Israel’s 2nd COVID Lockdown Carries Hefty Economic Price
Restaurateur Tamir Barelko has had enough.
Israel‘s decision last month to impose a second nationwide lockdown after a resurgence in coronavirus infections has dealt a hammer blow to the economy...
Israeli Air Force Retaliatory Strikes Hamas Target in Gaza
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip on Monday, in response to a rocket fired from the coastal enclave into southern Israel earlier...
COVID-19 Phone Surveillance Extended for 21 More Days
JNS.org – Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Intelligence Services on Wednesday extended the mandate given to the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) to trace the mobile phones of coronavirus patients,...
Two Armed Palestinians Arrested Crossing Into Israel From Gaza
i24 News – Two armed Palestinians were arrested Thursday after crossing into Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) report.
According to the army, the two suspects...
Shas Calls for Outdoor Minyanim, Synagogue Closures
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — The rabbinic leadership of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party called for prayer services to be held outdoors only to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
It marked...
Israelis Oppose Bill Restricting Protests During Coronavirus Lockdown
Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated outside parliament on Tuesday against a government-backed bill likely to stifle protests near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home during the current coronavirus lockdown.
The proposed law, which...
Netanyahu Warns UN on Hezbollah’s Spread
Following is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, given Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, to the U.N. General Assembly:
“Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Middle East is not exactly renowned for producing...
Israel Health Minister: Lockdown Will Continue Past October 10
i24 News – Israel Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Tuesday morning that individuals and businesses should expect the country’s current lockdown to be extended past its current expiration...
Israel Surpasses U.S. in Daily COVID Mortality Relative to Population
JNS.org – Israel’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths per million people surpassed that of the United States on Tuesday for the first time since the onset of the global...
NJ Victim of Hamas Commemorated in Congressional Resolution
A bipartisan House of Representatives resolution attacking Palestinian Authority “martyr payments” to terrorists and their families was introduced this week in memory of a New Jersey native who was...