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Gulf states, Iran should agree on format for dialog, says Qatari minister
Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran have been locked in a rivalry that has played out in proxy wars across the region.
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:17:57 AM
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Twitter shuts down accounts for attempting to evade Trump ban
Trump plans to launch his own social media platform, an adviser has said.
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:33:05 AM
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US weighing $1b in humanitarian aid for Iran as a show of goodwill - CNN
Iran, on its end, continues to demand sanction relief instead in order to comply with a new agreement, according to the report.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:08:58 AM
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Seattle Jewish school turned mosque brings Jews and Muslims together
“We’ve got lots of plans,” Cherry Street Village project manager Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi said. “The only thing holding us back is our imaginations.”
By EMILY ALHADEFF \
5/7/2021 1:04:15 AM
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US administers nearly 252 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 1:30:48 AM
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WTO vaccine waiver may take months to negotiate, faces opposition -experts
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 1:33:25 AM
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NY Jewish federation sending $200K in COVID relief to India
“It’s heartbreaking to see the scenes from India today, and we hope our aid will spur others to join the relief effort,” Eric Goldstein, CEO of UJA-Federation of New York, said in a statement.
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA \
5/7/2021 1:34:45 AM
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Twenty-five killed in deadliest Rio police raid since 2005
Police said in addition to drug trafficking, the gang robbed trucks of cargo and held up commuter trains to steal from passengers.
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 1:37:37 AM
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Hate crimes see 73% rise in NYC, with Asians and Jews most targeted
Jews in New York were targeted in 54 hate crimes reported between Jan. 1 and May 2, down from 58 such crimes in the same period in 2020.
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA \
5/7/2021 1:59:11 AM
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Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech - German intel
The report said Iran’s regime can use “Detour deliveries over ‘third states’ in order not to identify the final buyer” and “the use and misuse of inexperienced freight deliverers and transporters."
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
5/8/2021 6:41:44 PM
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Jared Moskowitz, Florida’s Democratic ‘master of disaster,’ steps down
Moskowitz's stated reason for quitting is he missed his young family.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
5/7/2021 2:34:58 AM
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India’s Jews try to stay safe while offering relief to the hardest hit
India’s approximately 7,000 Jews, most of whom live in Mumbai, generally belong to the privileged minority with the means to self-isolate.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/7/2021 2:40:06 AM
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Agency working with US military wants Jews to apologize for killing Jesus
“Jesus lived. You killed him. God raised him. We saw him. Say sorry,” chaplain Lt. Aristotle Rivera said in an Easter sermon.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
5/7/2021 2:53:48 AM
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European powers tell Israel to stop Jewish building in east Jerusalem
The joint statement came as tensions mounted in east Jerusalem ahead of a hearing that could see Palestinian families evicted from Sheikh Jarrah.
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 10:01:04 AM
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Sheldon Silver, former NY Assembly speaker, ordered back to prison
Silver, 77, was furloughed under a measure meant to control the spread of coronavirus in prison.
By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA \
5/7/2021 3:16:10 AM
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Israel Police taser use continued to rise in 2020 despite coronavirus
Police used tasers 572 times last year, an 8% rise when compared to 2019, and a 24% rise compared to 2018.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:11:11 AM
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Girl in 6th grade detained after Idaho school shooting; 3 injured
Students were sent home with their parents immediately after the shootings and classes will be canceled on Friday, Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin said.
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 4:33:25 AM
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Israeli couple to donate NIS 1 million to families of Meron victims
Each of the families will receive about 18,000 NIS.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:09:34 AM
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Hebrew University researchers discover the taste of heavy water
While it is not radioactive, heavy water is highly coveted for its unique atomic structure and properties, which allow it to be used in the production of nuclear power and weapons.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
5/7/2021 9:10:18 AM
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Police block Jerusalem Old City streets for final Ramadan Friday prayers
Drivers can use Begin Boulevard as an alternative route, while residents of the Jewish Quarter may enter through Jaffa gate. Those wishing to pray by the Western Wall can arrive via public transport.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:13:57 AM
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Young Diaspora Jews came to volunteer in Israel, receive vaccine as well
Many of the vaccinations for people coming from North and South America took place in Beit Leni in Tel Aviv.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 7:27:14 AM
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IDF maps home of Tapuah Junction terrorist - watch
The large, two-story home in the town of Turmas Ayya near Ramallah was mapped ahead of possible demolition.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/8/2021 7:50:19 PM
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Woman arrested after attempted stabbing attack at Cave of the Patriarchs
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 11:24:30 AM
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KKL-JNF to hold Jerusalem Day activities
A tour of Rehavia will focus on the building and management of the state in its early days, in the neighborhood which became the cultural, economic, and legal center of the State.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/9/2021 3:48:11 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 48 cases diagnosed Thursday, 1,089 cases overall
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:27:49 AM
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Fireworks fired and rocks thrown at Otzma Yehudit office in Sheikh Jarrah
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 10:11:10 AM
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Vogue highlights Orthodox women in campaign against get refusal
The fact that such a big publication brought up the matter of gets reveals the importance of the issue & the deepness of the imbalance power between men and women on that matter.
By SARAH CHEMLA \
5/7/2021 11:14:21 AM
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Bennett, Sa'ar and Lapid meeting to discuss forming new government
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 10:12:00 AM
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IDF bolsters troops in West Bank following attempted terror attack
No Israeli injuries were reported after three Palestinians opened fire.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/8/2021 7:56:04 PM
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China says its rocket debris unlikely to cause any harm
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 11:01:44 AM
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PA distributes illegal 'pay for slay' salaries at post offices - PMW
While the banks complied and closed the accounts, the PA turned to alternative methods, such as post offices, to continue the 'pay for slay' program.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 11:56:15 AM
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Bennett and Michaeli meet to discuss forming a new government
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 11:31:22 AM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 11:32:12 AM
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Does the US want a nuclear deal sooner than Iran? - analysis
Does Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei want to see the outcome of June's presidential election before agreeing to a new nuclear deal?
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/8/2021 7:28:38 PM
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Swastika painted onto car in Negev kibbutz
"We are shocked by the swastika painted tonight in Kibbutz Hatzerim by antisemitic thieves who broke into vehicles."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 12:17:17 PM
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British scientists warn over Indian coronavirus variant
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:09:40 PM
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Pakistan PM Khan in Saudi Arabia to discuss relations
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:22:35 PM
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UN calls for probe into deadly police operation in Rio favela
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:27:12 PM
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Chief rabbi of Syrian Jewish community dies
Hamra fought with everything he had to bring Syrian Jews to Israel and with his help those communities and their culture survived.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 12:50:42 PM
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Saudi to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all workers
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:29:26 PM
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London: Firefighters tackle blaze at 19-story tower block
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 12:38:30 PM
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Iran's Khamenei says fight against Israel is a public duty
Khamenei was speaking on Iran's annual Quds Day, which uses the Arabic name for Jerusalem, held on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 1:54:34 PM
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Bennett and Lapid meet with Gantz to discuss forming the government
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 1:53:11 PM
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Incendiary balloons cause numerous fires throughout southern Israel
Numerous fires broke out throughout the weekend in southern Israel, mostly along the Gaza border and in the Eshkol Regional Council, amid heightened tensions in the region.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/9/2021 4:21:02 PM
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Netanyahu and Putin discuss regional concerns over the phone
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 2:05:29 PM
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Senator Chuck Schumer to Meron mourners: 'I have deep faith in Hashem'
The families of the victims sitted for the week of shiva, the Jewish rituals of mourning during which the bereaved receives visits and attentions in the memory of the lost ones.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 2:13:19 PM
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Saudi official confirms talks with Iran, says premature to assess outcome
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 2:17:27 PM
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Yitzhak Arad, Holocaust survivor, freedom fighter, historian dies at 95
“I, who witnessed the Holocaust, and saw how helpless we were – the most important thing was to establish a Jewish state that would be independent."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,ALAN ROSENBAUM \
5/7/2021 2:27:57 PM
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China willing to support Tokyo Olympics - President Xi
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 2:38:49 PM
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Apples and Kalashnikovs: Italy police find arms cache in fruit shop
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 2:48:31 PM
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Epilepsy: Sudden death increased by sleep during seizure - research
"People with poorly controlled seizures have the greatest risk of SUDEP, and seizures during sleep may hold the higher risk."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 4:58:48 PM
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Hadassah considers Argentina for Israeli COVID-19 Phase III vaccine trial
A delegation, led by Prof. Yoram Weiss, has arrived in the South American country. The Health Ministry has warned of high infection in Argentina.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/8/2021 8:20:16 PM
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Jerusalem violence puts Lapid-Bennett gov't in jeopardy amid Arab anger
"Al-Aqsa is a red line," Abbas warned on Saturday. "The aggression toward the holy site and its worshipers is unacceptable and offensive."
By GIL HOFFMAN,SHIRA SILKOFF,TOBIAS SIEGAL \
5/9/2021 6:24:23 AM
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Border Police clash with protesters, MKs in Sheikh Jarrah - Watch
"If they evacuate them - there will be war," one participant from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiya reportedly said.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
5/8/2021 10:14:21 AM
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Israelis can travel to UK beginning mid-May
UK, EU to greenlight the entry of Israeli tourists starting as early as the middle of this month.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:28:37 PM
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US ready to lift many sanctions placed on Iran, Tehran demanding more
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 5:10:24 PM
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Former Minneapolis police officers indicted for death of George Floyd
the three-count indictment alleges that the four ex-officers "willfully deprived" Floyd of his constitutional rights, according to the US Justice Department.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 5:50:02 PM
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Muslim worshipers seen waving Hamas flags at Temple Mount
Muslim worshipers visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City in light of Ramadan's last Friday prayers, were seen waving Hamas flags, a video published by Kan showed.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 6:34:13 PM
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Iran's nuclear power 'for peace but nightmare for Israel' - Nasrallah
The Hezbollah chief spoke of growing relationships with other Middle Eastern countries and warned Israel and the Gulf states of imminent Iranian threats during his Quds Day speech.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 7:09:33 PM
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WHO gives emergency approval to Sinopharm, first Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 7:55:08 PM
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IDF scans area where terrorists behind Salem shooting came from
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 8:05:08 PM
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La Familia heads banned from entering Beitar Jerusalem games - court
"This decision will help eradicate violence and racism on the field," the club wrote.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:30:00 PM
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Balding men face higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection - study
A new study shows that variations of the gene responsible for male pattern baldness are present in 79% of serious COVID-19 cases in men.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/7/2021 9:48:18 PM
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Temple Mount violence: Netanyahu says Israel protects right to worship
Some 17 police officers were injured, in addition to around 205 Palestinians, over half of which were treated in Jerusalem hospitals.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/9/2021 6:26:53 AM
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White House: Iran sanctions could be lifted if nuclear deal conditions met
By REUTERS \
5/7/2021 9:02:01 PM
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Israel sends additional COVID-19 aid to India to combat severe outbreak
The second cargo plane full of medical equipment took off from Israel early on Friday and is expected to be followed by more shipments over the next few days.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/8/2021 8:25:49 PM
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One week after Mount Meron, Chief of Police discusses the tragedy
In a conversation with N12, Kobi Shabtai recounts why he decided not to call for a commission of inquiry • The Police knew there were dangers and weaknesses, but couldn't do anything about it.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/8/2021 10:43:06 AM