Javascript double-click does not work in IE9 and IE11

In my javascript code, single-click opens link in new tab and double-click opens light-box. It works ok in all browsers except in IE9 and IE11. In my first code, both single-click and double-click work but for single-click, IE gives message, "allow pop-up?" I want IE to open the link in new tab w/o the message just like the other browsers. In my second code, single-click works as I want but the second click of double- click in IE gets ignored and ends up working as single-click. Can something be done to remove the issue - either in the first code or in the second code - that I am perhaps missing?

First Code:

                       $('div[id^="jzl_"].short').click(function(e) {
                              var $this = $(this);
                              var currentID = e.target.id;

                              if ($this.hasClass('clicked')) {
                                     $this.removeClass('clicked');
                                     $.colorbox({
                                            href : "getInfo1.php?id=" + currentID,
                                            overlayClose : false,
                                            top : "16%"
                                     });
                                     //$.colorbox({ overlayClose: false });
                                     //alert("Double click");
                                     //here is your code for double click
                              } else {
                                     $this.addClass('clicked');
                                     setTimeout(function() {
                                            if ($this.hasClass('clicked')) {
                                                   $this.removeClass('clicked');
                                                   //                                 alert("Just one click!");
                                                   var jobSite = window.open('', '_blank');
                                                   sleep(1000);
                                                   var redirct = getPage(currentID);
                                                   sleep(1000);
                                                   jobSite.location = redirct;
                                                   //var redirct = getPage(currentID);
                                                   //window.open(redirct, '_newtab' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 999999));
                                            }
                                     }, 500);
                              }
                       });

Second Code:

                       $('div[id^="jzl_"].short').click(function(e) {
                              var $this = $(this);
                              var currentID = e.target.id;
                              var jobSite = window.open('', '_blank');
                              if ($this.hasClass('clicked')) {
                                     $this.removeClass('clicked');
                                     $.colorbox({
                                            href : "getInfo1.php?id=" + currentID,
                                            overlayClose : false,
                                            top : "16%"
                                     });
                                     //$.colorbox({ overlayClose: false });
                                     //alert("Double click");
                                     //here is your code for double click
                              } else {
                                     $this.addClass('clicked');
                                     setTimeout(function() {
                                            if ($this.hasClass('clicked')) {
                                                   $this.removeClass('clicked');
                                                   //                                 alert("Just one click!");
                                                   var redirct = getPage(currentID);
                                                   jobSite.location = redirct;
                                                   //var redirct = getPage(currentID);
                                                   //window.open(redirct, '_newtab' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 999999));
                                            }
                                     }, 500);
                              }
                       });