Two new preprint papers add to the growing evidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant may be less likely to cause severe disease and hospitalization… Read More ›
Forget Turkey and the Kurds, forget Belarus and the refugees, forget the massacres in Ethiopia or the abuses in Mali. For HRW, it’s all about… Read More ›
Soroka University Medical Center says the man in his 60s passed away ‘largely’ due to other pre-existing illnesses he was suffering from, and not from… Read More ›
Hailing recommendation by panel of health experts, Bennett orders swift roll-out of extra vaccine booster for people over 60, immunocompromised and health care workers … Read More ›
NEW YORK — Chassidishe activist Yossi Gestetner, Executive Director of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council (OJPAC), has written a letter to incoming Mayor Eric… Read More ›
An unprecedented fossil of a baby dinosaur curled up perfectly inside its egg is shedding more light on the links between dinosaurs and birds. The… Read More ›
The point of view of Arab parties in the past has been that Israel should be a state of all its citizens, not a Jewish… Read More ›
Health Ministry chief Ash tells medical centers to prepare to reopen of dedicated wards immediately, as well as maintain additional wings to meet demand; latest… Read More ›
Transmission number climbs to 1.28; ministers, health officials to formulate plan for tightening restrictions on gatherings, public activities There were, according to Health Ministry… Read More ›
JERUSALEM — Rabbi Chaim Kanievski issued a dramatic new ruling on Monday, calling on the heads of Talmud Torahs and schools to vaccinate children… Read More ›
It might be time to rethink your festive plans, the World Health Organization has warned amid a rising number of cases of the coronavirus caused… Read More ›
According to the Health Ministry’s recommendation, the ban is scheduled to come into effect at midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. The government should classify… Read More ›
Opinion: As world grapples with Omicron variant, Israel must ensure its advantageous position is maintained by focusing on further boosting vaccination campaigns, formulating long-term policies,… Read More ›
PM advises work from home, pleads with public to vaccinate their children before strain becomes widespread, which he predicts will happen in several weeks … Read More ›
JERUSALEM — A Jerusalem Arab attempted Sunday evening to stab two Breslav chasidim at the East Jerusalem bus station near Damascus Gate. The two were… Read More ›
Senate Republicans are poised to deny President Joe Biden an appointment to the Supreme Court if they take the majority in the 2022 midterm elections.… Read More ›
Shlomi urged Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to “rebuild the Homesh settlement and not just the Homesh Yeshiva. The ruins here are a black stain on… Read More ›
UN health body says expected to overtake Delta variant cases adding its spread continues in areas with high vaccination rate or where significant numbers of… Read More ›
6 Palestinians arrested in overnight raid; troops seize guns, car suspected of being used in attack that killed Yehuda Dimentman, wounded 2 others Israeli… Read More ›
NEW YORK (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Brad Lander, the incoming New York City comptroller, vowed to do everything in his power… Read More ›
