Tag: COVID-19
World Zionist Congress to convene online for first time ever, due to pandemic
The 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC) will be held online for the first time since its inception, with 720 delegates and observers from more than 30 countries participating, Israel’s Government Press Office announced on...
Senior PLO official Saeb Erekat in critical condition after contracting COVID-19
Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary General Saeb Erekat’s condition has been listed as critical, Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem announced on Monday.
Erekat, 65, was diagnosed with COVID-19 some 10 days ago, and evacuated to the Israeli hospital...
Netanyahu: Despite ‘major success’ of lockdown, exit must be gradual
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened Thursday’s coronavirus Cabinet meeting by lauding what he called the “major success” of the nationwide lockdown, according to a statement released by his office.
“We are seeing a decline...
Netanyahu demands probe after brawl erupts during police break-up of wedding for lockdown violations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday requested a review of a violent affray that broke out in a Jerusalem suburb after police shut down a wedding in Jerusalem due to violations of the...
Israeli Tourism Ministry: $3.6 billion in revenue lost from January to September
Israel saw a 96 percent drop in tourism in September compared to the same period last year, recording only 15,100 tourist entries into the country, according to the Israeli Tourism Ministry.
From January to September,...
Holocaust Claims Conference says Germany agrees to give $662 million to survivors
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany announced on Wednesday that after negotiations with the German government on behalf of Holocaust survivors, it has agreed to give $662 million in aid to an...
Major retail chains across Israel prepare to join small-business revolt
The Association of Retail, Fashion and Café Chains in Israel, which represents 400 chains that employ some 300,000 workers, announced on Wednesday that its members will be opening their doors for business starting on...
Israeli Health Ministry: More than half of elderly COVID patients are ultra-Orthodox
Although the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel has dropped over the course of the country’s second lockdown, a Health Ministry team charged with outreach to the insular haredi community reported on Tuesday that more...
‘We are trying to move Israel up in line for COVID vaccinations’
The beginning of the end of Israel’s current COVID-19 lockdown depends on the public demonstrating unity and discipline, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday afternoon at a Likud faction meeting.
“It also depends...
In Knesset speech, Israel’s president blasts government over budget crisis, disunity
In his address to the opening of the 23rd Knesset’s winter session on Monday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin launched a fierce attack on the coalition government for its failure to pass a state budget...