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California officials reject subsidies for Musk's SpaceX over Tesla spat
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 12:03:02 AM
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Slovenia becomes first EU country to end its coronavirus epidemic
“Slovenia has tamed the epidemic over the past two months... Today Slovenia has the best epidemiologic picture in Europe,” Prime Minister Janez Jansa told parliament earlier on Thursday.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 12:17:39 AM
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Brazil health minister resigns, second minister to do so in a month
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 12:23:11 AM
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Trump says considering making vaccine available free of charge
"We're looking at that, actually."
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 12:40:42 AM
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Cantors sing ‘Star Spangled Banner’ in honor of NY Health Workers
On Twitter, a few seconds of the performance can be heard and members of the audience can be seen standing, with a hand over their heart, in honor of the US national anthem.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 2:25:09 AM
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Iran news agency warns over US 'piracy' against fuel shipment to Venezuela
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 1:21:00 AM
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Brazil registers new daily record of 15,305 coronavirus cases
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 1:25:38 AM
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Students across US celebrate graduations virtually with celebrity guests
On Saturday, TV networks will broadcast an event called 'Graduate Together,' with former President Barack Obama and basketball player LeBron James.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 1:39:12 AM
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Spain prolongs citizenship deadline for descendants of expelled Jews
Many Jewish people were expelled from Spain in 1492, an event that rocked the Jewish world at the time. Now Spain is willing to recognize their descendants as citizens.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 2:37:58 AM
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IDF soldiers arrest two Palestinians in Ya'bad
The IDF had been combing Ya'bad for the past few days searching after the killer of First Sergeant Amit Ben-Yigal who was killed on Monday night.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 9:40:34 AM
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Two cops shot during a chase in Tira, six men arrested
Police arrested six men and confiscated two improvised machine guns.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 5:28:02 AM
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Syria: Explosion reported in the city of Aleppo
The news follows a series of airstrikes in Syria, allegedly targeting an Iranian build-up of forces there.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 3:51:24 AM
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Coronavirus: Researchers test dogs ability to sniff out virus
By REUTERS \
5/17/2020 3:05:07 PM
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Iran's OPEC governor dies after brain hemorrhage
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 4:06:29 AM
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Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 - gov't statement
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 4:08:06 AM
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PA television: Terrorists are ‘giants of our history’
The Palestinian Authority’s official television channel aired a special program honoring prison inmates, without mentioning why they are there.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 5:33:27 AM
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Pilot in fatal Kobe crash had no alcohol or drugs in system
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 4:26:56 AM
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US House passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill opposed by Trump
By a vote of 208-199 Democrats won passage of a bill that Republican leaders, who control the Senate, and President Donald Trump have vowed to block.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 7:45:42 PM
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 620 to 173,772
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 5:50:22 AM
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CNN reporter slams Trump with number of Americans dead from coronavirus
Some "87,000 Americans dead, 1.3 million infected," he wrote, "and the president is attacking a local TV reporter who was trying to do his job."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 8:50:59 PM
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Mike Pompeo: ICC case against Israel is illegitimate prosecution
Pompeo noted that the seven states that are party to the Rome Statute have made formal submissions to the Court that assert that the ICC does not have jurisdiction to proceed with this investigation.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
5/16/2020 9:03:55 PM
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Spanish state hires group accused of antisemitism to ‘teach against hate’
Multiple courts in Spain, including in Valencia, have declared the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, against Israel as a racist or discriminatory endeavor.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
5/16/2020 6:40:05 AM
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Zoom Judaism helps us in crisis - Opinion
This moment offers the Jewish community an opportunity to reconnect with home Jewish practice.
By AVIGAYIL HALPERN/ JTA \
5/16/2020 6:40:52 AM
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Orthodox rabbis are increasingly split over safety of communal prayer
In April, as the governor of Texas began reopening the state, the rabbis banded together again, telling their congregants that they all would keep their synagogues closed.
By SHIRA HANAU/JTA \
5/16/2020 6:44:40 AM
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Toronto Jews keeping up with traditions despite coronavirus outbreak
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in one of his recent daily news briefings, “Normal is something that’s a long way off.”
By ILANA BELFER/ JTA \
5/16/2020 7:05:26 AM
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 620 to 173,772 - RKI
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 7:05:28 AM
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Israeli cop comedy on Netflix is the perfect pandemic pick-me-up
One less hailed Israeli show that you definitely should be watching is called “Hashoter Hatov” — Hebrew for “The Good Cop.”
By LIOR ZALTZMAN/JTA \
5/16/2020 7:43:41 AM
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Germany relaxes immigration rules for Jews coming from former Soviet Union
“With the new rules for Jewish immigrants, the federal government has come to a socially responsible decision, fulfilling its historical responsibility,” Josef Schuster said.
By JOE BAUR/JTA \
5/16/2020 7:56:48 AM
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz calls on VA: Replace headstones with swastikas
“I call on the VA to eliminate this antiquated policy and immediately replace these inappropriate and insensitive headstones,” Wasserman Schultz said.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
5/16/2020 8:10:35 AM
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Most Republicans don't view coronavirus as a serious health threat - poll
While they disagree on the risks the disease poses to public health, both Democrats (89%) and Republicans (88%) see the outbreak as a major threat to the US economy.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
5/17/2020 9:12:55 PM
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Israel’s Pluristem: 75% of treated COVID-19 patients off ventilators
The survival rate is 87.5%, Pluristem Therapeutics reported.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/16/2020 8:32:31 PM
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US-Iran-Venezuela tanker battle heats up
US officials said over the weekend they have a “high degree of certainty” that Maduro has been paying Iran in gold for the fuel.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/16/2020 5:49:18 PM
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Trump fires State Dept. inspector general in latest broadside on watchdogs
Trump said in a letter to Pelosi that he no longer had confidence in the inspector general's ability to serve, though he did not give the reason for his loss of confidence.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 6:32:15 PM
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Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO
The Trump administration will "agree to pay up to what China pays in assessed contributions" to the WHO, Fox News reported, quoting from the letter.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 4:33:24 PM
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IDF soldiers to be tested for coronavirus using new serological test
Antibody tests will help army determine how many soldiers are immune to the virus
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
5/16/2020 8:38:59 PM
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Firefighting planes extinguish forest fire near Beit Shemesh - WATCH
The heat wave that began on Wednesday has continued to grow in intensity over the weekend, causing wildfires near Beit Shemesh.
By ALON HACHMON \
5/16/2020 5:40:27 PM
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Russia reports 9,200 new coronavirus infections
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 11:05:39 AM
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Iran sentences French academic to six years in prison
Iran has rejected France’s call to release Adelkhah, a 60-year-old anthropologist who has been detained since June 2019, saying the demand is an interference in Tehran’s internal affairs.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 5:17:34 PM
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Singapore reports 465 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 27,356
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 11:23:26 AM
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Are Iran’s Afghan ‘cannon fodder’ in Syrian corridor to confront US?
Iran’s role in Syria was mentioned by the US State Department as part of discussions between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Israel.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
5/17/2020 5:09:26 PM
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Philippines records 11 new coronavirus deaths, 214 more infections
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 11:29:03 AM
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Number of coronavirus patients in Israel drops to 3,519, 49 intubated
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 11:38:58 AM
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Crowds at Wuhan clinics fear coronavirus testing could rekindle disease
Wuhan health authorities sprang back into action after confirming last weekend the central Chinese city's first cluster of new infections since it was released from virtual lockdown on April 8.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 12:38:17 PM
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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested near Paris 25 years after massacre
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 1:09:01 PM
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Spain reports 102 coronavirus deaths overnight, lowest in 8 weeks
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 1:19:11 PM
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Jerusalem launches 'closeup jlm,' city's own Netflix
The videos available on the project's website are free of charge and available at closeupjlm.co.il.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 1:20:36 PM
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As heatwave hits Israel, people are not the only ones looking for relief
Beaches across the country were also filled to the brim as coronavirus restrictions were slowly lifted, allowing the publc to bathe in the sea.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 1:44:16 PM
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Route 7 closed to the east due to flaming bus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 2:48:55 PM
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American families creating plastic 'hug shields' for their grandparents
“I wanted to cry because I couldn’t believe that this was happening it just means a lot,” Rose said, after hugging her great-grandchildren for the first time in over two months.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
5/16/2020 3:11:59 PM
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China's Wuhan conducted 113,609 COVID-19 tests on May 15 - officials
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 3:09:07 PM
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Austrian borders with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary to reopen June 15
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 3:12:43 PM
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Qatar's latest coronavirus cases take total above 30,000
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 3:22:35 PM
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Woman's body found in an open area in Haifa
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 3:38:30 PM
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Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in France after decades on the run
Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 26 years on the run.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 6:09:56 PM
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J. Safra Group donates $3.15 m. to Hadassah Medical Organization
"One of the key lessons to be taken from this pandemic is that healthcare systems have to be properly resourced well in advance of potential waves of infection."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 4:17:15 PM
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Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 4:18:28 PM
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Palestinian leaders delay ‘crucial’ meeting on annexation
‘Abbas under pressure to avoid nixing agreements with Israel’
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
5/16/2020 5:54:39 PM
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Fighting coronavirus, Israel and India use shared tech prowess
Dana Kursh, Consul General of Israel to South India, highlighted in an article the shared methods and approaches both India and Israel have taken in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 5:28:32 PM
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Three-year-old toddler drowns in private pool near Mateh Binyamin
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 5:17:26 PM
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Sarajevo protests Mass for slain Nazi allies with march for their victims
The Mass is part of annual commemorations that Croatia introduced three decades ago for the tens of thousands of Croatian and Bosnian Ustasa members and their supporters.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 5:32:03 PM
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In the face of coronavirus, US rabbi calls on UN for global unity
"Religious leaders must create messages of hope, optimism, and solidarity by teaching the need to embrace the importance of working together to fight this pandemic."
By CELIA JEAN \
5/16/2020 5:57:49 PM
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Think tank urges US to designate Hezbollah-linked NGO as a terror entity
The authors of the report urged the United States to place sanctions against Green Without Borders.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
5/16/2020 8:37:28 PM
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Eight dehydrated hikers rescued amid heatwave
Due to the heatwave, the National Parks Authority closed down some of the national parks in the interest of keeping trekkers safe, advising them to stay out of open areas with no shade.
By CELIA JEAN \
5/16/2020 8:27:19 PM
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Hospital social worker diagnosed with coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 7:08:37 PM
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Iran to mark annual anti-Israel Al Quds rally with vehicles, online
Typically, rallies to mark Quds Day are held in towns and cities across Iran with attendees marching, chanting "Death to Israel" and burn the Israeli flag.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
5/16/2020 9:03:06 PM
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US college student spends 11 hours a day shopping to help families
Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch, a college student managing a full course load and two part-time jobs, has been spending 11 hours per day to help hers and other families in the Chicago Jewish community.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 7:33:30 PM
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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll dips to lowest since March 9
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 7:16:44 PM
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The Carmel Hotel in Netanya catches fire
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 7:21:52 PM
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‘Lot of work to do’ on EU’s COVID-19 recovery fund - official
European Commission pushes back presenting proposal to May 27
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 7:47:35 PM
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Germans stage protests against lockdown measures, social distancing rules
Thousands of Germans across the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest against restrictions imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 8:03:31 PM
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FDA approves at-home coronavirus sample kit, suspends Gates-backed test
On Thursday, SCAN in a statement said it has been in talks with the FDA since March 1 and initiated its request for emergency use authorization (EUA) on March 23, submitting data on April 13.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 11:05:03 PM
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Colombian director films quarantine comedy 'The Bathroom' with phones
Colombian director Harold Trompetero, who has directed 21 films and produced another 30, is now tackling an unusual project amid a nationwide coronavirus quarantine that has his actors stuck at home.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 8:13:07 PM
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France says total coronavirus death toll rises to 27,625
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 8:24:11 PM
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Netanyahu condemns the Tira shooting incident
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 8:29:42 PM
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Coronavirus update: 3,485 active cases in Israel, 268 dead
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 8:35:58 PM
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New COVID-19 cases in New York coming from people leaving home -Cuomo
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 8:44:37 PM
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Car stoned while driving in Mea Shearim on Friday night
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 8:54:16 PM
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BGU student creates app to accelerate coronavirus vaccine trials
Daniel Iluz-Freundlich, a second-year medical student at Ben-Gurion University, developed app that will help find and register coronavirus patients for clinical trials.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/19/2020 6:33:31 AM
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India should talk to Taliban if it will bolster peace - Pakistan's US rep.
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 9:36:00 PM
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Democrats to probe Trump's firing of State Department watchdog
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 9:56:14 PM
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Shelling kills two at Tripoli displaced people shelter-emergency services
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 9:58:00 PM
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Grapevine May 17, 2020: A time for rivalries to cease
A similar sense of togetherness has been seen in Israel among the many members of the culture and arts community who have come together to try to find a creative way to revive contact with the public
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
5/17/2020 12:31:23 PM
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For the United States and United Nations, two heads are better than one
Is an ambassador’s constant presence really all that essential either in Washington or at the UN?
By SHAI FRANKLIN \
5/16/2020 10:20:03 PM
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How will antisemitism and Zionism look after the coronavirus?
Such a shift could have complex implications for the Jewish people, generating more antisemitism on the one hand and increased support of Israel on the other.
By SHLOMO FISCHER \
5/16/2020 10:28:28 PM
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Jerusalem mayor: It’s time to open dining halls in Jerusalem, all of Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
5/16/2020 10:30:54 PM
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Palestinian statehood is a threat - opinion
The international community needs to look no further than these statistics to understand that terrorism, for the PA, continues to be a priority.
By JONATHAN (YONI) MICHANIE \
5/16/2020 10:34:05 PM
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Hangebi, Sa'ar, Dichter still without ministries
Likud rebels held up Thursday's swearing in ceremony; Netanyahu seeking to placate the three senior Likud MKs.
By JEREMY SHARON \
5/17/2020 1:02:46 PM
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Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela
By REUTERS \
5/16/2020 10:38:56 PM
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The diplomatic potential in developing Gaza’s offshore gas field
The gas forum could serve to develop the Palestinian gas field from both a diplomatic and energy perspective.
By MICHAEL HARARI \
5/16/2020 10:51:19 PM
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The coronavirus marks an opportune time to support Israel
The coronavirus crisis is an opportune point in time for rethinking, with an eye toward the future, the changes that are needed in Israel, its stability, and its relationship with US Jewry.
By ASSAF MEYDANI \
5/16/2020 11:03:32 PM
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Israel needs a strong Knesset, not a bloated government
Israel needs a legislature that is strong, empowered and capable of serving as an oversight body for the executive branch.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
5/17/2020 12:30:40 AM
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Turkey’s determination to endure in Idlib: Another case of Kurdophobia?
Turkey could not endure any possibility of Kurdish self-determination or even basic human rights either at home or beyond Turkish borders.
By CEMAL OZKAHRAMAN \
5/16/2020 11:54:26 PM