Daily Archives: May 5, 2020
Israel approves Christian missionary TV channel, sparking uproar
A new evangelical Christian channel whose mission is to “take the message of Yeshua our Messiah to all of Israel 24/7, 365 days a year” began broadcasting in Israel in Hebrew last week, after...
Israel to give $60 million to COVID-19 vaccine research
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that the Israeli government will provide $60 million towards efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Netanyahu announced the pledge in a pre-recorded video during a European Commission-hosted virtual marathon...
Netanyahu lauds Israel’s coronavirus ‘success,’ announces gradual reopening of economy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday touted Israel’s “major success” in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, and laid out the government’s plan for a phased reopening of the economy following weeks of lockdowns.
Speaking at...
Will the Israeli Supreme Court doom Netanyahu-Gantz unity government?
Israel’s Supreme Court has finished two days of hearings concerning the recent unity agreement between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz.
The hearings were launched after several groups, which...
Sign with Auschwitz slogan displayed at Chicago protest against stay-at-home orders
A sign playing off the Auschwitz slogan “work sets you free” was featured at a protest in Chicago where hundreds of demonstrators railed against state and local restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus...
May 5, 475: The Talmud, completed
Rabbi Ravina ben Huna, known as Ravina II, head of the Jewish academy at Sura, a key center of learning in Babylonia, is said to have died on this date in 475. Tradition holds...