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Chessed and Tzedaka

Ishay Ribo Performs in New York with Ambassador Gilad Erdan for Migdal Ohr

By Jewish Press News Desk

In an intimate setting outdoors attended by prominent American Jewish philanthropists, while adhering to social distancing, Ribo played his well-known hits to the audience, and for one song was joined on the stage by Ambassador Erdan.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Code Red Sirens in Askelon and Zikim; Netanyahu Considers Possibility of War

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I regret that we are also preparing, to the extent necessary, for the possibility of a round or rounds," PM Netanyahu said.

Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Rockets from Gaza

President Rivlin Visits Incendiary Balloon-Plagued Settlements Near Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Hamas should know that this is not a game. The time will come when they have to decide, and if they want war they will get war.”

Headline / IDF & Security / US / Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Netanyahu Categorically Denies F-35/UAE Report

By Jewish Press News Desk

In an unusual move, the Prime Minister's office released a detailed denial to the report that Prime Minister Netanyahu approved the US sale of advanced F-35 aircrafts to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the peace deal. Since the deal was revealed, Jared Kushner, the White House and reporters have made many claims […]

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Watch: CCTV Video of Old City Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

As can be seen in the CCTV video, the wounded policeman manages to collect himself and shoot and kill the terrorist.

NY / Obituaries

Claire Shulman, Former Queens Borough President, Dies at 94

By Jewish Press News Desk

Claire Shulman was the first woman to become the Queens Borough President.

Israel / Health and Medicine

First Time Ever - United Hatzalah Receives Official Visit From Israel's Health Minister

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's previous health minister did not have a good relationship with the popular volunteer EMT organization.

US / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Lockheed Martin Signs New Industrial Cooperation Agreement with Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lockheed Martin has committed to invest back into Israeli-based companies at a rate of 35% of the contract value of any new contracts.

Featured / Bedouin / Archaeology

Ancient Soapery Discovered in Archaeological Dig in Israeli Bedouin City

By Jewish Press News Desk

The production of olive oil soap is mentioned in writings since the 10th century CE and has been a significant industry in the region from the Middle Ages and until the early 20th century.

Featured / Social Media / Holocaust

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, There’s No Denying Max Arpels Lezer

By Jewish Press News Desk

Every week, a recorded message from the final generation of Holocaust survivors to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is posted on Facebook, Instagram (owned by Facebook) and Twitter.

Featured / IDF & Security / Video of the Day / Science and Tech

Watch: the Arrow 2 Flight Test

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jointly funded and produced by Israel and the United States, development of the system began in 1986 and has continued since.

Politics / Elections / Left vs. Right

New Model Shows How Voting Behavior Drives Political Parties Apart

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new model shows why politicians become more polarized even as their constituents remain in the middle.

US / Police and Crime

Trump Escorted Out of News Briefing after Shots Fired Outside the White House

By Jewish Press News Desk

The president came back nine minutes later and informed the reporters that a man had been shot and that the situation was under control.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset

Israeli MKs Call for Palestinian Authority Prisoners’ Affairs Administration to be Declared a Terrorist Organization

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs pays salaries to terrorists serving sentences in Israeli prisons.

Featured / Israel / Arts and Entertainment / Coronavirus

Tel Aviv Municipality Presents: Israel's First Floating Cinema

By Jewish Press News Desk

The launch of the "sail-in" floating cinema joins a long list of municipal initiatives launched in recent months to support cultural activity in the city.

Jewish / Video of the Day / Diaspora / Gulf States / UAE

A Look Inside Dubai's Synagogue

By Jewish Press News Desk

The leaders of the Dubai congregation say they represent a growing trend in the acceptance of the Jewish State among its more benign neighbors in the region.

IDF & Security

Rocket Alerts in Northern Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

A dozen rocket alerts went off in Northern Israel...

The Knesset

Bennett to Government: You've Accomplished Nothing in the Past 80 Days

By Jewish Press News Desk

An exasperated Naftali Bennett expressed his shock at how the new unity government has failed to taken obvious steps in helping the citizens during the second wave.

Featured / IDF & Security / US

IAF and US Refueling Squadron Conduct Exercises over Southern Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

“The two air forces maintain close cooperation, including mutual learning and sharing of lessons learned.”

Coronavirus

99 Days Later, Coronavirus Patient Leaves Hospital

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is one of the longer stays anywhere in the world for a hospitalized Corona patient.

Politics / UK / Antisemitism

Lord Pickles Joins Combat Anti-Semitism Movement

By Jewish Press News Desk

Pickles has long been one of the strongest, most prominent public voices against anti-Semitism in the UK.

Lebanon / Video of the Day

Lebanese Couple Who Document the Fire in Beirut Harbor Are Silenced by the Blast

By Jewish Press News Desk

Another video from the Beirut tragedy, this one with a particularly sad ending.

Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Haifa U. Researchers Discover Most Animal Species Don't Synthesize Cholesterol

By Jewish Press News Desk

This discovery raised a fundamental question: How do animals survive without the ability to synthesize cholesterol?

Featured / Terrorism / Hezbollah

Interactive Map Reveals Astonishing Spread of Hezbollah’s Criminal Network

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Lebanese Hezbollah Interactive Map notes that Hezbollah is very public about its social and political activities, but the group goes to great lengths to conceal its covert and illicit pursuits.

Israel / Lebanon

Israel Offers Assistance to Lebanon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lebanon is unlikely to accept the offer from the Jewish state.

Headline / IDF & Security / US / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Rafael to Establish US Iron Dome Production Facility

By Jewish Press News Desk

In 2019, the US Army announced its intent to buy two Iron Dome batteries to fill a need for an interim capability.

Health and Medicine

Sderot Hero Reunites With Man Who Saved His Life 12 Years Ago

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I got my life back as a miracle. A miracle conducted by God but carried out by Meir."

Israel / Politics / Left vs. Right / Diaspora

ZOA Delighted: 'Israelophobe' Beinart Resigned from World Zionist Congress Post

By Jewish Press News Desk

Peter Beinart is notorious for leading and co-signing a public call in 2016 for a “targeted boycott of all goods and services from all Israeli settlements.”

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

Head of Maternity at Poriya Hospital: No Evidence Coronavirus Is Transmitted via Breast Milk

By Jewish Press News Desk

However, "intensive care hospitalization is 1.5 times higher compared to non-pregnant women. The need for respiration is 1.7 times higher."

Featured / Politics / Antisemitism / Social Media / Holocaust

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, There’s No Denying Pinchas Gutter

By Jewish Press News Desk

Every day, a recorded message from the final generation of Holocaust survivors to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg will be posted on Facebook.

Global / Antisemitism / Diaspora / Coronavirus

ADL VP: Jews Around the World Fear Coronavirus Scapegoating

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anti-Defamation League’s Dr. Sharon S. Nazarian also addressed “complexities” of Jewish community’s approach to Black Lives Matter.

Israel / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Bar Ilan U: Properly Equipped Laypersons Can Reverse Opioid Overdose Mortality

By Jewish Press News Desk

There are striking parallels for emergency healthcare delivery between opioid overdose in the community and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Featured / Israel / Arts and Entertainment / Coronavirus

In Tel Aviv, the Coronavirus Brings Back Legendary Drive-In Theater

By Jewish Press News Desk

Each screening will welcome a total of 200 vehicles, movie audio will be transmitted in high quality via an FM radio frequency.

Featured / Science and Tech

Scared of the Corona? Disturbed by the Economy? A Surprising Number of Exoplanets Could Host Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

Projects like these offer more than new avenues in the search for life in outer space. They also offer scientists insight into forces that might change life on our own planet one day.

Israel / The Environment / Video of the Day

Newly Hatched Sea Turtles Race to the Water

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Saturday, 8 green sea turtle hatchlings in the Palmachim Beach National Park raced home to the sea.

Terrorism / US / Palestinian Authority

Congressman Lamborn Calls on President Trump to Designate Senior PA Official as a 'Sponsor of Terror'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rep. Lamborn was involved in initiating the Taylor Force Act, signed into law by President Trump in 2018, which conditions U.S. direct aid to the Palestinian Authority on the abolition of the PA’s payment of cash rewards to terrorists and their families.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan Researchers' Chip Provides 50% Smaller Memory Footprint

By Jewish Press News Desk

The research team's work on the developed embedded memory technology is documented in more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas

Watch: IDF Captured Hamas Fugitive Swimming from Gaza Last Month

By Jewish Press News Desk

Approximately a month ago, the captured man was described as a Hamas naval commando smuggled out of Gaza.

Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U: Tea, Chocolate and Berries May Increase Risk of Certain Cancers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Antioxidant-rich foods like black tea, chocolate and berries may increase risk for certain cancers, a new Hebrew University research finds.

Featured / US / Aliyah / Geulah

120 New Olim Expected in Israel over the Next 48 Hours

By Jewish Press News Desk

Since the beginning of April 2020, 3,495 Aliyah applications were submitted to Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Travel / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

100 Doctoral Students from India Arrive in Israel on Bar-Ilan U, Israir Special Flight

By Jewish Press News Desk

The students will be absorbed in labs at all Israeli universities, including those researching coronavirus.

Featured / Archaeology

Grape Pips Reveal Collapse of Ancient Economy in the Grip of Plague and Climate Change

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli archaeologists discovered new and compelling evidence for a significant economic downturn on the fringe of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of a major pandemic in the mid-6th century CE.

Headline / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF Gun Battle on Lebanon Border with Hezbollah

By Jewish Press News Desk

Gunfire was exchanged between a Hezbollah terror cell and the IDF, in the Har Dov region.

Politics / The Knesset / Interfaith Relations

Friends of Zion to Celebrate Relaunch of Knesset Christian Allies Caucus

By Jewish Press News Desk

The KCAC works in partnership with forty-two Israel Allies Caucuses in governments worldwide through the coordinating efforts of the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF).

Featured / Science and Tech / Coronavirus

Fully Recovered from Coronavirus, United Hatzalah's Eli Beer Donates Plasma

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I was made aware that I could donate plasma and that this would help save the lives of others who are suffering from this terrible disease,” Beer said on Sunday.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Arab Gun Snatcher Arrested in Gush Etzion

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Arab suspect attempted to steal the gun from the policeman.

Kosher Food News

With Expected Domestic Travel Surge, OU Kosher Publishes Guide for Food & Travel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Orthodox Union (OU) Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency, has launched a free online kosher food and travel guide to help Jews follow dietary and ritual observance while away from home.

Israel / Politics / Video of the Day

Watch: Rechavia Counter-Protests the Protesters

By Jewish Press News Desk

The "Just Not Bibi" protesters have been making life miserable for the residents of Rechavia in Jerusalem.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Teen Shot with Bullet Near Kotel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The young man stepped out onto the roof-porch after hearing fireworks (and gunfire).

Diaspora / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Bar-Ilan Befriends Diaspora Jewish Communities Coping with Coronavirus

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the US alone, more than one hundred people from the Halabi Jewish community died in one month.

Featured / Politics / Antisemitism / Social Media

Twitter Unlocks Accounts with Stars of David, Won't Say Why They Were Blocked in the First Place

By Jewish Press News Desk

Now Twitter has claimed that the policy was directed only at "yellow stars." But in reality regular Star of David images were banned.

Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Coronavirus

Survey: Despite Investments, Government Aid, Israel's Hi-Tech Must Take 'Painful Actions' to Survive Crisis

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The State of Israel expects Israeli industry to solve these most complex challenges – mainly health and economic challenges. However, we will not be able to do so without the necessary assistance."

Headline / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Greenblatt: Israeli Sovereignty Only with Allocating Land for Palestinian State

By Jewish Press News Desk

Greenblatt was one of the architects of the Trump peace plan which was introduced officially in late January.

Police and Crime / Video of the Day

COPS Beer Sheva: Chase after Scooter that Cut a Red Light

By Jewish Press News Desk

He was driving without a license, after accumulating too many traffic violations.

IDF & Security / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

IDF Starts Training in Elbit’ New Brigade and Battlegroup Mission Training Center

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new training center immerses commanders, headquarters staff and two subordinate command levels in high-fidelity combat situations in actual battle zone territory.

Judaism

Watch Live: Jewish Perspectives on Covid-19 Challenges

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tuesday, July 21, 2020. 8:30 PM Israel Time, 1:30 PM NY Time.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Shin Bet Thwarts Popular Front Cell that Planned to Carry out Terrorist Attacks in Samaria

By Jewish Press News Desk

The investigation of the affair underscores the deep links between Iran and Hezbollah and the Popular Front terrorist organization in order to promote terrorism against Israel.

Headline / NY / Coronavirus

Gov. Cuomo: People Fleeing Pandemic to New York Because It's Safe

By Jewish Press News Desk

Governor Cuomo threatened to reverse bars and restaurant openings if overcrowding there continued.

Antisemitism / Social Media

Twitter Locks Accounts with Jewish Stars for Displaying 'Hateful Imagery'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Recently, Twitter refused to take action against the viral antisemitic hashtag #JewishPrivilege, and earlier this year the social media giant was forced to apologies for permitting advertisements to be micro-targeted to neo-Nazis and other bigots.

Featured / US / Politics / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

2,503 Californians Petition Board of Ed to Rescind Offensive Ethnic Studies Curriculum

By Jewish Press News Desk

Governor Newsom stated, "We are united in our resolve to make sure the advisory committee draft is only that, a draft, that will be substantially amended... It will never see the light of day.”

Israel / Travel / Business and Economy

El Al Offered $75 Million by Eli Rosenberg

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rosenberg wants control of the airline in exchange for the $75 million.

Featured / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Launching Faster Emergency Medical Response on Electric Scooter

By Jewish Press News Desk

In cities with a high volume of traffic congestion, such as Tel Aviv, traveling to a medical emergency by car can take a long time.

Headline / IDF & Security / Government / The Knesset / Coronavirus

Knesset Committee Authorizes Shin Bet to Assist in Epidemiological Investigations

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anyone who receives a message saying he/she is obligated to go into self-quarantine may ask the Health Ministry to reexamine the data on which the decision was based.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Haifa U Researcher Discovers Earliest Evidence of Feather Molt in Flying Dinosaur

By Jewish Press News Desk

Once a feather reaches its full size it becomes a dead organ; the bird must then shed the old feather and sprout a new one in its place to ensure that its plumage remains functional.

Featured / Government / Bedouin / Social Media / Coronavirus

Watch: Health Ministry Coronavirus Video Targeting Bedouin Women

By Jewish Press News Desk

As of Sunday, the Bedouin city of Rahat has an infection rate of 3.59 out of 1,000 residents, with 244 verified patients.

Featured / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Experts Warn Against Unethical Application of Triage Rules in Coronavirus Emergencies

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Just because triage is correct under some circumstances does not mean that it is correct under all circumstances."

Headline / Government / Coronavirus

Netanyahu Announces Plan to Flatten the Curve, Avoid General Lockdown

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The alternative to the steps that we take today – is much harsher steps tomorrow."

On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

As Corona Intensifies, Ohr Torah Stone High School Principal Reassumes Top Military Role in Bnei Brak

By Jewish Press News Desk

”Even if we’re far away from our students there’s no doubt that this remains an ultimate teaching moment.”

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

Get Your Coronavirus Test in Only 15 Minutes at Drive & Test

By Jewish Press News Desk

The tests are forwarded to the Health Ministry where they will be evaluated to determine whether the new technology produces reliable results.

Headline / US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

California Schools Embrace 'Offensive' Ethnic Studies Curriculum Condemned by Governor Newsom

By Jewish Press News Desk

“School board members asked to vote on the resolution are not shown the original draft curriculum, and not informed about the enormous outpouring of criticism it engendered or that a CDE process is well underway for the curriculum’s redesign."

Government / Anti-Israel NGOs

Finance Minister Nixes COVID-19 Aid to Anti-Israel NGOs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The fund targets non-profit organizations that work with "populations in need of assistance" and who lost more than 25% of their income.

Syria / Video of the Day

Watch: Turkish-Russian Patrol Hits Road Charge in Idlib

By Jewish Press News Desk

Security cameras record from Rt. M4 in Idlib, Syria, this week: a joint Turkish-Russian patrol triggers a powerful roadside charge. Three Russian soldiers were injured, according to reports. H/T Abu Ali Express.

Israel / Health and Medicine

18 Injured in Bus Accident at Kabri Interchange in Galilee

By Jewish Press News Desk

One person was moderately injured and 17 suffered light injuries.

Europe / Diaspora

Hispanic Jewish Foundation to Explore Sephardi Legacy with Spanish Autonomous Region of Murcia

By Jewish Press News Desk

President of Murcia said at the only surviving synagogue from pre-Expulsion Spain: “A Jewish soul still beats deep in our hearts, a hope of freedom for today, looking towards the East.”

Featured / Israel / NY / Florida / Coronavirus

New International Mental Health Service for Coronavirus First Responders and Health Workers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The program pairs psychologists and therapists who are part of the PCRU in Israel with frontline workers in the US for a completely anonymous and free session.

Featured / NY / Politics / Police and Crime / Left vs. Right / Video of the Day

Watch AOC Blaming NYC Crime Rise on Un-Defunded NYPD, Late Govt. Checks, Rent

By Jewish Press News Desk

The lies the soon-to-be two-term representative from the Bronx and Queens is spewing are so obvious, she seems to have a hard time convincing herself.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar Ilan Researchers May Pave the Way to Exponential Multi-Level Magnetic Memory

By Jewish Press News Desk

A newly-discovered ability to stabilize and control exponential number of discrete magnetic states in a relatively simple structure may pave the way to multi-level magnetic memory with extremely large number of states per cell.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Diaspora

Jewish Man Assaulted by Hispanics in Flatbush Shabbat Afternoon

By Jewish Press News Desk

The victim was walking home from a Shabbat meal when a vehicle with three men identified as Hispanic passed by him.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Nonstop Fireworks in the Palestinian Authority

By Jewish Press News Desk

Students in the Palestinian Authority celebrated the completion of their matriculation exams.

Headline / Israel / Coronavirus

Neighborhoods of Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem, Lod Placed in Coronavirus Lockdown

By Jewish Press News Desk

Entire neighborhoods where Coronavirus cases have spiked have been placed in lockdown to slow the spread to other areas.

Terrorism / Politics / Palestinian Authority / Video of the Day / Judea & Samaria

State Department's Biased Report Against Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Dear President Trump, as a true ally of the Jewish State I am asking you to withdraw the State Department's latest human rights biased report against Israel.

Headline / US / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Diaspora / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

As On-Campus Denial of Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism Surges, So Do Attacks on Jewish Students

By Jewish Press News Desk

For the second year in a row, US campuses have experienced a significant decline in classic anti-Semitic harassment (down 49%) and a significant increase in Israel-related incidents (up 60%).

Police and Crime / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

United Hatzalah Volunteers Perform CPR on 2 Shooting Victims in Arab Triangle

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's Arab community has been awash in a seemingly endless deluge of fatal shootings, between rival clans, within clans, and within families.

Headline / Iran

#6: Huge Explosion South of Tehran kills 2

By Jewish Press News Desk

As of Tuesday morning, Iranian authorities and state media have not commented on the incident.

IDF & Security / Gulf States / UAE / Coronavirus

Rafael Signs with Abu Dhabi Group to Develop Solutions Against Coronavirus

By Jewish Press News Desk

This joint initiative brings together some of the region’s most active players in the response to COVID-19.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Judaism

Rachelle Fraenkel: Hamas Sought to Curse Israel But Blessed Us Instead

By Jewish Press News Desk

“In a problematic situation, when it is possible to be so critical, it is important to find the good, to connect with it, to love it, to increase it and then let it grow and look at reality,” Fraenkel said.

Politics / History / Left vs. Right / Boycott / BDS / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / On Campus / Education / Religion

Finally: National Council of Young Israel Takes on BLM Anti-Semites

By Jewish Press News Desk

NCYI President Farley Weiss condemned the marchers who “desperately seek justice and an end to racism" and "are themselves engaging in abhorrent and hypocritical behavior that fans the flames of bigotry and hate.”

Headline / Iran

Iran's Nuclear Program Under Attack as 5 Incidents Have Rocked the Country

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The underground facility that was damaged in Natanz is at the heart of the debate on Iranian violations of the nuclear agreement."

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