Israel’s public sector put on ‘emergency footing’; Netanyahu announces ‘economic safety net’
Israel’s public sector will transition to “emergency footing” due to the COVID-19 crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced during a Monday-night press conference in Jerusalem.
Under the new measures, up to 80 percent of...
As coronavirus cases grow, Israel considers a total nationwide lockdown
Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 48 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total to 298. A top health official said the government was considering a general lockdown.
“We may ask people to leave...
New immigrants to Israel jump right in … to a coronavirus quarantine
The first few weeks after making aliyah are typically a flurry of activity, with the newly minted Israeli dashing from government offices to banks to setting up utilities to schools to register the kids, not to...
JNF flies students home from high school program in Israel as restrictions tighten
With new restrictions in Israel as a result of the coronavirus and as uncertainty surrounding the availability of international flights continues to grow, Jewish National Fund-USA released $500,000 from the organization’s endowment to charter...
Israeli lawmakers sworn in to an empty 23rd Knesset
With Israel, like most of the world, reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, a surreal scene took place on Monday as the 23rd Knesset was sworn in to a largely empty chamber.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin...
Israeli health ministry releases Yiddish audio recording to stop spread of COVID-19
דער ישׂראלדיקער געזונט־מיניסטעריום האָט אָנגענומען אַ זעלטענעם שריט צו דערגרייכן די וואַקסנדיקע חסידישע באַפֿעלקערונג, כּדי צו העלפֿן אָפּשוואַכן די פֿאַשרפּרייטונג פֿונעם קאָראָנאַווירוס: ער האָט אַרויסגעלאָזט אַן אוידיאָ־רעקאָרדירונג און געשאַפֿן אַ געוואַלד־ליניע (האָטלײַן, בלע״ז) —...
Israeli COVID-19 cases hit 250, government mulls stricter measures
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed Monday that the number of COVID-19 patients in the country had increased to 250. Four patients are in serious condition and the rest are showing little to no symptoms, according...
Netanyahu rival Gantz to get first chance to form a government
Despite the coronavirus pandemic firmly on most Israelis’ minds, the country’s political mayhem continued to unfold on Sunday as party leaders met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin for consultations in the wake of the...
IDF takes emergency steps to protect health of soldiers and civilians alike
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, the Israel’s defense ministry and Israel Defense Forces are taking unprecedented steps to both protect soldiers from infection and ensure readiness, as well as assisting infected civilians.
Israeli...
Joint List unanimously backs Gantz for Israeli premiership
All 15 lawmakers of the Joint List alliance of Arab and Arab-majority parties on Sunday recommended Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as Israel’s next prime minister, marking...