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Blue and White and Likud Near Deal to Have Unity Government by Passover
A day after it appeared that negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s centrist...
US Believes Iran Was ‘Directly Involved’ in Killing of Iranian Dissident in Turkey
The United States believes Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security was directly involved in the killing of an Iranian dissident last November in Turkey, a senior administration official told Reuters on Wednesday. Masoud Molavi Vardanjani was...
Israel Fast-Tracks $180 Million to Tech Firms Through Innovation Grants
CTech - Israeli innovators can look forward to some financial relief next week. On Wednesday, the government, through its tech investment arm the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), pledged to immediately infuse NIS 650 million (approximately...
Tourism Crash Threatens Survival of Israeli Travel Tech Companies
CTech - The tourism and airline industries were arguably the first sectors to suffer huge blows due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. As a result, the technology companies providing services to those industries have also...
Packed With Refugees, Palestinian Camps Face Grave Threat if Coronavirus Spreads
Malka Abu Aker has seen her crowded refugee camp in the West Bank swell year...
Training in the Age of Corona: Israeli, American F-35 Pilots Meet in the Air, Debrief at a Distance
JNS.org - Israeli and American fighter pilots held a joint F-35 training drill over southern Israel...
White Supremacist Disrupts Webinar for Jewish Teens Featuring Deputy Antisemitism Envoy
JNS.org- A webinar on the video conferencing platform Zoom about antisemitism last week, featuring US...
Elections, Ties With China Shaped Iran’s Coronavirus Response
Iranian authorities ignored warnings by doctors in late December and January of an increasing number...
DC Corrections Department Grants Early Release of Rabbi Convicted of Voyeurism
JNS.org - A Washington, DC, rabbi convicted of voyeurism was released on Wednesday, a DC...
Blue and White and Likud Near Deal to Have Unity Government by Passover
A day after it appeared that negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue...
US Believes Iran Was ‘Directly Involved’ in Killing of Iranian Dissident in Turkey
The United States believes Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security was directly involved in the killing of an Iranian dissident last November in Turkey, a...
Israel Fast-Tracks $180 Million to Tech Firms Through Innovation Grants
CTech - Israeli innovators can look forward to some financial relief next week. On Wednesday, the government, through its tech investment arm the Israel Innovation...
Tourism Crash Threatens Survival of Israeli Travel Tech Companies
CTech - The tourism and airline industries were arguably the first sectors to suffer huge blows due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. As a result,...
Packed With Refugees, Palestinian Camps Face Grave Threat if Coronavirus Spreads
Malka Abu Aker has seen her crowded refugee camp in the West Bank swell year upon year since fleeing there over 70 years ago, with...
Training in the Age of Corona: Israeli, American F-35 Pilots Meet in the Air, Debrief at a Distance
JNS.org - Israeli and American fighter pilots held a joint F-35 training drill over southern Israel in recent days, meeting only in the air due to...
White Supremacist Disrupts Webinar for Jewish Teens Featuring Deputy Antisemitism Envoy
JNS.org- A webinar on the video conferencing platform Zoom about antisemitism last week, featuring US Deputy Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Ellie Cohanim,...
Elections, Ties With China Shaped Iran’s Coronavirus Response
Iranian authorities ignored warnings by doctors in late December and January of an increasing number of patients with high fevers and lung infections in the...
DC Corrections Department Grants Early Release of Rabbi Convicted of Voyeurism
JNS.org - A Washington, DC, rabbi convicted of voyeurism was released on Wednesday, a DC Department of Corrections official told JNS. Barry Freundel, the former rabbi...
Jewish Agency Announces Emergency Fund for Non-Profits Hit Hard By Coronavirus
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ogen – Social Loan Fund, a not-for-profit lending fund, are launching an emergency fund for non-profits...
Israeli Hospitals: Patients Afraid of Coronavirus are Skipping Treatment and Dying
JNS.org - Fear of contracting coronavirus is causing many Israelis to avoid seeking medical treatment, which is resulting in preventable deaths, according to the country’s...
Political Rivals Biden, Trump May Talk About Coronavirus
Aides to Joe Biden, the likely Democratic nominee to run against President Donald Trump, will arrange a call for the rivals to discuss the country's...
Arabs Riot in Jaffa After Resident Arrested for Violating Quarantine Regulations
JNS.org - Arab residents of Jaffa rioted on Wednesday, burning tires and dumpsters because the police were enforcing nationwide quarantine restrictions to prevent the spread...
Romania Jewish Community Given Rabbinical Permission for Shabbat Burials
JNS.org - The Jewish community of Bucharest, Romania, received a rabbinical exception to bury those who have died as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on...
