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Twitter announced on December 18, 2017, that it will be enforcing stricter policies on violent and abusive content, such as hateful images or symbols, including those attached to user profiles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
December 3, 2020, 10:17 am
Twitter bans content that ‘dehumanizes’ based on race, national origin
New policy from social media giant would ostensibly root out anti-Semitic tropes, anti-Israel generalizations
By TOI staff and AFP
Jerusalemites wearing face masks shop at the Mamilla mall in Jerusalem on December 1, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 3, 2020, 9:41 am
Daily virus case count tops 1,500 for first time since lockdown eased
2.2% of tests return positive; number of ventilated patients nears 100; taskforce warns Israel on cusp of ‘third wave’
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A neuron network with electrical activity of neuron cells (libre de droit; iStock by Getty Images)
December 3, 2020, 7:03 am
Scientists successfully restore cells to youth, bring back sight in mice
David Sinclair, a Harvard professor of Jewish heritage who co-authored study, says he hopes to turn back time at cellular level, reversing damage caused by injury, disease and age
By AFP and TOI staff
California doctor Taylor Nichols speaks to ABC News (video screenshot)
December 3, 2020, 6:35 am
American Jewish doctor shocked to find Nazi tattoos on COVID-19 patient
Taylor Nichols speaks of the challenge of attending to a man who may not have done the same for him, while ultimately doing everything to save the patient’s life
By AFP and TOI staff
Interior Ministry Aryeh Deri in an interview with the ultra-Orthodox news site Kikar HaShabbat broadcast on May 9, 2020. (Screenshot/Kikar HaShabbat)
December 3, 2020, 6:15 am
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said to secure top jobs for brother, son
Shas leader’s child Yaakov given department to head in World Zionist Organization, while brother promoted to co-chair of Jewish National Fund, Channel 12 reports
By TOI staff
A person wearing a mask runs on a path in front of the Golden Gate Bridge during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
December 3, 2020, 5:18 am
Virus was spreading in US as early as December 2019, new study indicates
As US hospitalizations top 100,000, CDC survey shows antibodies for COVID-19 in blood samples taken more than a month before America’s first case was diagnosed
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Silhouette of a man's head in front of a computer monitor (tommaso79; iStock by Getty Images)
December 3, 2020, 3:59 am
Hackers who breached Israeli insurance firm demand $1m to keep data private
Group warns sum will double every 24 hours, and say they’ll sell the documents if ransom money not paid within 3 days
By TOI staff
South African artists Master KG (R) and Nomcebo Zikode are seen in the music video for 'Jerusalema' (YouTube screenshot)
December 3, 2020, 3:04 am
S. African sensation ‘Jerusalema’ tops 260 million YouTube views
In age of pandemic, the song and its accompanying dance have lit up social media with videos of medical workers, soldiers, clergymen and many more sharing its message of hope
By TOI staff and AFP
Illustrative: Workers prepare a body before a funeral ceremony at a morgue for coronavirus victims, in Holon, on October 28, 2020. (Flash90)
December 3, 2020, 1:01 am
Patient dies of suspected COVID months after being declared virus-free
Nursing home resident, 74, fell seriously ill with coronavirus in August but recovered, tested negative three times, then once again showed symptoms that became fatal
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Eisenkot at a ceremony at Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on January 15, 2019. (Flash90)
December 2, 2020, 11:56 pm
Poll finds party led by ex-IDF chief Eisenkot would snag 15 seats
TV survey predicts list headed by former general and including Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and ex-FM Tzipi Livni would dent support for nearly every faction, from Shas to Joint List
By TOI staff
Israelis wear protectrive face masks in Tel Aviv on December 2, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 2, 2020, 11:11 pm
Pace of virus spread seen accelerating as case numbers mount
National Security Council figures show basic reproduction number nearing 1.2; death toll reaches 2,883
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 2, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 2, 2020, 9:53 pm
Netanyahu urges Gantz to ‘slam the brakes,’ avert new elections
After bill to dissolve Knesset passes initial reading, PM says Blue and White acting like a ‘government within a government,’ refuses to commit to handing over power as promised
By TOI staff
In this picture released by official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, President Hassan Rouhani, second right, parliament speaker Ali Larijani, right, judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, second left, and head of the Assembly of Experts and secretary of Guardian Council Ahmad Jannati listen to the national anthem at the start of the official endorsement ceremony of President Rouhani in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2017. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
December 2, 2020, 8:17 pm
Iranian panel okays bill to end UN nuclear inspections, increase enrichment
Proposal sent to Iran’s president, who says it will harm efforts to restore nuclear accord and receive US sanctions relief; supreme leader has final say on whether it’s implemented
By AP and TOI staff
Yamina MK Naftali Bennett addresses the Knesset plenum on December 2, 2020. (Danny Shem Tov/ Knesset Spokesperson)
December 2, 2020, 7:26 pm
Surging Yamina seeks fast-tracked election as Bennett lashes rivals to-be
Right-wing party leader accuses both Netanyahu and Lapid of failing, with faction looking to capitalize on strong polling numbers ahead of likely early vote
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Knesset on December 1, 2020. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool/Flash90)
December 2, 2020, 6:44 pm
Gantz delays anti-discrimination law after majority of MKs oppose it
Blue and White says it will put the proposal, one of several the party is pushing as coalition appears poised to collapse, to a vote next week instead
By TOI staff
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