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Biden says he is working toward sustained calm in Israel-Gaza conflict
By REUTERS \
5/17/2021 12:44:55 AM
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IDF strikes Hamas intelligence compound in Gaza
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 12:58:42 AM
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Blinken discusses Gaza in calls with Qatari, Egyptian, Saudi counterparts
The truce efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations have so far offered no sign of progress.
By REUTERS \
5/17/2021 6:44:33 AM
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Israel carrying out widespread attacks on terrorist targets in Gaza - IDF
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 3:08:20 AM
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israel an apartheid state
Ocasio-Cortez has been unabashedly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies since joining Congress in 2018.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
5/17/2021 2:20:51 AM
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Anti-Israel protests: Riots break out in Berlin, Paris and London
In Germany, many thousands protested Israel’s actions in Gaza. At the Berlin rally Saturday, police ordered the protesters to disperse citing COVID-19 measures.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/17/2021 10:56:55 AM
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Rabbi hospitalized after being assaulted near London
Two young men gave the rabbi, Rafi Goodwin, cuts on his head and around his eyes.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/17/2021 8:04:48 AM
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Nets' Kyrie Irving: More focused on Israel-Gaza conflict than basketball
The elite point guard, who is averaging over 27 points a game this season, revealed in April that he had recently committed to Islam.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
5/17/2021 3:35:22 AM
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‘Jew of no religion’? 3 American Jews talk about their other identities
Becka Alper, a 2021 study co-author, said the term captures a large and diverse part of the Jewish community that can’t be summarized by other terms such as “cultural Jews” or “ethnic Jews.”
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
5/17/2021 3:56:30 AM
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Egypt's president says ceasefire may be within reach - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 7:36:56 AM
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Ramming attack reported in West Bank, assailant neutralized - IDF
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 9:52:38 AM
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What do we know about the number of rockets fired at Israel?
The Iron Dome has an approximate 90% success rate intercepting rockets. So how many rockets have been fired, how fast, and how many were intercepted?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/17/2021 10:01:37 PM
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Senate Democrats call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
Some 29 Senate Democrats have signed a letter urging "an immediate ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas, as Operation “Guardian of the Walls” enters its eighth day.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
5/17/2021 9:49:47 PM
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Top Islamic Jihad official killed in IDF attack - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 12:23:02 PM
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Lod resident, 56, first Jewish victim from Arab riots in mixed city
Seven people suspected of being involved in violent riots in Lod were arrested during the night between Sunday and Monday as additional Border Police units were dispatched to the city.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 10:34:24 PM
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IDF pilot suspects children in vicinity, calls off airstrike - watch
Faced by allegations of indiscriminately striking targets in Gaza without distinguishing between Hamas officials and civilians, the IDF has decided to publish documentation that proves the contrary.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
5/17/2021 2:38:00 PM
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What is Iran’s game plan with China amid Israel-Gaza conflict?
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the US to "adjust" its position on Israel-Gaza conflict, claiming that the US was "standing on the opposite side of the international community.”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/18/2021 7:13:40 PM
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Turkey media threatens Israel with 'Libya model' of water grab off Gaza
The concept pushed by the Turkish media, likely with support from the government, argues that Turkey can sign a deal with the Palestinians and increase support for them by sea.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/17/2021 2:42:30 PM
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Israel-US sign $735 million arms deal amid Gaza conflict - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 2:56:33 PM
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The demonization of Israel in the halls of Congress - Opinion
As is often the case with Israel and Jews, there is a plethora of misinformation and demonization occurring, with US representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib leading the propaganda campaign.
By EMILY SCHRADER \
5/17/2021 6:50:33 PM
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The slap to the face of Israel, US diplomatic relations
The very comparison between legal proceedings and shooting at civilians is outrageous and morally repugnant and will only embolden Hamas.
By ODED REVIVI \
5/17/2021 3:34:13 PM
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Seventy-three years of deadly illusions must come to an end
Both sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict must decide whether to chart a new path leading to a mutually gratifying peace or continue a self-consuming conflict.
By ALON BEN-MEIR \
5/17/2021 3:42:55 PM
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The Biden administration must get more involved in the conflict
So far the Biden administration has struck the right tone. Yet even as the remarks are necessary and welcome, there is much more positive good that the administration can accomplish.
By AHMED CHARAI \
5/17/2021 3:50:35 PM
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Palestinians disappointed by int'l community’s stance on escalation
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz: "Israel is not preparing for a cease-fire. … Only when we achieve complete quiet can we talk about calm"
By SANAA ALSWERKY / THE MEDIA LINE \
5/17/2021 3:57:10 PM
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From Jaffa to Jerusalem: A century of conflict
In the absence of an explanation driven by recent events, the question remains: what is the cause of the rising violence spreading across the Jewish state?
By YARON BUSKILA \
5/17/2021 3:59:38 PM
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An open letter to Naftali Bennett: Heal our country
Is this what we want for the country of the Jews? Where we just hate each other so much that we can’t even countenance living in the same space?
By PAMELA PELED \
5/17/2021 4:07:17 PM
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Jewish, Arab conflict not symmetrical, but both sides need to douse flames
Most important these days is that all those – from both sides – who want to prevent the situation from deteriorating into a full-scale civil war, should act within their own side to lower the flames.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
5/17/2021 6:42:51 PM
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Temple Mount, Sheikh Jarrah only smoke screens for Hamas's real incentive
All that the Palestinian terrorists, together with their Islamist backers, had been waiting for was an excuse, or a series of excuses, to provoke a fresh confrontation.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
5/17/2021 6:25:09 PM
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Netanyahu thanks Merkel for supporting Israel, fighting antisemitism
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 4:36:03 PM
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Menotti's 'The Medium' opera to be performed in Tel Aviv through May
The two-act dramatic work by 20th-century Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti packs even more suspense than the average operatic offering.
By BARRY DAVIS \
5/23/2021 5:09:57 PM
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US working intensively to stop Israel-Gaza fighting
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was working round the clock to help put an end to the violence but gave few details.
By REUTERS \
5/17/2021 8:45:22 PM
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Abbas meets US envoy, calls on Biden admin. to end Israeli ‘aggression’
Abbas urged the US administration to intervene to end the Israeli “aggression” and “escalation” and to begin efforts to reach a political solution.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/17/2021 9:56:04 PM
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Lapid not giving up on unity government: 'You won't run our lives'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2021 3:25:18 PM
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Ancient Acre hotel ripped apart in hateful riots
As tensions reached a peak in Israel, with escalations between Israel and Gaza as well as riots by both Arabs and Jews targeting one another, many have fallen victim to the hate being spewed.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
5/17/2021 9:37:36 PM
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Israelis in Beit She'an locked their doors fearing Jordan border breach
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 6:30:49 PM
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Celeb battles heat up on social media over Israeli, Palestinian conflict
This war is playing out on the battlefield of social media as well as on the streets of Israel and Gaza, and celebrities supporting both sides have spoken out, receiving both backlash and praise.
By HANNAH BROWN \
5/17/2021 8:24:55 PM
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Police wrongfully arrested innocent family, new video evidence shows
The family was arrested on allegations of violent rioting despite not being at the scene of the event at the time.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 10:25:35 PM
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Pakistan has strict blasphemy laws, but celebs still tweet antisemitism
The pro-Hitler tweets coming from Pakistani social media users were just one instance in a deluge of anti-Jewish sentiments expressed online and in rallies around the world over the last week.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/17/2021 6:52:00 PM
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White House National Security Advisor speaks with Israeli counterpart
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,REUTERS \
5/17/2021 8:04:41 PM
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Turkish UAV drone stops 1.5 tons of marijuana being smuggled out of Syria
Using a UAV to track and catch drug smugglers at sea represents a unique capability for the Turkish employment of UAVs, which can stay aloft for many hours and scan wide areas.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/17/2021 7:10:42 PM
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Man killed in Ramat Gan rocket fire was disabled, unable to reach shelter
The 55-year-old who died in a direct rocket hit to his home had been ignored by the welfare system and should not have been living alone, according to his one surviving sister.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 8:48:23 PM
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New Portuguese Holocaust museum receives 10,000 visitors in first month
The museum has generated political and diplomatic interest in multiple countries, with visits from the embassies of Israel, the United States, Russia, France, Sweden, and more.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2021 5:21:31 PM
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Israel needs to better coordinate the image war - editorial
Israel may be winning the war against Hamas terrorists on the battlefield, but it is again losing support in the court of public opinion as international sympathy tips in favor of the Palestinians.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/18/2021 8:34:21 AM
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Two suspects try to sabotage Lebanese border fence, IDF chases them away
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/17/2021 9:21:37 PM
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Eurovision song contest prepares for slimmed-down COVID version
The Netherlands is hosting the 65th edition of the event, which draws a television audience of about 200 million, this weekend after Dutch singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence won the 2019 contest.
By REUTERS \
5/17/2021 9:25:55 PM
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Likud, Blue and White deny talks between Netanyahu and Gantz
While Blue and White denied that any sort of deal with Likud was taking place, Yamina confirmed that they would be reentering into discussions with Likud on Tuesday.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/17/2021 9:46:35 PM
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Suspect arrested in connection to death threats to Israeli reporters
Multiple reporters from KAN News, N12 and Channel 13 have been attacked in recent days as organized groups of right-wing extremists have taken to the streets for acts of retributive violence.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2021 6:03:16 PM
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Ads emphasize coexistence between Arabs and Jews
As violence broke out between Arabs and Jews all over Israel during the past week, several commercials in recent days have emphasized the commitment to coexistence that many Israelis feel.
By HANNAH BROWN \
5/18/2021 3:20:33 PM
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Drone shot down along Israel-Jordan border; Rockets fired from Lebanon
Six rockets were launched from Lebanon, all of which fell within Lebanese territory, the IDF reported.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,ZACHARY KEYSER,REUTERS \
5/18/2021 1:49:20 PM
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Rockets strike Kerem Shalom Crossing as it reopens for humanitarian aid
A 19-year-old Israeli soldier was injured by shrapnel as his unit was overseeing the distribution of gas, food and medicine to Gazan residents.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/18/2021 5:42:58 PM