New website lists Israeli professors who support BDS, oppose IDF service
A new English-language website, launched by the NGO Im Tirtzu, provides the names Israeli professors involved in the BDS movement and other activities critical of the state.
“Know the Anti-Israel Israeli Professor” lists 150 academics who accuse...
Tel Aviv mayor says city to recognize, grant benefits to same-sex couples
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai announced on Sunday that the city was instituting a new policy allowing same-sex and non-traditional couples to register for tax, child care and other benefits.
“In honor of Pride Week,...
Israel on edge as COVID-19 numbers start to surge
Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday ordered hospitals to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus as infections climbed to more than 300 per day.
The ministry diagnosed 341 cases in the past 24 hours—the highest...
AIPAC’s biggest Democratic allies break ranks to publicly oppose Israeli annexation
Top congressional Democrats have issued multiple public statements Thursday and Friday expressing their opposition to Israel’s plan to annex part of the West Bank. The pro-Israel organization AIPAC has publicly expressed its opposition to...
New model by Israel Aerospace Industries uses AI to forecast changes in COVID-19 patients
Israeli defense company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a model that predicts changes from one day to the next in the medical status of COVID-19 patients, using artificial intelligence, big data and machine-learning...
Netanyahu: COVID-19 crisis isn’t over, economy will have to wait
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that Israel was not going to lift more restrictions on the economy due to the uptick in the number of new coronavirus cases.
Speaking at the Health...
Israel’s trains to resume operations; cultural events of up to 250 people allowed
Israel’s train service will resume operations under new regulations on June 22 after being shuttered three months ago, the country’s coronavirus Cabinet announced on Wednesday.
Just 500 passengers—75 percent of the railcars’ capacity—will be allowed...
Israeli finance minister: ‘No room’ for another full COVID-19 lockdown
Israeli Finance Minister Israel Katz said there will not be another wide-scale coronavirus lockdown in the country, and that any new measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 will be more narrowly targeted.
“We won’t...
IDF hosts virtual conference with militaries worldwide to discuss pandemic insights
The Israel Defense Forces has in recent days held a video conference—the first of its kind—with militaries around the world to discuss insights on technological trends and operational issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lt. Col....
Incendiary balloons plague Israeli land near Gaza border, sparking new fires
Footage showing the aftermath of an incendiary-balloon attack from Gaza on the fields of Kibbutz Nir Oz has emerged, as local volunteer and professional firefighters have been rushing to put out at least four...