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July 14, 2020 at 2:43 pm
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has arrested at least six Palestinians for speaking their mind on the matter of Israel’s plan to apply its laws to several West Bank areas, the AFP reported Tuesday.
In early June, Channel 13 aired a report by Tzvi Yehezkeli, a prominent Israeli journalist and documentarist, which saw Yehezkeli approach people in the streets of West Bank communities and ask them what they thought of the annexation.
Some of the people he approached said they were hoping they could get Israeli citizenship and lashed out at the PA as a “corrupt” entity that “has failed.”
“I want an Israeli identity card,” one Palestinian is heard saying. Another stated that he didn’t see “Israelis as enemies — their government is the...
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July 14, 2020 at 2:39 pm
A Canadian political party leader has called Jews “liars and deceivers” and a “tribe of parasites.”
A flier posted on the Facebook page of the Canadian Nationalist Party, led by Travis Patron, is titled “Beware The Parasitic Tribe.” It includes New Testament phrases and anti-Semitic tropes, such as calling Jews “so-called ‘inside manipulators’ ” and stating “Everywhere these people go, they infiltrate the media, they hijack the central bank, and they infect the body politic like a parasite.”
The July 11 flier also accuses Jews of being “black sheep” who “hide and they perpetrate and they pull the strings … And they laugh about it … And they watch us … And we fight each other &he...
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July 14, 2020 at 2:31 pm
BALTIMORE — Maryland teachers unions and the state PTA are supporting virtual learning for the fall.
The Maryland State Education Association, Baltimore Teachers Union and Maryland PTA issued a joint call for the fall semester of the upcoming school year to be held virtually.
The three groups sent a letter Tuesday to Gov. Larry Hogan and State School Superintendent Karen Salmon encouraging them to support virtual learning to protect the health and safety of Maryland students, educators and families.
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Part of the letter reads: "We must rise above politics and focus on the reality and complexities of safely reopening schools. If we open our schools too quickly and without adequate safety precautions, the result will be that some educators, s...
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July 14, 2020 at 2:28 pm
Author, writer and editor Bari Weiss has resigned from The New York Times, complaining in a letter to Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger of “unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, and constructive discharge.”
In the letter, Weiss wrote that she had become “the subject of constant bullying by colleagues who disagree with my views.”
“I have learned to brush off comments about how I’m ‘writing about the Jews again,’” Weiss writes.
Weiss, a graduate of Columbia University, is the author of the 2019 book How To Fight Anti-Semitism. For the Times, she wrote movingly about, among other topics, the 2018 deadly attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in her hometown of Pittsburgh.
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July 14, 2020 at 12:51 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - July 14, 2020 - Frimet and I are today announcing a breakthrough in our efforts to see the mastermind of the August 9, 2001 Sbarro pizzeria massacre, the savage killer of our beloved daughter Malki הי"ד, brought to justice. Via this media release, we report that 18 leading American Jewish organizations have come out in support of our goal. (Other organizations, as well as individuals, have given us generous active help in this long-running effort. We are hugely grateful to them and will acknowledge their role publicly soon.)
Ahlam Tamimi, the unrepentant Jordanian woman and Hamas agent who was convicted in Israel for her role in choosing the central Jerusalem pizzeria as the target for the massive bombing attack that killed 15, injured and maim...
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July 14, 2020 at 12:45 pm
Gov. Larry Hogan has directed local leaders to step up enforcement of public health requirements in bars and restaurants across the state as the number of positive cases in those under the age of 35 continues to rise.
State health officials have connected an increasing number of COVID-19 cases to non-compliance with face covering and physical distancing rules.
“The vast majority of bars and restaurants in our state are in compliance, but some are flagrantly violating the law and endangering public health,” Hogan said. “You have the responsibility to enforce these laws. Violators should be warned, fined, have actions taken regarding their licenses or closed if necessary. Local health departments, local liquor boards and inspectors and local law enforcement agencies must ...
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July 14, 2020 at 12:33 pm
New research at Hebrew University and Mount Sinai suggests that common drug could make coronavirus no more dangerous than the common cold.
Could a simple drug, that has been on the market for decades, be used to treat COVID-19? A research team led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s Professor Yaakov Nahmias says that early research looks promising; their findings appear in this week’s Cell Press’ Sneak Peak.
Over the last three-months, Nahmias and Dr. Benjamin tenOever at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center have focused on the ways in which the SARS-CoV-2 (aka, the coronavirus that’s causing our current pandemic) changes patients’ lungs in order to reproduce itself. Their major finding? This virus prevents the routine burning of carbohydr...
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July 14, 2020 at 12:29 pm
Health Ministry confirmed daily record of 1,681 COVID-19 cases Monday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the government’s next steps in the battle to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
The meeting was dubbed as a new “deliberation forum” which may replace the formal Coroanvirus Cabinet, Hebrew-language outlet N12 reported.
It includes Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Finance Minister Israel Katz, National Security Council chief Meir Ben Shabbat, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, and former health minister director general Moshe Bar Siman Tov -- among other health and economics experts. Read more at i24
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July 14, 2020 at 12:24 pm
The last state to adopt anti-BDS legislation was Oklahoma in May
The governor of Missouri signed an anti-BDS law prohibiting this state to do business with companies that boycott Israel, Israel Hayom reported on Tuesday.
The passage of the law marks the 32nd state to adopt measures of some form against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
The bill in Missouri's state legislature was passed last April, with 95 votes for and 40 against. It was later ratified by Missouri's upper legislative chamber in May, with a single dissenting vote out of 29.
The text explicitly prohibits Missouri and state entities from signing contracts of more than $100,000 with companies of 10 or more employees who are engaged in the BDS movement against the Jewish s...
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July 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm
Baltimore County, Md - July 14, 2020 - In the latest effort to support Baltimore County’s small businesses, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced the Small Business COVID-19 Reimbursement Grant Program, a $3 million grant fund to reimburse service industry businesses for investments in critical improvements to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of employees and patrons.
“Baltimore County’s service industry is a critical link of our local economy and we must do whatever we can to be a strong partner in their recovery,” said County Executive Olszewski. “These establishments have had to quickly adapt to new ways of doing business and we’re proud to offer these new funds to help support their efforts to ...
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July 14, 2020 at 11:57 am
Volunteers will affix Mezuzot to homes across the United States
NEW YORK – The OU's Project Community 2020 (PC20), an initiative focused on giving teens and young adults an enjoyable and enriching summer while helping their communities during the Coronavirus pandemic, has partnered with the Mayberg Foundation’s MyZuzah to launch two programs for teens, hoping to increase the number of Jewish homes in their towns with mezuzot on their door posts. As part of the partnership, PC20 MyZuzah fellowship programs have launched in South Florida and in the District of Columbia, and others are being launched in additional communities across the country.
MyZuzah utilizes what the organization has termed “fair-trade” Mezuzot, which they define as being purchased from scri...
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July 14, 2020 at 11:41 am
BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Baltimore’s city council has defeated a measure that would limit local elected officials to three consecutive terms.
“They help root out corruption and let elected officials know this is not a lifetime appointment,” said Councilman Issac “Yitzy” Schleifer, who sponsored the bill.
Schleifer had asked his fellow council members to approve a charter amendment that would place the question on the November ballot.
However, it failed to pass by a vote of 7-7.
“I think there’s an argument that it maybe does more harm than good,” said Councilman Ryan Dorsey.
Councilwoman Sharon Green Middleton called term limits oppressive.Read more at FOX Baltimore
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July 14, 2020 at 11:04 am
In Bamidbar 31:23 the posuk teaches us that every vessel that was used with fire shall be koshered with fire and every vessel used with hot water requires to be koshered with hot water. The first question we need answered is; how can we kasher keilim? We have a rule “ein mevatlin issur Lekatchilah.” How can one be mevatel the issur of the goy’s kli by koshering it? The Shailos Utshuvos Rashba vol 1:495 among others, answers that the rule stating we don’t allow one to be mevatel an issur applies only if after you are being mevatel the issu...
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July 14, 2020 at 10:50 am
Thousands of mostly Hasidic Jews make the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
Ukraine's Interior Ministry announced that it would bar Israeli visitors to Uman this Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) citing the recent coronavirus spike.
A custom has developed where mostly - but not universally - Hasidic Jews make a pilgrimage to the central Ukrainian town to visit and pray at the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov - the figure who revived the movement and died in 1810.
"The common opinion is that the arrival of tens of thousands of Hasidic pilgrims to Uman to conduct the celebration in the traditional format is impossible," mayor Oleksander Tsebriy said on Facebook, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post. Read more at i24
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July 14, 2020 at 10:42 am
The lawsuit claims that EL AL has violated its own terms of service policy
Israel's flagship airline EL AL was slapped with a massive $400 million class-action lawsuit on Tuesday over complaints that the company has refused to reimburse customers for canceled flights due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The lawsuit, submitted to the Lod Central District Court, claims that the total amount of tickets not reimbursed to passengers by the airline since March totals an estimated $440 million.
The complaint also accuses El Al management, which asked the customers to be patient as it continues to work with the government to restructure the company, has violated its own terms of service policy.
Earlier this month, EL AL announced it had reached a bailout agreeme...
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July 14, 2020 at 10:40 am
Israeli law states that anyone in contact with a confirmed carrier must quarantine for two weeks
Israel's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that more than 12,000 citizens were mistakenly sent into quarantine via the Shin Bet's (Israel Security Agency) phone tracking system, according to The Times of Israel.
The mass surveillance system, usually designated for tracking suspected Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank, was reauthorized last month following a contentious debate in the Knesset (Israel Parliament).
But on Tuesday, it was revealed that tens of thousands of citizens were mistakenly forced into self-isolation after receiving a text message announcing they had been in close proximity to a coronavirus carrier.
Israeli law states that anyone in contact...
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July 14, 2020 at 10:37 am
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Monday joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general who have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s decision to make international students leave the U.S. if they intend to take classes entirely online starting this fall.
The suit, which follows legal action taken by individual institutions including Johns Hopkins University, seeks to stop the rule from going into effect. It was filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
“This reversal is a cruel attempt to throw hundreds of thousands of international students out of the country,” Frosh said in a statement. “The more than 20,000 international students attending universities in Maryland contribute $800 million every year to ...
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July 14, 2020 at 10:32 am
'This is the most significant milestone since the launch,' head of space program says
Israel has received its first images from the Ofek 16 satellite, launched into space on July 6, the Defense Ministry allowed for publication Tuesday.
The high quality images were received overnight at an Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) control station in the city of Yehud in central Israel, a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
In the coming weeks, engineering teams are expected to complete the rigorous tests, and prepare the satellite for full operational use, the statement read.
“This is the most significant milestone since the launch of the Ofek 16 satellite,” Head of the Space and Satellite Administration in the Defense Ministry Amnon Harari said.
“The ...
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July 14, 2020 at 10:20 am
Everything else about the coronavirus has become politicized in America, so why not a return to school as well? That’s the depressing state of play as President Trump pushes schools to reopen while Democrats heed teachers unions that demand more federal money and even then may not return. The losers, as ever, would be the children.
The evidence — scientific, health and economic — argues overwhelmingly for schools to open in the fall. Start with the relative immunity of young children to the disease, which should reassure parents.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 children under age 15 have died from COVID-19. In a typical year 190 children die of the flu, 436 from suicide, 625 from homicide, and 4,114 from unin...
