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MK Zvi Hauser begins quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 12:18:18 AM
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Israel has more than 10,000 active coronavirus patients
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 12:38:44 AM
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Ecuador indigenous group holds hostage, demand corpse
Interior Minister Maria Paula Romo said the man died of COVID-19 and was subsequently buried in accordance with international protocols for handling corpses amid the pandemic.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 1:43:04 AM
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Son of Hezbollah official films rape, torture of Syrian boy
The boy was assaulted in the Beqaa valley, a Hezbollah stronghold in east Lebanon.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
7/5/2020 11:58:15 AM
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French court sentences homegrown militant to 30 years for crimes in Syria
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 1:20:04 AM
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Colorado officers fired over photos mocking death of Elijah McClain
The officers who were terminated were named as Jason Rosenblatt, Erica Marrero and Kyle Dittrich. The fourth officer, Jaron Jones, resigned on Tuesday.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 1:32:02 AM
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Likud official: Gantz supports Trump’s plan, Palestinian State
The unnamed Likud official claimed Gantz is also able to reach a good working relationship with Haredi parties, ensuring the coalition will survive.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 2:09:55 AM
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Ghislaine Maxwell being held at 'well-run' jail -local lawyers
Maxwell is likely in her own holding cell where she can be observed at all times, said Ted Lothstein, another New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer.
By REUTERS \
7/5/2020 2:19:01 PM
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Bolivia digs mass graves as cemeteries fill with coronavirus victims
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 2:25:21 AM
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Several US states post record COVID cases, curfew ordered in Miami
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 2:51:17 AM
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Shooting in Alabama shopping mall, four inured
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 2:56:48 AM
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My Black Jewish family’s values were 150 years in the making - opinion
"Tony and I are raising our families’ first generation of Black Jews. We have two daughters, ages 8 and 5, and a 2-year-old son."
By JESSICA KEITH/JTA \
7/4/2020 3:35:03 AM
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IDF may end reserve duty training due to coronavirus
The army is worried that now is not the best time to bring hundreds of different men from all over the country to practice.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 3:50:35 AM
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Mexico logs 6,740 new coronavirus cases, passes Italy's total
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 4:15:01 AM
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Facebook ad showed a Jewish California senator clutching Monopoly money
The State Building and Construction Trades Council later removed the ad and apologized.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
7/4/2020 4:47:37 AM
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Mainland China reports three new coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 5:07:46 AM
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Trump arrives to Mount Rushmore to mark July Fourth
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 5:28:21 AM
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Washington Redskins to consider changing name of team
The NFL team said in a statement that in light of recent events around the country and feedback from the community that it will undergo a thorough review of the name.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 3:06:24 PM
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Brazil surpasses 1.5 million coronavirus cases, with over 63,000 deaths
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 5:53:37 AM
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Trump on Mount Rushmore: This monument will never be desecrated
The crowd erupted in cheer and began to chant “USA, USA”.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,REUTERS \
7/4/2020 5:19:37 PM
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Donald Trump's Jr girlfriend has COVID-19 - Report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 6:28:14 AM
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 422 to 196,096 - RKI
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 7:08:10 AM
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Over 80 workers at Peruvian mine test positive for COVID-19
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 7:18:27 AM
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Tel Aviv 'People Against Annexation' mural set up near IDF HQ
The yellow mural was painted on the Tel Aviv Museum of Arts square in the heart of the city in tribute a similar display painted by the Black Lives Matter movement.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
7/4/2020 11:25:24 AM
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8-year-old killed, 3 injured at Alabama mall shooting
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 7:59:13 AM
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Suicide car bomber hits checkpoint at Somalia's Mogadishu port
The blast shook the ground, said Mohammed Ali, a shopkeeper in the area. At the city's Madina hospital, a nurse, Halima Nur, said it had received five people injured in the blast for treatment.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 8:48:20 AM
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North Korea says no need to sit down with US for talks
"We do not feel any need to sit face to face with the US, as it does not consider the DPRK-US dialogue as nothing more than a tool for grappling its political crisis," the FM said.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 8:22:34 AM
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New Hampshire lawmakers send bill requiring Holocaust studies to governor
The bill will enable all students to acquire knowledge of civics and government, economics, history, and Holocaust and genocide education.
By PENNY SCHWART/ JTA \
7/4/2020 8:29:00 AM
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Netherlands votes to fight antisemitism, against Jewish security funding
The rejected motion stated that the Jewish community in the Netherlands “often lacks the means to adequately protect their infrastructure, events and synagogue services.”
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
7/4/2020 9:04:46 AM
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Australia's Victoria reports biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since March
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 9:41:59 AM
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Tokyo new coronavirus infections over 100 for third day, NHK says
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 9:59:38 AM
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Japan sends troops as 8 missing, 3 injured in Kyushu floods
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 10:18:00 AM
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Israeli pop stars’ music video with Mexican and Arab garb irks viewers
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
7/4/2020 10:21:19 AM
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Russia's coronavirus cases near 675,000, death toll passes 10,000
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 10:33:33 AM
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India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains
Epidemiologists warn India's peak could still be weeks or months away, suggesting the country's already severely overburdened healthcare system will come under further stress.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 10:45:02 AM
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Commander of Israel's Border Police tests positive for coronavirus
On Thursday, Shabtai attended a memorial service along with President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, Chief Commander of the IDF Maj.-Gen Aviv Kochavi and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
7/4/2020 2:55:10 PM
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Likud Minister Hanegbi says complaining of hunger is 'populist bulls**t'
The minister-without-portfolio's page on Wikipedia was changed temporarily to open with the words "Tzachi Hanegbi is a corrupt, opportunistic pig."
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
7/5/2020 2:53:29 PM
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Thousands rally across Australia in Black Lives Matter protests
"No police officer or prison guard has ever been criminally charged with murder and sent to prison, so that's why we are here for justice," Bogaine Spearim, one of the organisers, said.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 1:13:25 PM
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Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises
The government has been trying to convince a reluctant public to accept masks and a week-long campaign by state television has been warning viewers that "Corona is not a joke".
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 2:19:34 PM
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Fire at power plant, chlorine leak at petrochemical plant in Iran
The two incidents are the latest in a series of incidents that have affected Iranian infrastructure in recent days.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/5/2020 12:17:59 AM
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Russia says China would be needed in expanded G7 summit
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 3:26:49 PM
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Gilead's coronavirus antiviral remdesivir gets conditional EU clearance
Remdesivir is in high demand after the intravenously-administered medicine helped to shorten hospital recovery times in a clinical trial.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 3:36:44 PM
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Alarmed by rise in Gaza suicides, Palestinians blame Hamas, PA
Palestinians took to social media to express outrage over the increase in suicide rates, with many holding Hamas and the PA responsible for the harsh economic conditions in the Gaza.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/4/2020 7:53:09 PM
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Head of IDF Central Command enters quarantine
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 4:11:20 PM
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Danny Danon, Ron Dermer send Fourth of July greetings to US
The two Israeli diplomats shared their best wishes with the US in honor of its Independence Day.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 6:01:34 PM
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Mexico steps up border checks to keep coronavirus at bay on July 4 holiday
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 4:43:57 PM
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Egypt sets date for senate elections in August
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 5:15:24 PM
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Shark spotted in Eilat
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 5:24:34 PM
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CA Gov: Local gov'ts to lose state funding if COVID-19 orders not enforced
California dramatically rolled back efforts to reopen its economy as COVID-19 infections surge.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 5:39:55 PM
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Livestock shipments to Israel decrease by 16%
The state comptroller's report in May revealed that the environment on these shipments were, indeed, frightful, with severely unhygienic conditions.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 6:24:03 PM
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12 diagnosed with coronavirus in Tel Aviv assisted living facility
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 6:04:47 PM
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Iran under pressure after fourth mysterious explosion
If Iran says it is under wide ranging, near-daily, cyber assault, it will weigh what to do next.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/4/2020 9:21:07 PM
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Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for coronavirus
She is "doing well, and will be retested to ensure the diagnosis is correct since she's asymptomatic, but as a precaution will cancel all upcoming events."
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
7/5/2020 9:22:34 PM
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Florida coronavirus cases rise by record 11,458 on Saturday
The new record came a day after seven other states also reported record rises in cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that has killed nearly 130,000 Americans.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 10:37:41 PM
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Berlin metro to complete change of derogatory station name by year-end
"Mohrenstrasse" metro station literally means Moor Street, using the medieval term for people from North Africa.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 6:37:04 PM
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Fatah and Hamas: Real or fake unity?
Fatah’s Jibril Rajoub and Hamas’s Saleh Arouri pledged that their groups would stand united against the Israeli government’s intention to extend sovereignty to parts of the West Bank.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
7/4/2020 7:28:57 PM
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Iranian-backed militias in Iraq push their gains on July 4
The Iranian-backed militias have been increasingly expressing anger at the US and Saudi Arabia and Israel.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/4/2020 7:12:16 PM
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Border Police to establish a COVID-19 testing area after chief's infection
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 7:19:56 PM
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Siberian tiger kills zookeeper in Zurich
The tiger enclosure holds two Siberian tigers, a five-year-old female named Irinia and a four-year-old male called Sayan.
By REUTERS \
7/5/2020 3:11:02 PM
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German top-selling paper slams Bundestag for ‘grotesque’ attack on Israel
"Friends are treated differently," wrote the paper about the anti-Israel resolution
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
7/4/2020 7:20:33 PM
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How Turkey got Libya through ‘crisis of the month’ strategy
Turkey looks to play an increasing role controlling western Libya and its weak central government.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/5/2020 4:26:52 PM
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Israeli, Russian senior officials discuss efforts to combat COVID-19
Meir Ben-Shabbat and Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a discussion over the phone regarding efforts for combating the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 7:56:48 PM
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Ben-Gurion Airport CEO says Israeli aviation industry on brink of collapse
"We can operate safe civilian aviation even under the shadow of coronavirus,” CEO of Ben-Gurion Airport Shmuel Zakay wrote on Facebook.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,TZVI JOFFRE \
7/4/2020 11:38:16 PM
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50% of Swiss Jews faced antisemitic abuse in past five years - study
"There is an 'everyday' antisemitism in Switzerland."
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
7/5/2020 9:26:29 PM
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Iran rial slides to new low as coronavirus, sanctions weigh
The rial's decline has continued despite assurances from the Iranian Central Bank governor that the bank had injected hundreds of millions of dollars to stabilize the currency market.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 8:47:08 PM
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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 8:48:55 PM
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Carl Reiner’s genius made him ‘a very familiar stranger’
On screen, Reiner was most notably a straight man, a supporting player, a maker of cameo appearances, a presence felt, noted, appreciated, but never overbearing.
By ROBERT LLOYD/LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS) \
7/4/2020 8:58:30 PM
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COVID trials halted for hydroxychloroquine after failure to reduce death
WHO said the decision to halt the trials does not affect other studies where the drugs are used for non-hospitalized patients or as a prophylaxis.
By REUTERS \
7/4/2020 10:04:12 PM
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Ida Haendel, master violinist and champion of Israel musicians, dies at 91
Despite giving many master classes, she always said: “I never teach, but I rather share my ideas about music with those who are ready to listen.”
By MAXIM REIDER \
7/4/2020 9:01:44 PM
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Grapevine: A flawed icon
We’re not certain about future access to the intriguing panel discussion that took place last Thursday headlined Reframing Carlebach.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/5/2020 6:07:59 PM
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Monkeys develop short-term immunity to coronavirus, Chinese study finds
The experiment took place at the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing and used rhesus macaques as test subjects, as they are relatively similar to humans.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/5/2020 1:41:54 PM
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An American prophet in Berlin
Richard Grenell had been making the German-American relationship more open and honest than ever before and holding Germany accountable to their ethical, historical and political obligations.
By ORIT ARFA \
7/7/2020 6:46:23 AM
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Coronavirus: 599 new diagnoses since midnight, death toll spikes to 330
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 9:28:30 PM
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Coronavirus burning through haredi, Arab areas of Jerusalem
IDF Intelligence Corps. recommends re-opening ‘coronavirus hotels’
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
7/4/2020 11:16:40 PM
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Is it time to connect Palestinian oppression to that of black Americans?
The system of oppression against the Palestinian people most certainly exists.
By YONI MICHANIE \
7/4/2020 9:32:57 PM
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Why do Americans think Israelis are stupid?
None of the critics knows yet what the government is going to do.
By MITCHELL BARD \
7/5/2020 3:50:05 PM
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Cabinet to approve Erdan as ambassador to UN on Sunday
Erdan will be replaced in his current role by MK Ophir Akunis
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/4/2020 9:55:42 PM
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It’s time to do something about Israel’s lack of political education
By URIYA ROSENMAN \
7/4/2020 9:40:28 PM
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Jewish organizations can do better on diversity
Our community will suffer a loss if mainstream Jewish communal institutions are not able to be more effective in engaging Jews of color.
By JOEL BOND \
7/4/2020 9:46:23 PM
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Settlers push for new settlement outside boundaries of Trump plan
On Wednesday close to 1,000 right-wing activists held a rally in an area known as Ma’aleh Halhoul on the outskirts of the Gush Etzion Region of the West Bank.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/4/2020 11:18:54 PM
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Annexation: Let the people speak for themselves
Why should the unilateral extension of sovereign territory now be considered a matter of lesser national importance than would be the contraction of sovereign territory?
By MARK A. HELLER \
7/4/2020 10:01:49 PM
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Ayman Odeh chose to show solidarity with a terrorist - editorial
Who is the person Ayman Odeh wants to be associated with?
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/4/2020 10:10:13 PM
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Two Assuta Ashdod Hospital staff members infected with coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 10:16:43 PM
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EU: Tehran has triggered Iran deal dispute mechanism
Borrell did not specify what issues led Iran to trigger the mechanism, which could be the first step toward dissolution of the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/4/2020 10:33:49 PM
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The Arthur’s example in safely reopening the capital for tourism
If one equates Amity Island with Jerusalem and killer sharks with the killer novel coronavirus, one can’t help wondering if it is safe to go back into the hotels here.
By YAKIR FELDMAN \
7/4/2020 10:22:29 PM
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Market House Hotel: A jewel of Jaffa
The Market House only reopened to guests on May 28, after a period of closure due to coronavirus restrictions, but hopes to make up for lost time.
By ALEX WINSTON \
7/4/2020 10:34:14 PM
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Higher education exams will be taken online starting Sunday
Starting Sunday, students will be able to take exams online, after it seemed like universities would be ignoring the new coronavirus restrictions and forcing students to come to campus.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
7/4/2020 11:35:37 PM
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MK Amir Ohana to enter quarantine after meeting Border Police chief
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/4/2020 11:07:28 PM
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Gov't to adopt strategic plan ‘to guarantee future' of Jews in Diaspora
The principle recommendation is that the government formulate a comprehensive and strategic plan to “guarantee the future of the Jewish people."
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/5/2020 2:09:17 PM