Tag: Coronavirus
IsraAID sends vaccine-support team to Eswatini
Israeli humanitarian aid agency IsraAID dispatched a medical, logistical and psychosocial team to Eswatini (Swaziland) on March 8 at the invitation of the Eswatini government to support the southern African country’s upcoming national COVID-19...
With New COVID Critique, How Would Palestinian Leaders Govern Their Own State?
The Palestinian leadership is supplying SNL’s Michael Che with unexpected material for his Covid-19 vaccine punchlines.
The Palestinian Authority, which administers limited public services in Israel’s territories, is now accused by its own people of...
How the IDF’s Home Front Command shifted gears from rockets to vaccines
The Home Front Command has played a critical role in the past year using its close cooperation with local councils to promote health instructions and assist the vaccine drive to all of Israel’s varied...
Residents of TV comedy ‘South Park’ get vaccinated for COVID, courtesy of Israel
Just weeks after “Saturday Night Live” aired a “news” segment that said Israel was only vaccinating the “Jewish half” of the country, another comedic television program, “South Park,” is being praised for its take...
IDF said to be first army to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19
The Israel Defense Forces is the first military in the world to have achieved herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, a top IDF official said on Thursday.
According to Maj. Gen. Itzik Turgeman, the head...
Netanyahu touts achievements from record vaccinations to boosting regional ties, security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case for why he believes—again, or rather, still—that he is Israel’s strongest candidate to head Israel’s next government in the fourth round of elections in two years....
Eduardo Bolsonaro: ‘We will work to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization’
Eduardo Bolsonaro, a member of the Chamber of Deputies for São Paulo and the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, told Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that he will work to designate Hezbollah...
Brazilian delegation arrives in Israel to investigate potential COVID-19 cure
A Brazilian delegation arrived in Israel on Sunday to learn about a EXO-CD24, a new drug developed at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, which has shown promising results in curing COVID-19 patients.
The delegation—led by Brazilian...
Israel opens skies to returning citizens amid third phase of lockdown exit
Israel began the third stage of its COVID-19 lockdown exit on Sunday following a Cabinet ruling the day before.
Under the new regulations, restrictions are further lifted on travel into and out of the country,...
Austrian and Danish leaders meet in Jerusalem to discuss joint vaccine development
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a summit meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to discuss establishing a joint fund for the research, development...