Tag: Coronavirus
Netanyahu said to be furious at Gantz for blocking COVID-19 restrictions
Israel’s Likud and Blue and White parties traded barbs following a meeting of top officials on Tuesday, each blaming the other of playing politics instead of focusing on the coronavirus pandemic.
“The irresponsibility of Blue...
Edelstein: Israel will likely have to initiate a full lockdown next week
In a tense meeting of top officials on Tuesday, Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said that unless the country’s COVID-19 numbers don’t change within the next three days, “there would be no option but...
Israeli Cabinet approves $7 billion ‘Safety Net’ economic rescue program
Israel’s Cabinet on Monday approved the remaining elements of the “Safety Net 2020-2021” rescue plan for the country’s struggling economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Cabinet approved a draft law for several...
COVID-19 and the Jewish elderly: Report from Miami, Pittsburgh and New York
As America’s battle with the novel coronavirus has raged America’s Jewish community has suffered its share of losses, particularly early on when COVID-19 swept through the boroughs of New York City and Upstate New...
Israel’s COVID-19 cases surge past 41,000, with 1,681 in the past 24 hours
Israel saw 1,681 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total since the onset of the pandemic to 41,235, according to the Israeli Health Ministry. Of the active cases, 177...
Grappling with COVID cases, Israel’s nurses threaten strike over staff shortages
The Israel Nurses Association (INA) threatened a general strike on Sunday over what it claims are worsening work conditions caused by the coronavirus crisis.
“We are collapsing,” INA head Ilana Cohen wrote in a letter...
Israel approves coronavirus financial-aid package for small-business owners
The Israeli government approved a new financial-aid package on Sunday for self-employed businesses that have been struggling due to coronavirus restrictions.
The package presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yisrael Katz...
Young American immigrant to Israel revealed as person bidding to purchase El Al
Eli Rozenberg, a 30-year-old immigrant to Israel from the United States, is the person interested in purchasing El Al Israel Airlines, Globes reported on Sunday.
According to the report, the prospective buyer is the son of businessman...
Of 1,000-plus new coronavirus cases, only 8 percent reported among elderly Israelis
The 24-hour period from midnight on Friday to midnight on Saturday saw another 1,147 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel. More than two-thirds (67 percent) of new cases were confirmed in people aged 0-39....
World Jewish leaders: ‘Paradigm has shifted,’ as Israel emerges as pillar in corona crisis
In somewhat of a role reversal, Israel has emerged during the global coronavirus crisis as the main supporter of Jewish communities worldwide.
In a Wednesday briefing with Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog and...