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Netanyahu and Gantz sign agreement for ‘national emergency government’

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz signed a deal Monday [April 20] to form a “national emergency government” that keeps … more

MARCY OSTER | 4/20/20

Netanyahu limits gatherings to 2 people

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Gatherings of Israelis are limited to two people except nuclear family members living in the same home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday [March 30] … more

MARCY OSTER | 4/5/20

1 in 3 residents of Israeli city Bnei Brak tested for coronavirus are positive

JERUSALEM (JTA) — One in three residents, or 34 percent, of the mostly haredi Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in central Israel who have been tested for the coronavirus are positive.The high … more

Marcy Oster | 4/1/20

Israel’s defense establishment is manufacturing ventilators

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s defense establishment has stopped making missiles and started manufacturing ventilators.The assembly line building the Ventway Sparrow ventilator model was set … more

Marcy Oster | 4/1/20

Israeli travellers at Ben Gurion airport, March 23, 2020.

The coronavirus hasn’t stopped immigration to Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Aviva Karoly, an attorney originally from Queens, New York, and her husband, Tzvi, were raised in religious Zionist homes and always dreamed of living in Israel. In … more

Sam Sokol | 3/30/20

Iconic open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv closed because of coronavirus

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus … more

Marcy Oster | 3/23/20

Coronavirus puts immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel on hold

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel has been placed on hold because of the coronavirus. The first 50 immigrants had been scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, … more

MARCY OSTER | 3/19/20

I didn’t know I had contracted the coronavirus. Now I’m alone in an Israeli hospital.

JERUSALEM (JTA) — In late February, I flew to Long Island to help my 77-year-old mom following her knee replacement surgery.I arrived in the United States with the remnants of a mild winter cold, a slight cough and runny nose – nothing I was concerned about. I spent most of my time at my parents’ home, save the occasional outing and a shiva call at the home of a friend whose husband had just passed away. more

MERYL JACOBS | 3/18/20

Chartered airlift is bringing US teens home from Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The entire student body of URJ Heller High in Israel, a high school affiliated with the Reform movement, will return to the United States on a chartered flight, along with … more

Marcy Oster | 3/16/20

Givat HaTurmusim

This time in March is the best time to see the colorful flowers around Israel. If you wish to catch a blue and purple field March is the place and time What? Givat HaTurmusim, or “Hill … more

Or Cohen | 3/8/20