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New study finds confirming stereotypes triggers reward-like sensation
Often, predetermined notions fall short when faced with reality. But according to the research, humans are willing to earn less money in order to have their predictions confirmed.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 4:46:56 AM
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Crisis ensues in Congo over the ancestry of a Jewish refugee’s son
Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association, condemned the bill, saying it’s “an outrage that in 2021 a person can be disqualified for having a Jewish parent."
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
7/15/2021 1:18:39 AM
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Republicans want to brand Mark Zuckerberg as ‘Zuckerbucks.’ ADL says stop.
This month, the term made it into Congress: Rep. Claudia Tenney, a New York Republican, proposed the End Zuckerbucks Act, which would ban nonprofits classified as tax exempt and nonpartisan.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
7/15/2021 1:30:47 AM
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Imagination drives Western Galilee recovery
The Western Galilee region suffered another setback in May 2021, when rioters looted the city of Akko, destroying small businesses and damaging property.
By JD KREBS/JTA \
7/15/2021 1:39:19 AM
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Can baseball handle Orthodox Jewish players if they make it to the majors?
For the first time in MLB history, two Orthodox Jews were picked in this week's draft. But do these players have a chance of reaching the big leagues without compromising their level of observance?
By RON KAPLAN\JTA \
7/15/2021 2:00:11 AM
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Haitians protest, pay tribute while still reeling from president's killing
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 1:46:06 AM
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UAE ambassador tours Belgian Jewish sites, a 'major milestone'
The visit included a traditional kosher and halal lunch at the well-known Hoffy’s restaurant.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 3:52:45 AM
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Ethiopia conflict heats up as Amhara region vows to attack Tigray forces
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 2:28:28 AM
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Explosion reported at office building in Tehran
The capital's fire department says the explosion, which heavily damaged part of the building, was caused by a gas leak.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/15/2021 10:49:59 AM
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Enough with the ‘ex-Orthodox’ drama
Netflix has introduced a number of shows about ultra-Orthodox communities, all with the same message: erase the past. But perhaps the past can still be embraced by those who have left.
By ALLISON JOSEPHS/JTA \
7/15/2021 11:50:20 AM
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Anne Frank's diary comes to life in new animated film
The film, "Where is Anne Frank,” was made by acclaimed Israeli director Ari Folman, best known for his 2008 Oscar-nominated animated documentary hybrid “Waltz With Bashir."
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
7/15/2021 4:07:54 AM
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Iran not ready for nuclear talks until Raisi takes over -source
"We are now talking probably not before mid-August."
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 12:21:41 PM
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IDF detains dozens of Hamas-affiliated operatives in joint operation
In a joint military and police effort, the operatives, members of a Hamas student cell, were detained while visiting the razed home of a Hamas terrorist accused of murder.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 6:06:15 AM
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About 30 people missing in houses collapse in Germany due to heavy rain
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 9:03:08 AM
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New Jersey student assigned Hitler project, teacher placed on admin. leave
In the project, the girl listed Hitler's accomplishments and dressed up as him for the presentation.
By ARIELLA MARSDEN \
7/15/2021 8:51:57 AM
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33 dead and 70 missing in Germany as houses collapse in heavy rain
There are currently an unknown number of people on roofs who need to be rescued.
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 3:01:28 PM
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Amos Ben Avraham appointed as COVID enforcement commissioner
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 3:54:07 PM
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Iranian dissidents to visit Israel next week - why?
Iranian expats support Israelis in light of the latest attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which are sponsored by Iran.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/17/2021 8:52:52 PM
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Zadorov trial: 'One of the schoolchildren is the murderer' - Rada's mother
"I now want to open a new page after all the criticism and anger. I very much hope here justice will run its course properly."
By 103FM \
7/15/2021 11:57:50 AM
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Coronavirus: Israel launches ‘Happy Badge’ for weddings and large parties
On the heels of the third straight day with more than 750 cases, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the pass was necessary for “maximum protection.”
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
7/16/2021 8:18:07 AM
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A World Champion and the Israeli people’s champion
Blue-and-white judoka Sagi Muki represents one of the country’s top medal chances in Tokyo and is a perfect ambassador off the mat as well.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:21:14 AM
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Coronavirus in IDF: 123 service members infected
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 10:26:55 AM
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Does obsession with disproportionality compromise responsible warfare?
If Israelis are unable to perceive the paradigm shift in discourse, they will never be able to challenge it.
By MICHAEL STARR \
7/17/2021 4:44:54 PM
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Will third time be a charm for Richter?
The Rehovot resident has yet to achieve a place on the podium at the Olympics and perhaps this will be his time to rise to the occasion in Tokyo.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:21:30 AM
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IDF requests billions in budget increase to boost Iran attack capabilities
Israel considers Iran’s nuclear program as the number one concern. It would take one year to make a nuclear bomb - intel reports.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
7/15/2021 11:51:14 AM
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The NGO shrinking the Arab-Israeli conflict – one problem at a time
One NGO, Shrinking the Conflict, aims to parse out the mosaic of issues comprising the conflict and reduce their scope one step at a time, with an innovative and democratic method.
By MICHAEL STARR \
7/30/2021 7:19:55 AM
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Top 3 Best Research Paper Writing Services Online
We have found and reviewed the best research paper writing services in the U.S. to save your time and nerves.
By PROMO CONTENT \
7/15/2021 12:27:53 PM
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Newly discovered supernova may answer 1,000 year-old mystery
The supernova was theorized 40 years ago, but this is the first time it has ever been definitively seen.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 12:01:38 PM
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Making a splash with Israeli Olympian Anastasia Gorbenko
At only 17 years of age, Gorbenko was able to meet the Olympic criteria to punch her ticket to the Games which is a huge accomplishment at such a young age.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:21:59 AM
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‘Elkin law’ falls in embarrassment to gov't after speaker casts wrong vote
Elkin has not yet explained why he is so eager to be on the committee to the extent that legislation was advanced to facilitate the demand.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/15/2021 9:23:42 PM
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Israel’s sailing sensation Katy Spychakov to set sail in Tokyo
Spychakov began surfing at 10 years old and added racing these years later which she learnt at the local Hapoel Eilat Sailing Club.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:21:47 AM
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Iran hackers masqueraded as UK scholars to hack journalists, think tanks
"Academics, journalists, and think tank personnel should practice caution and verify the identity of the individuals offering them unique opportunities."
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/15/2021 4:39:51 PM
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The need for the constant duality
Ben-David lives and works in London and over the past decade lived in Portugal as well. He represented Israel at the Venice Biennale in 1988.
By BASIA MONKA \
7/15/2021 3:18:15 PM
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Who is Artem Dolgopyat, Israel's Olympic gold medalist?
In 2009, Dolgopyat’s family moved to Israel from the Ukraine and settled in Tel Aviv, where he quickly became a standout at the Maccabi sports club.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
8/1/2021 1:04:40 PM
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Hamas rockets won't deter this Israeli CEO from launching his product
The CEO of BioHarvest said that after his company spent $35 million during 12 years of research and development, nothing would prevent him from bringing his new product, Vinia, to the American market
By ALAN ZEITLIN \
7/15/2021 11:39:20 AM
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Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram has sights set on top podium finish in Tokyo
The Israeli rhythmic gymnast is not only performing at her peak just in time for the world’s grandest stage, but Ashram is also No. 1 in the world rankings as the curtain is about to raised.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:22:36 AM
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When Jews were banned from sitting at the Western Wall - comment
It was the 1929 riots that brought the Western Wall to the forefront as the Temple Mount is today.
By YISRAEL MEDAD \
7/15/2021 11:54:23 AM
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JNF-USA’s Olympic home run
In a story for the ages, Israel’s Olympic Baseball team will be going for gold and glory at the Tokyo Olympic thanks to the support of Jewish National Fund-USA.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 2:32:53 PM
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IDF concerned crisis in Lebanon could have repercussions along the border
411th Battalion Commander Lt.-Col. Raz Haimlich said that it "can go either way."
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
7/15/2021 5:28:19 PM
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Can modern Jews ‘grieve?’
Emotionally sensitive people sympathize with the suffering of other people even when personally unaffected. At a minimum, Tisha Be’Av demands this level of mourning.
By MOSHE TARAGIN \
7/15/2021 12:05:52 PM
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Herzog tours Jewish Agency’s Amigour Joseph Wilf Home for the Elderly
This is the first completed project in a national initiative between the Government of Israel and The Jewish Agency to build 2,650 housing units across the country on Jewish Agency lands.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/22/2021 3:15:34 PM
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Why was Jerusalem’s Western Wall built?
Some years ago it was rumored that the Wall was weeping, for the tragic situation of Jews in Israel during its ongoing terrorist attacks.
By DVORA WAYSMAN \
7/18/2021 10:30:19 AM
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MK Zvi Hauser suffered light neurological incident in Knesset
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 12:15:13 PM
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California's new ethnic studies bill can teach old antisemitic curriculum
AMCHA initiative director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin said the new bill can erase two years of progress fighting antisemitism.
By BEN BARUCH \
7/15/2021 3:52:08 PM
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The Jewish story: From generation to generation
For hundreds of years my family lived, thrived and persevered in the small Moravian town of Boskovice. And then, in one dreadful blow, they were all gone. Today there isn’t a single Jew in the town.
By CHARLES TICHO \
7/15/2021 12:25:47 PM
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Turkey in foreign policy precarious 5 years after coup attempt - analysis
Facing a decline in the economy and his poll numbers, Erdogan is now trying to mend ties with Washington
By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI / THE MEDIA LINE \
7/16/2021 10:13:30 AM
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Voices from the Arab press: Neither Russians nor Americans will save us
Perhaps the most dangerous advice the Soviets gave Nasser was their insistence that Egypt should wait to initiate an attack during the June 1967 war.
By MEDIA LINE \
7/15/2021 12:38:02 PM
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The glittering hotel where stars spent the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes film festival sees particularly large Israeli delegation due to four feature films
By MICHAL GALANTI \
7/15/2021 2:34:22 PM
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Another extreme heat wave on the way, Health Ministry warns
The ministry stressed that coronavirus guidelines, such as wearing a mask indoors, must still be followed.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 12:51:55 PM
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COVID complicates overseas travel; Visit Ashdod instead!
By MEITAL SHARABI \
7/15/2021 12:56:17 PM
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Drug overdose deaths reach record-breaking rates in US during COVID
Treatment and drug programs weren't able to operate.
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 12:57:52 PM
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Trump's last days in office, the West and world order
New reports about Trump’s last day in office leave wider questions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/15/2021 3:37:34 PM
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Pascale's Kitchen: Fun summer desserts
This is the time of year to reorganize your pantry and fridge so that you have the right ingredients for making light and refreshing summer dishes with ingredients that won’t make you feel heavy.
By PASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN \
7/15/2021 1:16:21 PM
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Israel's judokas to take center stage at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics will also host the first Judo team event in which Israel's men’s and women’s teams will participate.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:22:58 AM
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Dubai to use Israeli drones to secure World Expo
The Emirati metropolis chose the Aerobotics system shortly after the signing of the Abraham Accords between the UAE and Israel last year.
By ZEV STUB \
7/18/2021 7:26:37 PM
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Traveling to America? Beware of the PCR testing shuffle
In order to keep its citizens safe from COVID-19, Israel has one of the strictest virus testing requirements anywhere.
By BRIAN BLUM \
7/18/2021 7:27:28 PM
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Herbalife powers Israeli Olympians for upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Not just a financial sponsor, global nutrition giant provides supplemental products and scientific health experts to blue-and-white athletes.
By Uriel Sturm \
7/20/2021 11:23:17 AM
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Beitar cancels Barcelona match after demand to not have game in Jerusalem
A planned friendly match was canceled by Beitar Jerusalem after FC Barcelona demanded that the game take place outside Jerusalem.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/15/2021 6:14:10 PM
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Israeli Athletics team set to take their marks at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Israeli hopes for an athletics medal is partially pointed towards Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko as she is a seasoned and experienced competitor who the local fans in the Holy Land have learned to love.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:23:30 AM
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A rich Israeli badminton legacy as Tokyo Olympics loom
Misha is now known as the face of Israeli badminton and wants to continue to influence the sport through coaching after his career is over.
By GABRIELLE ABRAMS \
7/20/2021 11:23:48 AM
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Preparations underway at Western Wall for Tisha Be'av
The fast day commemorating the destructions of the First and Second Temples begins on Saturday night and continues through Sunday night.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 4:08:10 PM
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All you need is love? Exploring Tisha Be’av through a Beatles’ hit
Well, here we are on the eve of Judaism’s national day of mourning, our “9/11” (the ninth day of the eleventh month in the Hebrew calendar), Tisha Be’av.
By STEWART WEISS \
7/15/2021 2:08:34 PM
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Israeli Olympian cycling toward Tokyo success at 2020 summer Olympics
As the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Israeli national Israeli champion, Shapira became the first woman to win four consecutive Israeli titles.
By GABRIELLE ABRAMS \
7/20/2021 11:24:05 AM
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8 arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish home in Lod
The attack was different from other attacks during the May riots as it was planned over a long period and occurred after the violence ceased.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/15/2021 4:00:40 PM
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Lest we forget the coronavirus pandemic year
“My husband, Chaim, and I don’t know where we were infected, but we think it was in the neighborhood synagogue, when we went to a celebratory kiddush,” says Hekelman, 59, a retired bank officer.
By BARBARA SOFER \
7/15/2021 2:34:49 PM
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West Bank city of Hebron regularly sees terror attacks
Five years after a terror attack killed a 13 year-old Israeli, numerous attacks in and around the flashpoint city continue to take place.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
7/15/2021 3:35:26 PM
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Israel's Alexander Shatilov back for his fourth Olympic Games
Shatilov will be joined by teammate and Olympic newbie, Artem Dolgopyat. The floor-dominating duo hope to take Israel gymnastics to the next level.
By GABRIELLE ABRAMS \
7/20/2021 11:24:26 AM
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Save Russia’s Subbotnik Jews
Although untold numbers moved to Israel over the past century without any problems, inexplicable bureaucratic hurdles arose in the early 2000s, and their immigration has been stalled ever since.
By MICHAEL FREUND \
7/15/2021 7:23:31 PM
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Israeli archer Itay Shanny takes aim at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Shanny is known for his use of visualization, a practice that is becoming more popular in the competitive archery community.
By GABRIELLE ABRAMS \
7/20/2021 11:24:54 AM
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Book review: Meaning and destruction of the Temples
Lamentations – Faith in a Turbulent World, by Dr. Yael Ziegler, remedies our overall reluctance to better understand Lamentations and conveys the book’s complex concepts and ideas clearly.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
7/15/2021 2:57:53 PM
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'Neuroprothesis' can return communication to paralyzed people
A new project enables communication at a faster rate than is currently available to paralyzed people.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 3:48:54 PM
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A little horseplay for Israeli riders ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The team qualified for the Olympics in July 2019 with a win at the Olympic Jumping Qualifier at Maxima Park in Moscow.
By GABRIELLE ABRAMS \
7/20/2021 11:26:35 AM
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Book review: The slow disintegration
An eminently believable story set during a period of political, racial turmoil
By NEVILLE TELLER \
7/15/2021 3:06:31 PM
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Parashat Devarim: God as Moses’s temporary student
In this week’s parasha, Devarim, Moses focused on the years when the Jewish nation wandered in the desert and on the trials and tribulations they experienced there.
By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ \
7/15/2021 3:11:49 PM
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History and adventure come together at Tower of David Museum
Guests can experience Jerusalem’s 4,000-year history through exploring the ancient citadel in the air with their adrenaline pumping through thrilling ropes-courses.
By LAUREN MORGANBESSER \
7/15/2021 10:34:08 PM
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Israel Baseball’s 'Field of Dreams' ahead of Summer Olympics
After shockingly qualifying for the Olympics, blue-and-white is one of just six teams who will compete in Tokyo, making a miraculous medal well within reach.
By DANNY GROSSMAN \
7/24/2021 12:19:55 PM
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Parashat Devarim: The beginning of history
The Torah is insistent that no human is perfect, and it is in the rough and tumble of daily life that we show our spiritual striving.
By DAVID WOLPE \
7/15/2021 3:21:45 PM
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From MLB to the Olympics in blue-and-white
The Sports Rabbi sits down with Israel Baseball's Josh Zeid to talk about the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/20/2021 11:27:04 AM
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Thoughts on Tisha Be’av - comment
This exile was the second time we had been uprooted and torn from the homeland. Just seven centuries prior, the Babylonians too, led us out of Judea into an uncertain captivity.
By AHARON E. WEXLER \
7/18/2021 10:42:27 AM
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Omega sets alarm for postponed Tokyo Olympics
A tradition going back years as the official Timekeeper * Limited edition watches unveiled.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
7/20/2021 11:27:52 AM
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IDF's COGAT announces Eid al-Adha measures for West Bank Palestinians
The new measures decided on by COGAT, headed by Maj.-Gen. Ghassan Alian, will come into effect on Sunday following approval by Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 4:40:33 PM
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Joe Conway, 100, is no regular joe
With his excellent eyesight, positive demeanor and youthful attitude, Conway, who moved to Protea Hills retirement village in Shoresh seven years ago, could easily pass for a man of 80, or even 75.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
7/15/2021 3:41:47 PM
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Facebook says it removed millions of hateful posts in first 3 months 2021
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 3:45:43 PM
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A presidential blessing ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Some of the members of the Olympic team are competing for the second, third and fourth times.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/20/2021 11:28:43 AM
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Harel wishes Israeli delegation luck ahead of 2020 summer Olympics
The Olympic Committee is a body that conforms to the values of the Harel Group, which sets an example of the values of the personal commitment to excellence by those representing Israel.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
7/20/2021 11:38:50 AM
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Likud's Barkat heads to Washington to stop Palestinian consulate opening
The Likud MK argues that opening a consulate to a foreign entity – the Palestinian Authority – on Israeli territory undermines its sovereignty in Jerusalem and is a move towards dividing the capital.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/15/2021 6:21:27 PM
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Legends & Legacies: Exploring the history of South African Jews on TV
The television series launched on July 11, 2021 as an online charity premiere for the Union of Jewish Women, which my late mother, Roseve (Saacks) Linde, once headed.
By STEVE LINDE \
7/15/2021 3:58:09 PM
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We believe in you Linoy, Always
A letter from Naama Giladi, VP of external relations and corporate responsibility at Procter & Gamble to Linoy Ashram.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
7/20/2021 11:39:10 AM
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PM Bennett meets with family of fallen IDF soldier held captive by Hamas
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 4:08:53 PM
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Yad Vashem installs synagogue stained glass window that survived Holocaust
The stained glass that once hung in a synagogue in Holland now hang in Yad Vashem's synagogue as a reminder of the once-thriving Jewish community.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 5:41:21 PM
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14 days: UAE mission
Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.
By STEVE LINDE \
7/15/2021 4:14:20 PM
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As Israel's tech firms hunt for workers, Arabs struggle to get in
Israel's Arab population is struggling to find its place in an economy increasingly dominated by hi-tech.
By ZEV STUB \
7/18/2021 5:03:19 PM
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Israeli Paralympic team gears up for Summer Olympics in Tokyo
At the last Games in Rio de Janeiro Israel captured three bronze medals with two of those athletes returning to action in the 2020 version of the Games.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
7/24/2021 12:29:04 PM
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Jerusalem: City of prayers and dreams
Nothing here is trivial. Everything one does is significant. We feel the full weight of history as we tread stones once trodden by kings and martyrs and warriors.
By DVORA WAYSMAN \
7/15/2021 4:25:32 PM
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Netanyahu trial delayed yet again
This is the fourth time the trial has been postponed.
By TAL SPUNGIN,YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/15/2021 8:47:37 PM
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The importance of personalized sports nutrition
Whether it's judo or swimming or any other sport, there are some standard pillars of sports nutrition that we focus on and then some specifics for each sport.
By DANA RYAN \
7/20/2021 11:39:40 AM
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Lebanon's PM-designate Hariri says he has given up on cabinet formation
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 4:38:56 PM
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10 things to know as Israel gears up for Tokyo Olympics
Will more Israeli athletes ascend the winners’ podium this summer in Tokyo?
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/20/2021 11:39:55 AM
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Israel floats new plan to increase imports, lower prices
The plan outlines principles for establishing regulation on the import of products and removing trade barriers, while reducing Israel's need to conduct its own testing and regulatory process for products that have been approved elsewhere.
By ZEV STUB \
7/15/2021 7:38:05 PM
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Fania Brodsky, heroic Holocaust survivor, dies at the age of 100
After her escape, Fania joined the famous Bielski Jewish Partisans. Her brother, Motl, who she helped to escape earlier, spent only a few days with the Bielskis before joining the Partisans.
By BATYA COHEN \
7/15/2021 4:56:11 PM
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Israeli surfer Anat Lelior’s unlikely path to Tokyo
It was an inauspicious start to the sport that would become her career and, later this month, take her to the Tokyo Olympics.
By ANNA DIMOND \
7/20/2021 11:40:13 AM
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COVID-19: Israelis refuse to cancel trips abroad, despite Bennett's pleas
“What he’s saying is ‘we don’t trust that you’ll stay in quarantine for seven days. So we’d rather you cancel the trip outright.’ I find that insulting.”
By JORDAN PIKE \
7/15/2021 6:29:58 PM
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Remembering the Munich 11 ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
At the end of a day of intensely nerve-wrecking negotiations, the Palestinian terrorists demanded they and their Israeli hostages be flown to an Arab country. They never made it off the tarmac.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
7/20/2021 11:40:28 AM
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Documents show Kremlin's plot to put Trump in White House
The papers, signed by Putin, show plans to help Trump as much as possible to win the 2016 elections for the benefit of Russia.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 5:45:53 PM
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Israel Electric warns of phishing scam trying to steal customer details
People clicking the link in the message would be taken to a page where they would be asked for their identification number and credit card details.
By ZEV STUB \
7/15/2021 5:18:29 PM
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Israel's new government makes history while facing many challenges
Israel’s first political invention was the rotational government, introduced in 1984 when Yitzhak Shamir and Shimon Peres, following an inconclusive election.
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
7/15/2021 5:27:12 PM
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Microsoft says Israeli group sold tools to hack Windows
According to Microsoft and human rights group Citizen Lab, an Israeli group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows.
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 5:30:06 PM
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Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 97
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 5:34:33 PM
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UAE's delegation to Israel welcomed - and heckled - comment
The delegation to Israel came just weeks before Foreign Minister Yair Lapid became the first senior Israeli official to visit the UAE since the Abraham Accords last year.
By LINDA GRADSTEIN \
7/15/2021 5:37:13 PM
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Benny Gantz appoints Tomer-Yerushalmi as MAG, will be first woman in role
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi has been appointed to be Military Advocate General and is being promoted to the rank of Maj.-Gen., becoming only the second woman in the IDF to hold this rank.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 7:28:00 PM
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Cryptic 2,700 year-old pig skeleton found in Jerusalem’s City of David
The remains of the animal were found in a luxurious First Temple Period building. Was it there to be eaten?
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
7/17/2021 4:00:06 PM
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Auschwitz Museum condemns Irish politician's Holocaust comparison
The Independent parliamentarian told media: "We'll be all tagged in yellow with the mark of the beast on us," according to reports.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 6:12:11 PM
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The importance of monarchies for regional stability - comment
Let us start with Algeria – a republic controlled by the army – an oil rich country where the population is suffering economically.
By AMINE AYOUB \
7/15/2021 5:45:54 PM
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How should UNRWA help Gaza?
82% of the people of Gaza – 1.7 million persons – now dwell in 11 “temporary” UNRWA camps in Gaza established for refugees of the 1948 war.
BY DAVID BEDEIN \
7/15/2021 5:55:56 PM
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President Herzog: Coexistence in Lod means coexistence in Israel
Herzog clarified that Lod is not the only city in which there are social rifts, but is the most varied representative of the incredible Israeli social mosaic.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/15/2021 7:00:11 PM
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Israeli society owes a debt of gratitude to Yair Lapid - comment
Lapid is a man of many talents. He has written novels, children’s books, a play and TV dramas. He was a newspaper reporter and columnist and hosted major TV programs.
By AVRAHAM AVI-HAI \
7/17/2021 9:15:28 PM
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Iron Dome: The inside story
Iron Dome shot down 1,428 rockets headed toward populated areas, an interception rate of 95%. Some 60–70 rockets hit populated areas.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
7/15/2021 6:23:34 PM
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American philanthropist Larry Hochberg on the importance of courage
By ARIELLA ZEIDMAN \
7/15/2021 6:36:08 PM
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Danon: Engage with US Progressives, but don’t start with Omar or Tlaib
JPost One-on-One Zoomcast, Episode 27: Former UN envoy doubts polls showing a quarter of US Jews see Israel as an apartheid state.
By HERB KEINON \
8/18/2021 12:14:12 PM
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Provincial Afghan govt, Taliban agree on ceasefire in Western Badghis
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 6:47:35 PM
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Lebanon President: Hariri not ready to discuss changes to govt proposal
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 6:51:24 PM
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Congress advances Pray Safe Act, Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program
"Protecting the ability of all Americans to live out their faith and gather as a community without fear or harm is one of the most important duties of the federal government."
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
7/15/2021 10:56:52 PM
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Thousands of medical support staff end strike
Health minister promises to keep workers employed at least until the state budget is passed
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
7/16/2021 10:29:27 AM
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Travel to Israel: 1st degree relatives of citizens can now apply online
Requirements: Copy of passport, vaccination or recovery certificate, health insurance covering COVID and documents regarding why they wish to come.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
7/16/2021 7:11:47 AM
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Israel Police arrest man for sexual offenses on three-year-old son
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 7:54:33 PM
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Former school principal explains the educational challenges amid COVID
According to the US Learning Policy Institute and the NASSP, 42 percent of the principals surveyed this year indicated they were considering leaving their position. It is not hard to understand why.
By ROZ LYONS \
7/15/2021 7:21:48 PM
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Israel's bus stories: The value of looking around you!
By DAVID JABLINOWITZ \
7/15/2021 7:29:28 PM
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Exploring the New York Jewish experience first hand
New York was and always has been a city of Jews who support Israel as is attested by the annual Israel Day Parade which attracts thousands of people who march down Fifth Avenue in support of Israel.
By ROBERT HERSOWITZ \
7/25/2021 2:00:02 PM
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Antisemitism online: Interparliamentary task force releases report
The report is calling on social media companies to act with transparency and adopt the IHRA working definition for antisemitism, with task force members from all over the world.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
7/18/2021 11:00:46 AM
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Hady Amr’s pointless pursuit of Palestinian statehood - opinion
Abbas’s ploy a couple of months ago to reject a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the grounds that it should have been his “equal,” President Joe Biden, on the phone, clearly worked.
By RUTHIE BLUM \
7/15/2021 7:48:53 PM
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From Maine to Yeroham: One man’s journey to his grandson’s brit
For my father, 87, the brit was the moment he had been looking forward to after a cold Maine winter on the St. Croix River, filled with snow flurries and coronavirus worries.
By ANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ \
7/15/2021 7:50:03 PM
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Is trust enough to win the COVID-19 battle in Israel?
Bennett said in a speech on Wednesday, “Together, the government and the public can defeat the delta pandemic.” Is this enough to combat the crisis?
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
7/15/2021 10:07:13 PM
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How President Herzog can strengthen Israel-Diaspora relations - opinion
Here are five ideas Herzog can implement as the president of the only Jewish country in the world.
By ZVIKA KLEIN \
7/15/2021 7:59:33 PM
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Facebook says Iran-based hackers used site to target US military personnel
Facebook said it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as a part of a cyber-spying operation that targeted mostly US military personnel.
By REUTERS \
7/15/2021 8:05:37 PM
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Exploring the Red Sea: A warm taste of paradise at the Dan Eilat Hotel
I had a really tough year and I had been hoping for more than six months to travel abroad, but with all the coronavirus prohibitions I hadn’t gotten further than a beach day in Tel Aviv.
By DANIELA GLEISER \
8/5/2021 11:14:13 AM
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Jerusalem - A tale of one city with two faces - opinion
“Moshe Lion has never walked through. I see him entering the Old City every week on the way to the Kotel, and he never looks right or left. It’s as if we don’t exist. It’s another world here.”
By DAVID BRINN \
7/15/2021 8:07:26 PM
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Book review: Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide
The title, Israel’s Failed Responses to the Armenian Genocide, tells it all in a nutshell. It is the story of denial, deception, hurt feelings and bad faith.
By JACK NUSAN PORTER \
7/15/2021 8:15:01 PM
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My Word: Kicking around the idea of home
Beyond the sporting and entertainment value, there was a feeling that the games this year were about beating coronavirus.
By LIAT COLLINS \
7/15/2021 8:15:50 PM
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Book review: A hopeful novel about a marriage battling with Alzheimer’s
They marry and have a daughter, Sarah, who becomes a doctor. Spence also has a son from an earlier, brief marriage, named Arlo after Arlo Guthrie.
By LINDA GRADSTEIN \
7/15/2021 8:22:51 PM
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Grapevine July 16, 2021: A diplomatic day
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/15/2021 8:25:01 PM
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Book review: Gorenberg demythologizes the ‘Desert Fox’
While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the central theme of this book, it is always lurking in the background because of the threat posed by Rommel and his military ambition.
By JON IMMANUEL \
7/15/2021 8:32:47 PM
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Tisha Be'av: Finding ourselves to find redemption - opinion
The service on Tisha Be’av focuses on golah, exile, and its movement towards geulah, redemption. The difference between these two Hebrew words is one letter, aleph, for ani – me.
By KENNETH BRANDER \
7/15/2021 8:37:12 PM
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Linking Zionism with Nazism: The story of the time-traveling trope
The Anti-Defamation League in the USA reported 17,000 tweets using variations on the phrase “Hitler was right” between May 7 and 14, at the height of the war.
By HENRI STELLMAN \
7/15/2021 8:42:00 PM
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COVID: Spain to be added to travel ban list
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 8:46:41 PM
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Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai: Defeatist or visionary? - opinion
Yes, surrender is a form of defeat. But, if the enemy is not committed to genocide, the survivors of the surrender live on and continue.
By ELI KAVON \
7/15/2021 8:45:14 PM
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Getting our loved ones into Israel: A nightmare coming to an end?
The time came for me to apply for my Italian mother to get permission to enter Israel as a first-degree relative of a citizen, I thought I was ready. I was wrong.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
7/15/2021 9:27:52 PM
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What are the real threats of modern antisemitism? - opinion
Partisanship, “progressive” politics, legal pretexts, anti-Israel sentiment, and community divisions hamper the effort to combat surging Jew hatred.
By DAVID M. WEINBERG \
7/20/2021 1:47:08 PM
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COVID: Israel Police steps up restrictions enforcement in Jerusalem
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 9:10:11 PM
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Netanyahu accuses Lapid of ‘minimizing’ concept of antisemitism
The foreign minister on Wednesday compared antisemitism to other racial and political hatreds and said that antisemitism was ‘the family name of hate.’
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/15/2021 9:21:58 PM
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Tisha Be'av: Herzog's call for calm came at the right time - opinion
Few things make us stop and take stock like loss and mourning. Tisha Be’av is that time when we collectively mourn the destruction wrought by division.
By WARREN GOLDSTEIN \
7/15/2021 9:04:37 PM
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Surfside collapse: Why did Israel send help? - opinion
Israel responds immediately to emergencies around the world not because the victims are Jewish, but because they are human.
By KENNETH LASSON \
7/15/2021 9:12:12 PM
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Leah Goldin to Bennett: No Qatari cash for Gaza unless our sons are freed
Leah and Simha Goldin told Naftali Bennett that Israel must insist on linking entry of cash into Gaza with release of captives.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/15/2021 9:49:19 PM
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How can Israel convince gentiles if it can't convince Jews? - opinion
Israel’s hasbara problem is, of course, only a symptom of much more serious phenomena, among them: the threat to our relations with the US and its Jews.
By AVI GIL \
7/15/2021 9:20:48 PM
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How did Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion do after serving half of his term?
Moshe Lion believes that a warm word here and a smile there are the best tools to get results in one of the most complicated cities in the world.
By PEGGY CIDOR \
7/15/2021 9:24:45 PM
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Coronavirus, unicorns and Jeff Bezos in space - opinion
Why switch companies and what is the point of working in the rat race. What are your goals and what do you hope to accomplish? How will it impact family life?
By AARON KATSMAN \
7/15/2021 9:29:13 PM
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Who is an Israeli resident for tax purposes? - opinion
The question of who is a resident is multi-faceted. Don’t expect the ITA to agree with you without a high majority of the factors supporting your claim.
By LEON HARRIS \
7/15/2021 9:35:32 PM
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Orthodox agitators interrupt Conservative Bar Mitzvah at Western Wall
A hardline group of religious-Zionists have staged prayer services and Torah lessons at the egalitarian section to undermine the association of it with Conservative and Reform movements.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/15/2021 11:19:14 PM
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Jerusalem's Symphony Orchestra tours Germany
I was fortunate enough to tag along with the JSO on its recent five-date tour of Germany, taking in concerts in Hamburg, Berlin and Bochum.
By BARRY DAVIS \
7/15/2021 9:41:18 PM
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Changing ideologies: Three people who changed their worldview
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: It could be a former socialist hippie who became a venture capitalist, a haredi woman who became a fashion mogul, or the son of a Hamas terrorist who became a Zionist.
By HERB KEINON \
7/15/2021 9:45:30 PM
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Education Minister Shasha-Biton calls to replace Prof. Sharon Alroy-Preis
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 9:53:28 PM
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This week in Jerusalem: Grass-roots governance resumes
A round-up of city affairs.
By PEGGY CIDOR \
7/15/2021 9:49:42 PM
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Tackling antisemitism outbreak in the US on several fronts
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: The reality on the ground for Jews in the US and Canada is that antisemitism is being felt more intensely.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/15/2021 9:51:31 PM
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Seeking your match in a post-COVID world
The Talmud describes Tu Be’av as a day of great joy on which the young maidens of Israel would dress in white and dance in the vineyards to be matched with young single men.
By BEN BRESKY \
7/15/2021 9:58:50 PM
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Virgin territory: Richard Branson won in space, but failed fixing Earth
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Big Money’s race to outer space is a human tragedy wrapped in expeditionary farce
By AMOTZ ASA-EL \
7/15/2021 10:08:30 PM
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Jerusalem's Beer Festival is back!
Despite the corona variant raising up its spiked head again, this summer will be very different. Beer festivals are planned for several Israeli cities and towns.
By DOUG GREENER \
7/15/2021 10:09:20 PM
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Grapevine July 16, 2021: Sad parting
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/15/2021 10:15:21 PM
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Lebanon is dying a slow death
BEHIND THE LINES: The current situation stands as a stark warning to all countries faced with infiltration by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its various militia franchises.
By JONATHAN SPYER \
7/15/2021 10:18:18 PM
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Jerusalem Highlights July 16-22: What's new in Israel's capital?
Emunah Jerusalem’s Toby Willig Lecture Series offers online English language lectures on this important topic.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
7/16/2021 3:58:53 PM
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Tisha Be'av: Israel must end baseless hatred, rally together - editorial
In order to combat this self-destructive phenomenon, we must stop hating each other, rally together as one people, and call out those who voice hate against Jews, Israelis and Israel itself.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/15/2021 10:24:53 PM
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All-female tank crew begins operations on Egyptian border
They will operate Merkava IV tanks, having completed their training last week and began their operational activity along the Egyptian border.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 10:39:21 PM
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Will Israel have a COVID-19 lockdown on Rosh Hashanah?
HEALTH AFFAIRS: Is it time to sound the alarm, or can Israel expect to see another decrease in the infection rate with minimal changes?
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
7/15/2021 10:31:26 PM
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Beit Hillel Theater Workshop offers Disney summer event for families
The Beit Hillel Theater Workshop at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem weathered this past year of COVID restrictions, closures and frustrations to successfully produce Elton John’s Aida.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 10:35:09 PM
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Has Israel's new government lost its moral high ground?
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Prime Minister Bennett’s unruly alliance has faced multiple defeats in the Knesset, leaving its MKs raising questions.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/15/2021 10:39:38 PM
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Israeli artist Noga Erez clarifies BDS comments
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/15/2021 10:47:40 PM
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Le Charolais: The best non-restaurant in Jerusalem
A casual meal at Le Charolais is indeed one of the best deals in Jerusalem. Le Charolais, by the way, is the top level of cows in France, “the Adidas of cows”
By LINDA GRADSTEIN \
7/17/2021 12:40:48 PM
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When a poet and an artist take over an academic research center
A subversive and humorous exhibition by Agi Mishol and Yoav Weinfeld presents an unconventional collaboration in an unlikely location.
By JOY BERNARD \
7/15/2021 10:52:27 PM
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Onauma: Novel authentic Thai cuisine in Israel
Onauma serves gourmet specialties from Eisan at affordable prices
By BUZZY GORDON \
7/17/2021 12:39:28 PM
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Amir Khoury is poised to be Israel’s next big star
You might expect that an actor riding this kind of a wave would be a bit arrogant, but the trilingual Khoury, is thoughtful, soft-spoken and careful with his words.
By HANNAH BROWN \
7/15/2021 10:58:47 PM
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Bennett, Lapid photos stabbed by protestors
Police have opened an investigation into protestors who were seen stabbing photographs of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman.
By SHIRA SILKOFF \
7/16/2021 7:54:19 AM