Month June 2020
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Mossad chief Yossi Cohen visited King Abdullah of Jordan to discuss Israel’s plan, starting in July, to annex parts of the West Bank, according to Israel’s Channel 13. Cohen reportedly made the trip last week to the… Continue Reading →
An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel system and missile production sites, satellite photographs showed Saturday. What exploded in the incident early Friday that sent a… Continue Reading →
Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 157, which implements the reopenings announced earlier this week that will take effect on Thursday, July 2. Specifically, the Order contains several requirements for indoor dining, which can resume on July 2… Continue Reading →
Vice President Mike Pence called off campaign events in Florida and Arizona this coming week as the states experience a surge in new coronavirus cases. Pence will still travel to those states, which have set records for new confirmed infections… Continue Reading →
Vice President Mike Pence called off campaign events in Florida and Arizona this coming week as the states experience a surge in new coronavirus cases. Pence will still travel to those states, which have set records for new confirmed infections… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel system and missile production sites, satellite photographs showed Saturday. What exploded in the… Continue Reading →
Brazil announced on Saturday that it had signed a $127 million agreement to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca that has shown promise to fight the COVID-19… Read more » The post Brazil Signs Agreement to Produce… Continue Reading →
European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again, possibly from late next week, EU diplomats confirmed Saturday. Americans… Read more » The post EU Narrows Down Border List,… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry said on Motzoei Shabbos that 621 new cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in Israel since Friday. With these new cases, there are now 6,102 active cases… Read more » The post 621 New Coronavirus Cases in… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s schools will be open for in-person instruction in the fall, as long as COVID-19 trends don’t worsen, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday. Murphy, a Democrat, unveiled his administration’s… Read more » The post NJ Public Schools Planning for… Continue Reading →
The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally, bringing the total number of Americans who… Read more » The post New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit… Continue Reading →
At least 18 people were shot in less than 24 hours across New York City as a two week long spike in gun violence across the city continued. Police said a total of 70 people were shot this week, compared… Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia forced three Iranian boats to retreat from its waters on Thursday after firing warning shots, a spokesman for Saudi boarder guards said on Saturday. The spokesman, quoted by… Read more » The post Saudi Arabia Says It Forces… Continue Reading →
For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic in April unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges… Continue Reading →
Welcome to New York! Now don’t come near us for two weeks. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are the latest states to enact 14-day traveler quarantines to try to check the spread of the coronavirus. After being slammed by… Continue Reading →
Israel’s health-care system is set to begin nationwide serological testing on Sunday to determine how much of the population has been exposed to coronavirus, Yisrael Hayom reported. In contrast to… Read more » The post Nationwide Serological Testing to Begin… Continue Reading →
Health officials are investigating whether someone returning to the New York City area from Florida spread the coronavirus at a high school graduation in suburban Westchester County. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the investigation on Saturday after New York, New Jersey… Continue Reading →
Health officials are investigating whether someone returning to the New York City area from Florida spread the coronavirus at a high school graduation in suburban Westchester County. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the investigation on Saturday after New York, New Jersey… Continue Reading →
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 22,800 as of Motzei Shabbos, with 6,102 active patients with 41 in serious condition, of whom 23 are ventilated. The death toll has risen to 317, including Israel’s youngest fatality,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis protested Saturday evening against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his Jerusalem residence as the Israeli prime minister faces corruption charges. The demonstration was fueled by the detention of seven protesters Friday who held a smaller rally… Continue Reading →
A 19-year-old woman passed away from the coronavirus on Shabbos in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The woman was severely obese which caused her limited motility and also suffered from congestive cardiac failure and pulmonary hypertension. Upon admittance to… Continue Reading →