Rivlin Passes Mandate to the Knesset for 21 Days, Then Fourth Election
Over the next 21 days, Knesset members will try to form a majority that will recommend to the president an agreed candidate for prime minister.
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Attempted Arson at Jewish Nursing Home
Ruth’s House is “located within a short distance of three Jewish temples, a Jewish private school, and a Jewish Community Center.”
Israel Approves $6 Million in Grants to Startups, Companies Combating Coronavirus
“The committee chose to support a wide range of projects dealing with the challenges of coronavirus because the fight against the pandemic needs to be waged on multiple fronts,” according to the Ministry of Economics and Industry.
12,501 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19, 131 Israelis Dead, Face Masks Required in NY
“This will help everyone to remember, when they’re in that kind of space, it’s so important to protect each other."
Israel Attacks Car with Hezbollah Officials Near Syrian Border
The first missile launched from the Israeli drone missed the vehicle, giving the passengers time to escape before the second missile hit.
Watch: Arab Nurses Help Senior with Coronavirus Put on Tefillin
The elderly man, quarantined in the old age home, needed assistance putting his Tefillin on.
Kinneret Water Level Hits 16-Year High Point
Israel’s largest freshwater source is only 7.3 inches short of maximum capacity, with more rain forecast for later this week.
Two Synagogues in Alabama vandalized; Police Search for Perpetrator, Reward Offered
Swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti were spray-painted on two synagogues in Huntsville, Ala., over the initial days of the Passover holiday. Police have released surveillance footage of a suspect.
State to High Court: Even More Shin Bet Involvement in Fighting the Coronavirus
The Shin Bet operates under the purview of the Knesset Foreign and Security Committee and the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.
Chassidim Donate 1,000 WiFi Tablets to NYC Hospital Patients
Families without WiFi at home were given MiFi mobile hotspots.
Israel’s NSA Recommends Hiring Illegal Migrants in Nursing Homes
There are now 582,594 infected patients in the United States, with 23,649 deaths.
11,586 Cases of COVID-19, 116 Israelis Die
From Tuesday 5 pm until Thursday 5 am, Israelis will not be permitted to travel between localities or cities.
Rivlin Grants Two-Day Extension to Netanyahu and Gantz
Netanyahu and Gantz have been holding tough negotiations over critical issues.
Doctors Say Emerging New Symptoms Could Red-Flag Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients
The director-general of the Korean CDC said his agency is “putting more weight on reactivation as the possible cause” for second infections.
Amnesty Intl Asked to Boot Gaza Informant Who Led Hamas to Arrest of Arab...
"It is disgusting that a so-called ‘journalist’ got an activist for dialogue arrested by Hamas."
Gantz: ‘Emergency Forced Us All to Recalculate’
"At this hour, no one will preach to me about politics and rebuke me for choosing our citizens."
Netanyahu Urges Israelis to Comply with Holiday Restrictions, Warns of Possible COVID-19 ‘Reinfection’
“We have come out of crises before, and I will make sure that we do so again.”
Hamas Admits: Gazan Doctors Were Trained by Israel to Deal with Coronavirus
The Arab media has published articles about the training of dozens of doctors, nurses and medical personnel from Gaza at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon and at the Erez Crossing.
IDF Delivers Advanced Coronavirus Testing Machine to Gaza Strip
The machine was brought from an unnamed Muslim country through Jordan.
Sheba Expands Isolated Corona Unit to 180 Beds
The underground areas of Sheba's rehabilitation center are being renovated so that by next week, another 180 beds will be ready.
Rothschild Foundation Donates $4.2 Million to Hebrew U. Coronavirus Research
The donation will fund 60 research teams at HU that are working to find a vaccine, produce faster and cheaper testing methods, and develop targeted treatments.
Hebrew U Researchers Develop 10x Faster COVID-19 Test
The test uses materials commonly found in labs
UTJ Attacks Netanyahu’s Closures, Say They Discriminate Against Haredim
"I say this again with great pain, what we have seen in recent weeks is overt anti-Semitism by some decision makers."
Blue&White Agrees to 4th Elections If High Court Disqualifies Netanyahu
Bibi is quite content to let the court slip back into the hands of the left, because Bibi is not a rightwinger.
Index of Israelis’ Response to Health Guidelines: Modi’in Highest, Qiryat Shemona Lowest
Ra'anana is ranked 9th, Herzliya 12th and Netanya 30th. Haifa is 42nd, Ariel 45th, T'veria 60th, Tsfat 63rd.
Former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, zt’l, Dies of COVID-19
The Rabbi was admitted to the hospital last week for symptoms of the virus.
11,103 Cases of COVID-19, 183 in Serious Condition, 103 Israelis are Dead
The better news is that at least 1,627 people have recovered from COVID-19, according to the Health Ministry.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Praises ‘Brilliant Doctors’ After Discharge from Hospital, No Quick...
"I want to pay my own thanks to the utterly brilliant doctors ... the many nurses, men and women, whose care has been astonishing."
Gazan Peace Activist Disappeared by Hamas
Rami Aman, 38 has not been heard from since he surrendered last Thursday morning to the Hamas Internal Security headquarters.
First Time in History: Major Disaster Declared in All 50 States
The declarations make federal funding available for state and local governments in addition to some nonprofit organizations.