Tag: COVID-19
El Al extends passenger-flight moratorium to May 30
Israel’s El Al airline notified the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Tuesday that it is postponing the resumption of passenger flights from May 16 to May 30.
“Due to the fact that the relaxation published...
Israel gears up for mass coronavirus antibody testing, says top health official
A top Israeli health official said on Tuesday that the government is about to launch a campaign to test the population for coronavirus antibodies.
Israeli Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov told The New York Times that 100,000...
In midst of global pandemic, Israeli defense company quietly changed face of hospitals
The arrival of the coronavirus global pandemic came as suddenly for Israel’s Rafael defense company as it did to many other companies, yet it took very little time for Rafael to spring into action...
Israel extends phone-tracking surveillance for three weeks
A Knesset panel extended the mobile phone-data tracking system by the Shin Bet security service until May 26, giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu less additional time than he had wanted.
Netanyahu’s cabinet will present...
When a saver of lives needs to be saved: Eli Beer’s story
United Hatzalah of Israel, the country’s largest independent volunteer emergency medical response organization, put on an online fundraising telethon on Sunday to support the group’s coronavirus fund.
Dubbed “Saving Lives Sunday: A Streaming Event Honoring...
Are lockdown protests signaling a resurgence of anti-Semitism?
As if American Jews didn’t have enough to worry about.
In the midst of a worldwide pandemic shutdown that is threatening our elderly, as well as the ability of our institutions to survive, according to...
Pennsylvania state lawmaker apologizes for comparing Wolf administration to Nazis
A Pennsylvania state representative apologized on Tuesday for comparing the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf to the Nazis and other repressive regimes as part of his accusation that the governor was not being transparent...
Israel to give $60 million to COVID-19 vaccine research
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that the Israeli government will provide $60 million towards efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Netanyahu announced the pledge in a pre-recorded video during a European Commission-hosted virtual marathon...
Netanyahu lauds Israel’s coronavirus ‘success,’ announces gradual reopening of economy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday touted Israel’s “major success” in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, and laid out the government’s plan for a phased reopening of the economy following weeks of lockdowns.
Speaking at...
Sign with Auschwitz slogan displayed at Chicago protest against stay-at-home orders
A sign playing off the Auschwitz slogan “work sets you free” was featured at a protest in Chicago where hundreds of demonstrators railed against state and local restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus...