Tag: Coronavirus
Video art by Israeli students light up Times Square during pandemic
Some 20 video artworks created by Israeli art students and graduates are currently on display on large LED screens in Manhattan’s Times Square.
The art was created in recent years by students and graduates of the department...
Report: UN, WHO coronavirus relief used for terror-linked NGOs
Funding from the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) to Gaza and the West Bank are being directed to non-emergency advocacy efforts and projects with terror-linked NGOs, according to a new report...
With less law enforcement during coronavirus pandemic, PA continues to dump garbage
While Israel was busy dealing with the coronavirus crisis, the Palestinian Authority continued to illegally dump garbage in Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli NGO Regavim.
“Today’s technology allows us to gather very detailed data...
Israeli economy shrinks by more than 7 percent amid COVID-19 crisis
Israel’s economy contracted by around 7.1 percent in the first quarter, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday.
This was the first quarterly contraction of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) since 2012,...
Israel’s train system to return to full service on June 8
Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein agreed on Sunday to return Israel’s train system to full service on June 8 and increase the passenger limit for buses, as part of...
First coronavirus-related death reported in Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the first coronavirus-related death in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The deceased was a 77-year-old woman who had been placed in a special field hospital near the Rafah border crossing...
Israeli leaders bid Muslims happy Eid al-Fitr, praise joint handling of pandemic
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and other prominent figures took to social media this weekend to extend greetings to Israel’s Muslims in honor of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the month...
The corona cocoon: An inclusion icon shares quarantine best practices
This surreal spring season has been all about statistics. While analyzing the rates of infection and fatality, we have also been calculating the risks inherent in numerous daily activities and advising against those that will...
UK teen who had virtual ‘Friends’ bar mitzvah gets video visit from sitcom star
The first line in the opening theme song of the former TV sitcom “Friends” goes “so no one told you life was gonna be this way”—a sentiment many are feeling amid the coronavirus pandemic...
Cruz calls for DOJ probe into de Blasio closing unapproved opening of yeshivah
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday called for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over the New York Police Department shutting down an Orthodox Jewish school that opened...