Posts Tagged: coronavirus
COVID-19 Outbreak Will Lead to an Increase in Cyber-Wars, Says Former Mossad Chief
CTech - “The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is a global scale crisis on three fronts: medical, social, and financial,” said former Mossad chief and current chairman...
Israeli COVID Travel Restrictions: An Ethical Borderline
JNS.org - Of the many transformative realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps the most evident on the global scale is how it has forced...
Fighting Food Shortages in Israel During COVID-19
JNS.org - In early July, Knesset member Tzachi Hanegbi maintained on Israel’s Channel 12 news that those who claim to have reached the point of...
Egypt Reports Lowest Daily Coronavirus Figure Since Late May
Egypt reported 703 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the health ministry said, the lowest figure since late May. In total, 86,474 COVID-19 cases have been reported...
Online Supermarket Sales Jump 100% as Israeli Public Braces for Lockdown
CTech - Israeli retail chains are reporting a massive jump in online sales amid growing fears that the government will impose a new lockdown to...
Israeli Defense Companies Team With UAE Firm to Develop Breakthrough Coronavirus Technology
JNS.org - Two leading Israeli defense companies have recently announced historic cooperation agreements with Group42 (G42), a technology company from the United Arab Emirates, in...
Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF Will Be Dealing With Coronavirus Crisis Until End of 2021
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that the coronavirus crisis would continue at least until the end of next year, while infections continued to...
Checking in on COVID-19 and Jewish Seniors
JNS.org - As America’s battle with the novel coronavirus has raged on, America’s Jewish community has suffered its share of losses, particularly early on when...
Mally Bitzur-Parnes Is on a Mission to Drag Israeli Industry Into the 21st Century
CTech - If the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has taught us anything, it is that states cannot afford to lose their local production capacity. A healthy...
In a First, Trump Dons Masks in Visit to a Military Medical Facility
President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical...
Bank of Israel Sees 2020 Budget Deficit 13% of GDP, Backs New Aid Package
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron on Sunday threw his support behind a second stimulus package to help those hurt by the coronavirus outbreak despite...
How Israel Is Cultivating Peace During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has pillaged the global community. Everyone has been affected. In Israel, the disturbing side effects trickle down through society, and millions have...
Dubai Announces New Coronavirus Economic Support Worth Over $400 Million
Dubai has announced a new package worth 1.5 billion dirhams ($408 million) to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Netanyahu Pledges More Welfare Spending as COVID Forces New Shutdowns
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new welfare package on Thursday for Israelis who have lost livelihoods due to the coronavirus crisis, saying the measures...
