Posts Tagged: coronavirus
Biden Aide Says No US-Wide COVID Lockdown Planned as West Coast States Advise Against Travel
President-elect Joe Biden's top coronavirus adviser said on Friday there were no plans for a wholesale nationwide lockdown to curb the surging COVID-19 pandemic, while...
Israel in Advanced Talks to Purchase Millions of Doses of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine; ‘I See Light at End of Tunnel,’ Netanyahu Says
Israel is reportedly in talks to purchase the coronavirus vaccine being developed by the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Monday,...
The Israeli Market Is Small, Yet Mature, Says Top Venture Capital Partner
CTech - Andrei Brasoveanu first came to the United States when he was 18. “It was the first time that I had gotten on a...
Netanyahu Says Can ‘See Light at the End of the Tunnel’ as Vaccine Trials Commence
i24 News - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded optimistic on Sunday over the coronavirus pandemic, saying, “I see the light at the end of...
Iran’s Daily COVID Death Toll Hits Record High as Cases Surge
Iran's daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 434 on Sunday, authorities said, a day after announcing stringent new restrictions including the...
Wanted: Decisive Female Leadership to Defeat COVID-19
The image of President Donald Trump standing at a Florida rally in front of thousands of supporters just days after recovering from COVID-19 was a...
As Campaign Draws to Close, Trump Criticizes Those Fighting Coronavirus
President Donald Trump is spending the closing days of his re-election campaign criticizing public officials and medical professionals who are trying to combat the coronavirus...
An Honorable Orthodox Response to Coronavirus
He looks earnestly at the camera, and falteringly begins his statement: Klal Yisrael (“the Jewish people”) and the entire world are now confronted by a medical...
Israel Must Look Beyond the Coronavirus Crisis
JNS.org - The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that “noise kills thought.” We are in a period with much coronavirus-related noise. Yet as the world...
The IDF in the Shadow of the Pandemic
Despite the absence of a new defense budget amid the ongoing health, economic, and political crises plaguing the country, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is...
Spain’s Regions Urge Government to Impose State of Emergency to Allow Curfews
Spanish regions are urging the central government to take measures that would give them legal backing to impose curfews as the country battles a resurgent...
Morocco’s Jews Remain Strong Despite COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the world, the Jewish community of Morocco has not managed to escape unscathed. The tight-knit community, which has...
On People, Not Zip Codes
I’ve returned from bringing home my children’s books and supplies yet again. Classrooms outfitted with plexiglass cubicles, stickers directing where to walk, and where not...
Celebrating the Coronavirus Heroes
For too many, 2020 has been a horrible year filled with pain, disease, and heartbreak. The coronavirus has killed more than a million people the...
