Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

NIS 500 government payout per child to be deposited in families’ accounts Sunday

NIS 500 government payout per child to be deposited in families’ accounts Sunday

Critics have blasted the across-the-board grants, saying they aren’t targeted at those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic   The National Insurance Institute announced Friday… Read More ›

Clinton scandal whistleblower Linda Tripp dies at age 70

Clinton scandal whistleblower Linda Tripp dies at age 70

The Daily Mail in Britain cited a longtime close friend, Diane Spreadbury, as saying Tripp succumbed to a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.   Linda… Read More ›

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Israel

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Israel

  JERUSALEM (JNS) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Israel’s south on Sunday morning, according to the Geophysical Institute of Israel. According to the institute, the… Read More ›

Israel needs an exit plan for this coronavirus crisis

Israel needs an exit plan for this coronavirus crisis

Opinion: While the quarantine has so far proven to be effective in at least slowing down the infection rate, Israel needs a more daring, and… Read More ›

Senior health official calls for more virus-hit Haredi towns to be locked down

Senior health official calls for more virus-hit Haredi towns to be locked down

Ministry source says Elad, Migdal Haemek, Modiin Illit, and ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh should join Bnei Brak as restricted zones   A… Read More ›

‘My First Question Every Time I See A New Patient Now Is: Could This Be Covid-19?’ A Seattle Doctor On The Front Lines

‘My First Question Every Time I See A New Patient Now Is: Could This Be Covid-19?’ A Seattle Doctor On The Front Lines

SEATTLE (THE CONVERSATION/AP/Nicholas Johnson University of Washington) The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of… Read More ›

Rising Anti-Semitism Has Increased Luxury Home Sales In Israel, Report Claims

Rising Anti-Semitism Has Increased Luxury Home Sales In Israel, Report Claims

Rising Anti-Semitism Has Increased Luxury Home Sales In Israel, Report Claims   JERUSALEM (JTA) – Apartments on a glitzy stretch of Tel Aviv beach are… Read More ›

New York City has built a makeshift morgue as the city deals with a massive spike in coronavirus deaths, as 88 die in one day

New York City has built a makeshift morgue as the city deals with a massive spike in coronavirus deaths, as 88 die in one day

  A makeshift morgue has been built outside one of New York City’s major hospitals to deal with an expected spike in coronavirus deaths. Between… Read More ›

Tovelling Dishes During Corona:  What to do?

Tovelling Dishes During Corona: What to do?

Most people make a number of purchases for Pesach – especially those that are suddenly making Pesach.  So, the question is what should be done… Read More ›

Gaza: Two residents diagnosed with coronavirus

Gaza: Two residents diagnosed with coronavirus

The Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip reported that two residents contracted coronavirus late Saturday, after returning from a trip to Pakistan last week.… Read More ›

Israeli researchers develop innovative diagnostic method for coronavirus

Israeli researchers develop innovative diagnostic method for coronavirus

British company diagnostics.ai, whose R&D is entirely based in Herzliya, is already providing labs in the UK and the US with their advance diagnostic technique… Read More ›

Israel needs a real plan to fight coronavirus

Israel needs a real plan to fight coronavirus

Opinion: There is no strategic scheme in place to fight the spread of the virus and mass testing must be conducted to separate the sick… Read More ›

PM calls for emergency government with Gantz to tackle coronavirus

PM calls for emergency government with Gantz to tackle coronavirus

Saying virus does ‘not differentiate’ between Jews and non-Jews, political left and right, Netanyahu appeals to Blue & White leader, vowing that they ‘we will… Read More ›

Despite fears and stigma, most recover from coronavirus illness

Despite fears and stigma, most recover from coronavirus illness

At least 60,000 people have recovered from COVID-19, with most reporting only mild symptoms no worse than a cold or flu   SEATTLE, Washington (AP)… Read More ›

Israel protests Russian FM Lavrov’s meeting with Islamic Jihad leader

Israel protests Russian FM Lavrov’s meeting with Islamic Jihad leader

The Russian side “reaffirmed its firm commitment to the two-state principle” based on UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative,… Read More ›

Israel’s coronavirus cases reach 100, health officials confirm

Israel’s coronavirus cases reach 100, health officials confirm

Health Ministry says at least 91 of the infected are hospitalized, with two being in a serious condition; 4 others are in a moderate condition,… Read More ›

El Al CEO: ‘National responsibility’ means int’l flights must continue

El Al CEO: ‘National responsibility’ means int’l flights must continue

Flights will be operated according to the level of customer demand, Usishkin said, after the government decided to require 14 days of self-quarantine for all… Read More ›

The White House balks at recession fears as coronavirus outbreak hits US economy

The White House balks at recession fears as coronavirus outbreak hits US economy

  The coronavirus outbreak has threatened to upend the longest US expansion in history. But President Donald Trump has so far steered clear of stimulus… Read More ›

Time to go from promises to compromises – analysis

Time to go from promises to compromises – analysis

Strangely enough, the problem in Israel over the past year has not been that politicians have lied. It has been that they have been telling… Read More ›

Israel’s enemies are not waiting until a prime minister is chosen

Israel’s enemies are not waiting until a prime minister is chosen

The IDF has no budget for it’s Momentum multi-year plan. Get it together Israel.   They say third time’s the charm. As Israel heads to… Read More ›