Daily Archives: March 27, 2020
Israeli athlete runs marathon at home under lockdown
Israeli marathon runner Gazcho Fanta decided to continue his training regime while under a government-enforced lockdown related to the coronavirus by running a 26-mile race in his living room, Ynet reported on Wednesday.
Fanta, who holds the...
Russian-Israeli billionaire donates $3 million to Israel to fight coronavirus
Russian-Israeli billionaire Yuri Milner donated $3 million through his Milner Foundation to three Israeli institutions working to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation announced on Tuesday.
The money will go to Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom,...
15 Duke grad students test positive for COVID-19 after spring-break trip to Israel
At least 15 MBA students at Duke University in Durham, N.C., who traveled to Israel over spring break tested positive for COVID-19 and have been instructed to self-quarantine at their homes off-campus for at...
Tension between Israel’s legislature and judiciary raises unprecedented questions
It really is all about the Benjamins. Pending any last-minute crisis, Israel may finally have an emergency unity government after a yearlong political deadlock and three elections. The new government—the precise terms of which...
American Jewish Committee cancels global forum in Berlin due to pandemic
American Jewish Committee has canceled its annual global forum due to the coronavirus pandemic, announced the organization on Thursday.
It was scheduled to be held in Berlin from June 14-17.
“It was a tough call to...
March 27, 2002: Passover suicide bombing at Park Hotel in Netanya
Hamas conducted a suicide-bomber attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel, during a Passover seder on this date in 2002, killing thirty civilians and injuring 140. Most of the victims were elderly, including...
Débat au sein du Hamas : Faut-il maintenir le calme ou attaquer pour propager...
La propagation du coronavirus en Israël et dans les territoires palestiniens soulève des questions à Gaza quant aux relations avec Israël sur les plans sanitaire, économique et politique.
Craignant qu’une épidémie de coronavirus dans la...