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New & Old Foes: Israel Tackles Coronavirus as Hezbollah Resumes Threats

At the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, HonestReporting CEO Daniel Pomerantz spoke about the circumstances that led him to join our…

By September 29, 2020
New & Old Foes: Israel Tackles Coronavirus as Hezbollah Resumes Threats

   

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At the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, HonestReporting CEO Daniel Pomerantz spoke about the circumstances that led him to join our organization. The appearance was reported on Monday by a major Israeli media outlet.

HonestReporting CEO Daniel Pomerantz (Courtesy of Lior Lev Productions)

In 2001, during the Second Intifada, Pomerantz was living in the United States. This was when he saw the New York Times picture of a Druze border policeman protecting a bloodied Yeshiva student who had been attacked by a Palestinian. The caption incorrectly stated that the photo was of an Israeli policeman beating an Arab.

Pomerantz says that immigrating to Israel and joining HonestReporting has enabled him to “express my views and stand by my values in a way that makes feel safe and secure.”

During the conference, HonestReporting’s CEO also detailed the work HR does and how it helps people abroad feel safe when standing up for what they believe in, without sacrificing their friendships or careers.

   

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Israel’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown will last much longer than 10 days, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Tuesday morning. The comments were made amid reports that the Jewish state’s daily per capita death rate has surpassed that of the United States.

Edelstein said that restrictions would eventually be eased slowly, unlike after the country’s first national lockdown when most observers agree the economy was reopened hastily.

Meanwhile, in a post-Yom Kippur statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained that the government was working to bolster the healthcare system so that it is able to accommodate some 1,500 seriously ill COVID-19 patients by October 1.

   

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The Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group dismissed criticism that it is preventing the formation of a new government in Beirut, and instead reiterated its vow to continue waging war against Israel.

Hezbollah rejected French President Emanuel Macron’s call for all Lebanese factions to unite in order to stave off possible economic collapse, and stressed that the organization “is and will remain an army facing Israel and will keep supporting Syria and its people against extremists.”

Macron on Sunday accused Lebanon’s political leaders of “collective betrayal” and of “favoring their partisan and individual interests to the general detriment of the country.” It came after Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib resigned over the weekend.

   

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who has a history of criticizing Israel,  has pulled out of a memorial event honoring late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

The lawmaker had been scheduled to take part in the October 20 virtual commemoration, which is being organized by the Americans for Peace Now organization to mark the 25th anniversary of Rabin’s assassination.

After initially agreeing to address the event, Ocasio-Cortez withdrew following criticism on social media that focused on Rabin’s legacy.

A number of pro-Palestinian groups and activists described the Israeli Nobel Peace Laureate as, among other things, a war criminal due to his role in suppressing the First Palestinian Intifada when he was defense minister from 1987-1990.

   

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Soccer player Diaa Sabia signed a two-year contract with Dubai’s Al-Nasr team, making him the first Israeli to reach an agreement with a club in an Arab country.

The 27-year-old Arab-Israeli had been suiting up for the Chinese Guangzhou R&F.  The transfer fee to the United Arab Emirates-based football club reportedly cost over $2.9 million.

It comes two weeks after Israel’s historic normalization deals with the UAE and Bahrain.

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