Tag: COVID-19
Greece, Israel sign deal to allow 600 Israelis to visit per week
Israel and Greece agreed on Thursday to permit up to 600 Israelis a week to visit four Greek locations beginning next week.
The agreement was announced by Israel’s Foreign Ministry following a meeting in Israel...
Gamzu: Jerusalem infection rate so high it would be under total lockdown in any...
Israel Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu told Jerusalem officials on Wednesday that the infection rate in their city is so high that if it were in any other country in the world, “it would be completely...
Israel records highest number of coronavirus deaths in 24-hour period
Making a grim new record, there were 17 coronavirus fatalities in Israel on Wednesday, which constituted the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the country in a 24-hour period since the start of the...
Israeli coronavirus project coordinator urges public to get tested, adhere to rules to avoid...
Israeli Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu urged the public to get tested for COVID-19 and warned that failure to adhere to social-distancing restrictions and limits on the size of gatherings could lead to another...
Lifting voices for the High Holidays, even in COVID times
Like Maestro Leonard Bernstein guiding young people through the joys and intricacies of classical music two generations ago, Joey Weisenberg is a gentle, but no less passionate, tutor. He’s not teaching about the bravado...
Israel’s industrial sector to receive $323 million in government assistance
Israeli Finance Minister Israel Katz and Economy and Industry Minister Amir Peretz have agreed on a plan to bolster investment and employment in Israel’s industrial sector, which is suffering due to the economic fallout...
Bank of Israel Governor urges government to pass budget, prevent new elections
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron has called on the government to pass the national budget as soon as possible to stave off another round of Knesset elections as the country grapples with the...
The impending day-school crisis is a golden opportunity
The day-school system has been broken for years. Now is the time for meaningful change.
As September draws nearer, Jewish day schools are beginning to release their plans for the upcoming school year. Some announced...
Netanyahu congratulates Israeli vaccine researchers ahead of human trials
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Israeli coronavirus vaccine researchers ahead of the start of human trials.
“I am pleased to hear about the progress and I want to congratulate you on it. Continue on...
Gantz: Israel to begin human trials on COVID-19 vaccine in September
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that the Jewish state will soon begin human trials on a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Gantz, who visited the Israel Institute for Biological Research earlier in the day...