Can Diaspora Jews Visit Israel During the COVID-19 Crisis? The Rules Keep Changing
August 22, 2020
In March, Israel shut its doors to non-citizens, effectively barring half of the world’s Jews from the Jewish state.
Sam Sokol, JTA
A Bipartisan Protest Movement is Rocking Israel and Growing by the Week
August 1, 2020
As the protests have widened in focus, demonstrators have faced harsh crackdowns by police, who have drawn criticism for using water cannons and tear gas.
The Agony of the COVID-19 Obituarist
July 12, 2020
With every interview, my own emotional wounds were torn open anew.
Man Appointed to Lead Israeli Parliament Women’s Committee
June 8, 2020
A feminist group called it “a joke at the expense of women in Israel.”
Zalman Kossovsky, Former Chief Rabbi of Zurich and a US Marines Chaplain, Dies at 80
April 20, 2020
He passed away Sunday of natural causes unconnected to the coronavirus pandemic.
Israel’s Health Minister Has COVID-19 and Is Under Fire for Allegedly Defying His Own Department’s Orders
April 7, 2020
Litzman’s critics say he downplayed the situation initially and was slow to institute, and then enforce, social distancing measures in the haredi community.
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