Daily Briefing May 12, Day 219: IDF preps more Rafah ops while fighting in Gaza’s north

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on why there are new battles in places previously taken by IDF, a power play that may cost Israel fighter jets, and...

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Toi Staff

How to Protect Your Child's Digital Reputation

Our online behaviors shape how others see us and impact future opportunities.

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Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.d

Navigating Complex Emotions on Mother's Day

Letting go of the "shoulds."

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Mariana Bockarova Ph.d

IDF chief said to unbraid Netanyahu for failing to lay out post-war plan for Gaza

Halevi quoted as saying army will face ‘Sisyphean’ task against Hamas without plan for governing Strip; defense minister, Shin Bet chief also...

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Toi Staff

UN chief urges ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza, release of hostages

In address to donors’ conference, Guterres calls for ‘surge’ in aid to Strip, predicts ‘long road’ ahead to reverse destruction left by war

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Jessica Steinberg

October 7 echoes in a documentary about an Israeli agent seeking redemption

‘Telling Nonie’ brings together an aging Israeli operative with the daughter of the Egyptian lieutenant colonel he helped assassinate in Gaza in...

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Jessica Steinberg

What to Say Back to a Disrespectful Adult Child

Turning fruitless conflict into meaningful connection.

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

The Harmony of AI Speed and Human Contemplation

Can AI's speed and humanity's depth converge for a new era of "aha!" moments?

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John Nosta

Power Dynamics in the United Nations: Challenges for Global Peace

The end of the World War 2 brought significant changes to the world system. Two consecutive world wars in a span of 3 decades perplexed world...

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Taut Bataut

New York police arrest anti-Israel protesters after they block Manhattan Bridge

Israel finishes 5th in Eurovision, amid protest outside * Biden: There’d be a truce ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees the hostages * Daughter-in-law...

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Toi Staff

Biden says there would be a ceasefire in Gaza ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages

After avoiding topic at previous fundraisers, US president tells small event, ‘Israel said it’s up to Hamas, if they wanted to do it, we could end...

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Agencies

Israeli fans pan Eurovision juries’ ‘political’ snub, say it denied them victory

In Tel Aviv, song contest enthusiasts laud huge support from televote; contestant Eden Golan says ‘very moving’ to see how public voted

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Agencies

Switzerland wins Eurovision as Israel finishes in fifth place overall in Malmo

Eden Golan receives second-highest public vote after months of activists calling for country to be barred; Irish and Portuguese acts make small...

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Amy Spiro

Cornell University president quits amid campus antisemitism, Gaza protests

In letter to university community, Martha Pollack cites ‘enormous, unexpected challenges’ posed by Gaza war, anti-Israel demonstrations,...

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Jackie Hajdenberg

Israelis Shouldn't Need Arrest Warrants to Maintain Their Humanity

In recent weeks, Israelis on social media have been lambasting the government for allowing Gazans to go swimming in the sea, shop at markets and...

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Nadav Tamir

To preserve species diversity

For 10 days in early April, the weather was so chilly that I needed to wear thick clothes. Then, two days were quite hot. Even in this situation,...

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Kim Jin-Heon

AI and climate change

Kim Sung-woo Last March, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), one of the six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth...

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Kim Sung-Woo

As US-backed Philippines asserts itself against China, war games risk heating tensions at sea

The drills extended into the grey area where the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone rubs up against the territory claimed by Beijing in the...

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Fred H. Lawson

أهلية فلسطين .. قرار للتاريخ

ها هي البوصلة من جديد.. تشير إلى فلسطين مهما حاول منتهكو هذه الأرض انتزاع حقها...

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منى الرئيسي

US said offering intel on Hamas leaders’ whereabouts if Israel drops major Rafah op

Biden administration reportedly also says it can give information on locations of secret tunnels in Gaza used by terror group as incentive not to...

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Toi Staff

Ex-US army chief defends Israel’s Oct. 7 response: ‘Can you imagine what we would do’

Former Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley tells panel an onslaught of comparative scale would have killed 50,000-100,000 in US, ‘no way around’...

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Toi Staff

Displaced by war, Israeli artists are given a seaside studio refuge following Oct. 7

Providing living quarters and studios near the beach, the Old Jaffa Artists Residency sought to reignite smoldering creativity; the work that...

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Bernard Dichek

Police arrest 3 protesters in Tel Aviv as weekly rallies call for hostage deal

Relatives of hostages murdered by Hamas after being kidnapped on October 7 speak ahead of Memorial Day; demonstrators chant against Netanyahu...

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Charlie Summers

Powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

Observers say return likely for planned 2025 parliamentary election, could pose threat to rival Shiite parties and armed factions close to Iran,...

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Timour Azhari

The mother of all feedbacks?

“Just like this year, last year the heat wave extended from parts of India to Bangladesh and Myanmar, and all the way to Thailand. This year it...

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Gwynne Dyer

Battle of the Languages: French and English

Charles Claude Aleveque teaches French in Seoul in the late 1890s. Robert Neff Collection Korean is said to be one of the fastest-growing languages...

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