Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus
Israel Reopens Some Businesses and Considers Resuming School Year
Israel allowed some businesses to reopen on Sunday and said it was considering letting children return to school as part of trial efforts to ease coronavirus...
Al-Aqsa Preacher’s Voice Echoes Across Jerusalem Devoid of Ramadan Crowds
An imam standing atop an 18-foot pulpit in a near-empty Al-Aqsa Mosque delivered the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem, his voice echoing across...
Israel’s Netayahu Talks With World Leaders About How to Handle Potential Coronavirus Second Wave
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took part in a video conference with six other world leaders on Friday to discuss international cooperation in fighting the...
Bank of Israel: COVID-19 School Closures Costing the State NIS 2.6 Billion a Week
JNS.org - The Bank of Israel reported on Thursday that the shutdown of the country’s education system due to the coronavirus pandemic is costing Israel...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews Take to Internet in Coronavirus Lockdown
Israel's religiously-devout Jews, who traditionally shun the use of internet or smartphones, are increasingly going online to shop, study and video chat as the coronavirus...
Israel Suspends Cellphone-Tracking for Coronavirus Quarantine Enforcement
An Israeli parliamentary oversight committee on Wednesday suspended police use of cellphone data to enforce coronavirus quarantines, with one lawmaker citing privacy concerns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...
IKEA Opens Half of Stores in Israel After Lockdown Eased
IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, opened three of its six stores in Israel on Wednesday after the government started to gradually ease its coronavirus lockdown. IKEA, which...
Coronavirus Lockdown Deepens Holocaust Survivors’ Loneliness
Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of...
Anti-Netanyahu Rally in Tel Aviv Draws Thousands Under Coronavirus Curbs
Wearing face masks, waving black flags and keeping two yards apart, thousands of Israelis demonstrated against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under strict coronavirus restrictions on...
Israel to Ease Some Coronavirus Restrictions, Netanyahu Says
Israel will gradually ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by letting some businesses reopen and relaxing curbs on movement after a slowdown in infection rates,...
Beware the Boar: Wild Pigs Patrol Israeli City Under Coronavirus Closure
While coronavirus closures are coaxing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many a metropolis, in one Israeli city the four-legged interlopers are assertive and, well,...
Locked-Down Tel Avivians Dance on Balconies to Celebrate City’s Birthday
Tel Aviv celebrated its 111th birthday on Tuesday, amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis that has ground the city to a halt. “To mark the festive occasion...
Netanyahu-Gantz Unity Talks to Resume After Passover, Following ‘Significant Progress’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and political rival Benny Gantz were nearing a deal on Tuesday to form a national emergency government to battle the...
Christians and Jews Meet Online to Probe Israel’s Response to Pandemic
JNS.org - Early this month, more than 35,000 Christians and Jews from around the world gathered virtually to learn about Israel’s response to the coronavirus...
