Tag: Coronavirus
Battling rare illness, journalist forges ahead with musical tribute to Jewish moms
Sometimes, even the most adult person just wishes their mom could make it stop hurting.
Desire to honor his late mother has prompted one New York City man to organize a concert in her memory...
Netanyahu sets Aug. 1 target to restart international flights
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel hopes to begin allowing international travel starting in August, with Greece and Cyprus being among the first authorized travel destinations.
Speaking during a joint press...
Israel extends emergency coronavirus regulations for 45 days
Israel’s Knesset voted on Tuesday to extend emergency regulations aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Lawmakers in the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee extended the deadline for another 45 days after the original...
Greek premier visits Israel to discuss tourism, Turkish threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem to discuss tourism and cooperation in various areas, as well as the Turkish threat.
“Turkey...
Israeli Treasury, teachers’ unions at odds over extended school year
Israel’s Finance Ministry may dock the salaries of teachers who refuse to teach for an extra nine days this school year, following an Education Ministry decision to extend the school year due to weeks...
Three New York Orthodox Jews sue Cuomo, de Blasio over coronavirus restrictions
Three Orthodox Jews have filed a lawsuit against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in federal court, alleging civil-rights violations of...
Billionaire boyfriend of Israeli model booted from country for breaking coronavirus rules
Israel announced on Sunday that it would deport the son of American media magnate Shari Redstone, after he reportedly took advantage of a rare permit to visit his lone-soldier brother in order to pay...
Netanyahu: Coronavirus rate in Israel still a ‘red flag’
At the start of Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the public against flouting guidelines set out by the Health Ministry, as the country witnesses a spike in...
New York state allows opening of some synagogues, though not in five boroughs
New York Gov. Mario Cuomo announced that congregations can return to their houses of worship this week in most of New York State, though New York City residents will have to wait a bit...
Report: Far-right spreads anti-Semitic conspiracies amid COVID-19, Floyd’s death
Far-right anti-Semites have been active online in spreading coronavirus conspiracies, according to a new report by the watchdog Canary Mission.
Since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., which was marked by violence between far-right...