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UK has evacuated 7,000 people from Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 12:37:22 AM
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Israeli actor Moshe Ivgy to go to jail for sexual misconduct on Sept. 29
Ivgy was originally set to serve his 11-month sentence starting September 1. However, he requested that it be postponed until the 29th, after the High Holy Days.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 11:13:02 AM
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Your COVID-19 High Holy Day questions, answered
Is it safe to go to synagogue for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Should I bring my children? Is the shofar — the horn whose blasts punctuate the holy days — a potential vector of disease?
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
8/24/2021 2:32:44 AM
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Israel-based org to send private flights to evacuate activists from Kabul
The Shai Fund says it is working in coordination with the US government to evacuate human rights defenders and other activists who are direct targets of the Taliban.
By MIKE WAGENHEIM / THE MEDIA LINE \
8/24/2021 1:35:14 AM
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AJC backs IsraAID's humanitarian relief effort for Haiti
Over 1,200 people have died from this earthquake, which comes as the country struggles with internal turmoil following the assassination of its president, Jovenel Moïse.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 11:50:23 AM
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Saudi Arabia, Russia sign military cooperation agreement
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 1:38:24 AM
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US, UK say Afghan evacuation unlikely to be completed by Aug. 31
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 9:33:51 AM
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The secret to Jordan's improved summer tourism season
Strict adherence to health regulations and mass vaccination in popular areas for tourists aided the rise in inter-Arab tourism despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DAOUD KUTTAB/THE MEDIA LINE \
8/24/2021 3:30:52 AM
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Scientists find asteroid with fastest orbit, flies closest to the Sun
Dubbed 2021 PH27, the asteroid is about a kilometer in size and orbits around the Sun, doing a full lap every 113 days and flying even closer than Mercury.
By AARON REICH \
8/24/2021 12:37:44 PM
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50 essential New York restaurants, attractions in the '36 Under 36'
Check out the full set of suggestions.
By Jacob Gurvis/JTA \
8/24/2021 3:37:54 AM
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Mayim Bialik hosting 'Jeopardy!' solo reportedly on the table
Bialik is hosting the first three weeks of the regular season after Mike Richards, the producer originally selected to succeed Alex Trebek, stepped down.
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
8/24/2021 3:44:53 AM
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Man wearing kippah attacked by a group of 10 in Cologne, Germany
Police arrested two suspects in what they are deeming an antisemitic hate crime. The attack was captured on police surveillance video.
By TOBY AXELROD/JTA \
8/24/2021 3:49:18 AM
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London police looking for man who assaulted Jewish man and child
London authorities are searching for a suspect who assaulted a Jewish man and a child separately on the same day.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
8/24/2021 6:02:50 AM
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Why has Spain’s Jewish citizenship law's acceptance rate plummeted?
The sudden shift is driven by a fear of fraud and is the product of what some experts say are retroactively implemented bureaucratic standards for applications.
By ORGE CASTELLANO/JTA \
8/24/2021 4:02:30 AM
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‘Enthusiasm’ still uncurbed: Larry David’s 11th season debuts in October
HBO announced in June 2020 that it was renewing the series, but did not announce a debut date because of delays related to the coronavirus pandemic.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
8/24/2021 4:08:57 AM
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Bulgarian synagogue vandalized with Nazi graffiti
The Central Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria, was spray painted with a swastika and the neo-Nazi slogan '1488.'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 11:53:33 AM
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Breakthrough treatment for Tay-Sachs shows positive results, study finds
Tay-Sachs is an inherited disorder that is almost always fatal and disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews. Currently, there is no viable medical treatment available.
By AARON REICH \
8/24/2021 12:55:14 PM
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Palestinian killed in armed clash with Israeli security forces
Palestinians opened fire at IDF soldiers who entered Balata to arrest a suspect.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 4:35:58 PM
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Israel's COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
In the past 10 days, the pandemic is abating among the first age group, more than a million of whom have received a third vaccine dose, according to Israeli health ministry data.
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 8:13:25 AM
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Teenager stabbed to death amid fight over girl in northern Israel
The 17-year-old stabbed by a 15-year-old in Shlomi was declared dead at the scene of the incident.
By Yoav Etiel/Walla! AND LIRAN LEVI/WALLA! \
8/24/2021 2:59:37 PM
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Over 19,000 people join prayer project for injured Border Police officer
The Tehilim project asks that each person reads one chapter of Tehilim for the recovery of Barel Shmueli, who was critically injured on the Gaza border earlier this week.
By SHIRA SILKOFF \
8/24/2021 3:05:24 PM
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IDF veteran to make satirical short film on military, British Jewry
As of Tuesday morning, a little over £1,600 has been crowdfunded out of £10,000 needed to finance the film's production on Indiegogo, which will go toward a cast, film crew, equipment, etc.
By GADI ZAIG \
8/25/2021 9:36:36 AM
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Coronavirus in IDF: 2,185 soldiers infected
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 9:57:58 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 9,831 new cases, highest since January
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 11:41:38 AM
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PM Bennett planning trip to UN for next month
The UN General Assembly will begin on September 14 this year and the prime minister is expected to attend part of the General Debate, which starts on September 21.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/24/2021 10:59:00 AM
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Bar Refaeli, Omer Adam, other celebrities promote tolerance, respect
Among the association’s prominent ambassadors: Omer Adam, Bar Refaeli, Lior Suchard, former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and NFL superstar Julian Edelman, among others.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
8/24/2021 11:44:55 AM
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Ukraine, Iran deny report Ukrainian plane hijacked in Afghanistan
Both Ukraine and Iran denied claims by Ukraine's deputy foreign minister that a Ukrainian plane had been hijacked.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
8/24/2021 11:25:27 AM
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UN Human Rights Office calls on PA Security Forces to release protesters
Those arrested were reportedly charged with participating in illegal gatherings and defamation of higher authorities, with many of them being political and human rights activists.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 11:31:28 AM
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EU increases humanitarian aid for Afghans to over 200 mln euros
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 11:29:25 AM
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UN rights boss says has reports of Taliban executions, millions fearful
Furthermore, a senior Afghan diplomat described an "uncertain and dire" situation where millions of people fear for their lives amid reports of door-to-door searches.
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 12:39:31 PM
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COVID: 3rd shot opened to 30+ as Israel registers almost 10,000 cases
*Increase in number of serious patients slows down. *About 17% of the 55,000 Israeli children who took a serological test screened positive for antibodies.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/24/2021 10:14:18 PM
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Israeli brand of arak, NOAH 12, distilled in northern Israel, launches
Jacques Beer, Tempo chairman and owner, Daniel Beer, Deputy CEO of Tempo, and Uri Shekel, CEO of Masterpiece Team, attended the launch at the Blue Beach in Tel Aviv.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
8/24/2021 11:54:00 AM
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Taliban appoint finance minister, intelligence chief in Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 11:56:32 AM
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Airbnb to begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 12:21:34 PM
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Israel's second-ever astronaut oversees preparations for Rakia space launch
The meeting was part of a series of gatherings that are currently taking place between the researchers and the entrepreneurs who will participate in the ‘Rakia’ mission.
By MICHAL GALANTI \
8/24/2021 12:23:04 PM
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Toxic politicization of COVID in US has global ramifications - analysis
Whereas globally many on the self-defined Right are slightly more inclined to favor fewer COVID restrictions, in the US the difference is massive.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/24/2021 2:26:13 PM
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Israeli start-up looks to disrupt US healthcare with Kupat Holim model
"A belief that guides everything we are doing is that every person is born with a fundamental right to receive proper medical treatment," says Dr. Ben Enosh, the company's president and chairman.
By ZEV STUB \
8/25/2021 7:59:10 PM
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R is for resiliency, a skill learned while studying in Israel
"It was a dream of mine, ever since I was a very young girl," Margulis said. "And I always knew I wanted to study in Israel.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 3:16:25 PM
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Airbnb to house 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free
There is no set time limit for the program and information for how hosts can sign up to take in refugees would be released in a few days.
By GADI ZAIG \
8/24/2021 1:09:22 PM
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Senior WHO official says agency only has supplies in Afghanistan for a week
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 1:25:51 PM
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Jaw-Dropping benefits of essential oils in Naturopathy
By SARAH GOLDMAN \
8/24/2021 1:16:48 PM
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CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday
A CIA representative said the agency had no comment. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 4:15:39 PM
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German chancellor to sit in on cabinet meeting on Sunday
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 1:46:40 PM
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Footage shows people urinating at Western Wall egalitarian section
Masorti movement says two recent incidents part of a phenomenon due to lack of public toilets at the site.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/24/2021 3:43:15 PM
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Israelis 30 and older can get the COVID booster starting today
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 2:19:24 PM
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Kibbutz harvests previously extinct dates eaten in Judea 2000 years ago
Last year, one of the palms bore fruit for the first time, and now the production has increased with some of it being sold to visitors.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/24/2021 6:12:39 PM
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US, coalition flights evacuated 21,600 people from Kabul since Monday
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 2:50:00 PM
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7 Israeli hospitals to switch to emergency mode due to financial crisis
Beginning Wednesday, Jerusalem’s Hadassah and other facilities will only accept patients in need of life-saving treatments.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/24/2021 6:53:16 PM
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Spanish university to host controversial Holocaust seminar
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 6:22:45 PM
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Fires break out in West Bank, Netanya area
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 6:21:02 PM
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Top 8 richest twitch streamers in 2021
By PAUL LITMAN \
10/4/2021 11:25:57 AM
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COVID: US donates 500,000 Moderna vaccine doses to Palestinians
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 3:57:11 PM
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Father of Border Policeman slams Bennett, Netanyahu for dysfunction
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has yet to visit the soldier who was critically injured at the Gaza border.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 9:55:27 PM
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Molotov cocktails light W. Bank town fence on fire
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 4:08:44 PM
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Hamas vows to stop launching incendiary balloons Egypt talks - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 4:20:14 PM
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Netanyahu's trial as opposition leader begins with Biden - analysis
Will Netanyahu support Bennett, as he did as opposition leader for Olmert? Or will he give into the natural temptation to tweet against him?
By GIL HOFFMAN \
8/24/2021 6:47:26 PM
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Bennett's flight delayed due to El Al employees protesting at airport
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 5:39:58 PM
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Moviegoers, politicians to celebrate opening of Jerusalem Film Festival
The 38th Jerusalem Film Festival will open with a festive ceremony at the Sultan’s Pool amphitheater in Jerusalem on Tuesday night.
By HANNAH BROWN \
8/25/2021 6:28:26 PM
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Out of options: Israeli tour guides march in protest of closures
Israel's inbound tour guide industry is sandwiched between two different recent government decisions that have made earning a living virtually impossible.
By ZEV STUB \
8/24/2021 6:55:18 PM
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Ancient gold coins looted from archaeological sites found in Bnei Brak home
Hundreds of artifacts from the Hasmonean, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic period were saved from an illegal antique dealer.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/25/2021 8:53:14 AM
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COVID-19: Opposition urges emergency Knesset session on hospital crisis
The Knesset Health Committee will convene for an emergency session on August 31 to discuss the hospital crisis and Israel's mental healthcare system.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 6:07:32 PM
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Bennett bringing ‘new spirit of cooperation’ to Washington
The primary focus of the trip will be to “plan how to block the Iranian nuclear program.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/25/2021 7:10:10 AM
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Histadrut labor dispute sets scene for airport strike
The Histadrut has declared a labor dispute with the Israeli aviation industry that could lead to airport closures.
By ZEV STUB \
8/24/2021 6:59:22 PM
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Israel Police arrest driving tutor for sexually harassing students
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 7:46:49 PM
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Capitol rioter breaks pretrial release, asks to not be returned to jail
Douglas Jensen, 42, was caught violating the terms of his pretrial release by accessing the internet, barely a month after his release.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 6:05:12 PM
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Does Israel’s BriLife vaccine last longer than Pfizer? ‘Not enough data’
The vaccine takes the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and genetically engineers it so that it will express the spike protein of the novel coronavirus on its envelope.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/24/2021 8:36:13 PM
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Buses to Jerusalem's Western Wall to run through the night for Slichot
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 5:57:05 PM
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Open University grants credit for women’s Torah studies
A request by a female student who studied for two years in a midrasha for advanced Torah study for women for her studies to be accredited, as men’s yeshivas studies are, was rejected twice.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/24/2021 6:22:06 PM
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How Qatar became the power broker of Afghanistan - analysis
Qatar has been playing a key role in the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan. It has also been playing a key role in flights to Kabul.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/25/2021 5:53:00 PM
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Putin says Russia will not deploy its army in Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 6:56:17 PM
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IDF sends reinforcements to Gaza Division ahead of planned demonstrations
Violent riots on Saturday left one border police officer in critical condition.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
8/24/2021 9:56:23 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: Minister Hamed Amar tests positive
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 7:19:32 PM
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Israel Police investigate death of 3-year-old stranded in car
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 9:09:39 PM
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Biden decides not to extend Aug. 31 withdrawal from Kabul
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 7:37:15 PM
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Biden parley gives Bennett prime ministerial stature - analysis
Bennett’s image as prime minister needs burnishing, and this visit to Washington could do just that.
By HERB KEINON \
8/24/2021 9:06:52 PM
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Verdict in World Vision case due within months
Mohammad El Halabi has denied the charges against him, that he allegedly assisted Hamas.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/24/2021 11:08:48 PM
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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dead at 80
Charlie Watts, widely regarded as one of the coolest men in rock during his nearly 60 years as a drummer with the Rolling Stones, has died peacefully.
By REUTERS \
8/25/2021 3:04:45 AM
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Pfizer’s FDA approval is another strike against anti-vaxxers - analysis
Now, it is likely that many more people will sign up to get the jab, say health experts, in that they will have even more confidence in the safety of the vaccine.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/25/2021 3:22:47 PM
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300 ultra-Orthodox Jews block Bar-Ilan junction to protest light rail
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 9:39:49 PM
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EU delays PA funding; salary payment in doubt as crisis deepens
The European Union has delayed by ten months this year’s funding to the Palestinian Authority.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/24/2021 8:01:09 PM
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Kathy Hochul sworn in as New York's first female governor
Publicly sworn in Tuesday morning by the state's highest judge, Hochul takes the governor's office in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal that drove her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, from power.
By REUTERS \
8/24/2021 8:28:32 PM
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Settlers to Bennett: End US pressured freeze on our housing plans
Settlers leaders urged Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to end his freeze on the advancement of plans or settlement homes as they held a small protest outside Ben-Gurion International Airport.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/24/2021 8:37:43 PM
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Israeli firm Upstep markets foot care products
It’s now launching its Upstep Pro Feet products, which have been developed by foot health experts from England and Israel and are an ideal solution for daily care of the feet.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 8:11:07 PM
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New York firm Snappy expands Tel Aviv operations
Snappy, whose technology allows recipients to choose the gift they love before it’s delivered, is based in the US, but was founded in Tel Aviv and maintains its R&D center there.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 8:17:58 PM
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French musician Devora Benasouli to perform at Harash 4 jazz festival
By BARRY DAVIS \
8/24/2021 8:19:26 PM
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‘Israel's produce reform will wipe out industry’ - Yachin CEO
Pini Gurevich: We can’t compete with price of canned imports from Europe.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 8:25:43 PM
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UN human rights boss says she has credible reports of Taliban executions
The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that she had received credible reports of serious violations by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF AND REUTERS \
8/24/2021 8:45:29 PM
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Ambassador Erdan calls to strengthen ties with US minority communities
Erdan toured the National Museum of African American history for over three hours, learning about slavery, the civil war, and the Civil Rights.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
8/24/2021 9:15:59 PM
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Israeli Arab shot dead en-route to mourn murdered niece
The man has yet to be named, but he has been identified as the uncle of Lorin Musrati, who had been murdered in Ramle over the weekend.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/24/2021 8:58:39 PM
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Grapevine August 25, 2021: A new day dawning at Yad Vashem
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/24/2021 8:54:55 PM
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Algeria splits with Morocco over 'hostile actions,' Lapid's comments - report
Algerian foreign minister accused Morocco of utilizing Pegasus spyware developed by Israel's NSO Group to spy on citizens and politicians.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/25/2021 3:20:16 AM
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Letters to the Editor August 25, 2021: Don’t be vague: Blame the Hague
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
8/24/2021 9:19:10 PM
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The murder of a Denver yeshiva student could have been worse - opinion
Shmuel Silverberg, 19, was murdered in an antisemitic attack. Were it not for a twist of events that seem nothing short of a miracle and heroic, it could have ended a lot worse.
By YAFIT OVADIA \
8/25/2021 1:47:42 PM
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Two-states is so dead, it isn't on the Bennett-Biden agenda
The question, these days, is less about how to make peace than how to prevent violence.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/24/2021 10:48:48 PM
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Bennett must convince Biden: Our enemies are also yours
By GIL TROY \
8/25/2021 1:24:47 PM
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Bennett, Biden must work together on Iran - editorial
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/24/2021 10:25:59 PM
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Four alleged neo-Nazis charged with conspiracy to damage US power grid
According to court documents, one group member wrote on a neo-Nazi forum that he hoped the group would be "a modern-day SS," referring to the infamous elite Nazi military force.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/25/2021 2:19:09 PM
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Israeli Paralympians have high hopes
Between veteran athletes and newcomers, blue-and-white sends a 25-person delegation to Tokyo, with many medal contenders.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
8/24/2021 11:20:01 PM
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Ehud Barak wishes Bennett luck on Washington visit
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/25/2021 12:00:41 AM
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IDF shoots at 2 terrorists throwing Molotov cocktails
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/25/2021 12:06:50 AM