Despite Coronavirus, 24 Olim Arrive from the USA Today on Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah...
While much of the country comes to a halt, Olim continue to arrive in Israel amidst global uncertainty.
Update on Non-Citizens Who Will be Allowed into Israel
Israel has updated and clarified which non-citizens will and will not be allowed into Israel.
Rabbi Riskin Shuts Down All Minyanim in Efrat
Rabbi Riskin also ruled that someone who has been tested for Coronavirus must leave their phone on during Shabbat in case they get the results back.
Mazel Tov: Israelis Find Safer Ways to Marry and Help Their Fellow Citizens
Forgoing rent, free venues for ad-hoc weddings, free babysitting, food donations, and more. Israelis are finding ways to help one another through this crisis.
WATCH: Worldwide Prayer and Plea Held for End to Coronavirus Pandemic
Prayers were held at the Western Wall for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
Social Loan Fund Offers Help to Businesses Affected by Coronavirus
The new fast-track coronavirus relief program will issue working capital loans of up to NIS 100k to businesses affected by the crisis.
Rabbi Haim Druckman Encourages Continued Small Prayer Minyanim
"Telling them, 'Stay home,' does not make them feel better in this reality."
PM Appeals to Israeli Arabs to Obey Health Ministry Instructions on Coronavirus
Dr. Said commended the Prime Minister on his leadership and the steps he is taking to curb the spread of the virus.
Mossad Imports 100,000 Coronavirus Test Kits Overnight, Plans for 4 Million More
At the same time, the Mossad cyber staff is assisting the health ministry in writing unique software and applications for dealing with the virus.
Jerusalem Faces Lockdown with Israel Police to Enforce Guidelines on COVID-19
"Certainly, if there is a closure, and I believe it will be in the next two days, the police will be called to enforce it."
Israel Closes the Border, Bars Entry to Non-Citizens in Fight Against COVID-19
"The Ministry of Health decided ... no entry of non-citizens who are not citizens of Israel or its residents will be allowed."
Hebrew U Professor Shares World’s Top Math Prize
The original Abel Prize award ceremony, scheduled for May 19, has been postponed due to the corona outbreak.
Health Ministry Reverses Guidelines to Permit Cleansing the Coronavirus Dead
The new guidelines determine that “before being buried, the body must be enclosed in a double wrap of impermeable plastic bags, and only then be brought to burial."
Rivlin, Herzog Bump Elbows, Discuss Coronavirus Effect on World Jewry
My dear ones, as the special excitement of preparations for the Pesach holiday gives way to fear and anxiety, we embrace you and send our prayers for your welfare and good health.
Arab MK Who Endorsed Gantz Insists Her Goal Is Dismantling the Zionist/Jewish State
And this is the level to which Blue&White is prepared, nay, happy to sink in order to replace Netanyahu at the helm.
Hezbollah and Syrian Army Behind Election Day Attack in Golan, IDF Investigation Finds
Snipers had opened fire from Syria into the Golan on March 2nd, prompting an Israeli counterstrike in which a senior Hezbollah operative was killed in a helicopter strike on the car he was driving.
Wednesday Morning: 427 Israeli Corona Patients; 2 Minister, 2 MKs in Self-Quarantine
The majority of the patients are in light condition, 10 are in moderate condition and five are in serious condition.
Disconnect: Health Ministry Warns Thousands Will Die, Yair Lapid Says Forced Isolation Is Dictatorship
Yair Lapid's follower David Roth wrote him Tuesday night: All I care about is for Israel not to become another Italy. Stop messing around and join an emergency government.
Israel Adds New Public Transportation Restrictions Due to COVID-19
The bus routes will no longer run to educational institutions, because classes are not being held.
Netanyahu Warns ‘This is Life and Death’ — Love Means Keeping Your Distance!
"I can say, sadly, many of you still do not understand the level of danger facing us. This is not a children’s game. This is a matter of life and death."
Israel’s Ambassador to Germany Tests Positive for COVID-19
The entire embassy staff immediately entered self-quarantine when the ambassador was diagnosed. The Israeli Embassy in Berlin was closed.
Three MKs Self-Quarantine After Exposure to COVID-19 Coronavirus
It is likely that all 120 Knesset members will have to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
IFCJ Create $5 M. Fund to Help Elderly in Israel Amid Corona Crisis
This fund will primarily support elderly Israelis, some of whom are Holocaust survivors, with packages of food and other essential items.
Netanyahu Announces ‘Economic Safety Net’ as Israel’s Public Sector Put on ‘Emergency Footing’;
Up to 80 percent of Israel’s public-sector workers and 70 percent of its private-sector office workers to go on leave until after Passover.
‘Absolutely Fake News:’ Iranian Top Cleric Denies Allowing Use of Israel Vaccine for Coronavirus
Satellite images reportedly showing the digging of mass graves in Iran.
6 More Israelis Released from Hospital after Recovering from Coronavirus
As 324 people in Israel have tested positive for Coronavirus, 11 Israelis have recovered.
Health Ministry’s Latest Decree: Don’t Leave Home At All, Very Few Exceptions
Do not leave home for parks, playgrounds, the beach, pools, libraries, museums, nature reserves and gardens or other public spaces, and walk your animal by yourself.
MDA Launches Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Sites Starting Wednesday
The patients will remain in their vehicle throughout the process, and then drive back directly to their homes.
Chief Rabbi of Tsfat Excited After Pope Calls to Observe Jewish-Style Sabbath
Rabbi Eliyahu quipped that the Pope would soon endorse building a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount.
Direct Polls: Blue&White Would Be Routed by Likud in 4th Election
All in all, fourth elections could spell the collapse of Blue&White, in a fashion reminiscent of Labor's stunning crash from 24 to barely half a dozen in the last successive elections.