Daily Archives: February 21, 2020
Israel’s coronavirus plan includes commandeering hospitals, closing tourist sites
Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing for the possibility of the SARS-CoV-2 virus arriving in the country, and has drawn up a plan to treat patients and prevent the spread of the virus.
While no cases...
February 21 1982: Gershom Scholem dies
Gershom Scholem (December 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982), was a German-born Israeli philosopher and historian. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of Kabbalah. He was the first...
Security officials give defense primer to Jewish business leaders in Lakewood, NJ
Some 200 people gathered at Congregation Sons of Israel in Lakewood, N.J., on Tuesday night not to pray, but to learn about new security technologies and hear from law-enforcement experts and others about how...
Extension of high-speed rail to Old City Jerusalem expected to alleviate traffic, boost tourism
In what is being dubbed as a historical development, Israel’s Transportation Ministry announced this week that is it moving forward with plans to extend the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail line in order to...
Turkey requests US missile-defense batteries on southern border to deter Syrian troops
Turkey has requested that the United States to send two Patriot missile-defense batteries on its southern border to deter any future attacks by Syrian troops, reported Bloomberg on Thursday, citing a senior Turkish official.
The request was made...
L’imam de Copenhague Mundhir Abdallah : On m’a accusé d’incitation à la haine à...
Le 8 février 2020, l’imam Mundhir Abdallah, résidant à Copenhague, reconnu coupable de discours de haine et condamné à une peine de six mois avec sursis, à la suite de la traduction par MEMRI...