Israel News

Criticism of Haredi coronavirus conduct is not racism

Criticism of Haredi coronavirus conduct is not racism

Opinion: Criticism of the ultra-Orthodox is based on concrete facts that can no longer be ignored; comparing this to anti-Semitism is pure demagogy Veteran TV… Read More ›

Coronavirus: Netanyahu announces nationwide lockdown until Friday

Coronavirus: Netanyahu announces nationwide lockdown until Friday

Israel’s coronavirus death toll reaches 58, cases climb to 8,904.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening announced tough new restrictions on public movement,… Read More ›

In a coronavirus world, remember those who need help

In a coronavirus world, remember those who need help

Opinion: This widespread sense of helplessness is all too familiar to Israel’s citizens with autism who feel isolated, scared and uncertain on a daily basis,… Read More ›

Cry for the people of Bnei Brak, whose leaders let them down

Cry for the people of Bnei Brak, whose leaders let them down

Opinion: The officials running the ultra-Orthodox city betrayed their community by blocking them from vital information, ignoring practical problems of maintaining quarantine and themselves violating… Read More ›

Cabinet names lockdown committee, with 8 cities, Jerusalem areas in crosshairs

Cabinet names lockdown committee, with 8 cities, Jerusalem areas in crosshairs

Late night meeting also authorizes amendment to Basic Law of State Economy to allow country to tackle financial crisis brought on by virus restrictions  … 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 ›

Home Front Command will not accept responsibility for nursing homes

Home Front Command will not accept responsibility for nursing homes

Nursing homes are under a particular threat, as the elderly community is more at risk from the novel COVID-19 than any other age group.  … 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 ›

Jaffa riots continue for a second day, rocks thrown towards firefighters

Jaffa riots continue for a second day, rocks thrown towards firefighters

A number of young people in Jaffa, including minors, set fire to dumpsters and threw rocks and bricks toward the road, later throwing rocks at… Read More ›

War on coronavirus may help ultra-Orthodox integrate in society

War on coronavirus may help ultra-Orthodox integrate in society

Opinion: While virus sweeps through the ultra-Orthodox population due to misinformation, consequently putting the rest of Israel’s population also at great risk, it presents an… Read More ›

Fighting coronavirus the smart way

Fighting coronavirus the smart way

Opinion: Countless mistakes have been made in this battle simply because the authorities failed to realize that the Health Ministry can’t manage the crisis alone;… Read More ›

Israel’s Health Minister Litzman and his wife test positive for coronavirus

Israel’s Health Minister Litzman and his wife test positive for coronavirus

71-year-old is most senior Israeli official to be diagnosed so far with COVID-19, said to be in a good condition and working from isolation at… Read More ›

Gov’t mulls lockdown on haredi cities as coronavirus battle intensifies

Gov’t mulls lockdown on haredi cities as coronavirus battle intensifies

COVID-19: Number of dead surges to 20 people, more than 5,000 infected * Health Ministry: ‘Too early to be optimistic,’ despite decline in numbers  … Read More ›

No, everything won’t ‘be fine’ in Israel

No, everything won’t ‘be fine’ in Israel

Opinion: A blasé homily has long defined state policies, leading to a deterioration in the health system and allowing one fifth of the population to… Read More ›

Netanyahu says public should celebrate Passover, Easter, Ramadan alone

Netanyahu says public should celebrate Passover, Easter, Ramadan alone

Another Israeli succumbs to COVID-19 * Despite suspicion, Netanyahu tests negative for coronavirus.   The Israeli public is being asked to celebrate Passover, Easter and… Read More ›

Why has Health Ministry failed to prepare for coronavirus?

Why has Health Ministry failed to prepare for coronavirus?

Opinion: Despite early reports from China that many of those infected would require respiratory assistance, it has emerged that Israeli officials did not even know… Read More ›

Report: Israel To Open Quarantine Hotels For Ultra-Orthodox COVID-19 Patients

Report: Israel To Open Quarantine Hotels For Ultra-Orthodox COVID-19 Patients

  JERUSALEM (JNS) — Two “quarantine hotels” are being prepared to house ultra-Orthodox coronavirus patients in Israel beginning on Tuesday, Hebrew media reported on Monday.… Read More ›

Three die as coronavirus death toll rises to 15

Three die as coronavirus death toll rises to 15

Over 4,000 people are infected * 22-year-old in critical condition * Random virus testing starts Monday at three groceries   Three more Israelis died from… Read More ›

Coronavirus in Gaza is both a threat and an opportunity for Israel

Coronavirus in Gaza is both a threat and an opportunity for Israel

Opinion: Although the northern border appears to pose no threat right now, in the Hamas-controlled enclave a massive COVID-19 outbreak might result in another cross-border… Read More ›