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US Attorney-General Garland expands resources to combat hate crimes
In a memo to Justice Department employees, Garland said that Associate Attorney-General Vanita Gupta will assign someone to coordinate and serve as a central "hub" on hate crimes.
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 1:17:32 PM
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‘Psychological first aid’ requests spiked in Israel during Gaza conflict
The uptick in calls — from both Jewish and Arab Israelis — suggests that Israel could be reckoning with the emotional consequences of the recent violence long after its conclusion.
By ZEELA KOTLER HADARI/JTA \
5/28/2021 12:42:57 AM
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'Aliyah Super Week' brings 500 immigrants from over 20 countries to Israel
“Given the intense conflict we have witnessed here over recent weeks, it is quite remarkable to see these hundreds of Jewish immigrants coming home to Israel from all directions."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/9/2021 9:09:55 AM
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Arab man attacked by group, incident suspected of nationalist background
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 1:35:00 AM
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Holiness: An explanation
What does this have to do with Beha’alotecha, this week’s parasha(Torah portion)?
By MICHAEL M. COHEN \
5/28/2021 1:25:40 AM
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UN World Tourism Organization opens regional office in Riyadh
Kingdom, World Bank announce $100 million global tourism fund, as Saudis take additional steps to encourage foreign visitors.
By DANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE \
5/28/2021 2:04:02 AM
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With improving COVID numbers, MENA region attempts to draw tourists
Qatar announced on May 26 that it would start relaxing restrictions, allowing venues including gyms and sporting events to open, albeit not at full capacity.
By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE \
5/28/2021 2:04:17 AM
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How to combat the antisemitism surge over Israel-Gaza violence
Experts agree education is the key to fighting hatred of Jews, but disagree on how to define antisemitism
By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE \
5/28/2021 2:10:14 AM
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Facebook extends ban on donations to lawmakers who voted against Biden win
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 2:12:11 AM
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US investigating whether Ukrainians interfered in 2020 election -NY Times
Prosecutors in the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York are probing whether the Ukrainian officials tried to influence the Nov. 3 election.
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 3:24:36 AM
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Abbas' resignation as Ra'am leader is a 'lie,' says Islamic Movement
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 2:57:16 AM
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Hungarian journalist leveled an antisemitic attack on Antony Blinken
One of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s close political allies, journalist Zsolt Bayer, published a vicious rant this month denigrating, among others, the United States and President Joe Biden.
By IRA N. FORMAN/JTA \
5/28/2021 3:40:05 AM
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The economics of peace: How security grows Israeli technology
The Abraham Accords is a game changer in the Middle East region. Here's why:
By MARK GAZIT \
5/28/2021 1:08:37 PM
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Willie Zabar brings you behind the lox counter with his new podcast
Zabar is launching a podcast centered on the store and featuring its personalities, from the lox counter to the coffee aisle and everywhere in between.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
5/28/2021 4:09:15 AM
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Antisemitism has reached the 'influencers' - Listen
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/29/2021 9:16:40 PM
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The Gaza fighting is over, but Jewish-Arab violence still has me afraid
In Israel, we’re still emerging uneasily from a war that saw not only the deadliest round of fighting between Hamas and Israel since 2014.
By URIEL HEILMAN/JTA \
5/28/2021 4:19:33 AM
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Cambridge, Mass., adopts a resolution critical of Israel
What happened in Cambridge reflects the charged emotions and complicated dynamics surrounding how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays out in local environments.
By PENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA \
5/28/2021 4:45:42 AM
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Progressive Democrats condemn antisemitism with other forms of hate
Some Jewish commentators expressed unhappiness about seeing antisemitism lumped with other bigotries, likening it to the “All Lives Matter” pushback.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
5/28/2021 4:57:42 AM
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Jaime Lerner, Brazilian-Jewish urban planner and politician, dies at 84
He died from complications of chronic kidney disease.
By MARCUS GILBAN/JTA \
5/29/2021 6:35:08 PM
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Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas among 600 artists calling for boycott
Roger Waters, the former frontman of Pink Floyd and a longtime leading activist in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, is among the signers
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA \
5/28/2021 5:20:08 AM
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Austrian man punched on train, asked passengers to not deny the Holocaust
The incident happened on May 21 near Amstetten, a city located 70 miles east of Vienna, the Heute newspaper reported Wednesday.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/28/2021 5:27:36 AM
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Genesis Group donates $4 million to European Jewish institutions
The Genesis Philanthropy Group, which funds Jewish identity-building efforts around the world, has allocated over $4 million to help Jewish organizations with financial problems related to COVID-19.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/30/2021 9:44:16 AM
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How freeing Soviet Jewry can teach us to combat rise in antisemitism
The symposium addressed how unifying Jewish communities and interfaith partnerships could be the key to resolving the current rise in hate crime against Jews.
By HADASSAH BRENNER \
5/28/2021 8:16:20 AM
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Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign vessel, three missing
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 5:50:36 AM
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Man wins NIS 76 million in Israel lottery
The man described how he only occasionally participated in these raffles, and that his previous prize was only NIS 90.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 8:53:17 AM
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Israeli reform for soldiers suffering from PTSD moves forward
Most recently, disabled IDF veteran Itzik Saidian, who was suffering from PTSD following his service, sparked protest among Israelis regarding the inadequate treatment IDF soldiers receive.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 7:44:55 AM
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Jerusalem Municipality to preserve Reches Lavan as a national park
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion made the decision due to concerns that developers would not be able to preserve the natural resources at the site.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 8:39:03 AM
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Jewish home in Lod
Video reportedly from the scene showed two suspects throwing Molotov cocktails towards a Jewish home.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 9:20:14 AM
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IDF Col. Sharon Altit named as new commander of Kfir Brigade
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 9:45:18 AM
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MK Ayelet Shaked to Bella Hadid: You should be ashamed
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 10:50:41 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 12 new cases, 0% of tests return positive
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 10:57:44 AM
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EU: Row with Moscow over flight permission carries risk of escalation
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 11:04:14 AM
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Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of overnight shooting
The Azeri defense ministry said Armenian forces had fired from several directions at its positions in Nakhchivan, an Azeri enclave separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by Armenian territory.
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 11:13:57 AM
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Russia will allow European flights to and from Moscow to bypass Belarus
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 11:27:37 AM
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Police operation to arrest rioters extended another week
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 11:35:11 AM
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Ukraine will ban Belarus airlines from using its airspace from May 29
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 11:33:07 AM
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COVID: Travel ban to red countries extended, Russia, Argentina added
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 11:46:52 AM
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Bennett to announce forming gov't coalition with Lapid
They agreed that Bennett would serve first as prime minister until September 2023, after which Lapid would take over until the term ends in November 2025.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
5/30/2021 2:43:31 PM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 12:12:26 PM
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Israeli scientists develop technique to make solar panels more efficient
Solar panels either use photovoltaic cells or photoelectrochemical cells to function and photoelectrochemical cells can only generate energy during sunlight hours.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 12:14:04 PM
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Fighting For rights - Financial advice in this time of uncertainty
Financial gerontologist Libat Kempler enlightens us with tips that are important and worthwhile for you to know.
By ISAAC MORSTEIN \
5/28/2021 12:29:29 PM
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Southern Jewish museum opens in New Orleans
The museum explores how Jews in the South influenced and were influenced by their communities in 13 states over 300 years of history.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 12:54:23 PM
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Ryanair says Belarus refused pilot's request to contact airline
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 12:39:56 PM
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WHO experts preparing proposal for next studies on virus origin
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 12:57:42 PM
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WHO calls for Gaza patient access, evacuations after violence
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 1:00:41 PM
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Biden to sign order to combat anti-Asian American bias
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 1:19:31 PM
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Shoot-out after policewoman stabbed in attack in western France
The attacker was on the run, the police source said, and a search operation was under way.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 3:44:23 PM
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BGU researchers find promising target for cancer treatment
The researchers have only studied the mechanism in breast cancer models so far, but are currently expanding it to other cancer types as well.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 3:23:07 PM
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Lithuania expels two Belarusian diplomats, says foreign ministry
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 2:38:39 PM
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Two men in serious condition after stabbing in Bnei Brak
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 3:34:58 PM
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Jerusalem deputy mayor calls on Israelis to stand with Jews abroad
Over the 20 years that I have lived in Israel, a constant reassuring feeling for me has been the knowledge that our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world stand with us.
By FLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM \
5/28/2021 3:51:45 PM
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Around 400,000 people need help after fleeing Congo volcano, UN says
At least 31 people died when Mount Nyiragongo sent a wall of lava spreading towards the city of Goma on Saturday, destroying 3,000 homes along the way.
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 3:49:41 PM
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Israeli breakthrough COVID treatment gets approval for advanced trial
The treatment is being tested in Greece in what is known as a dosing study to determine how much of the treatment is needed to most effectively treat COVID-19.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/29/2021 9:27:03 PM
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EMT gets call to save someone's life, turns out to be his father
Roi Ido's father, who is suffering from terminal heart disease, was revived with him by his side.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 5:32:20 PM
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4,000-year-old Syrian monument contains remains of soldiers killed in war
The monument, located at the site of Banat-Bazi in Syria, resembles the Ancient Egyptian Stepped Pyramid of Saqqara which was around the same size but made of dirt instead of stone.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/29/2021 8:02:00 AM
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US concerned over F-35 sale to UAE due to China relations - WSJ
The US agreed to sell F-35s to the UAE in light of the August 2020 Abraham Accords, an agreement brokered by Washington that established normalized relations between Israel and the UAE.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 7:11:15 PM
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Protests held outside Kohavi's home in call to return captive IDF soldiers
"If the soldiers are not returned now, it will give legitimacy to never return them," Hadar Goldin's brother, Tzur said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 7:03:19 PM
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US Senate Republicans block bill on probe of deadly Capitol riot
Republicans are concerned that the commission would focus attention on the violence and on Trump's persistent false claims about the 2020 election until well into next year.
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 7:26:20 PM
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Palestinian killed in clashes with IDF near Nablus - report
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 8:42:42 PM
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Flying boats may just be the answer to stop Venice sinking into the water
This Swedish tech company hope to provide Venice with emission-free, silent, and harmless waterborne transport at a low cost, preventing further erosion to the city's structure.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 8:01:15 PM
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Rouhani, Hezbollah congratulate Syria's Assad on election victory
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 9:34:09 PM
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Over 300 US rabbis from multiple denominations come together for Israel
A group of Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox rabbis have come together in response to the recent violence between Israel and Gaza and the current political undercurrents in the Jewish community.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 9:32:07 PM
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Majority of Americans side with Israel, favor aid, arms sales - poll
For the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 59% of respondents they sided more with Israel, while 24% said they support more the Palestinians.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/29/2021 10:59:16 PM
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European Union set to reveal new strategy to combat antisemitism
Speaking to hundreds of Jewish leaders from around the world, Ursula von der Leyen introduced the forthcoming EU strategy specifically designed to combat antisemitism, the first of its kind.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 10:36:56 PM
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New Yorkers rally in support of antisemitic violence victim
Joseph Borgen, who only recently left the hospital, attended where he met with Jewish community leaders and speakers at the outdoor event, including from SWC, elected officials and rabbis.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/28/2021 11:23:35 PM
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Remains of 215 children found at former indigenous school site in Canada
The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in 1978, according to the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 11:07:31 PM
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Biden: Antisemitic attacks 'despicable, unconscionable, un-American'
“We must all stand together to silence these terrible and terrifying echoes of the worst chapters in world history, and pledge to give hate no safe harbor"
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
5/29/2021 8:13:04 PM
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FAA tells US carriers to use 'extreme caution' flying over Belarus
By REUTERS \
5/28/2021 11:27:30 PM