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West Nile virus resurfaces in Dead Sea and Gilboa river
Every summer, the ministry conducts tests on mosquitos in various regions of Israel, checking which harmful viruses they may carry that could lead to dangerous outbreaks.
By HADAS LABRISCH \
8/8/2021 1:24:07 AM
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Saudi Arabia to finally open gates to vaccinated pilgrims after COVID year
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 2:28:33 AM
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COVID vaccine encouragers should be greeted with guns - MTG
"In the South we all love our second amendment rights and we're not real big on strangers showing up on our front door, are we?" said US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
8/8/2021 12:40:49 PM
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Tel Aviv hospital sanitizes equipment using nothing but light
The system, called J.Protect, was developed by Juganu, an Israeli-based company aimed at creating "light that lights, sees, connects and thinks."
By HADAS LABRISCH \
8/8/2021 12:30:49 PM
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New at-home COVID test can detect specific variants in one hour
The device, which costs just $15, can detect specific coronavirus variants and is about 95% effective at detecting infections.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 12:27:20 PM
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Oldest archaeological monetary minting mold discovered in China
At Guanzhuang, in addition to two fragments of finished spade coins, the archaeologists found clay casts that were apparently used to mint these ancient pieces.
By HADAS LABRISCH \
8/8/2021 10:48:17 AM
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Olympics: Israeli Rhythmic Gymnastics team finishes 6th in final contest
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 7:51:55 AM
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Israel Police arrest five for shooting incident in Ashdod
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 8:08:33 AM
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Coronavirus in the IDF: 637 active cases, 1,167 in quarantine
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 10:19:25 AM
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New IDF COVID rules: Only vaccinated will draft to reserves
As part of the new IDF coronavirus restrictions, IDF will only draft vaccinated or recovered COVID patients to reserves services.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 1:29:00 PM
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Top Bahraini official arrives to deepen Israel relations
Official diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain were announced on September 11, 2020, and have continued to develop.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/8/2021 9:02:27 PM
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Israel Police arrest Israeli for sexual assault on 5-year-old
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 9:40:13 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: ‘Too early to discuss COVID lockdown’ - Horowitz
Israel's rapid testing program kicked off in Jerusalem on Sunday, where Horowitz spoke * 2,886 new cases
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN,MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/8/2021 9:43:59 PM
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Be’er Ya’acov's changes from regional council to city
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 10:02:49 AM
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East Jerusalem resident, two illegal immigrants arrested for rape
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 10:41:54 AM
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Why are ransomware attacks on the rise?
JPost One-on-One Zoomcast, Episode 30: Zev Stub with Nadav Avital, Head of threat research at Imperva
By ZEV STUB \
8/18/2021 12:13:05 PM
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American Friends of Israel Philharmonic to host free online concert
The American Friends of Israel Philharmonic will stream a concert featuring music students from various communities Sunday evening
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 1:40:31 PM
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Olympics: 19 athletes were excluded from Games due to COVID infections
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 10:55:23 AM
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IDF detains suspect crossing Jordanian border into Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 11:10:18 AM
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The IDF doesn't scare Hezbollah anymore - analysis
“We are not seeking a war but we are ready for it and we do not fear it,” Nasrallah threatened.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
8/9/2021 9:23:08 AM
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Bennett: Israel won’t accept rocket attacks from Lebanon
“Israel will not accept shooting into its territory,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/8/2021 9:37:46 PM
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Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul
An Afghan security forces spokesman said "extremely (heavy) fighting is going on" in Kunduz, as security forces fought to defend the city.
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 2:45:16 PM
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Former Israeli president Rivlin takes helm of Electreon
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 12:11:26 PM
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Dr. Gil Limon approved as new Israeli deputy attorney-general
Limon won the role after approval by a five member professional panel led by his current boss, Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
8/8/2021 8:08:50 PM
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Herzog shouldn't be ambassador - right-wing MKs to Bennett
"Herzog actively supports the dangerous two-state solution," claimed MKs Yoav Kisch and Orit Struck in a letter sent to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 12:58:41 PM
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‘Everything to do with climate’ at TAU lands student a job at GreenPeace
“Many people will think twice about going to Israel for a lot of different reasons, but I would say ... just go.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/11/2021 9:27:21 AM
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Fire breaks out in West Bank settlement, residents evacuated
Four firefighting planes are on the scene as Israel Fire and Rescue Services firefighters tend to the fire engulfing the area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 2:52:45 PM
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Tearful Messi confirms he is leaving Barcelona, in talks with PSG
Messi did not say what his immediate plans were, but French newspaper L'Equipe reported on Friday that he was set to join Paris St Germain.
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 2:25:25 PM
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Dance on Jerusalem's roofs in upcoming festival
The festival will include night parties, tours, art workshops, meetings with artists, and cultural and music events occurring every evening during the four-day festival.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 1:57:42 PM
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Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists
Wall paintings made by prehistoric modern humans, such as those found in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave of France, are more than 30,000 years old.
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 1:40:27 PM
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IDF’s Keren Hajioff is top candidate for Bennett’s English spokesperson
Hajioff has not been officially appointed to the role yet. The Prime Minister’s Office and Hajioff would not confirm that she is the likely choice for the job.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/8/2021 3:52:37 PM
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Olympics: Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
After being postponed for a year, organizers said they would be held as a symbol of the world's triumph over the pandemic.
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 2:21:27 PM
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65% of Israeli public support civil marriage - report
The same survey concluded 90% of secular couples and 79% of non-religious traditional couples also support civil marriage in Israel.
By GADI ZAIG \
8/8/2021 5:29:28 PM
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Israel's airlines: Replace quarantine with a third COVID-19 test
Israel's coronavirus travel regulations are among the strictest, but many claim there's no scientific justification for lengthy quarantine after flights.
By ZEV STUB \
8/8/2021 5:48:50 PM
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Israir: $180 flight discount if you get COVID-19 vaccine
There are still 1.1 million eligible Israeli citizens who have not been vaccinated.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/8/2021 5:07:00 PM
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Israeli-led gang in Kyiv arrested for extortion of tourists
An Israeli-led gang in Kyiv would charge tourists ten times more than they owed at restaurants, and if they refused, they robbed them.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 7:42:24 PM
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Olympics: Russian team attacks Ashram's win, Israel fires back
In 2018, Russian Dina Averina won gold in the world championships after dropping her ribbon, while Israeli Linoy Ashram won silver. Back then, the ROC had no complaints about the score.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
8/9/2021 8:00:18 PM
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Disgraced hassidic leader Eliezer Berland hospitalized with COVID-19
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 4:44:40 PM
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Gaza resort bombed for holding mixed-gender concert
Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired groups in the Gaza Strip accused a resort of holding a music concert for men and women — And then attacked.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/8/2021 10:49:36 PM
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Olympics: 40% of Americans think they are fit enough to compete - study
The sports most respondents seemed to think they could compete in were basketball, soccer and swimming.
By AARON REICH \
8/8/2021 5:56:06 PM
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Three brothers suspected of murdering their mother in northern Israel
Policemen, accompanied by a helicopter, dogs, cavalry and a reconnaissance unit, searched for a missing woman, finding her body after a 26-hour search near the mountainous Jordan River.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/9/2021 4:56:57 PM
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69 Hamas members sentenced to prison in Saudi Arabia
The men were arrested three years ago and accused of affiliation with a terrorist organization and raising funds on its behalf.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
8/8/2021 8:04:12 PM
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COVID: 88% of people who receive 3rd shot feel similar or better than 2nd
Some 14 people out of more than 400,000 who were vaccinated with a third shot were diagnosed with the virus, among them two who were hospitalized.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/8/2021 10:20:49 PM
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Herzog hosts team from high school computer sciences Olympics
The students were trained in a framework made by the Education Ministry, the Center for Future Sciences, which is under the auspices of the Maimonides Foundation; and the country’s universities.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/8/2021 6:07:32 PM
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Father ends his life over grave of son who was killed in Protective Edge
Moshe Etzion was an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor and lost his son in a mortar explosion in the last hours of protective edge.
By ARIELLA MARSDEN \
8/8/2021 7:31:22 PM
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Pottery shows new culture in biblical Judah after Assyrian conquest
Analyzing stamped jars, Hebrew University archaeologists raised new questions on what happened in the land of Israel after the war with King Sennacherib.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/8/2021 7:13:56 PM
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Israel’s Bennett approves COVID outline to open schools on Sept. 1
The plan consists of six layers of protective actions to help keep COVID-19 out of the school system.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN,ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
8/8/2021 10:10:07 PM
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Iran deal instigated violence, says senior Bahraini official in Jerusalem
“The JCPOA [nuclear deal] has caused more instigation and extremism in many different regions across the Middle East.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
8/8/2021 7:10:17 PM
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Coronavirus in Israel: COVID-19 outbreaks detected at 118 nursing homes
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 7:19:47 PM
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14 years in prison for attempted murder of brother over homosexuality
The two brothers arrived at the hostel accompanied by their friend, and one of them attacked the youngest brother, stabbing him many times all over his body until he collapsed.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 8:47:26 PM
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On International Cat Day, Israel's 2 million street cats remain a crisis
"Nobody has made real progress to stop the suffering of this poor animal. It's very sad. They all say there's no budget, and animals are kept at the bottom of priorities, and that's a problem."
By AARON REICH \
8/8/2021 8:40:25 PM
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One year into Abraham Accords, Israel's trade with UAE tops $570m.
Trade could reach $1 billion for the whole of 2021, and could exceed $3 billion within three years.
By ZEV STUB \
8/8/2021 7:54:24 PM
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Czech Film Week returns to Israel's movie theaters
This year’s festival opens with Charlatan, the new film by acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland.
By HANNAH BROWN \
8/8/2021 8:20:38 PM
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East Jerusalem's 9,000 unit Atarot plan to be debated in December
Palestinians and internationals fear that this project will make the two-state solution unfeasible.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
8/9/2021 1:04:10 AM
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Animix, the animation/cartoon fest, returns to Tel Aviv
The festival is celebrating its 20th year – plus one, because of the 2020 version– and at age 20, it is a force to be reckoned with in Israel’s cultural landscape.
By HANNAH BROWN \
8/8/2021 8:29:21 PM
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Sharbat Brothers to build 178 housing units in Haifa
The tender specified that 79 housing units will be sold at a reduced price, 79 housing units will be sold on the free market, and 400 sq.m. will be reserved for commercial space.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 8:37:41 PM
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Israel’s 1st research group for income-producing real estate established
Israel is ranked No. 37 in the world in the JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Index.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 8:44:46 PM
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Israel's golden girl Ashram revels in triumph
Champion gymnast country's flagbearer at closing ceremony * Historic four-medal showing for blue-and-white athletes
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
8/8/2021 8:54:05 PM
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Israel's lawyers to Sa’ar: Class Actions Law amendment is ‘thievery’
The lawyers said if the amendment enters into force, there is no point in filing class actions against an authority or a health fund for the simple reason: The filer will not receive compensation.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
8/8/2021 8:54:35 PM
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Letters to the Editor August 9, 2021: Olympics & the Dolgopyat dilemma
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
8/8/2021 9:06:10 PM
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Israel should wait before striking Hezbollah - opinion
Israel and Hezbollah, which strive to prevent war, managed to contain the latest friction between them. However, next time, miscalculation by one or both sides might ignite a war.
By EHUD EILAM \
8/8/2021 9:12:57 PM
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Will a gold medal introduce civil marriage in Israel? - opinion
Israel is the only country that defines itself as a democracy yet does not enable civil marriages but only religious marriages, and in the case of Jews only Orthodox marriages.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
8/8/2021 9:20:44 PM
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Israel should work for future Olympic glory - editorial
Israel’s participants reached a total of 18 finals that allowed them to vie for a podium finish. That was almost double what had been predicted before the Games.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
8/8/2021 9:28:12 PM
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Selection committee for JA chair set to convene in next two weeks
Elazar Stern has backing of new govt, Danny Danon has experience with Jewish world.
By JEREMY SHARON \
8/8/2021 9:45:58 PM
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The cradle of the Syrian revolution is burning again - analysis
A decade after Daraa rose up, the Assad regime is once more trying to break its will
By KSENIA SVETLOVA/THE MEDIA LINE \
8/8/2021 9:53:01 PM
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Break-ins reported at homes of two N12 reporters within 24 hours
"I knew that if he managed to break in - that would be the end of me, that there was a possibility that I would end my life here or be assaulted," reporter Almaz Mangisto wrote on Saturday.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
8/8/2021 11:42:47 PM
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Was Israel’s judiciary compromised? - opinion
When it comes to cases involving Palestinians, Israeli courts are increasingly pushing for compromises rather than making a clear decision, generally for fear of a backlash.
By DAOUD KUTTAB/THE MEDIA LINE \
8/8/2021 11:14:31 PM
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President Herzog hosts event for staff children entering first grade
President Herzog and his wife hosted 13 children of staff members ahead of the start of the new school year.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
8/8/2021 11:23:17 PM
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Israel to lift UK, S. Africa travel bans, turn others orange
The system is set to change on August 16, but inbound passengers from the US and other countries will be required to enter isolation already starting from Wednesday.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN AND MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
8/11/2021 7:40:17 PM
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Taliban spokesman says no agreement on ceasefire in Afghanistan
By REUTERS \
8/8/2021 11:59:53 PM