Posts Tagged: coronavirus
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...
South African Rabbi Asks God for Forgiveness as He Closes Synagogue Due to Coronavirus
A South African rabbi can be seen asking for forgiveness from God for closing his synagogue due to the coronavirus pandemic in a video later...
US Focuses on Expanding Testing as Coronavirus Spreads
US officials were focused on Thursday on expanding testing for the coronavirus, with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo saying the state tested nearly 8,000 people...
Despite Coronavirus, S&P Bullish About Israel
CTech - As the global coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis advances, growth drops, markets continue to be unstable, and credit stress increases, Standard & Poor's (S&P) has...
US Lawmakers Pushing Ahead With Third Coronavirus Aid Package
US lawmakers were rushing ahead on Thursday with forging a massive economic stimulus measure to counter the destructive impact of the coronavirus, with the Senate's...
Rattled World ‘at War’ With Coronavirus as Deaths Surge in Italy, France
Hundreds of millions of people faced a world turned upside down on Wednesday by unprecedented emergency measures against the coronavirus pandemic that is killing the...
Can the Arab World Cope With the Coronavirus?
Just as Italy is the source of much of the spread of the coronavirus in the Western world, Iran has been the source of most...
The World’s Newest Virus Intersects With the World’s Oldest
The coronavirus pandemic may be new, but Jews have a long and tragic history when it comes to viruses -- wrought by nature or conceived...
The Long-Term Political Fallout of Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic, which is by definition egalitarian in the extreme and recognizes no physical or social borders, could cause complete breakdowns in already weak...
Don’t Fear Shin Bet Technology for Curbing Corona
JNS.org - During the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the Israeli government unanimously approved an additional emergency measure to track and trace the steps of...
There Is Nothing Holier Than Embracing Life
We closed our synagogue last Wednesday. There will be no more prayer services until the coronavirus goes away. In hindsight, it was an easy decision to...
How Shin Bet, Israel Police Will Use Tracking Technology to Battle a New Enemy: COVID-19
JNS.org - The interim Israeli government took the unprecedented step on Monday night of passing emergency regulations to bypass existing law, and equip the Shin...
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...
