Daily Archives: December 9, 2020
First shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lands at Ben-Gurion International Airport
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on hand at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday to welcome the arrival of a plane bearing the first shipment of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Israel inked a $237.5...
Israel’s cyber czar warns of rise in attacks since onset of coronavirus pandemic
Israel National Cyber Directorate head Yigal Unna warned on Tuesday that his agency has noted a significant increase in cyber attacks against medical facilities since the global coronavirus pandemic hit the country in mid-March.
Speaking...
Biden to nominate four-star retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he will nominate retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his secretary of defense.
If confirmed, Austin, 67, would be the first African-American to lead the...
US-Israeli security cooperation unlikely to change under Biden; Iran’s a different story
As the incoming Biden administration continues to assemble its national security and defense teams, reportedly selecting the former commander of the United States Central Command Lloyd Austin III as Secretary of Defense, observers in...
Trump plans to appoint six individuals to US Holocaust Memorial Council
U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint six individuals to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
Those named to the council, which is the governing body of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,...