An insider’s look at ‘corona hotels’ operated by IDF Home Front Command
As the Israeli cabinet weighs increasingly stringent steps to deal with the growing numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases, the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command is playing an increasingly essential part in the state’s...
Aliyah to Israel on the rise, despite COVID-19 and bureaucracy bottlenecks
Israel is seeing a spike in aliyah (immigration to Israel) this year, with a higher number of people interested in moving to the Jewish state compared to previous years. But with COVID-19 wreaking havoc across the...
Soccer legend Lionel Messi to be face of Israel’s OrCam Technologies
Jerusalem-based OrCam Technologies, which develops artificial intelligence-based wearable devices to aid the blind and visually impaired, announced on Wednesday that it was partnering with soccer legend Lionel Messi.
OrCam’s MyEye device can read texts aloud,...
Yad Vashem and University of Notre Dame to advance Holocaust studies
Yad Vashem in Jerusalem is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indiana-based University of Notre Dame and its global network to increase and encourage advanced Holocaust education and research across...
Aliyah to Israel on the rise, despite COVID-19 and bureaucracy bottlenecks
Israel is seeing a spike in aliyah (immigration to Israel) this year, with a higher number of people interested in moving to the Jewish state compared to previous years. But with COVID-19 wreaking havoc across the...
Israir to launch Tel Aviv-Dubai flights in October
The Israeli airline Israir is planning to launch Tel Aviv-Dubai flights beginning in October, pending receipt of an official permit.
Israir says that it will offer Israelis a four-night vacation package starting at $700, according...
Report: US ambassador’s Herzliya residence sold to Sheldon Adelson
The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that it had selected a buyer for the former Chief of Mission Residence in Herzliya.
“The buyer was selected solely on the basis of having submitted the highest and best...
Israel and Chad consult on exchange of ambassadors, upgrading relations
Israel and Chad discussed on Tuesday the possibility of upgrading diplomatic relations, including exchanging ambassadors and for the latter to have an embassy in Jerusalem, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
Netanyahu met...
Israel-South Korea free-trade agreement in final stages
Israel and South Korea are in the final stages of reaching a free-trade agreement in the next few weeks.
Israel’s business daily Globes reported on Tuesday that talks between Jerusalem and Seoul have been ongoing for a...
Curfews, school closures go into effect in 40 Israeli ‘red’ cities
Nightly curfews will go into effect in 40 “red” cities and towns across Israel on Tuesday evening, amid a raft of other regulations aimed at halting the rise in new COVID-19 cases in the...