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Hundreds attend funeral of Sheikh Halabi against health guidelines
Body stolen from Safed hospital by community activists
By IDAN ZONSHINE,TOBIAS SIEGAL,MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
10/31/2020 10:06:56 PM
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US says Iranian hackers accessed voter data using threatening emails
CISA and the FBI confirmed Friday that "the actor successfully obtained voter registration data in at least one state."
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 1:53:33 AM
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Palestinian envoy to UNESCO: Pressure Israel to return 'stolen' artifact
In July, COGAT officials located the font near the city of Bethlehem, together with the Bethlehem District Coordination and Liaison Office and the cooperation of the Etzion Regional Brigade.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
10/31/2020 1:39:53 AM
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Sudan signs agreement with US to restore sovereign immunity
The deal is part of a US pledge to remove Sudan from its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 1:47:18 AM
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Bar-Ilan doctoral student receives Google PhD Fellowship
Yanai Elazar's studies currently focus on common sense understand in human language and how that understanding can transfer over to AI systems.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
11/1/2020 1:19:19 PM
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Russian hackers targeted California, Indiana Democratic parties
The attempted intrusions, many of which were internally flagged by Microsoft Corp over the summer, were carried out by a group often nicknamed "Fancy Bear."
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 2:32:12 AM
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Senior Rabbi accuses Trump of 'sledgehammering democratic norms'
The rabbi said that he worries about the threat of violence in the coming weeks following the election, regardless of the outcome.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 3:30:56 AM
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Early voting brings one million Black voters to Georgia polls
More than 3.8 million Georgians had already cast ballots as of 5 pm on Friday, compared to 4.1 million overall in the last presidential election.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 2:55:05 AM
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Trump derides doctors as COVID surges, Biden: Trump 'giving up' on virus
A record surge of cases is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity. The news pushed Wall Street to its worst week since March, undercutting one of Trump's main arguments for re-election.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 3:34:03 AM
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Two-time World Cup winner Rapinoe, WNBA champ Bird announce engagement
The pair, who have been an item for more than three years, became the first openly gay couple to appear in the ESPN "Body Issue" in 2018.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 3:46:09 AM
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Black Hebrew Israelite shouts antisemitic slurs at racial justice protest
Parts of the Black Hebrew Israelites constitute a fringe group that operates independently of racial justice activists, and long predates and is unconnected to Black Lives Matter.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
10/31/2020 4:15:40 AM
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Jon Ossoff’s debate zingers, remarks about antisemitism, go viral
“First, you were lengthening my nose in attack ads to remind everybody that I’m Jewish,” Ossoff said. “Then when that didn’t work, you started calling me some kind of an Islamic terrorist."
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
10/31/2020 5:46:33 AM
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Israeli gov't looking to harness tech impact of Russian-speaking Jews
Limmud Labs is designed to find young people like Brin, and “empower them to be active in their local and greater Jewish communities,” Omer Yankelevich, Israel’s minister of Diaspora Affairs said
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
10/31/2020 5:19:53 AM
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Lawfare project looks to extradite convicted Palestinian terrorist to US
Although Tamimi was tried and sentenced to 16 life sentences for the terrorist attack, she was released to Jordan in the deal struck between Israel and Hamas to secure the return of Gilad Schalit.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 5:55:04 AM
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The Orthodox and the unorthodox appeal to pardon comedian Ari Teman
Chabad Rabbis and prominent comedians have joined forces to plea for a pardon for Jewish comedian Ari Teman.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
11/1/2020 8:39:40 PM
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Mexico reports 6,000 new coronavirus cases, 516 more deaths
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 5:40:52 AM
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Brazil sees 508 new COVID-19 deaths, 22,282 new cases
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 5:42:06 AM
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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to defuse Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 5:43:22 AM
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Mainland China reports 33 new COVID-19 cases vs 25 a day earlier
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 5:45:04 AM
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US signs up pharmacy chains as COVID-19 vaccination centers
The companies involved in the plan and the CDC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 5:49:37 AM
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What I learned from sitting down with a repentant white supremacist
He had never met a Jew before. Our conversation, he said, was the first time he had knowingly spoken to a Jew.
By RABBI AVRAM MLOTEK/JTA \
10/31/2020 6:28:38 AM
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India records 48,268 new coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 6:44:45 AM
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Ivanka Trump says she’s pro-life
Jewish law does not consider a fetus a full person and does not claim that life begins at conception — a tenet present in all Christian religions.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
11/1/2020 1:03:00 PM
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Hezbollah's Nasrallah calls on France to back down over Muhammad cartoons
"You need to think about correcting this mistake," Nasrallah told France.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
11/1/2020 7:10:55 AM
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Salt Harvest: Major infrastructure project launched at the Dead Sea
Many hotels and tourist attractions were built on these ponds' shores and utilize their production of salt for the local tourism industry.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
10/31/2020 9:01:00 AM
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World Vegan Day marks launch of UK's first vegan butchers
Rudy's product range is completely meat free.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 10:06:11 AM
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Ongoing shooting incident in Nablus refugee camp, one casualty reported
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 11:20:42 AM
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Third suspect in Nice attack in custody; victims named
Two of the three victims in the attack have been named as Vincent Loquès and Simone Barreto Silva.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 1:34:03 PM
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Two children killed in gas pipe blast near militia camp in Iraq
Some 51 people were injured in the explosion.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 12:16:30 PM
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ADL slams conservative PAC for calling prominent Democrats ‘antisemites’
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
10/31/2020 12:38:19 PM
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Two neo-Nazis try to harass antifa podcaster, target wrong house
The two were arrested.
By BEN SALES/JTA \
10/31/2020 12:56:30 PM
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Education Ministry launches plan to hand out laptops to Israel's students
When assuming his position as Education Minister, Gallant defined the technological gaps among Israel's students as one of the biggest challenges he intends to tackle.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
10/31/2020 2:57:57 PM
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Gamzu warns of a renewed coronavirus outbreak in the Arab sector
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 2:49:27 PM
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Turkish mother, 3 children rescued after 18 hours under quake rubble
Efforts were continuing to free a fourth child.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 1:52:23 PM
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Hundreds protest against Macron at Temple Mount
Three protesters were reportedly arrested after clashing with police forces.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
10/31/2020 9:55:57 PM
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Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90 - British media
Connery received many awards during his long acting career and is considered by many to be the best actor to portray the character of James Bond.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 8:11:14 PM
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American forces rescue US citizen in Nigeria: Pentagon
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 3:33:13 PM
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Gas pipeline blast in southern Iraq kills 3, injures 51, police say
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 4:00:58 PM
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Top Fatah militant killed during clash with PA officers
Some Palestinians claimed he was fatally shot by PA security officers during armed clashes in the camp.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
10/31/2020 5:58:07 PM
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Almost 30% of British Jews say they lost money amid COVID-19 - poll
The JPR report covers other key indicators of distress, including health, jobs, finances, relationships and lives.
By CODY LEVINE \
10/31/2020 5:38:00 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 674 test positive over weekend, four dead
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 5:44:59 PM
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Orna Banai speaks at Rabin memorial march ahead of anti-Netanyahu protests
"On the anniversary of Rabin's death, Bibi chose to talk about only himself and make up murder threats against himself and his family in order to shed the blood of the protesters."
By CELIA JEAN \
10/31/2020 11:59:33 PM
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Orthodox priest injured in French shooting, assailant has fled
The priest was fired on twice at around 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) as he was closing the church.
By REUTERS \
11/1/2020 6:20:59 AM
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Gaza-developed device helps stop spread of coronavirus in enclave
The current infection rate stands at 5,440 with 31 deaths in Gaza.
By CODY LEVINE \
11/1/2020 7:43:36 AM
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Armenia, Azerbaijan trade fresh accusations of Karabakh shelling
Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but is populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 7:06:02 PM
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Pro-Trump Russian Jewish American groups accuse Facebook of censorship
"Denying them their right to free speech so close to this year’s most important election is both disconcerting and unacceptable.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
10/31/2020 8:15:52 PM
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Turkey’s anti-French incitement underpins protests in Syria
The tense atmosphere in Syria illustrates how extremists are popular from Idlib to Jarabulus to Raqqa and Deir Ezzor. This is a swath of Syria where ISIS was once in control or had influence.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
10/31/2020 7:20:12 PM
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Iran media: Biden may not bring hope, Trump won’t bring war
A vote for Biden is thus an end to “maximum pressure” on Iran, while Trump will bring war.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
11/1/2020 9:14:14 AM
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Tourism in Abu Dhabi: A new Middle East
Abu Dhabi is the wealthiest and the most influential among the seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates.
By UDI SHAHAM \
10/31/2020 8:56:31 PM
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Coronavirus strain from Spain likely source for most of Europe's spread
It was first identified among farm workers in the eastern Spanish regions of Aragon and Catalonia.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 8:15:27 PM
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Are Israel’s cities ready for the climate crisis?
A study conducted in Haifa found that the city is not sufficiently prepared to deal with the effects of the climate crisis. What are the implications for the rest of the country?
By RACHELI WACKS,ZAVIT/SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT NEWS AGENCY \
11/1/2020 9:42:24 AM
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Dominican Republic to weigh relocating embassy to Jerusalem
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi thanked his Dominican Republic counterpart Roberto Alvarez.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
11/1/2020 8:16:03 AM
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Why Trump is the great dismantler
But President Trump’s program of destruction has also wrought, and continues to wreak, severe and massive suffering in another matter of healthcare.
By SIMCHA KRAUSS \
10/31/2020 8:37:13 PM
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Advancing the peace process depends on civilian ties
Many would be surprised by the number and scope of civilian collaborations that do exist between Israelis and Arabs from neighboring states.
By ROEE KIBRIK,EINAT LEVI \
10/31/2020 8:44:23 PM
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Justice has been achieved in the Labour Party
We applaud Starmer for taking the decision to suspend Corbyn even if it might be late in coming.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
10/31/2020 8:51:48 PM
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Should Jews celebrate Balfour Day?
The declaration was the culmination during WWI of a year of continuous negotiations between the Zionist movement and the British government.
By ELI KAVON \
11/1/2020 9:16:01 AM
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Blue and White deadline passes without decision on coalition
"If this is not fixed by the end of the month, there is no point in continuing.”
By GIL HOFFMAN \
10/31/2020 9:52:56 PM
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Israeli consumers should be encouraged to buy homegrown produce
It is hard to comprehend just how bad the situation facing Israeli agricultural goods is at present and how far we have deviated from the accepted path of many Western countries.
By YOEL ZILBERMAN \
10/31/2020 9:14:54 PM
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Coronavirus: First through fourth graders head back to school today
Synagogues, salons and bed and breakfasts reopen for first time since lockdown
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
11/1/2020 4:11:37 AM
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Curriculums on inclusion must not exclude antisemitism
School lesson plans should not separate distinct racial groups and draw distinct lessons from each episode of discrimination explored.
By JENNIFER SHULKIN \
10/31/2020 9:25:37 PM
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Fight for Jewish vote in battleground state Arizona
Could Arizona go blue in 2020?
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
10/31/2020 9:40:35 PM
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How can we describe the Trump Doctrine?
Trump was caught between his promise to “bring American troops home,” and that countries critical to America’s welfare still needed protection.
By ROY PINCHOT \
11/1/2020 7:38:56 AM
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Coronavirus exit strategy: What are the new rules as Israel opens up?
On Sunday, stage two of the country’s exit strategy will begin. Here is what you need to know:
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
11/1/2020 4:17:11 AM
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Turkey’s unfinished war with the West
The triumph of an audacious Turkish nation over the Western powers that had caused the Ottoman fall from grace is a tale deeply embedded in Turkey’s political culture.
By SIMON SCHOFIELD \
11/1/2020 9:12:50 AM
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Bibi’s Eshkol moment on the Iran question
Netanyahu was the right person to identify the Iranian threat and to prepare for it. He knows the military scenarios as well as anyone in the country.
By YITZHAK SOKOLOFF \
10/31/2020 10:07:45 PM
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Hashish in Israel: Jewish pirates, stuffed camels and ‘Reefer Madness’
A new book chronicles the rollicking social history of hashish in Mandatory Palestine and Israel.
By BEN HARTMAN \
11/1/2020 11:25:51 AM
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Trump, Biden campaign in the Midwest in last get-out-the-vote push
Opinion polls show Trump trailing former vice president Biden nationally, but with a closer contest in the most competitive states that will decide the election.
By OMRI NAHMIAS,REUTERS \
10/31/2020 10:32:30 PM
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Travelers to New York must quarantine for 3 days, then get COVID-19 test
People will also be required to take a test that comes back negative within the three days prior to heading to New York, the governor said.
By REUTERS \
10/31/2020 11:42:46 PM