Tag: COVID-19
Netanyahu: ‘The Palestinians have to concede, not Israel’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that applying Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, and in the Jordan Valley in particular, is a historical step. This is nothing new. However, he apparently doesn’t view...
Israel’s State Comptroller to review government response to coronavirus
Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman announced on Sunday that his office will hold an in-depth review of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Israel had recorded 17,106 coronavirus cases as of Monday morning. Some 14,811...
Iranian official: Coronavirus is the handiwork of America
The head of Iran’s Ammar Strategic Advisory Base, Mehdi Taeb, said in a video posted online in March that the coronavirus is the handiwork of the United States, and that the Iranian city of...
AIPAC cancels 2021 policy conference due to concerns about coronavirus
The annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., has been canceled for 2021 due to issues concerning the coronavirus, announced the pro-Israel lobby’s president, Betsy Berns Korn, in a mass email on Sunday.
“On behalf...
‘It’s not over’: Netanyahu urges Israeli public to follow COVID-19 regulations
Israeli schools will remain open despite a COVID-19 outbreak at a high school, the country’s Health Ministry said on Saturday, though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that coronavirus curbs would be reimposed if infection rates...
Israel’s Health Ministry warns of new outbreak following sharp spike in COVID-19 cases
Israel’s Health Ministry held a special media briefing on Friday, citing a troubling spike in the number of coronavirus cases diagnosed daily.
After several days in which the daily tally dropped to single digits and,...
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,...