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New York Times to move Hong Kong staff to Seoul over press freedom fears

New York Times to move Hong Kong staff to Seoul over press freedom fears 15 July 2020...

Nick Cannon walks back on video containing antisemitic statements

(JTA) — Actor and television host Nick Cannon walked back a video podcast interview he filmed last year that contains antisemitic statements and conspiracy theories, but he stopped short of an apology.“Anyone who knows me knows that I have n...

Israeli sprays may help prevent coronavirus spread

A new Israeli-produced nasal and surface-disinfecting spray may help in preventing the spread of coronavirus by eliminating the dissemination of virus particles into the air, according to a report by ISRAEL21c on Tuesday.While most countries...

4 Jewish Baltimore teens robbed, say they were targeted for religion

(JTA) — Four Jewish teens who were robbed while leaving a Baltimore mall said the knife-wielding attacker targeted them for their religious observance.The teens said their shopping bags, cellphones and wallets were taken outside the Towson T...

Barber reopens at stroke of midnight as Scotland's lockdown eases

A young barber is among the first in the latest group of businesses to begin trading again on the first day of Scotland's relaxed lockdown.Tony Mann in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, reopened his bu...

Jewish man beaten by 3 men after he responded to their antisemitic slurs

(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn said he was beaten by three young men who had yelled anti-Semitic slurs at him.His finger was broken and he needed stitches to his face following the attack on Saturday afternoon, WCBS-TV reported.T...

Lies my anti-annexationists allies told me

There’s a reasonable case against annexation: Netanyahu’s too distracted; Jordan’s too weak; the Gulf states are too opposed; Palestinian rights are too important; and the status quo is too advantageous to risk. But I keep reading more infur...

Synagogues closed again in California following new statewide restrictions

Synagogues in California have been shut down again following statewide restrictions announced by the governor with cases of the coronavirus there continuing to rise.The order issued Monday closes all indoor dining, bars, zoos and museums thr...

Federal judge rejects $19 million settlement with Weinstein accusers

A federal judge has rejected a $19 million settlement for women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York objected to several aspects of the class-action settlement agreed upon about...

Poway Chabad Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein pleads guilty to tax fraud

(JTA) — The rabbi who lost a finger in a shooting attack on a Chabad synagogue in Poway, California, in 2019 pleaded guilty to tax fraud.Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme in which donors contributed to his synagogue...

Family of Iyad Halak told there is no security camera footage

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The family of an autistic Palestinian man shot dead in error by Israeli Border Police officers is calling for an investigation after being told there is no security camera footage of the incident.Iyad Halak, 32, was killed...

Family of Iyad Halak told there is no security camera footage - The Jerusalem Post

Suspect arrested in vandalism of Israel’s Donald Trump Square

Police arrested a man suspected of turning the water blood red in a fountain in a square in Israel named for Donald Trump.The Hebrew words for “Annexation will cost us in blood” also were found painted in red on the ground at the site in Pet...

The moon is younger than we thought - CNET

The Moon's origin story is meta...

Two suspects to stand trial in killing of Paris Holocaust survivor

Two men who allegedly killed and robbed a Holocaust survivor in her Paris apartment more than two years ago were ordered to stand trial on charges that the crime had an antisemitic motive.French judges issued the order on Monday, AFP reporte...

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