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United Nations calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 12:02:33 AM
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UN official warns Myanmar at risk of 'large-scale' civil war
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 12:20:36 AM
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US to pull Patriot batteries from key MidEast countries - report
According to the WSJ report “the Biden administration is sharply reducing the number of US antimissile systems in the Middle East in a major realignment of its military footprint there.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
6/19/2021 7:52:04 PM
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Bennett to Netanyahu: Leave Balfour residence within two weeks - report
The process is expected to last a few weeks, though N12 has reported that the legal adviser for the PMO has not yet set an official date for the transfer.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
6/19/2021 9:18:44 AM
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Lisbon illegally shared pro-Palestinian protesters' data with Israel
Data on organizers of 182 protests worldwide has been shared with the embassies since 2012, the investigation concluded, 52 of which occurred after the EU's General Data Protection Regulation
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 2:34:31 AM
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Michaeli outlines five point plan for Israel's Transportation Ministry
Transferring certain authorities to local councils would allow municipilities to individually conclude whether they would prefer to run public transportation services during Shabbat.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 9:20:29 AM
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InnerPlant acquires $5.65m. funding with participation from TAU Ventures
TAU ventures is the first university-based venture capital fund in Israel, according to its website.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/20/2021 12:22:34 AM
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Jewish-themed podcast to become TV show with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd
The 8-episode adaptation will star Paul Rudd as Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf, the psychiatrist, and Will Ferrell as Marty Markowitz, the patient whose life he takes over.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
6/19/2021 3:41:59 AM
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Donald Trump says more American Jews should have voted for him
Exit polls election night found Trump scored between 21% and 30.5% of the Jewish vote. He is also correct that an overwhelming majority of Orthodox Jews voted for him.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
6/19/2021 3:59:03 AM
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First Jew of color to lead Reconstructionist rabbinical school
The 44-year-old is currently a faculty member at High Point University, a liberal arts college in North Carolina, where she helped found the school’s minor in Jewish studies.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
6/21/2021 7:30:26 AM
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Israeli researchers develop electronic nose to detect diseases, poisons
"It will be possible to disperse the gas sensors over a wide area in the city in order to warn of the presence of dangerous gases and air pollution," says Prof. Raz Yelink, who led the study.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 8:34:59 AM
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Zara condemns Jewish designer for lashing at model who called Israel evil
“Israelis don’t teach children to hate nor throw stones at soldiers as your people do,” Perilman wrote to Harhash in one of several private messages on Instagram
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
6/19/2021 4:57:57 AM
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Supreme Court decision for Catholic agency to discriminate splits Jews
Orthodox groups, driven by concerns about religious liberty, sided with Catholic Social Services.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
6/19/2021 5:13:07 AM
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Most Americans back banning Israel to use US funds to annex land - poll
The poll was conducted through a web panel from May 12-25, a period roughly consistent with the most recent flareup of violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
6/19/2021 5:24:44 AM
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Panaxia becomes first in Europe to be approved to export cannabis solution
Inhalation of medical cannabis through a vaporizer is often regarded as a healthier form of consumption than smoking, due to the reduced damage caused to the mouth, throat and lungs.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
6/19/2021 8:32:27 AM
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Jerusalem court: Police pressured woman to say she tried to runover cop
After reviewing the evidence, including body cam footage, the judge determined that "there was a powerful attempt to put words in the appellants mouth."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 8:21:08 AM
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Iran's foreign minister says Raisi is new elected president
In a televised speech, outgoing President Hassan Rouhani congratulated "the people's elected (president)," without naming him.
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 4:05:01 PM
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Israel Border Police rescues child locked in car
The child, just a year and a half old, had managed to lock herself in the car after taking her mother's keys.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/23/2021 7:13:39 AM
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IDF forces fire on Palestinians approaching Gaza border - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 10:18:43 AM
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Missing American woman found dead in Russia, suspect arrested
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 10:23:07 AM
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Firefighter's promotion suspended after allegedly assaulting wife
The firefighter, following the assault, was allowed to go on leave for two weeks and returned to work to begin his officers course to eventually move up to the commissioner position.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 11:29:50 AM
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Hardline judge has big lead in Iran presidential vote, says state TV
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 10:55:26 AM
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A nose for COVID? Israeli helps train dogs to sniff out coronavirus
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii has been teaching four dogs – three Labrador retrievers named Sadie, Tess and Yuki, and a Golden retriever named Samson – to detect people infected with corona.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
6/19/2021 11:02:20 PM
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Meat alternative companies Bio Meat Foodtech, Rilbite sign MOU
Bio Meat Foodtech is also in talks with a third party that is developing cultured fish products based on the technology that is part of the MOU.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2021 3:05:29 AM
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Interest rates for 83-year-old Holocaust survivor, debtor reduced
The debtor allegedly owed a total of NIS 350,000 dating back to portfolio created 2006, from debts accumulated in the 1990s.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 12:51:56 PM
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Politics of refugees: New museum in Germany documents refugees - analysis
Politics has gotten in the way of telling the stories of refugees worldwide.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
6/19/2021 12:42:49 PM
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Russia's Putin congratulates Iran's Raisi on presidential election win
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 1:59:42 PM
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Saudi air defenses intercept eight Houthi armed drones
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 2:10:18 PM
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COVID: 45 students test positive, new cases at the highest in a month
The source of the infection might be a family who had recently returned to Israel from abroad.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
6/20/2021 7:07:32 AM
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Cyprus open for Israeli travelers - journalists explore their options
The Louis Hotel chain recently invited a group of Israeli journalists to stay at several of their Cyprus properties to see what is available for Israeli travelers just an hour’s flight away.
By HANNAH BROWN \
6/19/2021 3:18:54 PM
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Jacob Hotel: Israel welcomes a new chain
The new chain includes five unique hotels located in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Tiberias, Nahariya and Hadera.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 6:37:00 PM
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Palestinians call for probe into ‘vaccine scandal’
The deal was denounced as a “political, health and moral scandal.”
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
6/20/2021 7:30:03 AM
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How the Palestinian refugee issue can be resolved - opinion
To resolve the Palestinian refugee issue, the UNRWA should be dissolved and Arab regimes should grant citizenship to Palestinian refugees.
By ANDREW LÖVY \
6/19/2021 6:34:41 PM
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Where is the justice for the Jewish people? - opinion
Martin Luther King once said “the arc” of the “moral universe” is long, but eventually “it bends towards justice.” Regarding Jews’ acceptance and safety, it has been a long time coming.
By BRUCE PORTNOY \
6/19/2021 3:56:59 PM
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Netanyahu’s departure may worsen tensions with Western liberals - opinion
In a post-Netanyahu Israel, many of his critics on the Left will be confronted with an uncomfortable reality: It’s not really Bibi they dislike. It’s Israel.
By JOSH FELDMAN \
6/19/2021 4:03:48 PM
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Why is the future of Myanmar hanging in the balance? - opinion
Since the occupation of the civilian administration of Myanmar by the armed forces in February 2020 in the form of coup d’état, the country is being run by a military regime.
By MOHAMMAD AMJAD HOSSAIN \
6/19/2021 6:12:02 PM
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Cataclysm on African continent a pending world war
The Nile River has captivated mystery and myth from the time of ancient Greeks, including Herodotus and Alexander the Great. Today she could become the cause of a world at war.
By DARLENE CASELLA \
6/19/2021 4:19:29 PM
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Does the world need Israel? - opinion
The very idea of eradicating or even displacing Israel from its historic home is suicidal to the rest of the world.
By WALTER BINGHAM \
6/19/2021 4:26:51 PM
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The American Jewish future looks bleak, but you can change that - opinion
An open letter to progressive Jews.
By TAL MANDELBAUM \
6/19/2021 6:00:03 PM
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Police injured, vehicles set on fire in clashes in Deir al-Assad
Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev called for a formal investigation into the incident.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/20/2021 7:30:29 AM
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Turkey's Erdogan congratulates Iran's Raisi for election win
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 4:43:21 PM
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Grapevine June 20, 2021: Where the grass is greener
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
6/19/2021 4:48:52 PM
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Arab world considers Bennett to be weak and uncharismatic, experts say
Bennett has been a part of Israel's political system for 15 years, but the Arab world is just now creating an image of Israel's new prime minister.
By DANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE \
6/19/2021 6:12:52 PM
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Bob Dylan announces his first streaming special, ‘Shadow Kingdom’
Dylan’s camp announced Wednesday that the singer-songwriter will offer his first streaming performance, under the title Shadow Kingdom, on July 18.
By CHRIS WILLMAN \
6/19/2021 5:57:16 PM
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Health Ministry says vaccines transferred to Palestinians are 'normal'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 5:20:38 PM
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UAE congratulates Iran's Raisi for election victory
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 5:15:23 PM
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Haifa Museum opens ‘Exhibition of Healing’ after unrest in Israel
Show celebrates museum’s 70th anniversary and includes works of 128 Israeli and Palestinian artists.
By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE \
6/19/2021 5:55:22 PM
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‘Mothers’ gives voice to silenced females - concert review
In opera, David Sebba allows the audience to meet women overlooked in biblical narrative.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
6/19/2021 5:54:40 PM
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Man convicted of attempting to set fire to a Jewish-sponsored senior home
John Rathbun, 37, was convicted of attempting to transport or receive explosive devices in interstate with the knowledge or intent that the device will be used to kill following a week-long trial.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 7:13:28 PM
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Is the 'hardliner' talking point about Iran’s Raisi a whitewash?
Is the term accurately a descriptive for Iran’s far-right extremist theocratic leaders, or is it used to whitewash and excuse Iran’s politics?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
6/20/2021 9:42:41 AM
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Man arrested after attacking 12-year-old Jewish boy in Los Angeles
The man, Daniel Rankin, was arrested on suspicion of battery, and is known in the Fairfax neighborhood.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 7:15:57 PM
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Australian intel doesn't oppose full terror sanction for Hezbollah
The domestic intelligence agency for Australia does not object to designating the entire Lebanese movement Hezbollah a terrorist organization, according to a Sydney newspaper report.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
6/19/2021 7:42:55 PM
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Champ, Biden family dog, passes away
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden announced the passing of their German shepherd Champ, who they called a "constant, cherished companion" for 13 years.
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 8:23:03 PM
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IDF chief Kohavi to travel to US after security assessment
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 8:28:02 PM
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Three Palestinians killed in car accident in West Bank
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/19/2021 8:28:59 PM
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And G-d said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness'
Theory of Likeness Part 1
By EDUARD SHYFRIN \
10/17/2021 12:53:12 PM
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‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi wins Iran election amid low turnout
Lapid: His election should prompt renewed determination to immediately halt Iran’s nuclear program.
By LAHAV HARKOV,REUTERS \
6/20/2021 8:40:00 AM
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Parties to Iran nuclear deal to hold formal meeting on Sunday - EU
By REUTERS \
6/19/2021 8:56:06 PM
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Israel and PA need to work together on COVID vaccines
It is also in Israel’s interest to see the quality of life improve in the West Bank and Gaza and for there to be greater economic prosperity among the Palestinian people.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
6/19/2021 9:43:13 PM
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Settler housing starts increase 46% in first quarter of 2021
The number of complete homes increased by 87% the first quarter of 2021, when compared to that same period last year, according to Central Bureau of Statistics data.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/19/2021 10:15:02 PM
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Gantz to submit proposal for state commission of inquiry into Case 3000
The Submarine Affair is an ongoing scandal involving a multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM,YONAH JEREMY BOB \
6/19/2021 10:12:23 PM
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Mount Meron tragedy: Government to approve state commission of inquiry
On April 30, 45 men and boys, mostly ultra-Orthodox died in a mass crush on Mount Meron, the site of the tomb of Talmudic sage Shimon Bar Yohai.
By JEREMY SHARON \
6/20/2021 1:24:54 PM
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Evyatar outpost appeals eviction order
The demarcation order opened the door to an evacuation as early as last Monday, but no evacuation took place and no date has been set for the eviction.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/19/2021 10:41:13 PM
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Netanyahu agrees to leave official residence by July 10
The departure will take place nearly a month after Bennett began the premiership last week.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
6/19/2021 11:34:37 PM
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Biden to host Rivlin at White House next week
The meeting comes ahead of Rivlin's exit from the President's Residence on July 7, when he will be replaced by Isaac Herzog.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
6/20/2021 5:08:15 PM