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Daily Archives: June 2, 2020

An aerial view of eastern Jerusalem. Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Jerusalem mayor hopes ‘Silicon Wadi’ project will create 10,000 jobs

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The first stage of the Jerusalem Municipality’s “Silicon Wadi” project—an initiative designed to set up industrial and business zones in the eastern half of the city, and strengthen the city’s Arab residents’ faith in...
Tel Arad in the eastern Negev Desert, where there's a fortress constructed by the kingdom of Judah around the eighth century BCE. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Holy smokes! Ancient Israelites burned cannabis, according to researchers

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As part of getting spiritually high, ancient Israelites apparently burned cannabis on altars during rituals, the first proof of a mind-altering substance being used to attract worshippers, according to a study published on May 28 in...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo: Eskinder Debebe/U.N. Photo.

How worried should Israel be about the Arab response on extending sovereignty?

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The prospect of Israel extending its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, has raised questions over what the response by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan would be as both...
A view of the Dead Sea from inside a cave covered in salt and other minerals. Credit: Noam Bedein /deadsearevival.org.

First international Dead Sea photo competition attracts global attention

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In honor of 50 years of Earth Day this year, an Israeli-led photo competition by photojournalist and Dead Sea activist Noam Bedein garnered global attention with nearly 9.1 million votes, casted for 3,500 photographers...
UAE ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2008 on May 13, 2008. Photo: Imre Solt via Wikimedia Commons.

UAE: Israel should not annex West Bank territory

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A senior United Arab Emirates official tweeted on Monday that Israel should not move to annex parts of West Bank since it would damage the future peace process. “Continued Israeli talk of annexing Palestinian lands...
The empty incoming flights hall at the Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Health Ministry: Israel to keep borders closed until July

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Israel will keep its borders closed to non-citizens until at least July 1, according to Israeli Health Ministry deputy director-general Itamar Grotto. “We are still in the stage of preparing to reopen Ben-Gurion airport. We...
Magen David Adom medical workers test Gymnasia Rehavia high school students and their families for coronavirus at a drive-through site in Jerusalem on May 30, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Thousands of Israeli students quarantined after COVID-19 cases found in schools

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Multiple schools have been closed in Israel and thousands of students sent into quarantine after multiple students and staff members at schools in Jerusalem, Beersheva and Hadera tested positive for coronavirus. In Hadera, a high...