Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
One Million Israelis Could Be Unemployed by End of Passover Due to Coronavirus Shutdown
The number of unemployed in Israel has reached 600,000, the Israeli Employment Service announced Tuesday, with thousands losing their jobs as businesses close due to...
Tributes Pour in After Leading UK Rabbi Dies of Coronavirus
Tributes poured in on Tuesday at the news that a leading UK rabbi had died of coronavirus. Dayan Rabbi Yehuda Yaakov Refson, the senior rabbi of...
Israeli Military Readying to Enforce Potential Total Shutdown of Country
Israel's military is preparing for a potential total shutdown of the country due to the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to mobilize eight battalions to...
Israel Suffers Second Coronavirus Fatality, a 67-Year-Old Woman
A 67-year-old Israeli woman passed away from coronavirus on Tuesday, raising the country's death toll from the disease to two. The victim, Malka Keva of Bat...
UK Government Amends Emergency Coronavirus Bill to Ensure Jewish and Muslim Burial Practices Are Respected
The British government on Monday amended a bill granting emergency powers to combat the coronavirus pandemic so as to safeguard religious burial practices, drawing praise...
Ex-SJP Leader at NYU Responds to Israel’s First Coronavirus Death With Nasty Tweet
The former president of the New York University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine responded to Israel’s first coronavirus fatality with a nasty tweet,...
Israel Enacts New Restrictions in Response to Rising Number of Coronavirus Cases
As the number of Israelis infected with the coronavirus continued to rise, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered new restrictions and greater enforcement of...
Leading UK Jewish Group Expresses Concern Coronavirus Bill Will Violate Jewish Burial Laws
A leading UK Jewish organization expressed concern on Sunday about a proposed bill granting the government emergency powers to fight the coronavirus, fearing it will...
Coronavirus Takes Heavy Toll on Prominent Jewish Leaders in US, Israel, Europe
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on prominent Jewish leaders, with several dying of the disease and others seriously ill. The head of Israel's...
Netanyahu Rival Gantz Denies Agreeing to Unity Government, Says No Talks Planned
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief political rival Benny Gantz denied rumors that he had agreed to a unity government with Netanyahu on Thursday, calling...
Israelis Across Country Applaud From Their Balconies in Appreciation of Medical Workers Battling Coronavirus
Israelis on Thursday evening held a demonstration of appreciation for and solidarity with health care workers battling the coronavirus by applauding from their balconies. The applause...
First Ethiopian-Israeli Tapped to Represent Jewish State at Eurovision Holds Back Tears at News of Contest’s Cancellation Due to Coronavirus
The first Ethiopian-Israeli contestant picked to represent the Jewish state in the Eurovision song contest held back tears on Wednesday at the news that the...
Israel Prepares for Total Lockdown, Religious Institutions Close, 400,000 Could Be Unemployed by End of Month
As the coronavirus crisis continued to intensify, Israel’s security agencies prepared for the possibility of a total lockdown of the country, the Ministry of Health...
Coronavirus Crisis Brings Israel and Arab World Together, at Least Online
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has been receiving messages of solidarity from across the Arab world as the coronavirus crisis intensifies, including messages like, “May Allah...
