Daily Archives: July 9, 2020
Isaac Herzog: 2,200 Jews died of coronavirus in countries other than US, Russia
Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog told Jewish leaders from abroad that the coronavirus has claimed the lives of some 2,200 Diaspora Jews, not counting those from the United States and Russia, the...
Steven Spielberg, Una legenda sinematografika
Todos los ke aman el cinema tienen sus aktores i aktrisas preferidos, los filmos ke amaron lo mas, las salas de sinema ke les gustan irsen ets. Ma no todos konosen ken estan detras...
Artillery battalion commander: ‘There is no scenario the IDF prepares for that doesn’t include...
The Artillery Corps of the Israel Defense Forces is responsible for delivering a large portion of the military’s firepower to an increasingly complex battlefield. Its units take part in a large array of activities—from...
Report: Israel conveys prisoner-swap offer to Hamas
Israel recently presented Hamas with a proposal for a prisoner swap and is waiting for a response, Ynet reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the proposed deal (the details of which have not been released) was...
US Palestinians urge Biden, if elected, to overturn Trump’s pro-Israel policies
Palestinian Americans have been pressuring Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden to shift U.S. policy in favor of the Palestinians if he wins the election in November, Reuters reported on Thursday.
According to the report, one source...
Tel Aviv University, Bayer to test drugs on 3D-printed human heart tissue
Tel Aviv University has printed human heart tissues on a 3D-printer to be used to test the cardiotoxicity of experimental drugs, as part of a collaboration between the university’s tech-transfer company, Ramot, and German...
IDF chief’s helicopter plummets due to engine issue, but lands successfully
Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi was involved last week in a helicopter problem that could have ended in “disaster,” Channel 12 reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, Kochavi was flying on...
Israel’s ‘coronavirus Cabinet’ to weigh lockdowns of heavily infected areas
Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet is meeting on Thursday to discuss imposing closures on areas with high rates of infection.
According to Channel 12, the areas under consideration include Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Ashdod, Beit Shemesh, Ramle, Lod, Yavne,...
Jewish groups react to Supreme Court ruling protecting religious freedoms in hiring
Jewish groups expressed mixed reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday after it considered multiple cases on protection for religious schools against employment discrimination claims.
Writing for the 7-2 majority in the combination...
New Israeli spy satellite set to provide powerful intelligence edge over adversaries
The “Ofek 16” spy satellite launched from central Israel at 4 a.m. on Monday morning is due to significantly upgrade Israel’s ability to monitor the dangerous activities of its adversaries throughout the Middle East, foremost among...