As it enters its 79th year, the State of Israel stands at a crossroads. It can drift toward becoming a Jewish-religious nationalist state, with Third World levels of public services and GDP, or it can return to the Zionist path and serve as a model for combining liberal values with ancient tradition. If we do not bring about a dramatic change of…
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0 claims checkedA long-awaited refund portal opened on Monday for US businesses hit by Trump's tariffs, with $127bn in eligible claims already registered.
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South Africa’s education system is failing to connect young people to real opportunities, higher education minister Buti Manamela warned at the National Education Summit, painting a picture of…