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Elie Wiesel's son criticizes Chinese government for human rights abuses
Elisha Wiesel gave this speech in light of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Olympics and asked if the UN, under its obligation of the Genocide Convention, will investigate the situation in Xinjiang.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 12:52:43 AM
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All Holocaust records in the UK to be available to research and study
The UK is also urging other countries worldwide to release records relevant to the Holocaust that are not yet publicly available.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 3:42:43 AM
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Technion students developed digital tools to improve patients' knowledge
Two Technion PhD students have created animated explanatory videos to educate patients on genetic counseling, giving patients access to the knowledge needed to make informed decisions.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 4:35:00 AM
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Study discovers why some obese people are protected from some diseases
A peer-reviewed study finds that specific genes may determine whether obese people are metabolically healthy.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 6:40:42 AM
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Liviu Beris, Holocaust survivor who became a genetics pioneer, dies at 93
Beris presented a strong public facade but was never able to fully overcome his traumas.
By Marcel Gascón Barberá/JTA \
1/29/2022 4:48:49 AM
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Tiffany Haddish shares her Jewish rituals: Shabbat dinners, hanging out with her rabbi
Haddish will appear alongside fellow Jewish actors Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Ben Schwartz and Dave Franco in her next film "The Afterparty."
By CALEB GUEDES-REED/JTA \
1/29/2022 4:58:41 AM
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Tel Aviv ranks second after Silicon Valley on 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report
Tel Aviv has ranked number #2 globally as a Cleantech ecosystem on the 2021 The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), coming in at a close second after Silicon Valley.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 6:07:52 AM
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Argentina official says Israel should help investigate 1994 AMIA bombing
Israel was not a target of the attack — the bombing, widely believed to have been carried out by terrorists backed by Iran, occurred in Buenos Aires.
By CALEB GUEDES-REED/JTA \
1/29/2022 5:17:26 AM
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Dutch celebrity lawyer and Holocaust survivor Max Moszkowicz dies at 95
Moszkowicz was born in Germany in 1926 and moved with his family to the Netherlands in 1933, after Hitler took power in his native country.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
1/29/2022 5:35:08 AM
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‘Maus’ giveaway is on as bookstores, professors counter Tennessee school ban
Nirvana Comics, a comic-book store in Knoxville, announced on social media that it would be giving away copies of Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book to any interested students.
By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA \
1/29/2022 5:43:07 AM
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England to honor Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish businesswoman murdered there
The statue features the inscription: “Love thy neighbour as thyself” from Leviticus, in English and Hebrew.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
1/29/2022 5:55:26 AM
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Biden considers Judge Childs to replace Breyer in Supreme Court
President Biden is considering US District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs for the Supreme Court nomination.
By REUTERS \
1/29/2022 6:15:36 AM
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‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ explores love, awkwardness on the bar mitzvah circuit
It’s an unlikely vocation for a character who isn’t Jewish, especially one created and played by someone who isn’t, either.
By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA \
1/29/2022 6:16:03 AM
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‘Camp Auschwitz’ man at January 6 insurrection pleads guilty to misdemeanor
Packer, who is from Newport News, faces a maximum six-month sentence and $5,000 fine.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
1/29/2022 6:37:10 AM
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US plans to reroute $67M in aid towards Lebanon's armed forces
The US is planning to reroute $67 million of military assistance for Lebanon's armed forces, as more than half of Lebanon's 6 million people have fallen into poverty.
By REUTERS \
1/29/2022 6:44:07 AM
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‘And Just Like That,’ beleaguered series makes fans angrier with Holocaust joke
Many fans added another complaint to their list on Thursday: the inclusion of a bizarre and questionably-timed Holocaust-themed joke.
By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA \
1/29/2022 6:49:58 AM
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Bomb attacks hit southern Thailand; two killed in police raid
The violence came weeks after the government reopened a dialogue with insurgents from a Malay-Muslim minority in the southern part of the Buddhist-majority country.
By REUTERS \
1/29/2022 10:55:36 AM
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Palestinian online campaign blames Hamas for Gaza misery
Hamas supporters claimed that the Palestinian Authority and Israel were behind the new campaign.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
1/29/2022 11:11:52 AM
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Turkey's Erdogan threatens media with reprisals over 'harmful' content
By REUTERS \
1/29/2022 11:57:31 AM
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Rabbinic human rights group T'ruah releases antisemitism guide
The resource, titled "A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism," helps describe the difference between antisemitism and criticism of Israeli government policies, among other issues.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 1:29:27 PM
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Israel grants NIS 9 million to agriculture tech startups
The Agriculture Ministry and the Israel Innovation Authority launched a joint program to develop Israeli technology in the field of agriculture.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 1:43:48 PM
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Seven-year-old child injured in shooting incident in the Negev
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 2:35:41 PM
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Jewish educator sues shul, saying she was fired for ‘anti-Zionist’ beliefs
Jessie Sander, a full-time educator, believes her dismissal was a response to a blog post she wrote that expressed anti-Zionist beliefs during the Israeli-Gaza conflict in May 2021.
By JULIA GERGELY \
1/29/2022 3:42:32 PM
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Grapevine January 30, 2022: A year of milestone anniversaries
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
1/29/2022 3:47:53 PM
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PA slams Bennett for opposing Palestinian state
Says PM’s remarks to ‘Post’ expose his ‘extremist and anti-peace ideology’
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
1/29/2022 4:11:13 PM
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How should Israel solve its poverty problem?
Jews, Arabs and Christians alike suffer from a high degree of poverty – a phenomenon that has only grown in recent years.
By MEIR LAYOSH \
1/29/2022 4:17:56 PM
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The global energy crisis and Israel’s opportunity
Israel needs to create a geopolitical climate supportive of the construction of natural gas infrastructure, contrary to what current Energy Minister Karin Elharrar is doing.
By GINA COHEN \
1/29/2022 4:21:32 PM
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Skating past China’s Uighur genocide -opinion
How can it be that Israelis will soon ski or skate for entertainment purposes in the very same country where a genocide is ongoing?
By DANNY SCHIFF \
1/29/2022 4:29:52 PM
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End the silence on the Hungarian Holocaust - opinion
A class action filed against Hungary in the federal court in Washington is demanding restitution for Hungary's Holocaust survivors. It's time for Israel to act on their behalf.
By CHARLES S. FAX \
1/29/2022 4:33:39 PM
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Gantz meeting Abbas defied Israeli law - opinion
Gantz's 'confidence-building measures' gave the PA complete confidence that they can continue financing Jew-killing despite US and Israeli law.
By SANDER GERBER \
1/29/2022 4:39:35 PM
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Commemorating the Holocaust on January 27 is not enough - opinion
Despite the UN's adoption of January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day, full acceptance of Jews is still not the norm in the international community.
By YITZ GREENBERG \
1/29/2022 4:47:26 PM
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January 27 should be a day of reckoning for us all - opinion
A clear strategy alongside effective and forceful action is required in order to prevent a further fall down the dangerous and slippery slope of antisemitism.
By DANNY DANON \
1/29/2022 4:52:59 PM
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The Emirati school curriculum: When peace goes to school
UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is arguably the Middle East’s most effective educational reformer. He took a long, hard look and demanded a sweeping rewrite of the country’s textbooks.
By MARCUS SHEFF \
1/29/2022 4:58:13 PM
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Likud MK David Bitan tests positive for COVID-19
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 6:31:29 PM
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Pluralists outraged over Bennett ruling out Kotel deal
PM's broken promise called "strategic ticking time bomb that will harm relations between Israel and world Jewry."
By GIL HOFFMAN \
1/29/2022 7:31:23 PM
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Egypt can't write off every prisoner as a national security threat - editorial
The US has provided around $1.3 billion in foreign assistance to Egypt annually since the 2017 fiscal year, according to a congressional research report.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
1/29/2022 8:01:31 PM
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Likud MK Yoav Kisch tests positive for COVID-19
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 8:27:10 PM
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Likud rejects outreach from ‘antisemitic’ Romanian party
Likud has faced criticism in the past for building contacts with European political parties founded by former Nazis, such as the Freedom Party in Austria and the Sweden Democrats.
By LAHAV HARKOV \
1/29/2022 8:43:46 PM
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Woman killed in fire in Jerusalem apartment
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 8:46:24 PM
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Police arrest 36 on suspicion of rioting in east Jerusalem
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 8:52:51 PM
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IDF to begin training exercise in cooperation with MDA and Israel Police
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 9:08:41 PM
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Swastikas found at Washington DC train station, investigation underway
Authorities believe that the culprit responsible for drawing these symbols may be experiencing mental health issues and homelessness.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
1/29/2022 9:31:48 PM
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Time running out to decide whether Iran can make a deal, Western diplomats say
Nearly 10 months after the negotiations started – with a five-month break imposed by Iran - the hardest issues remain, they say.
By LAHAV HARKOV AND REUTERS \
1/29/2022 9:34:43 PM
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Herzog’s visit will enhance relations, says UAE ambassador
Herzog was invited to the UAE by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, with whom he has had several telephone conversations.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
1/29/2022 9:45:38 PM
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Thousands of flights canceled due to major storm on US East Coast
Governors in New York, Massachusetts and other states declare states of emergency
By REUTERS \
1/29/2022 10:05:52 PM