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Lebanon's President Aoun stresses the need to declare state of emergency
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 12:13:05 AM
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Mike Pompeo extends condolences to Beirut Port explosion victims
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 12:17:28 AM
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Barely half of Long Island residents would get a COVID-19 vaccine
“When you hear public health officials saying we are moving at a pace that is unprecedented… there could be a concern, ‘Are we moving too fast?’”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 12:33:43 AM
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Wheat in Beirut's port granaries not usable, Lebanon will import wheat
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 12:50:05 AM
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Death toll from Beirut blast rises to more than 70 - health minister
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 12:59:09 AM
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Israeli biotech firm's ALS treatment shows positive results in trials
"We are now focused on advancing strategic FDA regulatory processes that will necessitate the conduct of global multi-center clinical trials."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 1:08:29 AM
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Brazil records 51,603 new COVID-19 cases, death toll rises to 95,819
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 1:05:38 AM
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Trump says US ready to assist Lebanon after 'terrible attack'
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 1:22:41 AM
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Neil Young sues Donald Trump's campaign for using his songs
Young is seeking damages of up to $150,000 per infringement.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 1:41:28 AM
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Pelephone announces launch of 5G network
Called "Pelephone Plus," the network operated by the Bezeq-owned company will utilize the network of hundreds of sites it built in recent months.
By AARON REICH \
8/5/2020 3:18:08 PM
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Trump says Beirut explosion seems to be 'bomb of some kind'
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 3:28:01 AM
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BDS ‘Jew-hater’ convicted for violent assault in Germany
Conviction appears to be the first criminal penalty for violent BDS activity
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
8/5/2020 4:27:20 PM
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End of an era: Jerusalem to remove all remaining public phones
"The removal of public telephones is another part of the plan to improve the city's surface. Unmaintained telephones have become a nuisance that has no real need," said Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 3:23:35 AM
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Mexico reports 6,148 coronavirus cases and 857 more deaths
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 3:16:53 AM
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Rocket fired towards US Embassy in Baghdad
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 3:25:33 AM
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Jewish, Black historical Virginia cemeteries vandalized with Nazi symbol
The triskele, or triskelion, looks like three interlocking sevens and was one of many ancient European symbols appropriated by the Nazis and later by white supremacist groups.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/5/2020 3:58:44 AM
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French Holocaust denier Alain Soral arrested, his ally Dieudonne banned
Police in France have again arrested Alain Soral, one of the country’s most prominent purveyors of anti-Semitic sentiment.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ \
8/5/2020 4:02:16 AM
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Kelly Craft: Extending Iran arms embargo is a choice for freedom or tyranny
“We have an obligation to protect the Arab countries, to protect Israel, to protect the European countries,” Craft added.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
8/5/2020 11:14:31 AM
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Austria will allow Holocaust victims' descendants to receive citizenship
The amendment is “in line with Austria’s ongoing endeavour for reconciliation with all those who suffered under the totalitarian Nazi-regime in Austria,” Austria’s government website states.
By MARCY OSTER \
8/5/2020 4:21:43 AM
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Aaron Keyak: 'Biden will re-engage with Iran for a diplomatic solution'
Keyak, who serves as Biden’s director for Jewish engagement, said that President Trump “proved that in the short life of JCPOA it achieved its goals.”
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
8/5/2020 6:36:55 PM
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‘Harry Potter’ star Jason Isaacs talks about his struggle with addiction
“Every action was filtered through a burning need I had for being as far from a conscious, thinking, feeling person as possible. No message would get through for nearly 20 years.”
By EMILY BURACK/ JTA \
8/5/2020 4:47:22 AM
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Amazon's 'Hunters' renewed for season 2
Following the release of the first season in February, the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum called the show “dangerous” for depicting a human chess game in Auschwitz.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/5/2020 5:03:04 AM
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Is it ‘electioneering’ for nonprofits to call candidates racist?
“The line between what is and is not electioneering can be fuzzy at times; and it appears to me that the New Israel Fund has clearly crossed that line.”
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
8/6/2020 6:39:59 PM
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Schiff, Rosen, J. Alexander bash Trump at Biden fundraiser on antisemitism
“The president has a unique capability to set the tone, nationally, and he has set the most ugly, bitter, divisive and sometimes racist tone of any president, certainly in my lifetime,” Schiff said.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
8/5/2020 5:20:39 AM
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Former Kansas City Chiefs star tweets Jews involved in pedophilia
Johnson played for the Chiefs until 2009, when he was suspended for “conduct detrimental to the club” for a series of tweets using gay slurs. He was later waived by the team.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/5/2020 5:27:47 AM
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School ‘irrelevant’ to children during COVID-19, principal tells Knesset
Education at lowest point in history because of ‘political feuds.’
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
8/5/2020 7:18:19 AM
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Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 18.55 million, death toll at 699,948
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 7:47:50 AM
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Youtube to 'Post': Wiley's channel taken down for 'repeated violations'
The rapper published a series of tweets last month asserting that Jews systematically exploited Black artists.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
8/5/2020 4:25:28 PM
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Could the Beirut explosion happen in Israel?
Recent event puts spotlight on danger of chemicals in home front.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/9/2020 12:54:25 PM
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Cyprus says ready to send medical teams to Lebanon
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 9:13:56 AM
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Czechs record biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases since end-June
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 9:15:54 AM
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Ukraine reports record daily new coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 9:17:15 AM
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Knesset discusses allowing synagogue services: 'Let Jews pray!'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 10:00:31 AM
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100 missing in Lebanon: Survivors of disaster describe horrors day after
Tens of thousands slept rough overnight, with windows blown in and glass everywhere. "So many dead, injured, missing, so much destroyed. How can the country fix this and get back on its feet?"
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/5/2020 7:42:19 PM
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Israeli aid should be on the ground in Lebanon, regional policies prevent it
In interviews I conducted in recent years, the Home Front Command described its new technological innovations to help map and locate survivors after a disaster.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/5/2020 8:56:15 PM
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Beirut explosion: Dozens still missing as death toll tops 135
A Lebanese MP stressed that the incident was "not a coincidence."
By TZVI JOFFRE,REUTERS \
8/6/2020 7:00:55 AM
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Edelstein: No secret that 50% of COVID-19 infections are Haredim, Arabs
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 10:36:39 AM
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Iran offers to treat people injured in Beirut blast
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 10:44:46 AM
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Scams in the COVID-19 Era: How Can U.S. Consumers Protect Themselves?
By Leo Giosuè \
8/5/2020 1:08:05 PM
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Education minister a no-show at Knesset meeting on opening school year
"The Education Ministry ordered everyone to boycott this discussion," said Blue and White MK Ram Shea.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
8/5/2020 11:10:56 AM
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Health Ministry hides results from satisfactory service survey
The Health Ministry regularly distributes results following surveys regarding its external partners.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 11:30:03 AM
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Health Ministry advances medical marijuana reforms to reduce price by 50%
Edelstein explained that medical cannabis helped his late wife Tanya when she suffered from severe pains.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 11:58:48 AM
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'Umbrella Academy' under fire for alleged use of antisemitic tropes
Mainly for their depiction of an underground society of "lizard people" who control the world from the shadows, and a Yiddish-speaking handler who was implied to be Jewish in the series.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 12:16:35 PM
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Coronavirus: Weekend restrictions lifted, skies could open by August 16
In slap in face of Netanyahu, coronavirus cabinet sides with new czar. "Stop light" program to be rolled out by Sept. 1.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/6/2020 7:04:53 AM
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Health Ministry considers changing coronavirus restrictions in synagogues
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein expressed caution regarding easing restrictions on the number of worshipers allowed in houses of prayer.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/5/2020 6:26:14 PM
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Virgin Atlantic to renew Tel Aviv flights on September 6
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 11:50:53 AM
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Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 865,000
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 11:55:57 AM
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Indonesia reports 1,815 new coronavirus cases, 64 new deaths
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 11:57:04 AM
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Philippines confirms 3,462 more coronavirus cases, 9 deaths
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 11:58:59 AM
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Hong Kong reports 85 coronavirus cases as authorities battle third wave
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 12:01:44 PM
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Ashkenazi urges Latin American countries to ban Hezbollah
Foreign Minister offers Beirut disaster aid: “We differentiate between Hezbollah and the Lebanese people.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/5/2020 6:21:42 PM
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Russia condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria, warns of 'consequences'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 12:37:01 PM
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Holocaust curriculum designed by survivor goes live
The curriculum is the first designed and developed by a living Holocaust survivor, and includes six lesson plans designed by a living Holocaust survivor.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/6/2020 7:26:42 AM
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Will Beirut blast make Hezbollah remove arsenal from residential areas?
Lebanon was already in the midst of an unprecedented calamity, on the brink of collapse due to a severe economic crisis, when the explosion took place – and Hezbollah is not immune to that.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
8/5/2020 8:51:12 PM
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Iran executes man convicted for killing Guards soldier in 2017 unrest
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 1:19:53 PM
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Likud, Blue and White avoid coalition crisis by voting against promises
The votes come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz disagree over whether to pass a two-year budget or a separate budget for each year.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/5/2020 6:34:48 PM
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400 workers strike at French Hospital in Nazareth over 40% wage gap
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 1:21:28 PM
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Israel looking to bring top scientists home during coronavirus pandemic
ScienceAbroad is trying to help by informing scientists about the NIS 280,000 two-year Shamir scholarship to help scientists return and set up a lab here. The scholarship is by the Science Ministry.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
8/6/2020 8:58:19 PM
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Wife of Dutch ambassador seriously injured in Beirut blast - ministry
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 1:32:34 PM
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Israeli coronavirus delegation to India to return in coming days
Delegation collected 20,000 samples from confirmed coronavirus patients within nine days
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
8/5/2020 8:19:49 PM
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Trump mispronounces Yosemite National Park as 'Yo-Semite'
His pronunciation of California's most storied national park immediately sparked a reaction from users on social media on Tuesday.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 2:46:44 PM
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Moderna says discussing supply deals with countries for COVID-19 vaccine
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 2:21:27 PM
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Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany
The Beirut explosion took place at a warehouse that held 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated from a ship.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/5/2020 5:02:45 PM
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Vietnam reports 41 new coronavirus infections, total cases reach 713
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 2:38:33 PM
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LGBTQ+ decal vandalized with swastika on Ramat Gan store
By TZVI JOFFRE \
8/5/2020 2:49:37 PM
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Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in ballots
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 3:29:55 PM
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Nasrallah threatens to blow up Israel with same chemicals as Beirut blast
Hezbollah also sought to import ammonium nitrate via Syria through influence in Lebanon’s agriculture ministry
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/8/2020 8:52:42 AM
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Moderna priced COVID-19 vaccine at $32-$37 per dose for smaller deals
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 4:01:56 PM
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Three cranes collapse at India's biggest container port near Mumbai
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 4:12:01 PM
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Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram
Similar to TikTok, Reels users can record short mobile-friendly vertical videos, then add special effects and soundtracks pulled from a music library.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 4:20:10 PM
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Israel offers medical aid to Lebanon, response is silence
“It’s a shame that people will die for no reason.”
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/5/2020 10:20:35 PM
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Netanyahu: We are prepared to assist the Lebanese people however we can
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 4:39:20 PM
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TLV Municipality gets backlash over plans to light up with Lebanese flag
While Israel has offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon, some felt like Huldai's suggestion was one step too far.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
8/5/2020 9:29:15 PM
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Pete Hamill, New York City journalist and author, dead at 85
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 4:54:58 PM
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Rashida Tlaib, Progressive Congresswoman, defeats primary challenger
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 5:07:18 PM
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Fatah leader: Contacts underway to resume peace process
Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have been stalled since 2014.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/5/2020 6:29:26 PM
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Bennett tells Netanyahu, government: You are killing the people of Israel
"You are ruining the lives of millions of citizens of the State of Israel."
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/5/2020 8:03:42 PM
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Netanyahu says protesters calling for his resignation are 'anarchists'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 5:31:33 PM
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Republicans, Democrats traded one in ten voters over last two years - poll
Younger voters and those with less formal education are less likely to be consistent in their support for one party, the study found.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/5/2020 5:47:22 PM
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Netanyahu hints more benefits are coming but do they even help?
“If people actually spent the money, giving it before the holidays might be a good idea,” Dr. Naomi Feldman of the Department of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said.
By HAGAY HACOHEN \
8/5/2020 5:43:30 PM
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Lapid: Netanyahu’s failure in fighting coronavirus is ‘poetic justice’
Bennett to PM: ‘People are dying because of you’ * Netanyahu accuses Left of playing politics
By LAHAV HARKOV,MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/5/2020 8:30:30 PM
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TikTok skips Knesset meeting on antisemitic online content
"We are happy to meet with members of the Knesset to address their questions and look forward to engaging with them at the earliest opportunity," TikTok told 'The Jerusalem Post' on Wednesday.
By CELIA JEAN \
8/6/2020 10:25:52 AM
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What is ammonium nitrate and why is it dangerous?
Some of the world's deadliest industrial accidents were caused by ammonium nitrate explosions.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 6:00:18 PM
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Minister condemns terror linked NGO rallies in NYC, London and Montreal
Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash Hacohen lamented that protests organized by the Samidoun organization with strong ties to banned terror group PFLP will take place around the world.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/5/2020 6:45:39 PM
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State budget deficit reaches 7.2%, setting new record of NIS 70 billion
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 6:43:30 PM
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YO SEMITE shirt sales spike at Museum of American Jewish History store
The cream cotton t-shirt features two pine trees over the slogan "YO SEMITE," with logs forming the letters.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 8:50:38 PM
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This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ rabbi is answering all your Jewiest questions
Rabbi Avram Mlotek has made headlines for officiating at gay Jewish weddings and challenging traditional stances against interfaith marriages.
By MOLLY TOLSKY/JTA \
8/5/2020 7:05:34 PM
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Spain diagnoses 1,772 new coronavirus cases in post-lockdown record
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 7:05:59 PM
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UN Secretary-General Guterres calls on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah
Israel and the United States want the UNSC to expand the mandate to better empower UNIFIL to investigate violations by Hezbollah.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/5/2020 7:33:44 PM
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Russian jet intercepts US reconnaissance planes over Black Sea - reports
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 7:39:52 PM
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How is coronavirus affecting developing countries?
Lack of coronavirus tests and challenges to impose lockdowns due to dire economic conditions were indicated as especially problematic.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/5/2020 8:54:43 PM
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New York City to enforce traveler quarantine with COVID-19 checkpoints
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 7:46:50 PM
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Following Beirut explosion, verdict in Hariri case postponed
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 8:11:21 PM
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Protesters gather in front of Ohana's residence in Tel Aviv
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 8:34:28 PM
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NCYI calls on social media to adopt international antisemitism definition
Both Twitter and Facebook have been criticized for allowing antisemitic content to remain on their sites.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
8/5/2020 8:43:17 PM
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New robot to enable faster coronavirus tests in the IDF
IDF officials emphasized the impotence of the lab in preserving the operational continuity and preparedness of IDF forces.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
8/5/2020 9:03:57 PM
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The real tragedy for Lebanon is Hezbollah's continuing stranglehold
Hezbollah would rather the Lebanese people suffer, than let them partake of assistance offered by the Jewish state.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/5/2020 9:04:43 PM
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US CDC reports 1,107 new deaths due to coronavirus as of yesterday
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 9:13:18 PM
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Beirut collective losses after Aug 4 blast may reach $15 bln
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 9:12:31 PM
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Annexation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. COVID-19 mustn't derail it
While understandably the coronavirus now dominates everyday life, we must continue to face our ongoing domestic and global security issues.
By ISI LEIBLER \
8/5/2020 9:24:01 PM
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Gov't approves $75m. bid for major stake in El Al to US millionaire's son
Now El Al must decide whether to accept the offer or take a government bailout package that would include a government-backed loan and a stock offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
8/5/2020 9:24:26 PM
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IDF reports 307 active coronavirus cases
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 9:36:19 PM
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At least 30 injured in grenade attack in Pakistan at Kashmir rally
The wounded were rushed to different hospitals, where one was in critical condition, an official from the provincial health department said.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 10:01:59 PM
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The two-state solution is dead. It's time to look for a new plan
Despite the arguments of the die-hard advocates of the two-state solution from both sides, I cannot perceive how it is still possible.
By GERSHON BASKIN \
8/5/2020 9:41:43 PM
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Trump is a wannabe dictator. What if he won't go? - opinion
Trump has dictatorial tendencies and occasionally acts on them.
By ALON BEN-MEIR \
8/6/2020 7:22:07 AM
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Hook: When Arabs, Israelis come together, the int'l must pay attention
Special representative on Iran Brian Hook addressed the expiring arms embargo in an interview at the Aspen Security Forum
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
8/5/2020 10:02:59 PM
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Coronavirus cabinet approves opening stores on weekends
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 9:56:43 PM
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Trump is determined to delegitimize the Presidential election
In trying to delegitimize the election Trump has raised legitimate worries about how he might use the military to reject the outcome of November’s election.
By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD \
8/5/2020 10:03:41 PM
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Justice Minister Nissenkorn appoints new director general to ministry
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 10:08:44 PM
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Trump needs to get off Twitter and get down to business
Despite the lag in the polls, despite the difficult situation in the US, all the cards are in the hands of the president.
By YOSSI TATIKA \
8/5/2020 10:22:44 PM
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Could corona evolve into a strategic threat?
A systemic crisis represents a strategic threat to a country because of the devastating effects it could produce. Thus, understanding its causes is of great importance.
By BAROUCH GILLES \
8/5/2020 10:30:28 PM
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1 in 10 Israelis fully support Netanyahu's handling of coronavirus - poll
The poll was done on the backdrop of nationwide demonstrations, mainly in protest of the prime minister's handling of the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent financial crisis.
By CELIA JEAN \
8/6/2020 12:39:16 AM
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Coronavirus has upended family law in Israel
There are more laws regulating family relationships than almost any other sphere of law.
By HAIM KATZ,ALUMA KATZ-BAR \
8/5/2020 10:42:54 PM
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Beirut explosion highlights danger of Hezbollah’s guided munitions
The terrorist group also has a special terminal at the Beirut Port where it regularly unloads weapons that are shipped to Lebanon from Iran, the ‘Post’ has learned.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
8/6/2020 4:02:45 PM
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Ofer Sirkin Mall to host youth employment fair
The fair will take place August 6, in cooperation with the Petah Tikva Municipality.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 10:49:38 PM
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Bullet penetrates house in Nazareth, injures 22-year-old woman
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/5/2020 11:00:50 PM
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US CDC says some sickened after swallowing hand sanitizer
CDC worked with the two states to review poison center call records and found 15 adult patients had taken an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and been admitted to a hospital.
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 10:59:58 PM
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US wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from US app stores
By REUTERS \
8/5/2020 11:28:29 PM
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Pompeo: UN Security Council to vote next week on extending Iran embargo
The arms embargo on Iran is currently set to end on October 18.
By REUTERS \
8/6/2020 11:54:13 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: What is the policy for red and orange cities?
Here is what it will look like in these red and orange zones come September 1, when Gamzu plans to launch the plan:
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/6/2020 10:58:13 PM