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Biden rejected new Republican offer on infrastructure - White House
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 12:14:06 AM
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BGU researchers use flying robots to emit emotions from subjects - study
The researchers conducted two different studies that use robotic facial expressions that are able to depict human emotions, which are then presented on drones
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 12:47:15 AM
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Tzohar drafts prayer in honor of children returning to synagogues
Children in Israel were barred from attending synagogue services due to government restrictions on gatherings
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 12:42:50 AM
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Airlines press US on refusal to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
The airline CEOs on May 11 had called for a summit between US officials, UK officials, and airlines to discuss how to "expeditiously reopen transatlantic travel"
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 12:59:26 AM
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China's 2022 Olympics a chance to press Beijing on human rights - Canada
Trudeau said China would only change its behavior if faced with a united front, adding he would raise the matter at a Group of Seven leaders' summit next week
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 1:10:41 AM
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South Korean designer creates 'Third Eye' for 'smartphone zombies'
Paeng Min-wook, 28, has developed a robotic eyeball he has dubbed "The Third Eye," which obsessive mobile phone users can strap to their foreheads so they can browse injury-free on the go
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 1:32:07 AM
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Jews and Arabs unite in solidarity at Acre event on Shabbat
Attendees, which included Christians, Muslims, Jews, business and restaurant owners as well as tourists, gathered in the promenade outside the Acre Police Station
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 3:14:15 AM
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Over 2,500 Israeli students take part in social problems hackathon
Out of the 2,500 students from across Israel who participated in the competition, 10 initiatives proceeded to the final round of the hackathon
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 3:10:40 AM
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If you want this delectable Jewish pastry, you’ll have to go to Cleveland
Even though Salon published a lively discussion in 2011 about the origins of Russian tea biscuits, the pastry’s full story remains a mystery
By SARAH BANIA-DOBYNS/JTA \
9/22/2021 10:22:21 PM
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Rep. Ted Deutch blames anti-Israel colleagues for spike in antisemitism
Deutch called out “people in the United States who hear that the entire state of Israel is some unacceptable creation”
By BEN SALES/JTA \
6/5/2021 3:31:47 AM
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Switzerland adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
The IHRA working definition describes various forms of antisemitism, including hatred and discrimination against Jews and Holocaust denial.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
6/5/2021 3:41:30 AM
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How are Jewish characters depicted in video games?
One highlight for me can be found in a chapter with Dina, the Jewish girlfriend of protagonist Ellie Williams. Dina joins Ellie in her quest for revenge that propels The Last of Us Part II
By MIMI HALPERN/JTA \
6/5/2021 6:53:06 AM
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This Muslim market in Tucson offers kosher food and intercultural dialogue
Ghufran Almusawi and her husband, Anas Elazrag, both Muslims, opened Al Basha in July 2019 with the intention of creating a “melting pot.”
By NICOLE RAZ/JTA \
6/5/2021 3:52:18 AM
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NYT calls Isaac Bashevis Singer Polish, Wikipedia made him Jewish again
It may be true that the Nobel laureate was born and raised in Poland, but Singer is, in fact, best described as a Jewish author
By ASAF SHALEV/JTA \
6/5/2021 4:11:08 AM
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Belfast calls for Israeli ambassadors to be expelled from UK, Ireland
In addition to the vote in Belfast, pro-Palestinian students and activists staged a sit-in protest on Thursday in front of the Foreign Ministry of Ireland in Dublin
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
6/5/2021 10:55:32 PM
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French court sentences Holocaust denier to 5 years for death threats
The tribunal of Cusset, a town near Vichy in central France, handed down its guilty verdict and sentence on Thursday to Ahmed Moualek, 53.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
6/5/2021 4:23:22 AM
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It's more important than ever to show Israelis that US Jews stand by them
Israel has elected a new president and may have a new “change” coalition coming to power in the Knesset, while the wave of antisemitism in North America has grown
By MARK WILF/JTA \
6/5/2021 7:10:19 AM
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Bake sale to combat antisemitism draws Jewish food, but few allies
Fisch and the sale’s other organizers said they are pleased by the turnout among Jewish food personalities, who will sell or auction baked goods and other products to benefit an Ohio Holocaust museum
By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA \
6/5/2021 5:04:51 AM
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Bavaria restitutes Nazi-era looted painting from Austrian artist
Abraham Adelsberger, a toy manufacturer and art collector, came into ownership of the painting before his death in 1940.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 6:03:11 AM
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New York Senate candidate encourages Americans to protest Hamas
Salem stresses that any humanitarian or financial aid that enters Gaza will manifest into weapons to fire upon Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 6:47:50 AM
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Lil Yachty, Bhad Bhabie invest in Jewish dating app
The app describes itself as being a "private, membership-based dating app for Jews with ridiculously high standards" that "started as a half-joke."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 9:22:49 AM
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New fountain of youth? Hebrew U. finds link between optimism, longevity
Those with a positive outlook had a 20% higher survival rate than those who were less optimistic. This difference increased in to 25% in the 90+ age bracket.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 9:43:14 AM
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Fire destroys shelter for hundreds of families in Yazidi camp
"People were evacuating their tents, faces of disappointments, ladies and women crying helplessly. Hundreds of families are homeless now."
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
6/5/2021 10:59:29 AM
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8,000-year-old elk teeth reveal psychedelic Stone Age dance tendencies
Researchers danced in Stone Age-style elk tooth ornaments for hours on end then compared the markings to those found in ancient burial grounds.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
6/5/2021 11:34:53 AM
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ALYN hospital tears down COVID divider wall, celebrates reunion
A celebration was held this week at the medical center in which patients and doctors gathered with hammers and saws and took down the wall that had kept them apart.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/6/2021 7:54:48 AM
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Orthodox women's hackathon offers solutions for the elderly, abuse victims
First place in the hackathon was won by a team who designed technology that uses vision tech to detect when an elderly person falls.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 2:28:19 PM
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Unidentified man attempts to set synagogue on fire in Germany
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 1:56:41 PM
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Armed attackers kill 100 civilians in Burkina Faso village raid
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 2:39:40 PM
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Solving the issue of a divided Jerusalem
The superficial Israeli political discourse on Jerusalem’s future has boiled the question down to the question of whether the city should be divided, yes or no. But this framing is misleading.
By LIOR LEHRS \
6/5/2021 3:13:18 PM
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Charting a new course toward Jewish - Arab peace
Will Israel’s political leaders rise to the occasion? Will they acknowledge that the conflict with the Palestinians will not go away and that if they wait four more years it will only get worse?
By ALON BEN-MEIR \
6/5/2021 3:26:59 PM
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Wake up, world: Your antisemitism is not acceptable
Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora will begin the long slow process of healing from this trauma. But the hate many have created will live on and grow until we stop it.
By ZINA RAKHAMILOVA \
6/5/2021 3:34:36 PM
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Yesh Atid MK: Additional flag march meant to prevent forming of coalition
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 4:10:17 PM
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For the first time, I understand how Holocaust happened - Opinion
The Jews have historically been the world’s scapegoat. At any time in the history of the Jewish people, you can find a group that blames the Jews for something that went wrong in their lives.
By GABRIELLA KLEIN \
6/5/2021 3:45:30 PM
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Israelis visit the South to support locals following Gaza operation
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 3:49:57 PM
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Apartheid libel is a cover to target Jews
If Israeli apartheid is so easy to disprove, why is it prominently featured in contemporary discourse about Israel?
By SETH MENDEL \
6/5/2021 3:57:19 PM
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Zionism and Judaism: Are they interdependent?
Judaism needs Zionism because it enabled Jews to return and to establish a state; this allows Jews to have a national identity and engage in fulfilling commandments that can only be done in Israel.
By MOSHE DANN \
6/5/2021 4:07:39 PM
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New Gaza: A practical proposal for Zionism 2.0 - Opinion
Israel should build “New Gaza” – a futuristic, free, demilitarized, autonomous city for one million Palestinians, utilizing the latest technology for an exemplary Arabic-speaking society.
By DORON TZUR \
6/5/2021 4:21:45 PM
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Sheikh Jarrah: A microcosm of the Palestinian struggle to exist
This struggle is much more than a private dispute regarding land ownership; it is a struggle that demands equality and justice after years of suffering.
By SARI KRONISH AND EFRAT COHEN-BAR \
6/6/2021 9:54:06 AM
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The Begin Doctrine: 'Never Again' is an Israeli promise
The Begin Doctrine was born exactly 40 years ago, on 7 June 1981, when then-prime minister Menachem Begin sent Israeli fighter planes to bomb the Osirak nuclear reactor just outside of Baghdad.
By PAUL GROSS \
6/5/2021 4:40:51 PM
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PA envoy to Ireland denies meeting Israeli counterpart
The report triggered protests and condemnations from some Palestinians who took to social media platforms to express outrage over the alleged meeting.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
6/5/2021 9:17:51 PM
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Grapevine June 6, 2021: Countdown for change
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
6/5/2021 4:51:45 PM
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Demonstrations in support of unity government to take place nationwide
Protesters will march from the Knesset to Balfour in support of the Lapid-Bennett coalition on Saturday evening.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 9:24:10 PM
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Tzur Hadassah fire reignites, 16 firefighters at the scene
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 5:20:09 PM
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NY college petitioned against by ACF for antisemitic comments on Israel
Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) also called on Vassar to acknowledge the alarming spike in antisemitic incidents across the country.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 6:31:20 PM
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Sinwar: Next war with Israel will change the Middle East
Addressing Palestinian academics in the Gaza Strip, a defiant Sinwar again boasted that Hamas had won the last round of fighting with Israel.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
6/7/2021 8:02:31 AM
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Rare bottles of wine crafted by Holocaust victims to be put on auction
The Zimmerman family was one of the 437,402 Hungarian Jews that were deported to Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 8:16:22 PM
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Shin Bet chief: Incitement against Israel's new gov’t could end in bloodshed
Usually, Argaman would give such warnings privately to the political echelon who would decide how to notify the public.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
6/5/2021 11:18:39 PM
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Two arrested in Sheikh Jarrah on suspicion of assaulting police
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/5/2021 8:29:41 PM
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Last COVID patient hospitalized at Rambam dies
In total, Rambam treated 15,100 COVID-19 patients in 15 months. Of them, 310 died of the disease.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
6/6/2021 1:30:40 PM
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Will the fragile Bennett-Lapid coalition of firsts manage to survive?
This is the first government in Israeli history that will include an Arab party and not just any, but one that is religious, Islamist and conservative.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
6/6/2021 3:49:06 PM
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For Evangelicals, is Benjamin Netanyahu the fallen messiah? - analysis
The majority of the estimated 60 million American Evangelicals who have supported the prime minister, comparing him to Moses and King David, are watching quietly from the sidelines.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
6/6/2021 4:14:02 AM
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Arab, Israeli communities to build harmony through mixed martial arts
Mixed martial artists and surfers from around the country will meet in the mixed city of Jaffa to reaffirm the transformative power of sports to unite and build trust between diverse communities.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
6/6/2021 12:18:15 PM
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Egypt sends building equipment to begin Gaza reconstruction
Dozens of bulldozers, cranes and trucks flying Egyptian flags lined up along the border to begin crossing into the Gaza Strip, television pictures showed.
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 9:21:13 PM
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Baltimore police charge 3 teens with murder of Israeli man
Efraim Gordon was fatally shot multiple times May 3 in what police said appeared to be a robbery. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 9:25:07 PM
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Bennett is following Netanyahu in 'abandoning' the Right - analysis
Within that archetypal dichotomy, Netanyahu has a right-wing government almost in his grasp, if only Bennett and Sa'ar would agree to sit in his government.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
6/6/2021 10:45:53 PM
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What is the anti-Netanyahu bloc's timetable for forming a new government?
The coalition formed by Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid and Yamina head and Prime Minister-elect Naftali Bennett is expected to swear in on Wednesday.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
6/5/2021 10:48:07 PM
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Explosion in Yemeni city of Marib kills at least 12 - medical source
By REUTERS \
6/5/2021 10:48:22 PM