Tag: Coronavirus
Bank of Israel Governor urges government to pass budget, prevent new elections
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron has called on the government to pass the national budget as soon as possible to stave off another round of Knesset elections as the country grapples with the...
The impending day-school crisis is a golden opportunity
The day-school system has been broken for years. Now is the time for meaningful change.
As September draws nearer, Jewish day schools are beginning to release their plans for the upcoming school year. Some announced...
Netanyahu congratulates Israeli vaccine researchers ahead of human trials
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Israeli coronavirus vaccine researchers ahead of the start of human trials.
“I am pleased to hear about the progress and I want to congratulate you on it. Continue on...
Gantz: Israel to begin human trials on COVID-19 vaccine in September
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that the Jewish state will soon begin human trials on a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Gantz, who visited the Israel Institute for Biological Research earlier in the day...
What to teach (and not teach) your children about Israel
As if Jewish educators didn’t have enough problems these days, actor Seth Rogen set off a controversy which, along with giving his new Jewish-themed movie undeserved publicity, focused attention on the failures of Jewish...
Pandemic, opposition to Netanyahu mark August
Dog days of August? Or political morass, with no effective leadership? And wandering amidst a pandemic that can be ignored. By some.
Israel has recently been mired in a quarrel as to whether to budget...
Even during the pandemic, it’s always the Jews …
One of the most frightening twists of the global coronavirus pandemic is the worldwide uptick in anti-Semitism. This almost included a prime-time slot on Fox’s “Soul TV” for America’s most notorious anti-Semite, Louis Farrakhan....
The perils of COVID incumbency create a summer of woe
Only a few months ago, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to illustrate the vast differences in management skills between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The former was slow to react to the...
100-plus Israeli tech companies work to develop solutions against corona
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is being experienced in countries around the world, and Israel is no exception. Many Israeli startup and tech companies are facing great challenges in their ability to...
349 Israelis in serious condition as coronavirus death toll rises to 554
More than 22,000 coronavirus tests conducted in Israel from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday resulted in 1,801 new confirmed cases, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.
According to Health Ministry data, as of Tuesday afternoon,...