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Iran thinks Hamas 'victory' will lead to new attack on Israel
Iran helped push the war with Gaza but was concerned that Hamas and its other proxies would lose badly. Instead, they perceive a surprising victory.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/24/2021 6:28:33 PM
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Hundreds rally for Israel in NYC following spate of antisemitic attacks
Speakers included Israel’s acting consul general in New York, Israel Nitzan, as well as Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the pro-Israel and conservative activist.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
5/24/2021 12:15:10 AM
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Fight breaks out between Hamas, Fatah supporters on Temple Mount
Supporters of the two rival political factions, Fatah and Hamas, broke out into a physical fight on Temple Mount on Sunday.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:31:32 AM
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Ahmadinejad wants to run for president of Iran, again
The former president is remembered fondly by some Iranians for his populism and for offering loan programs. He was often portrayed as a modest 'Mr. Clean' but this is disputed by others.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/24/2021 4:17:32 PM
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BBC reporter comes under fire for tweet saying 'Hitler was right'
BBC digital reporter Tala Halawa's 2014 antisemitic tweets were unearthed recently.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:43:27 AM
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Multiple antisemitic attacks reported in Brooklyn on Saturday
The NYPD is searching for three suspects who are believed to be involved in multiple antisemitic incidents. New York Mayor de Blasio addresses the alleged attacks.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:41:23 AM
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Pro-Israel solidarity protests held around Australia after Gaza ceasefire
The time and location of the rallies were kept under wraps until Sunday morning, for fear protesters would be attacked by anti-Israel or pro-Palestinian counter-demonstrators.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 5:43:59 AM
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Son, daughter and son-in-law all died in honor killings a decade apart
The parents admitted to killing their son and daughter, as well as the daughter's husband, but the law in Iran may allow them to escape a long prison sentence.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:06:12 AM
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Police say two dead, 12 injured in New Jersey shooting at party
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 7:32:23 AM
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Liberman blames Netanyahu for 'eroded deterrence against vigilantes'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 8:27:00 AM
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Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Winners 2021
The awards honor outstanding English-speaking immigrants who have contributed to Israeli society.
By STEVE LINDE \
5/24/2021 8:54:09 AM
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14 Days: The Gaza War
Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.
By STEVE LINDE \
5/24/2021 9:02:46 AM
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30 years on, Defense Ministry releases Operation Solomon footage - Watch
Nearly 15,000 Ethiopian Jews were evacuated to Israel in Operation Solomon in 1991 and 30 years on, the Defense Ministry has released rare footage of the IDF-led operation.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 4:00:58 PM
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LGBT influencers to tell their stories to promote acceptance
One tale includes the story of a soldier whose partner died during his military service while he was still "in the closet" and how he had to deal with the loss alone.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 2:58:24 PM
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The art of advertising a country
I thought I’d write about how commercial brands take advantage of the unique selling proposition of their country to benefit their brand.
By JOANNA LANDAU \
5/24/2021 9:13:52 AM
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Mother of supermodel Bar Refaeli released early from prison
Tzipi Refaeli was sentenced to a 16-month jail term and ordered to pay a NIS 2.5m. fine for tax-evasion offenses.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 3:04:59 PM
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Fury over Belarus airliner action set to dominate EU summit
Borrell also said that an international investigation into the aircraft incident "must be carried out to ascertain any breach of international aviation rules."
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 5:06:55 PM
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Israel and the Palestinians: A message from Singapore
Singapore’s late prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, once told an Israeli general that Singapore had learned two things from Israel: how to be strong, and how not to use our strength.
By BILAHHARI KAUSIKAN \
5/24/2021 9:26:45 AM
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 9:28:46 AM
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen foils planned Houthi attack - state media
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 9:59:59 AM
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23-year-old arrested for allegedly producing weapons for terrorists
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:13:54 AM
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JNF-USA CEO Russell Robinson launches ‘biggest project ever in Jewish world'
JNF-USA is building a 20-acre World Zionist Village in Be’er Sheva that will bring Zionists from around the world together for the greatest conversation ever had about Zionism.
By STEVE LINDE \
5/24/2021 12:15:50 PM
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Hamas vs Israel: Ceasefire declared after 11 days, but will it last?
While the ceasefire brought relief to the residents of Israel’s south, the underlying problems remain.
By MARK WEISS \
5/24/2021 10:26:32 AM
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Why it is imperative to apply law and order in both Arab and Jewish areas
The problem is not civic, it is religious and national, and hence the solutions are very hard to come by.
By JOSEF OLMERT \
5/24/2021 10:39:22 AM
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Why Gaza must be de-Hamasified
The essential prerequisite for a de-Hamasification program in the Gaza strip would be either total victory by Israel or a method of out-maneuvering Hamas by political means.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
5/24/2021 10:50:11 AM
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State indicts three Jews for Bat Yam ‘lynch’ of Israeli-Arab
Defendants indiacted in Tel Aviv District Court named as Netanel Binyamin, 25, Lahav Ohanina, 18 and a 16-year-old minor who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/24/2021 5:58:15 PM
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The Gaza war: What are the economic costs?
Money is fungible (transferable). Qatari money enables Hamas to use equivalent funds on rockets, instead of on food and electricity for its citizens.
By SHLOMO MAITAL \
5/24/2021 11:00:52 AM
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Health Ministry reports 27 new coronavirus cases in Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 11:04:45 AM
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How it really is and was! - Apartheid, power and peer groups
Are the accusations of apartheid in Israel and how it was in South Africa really comparable?
By AVRAHAM AVI-HAI \
5/24/2021 11:19:07 AM
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‘I’m scared,’ Israeli boy said after family killed in Italian cable car
14 people, including five Israelis, died when the cable car cabin plunged to the ground on Sunday • doctors express optimism about his condition, said he was saved by his dad’s hug.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
5/24/2021 9:57:08 PM
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Iran agrees to inspections extension with IAEA until June 24
The US, Iran and the world powers have had five rounds of negotiations in Vienna in recent months to try to resolve the nuclear standoff.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/24/2021 6:14:01 PM
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Gantz orders seizure of Hamas terror items as Gaza borders remain closed
The IDF had confiscated the items in the days leading up to the 11-day IDF-Hamas war, which began on May 10.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND LAHAV HARKOV \
5/24/2021 12:00:48 PM
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Abrahamic Business Circle: Increasing trade between UAE, Israel and the world
Members of the Abrahamic Business Circle hail from around the globe and countries throughout the region, including the Gulf states, Israel, Pakistan, Sudan, Morocco and Algeria.
By ALAN ROSENBAUM \
5/24/2021 11:53:38 AM
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Belarus use of military jet to nab journalist shows new world order
Most authoritarian regimes are watching the outcome of the Belarus interception of the Ryanair flight with an armed fighter aircraft to see what will happen.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/24/2021 6:15:59 PM
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Can Yemen once more be a united nation?
The future of Yemen is being decided on the battlefield rather than through political dialogue.
By MOHAMMED SAYERS / THE MEDIA LINE \
5/24/2021 1:01:00 PM
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What is behind the European obsession with Israel?
Why are Europeans still obsessed with Jews and the Jew among nations while working overtime to support their enemies?
ERIC R. MANDEL \
5/24/2021 12:02:37 PM
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Knesset advances term limits for prime minister but speaker stops bill
MKs are also meeting to discuss a bill that would form a commission of inquiry to investigate the disaster at Mt. Meron on Lag Ba'omer.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/24/2021 9:59:43 PM
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June 1967, Moscow: A personal view of the Soldiers of Zion in Russia
As the Six-Day War played out in the Middle East, Soviet Jews looked on with their fate up in the air.
By YOSEF BEGUN \
5/24/2021 12:34:08 PM
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Five indicted in southern Israel for stealing a vehicle, farm animals
The five were indicted after they were arrested and questioned by Border Police.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 12:45:37 PM
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Destinations for the Jewish traveler - Part 2: Germany
With Frankfurt as the base, the areas of Hesse and North-Rhein Westphalia can easily be combined in one visit to see much of the Jewish history of earlier centuries.
By WALTER BINGHAM \
5/24/2021 12:55:31 PM
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Israel seeks assurances that foreign aid won’t reach Hamas
Defense Minister Gantz admitted it would be impossible to completely stop Hamas from confiscating some materials for military use.
By LAHAV HARKOV,TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/24/2021 10:47:22 PM
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Pressure mounts on Bennett to form government of change
Shaked tells 'Post' she doesn't think deal will be done on time.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/24/2021 10:42:26 PM
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Stabbing attack reported in Jerusalem, terrorist neutralized
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 1:45:14 PM
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Stabbing attack reported in Jerusalem, terrorist neutralized
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 1:44:55 PM
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Two Israelis, including soldier, stabbed in Jerusalem, terrorist killed
Two young men in their 20s were stabbed on Shlomo Zalman Shraga Street in Jerusalem * Terrorist was killed at the scene
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,REUTERS \
5/24/2021 8:58:05 PM
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Jerusalem businesses still struggling to hire workers
Restaurants and other businesses with low-skilled workers are having trouble hiring because the government's coronavirus safety net promises job seekers up to 70% of their original.
By ZEV STUB \
5/24/2021 5:57:09 PM
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Bus stories: When Netanyahu called me while I was on the bus
Feel-good stories from public transportation.
By DAVID JABLINOWITZ \
5/24/2021 1:33:11 PM
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Jerusalem Youth Chorus: ‘Transcending conflict through song’
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus is believed to be the only organization that is doing both music and Arab-Jewish dialogue.
By LINDA GRADSTEIN \
5/24/2021 1:41:40 PM
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Israel Festival 2021: Imploding culture looks inward
Ever inventive, the festival management used the coronavirus crisis to focus on local talent, of which there is no shortage.
By MORDECHAI BECK \
5/24/2021 2:00:03 PM
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Blinken is headed for first Middle East trip as secretary of state
Though Blinken did not say Iran was on his agenda, Israeli officials plan to raise the Iranian nuclear threat.
By OMRI NAHMIAS,LAHAV HARKOV \
5/25/2021 1:19:45 PM
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Pfizer begins testing pneumococcal vaccine along with COVID booster shot
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 2:19:00 PM
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Hapoel Jerusalem is back in the Israeli Premier League
Hapoel Katamon worked their way up from the lower leagues before eventually changing their name back to Hapoel Jerusalem and, in May 2021, clinched promotion to Israel’s Premier League.
By MARK WEISS \
5/24/2021 2:35:08 PM
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Trump sued for referring to COVID as 'China Virus', inciting violence
Lawsuit filed by the Chinese Americans Civil Rights Coalition highlights comments made by the former president in speeches that caused "emotional distress" to Asian Americans.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
5/24/2021 8:50:57 PM
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French FM warns Israel on its way to apartheid
The French foreign minister took issue with those who assert Europe has no power to help resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/24/2021 7:00:33 PM
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Biden condemns attacks on US Jewish community as antisemitism rises in US
Number of antisemitic incidents in US rose significantly following onset of Israel-Gaza conflict, incidents in UK up 441%
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/24/2021 10:39:58 PM
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Turkey may expand eastern Mediterranean drilling amid territory dispute
Tensions flared between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus over energy resources and jurisdiction in the eastern Mediterranean when both Turkish and Greek navy frigates escorted exploration vessels.
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 3:31:09 PM
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Businesses near Gaza to be compensated for indirect costs caused by war
Businesses within 40 kilometers of the Gaza border can choose if they prefer to be compensated through a calculation based on lost turnover or lost wages.
By ZEV STUB \
5/24/2021 4:26:18 PM
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Iraqi Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket - US Coalition
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 3:57:23 PM
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US and UN to send Gaza aid through PA to the people
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 4:19:31 PM
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Egypt stresses need to avoid undermining Israeli-Palestinian peace
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 4:21:41 PM
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Israel's unemployment rate falls to 7.9% as country emerges from COVID-19
That figure includes people on temporary leave from their place of work due to the pandemic.
By ZEV STUB \
5/24/2021 4:32:26 PM
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Beit Shemesh gets A-level investment status
These grants are only relevant to new factories and the expansion of existing factories in the city of Beit Shemesh.
By ZEV STUB \
5/24/2021 4:48:39 PM
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Israeli businesses lost $368 million during Gaza fighting
About a third of workers were absent from work in southern Israel and about 10% stayed home in areas closer to the commercial hub of central Israel.
By STEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS \
5/24/2021 4:58:24 PM
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Syria's election holds few surprises after years of war
Western governments and Assad's domestic opponents, view the vote as a choreographed affair to rubber stamp his rule.
By SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI/REUTERS \
5/24/2021 5:18:06 PM
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EU considers shunning Belarusian airspace over forced landing
By SABINE SIEBOLD AND GABRIELA BACZYNSKA / REUTERS \
5/24/2021 5:23:50 PM
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David Barnea appointed as new Mossad head, replaces Cohen next week
Barnea approved by A-G; was nominated by Netanyahu in December; Gantz cut out of the process
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/24/2021 9:08:30 PM
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Location of Belarusian journalist removed from plane still unknown
European leaders called for the immediate release of the 26-year-old journalist and blogger, Roman Protasevich, who had been traveling from Greece to Lithuania.
By ANDRIUS SYTAS /REUTERS \
5/24/2021 5:34:58 PM
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Myanmar news site says American editor detained
Danny Fenster, 37, the managing editor of one of the country's top independent news sites, was detained at the main international gateway in Yangon while preparing to fly to Malaysia.
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 6:02:44 PM
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Petition demands childcare subsidies for women in Torah study programs
Women who learn in institutions for advanced religious study should be eligible for the same benefits as families where the father studies full time at a kollel.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/24/2021 6:15:09 PM
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What Biden’s new executive cyber order means for US, Israel - analysis
Will mega hacks finally get pushback?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/24/2021 6:22:34 PM
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No ceasefire in Jerusalem as violence continues - analysis
The leaders of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas stated in the past few days that the ceasefire does not mean that the “battle for Jerusalem” has ended.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/24/2021 8:34:46 PM
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Rivlin promotes unity in Israel at farewell gatherings
Rivlin has less than two months left in which to complete his tenure. His successor will be elected on June 2.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/24/2021 6:54:56 PM
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More than 200 injured when two trains collide in Malaysian capital
The incident occurred when one of the trains, which was empty after being repaired, collided head-on with another train carrying 213 passengers travelling in the opposite direction on the same track.
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 6:56:12 PM
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First birthright trip lands in Israel since coronavirus closed borders
Birthright has seen over 750,000 participants in 68 countries and has contributed some $1.825 billion to Israel's economy.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/25/2021 6:20:45 PM
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What caused Italy's cable car accident to occur?
The gondola, on a cableway that takes visitors up a mountain from near the shore of Lake Maggiore, plunged to the ground on Sunday.
By REUTERS \
5/25/2021 7:20:56 AM
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Netanyahu's defense: Yeshua tried to balance anti-Bibi trends, no bribery
Attempts to undermine the charges against the prime minister in his public corruption trial continue.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/24/2021 7:39:04 PM
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40-year-old man shot, killed in Umm al-Fahm
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:46:36 PM
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Belarus claims Hamas threatened to blow up force-landed flight in Minsk
“We, the soldiers of Hamas...demand that the European Union withdraw its support for Israel in this war. There is a bomb on that plane. If you do not comply with our demands, the bomb will explode."
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:59:56 PM
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Israeli Opera's The Medium production meets applause
The Medium by Menotti will be performed on Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and 11 a.m.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
5/24/2021 8:11:38 PM
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'In Treatment' season 4: Something to watch if you need someone to talk to
of In Treatment became available in Israel on Monday on Cellcom TV, on HOT HBO on Mondays and Tuesdays at 10 p.m., as well as HOT VOD and Next TV, and on YesVOD, and then on Yes Drama starting June 5
By HANNAH BROWN \
5/24/2021 8:25:15 PM
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New Hope MK Yifat Shasha-Biton reinstated to lead coronavirus committee
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 8:30:32 PM
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High hopes for Israeli green tech carbon capture
High Hopes leverages the colder temperatures in high altitudes to scale carbon capture, sending balloons into the sky to capture the carbon and bring it down to the ground.
By ARIEL SHAPIRA \
5/24/2021 8:37:53 PM
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Jew-hatred must be condemned - opinion
Today, Jewish men are questioning whether they should walk the street wearing their kippot, or is the kippah on their head akin to a target on their back.
By MICAH D. HALPERN \
5/24/2021 8:50:23 PM
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A decent proposal to solve Israel's Gaza problem - opinion
The current strategy is a failure, and there are alternatives, including one based on an experiment with generosity
By DAN PERRY \
5/24/2021 9:00:08 PM
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The results of denying antisemitism - opinion
The “pro-Palestinian” voices who were so quick to jump on the bash-Israel bandwagon without any regard for the facts are not taking responsibility for their role in the violent antisemitism.
By EMILY SCHRADER \
5/24/2021 9:08:20 PM
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Detained Belarusian blogger appears in video, opposition cries foul
Appearing on several channels of the Telegram messaging app, Protasevich said he is in a pre-trial detention facility in Minsk and denied having heart problems reported by some social media.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:58:51 PM
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Jewish celebrities’ deafening silence on Israel - opinion
The fight on social media is so lopsided as to be almost embarrassing.
By SHMULEY BOTEACH \
5/24/2021 9:30:24 PM
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5 reasons why Gaza war won’t lead to Israeli-Palestinian peace - analysis
Peace is so far from being attainable at this stage that Blinken’s efforts this week are unlikely to result in a formal IDF-Hamas ceasefire.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/24/2021 9:39:53 PM
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Remembering the Farhud pogrom and its lessons for today - opinion
One of the most important elements to this is how best to understand and then combat hate, incitement and violence between communities.
By DAVID A. DANGOOR \
5/31/2021 9:46:35 AM
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Israel will act to counter Iranian nuclear threat without US - Netanyahu
"With or without an agreement, we will do everything to prevent Iran from arming itself with a nuclear weapon, because that is our existence."
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/24/2021 10:54:10 PM
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Queen Esther has a new name - opinion
Hungary has been among very few countries that were vocal in giving support to Israel during the recent two weeks of Hamas rockets.
By ZAQ HARRISON \
5/26/2021 8:40:17 AM
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Sirens, rockets, fear: Israel's unacceptable reality - opinion
In the end, it comes down to one simple fact: Israel uses its weapons to protect its people, Hamas uses its people to protect its weapons.
By DOUG LAMBORN,LEE ZELDIN,JOE WILSON \
5/24/2021 10:06:17 PM
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Gaza border crossing opened to humanitarian aid beginning Tuesday
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:13:53 PM
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Unconditional surrender: Re-thinking a forgotten concept - opinion
Hamas, like the Nazis, was waging what is known as “total war.” Total war makes no distinction between enemy forces and unarmed and defenseless civilians.
By NEVILLE TELLER \
5/24/2021 10:18:07 PM
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Egypt's Sisi, Biden discuss Gaza cease-fire, reconstruction
By REUTERS \
5/25/2021 12:02:15 AM
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Women who mean business
In honor of JNF-USA’s Women’s Month inspirational stories are shared that impact women throughout the communities they’re building and providing models for women all over Israel.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 10:36:41 PM
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Blinken's Mideast mission is of critical importance - editorial
The Mideast, being the Mideast, has its own rhythm, and can upend even the most carefully laid foreign policy plans.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/24/2021 10:29:20 PM
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Saudi-led coalition destroys marine mine by Yemen's Houthis in Red Sea
By REUTERS \
5/24/2021 10:33:50 PM
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Israeli-American comedian recovering after severe car accident
Liberman hosted the "Comedy for Koby" tour, whose sold-out shows brought North American comedians to perform in Israel in order to raise money for the families of terror victims.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
5/25/2021 4:13:49 PM
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Baseball: The national pastime as metaphor for life - opinion
Baseball is more than just home runs and baseball is more than just a game — baseball is also a metaphor of life played before our eyes in the infield and outfield
By MICHAEL M. COHEN \
5/24/2021 10:44:46 PM
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Military detain Mali's president, prime minister & defense minister
President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane & defense minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, the sources said.
By REUTERS \
5/25/2021 12:49:19 AM
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Ex-US Sec. of State Pompeo to arrive for send-off of Mossad head Cohen
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/24/2021 11:53:45 PM