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Brazilian states blast Bolsonaro over pandemic during worst phase yet
Last week was the deadliest yet for Brazil's outbreak, averaging nearly 1,200 confirmed deaths per day according to Health Ministry data.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 12:00:09 AM
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Fossils of oldest member of huge dinosaur group found in Argentina
The researchers said Ninjatitan demonstrated that the titanosaurs as a group first appeared longer ago than previously known.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 12:21:31 AM
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Lawsuit accuses Amazon of systemic racism in corporate offices
The news site Recode last week reported allegations of racial disparities in Amazon promotions and performance reviews.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 3:40:18 AM
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Military projectile fell in Saudi Arabia's Jazan, injured 5 civilians -SPA
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 1:06:57 AM
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Mexican President tells Biden keeping good Mexico-US relations important
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 1:16:27 AM
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Yair Netanyahu ordered to pay NIS 500,000 in defamation lawsuit
The decision to charge him was made after the prime minister's son did not file a letter of defense and also did not accept the lawsuit - claiming that it is "ridiculous and delusional."
By GADI ZAIG \
3/2/2021 12:23:59 PM
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Champion Iranian bodybuilder stitched his lips to protest inhumane prison
"We do not have freedom after speech."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
3/2/2021 12:01:15 PM
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Israeli drones, European hacking software used in Myanmar coup - NYT
Jerusalem was supposed to end all military exports to Myanmar, after allegations emerged that weaponry was being sold to the army.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
3/2/2021 4:22:57 PM
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US sanctions for Navalny poisoning may come on Tuesday - sources
Many Western countries say Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent, but the Kremlin has denied any role in his illness and has said it has seen no proof that he was poisoned.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 4:25:07 AM
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Marib escalation in Yemen is final Houthi push against government
Ansar Allah effort to isolate the Yemeni city of Marib, conquer the governorate is in preparation for coming negotiations, experts say.
By DANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE \
3/2/2021 3:52:30 AM
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ASEAN to tell Myanmar military it is 'appalled' by violence -Singapore FM
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 4:05:38 AM
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Edward Malinoff, Jewish logistics manager for the US Navy dies of COVID
Malinoff remembered the lyrics to songs from old movies with great accuracy despite having dementia in his later years.
By SOPHIE PANZER/JTA \
3/2/2021 5:28:31 AM
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Michigan university fires professor for antisemitic and racist posts
Thomas Brennan, a physical sciences professor, had tweeted about a “Jewish mafia” and called the COVID-19 pandemic a “Jewish revolution.”
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
3/2/2021 4:46:06 AM
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Reps. Grace Meng and Ted Lieu join antisemitism task force
Both of them will be replacing two Jewish members on the task force.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
3/2/2021 4:56:59 AM
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Haredi Orthodox kids in Lakewood, NJ seen in racist Purim costumes
“Today, this is seen as offensive, and we are sensitive to the feelings of other groups. Dressing in blackface is particularly inappropriate and offensive, and should never be done.”
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA \
3/2/2021 5:26:52 AM
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Meet the Israeli robot that 'hears' through a dead locust's ear - Watch
When the researchers clap once, the locust's ear hears the sound and the robot moves forward; when the researchers clap twice, the robot moves backward.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 11:25:19 AM
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CPAC denies its stage was Nazi symbol, host hotel calls symbol ‘abhorrent’
The observation quickly gained currency on social media, where users including a representative of a Democratic Jewish organization suggested they did not believe the resemblance could be accidental.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
3/2/2021 5:20:15 AM
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Tobacco exporter faces slavery charges in landmark Brazil case
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 5:37:14 AM
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Ministers to discuss entry of Israelis into country ahead of elections
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 6:18:36 AM
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Frontier Airlines forcibly removes Jewish family from plane
Passengers on the flight said that their baby seemed to be the reason for the family’s removal • flight canceled; passengers were booked on alternative flights
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 11:11:08 AM
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Jewish NGOs celebrate 'long overdue' Israeli conversion decision
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said the decision "reflects the diversity and vibrancy of Jewish life in Israel and around the world.”
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
3/2/2021 4:49:58 PM
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Coronavirus: Gov’t approves reopening of Israel’s skies
Beginning Sunday 3,000 citizens a day will now be allowed to enter the country.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
3/2/2021 10:09:40 PM
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IDF thwarts smuggling of 80 kg of drugs from Egypt
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 7:14:51 AM
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Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash into sky
Mount Sinabung's activity has increased since last year and the alert for the volcano in North Sumatra province has been placed at the second-highest level.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 7:34:28 AM
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5 Border Police injured in east Jerusalem disturbances
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 7:33:36 AM
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Kinneret rises by 1 cm, 48.5 cm below upper red line
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 7:37:12 AM
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Netanyahu meets with mayors to encourage COVID vaccination in Arab sector
The prime minister stressed that there are vaccines available for all citizens, with no exceptions.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 10:31:22 AM
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Mordechai Ansbacher, one of last Eichmann trial witnesses, dies in Jerusalem
He was known as one of the founders of Yad Vashem, and the first director of the Holocaust Museum.
By SARAH CHEMLA \
3/2/2021 10:23:04 AM
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Attempt to release names of Labour antisemitism report leakers rejected
“There is therefore no certainty that the information sought will lead to the identification of the wrongdoer or wrongdoers.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 10:12:14 AM
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Ashley Smouter on Using Social Media for Business and a Cause
By PAUL LITMAN \
3/2/2021 10:02:25 AM
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5 Tips While Waiting for a Towing Service
By AVI STERN \
3/2/2021 10:13:37 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 4,624 new cases, 5.2% of tests return positive
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 10:18:46 AM
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BGU develops easy, cheap test to identify UK, South African COVID variants
The new method successfully detected the British variant in sewage samples in Beersheba.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 4:41:07 PM
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Iran responds to attack on Israeli ship: We monitor Israel's behavior in region
The MV 'Helios Ray,' a cargo vessel bound for Singapore, was hit with an explosion in the Gulf of Oman over the weekend.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/2/2021 4:31:26 PM
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Iranian-backed Houthis threaten to attack Aramco: 'Wider scope than 2019 attack'
The Houthis pointed to the “Safer oil fields”, as an example. It was not clear where this red line was or what specific infrastructure they don’t want targeted.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/2/2021 5:26:36 PM
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Nike executive quits abruptly after her son illegally resells sneakers
The company said the departure of Hebert, vice president & general manager of Nike’s North America business, is effective immediately.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 11:55:40 AM
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Looking over Jerusalem from Savyon View
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
3/3/2021 4:30:29 PM
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Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, to mark 90th birthday on Zoom as Putin lauds him
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 12:03:32 PM
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Holocaust survivor Miriam Linial celebrates 100th birthday with friends
"We did not know what a day would bring. It was a difficult and unbearable time in the ghetto and every day we saw people being sent to die 'like lambs to the slaughter.'"
By SARAH CHEMLA \
3/2/2021 12:34:30 PM
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Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 12:14:55 PM
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Sexual harassment reports in gov't offices rose by 7.5% in 2020
The increase in cases occurred despite the significant decrease in workplace interaction due to the coronavirus outbreak.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 5:32:37 PM
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3 days after Pfizer vaccine, Japanese woman dies from brain hemorrhage
"It may be a coincidental case, but there is a need to gather more information and make an assessment in upcoming working groups."
By REUTERS \
3/9/2021 5:11:15 PM
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How to Choose Instagram Video Sizes for Different Types of Posts
Learn about Instagram video dimensions for different types of video content. Here's what you need to know about Insta-stories, IGTV, and video requirements.
By AVI STERN \
3/2/2021 12:57:48 PM
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Israeli-Colombian food-tech startup Demetria helps industry wake up & smell coffee
Until now, coffee-bean quality has been determined solely by cupping, a manual, expensive, time-consuming process carried out by the industry’s certified tasting experts.
By HANNAH BROWN \
3/2/2021 4:34:21 PM
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Coronavirus, elections committee thwart Likud campaign plans
Segment by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "Stand-up Nation" was banned for broadcast on
channel 13.
By ARIK BENDER/MAARIV,LAHAV HARKOV \
3/2/2021 10:01:54 PM
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Conversion controversy: Haredi MK labels female IDF converts 'shiksas'
“She is not Jewish and if someone marries her the father needs to sit shiva, rip his clothes and recite kaddish,” Pindrus said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 9:30:41 PM
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Restaurants excited, skeptical for reopening after coronavirus lockdown
The government voted to open restaurants next week for the first time in more than two months.
By ZEV STUB \
3/2/2021 10:04:05 PM
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Does marijuana help sick recover from coronavirus?
The hospital is now recruiting patients to participate in a more extensive study to explore CBD’s effect.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 2:27:58 PM
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German prosecutor gets complaint over journalist Jamal Khashoggi death
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 3:31:16 PM
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Arab who ran over man in Mea She'arim: I was sure they would kill me
“They wanted to kill me because I’m Arab. When I turned onto the street, they started attacking me and throwing rocks at me,” Ibrahim Hamed said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 6:12:56 PM
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Meet The First 5G Mobile Hosting Company
By ORIT BROWN \
3/3/2021 9:53:37 AM
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Rami Beracha to Launch Pioneering Dubai Investment Fund
By JONATHAN COHEN \
3/3/2021 10:48:23 AM
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Ashkenazi meets with Jordanian FM, Netanyahu greets UAE ambassador
"It is necessary to resume serious and effective negotiations to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/2/2021 9:13:13 PM
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Netherlands postpones Qatar trade mission over World Cup worker concerns
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 3:28:38 PM
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Coronavirus: Special education to reopen in green, yellow, orange cities
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 3:47:59 PM
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Balancing on an arm: Police probe father for child abuse in viral video
The mother is the next in line to be investigated.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 7:24:03 PM
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Israelis, New Yorkers participate in solidarity chess tournament
The two-hour event was aired live on various Facebook pages, with the $2,000 prize divided among outstanding participants.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 9:00:59 PM
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Palestinian Authority: We gave 200 COVID-19 vaccines to Jordan
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 4:08:09 PM
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US sanctions Russia for poisoning Alexei Navalny
The officials said Navalny was targeted for his activism in trying to raise questions about what they called Russian corruption.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 7:29:06 PM
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Three media workers shot dead in eastern Afghanistan - gov't officials
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 6:20:36 PM
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Coronavirus: Israel's excess mortality rate rose 10% in 2020, study finds
Findings better than expected, compared to other developed countries.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 6:17:44 PM
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Gantz says Israel moving to protect citizens from ICC
Justice minister’s comments contradict calmer messages from gov't experts.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB,REUTERS \
3/2/2021 9:17:49 PM
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VCing the future? Early-stage start-up hunters share their secrets
"One of the fields I believe strongly in right now is neuroscience. I believe computers will be able to read our thoughts and use them to generate actions."
By ZEV STUB \
3/2/2021 5:44:28 PM
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US Treasury sanctions Iran-backed Houthi leaders
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 7:19:40 PM
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Turkey to shut down pro-Kurdish opposition party - ruling party official
The third largest party in parliament, it has also faced a barrage of legal bids to lift the parliamentary immunity of its lawmakers.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 5:09:42 PM
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Coronavirus cabinet meeting begins being postponed three times
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 5:13:57 PM
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Iran: IRGC vehicle attacked by Baluchi militants - state media
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 7:26:52 PM
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Three New York COVID-19 variants reported in Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 5:57:34 PM
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Senior Palestinian officials vaccinated, PA ministry of health reveals
Members of the PLO Executive Committee aged over 65 and cabinet ministers have received the vaccine.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
3/2/2021 5:54:48 PM
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Trump supporters who stormed Capitol are domestic terrorists - FBI head
"That siege was criminal behavior, pure and simple. It's behavior that we, the FBI, view as domestic terrorism."
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 7:35:45 PM
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Iran's only female Olympic medalist to compete as refugee in Tokyo
She said she had left her homeland because she was fed up with being used as a propaganda tool.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 6:17:16 PM
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Minister slams state for prosecuting Israeli who killed in self-defense
There is an ongoing debate in Israel about self-defense, especially in cases involving IDF soldiers shooting and killing Palestinian attackers
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/2/2021 9:34:25 PM
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Gantz expresses intent to promote ‘security arrangement’ with Gulf allies
“We will continue to confront any threat, along with our new and veteran partners, chiefly the US, so that Iran will not be able to develop nuclear capacity.”
By UDI SHAHAM,REUTERS \
3/2/2021 9:59:43 PM
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Six Dr. Seuss books taken out of publication due to 'offensive' content
Dr. Seuss Enterprises reported it will no longer publish six works penned by Theodor Seuss Geisel as they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”
By HAGAY HACOHEN,REUTERS \
3/3/2021 11:03:22 AM
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Israeli one-man show festival relaunches amid mourning for its creator
Teatronetto Festival relaunches in a flurry of renewal and heartache as one of Yaakov Agmon’s final requests before his passing.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
3/4/2021 7:50:36 PM
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Coronavirus: Contagious Brazil variant evades immunity - scientists
Scientists around the world are on guard against new mutated forms of the coronavirus that could spread more easily, or be harder to fend off with existing vaccines.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 6:51:45 PM
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Israel Elections: Is this the decline of the Left? - analysis
A seismic change has altered Israel’s political landscape: the dominance of the Right.
By HERB KEINON \
3/2/2021 7:21:46 PM
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Coronavirus: Gov’t approves reopening of the skies
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
3/2/2021 7:37:22 PM
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Netanyahu welcomes first-ever UAE ambassador to Israel
“We are changing the Middle East; we are changing the world.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
3/2/2021 11:31:22 PM
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MK Tibi: I love the words mother and father and am against LGBTQ people
Tibi said that he would prefer not to get any help from LGBTQ people even if they protest alongside him.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/3/2021 12:35:02 AM
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NGO to High Court: Appeal to reveal return process for Israelis abroad
According to the NGO, the special committee for granting exceptional entry into Israel must publicly justify its decisions to counter allegations of “systematic discrimination.”
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
3/2/2021 8:10:50 PM
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'Our Natural Right': Descendants of Declaration of Independence signers
The film tells the historic story through the voices of 10 adult grandchildren, all descendants of original signers of Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
By KEN TOLTZ \
3/2/2021 8:11:31 PM
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France to push ahead with Iran censure resolution at IAEA
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 8:11:58 PM
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Grapevine March 3, 2021: It did not rain on his parade
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
3/3/2021 12:24:14 PM
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UK welcomes EU and US sanctions over poisoning of Kremlin foe Navalny
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/2/2021 8:30:49 PM
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Letters to the Editor March 3, 2021: Preaching to the converted
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
3/2/2021 8:32:46 PM
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Netanyahu has track record of sexism, says New Hope candidate Yoaz Hendel
"I cannot forget his moral failure back then," Hendel said. "He decided to support power because it was convenient to him. I see it again now with the way he relates to Yifat by mocking her."
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/2/2021 9:58:28 PM
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Israel-Iran peace deal: Why it's needed, what it could look like - opinion
Today, respect and curiosity for the Israeli state on the Iranian street is common, especially among those who most despise Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime
By MARIAM MEMARSADEGHI AND SHUVALOY MAJUMDAR \
3/2/2021 8:43:01 PM
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How Turkey's Erdogan conned ‘The New York Times’ - opinion
This exercise in pro-Ankara propaganda neatly parrots the Turkish military occupation’s script.
By BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY,THOMAS S. KAPLAN \
3/2/2021 8:53:11 PM
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Republican Jewish NGO after Trump's speech: Our main focus is 2022
"I think [Trump] was taunting them [to show] that just because he lost the election does not mean he has gone away and that he is not a major force in the Party."
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
3/3/2021 6:31:09 AM
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New poll finds Sa'ar, Bennett parties tied
By GIL HOFFMAN \
3/2/2021 8:58:34 PM
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Make 'em laugh: Using comedy to cancel 'cancel culture' - opinion
Part of the Zionist revolution entailed not only laughing at ourselves, but laughing when others laughed at us, too.
By GIL TROY \
3/3/2021 10:17:50 AM
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High Court conversion ruling helps bridge Israel-Diaspora rift
Now is the time to free Israel from the choke hold of the Chief Rabbinate.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/2/2021 9:14:31 PM
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High Court conversion ruling helps bridge Israel-Diaspora rift
Now is the time to free Israel from the choke hold of the Chief Rabbinate.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/3/2021 10:23:11 AM
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High Court conversion ruling helps bridge Israel-Diaspora rift
Now is the time to free Israel from the choke hold of the Chief Rabbinate.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
3/3/2021 10:23:16 AM
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Protestors shut down roads as Lebanese economy crashes
"We can't bear it anymore...The dollar is going up and they don't care about us. They're still dividing up their gains," Rabih Khaled, who has been unemployed for months, said.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 9:34:12 PM
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India to send 25,000 vaccines to Palestinians amid global shortage
The PA has received only some 32,000 doses for its population in Gaza and the West Bank.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
3/2/2021 10:33:35 PM
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Saudi Arabia says COVID-19 vaccination required for 2021 haj
"The COVID-19 vaccine is mandatory for those willing to come to the haj and will be one of the main conditions (for receiving a permit to come)," the report said.
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 9:51:12 PM
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Oppressive Turkish gov’t pushes bizarre ‘human rights’ plan - analysis
Is Turkey’s “human rights” plan just virtue-signaling to try to forestall US criticism, or is it part of a process of creating a new constitution and seeking to turn itself into a one party state?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
3/2/2021 9:52:41 PM
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ZAKA founder and chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav awarded Israel Prize
“In a month full of tears of pain and sorrow after the triple family loss that I have suffered, finally my eyes shed tears of happiness with the joyous news given to me"
By HADASSAH BRENNER \
3/3/2021 12:24:40 AM
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Suspected infiltration reported at Kfar Tapuah
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/3/2021 6:15:53 AM
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Driver who ran over man in Mea Shearim released, supporters celebrate
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/3/2021 6:46:42 AM
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Thirteen die as truck slams crowded SUV near US-Mexico border
By REUTERS \
3/2/2021 11:58:35 PM