3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (452+ words) Every Shabbat morning in synagogues across the globe, a predictable, beautiful, and ancient ritual takes place. The Torah scroll is unfurled, the room grows quiet, and the Gabbai calls out the familiar words: "Ya'amod, Kohen." We accord him this privilege…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (571+ words) By Joe Nalven + Claude + Gemini This essay continues the exploration of using AI as a knowledge tool, covering a new prompt approach (thesis and inquiry for non-linear problems) and illustrated by applying it to the US-Iran conflict as of May…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (510+ words) Mohamed Abdi Idris is a Somaliland-based analyst specializing in international relations, geopolitics, and foreign policy. He holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and is actively engaged in policy discussions on global security, regional geopolitics, and the evolving…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (827+ words) A little over a month ago, on Yom Ha Atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), I glanced at my phone on my way home. I hadn't planned on being in Israel for Israel's 78th birthday. I should have been back in Italy after…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1102+ words) A friend recently sent me an article on the history of fairness. What struck me immediately was not simply the argument itself, but the method behind it. The author attempted something modern people often struggle to do: enter into pre-modern…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (619+ words) But if we are to honor America's founding, we must speak with absolute, unvarnished honesty: The very freedoms that made America great are increasingly being weaponized to hollow it out from within. Crucially, the mechanics of this hatred have mutated....

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (274+ words) As the saying goes "the devil is in the details" but for us here in Israel the devil and the details seem to be in the White House in Washington and not the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. However, what…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (533+ words) Contrary to popular belief, chess was not invented in Persia but in India. Yet the modern game we know today " with its rules and strategic depth " was refined and popularized in Persia after arriving from India in the 7th century. In…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (146+ words) Cracking the Taboo: The Al Jazeera Revolution The historic turning point arrived in the mid-1990s with the launch of the Qatari network, Al Jazeera. Under its then-audacious slogan, "The Opinion and the Other Opinion," the network stunned the Arab world by…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (770+ words) Somalia's Fracturing Federalism Is a Red Sea Security Problem The Times of Israel - Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage…...