Posts Tagged: coronavirus
As We Celebrate Passover, We Must Learn From the Coronavirus
“Epidemic” and “pandemic” are scientific terms designed to describe a threat that requires immediate extreme responses to forestall a life form from infiltrating and annihilating...
Coronavirus, God, and Science
From the outset, the modern nation-state has depended on science and human rationality as the means to a stable and secure future. As the French...
New York’s Cuomo Postpones Primary Election as Coronavirus Cases Keep Growing
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday he was postponing the state's April 28 presidential primary to June 23 as its number of coronavirus...
Trump Says He May Quarantine New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
President Donald Trump said Saturday he was considering imposing a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Trump said he was mulling the quarantine, while...
In Phone Call, Trump and Netanyahu Agree to ‘Cooperate Closely’ on Coronavirus Fight
US President Donald Trump held a telephone call on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A White House statement said, "Today, President Donald J. Trump...
As Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 12, Israel’s Netanyahu Orders Preparations for Tighter Movement Restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Friday that preparations be made for a “significant tightening of the restrictions on movement so as to further...
Israel’s Netanyahu Wishes ‘Full and Speedy Recovery’ to UK’s Johnson After Coronavirus Diagnosis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent well-wishes to his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, on Friday after it was announced the UK leader had tested positive...
Britain’s PM Johnson Has Coronavirus, Self-Isolates in Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the...
Hope Is Nice, but After Coronavirus, Demonization of Israel Is Unlikely to Change
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin recently tried to provide some optimism amid the gloom and doom of the corona epidemic. Noting the cooperation between...
US Has Most Coronavirus Cases in World, Next Wave Aimed at Louisiana
The number of US coronavirus infections climbed above 82,000 on Thursday, surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New Orleans and...
Israel, the Palestinians, Coronavirus and Peace
JNS.org - In less than two months, the coronavirus pandemic has extended to all corners of the earth, posing a series of unique challenges to...
The Coronavirus Takes a Titan
Last Saturday night, we turned on our phones after Shabbat and were absolutely horrified to discover that Willie Stern, my sister-in-law’s father and a communal...
Israeli Troops to Help Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
Israel will deploy armed troops to support police on street patrols in enforcing a lockdown against the coronavirus epidemic, the military said on Friday. About 500...
Controversial Mass Surveillance Program Has Identified 500 Coronavirus Patients, Shin Bet Says
More than 500 coronavirus patients have been identified in Israel so far by a controversial digital mass-surveillance program, the Shin Bet internal security service revealed...
