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26.08.2020 / 06:03

Mike Pompeo hails Trump's America First policy at RNC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has plunged into the heart of the 2020 presidential race with a speech supporting President Donald Trump’s reelection at the Republican National Convention.The speech was recorded in Jerusalem during an official visit to the Middle East and aired Tuesday at the RNC.The address was roundly condemned by Democrats and others as an inappropriate breach of decades of diplomatic precedent and a possible violation of federal law prohibiting executive branch employees from overt political activism while on duty.

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Mike Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with GOP convention speech

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020. (Photo by DEBBIE HILL/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S.

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Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu over economy, corruption allegations

Hundreds of Israelis protested outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Saturday over corruption allegations and his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

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United Arab Emirates and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties in historic deal

JERUSALEM - Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.The historic deal delivered a key foreign policy victory to President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election and reflected a changing Middle East in which shared concerns about archenemy Iran have largely overtaken traditional Arab support for the Palestinians.A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the deal amounts to “treason,” and should be reversed.The agreement makes the UAE the third Arab country, after Egypt and Jordan, to have full diplomatic ties with Israel.

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TB vaccination linked with significantly improved COVID-19 outcomes: Study

JERUSALEM : A tuberculosis vaccine administered during the past 15 years is associated with significantly improved COVID-19 outcomes, especially in young adults, according to a new study.The researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, analysed the correlation between the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for tuberculosis and COVID-19 outcomes.The study, published in the journal Vaccines, found that BCG regimes are associated with better COVID-19 outcomes, both in reducing infection rates and death rates per million, especially for people aged 24 or younger who had received the vaccination in the last 15 years.There was no effect among older adults who had received the BCG vaccine,

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Protests against Netanyahu gain steam, thousands demonstrate in Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem, as weeks of protests against the Israeli leader appeared to be gaining steam.The demonstration in central Jerusalem, along with smaller gatherings in Tel Aviv, near Netanyahu’s beach house in central Israel and at dozens of busy intersections nationwide, was one of the largest turnouts in weeks of protests. Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid coronavirus pandemic Throughout the summer, thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets, calling for Netanyahu to resign, protesting his handling of the country’s coronavirus crisis and saying he should not remain in office while on trial for corruption charges.

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Protests rise across globeFor the past few weeks, Jerusalem residents have been protesting against the government’s handling of the covid-19 crisis, with police even arresting 12 people on Sunday to disperse demonstrators. Corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have further fuelled the demonstrations.

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Thousands protest in Israel, call for Netanyahu to resign

Thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s handling of coronavirus pandemic As the demonstrating was ending, there were small scuffles between police and some protesters. Late Tuesday, several hundred protesters marched through central Jerusalem, with some blocking the city’s light rail.

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Gov. Newsom calls for immediate re-closure of additional businesses in most of California

JERUSALEM, July 8, 2020 -- People wearing protective masks exercise in a gym in Jerusalem amid COVID-19 pandemic on July 8, 2020. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/ via Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov.

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Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him

JERUSALEM – An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel's critics says he was beaten by security guards at Jerusalem’s central bus station last week in what he believes was a case of ethnic profiling.Ishmael Khaldi, 49, said he has filed a police complaint and is going public with his experience to bring attention to what he described as racist behavior in parts of Israeli society."This is wrong. This has to stop.

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Natalie Portman acknowledges her ‘white privilege,’ calls to defund police: ‘These are not isolated incidents’

Natalie Portman said she can no longer sit back and stay silent amid nationwide protests and calls to pull back on police department funding. The Jerusalem-born actress, 39, shared a post to Instagram on Monday, in which she opened up about her experience with police but also noting that amid the protests against police brutality and racial inequality, she has adjusted her stance on the idea of limiting funding to local law enforcement.

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Israeli model Bar Refaeli signs plea bargain for tax evasion

JERUSALEM – Israeli top model Bar Refaeli signed a plea bargain agreement with authorities on Tuesday to settle a long-standing tax evasion case against her and her family.The deal will require Refaeli to serve nine months of community service while her mother, Zipi, will be sent to prison for 16 months. The two are also ordered to pay a $1.5 million fine on top of millions of back taxes owed to the state.The prolonged case, built around the celebrity model's worldwide income and the family's attempts to downplay her ties to the country, has sullied some of Refeali's previous image as a beloved national icon.

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Settler leader: Netanyahu moving ahead with annexation plans

JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured Jewish settlers that he is going ahead with plans to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank next month, a settler representative said Monday.Netanyahu told a group of settler leaders late Sunday that President Donald Trump's Mideast plan allowing the annexation has not been finalized, Oded Revivi, mayor of the Efrat settlement, told The Associated Press.

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Autistic Palestinian's killing draws Floyd parallel, outcry

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Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian's death

JERUSALEM – Israel's defense minister apologized on Sunday for the Israeli police's deadly shooting of an unarmed, autistic Palestinian man.

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Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

DUBAI – Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, but worshipers have been ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Islam's holiest site in Mecca remained closed to the public.

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Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man

JERUSALEM – Israeli police shot dead an unarmed autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon.

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Israeli leader vows to push ahead with annexing West Bank

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pledged to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the coming months, vowing to move ahead with the explosive plan despite a growing chorus of condemnations by key allies.

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Benjamin Netanyahu lashes out at 'ludicrous' graft charges as trial begins

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing "with my head held high."

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Israel's Netanyahu, unbeaten in elections, is going on trial

JERUSALEM – After entering the record books last year as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will once again make history when he becomes the country’s first sitting leader to go on trial.

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Saudi Arabia declares Eid al-Fitr to start on Sunday

The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, will begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, authorities in the kingdom said on Friday.

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Etihad makes 1st known commercial flight between UAE, Israel

JERUSALEM – Etihad Airways flew aid for the Palestinians amid the coronavirus pandemic from the capital of the United Arab Emirates into Israel on Tuesday, marking the first known direct commercial flight between the two nations.

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Jewish extremist convicted in arson that killed Arab toddler

JERUSALEM – An Israeli district court on Monday convicted a Jewish extremist of murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents, a case that had sent shock waves through Israel and helped fuel months of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

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Israel finally swears in government after 3 elections

JERUSALEM – After three deadlocked and divisive elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another three-day delay because of political infighting in his Likud party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally swore in his new government on Sunday.

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Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government

JERUSALEM – Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment.

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Sharansky to use Genesis Prize proceeds to fight coronavirus

JERUSALEM – Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, winner of the 2020 Genesis Prize, announced Monday that he will donate the $1 million award to organizations fighting the coronavirus pandemic and assisting people most affected by the outbreak.

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Israel's high court to hear petitions against Netanyahu rule

JERUSALEM – Israel's high court was set Sunday to begin hearing petitions against Benjamin Netanyahu forming a government while facing criminal indictments.

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Joe Biden says he'd leave US embassy in Jerusalem if elected

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. embassy in Israel would remain in Jerusalem if he's elected, even as he called President Donald Trump's decision to move the diplomatic base from Tel Aviv “short-sighted and frivolous.”

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YouTube Teams Up with 20 Film Festivals to Launch Free Film Fest This Summer

With festivals around the world canceled, movie theaters closed indefinitely, and blockbusters delayed, YouTube is doing its part to bring the film festival circuit to people at home by launching We Are One: A Global Film Festival, a free 10-day digital fest which will feature programming curated by 20 film festivals, including many which were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Israel's Netanyahu notches key wins in a deal with his rival

JERUSALEM – Israel’s embattled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has notched two critical victories in this week’s power-sharing agreement with his chief rival: He can stay in office throughout his upcoming corruption trial, and he can press forward with a potentially explosive plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli survivors remember Holocaust amid virus quarantine

JERUSALEM – With the global coronavirus pandemic ravaging the elderly, Israel’s aging population of Holocaust survivors finds itself on the country’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day this year much like they were during World War II — alone and in fear of the unknown.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Orthodox Easter celebrated differently in Holy Land amid global pandemic

Jerusalem has witnessed an Easter season like no other, with the celebration of Jesus’ life held under the shadow COVID-19.

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Holy Fire lit in near-empty Jerusalem amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Holy Fire ceremony symbolizing Jesus’ resurrection was lit in a deserted Jerusalem on Saturday, without the joyful throng of Orthodox Christian pilgrims who normally attend a spectacle that brings the Easter season to a colourful climax.

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'Holy Fire' ceremony held in empty Jerusalem church

JERUSALEM – A small group of Christian clerics celebrated the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday as the coronavirus pandemic prevented worshippers from taking part in the ancient ritual.

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Israeli president asks parliament to choose prime minister

JERUSALEM – Israel’s president Thursday asked the Knesset to choose a new prime minister, giving parliament three weeks to agree upon a leader or plunge the country into an unprecedented fourth consecutive election in just over a year.

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Israeli police use drones to check in on virus patients

JERUSALEM – The drone glides up toward a high-rise until it reaches an apartment window where a woman waves from inside, proving to police that she is self-isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Israel's coalition talks falter ahead of midnight deadline

JERUSALEM – Israel was bracing for more political turmoil Monday as talks between the country's rival political leaders faltered ahead of a midnight deadline to form a coalition government.

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How bad is COVID-19 pandemic? This was closed on Easter for first time since 1349

Can you imagine what the world was like in the year 1349?

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Coronavirus outbreak: Israel closes off Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox areas to prevent spread

Israel locked down many ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas of Jerusalem on Sunday as part of the effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus from neighbourhoods showing high rates of infection.

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Israel tightens quarantine measures in Jerusalem to slow spread of coronavirus

The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic Old City, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the city’s most susceptible neighbourhoods.

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Israeli president rejects request for coalition extension

JERUSALEM – Israel's president on Sunday turned down a request from Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government.

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Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread

JERUSALEM – The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic Old City, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the city's most susceptible neighborhoods.

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In a test of faith, Christians mark Good Friday in isolation

JERUSALEM – Christians are commemorating Jesus' crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Passover in isolation dampens holiday mood in Israel

JERUSALEM – Each year, Patricia Sheetrit and her family gather with in-laws for the first night of Passover, bringing together some 20 people for the holiday’s main event, the festive meal known as the Seder.

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Jerusalem's Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus

JERUSALEM – A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday to distribute olive branches after the traditional Palm Sunday procession was cancelled due to restrictions imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Israeli scientists progress to animal testing of Covid-19 vaccine prototype

The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has made ‘significant’ progress in creating a vaccine prototype and preparations are underway for animal testing, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Israel's health minister has virus, top officials to isolate

JERUSALEM – The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country's health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

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Israel lab reports 'significant progress' in designing coronavirus vaccine prototype

JERUSALEM : Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its bio-chemical defence laboratory, a source said on Tuesday.

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