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When Makeup Meets Politics: Huda Kattan’s Iran Post and a Boycott Campaign in the Making

Within hours, a boycott campaign began circulating across Instagram and TikTok, led largely by Iranians in the diaspora and ...
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Saudi-UAE Rift in Yemen Creates Opening for Houthis as Red Sea Threats Resurface

Waseem Abu Mahdi describes a strategic unraveling in Yemen that is happening just as the Houthis are signaling they may ...
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Israel’s ‘Traumatech’ Boom Draws Investment as Mental Health Innovation Matures

Maayan Hoffman charts the rapid rise of an Israeli sector few people were talking about a few years ago: mental health ...
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Israel’s ‘Traumatech’ Sector Surges as Mental Health Funding Jumps 150%

Israel’s “Traumatech” industry saw a 150% increase in funding last year, with $352 million invested compared to $138 million ...
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President Trump Says Hamas Appears Ready to Disarm as Group Publicly Rejects Weapons Surrender

Speaking during a cabinet meeting, President Trump offered no evidence for his assessment. His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, ...
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IDF Confirms About 70,000 Dead in Gaza, Says Civilian Breakdown Under Review, Disputes Starvation Claims

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that roughly 70,000 people were killed in Gaza during the war, telling Israeli media ...
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Israeli Researchers Develop New Treatment That May Reduce Epilepsy Seizures and Protect Brain Function

A new treatment developed by Israeli researchers could change how epilepsy is managed by not only reducing seizures but also helping protect the brain from long-term damage, according to the Hebrew ...
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Tovah Feldshuh’s Master Class in Memory, Craft, and Moral Clarity

Felice Friedson opens with the kind of scene that belongs onstage: Tovah Feldshuh, the actor who can land a punchline and a moral argument in the same breath, tracing a life where craft, Jewish ...