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Rocket fire continues after Islamic Jihad announces unilateral ceasefire
Israeli security official says Jerusalem "skeptical" about PIJ's ceasefire announcement.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM,LAHAV HARKOV \
2/25/2020 5:07:30 PM
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UK set to commence trade talks with US following Brexit
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 12:44:48 AM
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19 Jewish community centers receive bomb threat
"We take every threat seriously," said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/25/2020 5:16:52 PM
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France 'ready to support Lebanon financially' says finance minister
"France always stands ready to help Lebanon. It has always been the case in the past and it will be the case in the future." Bruno Le Maire said
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 1:09:38 AM
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Robots take on coronavirus
Smart machines are being deployed to minimize contact between healthcare professionals and patients
By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE \
2/24/2020 1:22:52 AM
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Bernie Sanders: AIPAC provides a platform for leaders who express bigotry
The senator from Vermont has said that he will not be attending this year's conference.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS,OMRI NAHMIAS \
2/24/2020 5:49:11 PM
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UK venue owners must plan for militant attacks - security minster
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 2:12:11 AM
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161 new coronavirus cases in South Korea
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 3:38:34 AM
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Trump administration backs off sending coronavirus patients to Alabama
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 3:50:46 AM
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Sanders wins Nevada caucus, pulling ahead of rivals
The Vermont Senator is projected to win at least 17 delegates
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
2/24/2020 4:01:57 AM
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Austrian Press Council: Calling BDS 'antisemitic' not a violation of code
The Austrian Press Council wrote “numerous institutions and state institutions classify the BDS movement as antisemitic."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
2/24/2020 6:02:28 PM
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Four Chinese provinces lower coronavirus emergency response level
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 4:51:05 AM
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New Zealand extends ban on arrivals from China on coronavirus fears
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 4:52:24 AM
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Seven wounded in shooting at flea market in Houston, Texas
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 7:58:23 AM
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French assemblyman denounces Tunisia's "obsessive hatred" of Israel
Meyer Habib's call to boycott follows Tunisia's decision to open an investigation on the participation of a French-Israeli tennis player to an international competition held in Tunis.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 6:31:35 AM
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China: 409 new coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 5:21:36 AM
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Trunews, which alleged 'Jew coup' against Trump, banned from YouTube
TruNews had previously been the target of a temporary ban from the online video platform where it has a channel. The announcement of a permanent ban came last week in a tweet.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/24/2020 5:17:44 AM
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Nebraska man arrested for vandalizing local synagogue
Racial epithets were also discovered on the steps and sidewalk in front of the building.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
2/24/2020 5:26:24 AM
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Wuhan city, virus epicenter, allows people to exit for crucial operations
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 6:29:28 AM
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IDF closes roads and schools near Gaza border amid ongoing tensions
A number of mostly agricultural routes were blocked to traffic in the early hours of Monday morning.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 7:40:24 AM
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Ramming attack attempted in east Jerusalem
The Jewish resident reportedly fired in the air and the vehicle fled the scene.
By RACHEL WOLF \
2/24/2020 1:57:33 PM
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Parts of China relax coronavirus curbs, many places report no new cases
There were just 11 new cases in six other provincial-level jurisdictions, while in Hubei province, the epicenter of the epidemic, the number of new cases fell to 398 from 630 a day earlier.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 8:08:53 AM
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Malaysia’s antisemitic prime minister offers resignation to king
Mohammad may not actually leave office. Locals told the BBC that he isn’t ready to step down and this may be a charade to remain in power.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
2/24/2020 6:34:26 PM
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Bahrain's first coronavirus case detected
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 8:25:25 AM
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Tens of thousands of Indians pack into stadium to greet Trump
India and the United States have built close political and security ties and Trump's two-day trip is a sign of their converging interests.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 12:52:55 PM
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Amazon criticized for 'Hunters' series, antisemitic books
Seventy-five years after the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops, world leaders and activists have called for action against rising antisemitism.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 10:05:23 AM
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Unveiling of Ashkenazi-Mandelblit pushed off, pending High Court ruling
Judge asks how Likud could expect pre-election decision
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/24/2020 7:26:19 PM
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Kuwait says three people who traveled to Iran have new coronavirus
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 8:44:34 AM
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Tech & Talmud: A winning combination for Haredi employment
Like most of his peers from the devout community, Shotland does spend his mornings studying talmudic tractates. Unlike them, however, he dedicates his afternoons to learning JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
By EYTAN HALON \
2/24/2020 8:50:02 PM
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Iraq closes border crossing with Kuwait amid coronavirus spread
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 9:23:10 AM
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US extradition bid for Julian Assange to go before a British court
"We are talking about collateral murder, evidence of war crimes," she said. "They are a remarkable resource for those of us seeking to hold governments to account for abuses."
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 9:40:02 AM
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Qatar to quarantine passengers arriving from Iran, South Korea
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 9:41:42 AM
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Coronavirus epicenter Wuhan revokes announcement easing lockdown
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 9:42:54 AM
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Afghanistan identifies first confirmed coronavirus patient - health minister
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 9:44:46 AM
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Likud officials: Netanyahu is considering declaring upcoming term as last
By MAARIV ONLINE \
2/24/2020 9:48:08 AM
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WHO says no longer uses 'pandemic' category, but virus still emergency
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 10:09:52 AM
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Netanyahu: There may be no escape from an operation in Gaza
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 10:22:38 AM
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Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran
Kuwait detected the virus in three people among 700 who had been evacuated on Saturday from the Iranian city of Mashhad.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 1:46:41 PM
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Netanyahu vows not to pass immunity legislation if reelected PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Monday morning that he would not advance the so-called French Law.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
2/24/2020 11:24:45 AM
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Raphael's tapestries return to the walls of the Sistine Chapel
The first few tapestries were completed in December 1519, and brought to the chapel immediately thereafter. However, Raphael died in the months following and never got to see the complete collection.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
2/24/2020 1:08:08 PM
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China warns against travel to US, citing unfair treatment over coronavirus
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 11:06:53 AM
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Berlin Film Festival features rare films about the Holocaust
In 2007, the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize was awarded to Israeli director Joseph Cedar for Beaufort. Soon as this report became public, the festival announced his would not be named on the award.
By HANNAH BROWN \
2/24/2020 7:23:19 PM
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Amazon pulls Nazi-era book from website following outcry
The World Jewish Congress expressed outrage over the sale of Nazi-era book The Poisionous Mushroom on Amazon, in addition to other hateful material that is being sold on their website.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 10:32:46 PM
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A-G backs probe of 5th Dimension, explains timing of Netanyahu indictment
Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit calls focus on Harpaz Affair political.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/24/2020 7:31:12 PM
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Coronavirus border closures is last thing Iran’s regime expected
Amid sanctions, floods and other pressures, the regime faces a real emerging crisis.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
2/24/2020 5:26:18 PM
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Israel hosts third international military doctrine conference
Over 60 delegates from 30 different armies gathered in central Israel to discuss mission command.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/25/2020 8:37:44 PM
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300 Israeli women march for 24 hours in support of agunot
The walk even included a discussion circle with agunot and Ohr Torah Stone’s Yad La’isha staff of rabbinical court advocates, lawyers and social workers, with the purpose of raising funds for Ohr Torah Stone's Yad La'isha: The Monica Dennis Goldberg Legal Aid Center and Hotline.
By HANNAH HEPNER \
2/24/2020 10:37:53 PM
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Rocket alert sirens sound across southern Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 12:05:17 PM
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New Negev Forest Commemorates Jews of Pre-WWII Lithuania
Accompanying ‘Seed a Memory’ campaign allows you to name trees for Lithuanian Jews who perished the Holocaust, with the help of an online memorial wall.
By KKL-JNF \
2/24/2020 2:19:50 PM
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Saudi Arabia orders arrest of female rapper who produced 'Mecca Girl'
"Our respect to other girls but the Mecca girl is sugar candy," Slay sings in the video, rapping about women who reside in the city of Mecca.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
2/24/2020 12:52:40 PM
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Mongolia halts all flights from South Korea, blocks entry until March 2
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 12:30:21 PM
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Family of Egyptian militant Ashmawy not notified about his reported execution
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 12:31:51 PM
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Julian Assange appears at start of extradition hearing in Britain
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 12:33:44 PM
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Rocket alert sirens sound in Gaza border communities
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 12:36:36 PM
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Six killed in Israeli strikes against Islamic Jihad in Syria
The group's spokesperson warns that the fight isn't over
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/24/2020 2:31:24 PM
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Rocket alert sirens sound in Gaza border communities
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 12:44:34 PM
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Assange put lives at risk with his crimes, lawyer for United States says
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 2:00:35 PM
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Iraq reports first coronavirus case in Iranian student
The patient entered Iraq before the government shut border crossings and banned the entry of non-Iraqis coming from Iran.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 1:51:27 PM
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'Namaste Trump': India's nationalist leader holds huge rally for president
US officials have described Trump's visit as a way to counter China's rise as a superpower.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 2:26:48 PM
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Netanyahu: Mapping process has begun, sovereignty to follow
US Ambassador David Friedman joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a tour of the region as the mapping process got underway.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/25/2020 12:34:40 AM
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300 Israeli women march for 24 hours in support of agunot
On Thursday, Ohr Torah Stone held its third annual “Women Moving Mountains,” a hike of 300 women to show support for agunot or 'chained women.'
By HANNAH HEPNER \
2/25/2020 1:30:48 PM
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Probe into Umm al-Hiran shows Bedouin killed by police for no reason
A petition is expected to be filed to the High Court of Justice by Adalah and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) to reopen the investigation into police conduct in the incident.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 10:33:53 PM
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Green Leaf Party head encouraged by Netanyahu’s cannabis overtures
Netanyahu tweeted on Sunday that he decided to expunge the criminal records of tens of thousands of Israelis who used cannabis.
By ZACHARY KEYSER,HAGAY HACOHEN,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 6:11:43 PM
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China says more than 3,000 medical staff infected by coronavirus
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 2:30:31 PM
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Turkish Airlines cancels flights to four Iranian cities
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 2:32:45 PM
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Coronavirus could cause matzah shortage in Israel for Passover
Other retail products for the holidays are also expected to arrive late due to the virus causing massive delays of all shipping.
By AARON REICH \
2/24/2020 5:02:24 PM
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IDF strikes PIJ infrastructure, including underground storage complexes
By MAARIV ONLINE \
2/24/2020 2:45:43 PM
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Countries quarantine, restrict travel to Italy due to coronavirus fears
Countries that have implemented measures include Mauritius, Austria, France, Taiwan and Ireland. Israel and Tunisia could potentially follow soon.
By AARON REICH,REUTERS \
2/24/2020 4:33:08 PM
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Seventh coronavirus death in Italy – report
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 4:39:30 PM
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Gulf states confirm coronavirus cases, limit travel to Iran
Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases in Iran, Italy and South Korea. The virus has infected nearly 77,000 people and killed over 2,500 in China.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 10:00:00 PM
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Netanyahu cancels participation in Likud events due to Gaza rockets
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 4:33:19 PM
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Bank of Israel holds interest rate, warns of coronavirus uncertainty
The outbreak of the coronavirus, the bank said, is casting uncertainty over a range of areas, including future economic activity both in Israel and abroad.
By EYTAN HALON \
2/24/2020 6:39:57 PM
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WHO press conference provides updates on coronavirus outbreak - watch live
The coronavirus outbreak started in Wuhan, China, and has spread across the world, infecting over 79,000 people and killing over 2,000.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 5:38:50 PM
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Man arrested after driving car into carnival parade in Germany, 30 hurt
The incident comes less than a week after a gunman gunned down 11 people, including himself, in one of the worst racist attacks in Germany since World War Two.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 6:12:27 PM
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Bulldozed into a pre-election escalation - analysis
Hamas and PIJ had threatened to avenge the death of PIJ terrorist Muhammed Ali al-Na’im, whose mutilated body was carried by an IDF bulldozer – so it was just a matter of time, and intensity.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
2/25/2020 11:51:38 AM
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JVP, pharma giant AstraZeneca launch digital health platform
The program will focus on a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas of practice to develop breakthrough technologies, including cancer, lung disease, and cardiovascular disease.
By EYTAN HALON \
2/25/2020 4:47:53 PM
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Katherine Johnson, NASA's first black scientist, dies aged 101
Johnson had a groundbreaking career of 33 years with the US space agency, working on the Mercury and Apollo missions, including the first moon landing in 1969.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 5:54:26 PM
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Saudi King Salman hosts rabbi in official residence for first time
King tells group of leaders from five religions that Saudi Arabia is returning to the era of Islamic openness of earlier ages.
By JEREMY SHARON \
2/25/2020 5:05:08 PM
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Health Ministry issues travel warning for Italy due to coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak in Italy is the most severe in Europe, with at least 220 confirmed cases and seven deaths, most of them heavily concentrated in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto.
By AARON REICH \
2/24/2020 8:45:31 PM
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Israel cycling secures two top-five finishes in early stages of 2020 UAE Tour
This is an excellent start for the Israeli team as they’ve secured a rider in one of the top-five positions in each of the first two stages of the race, out of a total seven.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
2/24/2020 6:34:38 PM
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Jury reaches verdict in Harvey Weinstein trial: Guilty
Since 2017, more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct. He has said any sexual encounters were consensual.
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 6:56:40 PM
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"Israel is my family" Border Police Woman says after being stabbed
“Jerusalem is the country’s holiest city and we need to take care of it, preserve it."
By MAAYAN HOFFMAN \
2/24/2020 7:34:06 PM
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad says its response to Israeli ‘crimes’ has ended
The group pledged to continue its ‘jihad and respond to an aggression [by Israel] on the Palestinians and their land" if Israel pursued its "aggression."
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
2/25/2020 1:49:16 AM
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Pius XII attitude towards Jews will remain controversial, experts say
The Vatican will open its archives on the pontificate of Pius XII (1939-1958), a figure who repeatedly failed at taking a strong stance against Hitler.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
3/3/2020 11:03:37 AM
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IAF aircraft sighted over western, central Lebanon - Lebanese media
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
2/24/2020 8:13:23 PM
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Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders' presidential bid
“Bernie Sanders has been taking a stand for a very long time,” Williamson told the Sanders rally in Austin. “We’re here and we’re with Bernie.”
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 8:35:11 PM
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'Decision on Fifth Dimension possible because Gantz not a suspect'
Acting State Attorney: Pre-election decision on Fifth Dimension made possible because MK Benny Gantz is no longer a suspect in the Fifth Dimension investigation
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/24/2020 9:05:31 PM
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Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra presents Bach Festival Jerusalem
The festival features ensembles and soloists from here and abroad performing Bach, Bach-inspired music and more.
By HELEN KAYE \
2/24/2020 8:55:11 PM
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Tel Aviv hosts art exhibit without naming artists
Other Name, which will open at two locations in Tel Aviv in March, works by some of the biggest names in Israeli art will hang on the walls alongside unknown artists from Eritrea and Sudan.
By ORI J. LENKINSKI \
2/24/2020 9:00:22 PM
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The Lounge February 25, 2020: Unistream
Last Tuesday, the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot hosted the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
2/24/2020 9:05:51 PM
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Israel's housing market is waking up
An increase in the volume of mortgages taken up by the public in recent months is a clear sign that the housing market is waking from its slumber
By DUDU LEVY REICH \
2/16/2021 6:29:47 PM
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How the Jews in Italy are coping with coronavirus, 50,000 in quarantine
While Jewish institutions are closely monitoring the coronavirus epidemic, and while everyone worries about the impact of the situation on the city, Jews in northern Italy aren’t panicking.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
2/24/2020 9:13:11 PM
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Benjamin Netanyahu vows not to pass immunity legislation if reelected
Yamina split over immunity.
By GIL HOFFMAN,JEREMY SHARON \
11/18/2020 10:44:22 AM
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Honor your parents: The Bible’s most difficult commandment
The hardest commandments in Judaism are not the religious strictures but the moral imperatives, with honoring your father and mother being at top of the list.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
2/24/2020 9:16:50 PM
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US CDC confirms 53 coronavirus victims
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 9:24:01 PM
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Ariel Sharon's son, Gilad: 'All is foreseen, freedom of choice is granted'
What’s the connection between quantum physics and a sheep farmer? There is none but it still applies.
By GILAD SHARON \
2/25/2020 10:28:59 AM
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Gaza is Netanyahu’s 11-year recurring nightmare - analysis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said 11 years ago: "We will topple Hamas’s terror regime and we will restore security to the residents of Ashkelon, Ashdod and Sderot and to all of Israel.”
By YAAKOV KATZ \
2/25/2020 1:20:59 AM
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An Anglo vision for Israel's third elections
By sheer weight of numbers, the English-speaking community should be seen as vital for any political party.
By DAVID FINE \
2/24/2020 9:27:05 PM
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Lasting impact of Muslim-Jewish visit to Auschwitz
The festive evening capped a groundbreaking interfaith mission to Poland that began the day before with a visit to Auschwitz to deepen understanding of the Holocaust.
By KENNETH BANDLER \
2/24/2020 9:32:03 PM
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High Court vetoes government-Ohana commission to probe police
Mandelblit warns opening probe into prosecution’s treatment of police would become politicized days before election
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
2/25/2020 8:04:22 PM
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Liberman announces conscription at 18 for ultra-Orthodox, Arabs
Yisrael Beytenu leader says stagnation of ultra-Orthodox enlistment means that previous, compromise legislation no longer relevant
By JEREMY SHARON \
2/24/2020 9:35:51 PM
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Getting stay-at-home potential voters to the polls for Israeli elections
Rather than “packaging” voting as a political, civic and moral obligation, we should try instead to get these potential voters to think about the personal benefits to be gained by going to the polls.
By ASSAF SHAPIRA,OFER BERNSTEIN \
2/24/2020 9:36:10 PM
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There are fewer Israeli women in politics than it may seem
"If the polls are correct, she said, the number of females elected next week will be 28 or 29. But numbers don't reveal the whole picture."
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
2/25/2020 12:03:52 AM
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An open letter to the Jewish Agency Board of Governors
Ironically, while the Israeli government expresses identification with victims of antisemitism, regardless of their religious stream, it continues to deny equality for non-Orthodox Jews in Israel.
By URI REGEV \
2/24/2020 9:39:30 PM
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The ugly antisemitism at the Aalst carnival
Some revelers were dressed as insects with fur-lined shtreimels and fake peyot and slogans suggesting that they are parasites.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
2/24/2020 9:42:50 PM
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Palestinians and the ICC play a cruel game with international law
The Palestinians say they are merely pursuing justice but it is increasingly clear the Palestinians are using the court as a weapon.
By DAVID MAY \
2/24/2020 9:46:46 PM
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It’s time for Big Tech to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
If we are pressuring world leaders to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, why aren’t we pressuring Big Tech leaders as well?
By EMILY SCHRADER \
2/24/2020 9:51:02 PM
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Joint List's Ahmad Tibi, 'No Gantz government if Gaza attacked'
“There will be no bulldozers on bodies, no air attacks on the Palestinians. Peace, not war. I have a limit of what I can swallow.”
By GIL HOFFMAN,UDI SHAHAM \
2/27/2020 10:04:46 PM
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Sanders panders to progressive base - Analysis
Sanders wants to pander to his progressive base in the Democratic party, and to supporters like his surrogate Linda Sarsour, an anti-Israel activist, and anti-Israeli congresswomen Ilhan Omar.
By HERB KEINON \
2/24/2020 10:17:47 PM
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Palestinians to UNHRC: Trump’s peace plan is a capitulation plan – watch
Denmark calls to eliminate Agenda Item 7
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/24/2020 10:12:24 PM
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Week to confab, AIPAC stuck in the mud - analysis
With politics in Israel and the US became so polarized, it seems impossible to be both an influential and bipartisan organization in Washington these days.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
2/24/2020 10:29:21 PM
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US considers response after China expels American journalists
By REUTERS \
2/24/2020 11:37:44 PM
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Peace Now: Tender issued for 1,077 homes in Givat Hamatos
Peace now warned that the settlement would “sever” the territorial contiguity of a Palestinian Jerusalem-Bethlehem metropolitan area.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/25/2020 1:08:31 PM