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Fauci says coronavirus infections might be plateauing
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 12:00:55 AM
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Bnei Brak residents clash with police trying to enforce COVID lockdown
The incident was condemned by many politicians, including by ultra-Orthodox MKs who called on extremist factions in the ultra-Orthodox community to cooperate with the police.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
1/22/2021 4:48:35 PM
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad's suicide attack
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 1:17:43 AM
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McConnell proposes Trump get two weeks off before Senate impeachment trial
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 1:19:49 AM
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Graffiti threatening Arab bus drivers found in Modi'in Ilit
Graffiti on one wall read "Death to Arab bus drivers."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 1:47:07 AM
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World Bank provides Lebanon with $34M to buy vaccines
As new infections rise in the region, Jordan announced that it is vaccinating refugees alongside the rest of the population
By JOSHUA SHUMAN/THE MEDIA LINE \
1/22/2021 1:58:36 AM
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Senate's Schumer reviewing request for Trump impeachment trial delay
Trump, a Republican, left office on Wednesday and flew to his Florida resort, hours before Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in.
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 2:19:20 AM
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Nanosynex seeks to bring rapid COVID-19 tests to Israel
Nanosynex will be donating some 200 kits to United Hatzalah in order to ease the process of training volunteers to conduct coronavirus testing.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 3:40:27 PM
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Settlers mark 30 days since Sandak's death, protest throughout West Bank
In one incident, a five-year-old Palestinian boy was injured after the vehicle he was in was stoned by settlers near the Givat Asaf junction.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
1/22/2021 3:53:55 AM
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Roberta Kaplan is crushing white supremacists in court
Kaplan has had a prolific legal career, representing corporate giants and cultural icons alike.
By LAURA E. ADKINS/JTA \
1/22/2021 4:06:53 AM
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Biden appoints Mass. secretary Stephanie Pollack to federal post
Pollack, a progressive Democrat, has worked closely with Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to turn around the state’s notoriously plagued roads system.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
1/22/2021 10:07:03 AM
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Biden names Jess Rosenworcel, net neutrality champion, as acting FCC chair
Biden will make a decision later about whether to make the appointment permanent.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
1/22/2021 4:19:10 AM
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Syrian air defense systems respond to alleged Israeli airstrike - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 4:37:35 AM
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Chuck Schumer is now the highest-ranking elected Jewish official ever
Georgia’s new senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, were sworn in on Wednesday, making Schumer the new Senate majority leader — the first-ever Jew in that powerful role.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
1/22/2021 4:31:32 AM
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Avril Haines first confirmed Cabinet member as director of intelligence
She was confirmed on Wednesday evening in an 84-10 vote after Democrats assumed control of the Senate in the afternoon.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
1/22/2021 4:37:09 AM
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Yehuda ‘Yudi’ Dukes dies after 10-month battle with COVID
The rabbi and his wife, a music therapist, frequently sought spiritual meaning in his struggles with COVID.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
1/22/2021 4:44:19 AM
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Jewish Harvard professor dies while climbing in Pakistan’s mountains
Alex Goldfarb, an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, was an experienced climber as well as a beloved nephrologist who taught at Harvard Medical School.
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
1/22/2021 4:51:36 AM
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Norman Golb, pioneering Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, dies at 92
Golb also headed a movement in the 1990s to allow increased scholarship of the scrolls, which had been restricted for decades.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
1/22/2021 5:21:26 AM
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4 family members killed in alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria - report
The attack is the first one attributed to Israel to take place under President Joe Biden's administration.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 10:29:54 AM
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Jon Ossoff had a totem of his heritage in his pocket while joining Senate
Ossoff leaned into his American Jewish story — one of being descended of immigrants who fled persecution as Jews in Eastern Europe — during his campaign.
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
1/22/2021 5:43:49 AM
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Rabbi Sharon Brous calls for ‘a new America’ at National Prayer Service
The longstanding service, virtual this year because of the COVID pandemic, involves faith leaders offering prayers for a new US presidential administration.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
1/22/2021 5:54:49 AM
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David Gitlitz, 78, scholar of Sephardic Jewish history, dies
Gitlitz, who died of complications from COVID-19 on Dec. 30, in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he lived in retirement, began his career as a professor of Spanish language and literature.
By ABBY KLIONSKY/JTA \
1/22/2021 7:13:05 AM
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Diego Schwartzman launches pro. esports team at Jewish sports club
Esports, or professional video gaming, has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.
By JTA STAFF \
1/22/2021 6:10:30 AM
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City of Jerusalem starts light project to illuminate historic buildings
The project is expected to be completed by June 2021, and will cost about NIS 6 million.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 6:50:49 AM
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Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users would face degraded search and YouTube experiences if the new code were enforced.
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 7:18:04 AM
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Japan is firm on Tokyo Olympics schedule, denies report of cancellation
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 7:30:59 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 7,099 Israelis tested positive on Thursday
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 7:40:36 AM
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Japan is firm on Tokyo Olympics schedule, denies report of cancellation
"The Tokyo Games are on. The flame will be lit on July 23, 2021.
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 7:42:44 AM
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Edelstein: Yesterday was another record breaker for vaccine distribution
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 8:04:57 AM
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Israeli firms are to compete in New York's new clean energy competition
"NYPA's collaboration with Israeli technology companies will yield mutual benefit by introducing new solutions for commercial usage in large scale electric utilities."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 10:02:53 AM
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Coronavirus: Number of new cases continues to slowly decline
Health Ministry requirement to show negative coronavirus test on return to Israel goes into effect Saturday at midnight.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
1/23/2021 6:37:45 PM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 11:59:23 AM
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US already in talks of returning to Iran deal - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 9:27:23 AM
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Israel Elections: Poll finds Yair Lapid, Gideon Sa'ar tied for second
Coalition can be formed without Likud, haredim and Arabs.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
1/22/2021 9:51:07 AM
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Israeli AI company Swapp raises $7 million dollars in seed money
Swapp is a company that uses a single AI platform that it developed in order to help construction companies and real estate developers to easily develop their construction plans and their budget.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/16/2021 6:25:20 PM
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Tourism expert to gov't: Israel is ignoring international travel protocols
"The rest of the world is adopting coronavirus travel standards that the Health Ministry has not even begun to examine," he said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/4/2021 7:15:36 PM
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US already in Iran deal talks, officials met in New York - report
"We'll know pretty soon if the efforts [in returning to the deal] have been successful," the source told 'Le Figaro'.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,TOVAH LAZAROFF,REUTERS \
1/23/2021 11:48:03 AM
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Kremlin: planned pro-Navalny protest is illegal, work of 'provocateurs'
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 11:45:43 AM
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Syria cuts gasoline subsidies, again
Economic sanctions, internal conflicts and power struggle behind the frequent jumps in prices, experts say.
By DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE \
1/22/2021 3:22:21 PM
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Saudi Arabia investing $200 billion to create a green smart city
In ‘The Line’ project, the kingdom aims to build an international high-tech metropolis near the borders of Jordan, Israel and Egypt.
By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM / THE MEDIA LINE \
1/22/2021 2:42:09 PM
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Kremlin welcomes US call to extend nuclear arms treaty, but wants details
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 12:00:39 PM
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Saudi-led forces say two attacks by Yemen's Houthis thwarted
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 12:59:12 PM
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Journalist attacked by haredi mob in Mea She'arim
When he left his car to retrieve the camera tripod, he was bombarded by stones and trash bags, as well as other objects. He has sustained multiple injuries.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 2:07:51 PM
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Why were Capitol National Guardsmen removed from their posts?
A Guardsman told Politico that once they were removed from the Capitol building, they were told to "set up mobile command centers outside or in nearby hotels."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 1:44:35 PM
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Coronavirus in the IDF: 1,895 sick, over 72,000 vaccinated
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 1:37:15 PM
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Just as my ancestors planted for me…Tu BiShvat 2021 with JNF-USA
Tu Bishvat became a day for planting trees, and in 1908, Jewish National Fund and the educational system officially adopted this practice.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
1/23/2021 5:53:44 PM
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Police set up roughly 200 roadblocks to enforce COVID-19 lockdown
The roadblocks are meant to prevent Israelis from taken advantage of the sunny weekend ahead and travel the country, in violation of the lockdown.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 10:56:12 PM
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Top Iran leader posts Trump-like image with drone, vows revenge
"The intention of the tweet seems to be keeping alive the spectre of revenge, which perhaps by itself is a kind of revenge," a Tehran-based analyst said.
By REUTERS \
1/23/2021 10:01:15 AM
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IDF shoots down drone near Lebanese border
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 3:32:05 PM
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Coronavirus: Hadassah launches pediatric COVID-19 ICU as cases climb
“These babies need a hug, a touch."
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
1/23/2021 11:35:43 AM
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Puppy love: Pooch waits six days outside Turkish hospital for sick owner
The small, mix-breed dog named Boncuk was rewarded for her loyalty with an emotional reunion when 68-year-old Cemal Senturk finally left the hospital in the northeastern city of Trabzon.
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 4:58:51 PM
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Protesters cry out as construction accidents peak
Socialist activists protested the deaths of 67 construction workers during 2020 in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, and Sakhnin on Friday.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
1/22/2021 5:29:34 PM
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Negative COVID-19 test requirement to enter Israel starts Saturday night
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
1/22/2021 4:46:31 PM
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Bernie Sanders ironically goes viral during Biden inauguration
All eyes were immediately on the Vermont Senator after memes were made of him sitting on a chair by himself wearing cozy mittens.
By GADI ZAIG \
1/22/2021 5:50:40 PM
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BioNTech says offering 50 mln needles to extract more vaccine doses
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 5:20:05 PM
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Trump impeachment trial to begin in Senate week of Feb. 8, Schumer says
Trump last week became the first president in US history to be impeached twice, and when the Senate convenes for his trial will be the first president to be tried after leaving office.
By REUTERS \
1/23/2021 3:34:14 AM
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Arab-Israeli 21-year-old killed after anti-violence protest
The young man was shot while parking his car with police forces close by.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 6:53:54 PM
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London police shuts down COVID-19 Jewish wedding with 400 attendees
The wedding, held in north London on Thursday at a school for girls, caused organizers to face a GBP 10,000 (Roughly $13,600) fine.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
1/24/2021 6:34:06 AM
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Russian COVID-19 vaccines for Palestinians delayed for technical reasons
The Palestinian Authority informed Israel of the delay.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
1/23/2021 10:45:28 PM
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Swiss criminal court finds Israeli businessman guilty of corruption
Steinmetz said he would appeal the ruling, which also included a 50 million Swiss francs ($56.48 million) fine.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 10:45:54 PM
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Liberman: Netanyahu responsible for 4,000 COVID-19 deaths
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 7:03:36 PM
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Gantz congratulates Austin on becoming US Secretary of Defense
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 7:30:26 PM
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Iran's Zarif urges Biden to act first in returning US to nuclear deal
Biden "can begin by removing all sanctions imposed since Trump assumed office and seek to re-enter and abide by the 2015 nuclear deal," Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif writes.
By REUTERS \
1/23/2021 7:22:54 PM
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Gideon Sa'ar among Bloomberg's top 8 people to watch in 2021
The New Hope Party leader was included in the list for his political advancements against former coalition partner and now-opponent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 8:40:04 PM
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Coronavirus vaccination: Teens 16-18 begin getting the jab
The health funds will receive an influx of additional doses in order to make the teen campaign possible.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
2/4/2021 7:13:43 PM
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Biden administration to discuss stimulus with lawmakers on Sunday
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 8:38:27 PM
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White House: Biden calls for assessment of US domestic terrorism threat
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 9:15:44 PM
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Social media sees 20% drop in Arab objection to normalization with Israel
Perhaps Arab states are beginning to approach normalization with Israel in a more positive light.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/22/2021 9:35:36 PM
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Pfizer CEO Dr. Bourla to join Jewish Heritage Museum in virtual event
The CEO & Chairman of the company responsible for the distribution of the first coronavirus vaccine will discuss his life and Greek Jewish Heritage on February 18th via zoom.
By GADI ZAIG \
2/4/2021 7:12:39 PM
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Britain says new COVID-19 variant may carry higher risk of death
Despite the higher risk, evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country were effective against it.
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 10:38:44 PM
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Portugal identifies first case of South African coronavirus variant
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 10:55:54 PM
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Biden administration will review Taliban agreement - White House
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 11:49:07 PM
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US State Dept working to conclude Houthi terrorist designation review
"As noted by Secretary-Designate Blinken, the State Department has initiated a review of Ansarallah's terrorist designations," the spokesperson said, using another name used for the Houthis.
By REUTERS \
1/22/2021 11:55:21 PM