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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media in the press briefing room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2019. Credit: State Department Photo by Michael Gross.

Pompeo: Iranian officials stole more than $1 billion in coronavirus assistance

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Iranian officials have stolen more than $1 billion in European assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic, instead pocketing the funds for themselves, alleges U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Iran has the sixth-most confirmed coronavirus cases with 23,049,...
Israeli travelers who had been stranded in South America due to shutdowns prompted by the coronavirus arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport from São Paolo through New York on March 23, 2020, Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israel works to fly thousands of Israelis home during shutdowns

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The 3,000 Israelis who had traveled to India to take a temporary break from the whirlwind of life found themselves dealing very much with the reality of it as the coronavirus spread around the...
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borell, Oct. 7, 2019. Credit: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons.

EU sending 20 million euros to aid virus-embattled Iran

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The European Union is planning to send 20 million euros in humanitarian aid to Iran as it struggles with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The E.U. will also support Tehran’s request for IMF financial help, E.U. foreign-policy...
Idan Raichel gave a livestreamed musical performance, sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel, from his home in Israel to help alleviate stress for all those the homebound due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 22, 2020. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.

400,000 people worldwide tune in for livestreamed concert by Idan Raichel

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More than 400,000 people from around the world tuned in to watch renowned Israeli musician Idan Raichel’s livestreamed concert from his Tel Aviv living room on Sunday evening. As part of the special event hosted by the...
Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics and Community Development volunteers organize the delivery of food packages in Modi'in, Israel, March 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

Rabbinical organization in Israel forms food-distribution system for elderly amid virus

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An Israeli rabbinical organization has created what it claims is a unique volunteer system for the distribution of food and basic necessities to the elderly and other homebound Israelis amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The...
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Are there enough hospital beds for Covid-19 and gun victims?

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Baltimore Mayor Jack Young sounded a curious plea this past Wednesday: “We cannot clog our hospitals and their beds with people that are being shot senselessly because we’re going to need those beds for...
President of China Xi Jinping with Iran's leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in 2016. Credit: Official Khamenei website via Wikimedia Commons.

Lies, Transparency and Pandemics

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Has the world ever been this perfectly synchronized? Whether you wake up in an isolated hamlet in one part of the globe or a teeming city in another, whatever your language or your time...
Magen David Adom medical team members in protective gear at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 22, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israeli COVID-19 cases exceed 1,200; Defense Ministry asks to be put in charge

Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in the country had climbed to 1,238, with 24 people being in serious condition. The majority of cases are...
Israelis arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv from South America, where they were temporarily stranded as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, on March 20, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israel announces ‘national emergency plan’ to rescue Israelis stranded abroad

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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Saturday announced the creation of a “national emergency plan” to bring home Israelis stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry said in a press release that “Israeli...
A child watches as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a live press conference on the new government restrictions for the public regarding the COVID-19 crisis on March 19, 2020. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.

Netanyahu urges Gantz to join unity government, vows ‘no shticks and tricks’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday night that his Likud Party and rival Blue and White Party had reached agreement on the outlines of a national unity government, and called on Blue...