Israel gears up for mass coronavirus antibody testing, says top health official
A top Israeli health official said on Tuesday that the government is about to launch a campaign to test the population for coronavirus antibodies.
Israeli Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov told The New York Times that 100,000...
Ahead of High Court rulings, Likud spells out ‘red lines’
Following High Court hearings earlier this week of petitions challenging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ability to form a government and the unity deal between Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party, a senior...
Friedman: US ready to recognize Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria within weeks
The United States is ready to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria in the coming weeks, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Tuesday.
In a...
In midst of global pandemic, Israeli defense company quietly changed face of hospitals
The arrival of the coronavirus global pandemic came as suddenly for Israel’s Rafael defense company as it did to many other companies, yet it took very little time for Rafael to spring into action...
Israel extends phone-tracking surveillance for three weeks
A Knesset panel extended the mobile phone-data tracking system by the Shin Bet security service until May 26, giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu less additional time than he had wanted.
Netanyahu’s cabinet will present...
Major upheavals due to coronavirus pose challenges for US-Israel relationship
As the world’s attention has been focused on combating the spread of the coronavirus for the past two months, presidential primary campaign politics in the United States has been put on the backburner. Former...
Eight Israeli startups to take part in virtual tech show in Arizona
Eight Israeli startups will participate in this month’s virtual technology conference in Arizona in the hopes of appealing to investors and securing funding.
The UNMET Arizona 2020 virtual conference, co-hosted by the Arizona Commerce Authority and Stout...
Former Democrat national security officials call for tougher stance on Israel
Ahead of U.S. elections in November, the Democratic Party platform should include language critical of Israel, express sympathy with the Palestinians and call for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said more than...
Pennsylvania state lawmaker apologizes for comparing Wolf administration to Nazis
A Pennsylvania state representative apologized on Tuesday for comparing the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf to the Nazis and other repressive regimes as part of his accusation that the governor was not being transparent...
Tehran approves currency change from rial to toman as economy struggles
Iran’s parliament passed legislation to cut four zeros from the rial after a steep drop in the value of the currency, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
The bill paves the way for Iran to...