Posts Tagged: Yuli Edelstein
Israel to Send Delegation to Czech Republic to Assist in Battling Pandemic
i24 News - Israel’s Health Minister Yuli Edelstein decided to send a delegation to Czech Republic in order to assist with a COVID-19 outbreak in...
Israeli Health Minister: Lockdown Will Not Be Lifted ‘Unequivocally’ After 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...
Israel, UAE Health Ministers Agree on ‘Immediate Cooperation’ After Normalization Deal
Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Monday to enhance bilateral cooperation in the health sector following an accord between the countries to normalize...
Knesset Considers Reopening Air Travel, as Israeli Officials Debate COVID-19 Restrictions
The Knesset’s coronavirus committee met on Tuesday to consider reopening air travel to Israel, while Israel’s health minister expressed opposition to imposing weekend closures. The issue...
Amid Coronavirus Second Wave, Israel Extends Travel Restrictions for Foreigners
Israel announced on Monday that it was extending a travel ban on foreigners until September 1 in light of the ongoing second wave of the...
WHO Chief Tedros Speaks With New Israeli Health Minister Edelstein About ‘Strengthening’ Cooperation
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, spoke by phone on Wednesday with Israel’s new health minister, Yuli Edelstein. In a tweet, Tedros...
Israeli Knesset Speaker, a Netanyahu Ally, Resigns in Clash With Supreme Court
The speaker of Israel's parliament, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resigned on Wednesday, sharpening a battle with the Supreme Court over its concerns that...
Netanyahu Rival Gantz Denies Agreeing to Unity Government, Says No Talks Planned
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief political rival Benny Gantz denied rumors that he had agreed to a unity government with Netanyahu on Thursday, calling...
Israel’s Top Court Hears Challenge to Coronavirus Cyber-Monitoring
Civil liberties activists asked Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday to suspend cellphone monitoring put in place under emergency regulations to try to slow the spread of...
In Midst of Coronvirus Crisis, Israeli Knesset Sworn In Before Nearly-Empty Chamber
As the coronavirus crisis intensified on Monday, the new Israeli Knesset was sworn in before a nearly empty chamber. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gave a short...
Ex-UN Envoy Nikki Haley Blasts Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders for Plan to Condition US Military Aid to Israel on Humanitarian Relief for Hamas-Ruled Gaza
Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley blasted Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders for his pledge on Monday to force Israel to allocate...
Jewish People’s Story Is One of ‘Against All Odds,’ Knesset Speaker Says at Israeli Independence Day Celebration
The story of the Jewish people is one of “against all odds,” said Israel’s Knesset speaker at the official torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in...
Holocaust Victims Remembered at Annual ‘Every Person Has a Name’ Knesset Ceremony
Israel’s Knesset marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday by reading out the names of victims of the Nazis. The annual ceremony, called l’kol ish yesh shem...
After Erdogan Victory in Turkish Election, Israel’s Knesset Set to Vote on Armenian Genocide Recognition
The Israeli Knesset is set to consider whether to recognize the Armenian Genocide, following the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the latest Turkish...
