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Vir Biotech to begin intermediate stage study of COVID-19 drug candidate
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 12:22:26 AM
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Foreign worker from Thailand stabbed to death in Ein Yahav
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 12:40:38 AM
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Iraq cancels Turkish Defense minister visit, summons ambassador
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 12:42:23 AM
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What do Jewish voters need to know about Kamala Harris?
Harris is seen as a strong supporter with ties to AIPAC, the country’s largest pro-Israel lobby, and unlike some Democrats has not broached the idea of conditioning aid to Israel.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
8/12/2020 12:51:59 AM
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Brazil registers 1,274 new coronavirus deaths, now totaling 103,026
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 12:53:43 AM
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Trump says Moderna deal reached for 100m. doses of COVID-19 vaccine
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 1:05:09 AM
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French Jewish man assaulted in a violent antisemitic attack in Paris
“Dirty Jew! Dirty Jewish son of a whore, you’re a dead man! We will kill you! Dirty Race!”
By SARAH CHEMLA \
8/13/2020 8:35:09 AM
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IDF strikes Hamas terror targets in Gaza in response to explosive balloons
The attacks are in response to the launching of incendiary balloons into Israel from Gaza over the past several days.
By AARON REICH \
8/12/2020 8:19:38 PM
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Mexico reports 6,686 new coronavirus cases, 926 more deaths
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 3:30:19 AM
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Sharks found living in active volcanoes, scientists puzzled on why
There are many theories why sharks would willingly seek out such extreme conditions, but one theory is that they are simply safer there.
By AARON REICH \
8/12/2020 5:17:33 AM
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British Airways to resume flights to Israel on August 13
This announcement sees British Airways join with fellow UK-based airlines Easy Jet and WizzAir in having flights scheduled between Britain and the Jewish state.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 6:27:24 PM
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US Rep. who supports QAnon conspiracy theory wins nomination to Congress
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 5:00:59 AM
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Frustrated? Human patterns of synchronization may be the reason - study
Using an ensemble of 16 violinists, the researchers investigated human synchronization for the first time in a measurable and accurate way.
By SARAH CHEMLA \
8/12/2020 7:54:06 AM
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Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Minnesota's Democratic primary
Congresswoman who tweeted that Israel “hypnotized the world" wins Democratic primary in Minnesota.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN,GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
8/12/2020 5:45:37 PM
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Architect designed a memorial honoring Albanians who saved Jews
Jacobs, 81, agreed to work on the memorial after learning that Albania was the only country in Europe that had more Jews after World War II than it did before.
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA \
8/12/2020 5:45:29 AM
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Anti-gay media adviser to Qatar: Homosexuality is ‘sinful, unnatural’
She says media and computer games expose children to content that promotes homosexuality.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
8/12/2020 4:24:37 PM
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Hungary’s Jewish group expels rabbi who said Zionism causing new Holocaust
It’s an unusual development for Eastern and Central Europe, where leaders of Jewish communities are rarely expelled and seldom express acrimonious public criticism of Israel.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:04:21 AM
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HolocaustFaceMasks.com stops selling the masks and plans to shut down
A website dedicated to selling face masks featuring images of the Holocaust has stopped selling the masks and said it would shut down on Aug. 11.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
8/12/2020 5:56:33 AM
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Nazis who killed children ran German children’s homes after the war
After World War II, both Werner Scheu and Albert Viethen were among a group of former Nazi officials who ran children’s homes in West Germany where torture, abuse and malnourishment were commonplace.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:06:45 AM
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Dozens of Jewish headstones discovered under Polish town’s market square
The headstones, which were uncovered during construction work that began in June, have been removed and stored by the municipality, which will consult Jewish community officials on what to do next.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:16:03 AM
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Holocaust museum in New York plans to reopen in September
New York’s museums have been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic and have still not been given the green light to reopen by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:20:41 AM
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NJ man pleads guilty to threatening Orthodox Jews in March
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to threatening the Jewish community of Lakewood over violations of the state’s lockdown rules that took place there in March.
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:27:43 AM
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All Dems after Foreign Affairs panel chair against US aid for annexation
“I oppose any use of American taxpayer dollars to implement the Annexation Plan or to build any permanent Israeli installation in the West Bank or Gaza."
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:34:58 AM
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Rep. NC Congress candidate deletes pictures from his stay at Hitler's
In addition to calling Hitler “Führer,” a term of reverence, Cawthorn also named his real estate company SPQR, a term popular among white nationalists.
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:45:44 AM
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Orthodox music star Shwekey performs pro-Trump song at Jewish summer camp
The original song is about the repeated oppression of the Jewish people throughout history. The rewritten song is a prayer for Donald Trump to win reelection.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
8/12/2020 6:43:21 AM
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Benny Gantz undergoes back surgery at Sheba Medical Center
Blue and White leader is expected to stay at the hospital for up to a week
By TZVI JOFFRE \
8/12/2020 6:08:45 PM
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Arab bereaved mothers call on authorities to stop local crime
Joint List leader Ayman Odeh joined the first day of the march.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 12:37:57 PM
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WHO: Live animal exports could spread 'ghastly disease,' must stop
"I think it's getting to a stage where it can't be safe and it's not nice you see the suffering of animals."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 8:19:53 AM
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Dozens of settlers attack Border Police near Yitzhar
Settlers also slashed Border Police vehicles tires, the spokesperson added.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
8/12/2020 9:22:46 PM
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Study explains why some get deathly ill from COVID-19, others don't
The findings signal that the main difference stems from how the patient's "evolutionarily ancient innate immune system" responds to a COVID-19 infection.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/10/2020 8:12:24 AM
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah to speak on Friday about 'latest developments'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 10:02:29 AM
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Matan Kahana: Did Netanyahu, Gantz abandon settlers to High Court's mercy?
MK Matan Kahana (Yamina) said that the government will have abandoned the settlers to the mercy of the High Court of Justice.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/12/2020 4:22:27 PM
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Incendiary, explosive balloons from Gaza continue to hit southern Israel
The Sons of Al-Zawari balloon unit warned that they would be "beginning a new battle" on Wednesday morning in response to airstrikes conducted by the IDF in Gaza.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
8/12/2020 8:53:19 PM
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Urban Dictionary tweets allegedly antisemitic definition of 'anti-Zionism'
Many Twitter users were outraged with the retweet of anti-Zionism and accompanying definition given by Urban Dictionary, many deeming it antisemitic.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
8/12/2020 11:47:34 AM
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Eli Rozenberg offer for control of Israel's El Al - source
“From my talks with members of the board, most are against the proposal,” the source said. “Shareholders are opposed to it.”
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 11:08:34 AM
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Rocket hits near US Embassy in Baghdad, no injuries reported
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 11:28:31 AM
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Moderna to provide 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to US
The government award is worth more than $1.5 billion, which includes incentive payments for "timely delivery" of the vaccine.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
8/12/2020 9:53:34 PM
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Opposition attempts to rescind budget extension bill
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 11:53:20 AM
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Turkey claims it is under 'blockade' in Mediterranean standoff
The latest crisis in the Mediterranean appears entirely driven by Ankara’s desire to create a crisis where none existed before.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/12/2020 8:01:09 PM
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Israel, US-based cancer researchers awarded $500,000
The award will go towards supporting "two pairs of cancer investigators," each receiving an award of $250,000 over the course of two years.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 12:47:54 PM
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Hadassah head reveals Israel’s role in Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday his was the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/12/2020 10:06:43 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 1,785 new patients; 633 dead
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 12:15:50 PM
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Budget delay bill passes hurdle
The bill is being advanced because Likud and Blue and White disagree on whether to pass one two-year budget or two one-year budgets.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
8/12/2020 3:47:55 PM
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NGO sets up crowdfunding campaign to support victims of Beirut blast
The campaign has two goals, according to IFA CEO Gal Lusky: The first being solidarity with the people of Lebanon and the second is to gather the means to provide aid to the victims.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 1:44:24 PM
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Belarus says police detained more than 1,000 protesters overnight
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 12:39:07 PM
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Bill preventing those under indictment from forming gov't rejected
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 1:27:29 PM
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Municipality-run pool sign: There's a 'non-Jewish male lifeguard' on duty
The sign replaced one that read "today there is a (gentile) male lifeguard, not a female lifeguard."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 1:55:15 PM
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Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 20.41 million, death toll at 742,207
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 1:30:17 PM
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Knesset rejects bill that would stop Netanyahu from forming gov.
During the debate on the bill, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid faced off against each other.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
8/13/2020 6:35:21 AM
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Teachers' union declares labor dispute just weeks before school starts
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 1:43:31 PM
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Attempt to smuggle balloons to Gaza thwarted by Tax Authority
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 2:08:06 PM
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Israel takes Greece’s side in maritime standoff with Turkey
Jerusalem kept mostly silent on the crisis building up in recent months.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/12/2020 8:11:05 PM
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Trump says Spanish Flu 'probably ended the Second World War'
The current trajectory of COVID-19 falls far short of the 1918 Spanish Flu, which infected an estimated 500 million people, killing at least 10% of patients.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 3:04:56 PM
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LGBTQ+ flags put up after another homophobic incident in Ramat Gan
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 2:45:26 PM
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From Gaza to Paraguay? The Israeli government's 1969 transfer plans
The plan was approved in the same year as the Mossad stopped hunting Nazis, including in Paraguay, where notorious doctor Josef Mengele and many other Nazis were living at the time.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/12/2020 7:53:00 PM
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Netanyahu, Lapid blame each other for possibly going to elections
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 3:27:40 PM
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Supreme Court shortens Avi Nesher's killer's sentence to three years
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 3:51:57 PM
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Israeli researcher wins grant for first ever COVID-19 cost-effective model
‘We might say we are willing to do anything to stop the pandemic”, Dr. Ronen Arbel told 'The Jerusalem Post,' “but in reality, the public does not act like that.”
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
8/12/2020 5:44:55 PM
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Defense Establishment thwarts cyberattack targeting Israeli companies
The attempted cyberattack was conducted by an international cyber group called "Lazarus” - an organization that is backed by a foreign country.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
8/13/2020 4:22:17 PM
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Egypt demands end to balloon attacks on Israel
Hamas, Islamic Jihad officials may be invited to Cairo
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/12/2020 7:56:32 PM
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Incendiary balloons located and neutralized in southern Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 5:07:51 PM
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FDA gives Jerusalem-based company go-ahead to start cancer drug trials
The drug, DSP107 works by both boosting the body's natural immune system, and breaking down the defenses of the cancer cells.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/12/2020 6:56:33 PM
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to make first campaign appearance
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 5:29:31 PM
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Vaping linked to risk of COVID-19 in teens, young adults
Participants who had used both cigarettes and e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days were 4.7 times more likely to experience COVID-19 symptoms compared with those who never smoked or vaped.
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 5:35:51 PM
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Sara Netanyahu calls herself a 'battered woman,' receives backlash
"I feel like I've gone through sexual assault," Sara Netanyahu said and added that she's "going through a difficult time."
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
8/13/2020 7:04:12 AM
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Galilee’s geography backs historicity of Salomon’s kingdom, scholar says
How accurate is the Bible in its portrayal of the size of Salomon's Kingdom?
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/12/2020 7:17:08 PM
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Israeli tourists could be able to visit Greece without entering quarantine
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 7:01:22 PM
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Ethiopian-Israel activists threaten new protests over ‘empty promises’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MK Yevarkan made election promise to bring remainder of Falash Mura community to Israel but there has been little progress since elections.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/12/2020 6:48:42 PM
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Mysterious fortress may hold key to solve enigmas of biblical Galilee
Pottery unearthed in the area reveals a mixture of Canaanite, Phoenician and even Cypriot influences.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/12/2020 6:35:04 PM
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Meet the data company driving development of top COVID-19 vaccines
Meet Dassault Systèmes, a French company that is capturing the clinical data in the right format and at the right time for dozens of companies.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/12/2020 11:28:58 PM
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Countries Israelis can fly and return without quarantine to be announced
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 6:42:53 PM
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Russians worry as medics receive world's first COVID-19 vaccine
Some Russians said they would be too scared to try the vaccine, while others agreed with their government that skepticism expressed by foreign experts was driven by jealousy.
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 6:48:41 PM
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Three people die in Scottish train derailment
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 6:51:19 PM
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StandWithUs launches Rabbis United communal network initiative
The idea behind the initiative is to assist rabbis and their communities in combating antisemitism and instances of anti-Israel activity by connecting them to StandWithUs’ services.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/12/2020 7:05:29 PM
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TAU team develops automatic tool to help drs choose best cancer treatment
According to Prof. Tamir Tuller, the technology automatically deciphers cancer genomes or mutations, which cannot be interpreted by the human brain alone or by existing models.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/12/2020 11:23:47 PM
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Russia, Saudi Arabia pledge help to Lebanon after Beirut blast
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 7:22:25 PM
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UN decries violence in protests by authorities in Belarus, 6,000 detained
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 7:25:22 PM
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Democrats at crossroads as Squad sweeps to victory - analysis
The Republican Jewish Coalition said “the national Democrat Party’s lurch to the Left in recent years has been extremely troubling."
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
8/12/2020 7:27:47 PM
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Health Ministry: Quarantine duration to be shortened by 1-3 days - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 7:46:18 PM
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Arabic video on Jewish ties to Jerusalem aims to foster co-existence
The video is the fourth released by the AJC as part of its Arabic-language series "An al-Yahud," ("About the Jews"), which aims to build engagement between Arabs and Jews.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/12/2020 9:09:52 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: Nearly 640 people have died from the virus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 8:02:27 PM
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The Democrats are sending mixed messages to Jerusalem
On the same day that Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, Ilhan Omar handily won her primary battle.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/12/2020 8:05:32 PM
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Polish draft bill would allow breaking law to fight coronavirus
The draft bill says it is not a crime to break laws with the intention of counteracting COVID-19.
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 8:09:09 PM
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French COVID-19 infections set new post-lockdown daily record
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 8:13:06 PM
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Israel's response to the Beirut blast shines a light to the nations
For Israel’s citizens and its supporters and allies abroad, the aftermath of the recent tragedy served as a reminder that the Jewish state continues to hold itself to a higher standard.
By EVAN NIERMAN \
8/12/2020 8:18:53 PM
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Craft to 'Post:' We're in talks about extending arms embargo on Iran
The arms embargo is expected to expire on October 18, and Russia and China, two permanent members of the security council that hold veto power, are currently opposed to extend it.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
8/12/2020 9:40:23 PM
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France’s strategy for the Middle East lacks direction and clarity
France has led the fight against the EU taking action against Hezbollah, even though Hezbollah was caught stockpiling ammonium nitrate in Europe.
By JUDAH WAXELBAUM \
8/12/2020 8:31:03 PM
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IDF reduces Gaza fishing zone in response to incendiary balloons
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/12/2020 8:39:07 PM
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US team to Qatar to probe its alleged finance of Hezbollah - report
"We will continue to closely work together to stop the financing of terrorist organizations like Hezbollah," says US.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL,JONATHAN SPYER \
8/13/2020 7:55:58 PM
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Greece registers 262 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 8:44:29 PM
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Israel is making a mistake in barring diaspora educators due to COVID
Every year, more than 80,000 young Jews arrive within the framework of educational tourism on programs intended to strengthen their relationship with the State of Israel.
By AMOS HERMON \
8/12/2020 8:47:23 PM
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Sygnia SVP: World is facing a new level of cyber risk
Ram Elboim explained that a convergence of three trajectories – network complexity, attacker sophistication and paradigm shift of coronavirus – led to heightened cyber risk
By CYBERTECH \
8/12/2020 8:52:27 PM
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Innovation ecosystem developer BaseCamp to establish tech park in Panama
During a speech at the CybertechLive Latin America online conference, Panama's commerce minister said the park is part of a plan to transform the country into the digital hub of the region.
By CYBERTECH \
8/12/2020 8:54:48 PM
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Police block streets in Tel Aviv following protest
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 9:00:55 PM
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Why is Ahlam Tamimi still free, 19 years after the Sbarro bombing?
The US has demanded her extradition from Jordan, Yet Jordan’s King Abdullah II refuses to accede to that demand.
By FRIMET ROTH \
8/12/2020 9:03:36 PM
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US CDC reports 1,244 new deaths due to the coronavirus as of yesterday
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 9:09:21 PM
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IDF reports 248 active coronavirus cases
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 9:19:18 PM
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Israel must do better when it comes to invisible disability
Generally speaking, most Israelis don’t know much about disabilities, especially “invisible” disabilities.
By CHAIM PERKAL \
8/12/2020 9:15:31 PM
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List of quarantine-free countries to be revealed on Thursday
FM Ashkenazi to meet with Greek FM in hope of striking travel deal, meanwhile the death toll in Israel climbs to nearly 640.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/12/2020 10:16:50 PM
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Baby seriously injured after being hit by a car in Jerusalem
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 9:37:17 PM
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Netanyahu's confidants: He decided against elections
Progress made in talks with Blue and White
By GIL HOFFMAN \
8/12/2020 9:46:28 PM
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Bedouin authorities threaten to strike in support of colleague's arrest
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/12/2020 9:48:17 PM
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The two state solution is fading. It would take a miracle to revive it
With all parties unwilling, no negotiations will take place in the foreseeable future.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
8/12/2020 9:49:47 PM
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Doing this daily Jewish ritual has helped me cope with coronavirus
The pandemic has brought with it monotony, as each week bleeds into the next, but this technique has fortunately given us something to look forward to each day.
By RACHEL HONEYMAN/JTA \
8/12/2020 10:03:11 PM
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A final media comment, but media scrutiny is more important than ever
The last 20 years have seen an awakening of public sensitivity to media issues in Israel and abroad.
By YISRAEL MEDAD AND ELI POLLAK \
8/12/2020 10:11:54 PM
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Who killed Rafik Hariri?
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (the STL) was voted into existence by the UN Security Council in 2007 and formally established in 2009.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
8/12/2020 10:23:35 PM
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Phishing attacks grow in Israel due to coronavirus, as global trends fall
A 60% increase was reported in Israel compared to global trends which have decreased by 10%.
By CELIA JEAN \
8/12/2020 10:33:19 PM
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Israel donates advanced medical equipment to India's leading hospital
The decision came after the Israeli-Indian cooperative effort proved itself with the successful research conducted by Israeli and Indian researchers for creating rapid coronavirus tests.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
8/13/2020 6:23:40 PM
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Marseille Jamilla parodies the painful truth of the Arab-Israeli conflict
By using humor as their weapon, Rosen and Sela are forcing gallery-goers to ponder the policies of various modern-day leaders.
By JOY BERNARD \
8/12/2020 10:41:06 PM
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Kanye West met with Kushner as rapper eyes 2020 election spot
The meeting took place in Colorado last weekend and also included President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, Kushner's wife and another top White House adviser.
By REUTERS \
8/12/2020 10:52:21 PM
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France to bolster military presence over Turkish prospecting
Turkey and Greece are at loggerheads over competing claims to natural gas reserves.
By REUTERS \
8/13/2020 1:48:27 AM