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10.20.20

UAE government delegation heads to Israel for first official visit

Israeli officials say the two sides were expected to sign a mutual visa-exemption agreement, Israel's first with an Arab country; visit would be restricted to Ben-Gurion Airport due to coronavirus concerns

נחיתת המטוס האמירתי בנתב"ג

בית חולים שיבא תל השומר

Israel posts 1,479 new virus cases

Health Ministry says tally of active patients currently ill with COVID-19 now stands at 23,347, much lower than nearly 68,000 that was recorded at the start of October

סשה ברון כהן כבוראט בתכנית ג'ימי קימל לייב

Borat blames COVID on Jews on Jimmy Kimmel

Sacha Baron Cohen visits the U.S. talk show, while in character, to promote the sequel to the 2006 comedy, telling the host the virus 'comes from a place called Wuhan, which is in Israel'

דונלד טראמפ ג'ו ביידן

Trump-Biden debate will feature 'mute' button

The Presidential Commission on Debates says each candidate's microphone would be silenced to allow the other to make two minutes of opening remarks

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Children bussed to school in West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit

Flouting restrictions, ultra-Orthodox reopen schools

Dreaming of performing in Israel, UAE musician plays Hatikvah

אנשים מטיילים ומתאמנים בטיילת תל אביב למרות ההגבלות

Israel steps out of virus lockdown and rolls back restrictions

In Israel, some animals are thriving in climate change

Antisemitic graffiti at the cemetery

Jewish cemeteries, memorial desecrated in Greece

Athens denounces attack that 'damages memory of our fellow citizens and all victims of Nazism'; acts of vandalism come days after leader of Greece's neo-Nazi party sentenced

The Koch empire’s man in Israel

CTech by Calcalist | Interview: Eli Groner has a history of working for controversial figures, from Benjamin Netanyahu to Charles Koch

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'Trump Heights' a symbol of U.S. shift on Mideast policy

AFP , 08:37 , 10.20.20

The entrance to Trump Heights

IDF closes roads, agricultural areas near Gaza Strip

i24NEWS , 22:30 , 10.19.20

‏צה"ל פורס מחסומים בכבישים בעוטף עזה בעקבות התראה

Coronavirus czar seeks to lift lockdown from three virus hotspots

Adir Yanko , 21:30 , 10.19.20

PM and opposition leader trade blows over coronavirus response

Moran Azulay , 20:16 , 10.19.20

Report: IDF ill-prepared to counter chemical warfare

Yaron Druckman , 19:11 , 10.19.20

UAE cabinet ratifies accord to Israel ahead of official visit

Reuters , 18:07 , 10.19.20

Ashkenazi to Likud: End government logjam or face elections

Moran Azulay, Alexandra Lukash , 15:46 , 10.19.20

Haredi MK: End restrictions in lower morbidity areas

Ynet , 15:55 , 10.19.20

'Trump Heights' a symbol of U.S. shift on Mideast policy

AFP , 08:37 , 10.20.20

The entrance to Trump Heights

IDF closes roads, agricultural areas near Gaza Strip

i24NEWS , 22:30 , 10.19.20

‏צה"ל פורס מחסומים בכבישים בעוטף עזה בעקבות התראה

Coronavirus czar seeks to lift lockdown from three virus hotspots

Adir Yanko , 21:30 , 10.19.20

סגר בביתר עילית

PM and opposition leader trade blows over coronavirus response

Moran Azulay , 20:16 , 10.19.20

נאומים במליאת הכנסת

Report: IDF ill-prepared to counter chemical warfare

Yaron Druckman , 19:11 , 10.19.20

לוחמי גבעתי בתרגיל עם מסכת אב"כ, 2010

UAE cabinet ratifies accord to Israel ahead of official visit

Reuters , 18:07 , 10.19.20

L-R: Bahrain FM Abdullatif al-Zayani, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan at the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House

Ashkenazi to Likud: End government logjam or face elections

Moran Azulay, Alexandra Lukash , 15:46 , 10.19.20

Haredi MK: End restrictions in lower morbidity areas

Ynet , 15:55 , 10.19.20

Children bussed to school in West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit

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Commentary & Analysis

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner , 23:34 , 10.19.20

A Palestinian stands in the window of a Ramallah police station in October 2000, displaying the blood of two slain Israeli soldiers on his hands

Countdown to third lockdown has begun

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:29 , 10.18.20

Erekat's hospitalization in Israel exposes PA's hypocrisy

Elior Levy , 22:50 , 10.18.20

Hezbollah poses greater threat, but IDF prioritizes Gaza amid growing instability

Ron Ben Yishay , 14:12 , 10.18.20

The moral stain of ignoring pandemic regulations

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow , 23:38 , 10.17.20

Commentary & Analysis

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner , 23:34 , 10.19.20

A Palestinian stands in the window of a Ramallah police station in October 2000, displaying the blood of two slain Israeli soldiers on his hands

Countdown to third lockdown has begun

Sarit Rosenblum , 23:29 , 10.18.20

ילדים הולכים ל בית ספר בערים אדומות

Erekat's hospitalization in Israel exposes PA's hypocrisy

Elior Levy , 22:50 , 10.18.20

Hezbollah poses greater threat, but IDF prioritizes Gaza amid growing instability

Ron Ben Yishay , 14:12 , 10.18.20

A Hamas rally in Gaza, celebrating 25 years to the formation of the organization

The moral stain of ignoring pandemic regulations

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow , 23:38 , 10.17.20

בנימין נתניהו גילה גמליאל

Mideast & World News

Trump: U.S. to remove Sudan from terrorism blacklist after payment to victims

Reuters , 21:44 , 10.19.20

נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ עצרת בחירות ב קרסון סיטי נבאדה

IMF: Nearly all Mideast economies hit by pandemic recession

Associated Press , 13:55 , 10.19.20

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite U.S. objections

Associated Press , 19:57 , 10.18.20

Iran admits cyberattacks on government departments

Associated Press , Ynet , 14:17 , 10.15.20

Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria

Associated Press , 18:26 , 10.13.20

Mideast & World News

Trump: U.S. to remove Sudan from terrorism blacklist after payment to victims

Reuters , 21:44 , 10.19.20

נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ עצרת בחירות ב קרסון סיטי נבאדה

IMF: Nearly all Mideast economies hit by pandemic recession

Associated Press , 13:55 , 10.19.20

Lebanon, as seen on July 13, 2020, as major economical and political crisis hits Lebanon, may be the worst since the end of civil war in 1990

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite U.S. objections

Associated Press , 19:57 , 10.18.20

an Iranian clergyman stands next to missiles and army troops, during a manoeuvre, in an undisclosed location in Iran

Iran admits cyberattacks on government departments

Associated Press , Ynet , 14:17 , 10.15.20

Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria

Associated Press , 18:26 , 10.13.20

Syrian President Bashar Assad, second from left, wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, speaks with people during his visit to the coastal province of Latakia

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Romania's Jewish State Theater explores work on Holocaust

Associated Press , 14:41 , 10.18.20

Actresses of the Jewish State Theatre, wearing face masks for protection against the COVID-19 infection, perform during the rehearsals for the premiere of the "The Beautiful Days of My Youth

NY Jewish leaders call virus rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

Associated Press , 22:39 , 10.15.20

Israel honors Polish couple who hid filmmaker Polanski during WWII

AFP , Reuters , 18:38 , 10.15.20

TikTok vows in Knesset to tackle anti-Semitism

Itamer Eichner, Tal Shahaf , 22:24 , 10.14.20

Romania's Jewish State Theater explores work on Holocaust

Associated Press , 14:41 , 10.18.20

Actresses of the Jewish State Theatre, wearing face masks for protection against the COVID-19 infection, perform during the rehearsals for the premiere of the "The Beautiful Days of My Youth

NY Jewish leaders call virus rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

Associated Press , 22:39 , 10.15.20

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community in the town of Monsey in New York's Rockland County, on October 9, 2020

Israel honors Polish couple who hid filmmaker Polanski during WWII

AFP , Reuters , 18:38 , 10.15.20

TikTok vows in Knesset to tackle anti-Semitism

Itamer Eichner, Tal Shahaf , 22:24 , 10.14.20

The "Holocaust Challenge" on Tik Tok

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Business & Tech

Report: unemployment payouts since outbreak of virus quadruple annual average

Gad Lior , 17:38 , 10.19.20

הביטוח לאומי סניף פתח תקווה

Israel, UAE to sign commercial aviation agreement soon

i24NEWS , 12:53 , 10.14.20

Cargo from Dubai arrives in Haifa, cementing Israel-UAE trade route

Reuters , 15:34 , 10.12.20

Five years on, Israelis see few benefits from major gas deal

Associated Press , 09:35 , 10.12.20

Business & Tech

Report: unemployment payouts since outbreak of virus quadruple annual average

Gad Lior , 17:38 , 10.19.20

הביטוח לאומי סניף פתח תקווה

Israel, UAE to sign commercial aviation agreement soon

i24NEWS , 12:53 , 10.14.20

An Emirati official stands near an air-plane of El Al, which carried a US-Israeli delegation to the UAE following a normalisation accord, upon it's arrival at the Abu Dhabi airport

Cargo from Dubai arrives in Haifa, cementing Israel-UAE trade route

Reuters , 15:34 , 10.12.20

An MSC cargo ship, carrying containers, including some from the United Arab Emirates, docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa's port,

Five years on, Israelis see few benefits from major gas deal

Associated Press , 09:35 , 10.12.20

The Tamar gas field

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Deepfake video shows Gal Gadot as Cleopatra amid whitewashing row

Ynet , 20:54 , 10.18.20

גל גדות כקליאופטרה

'Hello You': Israeli-UAE joint song a YouTube hit

AFP , 17:21 , 10.18.20

HBO buys rights to Israeli 'Dibukim' thriller TV series

Ran Boker , 14:48 , 10.14.20

Social media lights up over Gal Gadot Cleopatra role

Ynet, i24NEWS , 21:14 , 10.12.20

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Deepfake video shows Gal Gadot as Cleopatra amid whitewashing row

Ynet , 20:54 , 10.18.20

גל גדות כקליאופטרה

'Hello You': Israeli-UAE joint song a YouTube hit

AFP , 17:21 , 10.18.20

Israeli singer Elkana Marziano, 28, sings along with a video clip of a song on which he worked in collaboration with Emirati artist Walid Aljasim (image on screen)

HBO buys rights to Israeli 'Dibukim' thriller TV series

Ran Boker , 14:48 , 10.14.20

Social media lights up over Gal Gadot Cleopatra role

Ynet, i24NEWS , 21:14 , 10.12.20

Gal Gadot filming her breakout 2017 role Wonder Woman

Health & Science

UN taps Ben-Gurion University to monitor environmental crises from outer space

Ynet , 15:11 , 10.15.20

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tel Aviv University researchers say they have antibody treatment for coronavirus

Ynet , 11:24 , 10.15.20

Long way to herd immunity: only 5.5% of Israelis have virus antibodies

Adir Yanko , 11:37 , 10.08.20

Coronavirus, lockdown make life tougher for at-risk youths

Hadar Gil-Ad, Noam Barkan , 14:07 , 10.06.20

Health & Science

UN taps Ben-Gurion University to monitor environmental crises from outer space

Ynet , 15:11 , 10.15.20

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tel Aviv University researchers say they have antibody treatment for coronavirus

Ynet , 11:24 , 10.15.20

Dr. Natalia Freund, researcher at the Tel Aviv University Medical School said to have found cure for COVID-19

Long way to herd immunity: only 5.5% of Israelis have virus antibodies

Adir Yanko , 11:37 , 10.08.20

מעדבדה לבדיקות קורונה קופת חולים לאומית באור יהודה

Coronavirus, lockdown make life tougher for at-risk youths

Hadar Gil-Ad, Noam Barkan , 14:07 , 10.06.20

טראומה פוסט טראומה דיכאון חרדה לחץ

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Environment

In Israel, animals are thriving in climate change

Yael Mor, ZAVIT* Science and Environment News Agency , 09:16 , 10.17.20

Watchdog records hard conditions on live shipment

Noa Fisher , 18:27 , 10.14.20

Dozens of Ibexes seen crossing Dead Sea highway

Noa Fisher , 23:30 , 10.08.20

Israeli girl makes a splash with her pet snake

Reuters , 16:59 , 10.08.20

Environment

In Israel, animals are thriving in climate change

Yael Mor, ZAVIT* Science and Environment News Agency , 09:16 , 10.17.20

Watchdog records hard conditions on live shipment

Noa Fisher , 18:27 , 10.14.20

Livestock crampped on ther live shipment transport from Portugal

Dozens of Ibexes seen crossing Dead Sea highway

Noa Fisher , 23:30 , 10.08.20

Israeli girl makes a splash with her pet snake

Reuters , 16:59 , 10.08.20

Eight-year-old Inbar Regev holds her pet python while swimming in her backyard pool in Ge'a, southern Israel October 7, 2020

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