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Brazil's Bolsonaro appoints evangelical pastor as new education minister
The court had included Weintraub in an investigation of an alleged libel and disinformation network run by Bolsonaro's supporters.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 1:31:54 AM
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Coronavirus creates scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne
"WHO's slow motion on this issue is unfortunately slowing the control of the pandemic."
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 12:12:34 AM
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Arab MK: LGBTQ rights are human rights, Arab community is evolving
"We know well what it means to fight for the most basic of rights."
By LEON SVERDLOV \
7/11/2020 3:33:43 AM
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Israel fire and rescue authority selects MDA to develop dispatch system
For over a decade now, MDA has taken to developing many of their EMS technologies in-house, in order to better suit the specific needs of the MDA team.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
7/11/2020 1:10:42 AM
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Amazon.com says it sent the TikTok ban email to employees in error
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 1:17:01 AM
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Brazil registers another 1,214 coronavirus deaths on Friday
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 1:19:16 AM
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Argentine federal judiciary extends freeze of Hezbollah funds
"Judiciary determined that Hezbollah was the perpetrator of the attacks on the AMIA and the Israeli embassy."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/12/2020 6:03:02 PM
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Arabic-speaking men hurl antisemitic abuse about Israel at Munich rabbi
"None of the passersbys said anything."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
7/11/2020 2:28:00 AM
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United States' CDC reports 3,106,931 coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 1:48:25 AM
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Trump to sign immigration order with road to citizenship for 'Dreamers'
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 2:01:53 AM
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DeSean Jackson penalized for conduct detrimental over antisemitic comment
"This has been a difficult and emotional week for our community and organization."
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 2:19:35 AM
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US coronavirus cases rise by record for third day in a row, up over 62,500
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 2:52:40 AM
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Trump's planned order on 'dreamer' immigrants will not include amnesty
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 3:19:22 AM
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Massive protest expected in Tel Aviv amid economic crisis - report
"The protesters do not intend to be nice," one of the organizers said.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
7/11/2020 3:38:15 AM
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Mexico reports 6,891 new coronavirus cases, 665 more deaths
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 3:30:14 AM
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US sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000
A total of nine US states - Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Utah and Wisconsin - also reached records for single-day infections.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 8:32:17 AM
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Twitter suspends over 50 accounts linked to white nationalist groups
“The accounts in question were suspended for violating our policies in relation to violent extremism,” Twitter said in a statement, according to NBC News.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 6:33:43 AM
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 378 to 198,556 - RKI
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 6:36:44 AM
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Police rouse 'merciless enforcement,' threaten 'stain in file'
Israel Police's broad enforcement of the emergency regulations came under heavy criticism over the last several weeks amid growing claims of police brutality.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
7/11/2020 6:51:19 AM
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Trump commutes longtime adviser Roger Stone's prison sentence
A Washington jury in Nov. convicted Stone on all seven criminal counts of obstruction of a congressional investigation, five counts of making false statements to Congress and tampering with a witness
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 7:21:45 AM
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Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing
"We are searching for eight people who are still missing," said Kishore Shrestha, a senior police official.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 5:28:08 PM
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Panicked Jerusalemites report 'gunshots,' turn out to be fireworks - WATCH
Eight people detained by police in recent days for violations
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
7/11/2020 8:52:20 PM
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Australia's Victoria state logs another day of high coronavirus infections
"Nobody is enjoying being locked at home. It is frustrating, it is challenging, but the strategy will be successful if we all play our part."
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 9:37:29 AM
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Teen killed in suspected shark attack off Australian coast -police
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 9:55:15 AM
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Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions - Oil Minister
"We will not surrender under any circumstances ... We have to increase our capacity so that when necessary with full strength we can enter the market and revive our market share," said Zanganeh.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 10:11:55 AM
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Russia reports 6,611 new coronavirus infections, 188 new deaths
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 10:42:51 AM
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Palestinian coronavirus death toll rises by two to 28 - Health Ministry
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 10:56:41 AM
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Palmachim, Dor beaches reach full capacity, public warned not to arrive
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 11:08:30 AM
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Julian Edelman speaks with DeSean Jackson following antisemitic posts
“DeSean and I spoke for awhile last night,” Edelman tweeted Friday. “We’re making plans to use our experiences to educate one another and grow together. Stay tuned.”
By BEN SALES/JTA \
7/12/2020 7:06:07 PM
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‘Spanish Schindler,’ who saved over 5,000 Jews during WWII, given tribute
It is believed that in the last seven months of 1944, Briz issued forged Spanish documents to 5,200 Jews.
By JTA STAFF \
7/11/2020 11:37:01 AM
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Gates: COVID-19 meds should to go to those in need, not 'highest bidder'
"We need leaders to make these hard decisions about distributing based on equity, not just on market-driven factors."
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 11:40:08 AM
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Owner of DeSean Jackson’s NFL team produces a documentary about Hitler
Lurie’s production company Play/Action announced Thursday that it had completed production of “The Meaning of Hitler,” the company’s first film, Dateline reported.
By BEN HARRIS/JTA \
7/11/2020 11:44:49 AM
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Stephen Jackson to rabbi: ‘I understand the hurt’ over Rothschild comment
“Do you know who the Rothschilds are? They control all the banks, they own all the banks,” Jackson said.
By BEN HARRIS/JTA \
7/12/2020 3:19:36 PM
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Best Jewish summer romance of all time, ‘Dirty Dancing,’ is now on Hulu
“Dirty Dancing” holds up better today than most other 1980s movies, mostly because it was set in the 1960s rather than then-contemporary times.
By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA \
7/11/2020 12:22:36 PM
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Search party finds body of drowned Ashdod man - police
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 12:36:53 PM
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New York City’s flagship JCC cuts 35% of jobs as pandemic layoffs continue
Among the positions eliminated were most of the marketing department, managers of the studio arts and culinary programs, the senior athletics director and a birthday party coordinator.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
7/11/2020 12:44:35 PM
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Suspected sexual assault 12-year-old girl who was camping at Lake Kinneret
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 12:52:41 PM
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Turkey vows to 'liberate Al-Aqsa' after turning Hagia Sophia to mosque
The resurrection of Hagia Sophia heralds the Liberation of the Al-Aqsa mosque, the Turkish Presidency website says.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/11/2020 6:23:21 PM
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WHO chief: Even intense COVID-19 outbreaks can be brought under control
Italy, Spain, South Korea and India are an example for countries where the outbreak of the virus was intense, yet they still managed to contain it.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/12/2020 6:43:26 AM
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Has Israel infiltrated Hamas's military wing?
According to sources, another senior Hamas military commander was recently arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Israel.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/12/2020 9:46:25 AM
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Israel overtakes Germany as largest importer of medicinal cannabis flower
By July, Israel had imported more than 6 metric tons of cannabis flower into the country, according to Cannabis Magazine editor, Oren Lebovitch.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
7/11/2020 3:10:35 PM
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Iran's president calls for ban on weddings, wakes to halt virus spread
An advisor to Iran’s Coronavirus Task Force warned that if appropriate measures were not taken, between 50,000 and 60,000 people could die from the pandemic.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 2:17:00 PM
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Five killed as hostages taken at South African church
Thirty arrests were made and more than 25 firearms seized, police said, adding hostage negotiators were still at the scene.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 4:37:46 PM
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At virtual retreat, men embrace vulnerability and reckon with patriarchy
On a Sunday morning in May, these Jewish men congregated from across the country via Zoom for a virtual men’s retreat sponsored by Moishe House and supported by MenschUp.
By ANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA \
7/11/2020 3:16:28 PM
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Right to asylum, recognized after Holocaust, may be at its end
On June 15, the Trump administration proposed exhaustive new asylum regulations that, if implemented, could mark the end of asylum as we know it.
By MARK HETFIELD/JTA \
7/11/2020 3:36:22 PM
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Kenneth Marcus returns to Jewish civil rights agency
Kenneth Marcus will become chairman of the board of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law after two years as the education department’s assistant secretary for civil rights.
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
7/11/2020 3:54:06 PM
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Fire in Jordan Valley burns for over 24 hours
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 4:06:56 PM
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56% of Israelis prefer Trump over Biden as next US president - poll
Surveyors were asked "from the standpoint of Israel’s interests, which, in your opinion, of the two candidates in the upcoming US presidential elections is preferable—Donald Trump or Joe Biden?"
By CELIA JEAN \
7/11/2020 10:27:45 PM
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US warns citizens of heightened detention risks in China
"US citizens may be detained without access to US consular services or information about their alleged crime."
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 5:02:52 PM
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Thousands of enraged protesters gather in Tel Aviv: 'No more games!'
Politicians were told not to come as thousands gathered in Tel Aviv, to warn government not to let them down during COVID-19 financial crisis.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
7/12/2020 11:21:26 AM
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Prostitution is now a crime amid coronavirus unemployment wave
Despite having 19 months to prepare, Israel used only 30% of the rehabilitation budget meant to help sex workers out of this line of work.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
7/12/2020 6:36:51 AM
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Amir Peretz: Netanyahu makes us deal with politics instead of coronavirus
"The prime minister is causing many good people to deal with politics instead of focusing on the coronavirus."
By AMIR BENDER/MAARIV \
7/11/2020 6:09:55 PM
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Motorcyclist critically injured after accident in Modiin
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 6:03:46 PM
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Elan Carr calls J Street annexation tweet antisemitic, sparking argument
The US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism called the J Street's tweet on annexation antisemetic, and the Simon Weisenthal Center along with a JTA reporter jumped in.
By CELIA JEAN \
7/12/2020 6:41:51 AM
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India's Biocon secures approval use drug on coronavirus patients
The drug, which is also used to cure the skin disease psoriasis, was cleared by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for usage in India.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 7:02:54 PM
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US adults can volunteer for coronavirus vaccine trials - here's how
In order to volunteer for the trial you must be 18 or older and complete CoVPN’s online survey. CoVPN emphasizes that participation in the clinical trials is voluntary.
By RACHEL WOLF \
7/11/2020 7:33:37 PM
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Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 12.59 million, death toll at 560,026
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 7:09:18 PM
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Church of Holy Sepulchre closes amid coronavirus spike
331 Palestinians test positive
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
7/11/2020 7:17:13 PM
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4,138 tickets distriputed to coronavirus rule-breakers throughout weekend
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 7:45:05 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 1,182 tests, 133 in serious condition
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 8:03:32 PM
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Albania honors locals who rescued Jews during the Holocaust with memorial
The Albanians protected the Jews despite Nazi German forces occupying the country.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 8:28:46 PM
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KFC takeout order leads to $18,000 coronavirus fine in Australia
According to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus map, as of Saturday, Australia has had 9,553 cases of the virus since the beginning of the crisis, including 107 deaths.
By RACHEL WOLF \
7/12/2020 7:11:04 PM
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IDF arrests three Palestinians who crossed the Gaza fence
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 8:20:14 PM
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Ben & Jerry’s Israel offers Netflix & Chill advice in Hebrew
The ice cream company is famous for creating flavors tied into current events and trends, such as Save Our Swirled, Empower Mint and Bernie’s Yearning.
By HANNAH BROWN \
7/12/2020 8:17:29 PM
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Social workers protest outside N12 studio ahead of Israel Katz interview
Police came to break it up and detained 16 of the protesters under suspicion of violating public order.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
7/11/2020 10:39:59 PM
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NYU slams anti-Israel grad student union’s call to boycott TLV global site
Austrian and German student parliaments have deemed BDS to be antisemitic
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
7/13/2020 5:23:11 AM
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UK deaths from confirmed COVID-19 cases rise by 148 to 44,798
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 8:39:33 PM
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Wife of Brazil's Bolsonaro, and two daughters, negative for coronavirus
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 8:40:18 PM
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Explosion shakes buildings in Tehran - report
The explosion took place in northern Tehran in the basement of an old two-story house containing about 30 gas cylinders.
By TZVI JOFFRE,TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
7/12/2020 6:32:33 AM
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Grapevine July 12, 2020: An open field for antisemitism
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/11/2020 9:09:35 PM
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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son test positive for COVID-19
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 10:49:47 PM
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Benny Gantz: Citizens protesting are in distress, and rightfully so
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 9:15:40 PM
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Soleimani’s fast-fading memory reflects Iran’s sclerotic regime
Analyzing the contours of the memory of Soleimani clearly shows that most of the Iranian population is neither interested in his assassination nor in his “revolutionary” legacy.
By HILLEL FRISCH \
7/11/2020 9:16:32 PM
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Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens
Executives felt confident they had developed a responsible plan for reopening in phases during the pandemic, said Josh D'Amaro, chairman of Disney's parks, experiences and products division.
By REUTERS \
7/11/2020 9:37:41 PM
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Israel should deepen engagement with the UN as it marks 75th year
Israel has a history of complex relations with the UN.
By DANIEL CARMON \
7/11/2020 9:26:45 PM
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Historic evidence for why tearing down statues is the wrong thing to do
'It was wrong to tear down the Chrisopher Columbus statue, because Columbus was not a slave owner.'
By GWYNNE DYER \
7/11/2020 9:50:59 PM
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The message is clear: Turkey is invading Kurdistan and killing Kurds
There will be no peace for victims until Turkey is held accountable for its criminal actions now and in the past
By ANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON \
7/11/2020 9:43:38 PM
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Is Iraq’s new PM losing the fight against Iranian-backed militias?
Kadhimi pledged to rein in Iranian-backed militias, but recent events highlight the difficulty of remolding critical relationships between the government and armed militias.
By MAYA CARLIN \
7/11/2020 9:50:16 PM
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Anglican support for Israel’s claim to West Bank
It is not annexation as legally defined in international law, and Jewish Israel has far better claims to the land than do Palestinians.
By GERALD MCDERMOTT \
7/12/2020 7:51:16 AM
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It's time for Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to step up or step down
The government needs to present Yosef with a choice – either help or get out of the way.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/11/2020 10:05:17 PM
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Hamas, Hezbollah seek to unite ‘Islamic ummah’ against Israel - Iran media
Iran has suffered setbacks to its missile and nuclear program due to recent mysterious explosions and the Iranian regime has been reticent to blame Israel directly or to respond.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/12/2020 5:46:20 PM
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Pandemic madness may help end the absurdities of office work
Whether in the private sector or in some government bureaucracies, a reduction of physical encounters would mean less prospects for COVID-19 to spread.
By TAL HARRIS \
7/11/2020 10:11:36 PM
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Iran’s Kish island trade operators reject island being sold to China rumor
Iran was suffering from US sanctions and economic challenges.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/11/2020 10:16:08 PM
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Reflections of the corona pandemic from a nursing home physician’s view
The corona pandemic has inflicted anguish and woe on nursing home residents and their families, even in cases where the nursing home is corona-free
By JIM SHALOM \
7/11/2020 10:17:08 PM
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Israel not yet world power in renewable energies
Israel ranked first in OECD in rate of solar power generation from economy’s total electricity consumption. A look at the fine print tells a different story.
By DANIEL MADAR,ZAVIT/SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT NEWS AGENCY \
7/12/2020 1:13:08 PM
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Tal by the Beach Hotel offers a welcome break in Tel Aviv
“COMBINING UPSCALE style and design, the beautiful property offers guests a superb Israeli buffet breakfast, a range of seminar halls, a breezy rooftop and also a gym and sauna."
By STEVE LINDE \
7/13/2020 11:20:35 AM
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The Travel Advisor: A lifeline to keep El Al going
El Al has been given a lifeline; both the government and workers are giving them a cash infusion. Is United’s management so far superior to those at El AL
By MARK FELDMAN \
7/11/2020 10:39:35 PM
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Air defenses respond to drones near airbase in northern Syria - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 11:16:44 PM
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Hamas military wing's website targeted by cyberattack
The Al-Qassam Brigades added that their engineers are "still fighting these attacks" and were able to control most of them and are working to repair the damage already caused.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/11/2020 11:35:49 PM
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540 coronavirus cases among IDF service members and civilian employees
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/11/2020 11:40:05 PM