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• The Jerusalem Post

  • Coronavirus infections pass 9,000 as Netanyahu threatens longer closure

    moments ago

    
    153 in serious condition, 113 intubated * 60 people have died
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  • Special education students to return to school after Passover

    3 minutes ago

    
    In total, approximately 52,000 special education students will return to study in small groups according to clear and precise guidelines from the Health Ministry.
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  • Iran has 500,000 people infected with coronavirus

    6 minutes ago

    
    Tehran's regime repeatedly refused to accept humanitarian aid from the US government.
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  • Berkowitz to 'Post': Peace team focused on combating coronavirus now

    26 minutes ago

    
    Ahead of Passover, Special Assistant to President Trump, Avi Berkowitz, said people should celebrate the Seder with their nuclear families this year, urging social distancing.
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  • Here's how Jerusalem is teaching ultra-Orthodox, Arabs about coronavirus

    2 hours ago

    
    As both sectors tend to shun or distrust the mainstream media, distributing information comes with unique challenges.
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• Haaretz.com

  • Israel to impose Passover curfew as coronavirus cases top 9,000

    21 minutes ago

    Government postpones vote on lockdown ■ Israel confirms over 9,000 coronavirus cases, with over 100 on life support ■ 252 cases registered among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza

  • Why the coronavirus lockdowns won’t save the planet

    22 minutes ago

    The global shutdowns did disrupt pollution for a bit, but how likely is it that the world will collectively decide to forgo consumption to fight climate change for the future greater good?

  • Coronavirus 'disaster' at Israeli factory prompts policy revamp on Palestinian workers

    37 minutes ago

    'I don't understand why I'm good enough to work in Israel but not good enough for the Israelis to test me,' says one worker in a Jerusalem area chicken factory, which Palestinians point to as the source of West Bank coronavirus outbreak

  • Israel's systematically sidelined, budget-slashed foreign ministry is doing heroic work on coronavirus

    55 minutes ago

    Despite its diplomats’ relentless dedication, Israel’s foreign ministry was initially designated a ‘non-essential’ government agency for the coronavirus crisis. That skewed way of thinking undermines our national interests

  • Mideastern burial traditions disrupted by fears of coronavirus contagion

    60 minutes ago

    Across the region, families distressed as they face restrictions on religious rites

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• The Times of Israel

  • Body of Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter found after canoeing accident

    2 hours ago

    Maryland authorities continue search for 8-year-old son of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean

  • As talks founder again, Netanyahu caught between Gantz and right-wing base

    2 hours ago

    A new government was in hand: Likud had won on annexation, Blue and White on judicial reforms; but a last-minute outcry from the PM's rightist flank forced a backtrack

  • With exports shuttered, farmers turn to WhatsApp to hawk their produce

    3 hours ago

    Need asparagus? A bunch of organic herbs? There's produce aplenty for sale during the coronavirus crisis

  • Death toll rises to 60 as coronavirus cases top 9,000

    3 hours ago

    80-year-old man who succumbed to illness had been in serious condition for weeks; amid concerns of nationwide shortage, Health Ministry chief says 3,000 ventilators available

  • Cabinet set to green-light nationwide Passover closure and curfew

    4 hours ago

    Beginning Tuesday, and ending either by or after the weekend, Israelis will not be able to leave the communities where they live, as part of ramped up efforts to curb virus

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