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10.20.20

Israel no longer has significant 'red' hotspots, health officials say

Ahead of ministerial meeting to discuss next stage of exiting the nationwide lockdown, coronavirus czar says predominantly ultra-Orthodox communities of Bnei Brak and Elad are eligible to have restrictions lifted from them

אכיפת משטרה בביתר עילית

PM at first official UAE visit: Glorious day of peace

Ceremony includes announcement of Abraham Fund, trilateral foundation based in Jerusalem to develop projects in Mideast, North Africa; Israel, UAE sign visa exemption agreement

A yeshiva in Bnei Brak

Bnei Brak officials refuse IDF rapid virus test site

City hall cites 'low demand' in testing that can be managed locally; health officials accuse mayor of largely Haredi city of trying to artificially surpress mobidity to avoid threat of closure

חיסון קורונה אילוסטרציה

Kamada to supply Israel with COVID-19 treatment

Israeli pharmaceutical company says it will manufacture the product from convalescent plasma collected by Israeli National Blood Services and additional Israeli medical institutions

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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

Palestinian official Erekat in critical, stable condition

Hadassah Medical Center says veteran Palestinian negotiator intubated and sedated due to respiratory distress, says treatment is challenging given history of health problems

AirEye co-founders Ohad Plotnik (left), Amichai Shulman, and Shlomo Touboul

New startup focuses on beating airborne attacks

CTech by Calcalist: Israel's AirEye, founded by three veteran cyber executives, has new solution to protect organizations, aims to embark on series A funding in coming weeks

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Israel posts 1,479 new virus cases, with 3.7% infection rate

Ynet , 09:45 , 10.20.20

בית חולים שיבא תל השומר

'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

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

Israel posts 1,479 new virus cases, with 3.7% infection rate

Ynet , 09:45 , 10.20.20

בית חולים שיבא תל השומר

'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

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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-Biden debate will feature 'mute' button after chaotic first matchup

Reuters , 08:51 , 10.20.20

דונלד טראמפ ג'ו ביידן

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

Reuters , 21:44 , 10.19.20

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

Mideast & World News

Trump-Biden debate will feature 'mute' button after chaotic first matchup

Reuters , 08:51 , 10.20.20

דונלד טראמפ ג'ו ביידן

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

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Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorial desecrated in Greece

AFP , 09:05 , 10.20.20

Antisemitic graffiti at the cemetery

Romania's Jewish State Theater explores work on Holocaust

Associated Press , 14:41 , 10.18.20

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

Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorial desecrated in Greece

AFP , 09:05 , 10.20.20

Antisemitic graffiti at the cemetery

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

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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

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat blames coronavirus on Jews on Jimmy Kimmel

Ynet , 11:23 , 10.20.20

סשה ברון כהן כבוראט בתכנית ג'ימי קימל לייב

Deepfake video shows Gal Gadot as Cleopatra amid whitewashing row

Ynet , 20:54 , 10.18.20

'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

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat blames coronavirus on Jews on Jimmy Kimmel

Ynet , 11:23 , 10.20.20

סשה ברון כהן כבוראט בתכנית ג'ימי קימל לייב

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

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

More Health & Science

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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