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“As part of ‘Rakia’ mission to the International Space Station, I will be taking with me a bag filled with items that have a special meaning to me. It was clear to me that one of these items will be a symbol of Jewish history,” said astronaut Eytan Stibbe.

It requires platforms to clearly state their policies for removing content and blocking users by providing “an available response in the Hebrew language for the investigation of complaints” and to offer a way for users to ask about removal; it also clarifies when they can seek damages in court.

“We will not allow the promotion of boycotts under the disguise of ‘human rights activists’ as Shakir did,” said Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan.

Egypt has 366 cases of the coronavirus; 19 have died so far. Jordan’s number of cases jumped from six to 112 in the past week.

Israel calls sentencing of Naama Issachar, 26, “disproportionate” • Incident comes amid a campaign by Russia to prevent Israel from extraditing a Russian hacker to the United States.

Julie Finkelstein of the Foundation for Jewish Camp says “there is lots of interest on the part of Israelis wanting to come, but they are still waiting,” due to the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.

Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, lessons should have been learned.

A decision to indict the prime minister on corruption charges would “endanger democracy and freedom of the press,” Alan Dershowitz writes in an open letter to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, urging him to “consider the dangerous implications.”

Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip came down in the sea off the Gush Dan coast • Suspect arrested in connection with attempted stabbing near Ariel.

The Ypres city council revoked the permit for the Frontnacht music festival, which was to be held the weekend of Aug. 27-28.

The National Unity Party head's resignation from the emergency government will ultimately have little effect, expert tells JNS.

Hamas’s plan to force Israel to ease the Gaza blockade has failed, but ‎the deadly border riots have trained the international spotlight back ‎on the enclave while Israeli public diplomacy faltered • The next ‎security challenge is the holy month of Ramadan.‎

After attacks on five buildings in two municipalities, including two Democratic party buildings, police arrest and charge Allison Johnson, 45, after releasing photos of a female suspect wanted for questioning.

Lebanese villagers try to stop IDF engineering work near Mount Hermon.