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‘Young not invincible’: Israeli, 22, in serious condition as corona targets all

High Jewish death rate from corona in UK has community leaders concerned

IDF set to assist police in enforcing corona regulations

MK defects from Lapid: ‘Gantz doing the right thing’

Coronavirus hits haredi communities in Israel hard

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Analysis: China’s deceitful regime covered up virus, now poses as world’s savior

Speaker of the Israeli parliament Yuli Edelstein

Analysis: In his final act as Knesset Speaker, Edelstein ‘upholds dignity’ of parliament

Netanyahu supporters protest Supreme Court

Analysis: Israel’s coalition crisis deepens with High Court ruling on Knesset Speaker

Opinion: A plea to Israeli politicians from Benny Gantz’s Canadian cousin

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Analysis: Anti-Netanyahu laws an attempt to change rules mid-game

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Analysis: China’s deceitful regime covered up virus, now poses as world’s savior

Analysis: In his final act as Knesset Speaker, Edelstein ‘upholds dignity’ of parliament

Analysis: Israel’s coalition crisis deepens with High Court ruling on Knesset Speaker

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Flames of rockets fired by Palestinian Islamists are seen over Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Rocket fired from Gaza, IDF counterstrikes 3 Hamas posts

The IDF on announced on Saturday that a rocket fell in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Friday evening.

Assassins kill friend of U.S. citizen rescued from Lebanon

Assailants shot dead Antoine Hayek just three days after the U.S. airlifted a jailed Lebanese-American man who belonged to the same militia.

Palestinian sources: Abbas encouraged Arab Joint List to recommend Gantz for PM

The PA 'is making great efforts to make the Joint List recommend the war criminal from Blue and White,” a Balad spokesman reportedly tweeted.

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Israeli police take heat for not applying curfew rules equally between secular and religious

Pets a vector? Belgian cat contracts coronavirus

Israel finds mistakes in corona lab tests, all results being rechecked

14th coronavirus fatality in Israel; cases stand at 3,619

‘Significant’ progress in Netanyahu-Gantz unity negotiations

Israel’s corona death toll reaches 12, over 3,600 total cases diagnosed

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Israeli police take heat for not applying curfew rules equally between secular and religious

Pets a vector? Belgian cat contracts coronavirus

Israel finds mistakes in corona lab tests, all results being rechecked

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US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month

'That doesn’t necessarily mean that Daesh is free to operate in the way that they wish,' said a coalition official, using the Arabic acronym for the IS group.

What’s essential? In Britain it’s booze, US says guns and Israel votes prayer

In France, shops specializing in pastry, wine and cheese have been declared essential businesses.

Trump mulls quarantining New York, Cuomo ‘doesn’t like the sound of it’

Trump floated the idea of a quarantine as early as Saturday for a short time to stop the spread of coronavirus from reaching states with fewer infections

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US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month

What’s essential? In Britain it’s booze, US says guns and Israel votes prayer

Trump mulls quarantining New York, Cuomo ‘doesn’t like the sound of it’

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Air India rescues 316 stranded Israelis from India

Israel's ambassador in New Delhi personally escorted the passengers to the plane and provided them with food for the trip back home.

Jewish students in age of corona find virtual home with Hillel

Students now have the opportunity not only to meet those from other campuses, but they are also sharing experiences, ideas on how to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.

Coronavirus takes heavy toll on Jewish communities worldwide

The COVID-19 virus has infected prominent Jewish leaders in America, Europe and Israel, and some have succumbed to the pandemic.

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Air India rescues 316 stranded Israelis from India

Israel's ambassador in New Delhi personally escorted the passengers to the plane and provided them with food for the trip back home.

Jewish students in age of corona find virtual home with Hillel

Students now have the opportunity not only to meet those from other campuses, but they are also sharing experiences, ideas on how to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.

Coronavirus takes heavy toll on Jewish communities worldwide

The COVID-19 virus has infected prominent Jewish leaders in America, Europe and Israel, and some have succumbed to the pandemic.

Past pandemics spurred violent anti-Semitism; prepare for more

Given that there is already a fairly significant baseline level of anti-Jewish violence in the US, Europe, and the Middle East, the prudent course is to prepare for more.

ViacomCBS cancels event with Linda Sarsour as part of Women’s History Month

“The fact remains that the folks at ViacomCBS thought that a woman who lauded an anti-Semite like Louis Farrakhan is a symbol of ‘inclusion,’” said a researcher at CAMERA.

As synagogues close their doors, congregants go high tech

In non-Orthodox communities, many synagogues have chosen to move their Sabbath services online.

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Political battle heats up: Gantz denies reports of unity deal, Edelstein fires back

Watergen’s GEN-M water-from-air generator is placed in a Gaza neighborhood.

Israeli technology creates drinking water from air for Gaza neighborhood

Hamas hacking PA in campaign of cyber espionage

Space medicine: Israel, Italy to launch joint mission conducting zero gravity experiments

A woman sips from her glass of wine in the Psagot winery, north of Jerusalem.

Israelis plan to produce world’s first ‘super wine’

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Political battle heats up: Gantz denies reports of unity deal, Edelstein fires back

Israeli technology creates drinking water from air for Gaza neighborhood

Hamas hacking PA in campaign of cyber espionage

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Olympic dreams of 52 promising Israeli athletes put on hold

A record-setting 52 athletes, including Israel’s first baseball team, will have to wait until 2021 to compete due to pandemic.

Reports of rabbinic ‘ruling’ allowing Passover seder video-conference were inaccurate

Reports on a rabbinical ruling allegedly permitting computer use on Jewish holy days were not accurate, according to a subsequent investigation by an Israeli TV channel.

Coronavirus upends Jewish Sabbath, people pray from balconies

Although up to 10 men can pray together they must keep two meters apart.

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Olympic dreams of 52 promising Israeli athletes put on hold

Reports of rabbinic ‘ruling’ allowing Passover seder video-conference were inaccurate

Coronavirus upends Jewish Sabbath, people pray from balconies

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PM Netanyahu Holds Discussion and Assessment on the Coronavirus

Within 24 hours, Netanyahu to announce decision on quarantine policy for all arrivals

On Sunday evening, the prime minister consulted with the heads of the health, interior, and national security ministries to discuss strategies for fighting the coronavirus.

Exclusive interview with Rabbi Yehudah Glick: ‘I’m still in shock’ over arrest on Temple Mount

'The police are trying to turn me into a criminal," Rabbi Yehudah Glick said in an interview with World Israel News.

WIN EXCLUSIVE: Head of ‘Israel’s NRA’ says strict gun laws threaten safety of Israeli citizens

Alexander Zohar, head of the Association for the Advancement of Firearms Culture in Israel, says the country's gun laws must be loosened.