jerusalempost--2020-09-11--Iranian official says Bahrain-Israel normalization deal a great betrayal

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It sends a positive and encouraging message to the people of # Israel , that a just and comprehensive peace with the # Palestinian people is the best path and the true interest for their future and the future of the peoples of the region .
[ 2/2 ] Subsequently , The Jerusalem Post reported that Bahrain was among three Gulf States that reached out to Israel 's Sheba to receive information and assistance in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 .
Bahrain expressed interest in the hospital 's response to the pandemic at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the United Nations said publicly that her government would be willing to work with Israel on a vaccine .
Since the announcement that the UAE and Israel would work to normalize ties , several deals have been established on this front .
Trump is going to host a signing ceremony next Tuesday that will include delegations with Israel and the UAE .
His negotiators have been trying to get other Gulf nations , such as Bahrain and Oman , to join in normalizing relations with Israel .
`` Next week at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signing between the UAE and Israel , and we could have another country added into that .
And I will tell you that countries are lining up that want to go into it , '' Trump said .
`` I think what ultimately will happen is you 're going to have quite a few countries come in .
The big ones are going to be coming in .
I spoke to the king of Saudi Arabia , so we 're talking .
We just started the dialog .
And you 'll have them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Embassy in Washington did not respond to a query on whether the Saudi ambassador or another Saudi representative would attend next week 's signing ceremony at the White House .
`` I 'm frankly surprised they have n't been to the table earlier , '' said Trump , who added the United States would consider lifting a freeze on aid to the Palestinians if a deal can be reached with them.Bahrain is where the White House held the June 2019 `` Peace for Prosperity '' economic conference , which various Israeli leaders attended.Sheba @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ Peace for Prosperity ” workshop in Bahrain and shared pictures on Facebook of his visit with Bahrain ’ s former Ambassador to the United States , Houda Nonoo .
According to the post , “ they discussed how healthcare and medical innovation can spur economic growth for the Middle East and Gulf regions .
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Bahrain agreed to establish formal relations with Israel in advance of Tuesday’s anticipated historic signing in Washington of an accord to normalize ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.It is likely that a second accord could be signed Tuesday between Israel and Bahrain.US President Donald Trump tweeted the news Friday after he spoke by phone to both Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said.“Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain agree to a Peace Deal – the second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days!,” Trump tweeted.Israel is now “working toward the opening of an Israeli embassy in Bahrain,” according to a Foreign Ministry official.Already on Saturday Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi spoke with his Bahrain counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani.“I look forward to deepening and strengthening the relations between our two countries. Together we will work towards peace and stability in the Middle East,” Ashkenazi tweeted.On Friday Netanyahu said that more agreements with Arab states would follow the Bahrain agreement, and the one arrived at with the UAE in August.On Saturday night Channel 12 speculated that direct flights between Israel and Morocco would soon be established as part of the growing normalization of ties between Israel and the Arab states. The two countries, however, do not have formal ties.To underscore the speed with which events are unfolding, Netanyahu noted on Friday that it took 26 years, from the signing of a peace deal between Israel and Jordan in 1994, for there to be an existing deal, such as the one with the UAE.After that, he said, it was only another 29 days to make a fourth deal.“This is a new era of peace,” Netanyahu said in a video message, in which he underscored that what is occurring now is “peace for peace” and “economy for economy.”He added, “we have invested in peace for many years and now peace will invest in us. It will lead to very large investments in the Israeli economy and that is very important.These agreements came about as the result of hard behind the scenes work for many years that bore fruit with the “important help of our friend US President Trump,” Netanyahu said.Netanyahu leaves for Washington on Sunday and will return to Israel after Tuesday’s signing ceremony at the White House.The ceremony is due to be attended by Netanyahu and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister is also expected to join that ceremony to sign a declaration about ties with Israel.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Netanyahu will remain mostly in the Blair House while in Washington. It is unlikely as a result that he would meet with Democratic Presidential contender Joe Biden.After Trump’s announcement, the US, along with Israel and Bahrain issued a joint statement.“This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East. Opening direct dialog and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability, security and prosperity in the region,” it said.Bahrain’s state news agency BNA said on Friday that the King of Bahrain had clarified in his conversation with Trump and Netanyahu, that Bahrain remains committed to the Palestinian cause and the necessity of reaching a fair and lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians based on the two-state solution.Bahraini Ambassador to the United States Abdulla R. al-Khalifa tweeted: “The declaration of the establishment of relations between #Bahrain & #Israel is in the interest of the region’s #security, stability and prosperity, it sends a positive and encouraging message to the people of #Israel, that a just and comprehensive peace with the #Palestinian people is the best path and the true interest for their future and the future of the peoples of the region.”Jared Kushner, senior adviser to the president called the agreement “a historic breakthrough for the president and also for the world and for those two countries. On the anniversary of 9/11. That is the best thing that we can do to prevent another 9/11 from ever happening: to create peace and to aggressively counter extremism and terrorism. And President Trump has spared no effort in doing that.”In a briefing to the press following Trump’s announcement on the White House-brokered deal, Kushner also addressed questions about the possibility of additional agreements with other MIddle East countries, such as Saudi Arabia.“There’s a new momentum and new hopefulness in the Middle East,” said the senior adviser. “The agreement that we made with the United Arab Emirates and Israel was even more popular than we expected, which is why this next agreement came so quickly. We were not sure what the reaction would be, but it’s been overwhelmingly positive. And more and more countries are rushing to try to figure out how they can do good things for their citizens and create a paradigm for a much more peaceful and prosperous future.”“The leaders in the region recognize that the approach that’s been taken in the past hasn’t worked and they realize that there are people who want to see a more vibrant and exciting future,” Kushner continued. “I do believe that it’s an inevitability that all countries in the Middle East will normalize relations with Israel. It’s a very hard thing. I don’t know the timing on it, but I think people want to see the Middle East move forward. They want to seize the opportunity.”“I think that this will help reduce tension in the Muslim world and allow people to separate the Palestinian issue from their own national interests – from their foreign policy, which should be focused on their domestic priorities. And so I think you’re going to continue to see momentum,” he added.ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the UN Gilad Erdan tweeted: “Another historic day for Israel and the Arab world. Congratulations to PM @netanyahu, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Salman, President @realDonaldTrump, and @jaredkushner on this tremendous achievement. We are witnessing the beginning of a new era in the Middle East!”
Another historic day for Israel and the Arab world. Congratulations to PM @netanyahu, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Salman, President @realDonaldTrump, and @jaredkushner on this tremendous achievement. We are witnessing the beginning of a new era in the Middle East! pic.twitter.com/21Li3LqOGO — Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) September 11, 2020
Erdan later had a conversation with Bahrain’s ambassador to the UN, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei. Israel’s Mission to the UN called the conversation “warm” and said that the two congratulated each other. The two reportedly “also agreed to meet to discuss cooperation in the UN on issues of innovation and economic development for the benefit of the two countries.”“Expanding the circle of peace in the Middle East can lead to a change at the UN as well,” Erdan said. “We are entering a new era in which we can publicly work together on security issues and the economic prosperity of Israel and the Arab countries. Together, we will face the challenges that threaten stability in the Middle East.”Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser also tweeted about the historic event.“Last week Jared met King Hamad al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman, a beautiful foreshadowing of today’s historic peace deal between Israel & Bahrain, establishing FULL diplomatic relations,” she tweeted.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the agreement demonstrates that “there is clear momentum for a new Middle East.”Ebrahim Dahood Nonoo, the head of the Jewish community in Bahrain, praised the agreement.“On this historic occasion of furthering peace in the Middle East, and the joint statement of the United States, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Israel, the Bahraini Jewish Community, congratulates our leadership on this momentous occasion,” Nonoo wrote. “The Bahraini Jewish Community is an indigenous community having been in Bahrain since the late 19th century. Although our numbers are small, we are very well integrated into the fabric of the society, both in business and in culture.”British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called the agreement between Bahrain and Israel “excellent news.”Stopping short of endorsing the agreement, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Israel needs to halt actions that “undermine the two-state solution.”Egypt’s president on Friday said he appreciates the “important step” of Israel and Bahrain establishing diplomatic relations.The agreement, announced on Friday, would help establish “stability and peace in the Middle East, in a way that achieves a just and permanent settlement of the Palestinian issue,” President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Twitter.The forging of relations with Israel is happening against a backdrop of shared fears about the threat that Iran may pose to the region. The biggest question now is whether Saudi Arabia, one of the Middle East’s most influential countries and a close US ally, will follow suit.Trump’s administration has tried to coax other Sunni Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, to engage with Israel. Saudi Arabia, a key Sunni rival to Shi’ite Iran, has so far signaled it is not ready.The agreements are taking place as Republican Trump trails Biden in several opinion polls ahead of the US election. Foreign policy has not figured prominently in the election campaign, but Trump is eager to present himself as a peacemaker even as he rattles sabers against Iran.Trump’s pro-Israel moves have been seen, in part, as an effort to bolster his appeal to evangelical Christian voters, an important segment of his political base.Zaha Hassan, a visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said Bahrain’s move was “especially disturbing” to Palestinians.”This move could not happen without a Saudi green light,” she added. “[Saudi Arabia] is under pressure to normalize, but cannot because of its position as the custodian of Islam’s holy places and the unpopularity of it on the street level. Bahrain was offered up as a consolation that will keep Saudi Arabia in Trump’s good graces.”Lahav Harkov contributed to this report.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--'Wonder Woman' movie sequel delayed two months to December

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The Warner Bros movie studio on Friday postponed the debut of superhero sequel "Wonder Woman 1984" until Christmas Day in December as many theaters remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.The film starring Gal Gadot had been scheduled for release in cinemas on Oct. 2.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--At least one killed, several injured in explosion near Iran's capital

At least one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a shop in an area near Iran's capital Tehran, Iranian state TV reported on Friday, adding that at least 30 buildings were damaged by the blast. "An explosion on Tohid Street, south of Nasimshahr, took place in a battery shop.One person was killed and at least 10 people were injured. Ten cars and 30 buildings were badly damaged as well," state TV reported.It said the cause of the explosion was being investigated.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--2,000 protest outside Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence

One of the protesters said that `` we will not let anyone raise a hand against Israeli democracy . ''
@ @ @ @ @ for Quality Government in Israel simultaneously demonstrated near Netanyahu 's private residence in Caesarea .

One of the protesters said that "we will not let anyone raise a hand against Israeli democracy."
Other protesters from The Movement for Quality Government in Israel simultaneously demonstrated near Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea.
Some 2,000 protested on Friday outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem. Protesters marched from Frumin House, the historic seat of Israeli parliament, to the famous Balfour Street address, according to Ynet.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--Catalan separatists call for amnesty, train lines get vandalized

Catalan separatists used an annual festival in their region on Friday to urge the Spanish government to agree to a referendum on independence and an amnesty for jailed and self-exiled leaders.Protesters vandalized Catalonia's rail network ahead of a series of pro-independence rallies planned across the wealthy northeastern region later in the day, forcing multiple train cancellations before traffic was resumed.In Catalonia, Sept. 11 marks "La Diada," the anniversary of the fall of Barcelona to Spanish forces in 1714, and has been marked in recent years by major separatist rallies."We need a political response to what is a political conflict," Catalan government spokeswoman Meritxell Budo told reporters, calling for an amnesty for nine leaders jailed for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid and for others who fled Spain then.The government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has ruled out any amnesty or referendum but has backed talks with Barcelona."We will keep working to achieve reconciliation in Catalonia from a dialog within the constitution," Sanchez said in a Tweet on Friday.Opinion polls show people in Catalonia are split on the issue of independence. The latest survey shows more respondents in favor of their region remaining part of Spain.HEALTH WARNINGEarly on Friday protesters set fires in seven or eight places along Catalonia's rail network, forcing widespread cancellations, a rail operator spokesman said.A conventional train line around Girona and the high-speed line between Barcelona and Figueres, which connects to France's TGV network, were interrupted for around four hours, rail operator ADIF tweeted.Despite appeals from health officials to avoid gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, grassroots organizer Assemblea Nacional Catalana said last week it wanted to hold Europe's largest coronavirus-adapted protest.It has planned for later on Friday over 100 gatherings in 82 locations around Catalonia, in which people would need to keep a distance, wear a mask and have previously registered to attend.The region's public health secretary and the head of a doctors' association discouraged such gatherings.Spain has recorded 554,143 cases since the onset of the pandemic, more than any other western European nation. It reported 13 deaths on Thursday, taking the overall toll to 29,699.While Catalonia's separatism drive has dominated Spanish politics for years, it has largely taken a back seat over the past months, both because of the coronavirus crisis and divisions among separatists.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--Spain sentences Savaldoran ex-officer to 133 years over priests' massacre

Spain's High Court sentenced a former army colonel from El Salvador on Friday to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in 1989 during the Central American country's civil war.Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, 77, was also found responsible by the judges for the murders of the priests' housekeeper and her 15-year-old daughter, as well as a local Jesuit priest. The court could not convict him of these crimes because his extradition to Spain did not cover these cases.The massacre was one of the most notorious acts of a decade-long civil war during which 75,000 people were killed and 8,000 went missing.The judges said they found Montano Morales guilty of five counts of "murder of terrorist nature", adding that the killings were committed by the state apparatus, making them what "is commonly known as terrorism implemented by the state".They added that the total maximum prison term is 30 years.Montano Morales has been in custody since 2011 when he was arrested in the United States on immigration fraud charges. He was deported to Spain in 2017.The Spanish government has indicted 20 former Salvadoran army officers for the killings of the priests, their housekeeper and her daughter. One of the priests, Father Ignacio Ellacuria, was a prominent critic of the U.S.-backed right-wing government.The massacre occurred on Nov. 16, 1989, when a group of soldiers from the U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion entered the campus of the Central American University where Ellacuria was rector.Ellacuria had advocated a negotiated settlement to the military-led junta government's war against the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). International revulsion at the murders of the priests helped to push through such a solution, with the war ending in 1992.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--US expects to identify Belarus sanctions targets in a few days

The United States expects in a few days to identify Belarusians on whom it plans to impose sanctions for their involvement in election fraud or violence against protesters, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said on Friday."I expect in just a few short days we will be in a position to be able to definitively identify the additional list of sanctions that we will be imposing in parallel with those that are being enacted by the European Union," Biegun told reporters, though he said neither the United States nor the European Union would necessarily wait for the other to impose the penalties.


jerusalempost--2020-09-11--Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish MP to jail on terrorism charges

A Turkish court sentenced a parliamentarian from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to 10 years in jail on Friday for membership of a terrorist organization, court documents showed.Remziye Tosun, a member of parliament representing the province of Diyarbakir in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey, will remain free pending the appeals process, according to the documents.Tosun was accused of treating wounded members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group during clashes in Diyarbakir's Sur district in 2016, her lawyer told Reuters."There is no evidence that supports the verdict. It is based on statements that were taken by force from individuals who were there during that period," said Muharrem Sahin.He added that Tosun had lived in the area and did not have expertise to treat people.Ankara accuses the HDP of ties to the PKK, which has fought against the state in the southeast since 1984 and is deemed a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and European Union. The HDP, which is the third largest party in parliament with 56 deputies, denies such links.A ceasefire between Ankara and the militant group ended in the summer of 2015, leading to some of the most violent clashes in years, including in the Sur district.The opposition has accused President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party of seeking to quash dissent by jailing opposition members and critics since a 2016 failed coup. The government has said its actions are justified by threats which Turkey faces.Two other lawmakers from the HDP and one from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) were jailed in June, after parliament stripped them of their status as deputies due convictions against them.Eleven HDP deputies had their status removed before a parliamentary election in 2018.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Foreign Ministry: We will work to open an embassy in Bahrain soon

Iran said on Saturday that Bahrain 's move to normalize relations with Israel meant it would be complicit in Israeli policies which threatened regional security , Iranian state TV reported .
Israel 's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan had a conversation with Bahrain 's ambassador to the UN , Jamal Fares Alrowaiei .
Israel 's Mission to the UN called the conversation `` warm '' and said that the two congratulated each other .
The two reportedly `` also agreed to meet to discuss cooperation in the UN on issues of innovation and economic development for the benefit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the circle of peace in the Middle East can lead to a change at the UN as well , '' Erdan said .
`` We are entering a new era in which we can publicly work together on security issues and the economic prosperity of Israel and the Arab countries .
Together , we will face the challenges that threaten stability in the Middle East . ''
“ We are starting a historic process and we plan to promote the institution of full relations and opening embassies in the two countries as soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel and the UAE , '' Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz said at the time .
“ Movement of people , goods and finance is the central key to realizing the great potential in the relations , ” Ushpiz added .
Israel will work to open `` at least an embassy '' in Bahrain soon , Israeli media reported on Saturday , citing a Foreign Ministry official.Lahav Harkov contributed to this report .

The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump announced that Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel, which Iran has since condemned.
Iran said on Saturday that Bahrain's move to normalize relations with Israel meant it would be complicit in Israeli policies which threatened regional security, Iranian state TV reported.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan had a conversation with Bahrain's ambassador to the UN, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei. Israel's Mission to the UN called the conversation "warm" and said that the two congratulated each other. The two reportedly "also agreed to meet to discuss cooperation in the UN on issues of innovation and economic development for the benefit of the two countries."
"Expanding the circle of peace in the Middle East can lead to a change at the UN as well," Erdan said. "We are entering a new era in which we can publicly work together on security issues and the economic prosperity of Israel and the Arab countries. Together, we will face the challenges that threaten stability in the Middle East."
Shortly after the UAE agreement was struck with Israel last month, a joint US and Israeli delegation flew to the UAE, during which talks were held on opening embassies in the respective countries.
“We are starting a historic process and we plan to promote the institution of full relations and opening embassies in the two countries as soon as possible to strengthen the cooperation between Israel and the UAE," Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz said at the time.
“Movement of people, goods and finance is the central key to realizing the great potential in the relations,” Ushpiz added.
Israel will work to open "at least an embassy" in Bahrain soon, Israeli media reported on Saturday, citing a Foreign Ministry official.Lahav Harkov contributed to this report.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Two dead, nine residents sick from coronavirus at northern nursing home

Two elderly people died after the succumbing to the novel coronavirus at a nursing home in the north of Israel @ @ @ @ @ .
The two elderly people died at the nursing home Beit HaZayit at Kibbutz Shomrat @ @ @ @ @ of Israel .
Nine other residents , in addition to staff members , have also @ @ @ @ @ , according to Ynet .

Two elderly people died after the succumbing to the novel coronavirus at a nursing home in the north of Israel, Ynet reported on Saturday.
The two elderly people died at the nursing home Beit HaZayit at Kibbutz Shomrat located in the Galil region of Israel.
Nine other residents, in addition to staff members, have also been infected with the coronavirus, according to Ynet.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Man 34, dies in suspected stabbing attack, police arrest relative

A man , 34 , was evacuated from his home in the Arab town of Kafr Kanna to the Italian @ @ @ @ @ wounds on his body , according to a police report .
The man was pronounced @ @ @ @ @ the hospital .
A relative of the man , 43 , was arrested at the @ @ @ @ @ , and an investigation was opened against the suspect .

A man, 34, was evacuated from his home in the Arab town of Kafr Kanna to the Italian hospital in Nazareth with stab wounds on his body, according to a police report.
The man was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.
A relative of the man, 43, was arrested at the scene shortly after police arrived, and an investigation was opened against the suspect.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--UAE reports 1,007 new COVID-19 cases, highest since outbreak

The United Arab Emirates on Saturday reported 1,007 new cases of the coronavirus , its highest daily number since the @ @ @ @ @ last month , there had been a generally falling trend after the UAE 's new @ @ @ @ @ in May , but numbers have surged from 164 cases on Aug. 3 .

The United Arab Emirates on Saturday reported 1,007 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest daily number since the pandemic broke out.
Until last month, there had been a generally falling trend after the UAE's new daily cases peaked at 994 in May, but numbers have surged from 164 cases on Aug. 3.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Iran’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 23,000

The total number of identified cases spiked by 2,139 in the last 24 hours to 399,940 in one of the @ @ @ @ @ , Sima Sadat Lari was quoted as saying .

The total number of identified cases spiked by 2,139 in the last 24 hours to 399,940 in one of the Middle East's worst-hit countries, Sima Sadat Lari was quoted as saying.
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose by 116 to 23,029, a health ministry spokeswoman told state TV on Saturday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Russia reports 5,488 new coronavirus cases, 119 deaths

Russia reported 5,488 new coronavirus cases on Saturday , bringing the tally to 1,057,362 , the fourth largest in the @ @ @ @ @ people had died in the past 24 hours , pushing official total fatalities to 18,484 @

Russia reported 5,488 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the tally to 1,057,362, the fourth largest in the world.
Authorities said 119 people had died in the past 24 hours, pushing official total fatalities to 18,484.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Spanish princess quarantined after classmate diagnosed with COVID-19

The 14-year-old daughter of King Felipe will be tested for coronavirus like other pupils in her class at the Santa @ @ @ @ @ in Madrid .
The king and Queen Letizia will continue their royal duties for the @ @ @ @ @ the royal household said , as Spain struggles to control a surge in coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ returned to school last week but some have closed or classes been sent home after @ @ @ @ @ , while authorities in Galicia delayed the start of term by a week for pupils @ @ @ @ @ Spain reported 4,708 new coronavirus infections on Friday , bringing its cumulative total to 566,326 @ @ @ @ @ Europe , as its total COVID-19 death toll rose to 29,747 .

The 14-year-old daughter of King Felipe will be tested for coronavirus like other pupils in her class at the Santa María de los Rosales school in Madrid.
The king and Queen Letizia will continue their royal duties for the moment, a spokesman for the royal household said, as Spain struggles to control a surge in coronavirus cases.
Eight million Spanish children returned to school last week but some have closed or classes been sent home after pupils tested positive for COVID-19, while authorities in Galicia delayed the start of term by a week for pupils aged 14 to 18.
Spain reported 4,708 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing its cumulative total to 566,326, the highest in western Europe, as its total COVID-19 death toll rose to 29,747.
Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, has gone into quarantine after a classmate at her school tested positive for COVID-19, the royal household said on Saturday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,630 to 258,480- RKI

The death toll rose by five to 9,347 , the tally showed .

The death toll rose by five to 9,347, the tally showed.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,630 to 258,480, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 28.33 million, death toll at 910,299

More than 28.33 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 910,299 have died, according to a Reuters tally.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Australia coronavirus deaths pass 800 but new daily infections fall

MELBOURNE - Deaths related to the novel coronavirus in Australia reached 803 on Saturday, but new daily infections in the country's largest hot spot continued to fall.Victoria state, the epicentre of the outbreak, reported six new deaths related to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 716, or more than 90% of all deaths in Australia.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Driver killed in crash near Beit Jann

Driver killed in crash near Beit Jann

A 23-year-old driver was killed in a car crash near Beit Jann when his car flipped .
After attempts to @ @ @ @ @ Magen David Adom team declared him dead at the scene .

A 23-year-old driver was killed in a car crash near Beit Jann when his car flipped. After attempts to resuscitate the driver, a Magen David Adom team declared him dead at the scene.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Balfour protest: Nine protesters arrested and detained by the police

`` Nine protesters arrested for violating public order and some for assaulting police officers , '' reported the Jerusalem police @ @ @ @ @ a man tied himself around his neck with a lock to one of the pillars @ @ @ @ @ time , and due to the danger to his life , a police team was @ @ @ @ @ rescued him .
It was also reported that despite the police request near midnight to @ @ @ @ @ of the protesters refused to leave and the police was forced to evacuate them .

During the protest, a man tied himself around his neck with a lock to one of the pillars, apparently for a long time. Due to the danger to his life, a police team was called to the scene and to rescue him.
Around midnight, the police announced to the remaining protesters that they are opening the intersection and the roads to normal traffic.
Despite police requests, some of the protesters refused to leave the intersection, and police were forced to evacuate them.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Pompeo: US 'deeply concerned' over Turkey actions in east Med

Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean have risen over claims and counter claims pitting Turkey against Greece and Cyprus to maritime @ @ @ @ @ in natural gas .
`` Countries in the region need to resolve disagreements including on @ @ @ @ @ maritime issues diplomatically and peacefully , '' Pompeo said in a fleeting trip to Cyprus @ @ @ @ @ he met with President Nicos Anastasiades .

The United States remains 'deeply concerned' about Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, urging a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean have risen over claims and counter claims pitting Turkey against Greece and Cyprus to maritime areas thought to be rich in natural gas.
"Countries in the region need to resolve disagreements including on security and energy resource and maritime issues diplomatically and peacefully," Pompeo said in a fleeting trip to Cyprus on Saturday night, where he met with President Nicos Anastasiades.
"Increased military tensions help no one but adversaries who would like to see division in transatlantic unity," he said.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Smoke from Beirut port fire remains, 'no danger to city' - source

A pall of smoke could be seen rising above Beirut's port overnight on Saturday, just two days after a large fire erupted and engulfed large parts of the Lebanese capital in a cloud of smoke and ash.A security source told Reuters the smoke was coming from remnants of Thursday's blaze, which reignited on Saturday. Firefighters, who have been stationed at the scene since Thursday, were putting out the embers, the source said, adding that there was no immediate danger to the city.George Abou Moussa, head of Lebanon's civil defense, said there was nothing to worry about.Local media carried images of a small fire and smoke emanating from the devastated port.Thursday's blaze, which began in the shattered duty-free zone of the port, came weeks after a massive blast devastated the port and ruined a swathe of the city. It prompted some residents, still traumatised by last month's explosion that had itself followed a port fire, to flee the city.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Balfour protests: Organizers reports 25,000 demonstrators on Saturday night

Organizers of the protest in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's residence in Balfour , Jerusalem , said that @ @ @ @ @ to the demonstration on Saturday night .
The evaluation was performed by distributing bracelets to @ @ @ @ @ them , 4,000 bracelets were distributed during the march and about 20,500 bracelets were distributed @ @ @ @ @

Organizers of the protest in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Balfour, Jerusalem, said that about 25,000 people had come to the demonstration on Saturday night.
The evaluation was performed by distributing bracelets to each demonstrator.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Tropper enters quarantine after D-G tests positive for coronavirus

Culture and Sport Minister Chilli Tropper will enter quarantine after Culture and Sport Ministry Director-General Raz Freulich tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ Saturday evening .
Tropper is reportedly in good condition and tested negative for the virus @ @ @ @ @ is expected to remain in quarantine until next Sunday .

Culture and Sport Minister Chilli Tropper will enter quarantine after Culture and Sport Ministry Director-General Raz Freulich tested positive for coronavirus, Ynet reported on Saturday evening.
Tropper is reportedly in good condition and tested negative for the virus several days ago. He is expected to remain in quarantine until next Sunday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Palestinian Authority recalls ambassador from Bahrain - report

The Palestinian Authority recalled its ambassador from Bahrain in response to the kingdom establishing diplomatic relations with Israel , Walla @ @ @ @ @ Walla , Palestinian Ambassador Khaled Aref has left the country and is on his way @ @ @ @ @

The Palestinian Authority recalled its ambassador from Bahrain in response to the kingdom establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, Walla reported Saturday.
According to Walla, Palestinian Ambassador Khaled Aref has left the country and is on his way back to the PA.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Israel, Morocco to establish direct flights - report

Israel and Morocco are expected to establish direct flights as the next step in US President Donald Trump 's normalization @ @ @ @ @ .

Israel and Morocco are expected to establish direct flights as the next step in US President Donald Trump's normalization efforts, N12 reported Saturday.
This is a developing story.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Trump to visit California for briefing on wildfires on Monday

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will visit California on Monday to be briefed on wildfires sweeping the western United States that have killed at least 25 people, White House spokesman Judd Deere said on Twitter.The firestorms, some of the largest on record in California and Oregon, were driven by high winds that howled across the region for days in the midst of record-breaking heat.Trump will visit California after traveling to Nevada for a fund-raiser and a pair of rallies for his re-election campaign.He has been sharply critical of California in the past for allowing conditions that he says permit wildfires. "Maybe we’re just going to have to make them pay for it because they don’t listen to us," Trump said during a rally last month.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel enters quarantine

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel entered quarantine after one of his staffers tested positive for coronavirus , the minister 's office @ @ @ @

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel entered quarantine after one of his staffers tested positive for coronavirus, the minister's office said Saturday evening.
Hendel reportedly tested negative for the virus.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Coronavirus update: 3,962 new cases over Shabbat

There were 3,962 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed on Friday, the Health Ministry reported Saturday night.Of the sick, 492 are in serious condition, including 138 who are intubated.The death toll spiked to 1,101.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Five illegal raves dispersed by police over weekend

Police dispersed at least five illegal raves over the weekend .
Three raves were dispersed in Mateh Yahuda Regional Council @ @ @ @ @ Two gatherings were dispersed near Shoham and Elad .
The gatherings were dispersed due to @ @ @ @ @ 's coronavirus regulations .
Several suspects have been arrested for drug possession .

Police dispersed at least five illegal raves over the weekend. Three raves were dispersed in Mateh Yahuda Regional Council in the Jerusalem District. Two gatherings were dispersed near Shoham and Elad.
The gatherings were dispersed due to noncompliance with the Health Ministry's coronavirus regulations. Several suspects have been arrested for drug possession.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Iran warns of 'harsh revenge' against Bahrain by Bahrainis, Palestinians

Iran 's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Bahrain would face `` harsh revenge '' from its own people and @ @ @ @ @ Arab state 's move to normalize ties with Israel .
`` The executioner ruler of @ @ @ @ @ revenge of the Mujahideen ( Islamic fighters ) aiming to liberate Quds ( Jerusalem ) @ @ @ @ @ of this country , '' the Guards said in a statement posted on their website @

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Bahrain would face "harsh revenge" from its own people and the Palestinians over the Gulf Arab state's move to normalize ties with Israel.
"The executioner ruler of Bahrain should await the harsh revenge of the Mujahideen (Islamic fighters) aiming to liberate Quds (Jerusalem) and the proud Muslim nation of this country," the Guards said in a statement posted on their website.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Belarus police detain dozens of protesters at anti-government rally

Belarus police detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as thousands of people gathered in the capital Minsk demanding the release of a jailed opposition leader , the latest in a wave of mass protests following a disputed election .
Maria Kolesnikova , 38 , has emerged as a key opposition figure after others were either jailed or forced out of the country , including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who challenged President Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election .
Protesters say the Aug. 9 election was rigged to hand Lukashenko a phony landslide win and that Tsikhanouskaya - who has since fled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lukashenko , who has been in power for 26 years , denies this and has said foreign powers are behind the protests .
At least 5,000 protesters , many of them women , gathered in central Minsk on Saturday , chanting `` Go away ! ''
in reference to Lukashenko , and `` Masha '' - a common alternative for Maria - in support of Kolesnikova , a Reuters witness said .
`` Sveta is my president , Masha is my queen , '' read one of the slogans held up in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the protests started at 1200 GMT , putting at least 40 into police vans in the first hour of the rally alone , according to the witness .
Kolesnikova was driven to the Ukrainian border earlier last week after being seen snatched off the streets of Minsk and into a van by masked men .
According to two allies who were with her , she prevented being expelled from Belarus by tearing her passport up into small pieces and throwing it out of a car window .
She is now detained in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison term over accusations of trying to seize power illegally .
Tsikhanouskaya , who stood against Lukashenko in place of her better-known husband who was detained before election , called on Saturday for the police to stop cracking down on dissent .

Belarus police detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as thousands of people gathered in the capital Minsk demanding the release of a jailed opposition leader, the latest in a wave of mass protests following a disputed election.
Maria Kolesnikova, 38, has emerged as a key opposition figure after others were either jailed or forced out of the country, including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who challenged President Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election.
Protesters say the Aug. 9 election was rigged to hand Lukashenko a phony landslide win and that Tsikhanouskaya - who has since fled to Lithuania - was the real winner. Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, denies this and has said foreign powers are behind the protests.
At least 5,000 protesters, many of them women, gathered in central Minsk on Saturday, chanting "Go away!" in reference to Lukashenko, and "Masha" - a common alternative for Maria - in support of Kolesnikova, a Reuters witness said.
"Sveta is my president, Masha is my queen," read one of the slogans held up in the crowd.
Police starting detaining people shortly after the protests started at 1200 GMT, putting at least 40 into police vans in the first hour of the rally alone, according to the witness.
Kolesnikova was driven to the Ukrainian border earlier last week after being seen snatched off the streets of Minsk and into a van by masked men.
According to two allies who were with her, she prevented being expelled from Belarus by tearing her passport up into small pieces and throwing it out of a car window. She is now detained in Minsk, and faces a potential long prison term over accusations of trying to seize power illegally.
Tsikhanouskaya,who stood against Lukashenko in place of her better-known husband who was detained before election, called on Saturday for the police to stop cracking down on dissent.
"Violence you are putting on women is disgraceful," she said in a statement. "Anyone who commits a crime against peaceful protesters will be called to answer."


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Gabi Ashkenazi speaks with Bahraini foreign minister

The ministers spoke following the normalization agreement between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain .

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi spoke with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid AlZayani, Israeli media reported.
The ministers spoke following the normalization agreement between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Astrazeneca says trials of COVID vaccine resuming

British clinical trials for the AstraZeneca and Oxford University coronavirus vaccine have resumed following confirmation by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) that it was safe to do so, the company said on Saturday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--UK counter-terrorism police arrest man over London package

Police said the man , in his 20s , had been arrested by armed officers in Cambridge , central England @ @ @ @ @ sent to a property in Cricklewood in north London on Thursday .
`` Specialist officers @ @ @ @ @ was assessed to be a small improvised explosive device , '' they said in a @ @ @ @ @ being questioned at a south London police station while two addresses in Cambridge are being @ @ @ @ @ risk to the local community , police said .

Police said the man, in his 20s, had been arrested by armed officers in Cambridge, central England, over the suspicious item sent to a property in Cricklewood in north London on Thursday.
"Specialist officers attended and made safe what was assessed to be a small improvised explosive device," they said in a statement.
The man is being questioned at a south London police station while two addresses in Cambridge are being searched. There was no risk to the local community, police said.
British police said counter-terrorism officers arrested a man on Saturday on suspicion of attempting to cause an explosion over a package sent to an address in north London earlier this week.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Ambulance hits landmine in southern Mali, killing six

Six civilians , including a pregnant woman , were killed in southern Mali when the ambulance they were traveling in struck a landmine , the health ministry said on Saturday .
It was not clear who was responsible for laying the mine , but the incident on Friday represented a first for the southern Sikasso region , said Mama Coumare , the ministry 's secretary-general .
Militants linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State routinely attack soldiers and civilians in northern and central Mali , but the country 's south has been largely spared .
`` The ambulance had left Yorosso @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Coumare told Reuters .
`` All the passengers were killed - six deaths , mostly women . ''
Military officers overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita last month , decrying , among other things , his failure to address worsening insecurity caused by the jihadists and ethnic militias .
The violence has destabilized neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger too despite the presence of thousands of French troops and United Nations peacekeepers in the semi-arid Sahel region .
Eight civilians from the Dogon ethnic group were killed on Wednesday by suspected jihadist fighters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local officials said .
The attack followed a lull of several weeks in tit-for-tat killings between rival ethnic groups in central Mali that coincided with peace talks brokered by al-Qaeda-linked militants .

Six civilians, including a pregnant woman, were killed in southern Mali when the ambulance they were traveling in struck a landmine, the health ministry said on Saturday.
It was not clear who was responsible for laying the mine, but the incident on Friday represented a first for the southern Sikasso region, said Mama Coumare, the ministry's secretary-general.
Militants linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State routinely attack soldiers and civilians in northern and central Mali, but the country's south has been largely spared.
"The ambulance had left Yorosso to bring a pregnant woman to Boura," Coumare told Reuters. "All the passengers were killed - six deaths, mostly women."
Military officers overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita last month, decrying, among other things, his failure to address worsening insecurity caused by the jihadists and ethnic militias.
The violence has destabilized neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger too despite the presence of thousands of French troops and United Nations peacekeepers in the semi-arid Sahel region.
Eight civilians from the Dogon ethnic group were killed on Wednesday by suspected jihadist fighters in central Mali's Mopti region, local officials said.
The attack followed a lull of several weeks in tit-for-tat killings between rival ethnic groups in central Mali that coincided with peace talks brokered by al-Qaeda-linked militants.
Negotiations about a transition back to civilian rule after the Aug. 18 coup were due to wrap up on Saturday following consideration of a proposal calling for the ruling junta to appoint an interim president to govern for the next two years.


jerusalempost--2020-09-12--Arson suspected in Arab town fire in Galilee

Officials suspect arson is the cause of a fire that in Kafr Yasif , an Arab town in the western @ @ @ @ @ reported on Saturday afternoon .
According to the media outlet , a fire broke out @ @ @ @ @ the village , with at least ten vehicles catching on fire .
Four fire brigades @ @ @ @ @ .

Officials suspect arson is the cause of a fire that in Kafr Yasif, an Arab town in the western Galilee, Walla! News reported on Saturday afternoon.
According to the media outlet, a fire broke out at a salvage yard in the village, with at least ten vehicles catching on fire. Four fire brigades are currently on the scene.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus found in northern Israel again

`` Ahead of the High Holy Days , we call on authorities to urgently handle sites in which affected mosquitoes @ @ @ @ @ Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel .
`` It is known that in areas in which @ @ @ @ @ streams and reservoirs of standing water , the risk of mosquitoes developing is higher .
@ @ @ @ @ public be vigilant , take all measures to prevent mosquito bites and pests and report @ @ @ @ @ authority . ''
`` The intensification of the climate crisis will lead to the creation @ @ @ @ @ development of mosquito pests at a higher frequency , and therefore it is important to @ @ @ @ @ for additional pests such as sewage breaches and stagnant water accumulation , '' added Gamliel @ @ @ @ @ in a reservoir near Kibbutz HaSolelim and Nahal Yiftah'el , the Ramat David reservoir next @ @ @ @ @ Ramat David , Nahal Mizra near the town of Nahalal and Nahal Adashim next to @ @ @ @ @ .

"Ahead of the High Holy Days, we call on authorities to urgently handle sites in which affected mosquitoes were found," said Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel. "It is known that in areas where there are an abundance of streams and reservoirs of standing water, the risk of mosquitoes developing is higher. It is important that the public be vigilant, take all measures to prevent mosquito bites and pests, and report these pests to the local authority.
"The intensification of the climate crisis will lead to the creation of ideal conditions for the development of mosquito pests at a higher frequency, and therefore it is important to prevent the formation of conditions for additional pests, such as sewage breaches and stagnant water accumulation," she said.
The mosquitoes were found in a reservoir near Kibbutz HaSolelim and Nahal Yiftah'el, the Ramat David reservoir next to Nahal Tzvi and Kibbutz Ramat David, Nahal Mizra near the town of Nahalal and Nahal Adashim next to the town of Tel Adashim.
Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus were found in four locations in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel for the second time in a month, the Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Health Minister Edelstein: I will not allow changes to lockdown plan

`` I will not allow the program to be negotiated , '' Health Minister Yuli Edelstein stressed at the start of the meeting .
`` I say clearly at the beginning of this discussion : if the plan is not accepted , I will withdraw it and not bring alternative plans .
`` The coronavirus is neither a political or populist matter , it is a matter of life and death , '' he continued .
`` I suggest to anyone who claims otherwise , to tour coronavirus wards and see the situation for themselves . ''
He added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by next Tuesday there will be no public restrictions , the price of which would be several thousand dead .
`` I will not give into pressure just to please such and such people , '' he stressed .
A fight broke out between the director-generals of the Health and Finance ministries as the meeting prepared to commence , N12 reported , over whether to allow businesses to stay open or not .
According to the plan , they are supposed to be shuttered - except for essential services - for the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's words came after ministers from across the spectrum made their voices heard – which indicates that there is little consensus about the plan passed last Thursday by the The government is convening Sunday morning to make a final decision about whether Israel will go into l ockdown over the High Holy Days `` I will not allow the program to be negotiated , '' Health Minister Yuli Edelstein stressed at the start of the meeting .
`` I say clearly at the beginning of this discussion : if the plan is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not bring alternative plans .
`` The coronavirus is neither a political or populist matter , it is a matter of life and death , '' he continued .
`` I suggest to anyone who claims otherwise , to tour coronavirus wards and see the situation for themselves .
`` He added that if the plan is withdrawn , then by next Tuesday there will be no public restrictions , the price of which would be several thousand dead .
`` I will not give into pressure just to please such and such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out between the director-generals of the Health and Finance ministries as the meeting prepared to commence , N12 reported , over whether to allow businesses to stay open or not .
According to the plan , they are supposed to be shuttered - except for essential services - for the first two weeks of the closure.Edelstein 's words came after ministers from across the spectrum made their voices heard – which indicates that there is little consensus about the plan passed last Thursday by the coronavirus cabinet .
Earlier in the day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United Torah Judaism ) announced he is resigning from the coalition , writing in his resignation letter that he believed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intended from the start to have a full lockdown during the holidays out of a lack of appreciation for religious observance in comparison to other issues that are not being harmed in the fight against coronavirus .
`` My heart is with the thousands of Jews who come to synagogue once a year and this year wo n't come at all due to the lockdown , '' Litzman wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the holidays in every possible forum and emphasized that if there is a need for a full lockdown , it should not wait for a rise of infection to get to this pace . ''
He said a closure should have been carried out a month ago and not during the High Holy Days .
He added that when he made his original plea to coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu , the commissioner denied that this was his intention .
Litzman said that in retrospect he was proven correct .
`` That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve as a minister and I decided to resign from the government and return to the Knesset , '' he concluded .
Via the Norwegian Law , Litzman quit the Knesset and was replaced by the next candidate on the UTJ list , Eliyahu Baruchi , who will automatically leave the Knesset when Litzman 's resignation letter becomes official .
Netanyahu responded that he respects Litzman and his decision .
`` We have to move forward and make the necessary decisions needed for Israel during the coronavirus era , and that is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he told ministers at the start of the cabinet meeting .
The resignation would take effect in 48 hours .
Litzman is not the only minister who has spoken out against the closure .
Others , such as Science & Technology Minister Izhar Shay ( Blue and White ) and Economy Minister Amir Peretz ( Labor ) , say the harm to the Israeli economy will be too severe for the country to recover .
Earlier in the day , Housing and Construction Minister Ya'acov Litzman ( United Torah Judaism ) announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing in his resignation letter that he believed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intended from the start to have a full lockdown during the holidays out of a lack of appreciation for religious observance in comparison to other issues that are not being harmed in the fight against coronavirus .
`` My heart is with the thousands of Jews who come to synagogue once a year and this year wo n't come at all due to the lockdown , '' Litzman wrote .
`` I warned against a lockdown during the holidays in every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a need for a full lockdown , it should not wait for a rise of infection to get to this pace .
`` He said a closure should have been carried out a month ago and not during the High Holy Days .
He added that when he made his original plea to coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu , the commissioner denied that this was his intention .
Litzman said that in retrospect he was proven correct .
`` That is why I can not continue to serve as a minister and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and return to the Knesset , '' he concluded.Via the Norwegian Law , Litzman quit the Knesset and was replaced by the next candidate on the UTJ list , Eliyahu Baruchi , who will automatically leave the Knesset when Litzman 's resignation letter becomes official.Netanyahu responded that he respects Litzman and his decision .
`` We have to move forward and make the necessary decisions needed for Israel during the coronavirus era , and that is what we will do at this meeting , '' he told ministers at the start of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 48 hours.Litzman is not the only minister who has spoken out against the closure .
Others , such as Science & Technology Minister Izhar Shay ( Blue and White ) and Economy Minister Amir Peretz ( Labor ) , say the harm to the Israeli economy will be too severe for the country to recover .
But Edelstein has said that `` I have signed the proposal that will be submitted to the government ... and I say unequivocally - there will be no negotiations . ''
Furthermore , the number of serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hospitals at risk , a report by the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center .
“ The hospitals ’ safety net has been significantly reduced , which creates a danger to the stability of the healthcare system , ” the report sad .
The total number of serious patients in the hospitals has increased by 51 in the last two weeks .
The report further indicated that the average number of new patients per day has jumped to 2,651 and that the number of infected people is doubling every week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the word collapsing , '' Dr. Michael ( Miki ) Halberthal , the head of Rambam Medical Center said at the cabinet meeting , according to The Jerusalem Post 's sister paper , Maariv , `` but the situation requires immediate closure . ''
But just like the ministers , the heads of hospitals can not agree either .
`` The solution is not to lock down tomorrow , '' the head of Jeruslem 's Shaare Zedek hospital told the cabinet .
The head of Sheba Medical Center said that his hospital is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the head of Rabin Medical Center also contradicted the Rambam head : `` The trend has indeed changed since mid-August but this is not a collapse of the hospital system .
There is unnecessary anxiety .
A full closure is not required . ''
There are a growing number of patients between the ages of 40 and 50 , the report showed .
Still , 12 % of sick people are over the age of 60 this wave , as opposed to 17 % in the last wave .
`` I do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Dr. Michael ( Miki ) Halberthal , the head of Rambam Medical Center said at the cabinet meeting , according to The Jerusalem Post 's sister paper , Maariv , `` but the situation requires immediate closure .
`` But just like the ministers , the heads of hospitals can not agree either .
`` The solution is not to lock down tomorrow , '' the head of Jeruslem 's Shaare Zedek hospital told the cabinet.The head of Sheba Medical Center said that his hospital is not close to breaking down.And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Rambam head : `` The trend has indeed changed since mid-August but this is not a collapse of the hospital system .
There is unnecessary anxiety .
A full closure is not required . ''
Coronavirus : What will proposed closure look like ?
View expected regulations > > The vote will take place against the backdrop of another day of high infection : Some 2,715 people tested positive on Saturday .
Israel reached a record high number of patients in serious condition with 513 patients , 139 of whom are intubated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Litzman told Netanyahu earlier on Sunday that if the government decides to enact a closure over the holidays to prevent the spread of coronavirus , then his party would leave the coalition .
He first made the comments earlier this month in an interview with Hamodia , a newspaper of the Agudath Israel movement that he heads .
“ The approval of mass demonstrations on Balfour along with the opening of cultural centers , while placing continued restrictions on synagogues and preventing travel to Uman , destroyed [ the haredi ] public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Litzman said .
In contrast , Interior Minister Arye Deri ( Shas ) called on his followers to keep whatever directives are handed down by the government .
“ We are dealing with life here… God will help us , if we keep [ the directives ] .
It is not a joke , ” he said .
Deri told stories of great rabbis who died from the virus and condemned those people who have said that coronavirus is not real .
He promised his constituency that the government would do what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not in their usual format .
Still , he told them that this year they would have to make due .
Following receipt of Litzman 's letter , Deri and Knesset speaker Yariv Levin expressed dismay at Litzman 's decision and said they would work to prevent him from leaving the government .
Edelstein also expressed regret at Litzman 's resignation but cautioned `` there is no one here against Judaism .
We are all in favor of fighting the virus . ''
Recall , Litzman previously resigned from the government over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his role .
“ There is no choice , ” he continued .
“ We must close.
” Following receipt of Litzman 's letter , Deri and Knesset speaker Yariv Levin expressed dismay at Litzman 's decision and said they would work to prevent him from leaving the government.Edelstein also expressed regret at Litzman 's resignation but cautioned `` there is no one here against Judaism .
We are all in favor of fighting the virus .
`` Recall , Litzman previously resigned from the government over the desecration of Shabbat but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he wants a scaled back closure : “ I support a night closure in which about 80 % of the economy remains open , ” Peretz said Saturday night .
“ Hundreds of thousands of employees and the self-employed are in existential anxiety .
The economic coronavirus pandemic is no less severe than the health pandemic.
” He said he called on Netanyahu to immediately establish a team and determine a compensation package that is clear to everyone .
SIMILARLY , Tourism Minister Asaf Zamir ( Blue and White ) argued late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the entire country during the holidays is too extreme a step and has economic implications that entire industries will not recover from.
” Zamir lashed out against “ outrageous violations ” of Health Ministry directives , from nightclub parties to weddings , and against the ministers who have failed to be role models .
And , finally , Education Minister Yoav Gallant ( Likud ) is pushing back against just one aspect of the closure : shuttering schools this Wednesday as opposed to Friday , when the rest of the closure is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system and the students of Israel are our future and our advantage , they are not the cause of illness , '' Gallant tweeted Sunday morning .
`` I will demand at the cabinet meeting that studies be held through this coming Friday , in order to allow the students an educational continuum and their parents ' financial stability . ''
On Saturday night , Edelstein was interviewed by N12 's Dana Weiss .
He said that despite the noise , he would not accept any negotiations .
`` As soon as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another , we will collapse the whole proposal and , as a result , we will collapse the health system , '' he said .
Edelstein blamed the public for not keeping directives `` and so we are closing down ...
I know there is a heavy price for the closure .
For three months , we tried to stop it from happening , but we did not succeed.
” The Finance Ministry estimated that the closure would cost the country around NIS 20 billion .
“ No one is a role model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Knesset and government , and this is the result , ” he said .
But he said that he will vote against the decision to impose the closure nevertheless.And , finally , Education Minister Yoav Gallant ( Likud ) is pushing back against just one aspect of the closure : shuttering schools this Wednesday as opposed to Friday , when the rest of the closure is expected to start.On Saturday night , Edelstein was interviewed by N12 's Dana Weiss .
He said that despite the noise , he would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as we start setting conditions for one area or another , we will collapse the whole proposal and , as a result , we will collapse the health system , '' he said.Edelstein blamed the public for not keeping directives `` and so we are closing down ...
I know there is a heavy price for the closure .
For three months , we tried to stop it from happening , but we did not succeed.
” The Finance Ministry estimated that the closure would cost the country around NIS 20 billion .

The country is heading into a three-week nearly total lockdown on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the government determined on Sunday after more than seven hours of heated debate. The closure will go into effect at 2 p.m. on Friday and last through Simchat Torah on October 9.
During the lockdown, the school system will remain closed, except for special education and programs for at-risk youth. People will not be able to venture more than 500 meters from home. Restaurants, shopping centers and businesses that offer leisure and recreational activities will be shut down.
The airport will stay open. The private sector will be allowed to continue working, so long as these businesses follow the Purple Ribbon protocol. The public sector will operate in a limited format like it did in March and April.The airport will stay open.
Finally, there will be a special outline for High Holy Day prayers.
“There are detailed regulations that the government will approve in the next two days,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained during a briefing held shortly after the vote. “I know these steps will take a heavy toll, that this is not the holiday we are used to, and that we will certainly not be able to celebrate with the whole family.”
But he added, “If we are not careful to follow these basic steps the virus will spread… Anyone who does not keep the directives is harming other people.”
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein spoke after the prime minister: "Obviously I should be happy as someone whose offer was accepted, but that is not the case… For three months, I tried to do everything to allow us to live life alongside the coronavirus and keep the number [of sick patients] at levels the health system could live with.
“Unfortunately, that is not the case today,” he continued. “Under the circumstances, we had no choice.”
Edelstein spoke from his home in Herzliya where he is in isolation - and after a lengthy meeting that was not short on accusations against the Health Ministry and coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu for not doing enough to stop the spread of the virus, and that included harsh opposition by many ministers to a closure.
"It is nice that you are raising the red flag now, when hospitals are getting full, but you had to raise that red flag a month or two ago," Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said.
Water Minister Ze’ev Elkin accused Gamzu of "zigzagging all the time" and not presenting clear criteria for how the lockdown will end.
"In the coronavirus cabinet, we were told that for a lockdown to be effective, it takes three to four weeks and not two," Elkin said. "We need to say this honestly to the public."
Some, such as Science & Technology Minister Izhar Shay (Blue and White) and Economy Minister Amir Peretz (Labor), fought against the closure, saying the harm to the Israeli economy will be too severe for the country to recover.
Finance Minister Israel Katz said difficult decisions were being made, because the Health Ministry did not do its job properly. He claimed that a general closure of the Israeli economy would cause heavy damage to businesses and hundreds of thousands of other unemployed.
Peretz called for a scaled back closure: “I support a night closure in which about 80% of the economy remains open,” Peretz said Saturday night. “Hundreds of thousands of employees and the self-employed are in existential anxiety. The economic coronavirus pandemic is no less severe than the health pandemic.”
Minister Itzik Shmuli expressed opposition to a full closure because he claimed it would not stand the public test.
"I propose to better balance health and the economy and strike harder at the centers of illness and not everywhere,” Shmuli said. He also offered that instead of a furlough model, the government would move to a wage subsidy model.
Regional Cooperation Minister Ophir Akunis (Likud) also warned that a full lockdown would be "a disaster for the Israeli economy." He said the economy needed to be restored as soon as possible after the holidays.
Similarly, Tourism Minister Asaf Zamir (Blue and White) argued late Saturday night that “a full closure of the entire country during the holidays is too extreme a step and has economic implications that entire industries will not recover from.”
Zamir also lashed out against “outrageous violations” of Health Ministry directives, from nightclub parties to weddings, and against the ministers who have failed to be role models.
“No one is a role model here, including some of my colleagues in the Knesset and government, and this is the result,” he said. But he said that he will vote against the decision to impose the closure, nevertheless.
Even before the meeting, in the morning, Housing and Construction Minister Ya'acov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) announced that he is resigning from the coalition, writing in his resignation letter that he believed Netanyahu intended from the start to have a full lockdown during the holidays out of a lack of appreciation for religious observance in comparison to other issues that are not being harmed in the fight against coronavirus.
"My heart is with the thousands of Jews who come to synagogue once a year and this year won't come at all due to the lockdown," Litzman wrote. "I warned against a lockdown during the holidays in every possible forum and emphasized that if there is a need for a full lockdown, it should not wait for a rise of infection to get to this pace."
He said a closure should have been carried out a month ago and not during the High Holy Days. He added that when he made his original plea to Gamzu, the commissioner denied that this was his intention. Litzman said that in retrospect he was proven correct.
"That is why I cannot continue to serve as a minister and I decided to resign from the government and return to the Knesset," he concluded.
Via the Norwegian Law, Litzman quit the Knesset and was replaced by the next candidate on the UTJ list, Eliyahu Baruchi, who will automatically leave the Knesset when Litzman's resignation letter becomes official.
The resignation is not final. If carried through, it will take effect in 48 hours.
"I am very sorry about the decision of Minister Litzman to step down," Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting. "I really value Ya'acov Litzman, but I also respect his decision. Nonetheless, we need to continue to make decisions on behalf of the State of Israel."
In addition to the battle over the lockdown, during the meeting there was also a colorful debate over whether to allow protests to continue.
"Gathering is gathering," charged Internal Security Minister Amir Ohana (Likud), "so it should be forbidden to everyone, including protesters."
In response, Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn (Blue and White) said that the country could not stop people from protesting against it.
Minister David Amsalem (Likud) actually yelled at Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit for saying that demonstrations should not be stopped.
“Take responsibility for the disease,” Amsalem charged, “public trust is damaged by the demonstrations."
Mandelblit responded: "Demonstrations cannot be prevented. It is not a matter of quantity but of quality."
Acting Police Commissioner Motti Cohen requested that the government design a clear outline for the demonstrations.
“The police officer at the end should receive clear instructions,” Cohen said. “It is not his job to determine who will demonstrate and who will not."
"The top officials of the Ministry of Health unanimously agree that the demonstrations as they take place today are a danger to health. Public trust is required here, and we need one rule for everyone," Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kish added.
Gamzu said he could design such an outline.
The vote on a lockdown came after last Thursday’s coronavirus cabinet meeting, at which hospital heads from throughout the country raised a red flag and said that the situation in their coronavirus units and among their staff was becoming unsustainable.
A report published Sunday by the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center supported those statements: “The hospitals’ safety net has been significantly reduced, which creates a danger to the stability of the healthcare system.”
Furthermore, the number of serious patients is increasing, which puts the country’s hospitals at risk, the report said, noting that the number of serious patients in the hospitals has increased by 51 in the last two weeks.
At the same time, the Health Ministry reported another day of high infection: Some 2,715 people tested positive on Saturday. Israel reached a record high number of patients in serious condition with 513 patients, 139 of whom are intubated. The death toll stands at 1,108.
"I do not want to use the word collapsing," Dr. Michael (Miki) Halberthal, the head of Rambam Medical Center, said at a cabinet meeting, according to The Jerusalem Post's sister paper, Maariv, "but the situation requires immediate closure."
However, on Sunday, several of the hospital heads nearly contradicted Halberthal, such as deputy director-general of Sheba Medical Center, Prof. Arnon Afek, who said that his hospital is not close to breaking down.
Further, the head of Rabin Medical Center also contradicted Halberthal: "The trend has indeed changed since mid-August, but this is not a collapse of the hospital system. There is unnecessary anxiety. A full closure is not required."
Netanyahu, however, still seemed to believe that immediate action was required.
“Senior officials in the Health Ministry raised a red flag on Thursday,” he said at the Sunday briefing. “They warned us that the number of serious patients is climbing, and the winter is getting nearer.”
He said it is not a problem of respirators or beds, but a problem of human wear and tear on the health system staff.
At the start of the meeting, Edelstein also expressed that the country was in a state of emergency and if the ministers made more than “cosmetic changes” he would withdraw any proposal from the table.
"I will not allow the program to be negotiated," Edelstein stressed at the start of the meeting. "I say clearly at the beginning of this discussion: if the plan is not accepted, I will withdraw it and not bring alternative plans.
"The coronavirus is neither a political or populist matter, it is a matter of life and death," he continued. "I suggest to anyone who claims otherwise, to tour coronavirus wards and see the situation for themselves."
He added that if the plan is withdrawn, then by next Tuesday there will be no public restrictions, the price of which would be several thousand dead.
"I will not give in to pressure just to please such and such people," he stressed.
Later at the briefing he concluded, “When I am asked, ‘Are you sure that all the difficult things we will go through are not for nothing?’ I say, ‘It depends on all of us.’
“If in those weeks when there are these restrictions - and we, the citizens of Israel, will not abide by the rules and we will not obey the instructions - then the situation will be in vain,” he said. “But if we keep to the simple rules of wearing masks, good hygiene and social distancing… there is light at the end of the tunnel.”


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Teachers Union demands that all schools enter lockdown

`` It is inconceivable that we will all be sitting closed in our homes and only special education teachers will @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Yafeh Ben David , Director-General of the Teachers Union , in a @ @ @ @ @ Edelstein .
Ben David stressed that special education schools can not avoid contact and closeness @ @ @ @ @ these schools serve children from multiple cities and districts , warning that this could lead @ @ @ @ @ among the general public and the staff and children .

"It is inconceivable that we will all be sitting closed in our homes and only special education teachers will go to schools and kindergartens," said Yafeh Ben David, Director-General of the Teachers Union, in a letter to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.
Ben David stressed that special education schools cannot avoid contact and closeness between staff and students and these schools serve children from multiple cities and districts, warning that this could lead to an increase in infections among the general public and the staff and children.
The Teachers Union demanded on Sunday that the government close down all schools during the expected upcoming lockdown, taking issue with the current plan to allow special education to remain open.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Balfour protest: Nine demonstrators arrested and detained by the police

During the protest , a man tied himself around his neck with a lock to one of the pillars , @ @ @ @ @ .
Due to the danger to his life , a police team was called to @ @ @ @ @ him .
Around midnight , the police announced to the remaining protesters that they are @ @ @ @ @ roads to normal traffic .
Despite police requests , some of the protesters refused to @ @ @ @ @ police were forced to evacuate them .

During the protest, a man tied himself around his neck with a lock to one of the pillars, apparently for a long time. Due to the danger to his life, a police team was called to the scene and to rescue him.
Around midnight, the police announced to the remaining protesters that they are opening the intersection and the roads to normal traffic.
Despite police requests, some of the protesters refused to leave the intersection, and police were forced to evacuate them.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Ya'acov Litzman has resigned from the coalition


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Coronavirus claims uncle of Syria's President Assad

Mohamad Makhlouf, a Syrian businessman and uncle of Syrian President Bashir Assad, has died of coronavirus, sources close to the family said.The 88-years-old man was taken to hospital in Damascus on August 23, according to local media reports. His grandson, also called Mohamad Makhlouf, mourned his passing in a message posted to Instagram, AFP has reported.Mahklouf was one of Syria's most prominent businessmen in the 1970s and 80s. His businesses had long been handed on to his son Rami, who has developed a commercial empire estimated to be worth several billion dollars.Syria has officially recorded 3,476 cases of Covid-19, with 150 deaths recorded in Damascus-controlled areas.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Palestinians announce 'day of rage' following Israel-Bahrain deal

The Palestinians have declared on Sunday a 'day of rage' planned for September 15, following the Israel-Bahrain deal that will be signed in Washington, according to Walla News."The Palestinian flag will be raised in all Palestinian cities and refugee camps in Israel and abroad, to emphasize the objection for raising the Israeli flag in Abu Dhabi and Manama," a statement read.The statement also called on Palestinians to hold protests worldwide in front of embassies of the US, Israel, the UAE and Bahrain.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--IDF to hold exercise in the Eilat area starting Sunday afternoon

Starting Sunday afternoon, the IDF will hold a military exercise in the area of Eilat and the nearby Arava villages.The exercise will last several days and is planned to end on Wednesday morning. As part of the logistical preparations for the exercise, roads in the area will be blocked.It is part of the IDF's training plan for 2020 and is meant to maintain the force's preparedness and alertness.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--52-year-old arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old

Israel Police arrested a 52-year-old man from Jerusalem, who allegedly sexually assaulted his wife's 15-year-old daughter on several occasions in the past couple of months.The suspect will remain in custody until September 14, as police continues its investigation.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Sovereignty Movement: Don't make concessions in UAE, Bahrain deals

The movement expressed concern about parts of the agreements regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state or the freezing of @ @ @ @ @ Ministers are being asked by the movement to verify the details of the agreements with @ @ @ @ @ prevent the signing of an agreement `` contrary to the principles of the Likud movement @ @ @ @ @ '' `` We must ask the ministers to check the content of the agreement with @ @ @ @ @ sure that the agreement does not include the establishment of a Palestinian state and/or the @ @ @ @ @ other concession of the Land of Israel G-d forbid , '' the movement said in @ @ @

The movement expressed concern about parts of the agreements regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state or the freezing of construction and settlement development.
Ministers are being asked by the movement to verify the details of the agreements with the two Gulf States and prevent the signing of an agreement "contrary to the principles of the Likud movement and the national camp." Ministers are being asked by the movement to verify the details of the agreements with the two Gulf States and prevent the signing of an agreement "contrary to the principles of the Likud movement and the national camp."
"We must ask the ministers to check the content of the agreement with the Arab states and make sure that the agreement does not include the establishment of a Palestinian state and/or the freezing of settlement and/or any other concession of the Land of Israel G-d forbid," the movement said in a statement.
The Sovereignty Movement called on government ministers to not make any concessions or withdrawals in the agreements that are planned to be signed with the UAE and Bahrain on Tuesday.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Pelephone negotiating with Bahrain cell service providers

Pelephone is conducting negotiations with service providers in Bahrain to provide roaming services for their customers who visit Israel and for Pelephone customers who visit Bahrain, according to Maariv, the Jerusalem Post's sister paper.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--UAE AI university, Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science sign MOU

MoU signed between UAE 's Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel 's Weizmann Institute of Science , @ @ @ @ @ ( Credit : WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE )

MoU signed between UAE's Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, September 12, 2020. (Credit: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE)
The United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and Weizmann Institute of Science have agreed to work together. It is the latest step marking developing relations between the countries.The memorandum of understanding signed between the institutes follows the UAE’s decision a month ago to normalize relations with Israel. Both countries have said they hope normalized ties will bring economic and technological benefits.The MoU is the first signed between Israeli and UAE higher education bodies, UAE state news agency WAM said. The intention is to “advance the development and use of artificial intelligence as a tool for progress.”The memorandum covers a range of opportunities for collaboration between the two institutions, including student and postdoctoral-fellow exchange programs, conferences and seminars, various forms of exchange between researchers, sharing of computing resource and the establishment of a joint virtual institute for artificial intelligence.The collaboration will advance the Weizmann Institute’s flagship project, the Artificial Intelligence Enterprise for Scientific Discovery, which will build on its prominence in mathematics and computer science and is meant to activate the potential of AI to speed up knowledge acquisition in data-heavy endeavors such as biomedicine, environmental research, chemistry and astrophysics.UAE Minister of State Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber praised the collaboration and the potential value of developing AI -based technology.“As a pioneering university, MBZUAI seeks partnerships with leaders in their respective fields to further our collective scientific understanding and push the boundaries of technological innovation,” he said. “Therefore, I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with such a renowned establishment as the Weizmann Institute of Science. Through this MoU we can leverage the expertise of both our institutes towards using artificial intelligence to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from COVID-19 to climate change and beyond.”Weizmann president Prof. Alon Chen praised the collaboration, saying: “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with this unique, pioneering institution and to advance the field of artificial intelligence together. As a neuroscientist, I believe that AI is an extension of the power and intricacy of the human brain into the digital realm. The implications will be vast, affecting our lives, our health and the global economy.“It is said that science knows no borders,” he said. “I have every hope this collaboration between scientists in the same region will be a shining example of this expression and will extend the boundaries of human knowledge.”The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot is one of the world’s top-ranked multidisciplinary research institutions, offering master’s and doctoral-level degrees across five faculties. It is known for its wide-ranging exploration of the natural and exact sciences.Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence was founded in 2019 and is a graduate-level, research-based academic institution located in Abu Dhabi. Named for the UAE crown prince, the university is part of a broader national strategy to make the Emirates a leader in artificial intelligence.


jerusalempost--2020-09-14--Gunman wounds two Los Angeles County deputies in ambush attack

A gunman shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies as they sat in their patrol car late on Saturday in an attack that was captured on video.Footage of the incident released by the sheriff's department showed the suspect approaching the parked vehicle on foot in the city of Compton and firing with a handgun through the passenger side window before running away."The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation," the department said on Twitter. One male deputy and one female deputy sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were in critical condition undergoing surgery overnight, it said. The suspect remains at large."At this point we have a very, very generic description of a dark-skinned male and that came from one of the victims," Captain Kent Wegener told a news conference.The footage of the attack was recorded by a security camera on a nearby metro station, police said.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Turkey says US needs to return to neutral stance on Cyprus

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier this month that the United States would lift a 33-year arms embargo on @ @ @ @ @ cooperation with Nicosia .
During a visit to Cyprus , Pompeo said on Saturday that @ @ @ @ @ '' about Turkey 's actions in the eastern Mediterranean , where it is at a @ @ @ @ @ over maritime areas thought to be rich in natural gas .
`` The memorandum of @ @ @ @ @ and stability in the eastern Mediterranean and will damage the solution of the Cyprus problem @ @ @ @ @ Ministry said .
It added that the recent steps by the United States increased the @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We invite the US to return to the neutrality policy it traditionally follows @ @ @ @ @ and to contribute to the efforts aimed at the solution of the Cyprus issue , @ @ @ @ @

Turkey said early on Monday that the United States needed to return to a neutral stance on Cyprus, after Washington and Nicosia signed a memorandum of understanding to create a training center.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier this month that the United States would lift a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus and deepen its security cooperation with Nicosia. During a visit to Cyprus, Pompeo said on Saturday that Washington remained "deeply concerned" about Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, where it is at a standoff with Greece and Cyprus over maritime areas thought to be rich in natural gas.
"The memorandum of understanding will not serve peace and stability in the eastern Mediterranean and will damage the solution of the Cyprus problem," Turkey's Foreign Ministry said. It added that the recent steps by the United States increased the tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
"We invite the US to return to the neutrality policy it traditionally follows on the island of Cyprus and to contribute to the efforts aimed at the solution of the Cyprus issue," the ministry said.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--IDF general and Chief Medical Officer sent to isolation

Head of Technological and Logistics Directorate in the IDF, Major-General Itzik Turgeman, and Chief Medical Officer, Brigadier General Alon Glazberg will enter self-isolation after being exposed to a coronavirus patient, according to Ynet.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--US CDC reports 193,195 deaths from coronavirus

The CDC 's tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19 , caused by a new coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ Sept. 12 versus its previous report a day earlier .

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 6,467,481 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 40,423 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 807 to 193,195.
The CDC's tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, was of 4 p.m. EDT Sept. 12 versus its previous report a day earlier.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Court releases Border Police accused of robbing, attacking Palestinian

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The court has released four Border Police officers who are accused of robbing and attacking a Palestinian on Sunday, according to Walla.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--French daily COVID-19 cases fall after Saturday record

In a daily website update , the French health ministry also reported the number of arrivals in hospital for COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ risen to 2,464 compared with 2,432 recorded on Saturday .
These included 427 admissions to @ @ @ @ @ past seven days , up from 417 in Saturday 's count , it said .
@ @ @ @ @ France has faced a resurgence of the novel coronavirus , leading the government on Friday @ @ @ @ @ up tests and toughen measures in high-infection zones to avert a return to the general @ @ @ @ @ .
The government has called on individuals to be more vigilant in private situations , @ @ @ @ @ published in French newspaper JDD on Sunday six doctors called for people to avoid private @ @

France's health authorities on Sunday reported 7,183 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from a record 10,561 new infections on Saturday.
In a daily website update, the French health ministry also reported the number of arrivals in hospital for COVID-19 over the past week had risen to 2,464 compared with 2,432 recorded on Saturday.
These included 427 admissions to intensive care units over the past seven days, up from 417 in Saturday's count, it said.
Like other European countries, France has faced a resurgence of the novel coronavirus, leading the government on Friday to promise steps to speed up tests and toughen measures in high-infection zones to avert a return to the general lockdown imposed earlier this year.
The government has called on individuals to be more vigilant in private situations, and in an op-ed piece published in French newspaper JDD on Sunday six doctors called for people to avoid private gatherings.
The death toll since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak this year in French hospitals and nursing homes had reached 30,916, with six deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Beitar Ilit mayor flies to Uman despite the city's 'red light' label

Beitar Ilit Mayor Meir Rubinstein flew to Uman with his whole family on Sunday despite the high coronavirus morbidity rate @ @ @ @ @ reported .
Beitar Ilit is considered a red city under Coronavirus Commissioner Ronni Gamzu 's @ @ @ @ @ a designation that Rubinstein strongly opposed .
Rubinstein and his family flew to Uman on @ @ @ @ @ from Ukraine .

Beitar Ilit Mayor Meir Rubinstein flew to Uman with his whole family on Sunday despite the high coronavirus morbidity rate in his city, N12 reported.
Beitar Ilit is considered a red city under Coronavirus Commissioner Ronni Gamzu's 'traffic light' program, a designation that Rubinstein strongly opposed.
Rubinstein and his family flew to Uman on Sunday despite a travel ban from Ukraine.


jerusalempost--2020-09-13--Turkey's coronavirus death toll exceeds 7,000

The total number of cases in the country rose by 1,527 on Sunday , for a total of 291,162 cases @ @ @ @ @ with 258,833 people recovered from COVID-19 .

The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed.
The total number of cases in the country rose by 1,527 on Sunday, for a total of 291,162 cases, the data showed, with 258,833 people recovered from COVID-19.
Both daily deaths and cases have risen to mid-May levels in recent days. The government has ruled out widespread lockdowns but has announced new measures recently, including banning weddings and other events and limiting the number of passengers allowed on public transport.