Police arrests man for threatening Netanyahu
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from ynet - Updates for RSS
India's coronavirus death toll hits 20,000 as infections surge
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from ynet - Updates for RSS
U.S. drone strike which killed Iran's Soleimani was 'unlawful', says UN expert
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from ynet - Updates for RSS
Prominent Iraqi government advisor shot dead in Baghdad
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from ynet - Updates for RSS
In brit, the baby comes first - opinion
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
Metzitza b’peh needs to stop now. There is absolutely no reason for the practice to continue.
N. Korea Rejects Talks ahead of U.S. Envoy's Arrival in Seoul
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from World
North Korea on Tuesday repeated it has no immediate intent to resume dialogue with the United States hours before U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was to arrive in South Korea for discussions on the stalled nuclear...
Pompeo says US considering banning TikTok, other Chinese apps
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Secretary of state warns Americans using popular video-sharing platform their info could end up 'in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party'
White woman in US charged after racist Central Park confrontation
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Amy Cooper could face up to a year behind bars after calling police to say 'there's an African American man threatening my life' after man asked her to put her dog on a leash
New French justice minister, a lawyer, defended Toulouse terrorist accomplices
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Government shakeup sees many new ministers appointed; new interior minister faces a rape investigation, but Macron says probe not an obstacle to his appointment
Coronavirus in Hebron 'out of control'
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle East
4,786 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in PA territories, 665 have recovered, 8 are in serious condition and 21 have died.
Yiddish hipster heaven awaits with Seth Rogen’s ‘An American Pickle’
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
The movie was directed by Brandon Trost, a cinematographer making his feature-film directorial debut, and was written by Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich.
'Iran is waiting for a Democratic president to be elected'
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle East
INSS director Amos Yadlin on explosion at Natanz: Whoever targeted that site knew what they were doing.
Regeneron COVID-19 drug treatment enters final stage trials
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
REGN-COV2 is a combination of two antibodies that block the coronavirus' 'spike protein' which it uses to invade human cells
PA threatens to cancel recognition of Israel
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle East
Despite the threats, the PA has never accepted the legitimacy of Israel as a Jewish State.
NYC nail salons back in business but indoor dining on hold
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Mayor says about 50,000 more people will come back to work as city enters Phase 3 of reopening, which also includes tattoo parlors, indoor tanning and some sports
India caseload surges as experts warn of virus going airborne
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Country sees 24,000 cases in 24 hours; Louvre reopens with measures to stop overcrowding; hospital beds full in some parts of Texas; scientists urge use of high-grade air filters
Israelis split on annexing West Bank territory, survey finds
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
24.5 percent of Israelis support applying sovereignty to all of the West Bank, and 25 percent oppose applying sovereignty to any part.
Bill allowing coronavirus decisions to bypass Knesset voted into law
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
The bill allows such decisions to take effect immediately, and passed in its second and third reading late Monday night after deliberations in the Knesset Coronavirus Committee.
Brazilian President undergoes another coronavirus test
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from Arutz Sheva News - Global Agenda
Brazilian President says he has undergone another test for coronavirus following reports he has COVID-19 symptoms.
Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge coronavirus can spread in air
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
200 scientists from variety of fields say issue of whether or not COVID-19 is airborne is significant as many countries come out of lockdown: UN body says reviewing the evidence
Movement for Black Lives is having a 2020 confab. Will Israel be on the agenda?
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Group's 2016 platform backed BDS and accused Israel of committing 'genocide' against Palestinians; US Jews who want to fight racism wonder whether the issue will come up again
Ex-friend claims Ghislaine Maxwell may have Epstein’s alleged stash of sex tapes
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Unnamed individual reportedly says woman described as sex offender's 'chief enabler' could have copies of recordings of powerful individuals having sex, and use them as leverage
North Korea: We have no intention of resuming talks with US
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from Arutz Sheva News - Global Agenda
Senior North Korean official dismisses comments by South Korean President that another summit between Kim and Trump is in the works.
AIPAC opposes act prohibiting Israel from using US funds for annexation
Monday, July 6, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
“It politicizes US support for Israel's security."
Soldiers given approval to use release-grant for any use amid coronavirus
Monday, July 6, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
The amount approved will be entirely approved depending on the amount of time that has elapsed since a soldier's release.
Iraqi Daesh expert Hisham al-Hashemi killed: ministry
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Daesh expert Hisham al-Hashemi was shot outside his home in Baghdad Monday and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital, an official from the Iraqi interior ministry told AFP.
Cuomo blasts Trump's COVID-19 response as US death toll tops 130,000
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
As US coronavirus cases surge and deaths topped 130,000, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo harshly criticized the White House's COVID-19 response Monday, accusing President Donald Trump of "enabling" the virus and downplaying its threat.
Abbas Tells Merkel: Palestinians Ready to Return to Negotiations with Israel
Monday, July 6, 2020 from Palestine Chronicle
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated once more his willingness to renew negotiations with Israel, during a phone call with Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel. Abbas had already alluded to his willingness to re-engage...
Hezbollah, Hamas blast Israel's annexation plans
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and the Palestinian Hamas Monday said Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank is an "aggression against the Palestinian people" and called for unity to confront it.
Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi assassinated outside his home
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Prominent analyst, who supported Iraq's anti-government protests, had faced online threats, including accusations that he 'collaborated with Israel'
Gantz and coronavirus: Impactful or irrelevant? - Analysis
Monday, July 6, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
Gantz has to deal with criticism from Lapid and opposition MKs and with a lack of cooperation from Netanyahu, which only gives the opposition more ammunition.
Closures are bad, but we can prevent them from happening again
Monday, July 6, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
The new regulations rolled out by the government on Monday are a positive step toward stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Mossad said to foil Iranian attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe, elsewhere
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Report comes as tensions between Israel and Iran grow, following claims Jerusalem was behind bombing of Natanz nuclear facility that reportedly set back work there by 2 years
Argentine professor offers bonus to ‘whoever finds a poor Jew’
Monday, July 6, 2020 from Arutz Sheva News - Global Agenda
University professor tells students the Nazis were jealous that Jews got richer while Germans suffered economically.
Chief Justice of South Africa: I will not retract my comments on Israel
Monday, July 6, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's comments were made during a live webinar on Tuesday with The Jerusalem Post.
Turkey calls on EU to be 'honest' in dispute with members
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
The Turkish foreign minister Monday called on the European Union to be an "honest broker" in disputes between Ankara and EU member states France, Greece and Cyprus.
Egypt parliament approves law for military to run in polls
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Egypt's parliament Monday approved amendments allowing active or former military personnel to run for the presidency and parliament pending the army's approval.
Displaced Yazidis head back to Sinjar as coronavirus lockdown bites
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Hundreds of Yazidi families driven from their hometown of Sinjar in northern Iraq years ago are now returning as the impact of coronavirus lockdown measures makes their lives in exile even harder.
Russians, Saudis Top UK 'Independent' Sanctions List for Rights Violators
Monday, July 6, 2020 from World
Britain on Monday identified 49 "notorious" individuals and organisations, 25 of them Russian and 20 Saudis, to be sanctioned under its first post-Brexit targeting of accused human rights violators, prompting immediate anger from Moscow.
Shallow 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Kabul
Monday, July 6, 2020 from World
A shallow 4.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Kabul on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, sending crowds into the streets of the Afghan capital.
Ghani Says Taliban Violence Poses 'Serious Challenges' to Peace Process
Monday, July 6, 2020 from World
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned Monday that Taliban violence is threatening the country's peace process, as he briefed the international community on Kabul's preparations for peace talks with the militant group.
France Interior Minister Out as Macron Revamps Cabinet
Monday, July 6, 2020 from World
French President Emmanuel Macron has replaced the ministers of the interior and environment in a revamped government under new Prime Minister Jean Castex, the presidency said on Monday.
Morocco to Prosecute Journalist for 'Drunkenness, Insults'
Monday, July 6, 2020 from Middle East
Moroccan authorities on Monday released a journalist detained for drinking in public but said he will still be prosecuted, his lawyer announced, after a probe was opened into his alleged links to foreign intelligence services.
U.S. Hails Britain for First Rights Sanctions Imposed on Its Own
Monday, July 6, 2020 from World
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday hailed post-Brexit Britain for imposing human rights sanctions on its own for the first time, including against an angered Russia.
Iraqi Jihadism Expert Hisham al-Hashemi Killed
Monday, July 6, 2020 from Middle East
Jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi was shot outside his home in Baghdad on Monday and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital, an official from the Iraqi interior ministry told AFP.
Israel Launches Spy Satellite as Leaders Hint It was behind Natanz Fire
Monday, July 6, 2020 from Middle East
Israel said it successfully launched a new spy satellite into space on Monday as its leaders hinted it was behind a massive fire at an Iranian nuclear site last week -- potentially ratcheting up a long-running covert war. If Israel was...
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York for Epstein-related sex abuse charges
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
British socialite accused of being convicted US pedophile's top accomplice could face judges for first hearing on Friday
The Gift of Freedom: Support the Chronicle and Receive Signed Copy of Ramzy Baroud’s Latest Book
Monday, July 6, 2020 from Palestine Chronicle
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Britain's first sanctions target Russians, Saudis
Monday, July 6, 2020 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
Britain's first sanctions will target 25 Russian nationals it says were involved in the mistreatment and death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and 20 Saudi nationals held to be involved in the death of journalist Kamal Khashoggi, the foreign...
Israel just flipped the space bird to Iran - Analysis
Monday, July 6, 2020 from JPost.com - Israel News
“You can assume that once you have more than one satellite in parallel in the sky, you achieve better visit times over the targets of interest.”