at its most entertaining

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Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7

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Lazar Berman: Are Saudis moving away from Israel and toward Islamists?

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In DC, Trump appears to rein in Israel on Iran

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Is Israel closer than ever to annexing the West Bank?

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Explosive anti-Israel protests mar Herzog's Australia tour

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Bonus episode [SPONSORED]: Identity/Crisis - America Betrays the Stranger

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IDF brings in top terror figure in Lebanon for intel

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Netanyahu to urgently jet to DC to reset Iran talks agenda

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Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland: Two Jews on the news discuss all that is Unholy

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Jordan Hoffman reviews 'Melania' and 'Zelig': Mockumentary at its finest

239

William Daroff: What Trump needs to do for that Nobel Prize

240

Inside Abbas's call for unprecedented PLO elections

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Hamas, far from disarming, attacks IDF in Gaza

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What's on the table for US-Iran nuclear talks in Turkey?

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Devoted NYC protesters hold final hostage rally

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Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas is holding Gazans hostage

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Comic neuroses in Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain'