Posts Tagged: coronavirus
Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Orders After Talks With Congress Break Down
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday partly restoring enhanced unemployment payments to the tens of millions of Americans who lost jobs in the...
Children Walk Back to School in Gaza After Five-Month Shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of children walked through the streets of the Gaza Strip on Saturday to return to classes after five months of shutdown -...
The Tables Have Turned, Investors Are Back on Top, Says Israeli Tech Angel
CTech - "Never let a good crisis go to waste," a phrase popularized by Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's former White House Chief of Staff and...
When Managing Chaos, a Little Humility Wouldn’t Hurt
We recently marked Tisha B'Av during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Talmudic sages who established the mourning practices for Tisha B’Av shaped the Jewish memory of the...
Look Who’s Calling Whom ‘UnXeptable’
JNS.org - Israeli expatriates living in California gathered on Friday near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Singing the...
Even During a Pandemic, It’s Always the Jews…
JNS.org - One of the most frightening twists of the global coronavirus pandemic is the worldwide uptick in antisemitism. This almost included a prime-time slot...
Knesset Considers Reopening Air Travel, as Israeli Officials Debate COVID-19 Restrictions
The Knesset’s coronavirus committee met on Tuesday to consider reopening air travel to Israel, while Israel’s health minister expressed opposition to imposing weekend closures. The issue...
Netanyahu Responded to COVID Much Better Than Trump, but Still Faces Challenges
JNS.org - Only a few months ago, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to illustrate the vast differences in management skills between President Donald Trump and Israeli...
Israeli Finance Ministry: It Could Take Five Years to Recover From Economic Effects of Coronavirus
Israel’s Ministry of Finance threw cold water on the possibility of a rapid economic recovery on Sunday, with the publication of a report that estimated...
In West Bank, Eid Sacrifices Plummet as Palestinian Virus Cases Soar
Slaughterhouses typically crowded with Palestinian Muslims buying sheep for the annual Eid al-Adha "feast of sacrifice" were nearly empty this week as coronavirus curbs weigh...
WHO Reports Record Daily Increase in Global Coronavirus Cases
The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 292,527. The biggest increases were from the...
Wearing a Mask Is Required by Jewish Ethics and Values
According to the world’s most eminent epidemiologists, until an effective treatment for COVID-19 or reliable vaccines to prevent infection are available, we should all be...
Video Highlights Israel’s Role in Global Fight Against Coronavirus
In a video published on Thursday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry highlighted the role the Jewish state has played in the global fight against the coronavirus,...
Young Global Jewry at Forefront of Fight Against COVID-19
Masa Israel Journey, a leader in immersive international experiences in Israel founded by the Jewish Agency and government of Israel, is playing a remarkable and...
