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Daily Archives: October 15, 2020

“ISRESILIENCE: What Israelis Can Teach The World” Available October 15

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“ISRESILIENCE: What Israelis can Teach The World,” a collection of riveting true stories about people who survived against all odds and the lessons for us all, will be available on October 15. Written by Michael...
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah on May 29, 2019. Source: King Abdullah II’s official website.

Are winds of change blowing in Jordan?

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A new government in Jordan was sworn in on Oct. 12, and the change deserves attention. The new prime minister, Dr. Bisher Khasawneh, who was most recently the king’s political adviser, has reportedly held...
Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at Facebook's F8 2018 conference on April 30, 2018. Credit: Anthony Quintano via Wikimedia Commons.

Ban Holocaust denial? Yes. Political censorship? No.

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The applause was nearly universal. After a determined campaign on the part of the Anti-Defamation League and a broad coalition of Jewish groups and other organizations, Facebook has agreed to ban posts that contain Holocaust denial...
Flag of the Hezbollah terrorist group. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

House bill introduced to counter worldwide money-laundering by Hezbollah

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A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to counter money laundering by the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) introduced “The Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2020” on Sept. 30,...
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, on Aug. 13,2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel’s Knesset officially approves Abraham Accords

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Israel’s Knesset overwhelmingly approved the Abraham Accords it officially brokered with the United States and signed in Washington on Sept. 15 with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The tally, 80-13, followed...
A baby boy born after an ex utero intrapartum procedure at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on Oct. 14, 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

Doctors perform life-saving surgery on baby during birth

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Doctors in Israel saved a newborn’s life on Wednesday with a rare surgical procedure performed before the boy was fully outside his mother’s body. The “ex utero intrapartum treatment” (EXIT) procedure during a Caesarean-section delivery...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14, 2020. Credit: Ron Przysucha/U.S. State Department via Flickr.

Pompeo calls on Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to normalize ties with Israel. Addressing the media alongside Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the U.S. State Department,...
Police at a roadblock in central Tel Aviv, during Israel's second nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, on Oct. 13, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Despite ‘major success’ of lockdown, exit must be gradual

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened Thursday’s coronavirus Cabinet meeting by lauding what he called the “major success” of the nationwide lockdown, according to a statement released by his office. “We are seeing a decline...
The groom dances with family and friends during his wedding in Giv'at Ze'ev, near Jerusalem, on Oct. 14, 2020, after violence erupted when police attempted to shut down the celebrations for violating coronavirus lockdown regulations. Photo by Flash90.

Netanyahu demands probe after brawl erupts during police break-up of wedding for lockdown violations

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday requested a review of a violent affray that broke out in a Jerusalem suburb after police shut down a wedding in Jerusalem due to violations of the...
A deserted beach in Tel Aviv during a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on Oct. 12, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israeli Tourism Ministry: $3.6 billion in revenue lost from January to September

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Israel saw a 96 percent drop in tourism in September compared to the same period last year, recording only 15,100 tourist entries into the country, according to the Israeli Tourism Ministry. From January to September,...