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2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack in northern Syria - statement
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 12:12:01 AM
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Will Russia try to close Syrian airspace to further Israeli airstrikes?
Is Russia sending a message to Israel or to the US, or is someone else trying to create controversy? What is the goal of Iran here – or the Syrian regime or other regional powers?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/25/2021 4:17:02 PM
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4 IRGC soldiers killed by 'outlaws' in southern Iran
The background of the incident remained unclear as of Saturday night.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/25/2021 12:36:36 AM
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Iranian-backed militias in Syria are buying up real estate - report
Real estate investors reportedly target property that belongs to people who fled the fighting in Syria over the last 10 years, with ownership likely passing to foreigners or Shi’ites linked to Iran.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/25/2021 4:40:06 PM
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BDS: New York, New Jersey activists attempt block Israeli cargo ship
BDS activists have mobilized at ports in the past to stop Israeli cargo ships from unloading, the New York being the most recent.
By AARON REICH \
7/26/2021 10:19:59 PM
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IDF thwarts Molotov cocktail, stone terror in West Bank
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 2:06:53 AM
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Afghan beheaded by Taliban for brief stint as US Army translator - report
The Taliban promised that no harm will come to the tens of thousands of Afghans who cooperated with foreign forces, but many in the country do not feel safe.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 8:47:14 AM
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New coronavirus variant under investigation in the UK
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported that there is evidence for an impact on transmissibility and on immunity.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/25/2021 3:13:12 AM
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Great Pyramid-sized asteroid to fly close to Earth
The asteroid is considered potentially hazardous, with a possible height of 220 meters (720 feet), but it is expected to fly safely without impacting the planet.
By AARON REICH \
7/25/2021 3:10:18 PM
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Jewish standup comedian Jackie Mason passes away at 93
Mason was one of the last "borscht belt" comedians, continuing the comedy which was famous in the Catskills long after the last resort closed down.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,JOE ERWIN AND BILL SANDERSON/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS \
7/25/2021 12:52:42 PM
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Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg, celebrated scientific mind, dies, 88
Born to Jewish immigrants, Weinberg's scientific accomplishments fueled his activism as a proud liberal and outspoken defender of Israel.
By AARON REICH \
7/26/2021 8:53:02 AM
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Afghan forces' first job: Slow Taliban's momentum - Pentagon chief
Afghanistan's military is overhauling its war strategy against the Taliban to concentrate forces around the most critical areas like Kabul and other cities, border crossings and vital infrastructure.
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 4:41:34 AM
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Fox's Tucker Carlson mentioned in communications monitored by NSA - report
The agency found that Carlson had been mentioned in communications between third parties and his name was then revealed through "unmasking."
By TZVI JOFFRE \
7/25/2021 5:34:57 AM
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Olympics 2020: Israeli Czech basketball coach, Iranian coach shake hands
The Czech Republic beat Iran 84-78 in a dramatic victory.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,REUTERS \
7/25/2021 6:53:20 AM
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Tokyo Olympics: Israeli Judoka Gili Cohen defeated in Round of 16
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 7:46:06 AM
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Health Minister Horowitz announces his support for cannabis legalization
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 8:40:15 AM
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Temple Mount to open to Jews after being closed for Eid al-Adha
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 8:40:19 AM
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Two wins away from another medal: Israeli judoka advances to quarterfinals
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 8:43:32 AM
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Handicap organizations to resume protests, will block major highways
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 11:09:16 AM
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19-year-old arrested for indecent act on girls aged 8 and 11
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 9:04:58 AM
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Coronavirus in the IDF: 265 active cases, 539 in quarantine
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 9:41:59 AM
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Germany will boycott the Durban IV conference
Berlin will not attend the UN event known as the Durban conference, which has a history of antisemitism and Holocaust denial • France has yet to announce its position
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/25/2021 7:01:55 PM
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Seeing Jackie Mason was seeing a genius at work
Jackie Mason was my friend and an inspiration and mentor to me.
By LARRY WEINBERG \
7/25/2021 11:08:21 AM
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Israel wins 6 medals at International Math Olympiad, ranked 7th in world
Israeli high schoolers won 6 medals, including 3 gold medals, at the International Math Olympiad in St. Petersburg that was held last week.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 3:52:00 PM
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Pro-Iran militias in Iraq warn US over withdrawal doublespeak
The US has indicated that it will withdraw its "combat troops" from Iraq, but do they even exist?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
7/25/2021 7:41:11 PM
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Golden rules for selecting a reliable sports betting provider in the US
By AVI STERN \
7/25/2021 10:45:42 AM
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Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital under investigation for sexual assaults
Multiple accusations of sexual assault and an accusation of rape were made against modeling agent Shai Avital over the weekend on the investigative TV show, Hazinor.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/26/2021 5:16:46 PM
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Shira Isakov attempted murder trial verdict expected in August - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 11:24:59 AM
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Rotation, cannabis bills to highlight this week’s Knesset battles
The Knesset House Committee voted later to create new committees on the rights of children, foreign workers and drug and alcohol addiction among others.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/25/2021 9:31:32 PM
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Israel officially launches direct flights to Morocco
Seven months after Israel and Morocco normalized relations, El Al and Israir both launched their first direct Tel Aviv-Marrakesh flights in a ceremony.
By ZEV STUB \
7/25/2021 3:26:55 PM
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Jewish scrolls and manuscripts stolen during Holocaust to be returned
17 stolen Jewish artifacts, Some over 170 years old and written in Eastern Europe, were seized by the DOJ, and will be returned to rightful owners.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 4:39:01 PM
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Israeli Judoka Baruch Shmailov loses in bronze medal fight
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 1:18:27 PM
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World natural resources may run out by 2040 - study
A study predicted that if the world's economy and population continue to grow at their current pace, natural resources will run out within 20 years.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 3:13:10 PM
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Jewish activist praises Cuban protesters' courage: 'People are fed up'
"Participation in demonstrations grew very quickly because people learned what was happening through social media," said Alan Gross, an American Jew who had previously been imprisoned in Cuba.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
7/25/2021 4:41:47 PM
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Gov't unanimously approves 85% reduction of carbon emissions by 2050
"We set significant goals, we met our international commitment on time, and most importantly, we mobilized the entire government," Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) said.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,REUTERS \
7/25/2021 5:04:03 PM
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Gantz nominates Gil Pinchas to IDF economic advisor to chief of staff
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 2:10:00 PM
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Program for young French olim at risk of closing
A program for young French immigrants to Israel is at risk of closing and leaving thousands of young olim with no supportive framework.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 2:35:51 PM
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IDF helicopter performs emergency landing in West Bank
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 2:34:00 PM
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Herzog holds first working meeting with opposition leader Netanyahu
Netanyahu has yet to meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, with whom he is required by law to meet at least once a month.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
7/25/2021 5:05:37 PM
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Ben Gurion University program to teach Amazon e-commerce
The program is being run by Yazamut360 and Negev 19 and will accept 48 students for their session starting in October.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/26/2021 2:29:59 PM
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Olympics: Gymnastics - Simone Biles on track for six golds
The 24-year-old was expected to launch an all-out assault on the podium and record books in Tokyo but might not even match her five-medal effort at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 4:49:11 PM
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After the Surfside collapse, one Jewish family still waits for closure
At this point authorities have identified 97 people killed in the collapse. They believe there is one more victim unaccounted for.
By HOWARD COHEN / TNS \
7/25/2021 3:39:10 PM
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Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 schoolchildren, another 81 still held
Schools have become targets for mass kidnappings for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups. Such kidnappings in Nigeria were first carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram.
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 3:40:54 PM
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Swastika drawn next to Jewish Canadian man's car
The man was working at the time of the incident and said he has been targeted in the past based on his religion.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 5:31:13 PM
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Some Americans may need COVID-19 vaccine booster - Fauci
Citing studies that show there might be waning immunity in vaccinated people, Fauci said US health officials are reviewing data to determine when boosters might be needed.
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 7:25:59 PM
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Former UK nurse suggests pro-vaccine doctors face Nuremburg Trials
"At the Nuremberg trial the doctors and nurses stood trial, and they hung.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/26/2021 1:51:03 PM
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Israeli cyclist Omer Shapira loses out on bronze during final stretch
"I felt like I was touching the medal, that's why I came out of it feeling like I missed an opportunity and a little disappointed overall," Shapira said at the press conference following the race.
By YANIV TOCHMAN/MA'ARIV ONLINE \
7/25/2021 4:46:08 PM
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Israel aims for 7% budget deficit in 2021, 5% GDP growth
Israel will finish 2021 with a budget deficit of about 7%, and get that down to 4.1% in 2022, according to the Finance Ministry's numerator published Sunday.
By ZEV STUB \
7/25/2021 5:16:40 PM
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Education Ministry unveils plan for school year under COVID
Later in the day, Health Ministry’s Director General Prof. Nachman Ash said that some of the elements contained in the proposal have not been agreed upon yet.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
7/25/2021 6:34:10 PM
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Why is Gantz prioritizing Knesset duties over the Defense Ministry?
Gantz will be up all night at the Knesset, voting on bills and amendments, enduring three nights of Likud filibusters aimed at exhausting the coalition.
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/25/2021 8:00:33 PM
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Olympics: US basketball team falls to France in first loss since 2004
Team USA clawed back to briefly regain the lead in the fourth quarter, but the French wouldn't go away and took their first ever Olympic win versus the United States.
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 6:34:37 PM
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Kahana’s kashrut reforms get rabbinical backing
Senior religious-Zionist rabbis back end to Chief Rabbinate monopoly, after hardline rabbis opposed the measures.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/25/2021 7:26:55 PM
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Medical cannabis social networking app launches in Israel
The app is part of Belong.Life's network of medical apps aimed at improving quality of life.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 10:35:38 PM
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Amir Hayek appointed Israel's first UAE envoy as pipeline deal stalls
Amir Hayek will be replacing Eitan Na'eh who had been the acting envoy to the United Arab Emirates.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/25/2021 9:41:05 PM
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Israeli windsurfers Spychakov, Cohen both place 5th after 3 races
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 5:37:07 PM
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10 killed, 45 injured in a bus crash in Croatia
By REUTERS \
7/25/2021 6:27:52 PM
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Arrest extended for Tel Aviv school teacher suspected of pedophilia
Testimony from Okon's former students circulated on TikTok, stating, among other things, that he "gave 'special treatment'" to certain students and "behaved strangely and disturbingly."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,EVE YOUNG \
7/25/2021 6:24:16 PM
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Lapid blames failed Israeli PR for rise in antisemitism, Israel bashing
"The state of Israel is in trouble," said Lapid as he blamed the situation on the past government which had been headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
7/25/2021 8:10:03 PM
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Unvaccinated COVID patients likelier to suffer serious symptoms - ministry
For ages 70-79 with no pre-existing conditions, some 17.1% of cases among the unvaccinated turned serious, compared to 5.7% of those fully inoculated.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
7/25/2021 8:44:32 PM
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Coalition votes to back opposition bill
By GIL HOFFMAN \
7/25/2021 6:43:53 PM
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Israel's real diplomatic test comes from a surprising place: Russia
Moscow wields enormous influence in the middle east and is parked squarely on Israel's doorstep in Syria. This presents a test for Israeli diplomacy.
By HERB KEINON \
7/26/2021 7:42:41 AM
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Shmailov just misses another judo bronze • Gorbenko advances in pool
Cyclist Shapira starts strong, but fades late for 24th; Windsurfers Spychakov and Cohen both in 5th; Teenager Raz impresses in the gym; Richter 27th in 10m shooting; Men's swimmers fail to advance.
By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF \
7/25/2021 7:16:27 PM
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Who needs a COVID booster? Israel to kick off study to find out
A combination serology-PCR study of individuals and adult family members will be used to evaluate who should receive a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
7/25/2021 10:02:50 PM
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A perfect podium surprise for Israel’s Avishag Semberg - comment
With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the Olympics for a year, Semberg’s chances of punching her ticket to Tokyo were helped as she was able to put another year of experience under her belt.
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
7/25/2021 7:36:51 PM
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Senior Polish Jewish official says restitution legislation ‘may be buried’
Controversial bill, condemned by Yair Lapid and Jewish orgs, was approved by the Polish Senate on Friday with amendments and now needs to be re-approved by Poland’s lower parliamentary house.
By JEREMY SHARON \
7/25/2021 7:56:40 PM
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Jordan's King Abdullah II confirms he met with Gantz, Bennett
At a secret meeting, Bennett and Abdullah reportedly agreed that the two countries must heal rifts, using the water deal as a first step.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/26/2021 8:46:11 AM
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For Israel, Olympics always carry extra emotional baggage - editorial
The Munich massacre was a ghastly reminder of the worst side of mixing sports and politics. The Black September movement hijacked the games to put the Palestinian cause on the world map.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
7/25/2021 8:04:35 PM
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Seven Israelis drown in 24 hours during World Drowning Prevention Day
Since the swimming season began in late March, 20 Israelis have drowned to death on Israel's beaches, pools, waterways and reservoirs, 12 of whom were children.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 9:11:42 PM
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Likud MKs are pawns in Bibi’s game - opinion
Netanyahu simply spews criticism of Bennett’s and Lapid’s political moves over the media, without filters, and without a single grain of self-consciousness. It is embarrassing.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
7/25/2021 8:14:44 PM
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Why did Ben & Jerry's decide now to not sell in the West Bank? - opinion
There has been pressure over the years on Ben & Jerry’s to boycott Israel. The tipping point was the most recent war between Hamas and Israel.
By MICHAEL M. COHEN \
7/25/2021 8:25:13 PM
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Five major changes to the Iran standoff
Put simply, all sides are questioning – for the first time in years – whether a return to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the Iran nuclear deal is known, is their best and only policy
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/25/2021 8:39:02 PM
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Letters to the Editor July 25, 2021: From Ben & Jerry's to 'woke culture'
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
7/25/2021 8:42:28 PM
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What do American Jews really think about Israel? - analysis
What is their religious association, if any? Are they part of a Jewish community, and if so, how? Have they ever visited Israel? What are their sources of information about Israel?
By MOSHE DANN \
7/25/2021 8:52:32 PM
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Café Greg owners launch bakery chain
The chain will offer home deliveries self-serve products available on site.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 9:06:59 PM
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Rubinstein finishes marketing for TA’s Tou-Towers
The rent for the project ranges between NIS 100 and 110 per sq.m.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 9:08:19 PM
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IDF strikes Hamas targets in retaliation for incendiary balloons
The IDF jets struck several buildings in a Hamas military base as well as infrastructure and utilities used for the group’s activities.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM,SHIRA SILKOFF \
7/26/2021 9:16:20 PM
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Court: PLO must pay ship hijacking victims nearly NIS 1m.
The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday ruled that the Palestine Liberation Organization must pay nearly NIS one million to the estates of two Israeli victims of a 1985 ship hijacking.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
7/26/2021 7:41:11 PM
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Israeli student, Foreign Min. employee investigated for visiting Iran
An Israeli student allegedly entered Iran and stayed there for a short while prior to starting his position at the Foreign Ministry.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/26/2021 8:36:58 AM
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Noa Wertheim's smaller dance transitions are an improvement - review
Pardes enjoys smooth transitions between rather short sections; a change between mellow moods to more intense ones, group sections replacing short duets, in a pleasing flow.
By ORA BRAFMAN \
7/25/2021 9:47:08 PM
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US offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive
United States will to continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attack from the insurgent Taliban according to a regional US commander.
By REUTERS \
7/26/2021 12:40:44 AM
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‘Big Eyes’ to highlight Jerusalem Film Festival’s Israel programming
Zohar stars in it as Beni Furman, a womanizing basketball coach, and Arik Einstein as his friend, a basketball player.
By HANNAH BROWN \
7/25/2021 9:55:40 PM
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Pandemic, violence take a back seat to coexistence in Acre
The 2021 Fringe Theater Festival returns to a live setting.
By NERIA BARR \
7/25/2021 10:03:57 PM
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Cyber-insurance costs skyrocket amid onslaught of attacks
Hackers wreak havoc on American manufacturing, health care and construction sectors, according to US-Israeli startup.
By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE \
7/25/2021 10:16:56 PM
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IDF attacks targets in Gaza after incendiary balloon attacks - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 11:10:53 PM
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Syrian air defense strikes down Israeli missiles - report
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
7/25/2021 11:40:55 PM