Posts Tagged: coronavirus
Corona’s Effect on Jewish Philanthropy Could Force Hard Choices
JNS.org - The coronavirus pandemic is not the first deadly contagion to ravage the globe, but it is clearly the first that modern nations have...
A Surprising Message From Israel’s Ambassador: We Need the United Nations on Coronavirus
JNS.org - As the world adjusts to life during a global pandemic, with nations implementing lockdown measures and citizens trying to cope with life in...
Palestinian Media Outlet Explains a Way to Blame Coronavirus on Israeli Jews
Palestine Today has a remarkable article: The director of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque Omar Al-Kiswani said that the Endowment Council’s decision to temporarily suspend the prayers...
Turkey and Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories and Religious Fantasy
Turkey’s fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) is generally accepted to be rational, well-timed, not too badly planned, and fairly effective. At a time when the German case...
Coronavirus Delivers Another Devastating Blow to the Iranian Regime
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Iran hard, and not only on the health front. The virus has delivered the latest in a succession of blows...
Israeli Travel Restrictions and Coronavirus
JNS.org - Dozens of the 1,100 Israeli backpackers airlifted from Peru a few days ago threw a hissy fit upon landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport....
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...
India Shuts Down for 21 Days as Coronavirus Spreads Across South Asia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a 21-day lockdown of the world's second most populous country on Tuesday, following China's example to halt the spread...
Israel’s State Comptroller Report Reveals Failure to Prepare for a Pandemic
CTech - The Israeli Ministry of Health, its health maintenance organizations (HMO), and its hospitals were not fully prepared for a pandemic influenza-like outbreak, a...
Israel Chemicals Donates Money, Swabs to Bolster Battle Against Covid-19 in Israel
CTech - Tel Aviv-headquartered Israel Chemicals (ICL), with the help of the regional managers of its factories in China, is importing 20,000 swabs for the...
About Half of Iran’s State Workers Stay at Home as Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 2,000
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday about half of all government employees were staying at home as part of measures to contain the coronavirus...
Tokyo Olympic Games Delayed to 2021, Easing Athletes’ Angst
Japan and the Olympics movement decided on Tuesday to delay this year's Tokyo Games into 2021 as the coronavirus crisis obliterated the world's last major imminent sporting...
