Marcy Oster, JTA
Benny Gantz Will Not Be Given Extension to Form a Coalition Government, Israel’s President Says
April 13, 2020
Gantz’s mandate expires on Monday at midnight.
Hotel Coronavirus: Anyone Who Arrives In Israel Must Stay In A State-Run Hotel
April 12, 2020
Netanyahu ordered a halt to all flights to Israel until the country settled on a way to isolate new arrivals.
Astronaut Jessica Meir Says She Will ‘Feel More Isolated’ Returning to A Pandemic Earth Than Space
April 12, 2020
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir told reporters ahead of her return to Earth that watching the coronavirus crisis unfold from space has been “quite surreal.”
Grandson of Yitzhak Rabin Wishes Coronavirus on Benjamin Netanyahu, Then Apologizes
April 8, 2020
Ben Artzi frequently tweets criticism of Netanyahu, whose trial on corruption charges has been delayed due to the pandemic.
As Germany’s Number of Coronavirus Cases Grows, So Do Levels of Anti-Semitism
April 7, 2020
“There are direct links between the current spread of the coronavirus and that of anti-Semitism.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tells Orthodox Jews To Abstain From Large Religious Gatherings
April 7, 2020
COVID-19 has hit Orthodox Jews particularly hard.
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