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Releasing terrorists doesn’t help flatten the curve


According to a report on Wednesday in German weekly Die Zeit, Israel is close to reaching an agreement with Hamas on a prisoner release in exchange for fallen soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul.




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Yes, Israel has done well - Editor's Notes


Tell Israelis to enter bomb shelters, they know how. Tell them to stop their car on the side of the road when an air raid siren goes off and to duck into a ditch, they can do it.




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Israelis venture out into a post-coronavirus world


As we begin to enjoy the old-time routines anew, there are some elements that would be a real shame to give up.




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Israeli disinfectant kills 100% of viruses, bacteria


The Israel Institute for Biological Research developed a disinfectant that kills 100% of viruses and bacteria, and is currently being used in mikvehs in Bnei Brak.




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Where will people fly after the coronavirus crisis is over?


Pandemic has tilted the scale in favor of domestic travel, experts say




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FDA approves Israeli start-up Aidoc's AI to detect COVID-19 in CT scans


Aidoc's AI system can detect and prioritize findings from CT scans associated with coronavirus




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Where Biden would break from Trump on Israel


Biden has made no secret of his opposition to the Trump peace plan.






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Free Youtube show perfectly captures American Jewish life


Set in 1954, “Liberty Heights” is the fourth and final installment of Levinson’s “Baltimore movies,” which began with “Diner” in 1982 and includes both “Tin Men” (1987) and “Avalon” (1990).




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The Eritrean cooking course teaching Israelis about asylum seekers


Kitchen Talks is a social project that aims to connect different groups in Israeli society.




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Pascale's Kitchen: Fun, easy dishes


I do love having something spicy and savory simmering on the stove, or something scrumptious baking in the oven that fills the entire house with a sweet aroma.




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Sperm containing virus raises small risk of COVID-19 spread via sex


A study by doctors at China's Shangqiu Municipal Hospital of 38 men hospitalized with the disease found that six of them, or 16%, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in their semen.




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How the coronavirus is hitting Jewish communities around the world


What’s clear is that the Jewish rate of death is exponentially higher in the Diaspora compared to Israel and that the virus is devastating the Jewish world.




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Guterres: Antisemitic conspiracies increased due to COVID-19


'The pandemic continues to unleash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering'




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Paris man suspected of spitting on influential Jewish intellectual


Spitting on people is illegal and violates France’s emergency measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.




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German monitor: antisemitic incidents have increased since Halle shooting


In the Halle attack, two people were killed near the synagogue when the alleged gunman could not enter the building.




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Nevada woman charged with stalking after calling neighbors ‘Jewish pigs’


The charges came after police were called December 3 and told that she was damaging a Jewish neighbors apartment and defacing it with antisemitic symbols and graffiti.




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The US lost 20.5 million jobs in April, a historic unemployment rate


The Labor Department's monthly employment report also showed the unemployment rate surging to 14.7% last month, shattering the post-World War II record of 10.8% touched in November 1982.




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for COVID-19


The assistant is the third White House staffer to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, after VP spokesperson Katie Miller and President Trump's personal valet were diagnosed earlier.





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Top Israeli physician: 100% of all childhood cancer to be curable by 2040


Prof. Shai Izraeli says ‘When you talk about specific cancers, like Hodgkin lymphoma and standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the rate of survival is more than 90%.’




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Israel's Pluristem FDA approved for study in treatment of severe COVID-19


Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who were considered high-risk for mortality were treated with Pluristem and survived.




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Friedman to 'Post': We need to strengthen Israel-US ties with peace plan


Diplomatic Affairs: Marking two years since the move of the embassy to Jerusalem, David Friedman talks about annexation, the peace process and rapprochement in the Gulf.




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Netflix's ‘Unorthodox’: Unrealistic and incorrect


You want to make a movie and bring down the religious Satmar community? Do it, but do it well and correctly.




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The tools that prepare Israel for the future war


How multidimensional joint operations, lessons from past wars and new technologies have transformed Israel’s army, navy and air force.




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Using Israeli technology to live in a water-stressed world


“Today we live in a water-stressed world. It’s not just Africa and India that are suffering from a shortage of water – it is all over the world.”





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Health Ministry reports 35 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths in 24 hrs


No new deaths were reported on Saturday morning, marking the first full day Israel has gone without a COVID-19 related death in over a month.



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US Orthodox Union issues guidelines on post-coronavirus reopening


The new guidelines focus on 13 principles that are designed to guide the decisions and planning of synagogues and communities throughout the United States.





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How did Israel crack the coronavirus code and what's next?


Israeli doctors and scientists look back at how the country has handled COVID-19 and predict what might happen next




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Chamber of Commerce wants suspension of golden passports until improved IIP is launched

The Malta Chamber of Commerce has pledged its support to government in the formulation of a new Iindividual Investor Programme to ensure the new scheme is compatible with good governance




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Updated | Malta vetoes Irini spending after withdrawing from EU naval mission

Maltese government to inform EC it will no longer provide boarding team to Operation Irini, which is attempting to stop Turkish weapons to Libyan GNA




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Frank Portelli cannot decide St Philip's Hospital fate alone, court appoints administrators

Commercial Court rules that St Philip's Hospital owner Frank Portelli cannot decide the hospital's fate on his own as HSBC Bank seeks repayment of €11.5 million in loans, appoints two provisional administrators




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Fake healthcare worker who robbed elderly women is jailed again

Police say Natalie Bonello pretended to be a care worker in order to gain access to elderly women’s homes, from which she then proceeded to steal jewellery




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UN human rights commissioner calls for disembarkation of migrants held on ships

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses ‘deep concern’ over reports of failure to assist and coordinate pushbacks of migrant boats in the central Mediterranean




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Caruana Galizia murder suspect on hunger strike at ‘discriminatory’ court sitting

Murder suspect Alfred Degiorgio does not want to appear in court after COVID-19 lockdown prevented him from seeing family 




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Europe must emerge stronger from this crisis

A message from the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen 




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Man dies after stun gun, sedation used in disturbance complaint

The 48 year old man, who understood to have a substance abuse problem, had been aggressive towards a doctor sent to treat him and died after force had to be used to subdue him.




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Cyclist grievously injured after collision with car in Hamrun

The 39 year old man was taken to hospital, where he was certified as suffering from grievous injuries 




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Ex-IDF intelligence chief Yadlin: I don’t buy that Iran is leaving Syria


Says Bennett trying to take credit as leaves




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Poor management of COVID-19 crisis could lead to more protests in Iran


'Many mistakes showed that this regime is nothing but a propaganda machine and oppression machine.'




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Pandemic, Oil Prices Force Saudis to Take Painful Economic Steps


Analysts differ over whether economy of Middle East’s top oil producer might ‘collapse’




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Voices from the Arab press: Ramadan television tales


A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.





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Iran: Amazing qualities of our new long-range ballistic missiles


The IRGC aerospace command takes credit for the achievement and says that it builds on legacies dating back to 1988.




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Hamas demanding release of Barghouti and Sa’adat in prisoner swap


Maher Obeid, member of the Hamas 'political bureau,' said that any prisoner swap must include 'all the symbols, from Marwan Barghouti to Ahmad Sa’adat.'




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Misinformation and leaks: The love-hate Russia-Iran relationship in Syria


We will never fully know what Iran and Russia actually think of Assad or each other’s historic role in Syria.




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Turkey re-opens border with Iran, wants to boost trade - analysis


Health protocols relating to the coronavirus pandemic will be put in place to deal with he new traffic.