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First Shi'ite country: Azerbaijan’s historic speech at AIPAC conference
Recorded history shows that Jews have lived in Azerbaijan for 2,600 years; an estimated 30,000 currently live there.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/2/2020 2:55:29 PM
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Hospital in Naples ransacked by family of boy killed by police officer
The ransacking of the hospital's emergency unit by the boy's family forced staff members to move patients to other wings and hospitals.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
3/2/2020 1:50:05 AM
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Buttigieg to suspend his campaign for president
“Pete is heading back to South Bend and will give a speech tonight suspending his campaign,” the campaign aide told Reuters.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 5:00:13 AM
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Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 2:14:12 AM
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New York state confirms first coronavirus case
Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter that a woman in her 30s contracted coronavirus during a recent trip to Iran and was in quarantine in her home. He did not say where the woman lived.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:18:18 AM
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Serbian president tells ‘Post’ he will buy weapons from Israel
Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić announced that his country is planning to open a diplomatic mission and an economic office in Jerusalem.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/2/2020 8:09:55 PM
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Starbucks coffee bean farms employing children 'as young as eight'
A human right's lawyer privy to the documentary footage proclaims that the evidence suggests both companies are in breach of international labor laws.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
3/2/2020 5:15:37 AM
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Biden: Palestinians should stop incitement, Israel should stop annexation
"We need to make sure that enduring bipartisan support for Israel is above politics and beyond politics," he added.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
3/2/2020 7:32:36 PM
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Amazon confirms two employees in Italy have contracted coronavirus
"We’re supporting the affected employees who were in Milan and are now in quarantine," company spokesman Dan Perlet said.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:24:19 AM
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Yeshiva U men’s basketball team qualifies for NCAA Division III tournament
The team will find out who its opening round opponent will be in the NCAA Tournament on Monday.
By MARC BRODSKY/JTA \
3/2/2020 2:40:27 PM
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Dallas Jewish school’s basketball team makes history with state championship
Yavneh, a Modern Orthodox coed school of slightly more than 100 students, won the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools’ 3A title with a 50-35 victory over Tomball Rosehill.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
3/2/2020 4:48:17 AM
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South Korea reports 476 new coronavirus cases, total at 4,212
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:54:03 AM
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Health officials in Washington report second US death from coronavirus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:57:37 AM
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Murder probe for South Korea religious sect at center of virus outbreak
The prosecutors' office said it had received the complaint and was reviewing it.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 5:14:00 AM
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Kazakhstan to bar Iranian nationals from entry over virus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 5:37:29 AM
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile - South Korea defense ministry
The ministry did not provide details of the projectiles but said it is watching for any additional launches.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:25:06 AM
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Electoral commission member from Likud indicted for falsifying results
Before the last election, Netanyahu's Facebook page sent messages calling on voters to prevent a government with the Joint List, saying that Arabs "want to destroy us all – women, children and men."
By LEON SVERDLOV \
3/2/2020 6:28:51 AM
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Indonesia confirms two coronavirus cases - president
The two had been hospitalized in Jakarta.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 10:19:09 AM
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East Jerusalem woman hospitalized with severe burns, husband arrested
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 6:37:54 AM
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Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, total at 43 - health official
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 6:42:33 AM
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IDF confirms: Female soldier infected with coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 7:54:29 AM
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University of Maryland student arrested for antisemitism
A University of Maryland student was arrested last week for repeatedly sending antisemitic messages to a Jewish student on campus.
By DEBORAH DAHAN \
3/2/2020 2:25:14 PM
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Australia confirms first community transmissions of coronavirus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 8:33:42 AM
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Liberman: Tonight will be an important result, go vote
"I call on the 'silent majority' to go and vote. Tonight will be an important result between a halachic state and a strong Yisrael Beytenu. It is all up to you."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 9:09:07 AM
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Over 70% of 'coronavirus voters' cast their ballots in special stations
“The coronavirus is under control and the Health Ministry is the only one authorized to update the country on the issue."
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
3/2/2020 10:09:22 PM
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Shas leader Aryeh Deri prays over Rabbi Ovadia's grave for elections
"God willing there will we be a decision tonight, that there will be a majority of 61, that we will be able to establish a government to serve the people of Israel."
By CELIA JEAN \
3/2/2020 8:48:43 AM
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Ayelet Shaked votes, prays for the end of the political stalemate
"I hope it will be a successful day in which we will be able to end the political stalemate," Shaked said outside the polling station.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 6:56:26 PM
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'Human' Taschen will bring a new twist to our Purim's favorite treat
Jewish cooking has reached a whole new level
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 2:59:19 PM
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Amir Peretz: The moment has come, it's time to vote for your truth
"Fight for your truth, the truths of your children, the truths of your parents, the truth of your health, the truths of your education."
By CELIA JEAN \
3/2/2020 9:46:50 AM
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Fake letters distributed claiming Otzma Yehudit dropped from elections
"Make an ideological vote - to the only party on the Right who is not trying to con its voters," Otzma Yehudit stated.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 7:08:25 PM
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Elections 2020: Feels like the third time
Israeli celebrities took to social media to post about the unprecedented third round of elections in Israel
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/2/2020 8:34:49 PM
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South Korea postpones opening of all schools by two weeks
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:45:10 AM
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Kuwait has 10 new cases of coronavirus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:46:01 AM
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China repeats call for dialog after North Korea missile launch
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:48:02 AM
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Benny Gantz: I hope that today marks the start of a healing process
"Today is a holiday for Israeli democracy. I call on everyone to go and vote. Don’t get drawn in by the lies or by the violence."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 3:49:56 PM
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Travel and trade suffer as coronavirus reaches Arab world
Authorities cancel flights, close borders as governments race to prepare for possible outbreaks
By DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE \
3/2/2020 3:04:17 PM
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Japan confirms five more cases of coronavirus in Hokkaido
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 10:15:03 AM
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Health Minister Litzman: Go out and vote without fear of the coronavirus
Be careful of 'fake news' today. Only the Ministry of Health is responsible for making announcements to the public on the coronavirus.
By CELIA JEAN \
3/2/2020 10:43:51 AM
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Iranian top official dies of coronavirus
66 people have died from coronavirus in Iran and over 1,500 have been infected.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 3:55:03 PM
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Rocket attack hits Turkish customs vehicle near Iran border -minister
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 10:45:10 AM
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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rise to 150
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 11:15:18 AM
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India reports two cases of coronavirus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 11:17:06 AM
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Iraq announces two new coronavirus cases - Health Ministry
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 11:21:49 AM
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Netanyahu at the voting booth: Go vote, don't fear coronavirus
“The ability to securely and confidently go to the polls is an important democratic right that we should be proud of," Netanyahu stressed.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 3:46:00 PM
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Reuven Rivlin on election day, 'I feel a sense of deep shame'
"I am asking of you to go vote. Every vote is the right one. Every vote is your voice. Go out and make it heard"
By CELIA JEAN \
3/2/2020 2:06:44 PM
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Iceland confirms first three cases of coronavirus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 11:45:04 AM
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A 20-year old man is Andorra's first coronavirus case
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 11:50:49 AM
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2,100 coronavirus cases in 18 EU member states
On Monday, Portugal registered its first coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 1:50:25 PM
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Joint List's Heba Yazbak: Joint list is against racism
The Joint List is my voice and your voice together against the incitement in favor of national, civil and sectoral equality
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 11:31:35 PM
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1501 infected, 66 dead from coronavirus in Iran
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 12:34:53 PM
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On Election Day: IDF thwarts a sniper attack near the Syrian border
“Even today, Like throughout the year, we will stop our enemies and prevent them from disrupting the routine of our lives," Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
3/2/2020 6:46:17 PM
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Election holiday: 150,000 Israelis take to the outdoors amid coronavirus
"Go and vote at home, and then bring your children out to vote with us," a National Parks Authority representative said regarding fake polling stations set up in some parks for children.
By CELIA JEAN \
3/2/2020 5:57:46 PM
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El Al cancels European flights as coronavirus hits airline hard
"As a result of special circumstances due to the coronavirus incident, we have been forced to make commercial adjustments on certain flights."
By EYTAN HALON \
3/2/2020 5:55:53 PM
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Everybody, be proud of Israel, go out and vote, say new voters
First-time voters share their experience
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
3/2/2020 11:44:50 PM
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Israelis head for elections, once again, with less feeling
So they vote. This time not happily, not with great enthusiasm, not eagerly, but they vote.
By HERB KEINON \
3/2/2020 7:23:57 PM
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Jordan's Health Ministry confirms country's first coronavirus case
The coronavirus patient's family members did not test positive for the virus. However, the health minister added that those who were in contact with the patient will be quarantined for 14 days.
By AARON REICH \
3/2/2020 7:05:40 PM
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David Friedman, Mike Pompeo speak at AIPAC - WATCH LIVE
The speakers take part in the three-day conference, speaking on the Monday morning general session at Washington.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 11:50:15 PM
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New Google doodle in honor of Israel's third election
This is not the first time Google has put out a doodle for Israel's elections, with the search engine having put up a similar but visually different doodle for the September 17 and April 9 elections.
By AARON REICH \
3/2/2020 3:55:03 PM
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3 new coronavirus cases confirmed in India
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:04:37 PM
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Two in northern France die of coronavirus – report
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 3:52:35 PM
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Turkish customs agent killed in rocket attack near Iran border
Turkish Trade Minister Rushar Pekcan said one of the customs agents was killed and several others wounded, including four in critical condition.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 6:28:17 PM
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Turkish drones revolutionize Idlib conflict – analysis
Turkey has systematically taken over other areas in northern Syria, primarily Kurdish areas, where it has used Syrian rebels to fight the Kurdish YPG.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/2/2020 5:58:01 PM
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UK says four more confirmed cases of coronavirus
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:20:57 PM
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Russia, Turkey may have committed war crimes in Syria, UN says
A report by a UN commission found that Russia conducted air strikes on a popular market and a camp for displaced people that killed dozens of civilians in July and August.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 4:32:16 PM
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Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Gantz, but is still short a majority
The final voter turnout was 71% - up from 69.8% in the previous election.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/3/2020 1:00:17 PM
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Shas fined for giving out charms to protect from coronavirus
The amulets consist of a small card bearing various sentences from Jewish scripture and liturgy with a picture of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and states 'Protection against plague: Corona - and all evils'
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/2/2020 7:29:28 PM
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Bloomberg at AIPAC: Sanders is 'dead wrong' for calling AIPAC racist
He also vowed – unlike Sanders – to keep the Israeli embassy in Jerusalem and voiced his opposition to the BDS movement.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
3/2/2020 7:56:38 PM
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Multiple parties from left to right accused of voter fraud
Shas Party was fined for handling out amulets that it claimed would protect voters from the coronavirus.
By JEREMY SHARON,TZVI JOFFRE \
3/2/2020 9:17:18 PM
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Tunisia confirms first coronavirus case - health minister
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 5:26:21 PM
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Democratic Republic of Congo to send 1st ambassador to Israel in 20 years
Tshisekedi, who became president last year, credited his Christian faith and thanked American Evangelicals for their support for the Jewish state.
By AARON REICH \
3/2/2020 6:08:17 PM
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Third time's charm? Israelis take to voting booths to avoid fourth elex
Apparently, neither coronavirus nor 'election fatigue' can stop Israelis from participating in the democratic process, as Israelis turned out in droves to vote on Monday morning.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 9:12:02 PM
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Qatar health ministry reports four new cases of coronavirus infection
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 5:48:12 PM
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Blue and White leaders focus support on Tel Aviv for late voter push
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 6:04:13 PM
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Saudi Arabia announces first case of coronavirus
The ministry said on its official Twitter account that the individual, who is in quarantine in hospital, had not disclosed his visit to Iran when entering Saudi Arabia.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 7:06:43 PM
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2 new coronavirus cases in Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 6:29:57 PM
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Win or lose, Netanyahu's trial is still March 17 – analysis
A real trial will move forward and, with Netanyahu’s immunity card played and frayed in January, there is nothing anyone can do to stop this already moving ship from sailing forward.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/2/2020 8:24:21 PM
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Senegal confirms first coronavirus case
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 6:42:20 PM
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Latvia reports its first coronavirus case
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 6:53:37 PM
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Israeli series headed for international remakes
At the recently concluded Berlin Film Festival, audiences were raving about The Attaché, two episodes of which were shown in a television section.
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/2/2020 7:08:03 PM
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US says may increase flow of humanitarian aid to Syria
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 7:08:16 PM
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At AIPAC, VP Mike Pence praises Trump's record on Israel, slams Sanders
The vice president mentioned US President Donald Trump's decision to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem and the president's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
3/2/2020 7:16:47 PM
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Jerusalem's LiaFEST spotlights women’s films
The films are from all over the world and focus on women’s issues and women’s power to effect social, political, economic and cultural change.
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/2/2020 7:19:22 PM
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11th annual Dead Gathering festival returns in April
The vibe is laid back, the attendees are friendly to a fault and the setting is ideal.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 9:35:28 PM
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Joint List urges Arabs not to boycott elections, aims to win 16 seats
Joint List supporters said they were making a big effort to persuade Arab women and youth to participate in the election, noting that many of them had boycotted the last two elections.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/2/2020 7:28:45 PM
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Election Day shopping up by over 10% compared to September elections
Between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., over 7,000 purchases were made per minute, with over 450,000 transactions amounting to NIS 110 million.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 8:29:28 PM
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The Lounge March 3, 2020: ManpowerGroup
Last Wednesday, the Rimon School of Music held its annual gala event dedicated to the work of singer Yehoram Gaon, who turned 80 this past year.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
3/2/2020 7:40:23 PM
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Filmmakers call for a boycott of TLVFest
More than 130 filmmakers and other film industry professionals have signed a pledge to boycott TLVFest, the Tel Aviv International LGBT film festival
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/2/2020 7:41:28 PM
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The existential threat of a Palestinian state
Let me be clear. This is by far the best peace plan devised thus far.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
3/2/2020 7:45:45 PM
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It takes a village in Tel Aviv
For the last decade, the Tel Aviv Municipality has offered tax breaks to developers to encourage revitalization in south Tel Aviv.
By AKIVA HERZFELD \
3/2/2020 7:48:27 PM
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Haredi parties deploy rabbis, coronavirus amulets to boost voter turnout
As the day progressed, Shas leader Arye Deri, UTJ leader and Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman and senior UTJ MK Moshe Gafni all started hitting the panic button.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/2/2020 9:01:16 PM
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Netanyahu's bloc to stay at 58 seats
An announcement of final yet unofficial results of Monday's election will be made on Thursday evening, the Central Elections Committee announced on Wednesday.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/5/2020 6:35:47 PM
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Naftali Bennett: Yamina will stay united
Bennett, Shaked, Smotrich and Peretz spend Election Day meeting voters and supporters all over Israel
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
3/2/2020 11:39:40 PM
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Why did US Jewish orgs. go to Saudi Arabia, and why did they hide it?
The fact that nearly all the participants are hiding their involvement is a worrisome sign.
By RAFAEL MEDOFF,SHULAMIT S. MAGNUS \
3/2/2020 8:08:34 PM
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Pollsters say exit polls 'surprising' and 'unexpected'
“We thought people were apathetic, that people wouldn’t come out to vote,” Fuchs said, explaining that the election fatigue that pollsters and analysts were expecting was blown out of proportion.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 8:23:57 PM
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How the GCC became a playbook example for modern influence warfare
While the impact of such investments is difficult to measure, the blockade was ultimately catalyzed by Trump echoing the premise, labeling Doha as “a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
By DIMITRIY I. FROLOVSKIY AND KHRISTO AYAD \
3/2/2020 8:14:34 PM
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A time to heal after Israel's third elections
If neither Netanyahu nor Gantz can garner the support of a majority of 61 MKs to establish a government, then we urge Rivlin to intervene in the national interest and push for national unity.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/2/2020 8:18:38 PM
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The bad faith behind ‘Free Palestine’
It is no accident that the word “free” is used in relation to “Palestine.” This is a clear – and historically inaccurate – reference to the Free South Africa Movement that fought the apartheid system
By NAYA LEKHET \
3/2/2020 8:22:24 PM
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Bernie Sanders says he is a proud Jew, but he is not good for Israel
The “Bernie Sanders proud Jew” phenomenon does not portend well for the Jewish future, certainly with regard to US Jews and their relationship to Israel.
By MICAH D. HALPERN \
3/2/2020 8:29:51 PM
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Beto O'Rourke, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar endorse Joe Biden
Klobuchar of Minnesota will announce the suspension of her White House campaign in Dallas, Texas, where she will publicly back Biden, a campaign aide said.
By REUTERS \
3/3/2020 2:59:20 PM
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Labor-Gesher-Meretz set to try to bolster Gantz’s hand
Each of the three called on Blue and White to avoid attacking their party and to avoid cannibalizing them for more votes.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/2/2020 10:58:20 PM
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Italian schools go digital as coronavirus shuts classrooms
Schools in several areas have been closed since the coronavirus outbreak just over a week ago.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 8:40:41 PM
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Pete Buttigieg to endorse Joe Biden - report
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 8:55:52 PM
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Prison ballots close, 80% of prisoners voted
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 9:04:38 PM
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Nazi-hunter’s granddaughter marks 75 years since Mauthausen’s liberation
Fewer than half of its inmates survived World War II. One was Kreisberg’s grandfather, Simon Wiesenthal — an architect by profession who would become the world’s most celebrated Nazi hunter.
By LARRY LUXNER/JTA \
3/3/2020 2:51:03 PM
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Facebook takes down two Middle East-focused fake account networks
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:32:07 PM
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Florida confirms two coronavirus cases, one had traveled to Italy
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:38:47 PM
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James Lipton, creator of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' dies at 93
Lipton created the show in 1994 and retired as host in 2018, but it continues with other hosts.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 9:39:33 PM
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Benny Gantz: I will continue to fight for our voters, activists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked voters on Monday night after exit poll results showed a win for the Likud Party.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
3/3/2020 12:30:26 AM
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Netanyahu gets majority in Knesset on night of his wedding anniversary
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2020 10:24:48 PM
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Liberman says 'no fourth election,' remains kingmaker by slim margin
For two elections running, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz were able to form a government without the Yisrael Beytenu leader.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/3/2020 4:01:58 PM
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Supporters sense victory at Likud headquarters
"Bibi, Bibi, king of Israel," Netanyahu supporters chanted as they prepared for a night of anticipated celebration.
By EYTAN HALON \
3/2/2020 11:38:08 PM
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King Bibi Netanyahu, the magician – analysis
One conclusion from these elections: Tibi scares Israelis more than Erdogan.
By HERB KEINON \
3/2/2020 11:39:29 PM
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Time to go from promises to compromises - analysis
Strangely enough, the problem in Israel over the past year has not been that politicians have lied. It has been that they have been telling the truth.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/2/2020 11:41:14 PM
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Gloom and despair at Blue and White event following election failure
There were no cheering crowds at the party’s gathering in the Hangar 11 events hall of the Tel Aviv port district, and little hope.
By JEREMY SHARON \
3/2/2020 11:45:14 PM
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Israel Premier League regular season closes as teams are divided
Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hap Haifa sneak into championship playoffs.
BY Josh Halickman \
3/2/2020 11:36:25 PM
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Texas mayor declares emergency to keep cruise passengers in quarantine
By REUTERS \
3/2/2020 11:59:25 PM