Tag: Coronavirus
107 entrepreneurs apply to Israeli Tourism Ministry to establish new hotels
Israel’s Tourism Ministry said on Thursday that it had received 107 applications for grants to build new hotels, or to expand existing ones.
The ministry received 70 building permit applications, 22 building restoration applications and...
After two years of COVID, Israelis no longer required to wear masks indoors
Israel’s indoor mask mandate ended on Saturday evening, marking the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 that Israelis are no longer required to wear masks in enclosed public spaces.
Announced by...
Israel to lift indoor mask mandate
Israel’s indoor mask mandate is to be lifted on April 23 at 8 p.m., pending approval by the Knesset Health Committee, Israel’s prime minister and health minister announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.
The...
Why is this Passover different from other Passovers?
Millions of Jews around the world will soon start celebrating Passover. In the Passover Haggadah, the classic text and centerpiece of the entire evening ritual known as the seder, there is a famous set...
Polio found in sewage samples in Tiberias
Remnants of poliovirus were discovered in sewage samples in Tiberias, adding to the growing list of hot spots in the country, Israel’s Ministry of Health said in a statement.
A 4-year-old girl from Jerusalem tested positive for...
Overcoming the pandemic and adapting to new home, Israeli women find professional success
For many parents, the past two years have been somewhat of a blur. Lockdowns, regulations and mandatory isolation became the norm, making parenting even more of a challenge than it already is. With all...
Israel poised to lift pandemic-induced state of emergency for first time in two years
Israel’s government voted on Wednesday in favor of rolling back the national state of emergency instated due to the pandemic and replacing it with a provisional “special national public health situation” designation, to remain...
Police, FBI investigate anti-Semitic fliers found in plastic bags in Colleyville
The Federal Bureau of Investigations and the police department in Colleyville, Texas, are investigating anti-Semitic fliers found on Saturday morning just weeks after an armed assailant held a rabbi and three congregants hostage at...
Did COVID lockdowns harm children’s immune systems?
A cross-section study published earlier this month by Israeli researchers has raised the question of whether lockdowns and social distancing changed something in the human immune system, especially that of children.
In the months after...
Esther Pollard dies after being rushed to hospital with COVID
Esther Pollard, 68, the wife of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, died on Monday at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. She had been battling COVID-19 and was suffering from septic shock.
The funeral took...