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Benjamin Netanyahu may quarantine all travelers who enter Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu may quarantine all travelers who enter Israel

39 Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus. Health Ministry clarifies that all Israelis who attended AIPAC and returned after March 5 must enter home-isolation.   As 39… Read More ›

Israel’s panic over coronavirus causes immeasurable damage

Israel’s panic over coronavirus causes immeasurable damage

Opinion: Despite the drastic measures taken by the Health Ministry, COVID-19 still found its way to the country; the new virus, however, not only has… Read More ›

Number of Israeli coronavirus cases jumps by 14, raising total to 39

Number of Israeli coronavirus cases jumps by 14, raising total to 39

7 of the new patients returned from European countries, 6 came into contact with sick individuals in Israel; medic among newly diagnosed, though cause of… Read More ›

Arabic Paper In Canada Says Israelis Bury Palestinians Alive And Steal Their Organs

Arabic Paper In Canada Says Israelis Bury Palestinians Alive And Steal Their Organs

TORONTO (JTA) – An Arabic-language newspaper in the greater Toronto area published an article falsely accusing Israel of burying Palestinians alive and stealing their organs,… Read More ›

Oil plummets 31% in biggest drop since Gulf War as Saudi cuts spark all-out price war

Oil plummets 31% in biggest drop since Gulf War as Saudi cuts spark all-out price war

  Oil markets tumbled the most in decades overnight on Sunday. The sell-off was fueled by sinking demand due to coronavirus concerns. This was the… Read More ›

Israel mulls quarantine for travelers from NY, California and Washington

Israel mulls quarantine for travelers from NY, California and Washington

AIPAC attendees arriving home after March 5 also require isolation. Three conference attendees have been diagnosed with COVID-19, two from New York and one from… Read More ›

New cases of coronavirus bring Israeli sufferers to 25

New cases of coronavirus bring Israeli sufferers to 25

Netanyahu said he will enlist youth and military to assist in disinfection efforts in public places including buses and trains, considering extending the school Purim… Read More ›

Israel reportedly decides on self-quarantine for arrivals from NY, Wash., CA

Israel reportedly decides on self-quarantine for arrivals from NY, Wash., CA

Formal announcement on latest rules to fight coronavirus expected within hours; no flights from US to be banned; Holland added to list of restricted countries… Read More ›

First Lady Pushes Back Against Critics Of Her Tennis Tweet

First Lady Pushes Back Against Critics Of Her Tennis Tweet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an… Read More ›

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Shanghai – Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday after a hotel collapsed in southeastern China on Saturday, trapping about 70 people, officials in the city… Read More ›

Likud demands recount after final results published

Likud demands recount after final results published

Netanyahu’s bloc stays at 58 seats.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party demanded a recount of Monday’s election and to check every polling station’s… Read More ›

Politics in a time of pandemic

Politics in a time of pandemic

Opinion: Only by trusting one another and the mechanisms of the state can we protect ourselves and our children from coronavirus; the country’s leaders should… Read More ›

Maccabi Tel Aviv plays in front of fans after Spain trip, violating virus rules

Maccabi Tel Aviv plays in front of fans after Spain trip, violating virus rules

Basketball team takes to court with hundreds watching; claims Health Ministry didn’t say couldn’t play after returning 10 days ago from Spain which is under… Read More ›

Up to 80,000 Israelis Currently Quarantined Over Possible Coronavirus Exposure

Up to 80,000 Israelis Currently Quarantined Over Possible Coronavirus Exposure

  JERUSALEM (JTA) — Between 50,000 and 80,000 Israelis are currently in home quarantine due to potential exposure to the coronavirus as the country tries… 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 ›

Liberman gives majority to anti-Netanyahu bill

Liberman gives majority to anti-Netanyahu bill

The Yisrael Beytenu leader’s endorsement gave the bill a majority, now with the support of all 62 MKs who are not in Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc.… Read More ›

PA on lockdown as coronavirus suspected in Bethlehem-area

PA on lockdown as coronavirus suspected in Bethlehem-area

Palestinian Health Ministry bans visitors from entering its West Bank territories, shutters all schools, mosques and churches in Jesus’ traditional birthplace after virus discovered at… Read More ›

Polls apart: Likud boosted turnout where it needed to, as Blue and White stalled

Polls apart: Likud boosted turnout where it needed to, as Blue and White stalled

Results highlight geographical polarization, with some parts of the country giving a clear lead to PM’s party and others opting, albeit underwhelmingly, for its centrist… Read More ›

FDA Bans Shock Device Used On Mentally Disabled Patients

FDA Bans Shock Device Used On Mentally Disabled Patients

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities. The announcement… Read More ›

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

Since the novel coronavirus outbreak began in China last December, it has spread across the world and now threatens to become a global pandemic. The… Read More ›