Tag: Coronavirus
Kansas newspaper under fire for Holocaust comparison, removes Facebook post
A Kansas newspaper has come under fire for posting a cartoon on the weekly outlet’s Facebook page that compared the governor’s face-covering order in response to the coronavirus pandemic with the Holocaust.
The Anderson County...
Israel shuts bars, restricts synagogue capacity as COVID-19 surges
The Israeli government on Monday approved a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19, following a heated emergency session of the “coronavirus Cabinet,” the Knesset committee tasked with overseeing the country’s...
Netanyahu: ‘Very strong’ COVID-19 resurgence is an ‘emergency situation’
Israel is in the midst of a renewed, “very strong” resurgence of COVID-19 that will see “an increase and a doubling of the number of severe cases,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at...
Despite COVID-19 and the Global Economic Disaster, UNESCO Executive Board Still Slams Israel –...
This week, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) was to have convened in Fuzhou, China. The Wiesenthal Centre, as the only Jewish organization accredited to that body, each year lobbies against Palestinian theft of...
Masked mitzvot or joy undimmed: Welcoming new life in the era of COVID-19
“In this time of great darkness, the souls who come down now must be sources of great light.” — Rabbi Doniel Katz, whose youngest child was born this spring
There is a tradition among the Jewish...
Deputy anti-Semitism envoy: Coronavirus conspiracy theories a modern-day blood libel
U.S. deputy anti-Semitism envoy Ellie Cohanim warned of a new form of anti-Semitism emerging during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and urged Jewish leaders that it is time the U.S. Jewish community focused on proactive...
Annexation mess comes amid a coronavirus mess
The noise about annexation, more or less, is reaching toward a climax.
July 1 is supposed to be the date.
Discussions proceed in Jerusalem and Washington, with arguments in both places.
And holding fire are the Palestinians,...
Israel begins mass serological testing to detect coronavirus antibodies
Israel began conducting mass serological testing on Monday to detect COVID-19 antibodies, amid rising concern over a “second wave” of infections.
Around 80,000 tests will be taken across the country, according to a report by...
Israel limits some gatherings to 50, as number of serious COVID cases increases
Israel’s ministerial committee that deals with the coronavirus crisis unanimously accepted on Monday a recommendation by the Ministry of Health to limit certain social gatherings to 50 people.
Concerts, museums and weddings are still allowed...
US anti-Semitism envoy warns of continued online hatred after COVID subsides
As anti-Semitism has fomented during the coronavirus pandemic, hatred towards Jews as it pertains to the outbreak won’t go away once it ends, warned U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr.
“We’ve seen a tsunami of...