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'Numbers matter because the truth matters'
UK launches inquiry into deaths at sole Nazi concentration camps on British soil
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Robert Philpot
Death toll on the occupied island of Alderney, or ‘Little Auschwitz,’ is hotly debated, as a possibly faulty postwar report has experts saying thousands more may have been killed
Op-ed
David Horovitz
Netanyahu’s extremists target Israel’s vital last sphere of consensus – the military
This Editor’s Note was sent out on Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s Notes as they’re released, join the ToI Community here. Our external enemies must be rubbing their eyes in disbelief, astounded at their good fortune. Since before its foundation, tiny Israel has...
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Jeremy Sharon
September showdown: Israel’s branches of government to face off in three key cases
Petitions against two coalition Basic Law amendments, and justice minister’s refusal to convene crucial panel, give retiring court chief chance to leave final far-reaching mark
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What Matters Now to women’s justice lawyer Susan Weiss: The rise of theocracy
By
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United States
Jacob Magid
Some Democrats ‘dumbfounded’ by Biden’s willingness to hand major gifts to Netanyahu
Two lawmakers say timing not right for actions that will bolster PM’s far-right government
US pushes back on White House invite claim as PM seen trying to raise visit’s profile
By
Jacob Magid
Inside story
Israel says it will ease travel curbs for Gazan Americans following outcry
By
Jacob Magid
Diaspora
Europe’s far-left is normalizing antisemitism, report co-authored by ADL warns
By
Canaan Lidor
Eclipsed by neo-Nazi hostility, radicals on the other side of the political divide are bringing Jew hatred mainstream, the US group and four European partners say
Religion
'Why oppress us when we're still a minority?'
Fear and frustration run deep around sex-segregated swimming plan at natural springs
By
Canaan Lidor
An attempt to accommodate summertime Haredi visits to nature reserves is adding heat to the raging fight over Israel’s character
Attorney general blocks plan for sex-segregated swimming at 2 natural springs
By
Canaan Lidor
Top Ops
Naomi Beyth-Zoran
If not now, when? Saving Israel’s educational system
For some time, the right wing has influenced which values Israeli schools promote; it’s up to parents and teachers to shift the focus
Daniel Reifman
We kidney donors must make this difficult commitment on our own terms
Turning down willing donors for limiting who can get their organs means more patients die, a terrible price for ideological purity
Arnold E. Resnicoff
Praying to leaders, for leaders within
More rabbis have prayed before the US Congress than before the Knesset; this week, I had the honor to serve as guest chaplain for the 20th time
Pamela Laufer-Ukeles
Can Israel have its Marbury v. Madison moment?
Israel’s Supreme Court should borrow from John Marshall to create balance and avoid a ’constitutional’ crisis
Reporter's notebook
'We now have what to give to the community, to empower them'
Seeding STEM centers in Africa, NGO looks for crop of scientists to cultivate continent
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
Based on the hands-on-science vision of a Boston-based former physicist, can STEMpower’s long-term bet on bringing science and computing to African youth lead to a revolution?
'I didn’t want to talk about the Holocaust'
In a Romanian synagogue, a play has ghosts ‘eavesdrop’ on a town’s Jewish past
By
Matt Lebovic
Channeling everyday Jewish life before the Holocaust, playwright Sarah Brown’s ‘A Secret About Joy’ has been performed for thousands of Romanians since last year’s premiere
Concert review
Amy Spiro
Christina Aguilera puts on ‘Beautiful’ show at first-ever Israel concert
Pop star proves she still has the vocals as she wows 14,000 concertgoers in Rishon Lezion with powerhouse performance, including a duet with local superstar Eden Ben Zaken
Not playing around
Meet the Israeli-American Mattel CEO who made ‘Barbie’ a movie star
By
Amy Spiro
Interview
The spy who loved her: How wife shielded US nuclear scientist after intel leak to USSR
By
Rich Tenorio
New documentary ‘A Compassionate Spy’ reveals the crisis of conscience that led Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall to spy for the Soviets, and how his spouse Joan kept his secret
Saving grace
Anthony Hopkins to star in film on ‘British Schindler’
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ToI Staff
Health
Sacklers made $10 billion in profits from OxyContin alone
Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’ is mesmerizing drama about Sackler role in ongoing opioid crisis
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
Premiering August 10 with a cast led by Matthew Broderick, the six-part series zeroes in on the death and destruction wrought by OxyContin on a community in western Virginia
Created from stem cells, Israeli researchers grow tiny, beating model of human heart
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
More than a third of young Israeli doctors say they plan to leave country soon
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
Couple sues Assuta Hospital for $9.2 million over IVF paternity mix-up
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
Interview
An epic tale: New book details over two millennia of Roman Jewish life
By
Rich Tenorio
Archaeology
Immerse yourself in the Holy Land’s history by visiting these ancient ritual baths
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Essential to Jewish religious life, mikvehs can be found throughout Israel — and some tell captivating tales of life millennia ago
Archaeology
Round-the-clock excavations at Church of Holy Sepulchre yield historical treasures
By
Melanie Lidman
Diver finds 2,500-year-old disc used by ancient mariners to ward off ‘the evil eye’
By
Luke Tress
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As it was with the A-bomb, today’s tech geniuses tout their latest AI advancement, even as they warn it might destroy us
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