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Israel’s preschools resume on Sunday. What will classrooms look like?

Israel’s preschools resume on Sunday. What will classrooms look like?

Teachers will wear masks and be screened for coronavirus * After school programs will resume   The Health and Education ministries met late into the… Read More ›

‘Renegade’ Haredi communities need to be brought to heel, rabbi says

‘Renegade’ Haredi communities need to be brought to heel, rabbi says

Rabbi Uri Regev, who leads Israel-based NPO promoting religious freedom and equality across denominational lines, calls for stricter law enforcement after head of Belz Hasidic… Read More ›

Experts fear fresh virus outbreaks if ‘red zones’ not kept under lockdown

Experts fear fresh virus outbreaks if ‘red zones’ not kept under lockdown

Adviser to coronavirus czar expresses concern as make-or-break question left hanging, says maintaining restrictions in cities with high infection rates key to fighting virus  … Read More ›

Tel Aviv employees call elderly to curb loneliness during COVID lockdown

Tel Aviv employees call elderly to curb loneliness during COVID lockdown

Workers from all municipal departments are participating in the effort, conducting more than 37,000 phone calls to date and receiving responses from senior residents.  … Read More ›

Israel approves first new settler homes since UAE peace deal

Israel approves first new settler homes since UAE peace deal

Planning council greenlights construction of 1,800 new housing units in West Bank, expected to approve 4,000 in total; settlement watchdog says ‘PM pokes finger in… Read More ›

Probe ordered after violent clash as police break up wedding over lockdown rules

Probe ordered after violent clash as police break up wedding over lockdown rules

Outcry as police filmed leading bloody, dazed brother of the bride out of Givat Ze’ev event amid screams and cries of family and guests; police… Read More ›

Lockdown extended until Sunday at midnight – Gantz and Netanyahu agree

Lockdown extended until Sunday at midnight – Gantz and Netanyahu agree

Gamzu: ‘Great concern’ over level of infection   Israel will remain in a state of lockdown at least until Sunday at midnight, the coronavirus cabinet… Read More ›

Local authorities are key to winning coronavirus war

Local authorities are key to winning coronavirus war

Opinion: The IDF Home Front Command brings manpower, organizational skills and money to municipalities as they move to control the outbreaks in their areas –… Read More ›

This Is A Revolution’: Israeli Drone Company Plans For Worldwide Aerial-Supply Networks

This Is A Revolution’: Israeli Drone Company Plans For Worldwide Aerial-Supply Networks

  JERUSALEM (JNS) –  Israel’s Gadfin UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and drone producer was the first company in the world to receive the Israeli Civil… Read More ›

Majority of Israelis prefer Donald Trump over Joe Biden – poll

Majority of Israelis prefer Donald Trump over Joe Biden – poll

Israeli perspectives on American Jewry’s voting patterns were also assessed in the poll.   A new poll published by I24News and conducted by the Direct… Read More ›

Israel must shift strategy in its fight against coronavirus

Israel must shift strategy in its fight against coronavirus

Opinion: The government must adopt a policy based on the assumption that there will be no immediate solution to the pandemic and avoid more harm… Read More ›

Ex-Defense Ministry chief’s testimony ties Netanyahu to submarine graft case

Ex-Defense Ministry chief’s testimony ties Netanyahu to submarine graft case

In leaked affidavit attached to petition demanding probe of PM’s role in huge submarine scandal, Dan Harel says Netanyahu heavily pressured him to buy vessel… Read More ›

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement today

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement today

Monday’s vote will only be on peace with the UAE because the peace treaty with Bahrain has yet to be written.   The cabinet is… Read More ›

Israel’s leaders must win back public trust

Israel’s leaders must win back public trust

Opinion: The key to beating the pandemic is to differentiate between localities, businesses and activities; this requires faith of citizens in the government, but this… Read More ›

Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra sparking outcry as Israeli cast as Queen of Egypt

Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra sparking outcry as Israeli cast as Queen of Egypt

Actress to team up again with Wonder Women director Patty Jenkins; internet quick to squash calls for Arab or Black actress to be cast in… Read More ›

Opinion: Covid-19 Hit My Orthodox Israeli Town Early And Hard. Coming Together Helped Us Stop The Spread.

Opinion: Covid-19 Hit My Orthodox Israeli Town Early And Hard. Coming Together Helped Us Stop The Spread.

  KIRYAT YEARIM, ISRAEL (JTA/CAROL UNGAR) — Lately, the media has been flooded with stories of Orthodox Jews who are derelict in following pandemic protocols.… Read More ›

Hospital staff infected with coronavirus in air released from ventilator

Hospital staff infected with coronavirus in air released from ventilator

“Infection in the coronavirus ward is something we are very afraid of.”   A doctor and two nurses at Sourasky Medical Center may have been… Read More ›

Israel can be Jewish and democratic

Israel can be Jewish and democratic

Opinion: We must not let the distorted interpretation of the Jewish faith and nationalism by anti-liberal elements disconnect us from the values of liberal Zionism,… Read More ›

Director Of Laniado’s ICU Dances In Front Of Patient Successfully Taken Off Respirator

Director Of Laniado’s ICU Dances In Front Of Patient Successfully Taken Off Respirator

JERUSALEM — In this moving clip (published by Ariel Elcharar), the director of the Laniado Hospital in Netanya’s ICU is seen here dancing with a… Read More ›

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement next week

Cabinet to vote on UAE peace agreement next week

The seven-page deal avoids any topics that may be controversial, such as a Palestinian state or American weapons sales to Abu Dhabi.   The cabinet… Read More ›