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US and China go head-to-head at UN over WHO coronavirus response
For more than six weeks the 15-member council has been trying to agree on a text aiming to back calls for a ceasefire in global conflicts so the world can focus on the pandemic.
By REUTERS,REUTERS \
5/10/2020 12:43:23 AM
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Five Israelis charged in binary options fraud cases in Canada, US
The two cases defrauded over 59,700 customers out of over $61 million
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/10/2020 1:24:08 AM
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WJC President supports decision to postpone Malmo forum on antisemitism
The event had been scheduled to take place in October of this year, marking 75 years since the end of the second world war, but will now take place in 2021.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
5/10/2020 2:14:51 AM
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Jordan reports 38 COVID-19 cases over weekend, as lockdown lifted
The newest outbreak has largely been traced back to a truck driver who did not self-quarantine after being tested negative when he returned to the country
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/10/2020 2:44:13 AM
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ICC: Smear campaigns don't change facts about 'Palestine' probe
'Fact: my Office is executing its mandate concerning Palestine situation with utmost professionalism, independence and objectivity in strict conformity with the Rome Statute'
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 7:29:48 AM
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Golf tournament to use high-tech ID chip badges to track spectators
The sale of draft beer and fountain drinks will be prohibited while all transactions will be restricted to credit cards.
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 3:56:47 AM
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WHO denies report that China asked org to cover-up coronavirus severity
The WHO noted that China confirmed human-to-human transmision on Janurary 20, a day before the purported conversation between Jingping and Ghebreyesus
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/10/2020 7:25:22 AM
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Annexation lacks majority support among Israelis - poll
A majority of Israeli-Jews (51.7%) supported annexation and 8.8% of Israeli-Arabs supported it, while 27.9% of Israeli-Jews opposed it and 51.9% of Israel-Arabs were against it.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/10/2020 5:29:58 AM
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Tucker Carlson slams Ilhan Omar as 'loathsome' over Flynn comments
"Can a single human actually be as loathsome as Ilhan Omar? It's hard to believe. She's like a parody of repulsiveness," the Fox News anchor said.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
5/10/2020 5:28:23 AM
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China reports 14 new coronavirus cases, high-risk area resurfaces
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 5:41:37 AM
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Eight Israeli start-ups invited to pitch at Arizona investment conference
The Israeli companies (founders and entrepreneurs) that were selected are: ConfirmU, VisibleZone, AuraAir, Fixel, BC Bike, EZSave, IMNA Solutions and Beyond Appearances.
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS \
5/10/2020 6:51:07 AM
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Haredi women around the world on the frontlines of coronavirus fight
'I have volunteered several times at the 'Drive Thru' testing complex in Bnei Brak, and it was a privilege for me to take part in the national struggle against the spread of the virus'
By TZVI JOFFRE \
5/10/2020 7:40:33 AM
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27-year-old seriously injured after being shot
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 7:23:55 AM
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Health Ministry deputy chief: Second coronavirus wave expected in summer
Deputy Director-General of the Health Ministry Itamar Grotto insisted that despite improvements in coronavirus conditions around the country, we must be prepared for a second wave in summer.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
5/10/2020 2:38:01 PM
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Grapevine: The importance of media
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/10/2020 8:09:29 AM
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TAU identifies method to increase chances of pregnancy through IVF
With the new advances, fertility doctors will be able to hand-select the healthiest and quality sperm for artificial insemination, in effect increasing a woman's chance of becoming pregnant.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
5/10/2020 9:31:39 AM
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Iran says ready to swap prisoners with U.S. without preconditions
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 9:03:32 AM
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16-year-old arrested for sexual misconduct towards women in the street
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 9:17:08 AM
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60% of eligible students show up for daycare, kindergarten on Sunday
Finance Ministry pushing to open additional grades * Travelers report crowded bus stations and long waits.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN,MOSHE COHEN/MAARIV \
5/10/2020 8:26:14 PM
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Three men arrested for selling drugs in Jerusalem
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 9:55:01 AM
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30-year-old killed after falling in construction site
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 10:07:03 AM
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Israeli teen revamps classic playing cards to represent gender equality
"All genders are equal, so why is the Queen worth less? And what about the Jack? Where's the princess?"
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
5/10/2020 4:49:53 PM
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Likud launches assault on prosecution ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu trial
Amir Ohana attacks A-G on way out the door
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/10/2020 2:09:37 PM
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Singapore reports 876 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 23,336
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 10:38:52 AM
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'Army Radio distorted rabbi's comments on conversion therapy'
Station claims Yigal Levinstein said conversion therapy is necessary to rid people of homosexual tendencies. Rabbi says he referred to 'normative therapy'
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
5/12/2020 12:00:52 PM
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Iran praises Palestinian PFLP for commemorating Soleimani on Quds Day
Recent praise and PFLP work with Tehran in Lebanon may point to increased Iranian support for the group.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/10/2020 11:13:26 AM
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Medical miracle in Jerusalem: Surgery saves man with rod through head
“I did not feel any pain at all. I do not know how to explain it," said Kamel Abdel Rahman. "The rod just went through, one side to the other," recalled one of the Hadassah doctors.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/13/2020 5:36:57 AM
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Heartburn drug linked to 'reduced risk of death' in COVID-19 patients
"Famotidine is commonly used for gastric acid suppression but also has recently gained attention as an antiviral that may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication," the study authors wrote in their research.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
5/10/2020 5:27:35 PM
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Defense Ministry to establish four intensive care units in Petah Tikva
The project is estimated at about NIS 30 million.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/10/2020 3:41:15 PM
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Yamina will sit in opposition, preparing for ‘day after Netanyahu’
The decision was made after negotiations with the Likud, which said that this government "will apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, and it is a shame that Yamina will not be part of this."
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/10/2020 10:05:17 PM
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Anti-ISIS war hero reinstated by new Iraqi prime minister
Iraq’s new government has won praise from Washington, Tehran and Riyadh, in an unusual display of unity by regional governments that don’t get along.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/10/2020 12:11:16 PM
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Russian coronavirus cases above 200,000
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 11:56:27 AM
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Anti-viral drug cocktail shows success clearing COVID-19 in 'seven days'
The three-drug cocktail consists of the HIV medication lopinavir-ritonavir, the hepatitis therapy drug ribavirin and the multiple sclerosis treatment interferon-beta.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
5/11/2020 11:03:24 AM
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Spain's coronavirus daily death tolls falls again on Sunday
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 1:21:10 PM
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Start-up predicts next virus hotspot with social media and mobility data
"This is the brother of the butterfly effect theory, which was about prediction for prevention," said Cobwebs president Omri Timianker. "Our methodology is prediction for decision."
By EYTAN HALON \
5/10/2020 3:33:15 PM
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COVID-19, hostages, drowning: Iranian regime criminality may be increasing
Iran's human rights violations and the regime’s criminal actions are often ignored or wrapped up in larger discussions about its other behavior.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/11/2020 7:11:59 AM
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Three Gulf states seek partnership with Israel to fight coronavirus
Talk of cooperation with Gulf states on fighting coronavirus comes after years of closer ties with Israel
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/10/2020 4:10:27 PM
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Everything You Need To Know Before Buying A Right Luggage
Before you go on your adventure, hers is everything you need to know before you buy the right luggage.
By Leo Giosuè \
5/10/2020 9:48:58 PM
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Rats infect humans with hepatitis, why remains a mystery
A rat strain of hepatitis E is contagious to humans, but no one knows how – and medical examinations worldwide have not been searching for it.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
5/10/2020 5:48:25 PM
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SNL's Michael Che jokes 'Miss Hitler' pageant winner is Miss Israel
The contest was based on young women sending in their pictures with Nazi symbols and describing why they think they fit the role. Users would vote online to pick the winner.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 2:49:49 PM
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Man who murdered wife suspected of hiding body for several days
Igor Chepikov was seen telling his friends that he had murdered his wife several days before reporting it to the police while visibly drunk.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
5/10/2020 3:36:38 PM
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China's Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting lockdown
Eleven new cases in Shulan were confirmed on May 9, all of them members of her family or people who came into contact with her or family members.
By REUTERS \
5/11/2020 1:52:42 PM
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The week in readers' pictures (May 8)
Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots from the week.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 3:12:43 PM
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Will the Israeli government bail out El Al?
El Al has suspended passenger flights until at least the end of May while about 6,000 of its workers are on unpaid leave until June 30.
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 7:41:46 PM
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Letters to Editor May 11, 2020: NYT says ‘nyet’ to impartiality
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR \
5/10/2020 3:56:19 PM
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Druze, Circassians protest in Tel Aviv demanding budget to fight COVID-19
Hundreds of protesters wearing masks and maintaining social distance from one another blocked the road calling for the transfer of the NIS 200m. emergency budget their communities were promised.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 6:59:31 PM
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Share of workers made redundant nearly doubled in April
The Employment Service predicts that "many jobseekers" on unpaid leave are likely to be made redundant.
By EYTAN HALON \
5/10/2020 4:57:11 PM
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Protesters sue Yair Netanyahu for half a million NIS after Nazi comparison
The court filing quotes a tweet published by Yair in which he says "they remind me of the brown shirt thugs," referencing the Nazi Storm Trooper (SA) militia which helped Hitler rise to power.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
5/10/2020 6:33:39 PM
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How will Hamas respond to Israel’s ‘annexation’ plan? – analysis
The PA wants the international community to strongly denounce Israel, while Hamas is talking about the need for renewed violence in the West Bank and an end to the rift with its rivals in Fatah.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/10/2020 8:13:49 PM
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Beersheba deputy mayor reports he has coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 4:59:36 PM
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Jewish, Christian congregations leaderless due to COVID-19 deaths
Among the NY congregations were at least 60 different rabbis who died, with at least 20 of them being in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Boro Park.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 7:38:27 PM
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Minister Erdan: Returning Israelis to spend coronavirus days at home
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 5:22:28 PM
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Overcrowding at bus stations across Israel as trains disabled
"The trains have not returned, but overcrowding at the bus stations could become a coronavirus incubator," said a Tel Aviv resident who was at the city's main bus stop.
By MOSHE COHEN/MAARIV \
5/10/2020 5:36:07 PM
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Coronavirus: Cheap Israeli technology may solve world ventilator shortage
The project is completely nonprofit and opensource.
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
5/13/2020 6:22:26 PM
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Turkey will target Haftar's forces if attacks on its interests in Libya
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 6:34:30 PM
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Israelis say gov’t should provide coronavirus aide to Jews abroad - survey
Survey shows more than 80% of Israelis followed impact of COVID-19 on Diaspora and think Israel should share its own experience abroad.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/10/2020 6:14:43 PM
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63-year-old dentist stabbed to death in Bat Yam, suspect turns himself in
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 8:39:49 PM
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Cameroon mayor killed in ambush by separatists
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 6:38:02 PM
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Court: Netanyahu trial will not be aired live
But due to corona it will be aired to reporters in next door courtroom.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/10/2020 9:10:09 PM
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Amazon resumes Israel shipping, city of Eilat attempts to recover
Israeli business attempt to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in any way possible as Israel rolls out its exit plan to return back to normal.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
5/10/2020 7:20:24 PM
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Newly discharged lone soldiers to receive 'coronavirus payment'
Troops will be able to use NIS 4,000 of their military deposit; MK Tzvi Hauser urged government to help troops ineligible for unemployment benefits.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/10/2020 9:19:48 PM
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Coronavirus: French Jews see rise in antisemitism, increased solidarity
“We see a lot of conspiracy theories against Jews, especially on social media,”
By ROSSELLA TERCATIN \
5/10/2020 7:15:27 PM
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Bushfires threaten homes in Elad, firefighters blocking streets
By ALON HACHMON \
5/10/2020 8:08:00 PM
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NGO to A-G: Block Netanyahu from appointing public security minister
Debate about if his trial creates conflict of interest
By YONAH JEREMY BOB \
5/10/2020 7:38:18 PM
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Bennett’s Area C ‘tsunami’ in advance of West Bank annexation - analysis
Even if a solution is found for the party to stay in the government, it is presumed at this juncture that Bennett will not continue on as defense minister.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF \
5/11/2020 9:11:33 AM
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New York nursing homes to test staff twice a week for coronavirus
Nursing homes around the country have restricted or banned visitors to try to keep their residents safe as the number of recorded coronavirus infections in the United States rises past 1.3 million.
By REUTERS \
5/11/2020 4:40:28 PM
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Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 253 - only 4,795 people infected
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 8:22:56 PM
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Who will be Israel’s next ambassador to the UN? - analysis
Likud had 15 portfolios in the departing government, but it will only have 10 in the incoming one, which means that some of the current cabinet members are vying for non-ministerial roles.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
5/10/2020 8:56:53 PM
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Israel, Greece and Cyprus can do more together
The Israeli-Greek-Cypriot friendship is grounded on solid foundations that are successfully tested in difficult times.
By GEORGE N. TZOGOPOULOS \
5/10/2020 8:54:16 PM
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Tripoli hit by massive bombardments as water supply under threat
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 8:46:24 PM
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After coronavirus lockdown ends, it's an opportunity for a better normal
As we return to work and life, this is the perfect opportunity to carefully rethink priorities and how to conduct ourselves, both on a personal level and on a national one.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/10/2020 8:58:04 PM
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Israel and the European Union in times of coronavirus pandemic
The cross-border coronavirus does not distinguish between race and color, and fighting it requires internal European cooperation.
By MAYA SION-TZIDKIYAHU \
5/10/2020 9:07:29 PM
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A strategy for senior citizens during the coronavirus crisis
The Health Ministry has recommended that senior citizens stay in their homes, in seclusion, for their own protection. It was not an order; it was a recommendation.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF \
5/10/2020 9:21:40 PM
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Why is the Harpaz Affair resurfacing now? - analysis
That’s right, the Harpaz Affair, that dizzying, confusing convoluted affair that began with a conflict between then defense minister Ehud Barak and the IDF chief-of-staff at the time, Gabi Ashkenazi.
By HERB KEINON \
5/10/2020 10:16:16 PM
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Dylan, Jagger pay tribute to Little Richard
Elton John called Richard “without doubt... my biggest influence. Seeing him live in my teens was the most exciting event in my life at that point.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 9:30:39 PM
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Wiesenthal launches short film series on heroes
The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Moriah Films division has launched a weekly short film series called Courage+Valor: Stories That Inspire.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 9:35:50 PM
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3 UN peacekeepers killed, 4 wounded in explosion attack in Mali
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 9:52:54 PM
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First COVID-19 cases in White House could complicate task force’s work
‘We are taking serious precautions to make sure that everyone has a safe working environment,’ says administration official
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
5/11/2020 7:08:43 AM
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‘Preaching about Jesus is who we are, we’re Christians,’ says God TV
Missionary channel chief says Christians are called to spread the Gospel around the world, says God TV seeks to have Jews believe Jesus is the messiah, not convert them
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/11/2020 4:17:58 PM
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Republican Jewish Coalition supports primary challenger to Rep. Steve King
King was removed from two House committees in 2019 after he told a New York Times reporter that he wondered why the term “white supremacist” had become offensive.
By MARCY OSTER/JTA \
5/10/2020 10:19:19 PM
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Ukrainian police official requests list of Jews in the city of Kolomyya
The letter was signed by Myhaylo Bank, a high-ranking officer in the national police force who handles organized crime. The letter did not explain his unit’s particular interest in Kolomyya’s Jews.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/10/2020 10:35:28 PM
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Gov't approves home quarantine for Israelis returning from abroad
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 10:41:02 PM
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Coronavirus: Iran locks down southwest county after spike in cases
Schools will open next week, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, according to the official presidency website.
By REUTERS \
5/10/2020 10:42:39 PM
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Government approves parks, open air gyms, to reopen
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 11:01:44 PM
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Pandemic Means Redoubled Suffering for West Bank Women
Spike in domestic violence seen during coronavirus lockdown
By THE MEDIA LINE/DIMA ABUMARIA \
5/10/2020 11:30:22 PM
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One elderly woman killed, man critically injured in Ma'alot fire
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/10/2020 11:54:36 PM