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10.22.20

Despite state-of-the-art system, IDF virus trackers face uphill battle

New unit tasked with breaking chains of infection has to contend with confirmed carriers' reluctance to be honest about their movements, says task force head, even as investigators work with new computerized system that cuts process time to just hours

תא"ל ניסן דוידי מפקד מפקדת "אלון" בפיקוד העורף

דונלד טראמפ בנימין נתניהו חתימת הסכם השלום בין ישראל לאיחוד האמירויות בבית הלבן

Stakes are high in U.S. vote for PM, world leaders

Netanyahu, who had a rocky relationship with Obama, has touted POTUS as 'the greatest friend' Israel ever had in WH, but Biden win could see his, other leaders' fortunes turn

IDF sent thousands abroad and public paid for it

Data obtained under Freedom of Information Law shows almost 6,000 troops went abroad in 2019; cost of trips, which include cooking contest, believed to reach tens of millions of shekels

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Ultra-Orthodox and police clash in Jerusalem

OPINION: Israel's majority must rise up against radical Haredi minority

Coronavirus czar announces COVID-19 tests for every citizen

Shopaholics rejoice! Instagram Shopping now available in Israel

סשה ברון כהן כבוראט בתכנית ג'ימי קימל לייב

Cohen's Borat blames coronavirus on Jews on Jimmy Kimmel

מתחם בדיקות קורונה למערך החינוכי בגני יהושע

Days after reopening, COVID hits preschool staff

Health Ministry reports 1,089 new virus cases, bringing Israel close to target of 1,000 daily cases before further lockdown restrictions lifted; 40,915 tests yield positivity rate of 2.7%

No masks, no social distancing at Haredi funeral

Police claim organizers commit to mourners remaining in small and separate groups during the funeral services but it is evident commitment is not kept

Michael Eisenberg during his recent visit to Abu Dhabi

Israel-UAE business ties must be based on Trust

CTech by Calcalist: Michael Eisenberg returned from a visit to the Persian Gulf and suggests Israelis take time to develop mutually beneficial relationships

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News

'Israel team heads to Sudan for normalization talks'

Reuters , 08:23 , 10.22.20

Gaza nurses protest loss of Israeli permit, layoffs

Associated Press , 09:00 , 10.22.20

Medical workers wear face masks and hold placards while staging a sit-in protest at the Unknown Soldier Square in Gaza City, Arabic sign reads: "Firing us is a death sentence on our profession and families"

Critical with COVID, Erekat undergoes bronchostomy in Jerusalem

Associated Press , 22:11 , 10.21.20

UAE Minister says Abraham Fund puts 'well-being of people first, regardless of creed'

The Media Line , 21:57 , 10.21.20

Ministers fail to agree on next step in lockdown exit strategy

Ynet , 20:59 , 10.21.20

Qatar to keep funding Gaza through the end of 2021

Elior Levy , 19:52 , 10.21.20

Cop who killed Palestinian with autism faces charges

Associated Press, Ynet , 15:38 , 10.21.20

Minister sees another normalization deal before U.S. election

Reuters , 14:17 , 10.21.20

News

'Israel team heads to Sudan for normalization talks'

Reuters , 08:23 , 10.22.20

Gaza nurses protest loss of Israeli permit, layoffs

Associated Press , 09:00 , 10.22.20

Critical with COVID, Erekat undergoes bronchostomy in Jerusalem

Associated Press , 22:11 , 10.21.20

UAE Minister says Abraham Fund puts 'well-being of people first, regardless of creed'

The Media Line , 21:57 , 10.21.20

Ministers fail to agree on next step in lockdown exit strategy

Ynet , 20:59 , 10.21.20

Qatar to keep funding Gaza through the end of 2021

Elior Levy , 19:52 , 10.21.20

Cop who killed Palestinian with autism faces charges

Associated Press, Ynet , 15:38 , 10.21.20

אירוע הירי במזרח ירושלים: איאד אלחלאק פלסטיני בעל צרכים מיוחדים הוא ההרוג

Minister sees another normalization deal before U.S. election

Reuters , 14:17 , 10.21.20

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Commentary & Analysis

Israel has put all its eggs in Trump's basket

Dr. Nachman Shai , 23:49 , 10.21.20

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu during peace plan reveal

Israel's majority must rise up against radical Haredi minority

Ben Dror-Yemini , 23:45 , 10.20.20

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner , 23:34 , 10.19.20

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

Commentary & Analysis

Israel has put all its eggs in Trump's basket

Dr. Nachman Shai , 23:49 , 10.21.20

Israel's majority must rise up against radical Haredi minority

Ben Dror-Yemini , 23:45 , 10.20.20

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

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Mideast & World News

After chaotic debate, Trump, Biden try again

Reuters , 10:52 , 10.22.20

Obama to make campaign push for Biden in battleground Pennsylvania

Reuters , 17:56 , 10.21.20

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

Associated Press , 18:20 , 10.21.20

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

Mideast & World News

After chaotic debate, Trump, Biden try again

Reuters , 10:52 , 10.22.20

Obama to make campaign push for Biden in battleground Pennsylvania

Reuters , 17:56 , 10.21.20

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

Associated Press , 18:20 , 10.21.20

Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time in documentary film

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

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Jewish World

U.S. said mulling declaring human rights groups as anti-Semitic

Ynet , 10:54 , 10.22.20

An Amnesty International vigil held in DC in 2014

Yom Kippur Zoom service reunites Holocaust survivors after 71 years

Associated Press , 22:51 , 10.20.20

Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorial desecrated in Greece

AFP , 09:05 , 10.20.20

Romania's Jewish State Theater explores work on Holocaust

Associated Press , 14:41 , 10.18.20

Jewish World

U.S. said mulling declaring human rights groups as anti-Semitic

Ynet , 10:54 , 10.22.20

Yom Kippur Zoom service reunites Holocaust survivors after 71 years

Associated Press , 22:51 , 10.20.20

Holocaust survivors Israel "Sasha" Eisenberg, left, and Ruth Brandspiegel are reunited on Oct. 3, 2020, in East Brunswick, N.J. for the first time in more than 70 years since their families left the Hallein Displaced Persons Camp in Austria

Jewish cemeteries, Holocaust memorial desecrated in Greece

AFP , 09:05 , 10.20.20

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

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Business & Tech

Treasury bigwigs jump ship amid budget chaos

Gad Lior , 20:58 , 10.20.20

Battle over Israel's budget risks election, more economic gloom

Reuters , 19:39 , 10.20.20

Shopaholics rejoice! Instagram Shopping now available in Israel

Meirav Crystal , 15:58 , 10.20.20

Report: unemployment payouts since outbreak of virus quadruple annual average

Gad Lior , 17:38 , 10.19.20

Business & Tech

Treasury bigwigs jump ship amid budget chaos

Gad Lior , 20:58 , 10.20.20

Battle over Israel's budget risks election, more economic gloom

Reuters , 19:39 , 10.20.20

Shopaholics rejoice! Instagram Shopping now available in Israel

Meirav Crystal , 15:58 , 10.20.20

Report: unemployment payouts since outbreak of virus quadruple annual average

Gad Lior , 17:38 , 10.19.20

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

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

Ynet , 11:23 , 10.20.20

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

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

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

Faces of hope: Meet Israel's first vaccine volunteers

Adir Yanko , 10:58 , 10.21.20

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

Ynet , 15:11 , 10.15.20

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

Health & Science

Faces of hope: Meet Israel's first vaccine volunteers

Adir Yanko , 10:58 , 10.21.20

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

Ynet , 15:11 , 10.15.20

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

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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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