Economic stimulus plan tweaked to exclude big earners, prioritize needy
According to the new plan, all citizens will receive one-time grants with the exception of those earning over NIS 640,000 ...
Tag: Coronavirus
Nurses' strike ends with addition of 2,000 nurses, 400 physicians
"A system that has been neglected is receiving today an investment it rightly deserves. We have opened a new page ...
Israel will try to purchase promising COVID vaccine
AstraZeneca and Oxford University report promising findings from early testing of new vaccine; Israel working to sign deals with multiple ...
Knesset greenlights smartphone COVID tracking through end of 2020
New law adds oversight, and government must renew its request to employ the technology every three weeks. Health Ministry ordered ...
Knesset defies cabinet, relaxes key lockdown measures
The Knesset's Special Committee on Dealing with the Coronavirus Pandemic decide public pools and beaches may remain open on weekends, ...
First half of 2020 sees Israeli high tech exits dip to 6-year low
However, the average value of exits in the first half of 2020 was $112 million, the highest since 2015. Global ...
Corona committee faces off with cabinet, wants pools and beaches to stay open
Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch joins committee meeting, promises cabinet will seek out compromise that will allow beaches to remain ...
'Jewish philanthropy will be different, post-corona'
Philanthropy expert Dr. Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the face of Jewish philanthropy.
Syrians vote for new parliament under strict COVID procedures
All poll workers were wearing masks and gloves and voters had to use their own pens in the sanitized booths. ...
Anti-government protesters clash with police in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
Police say 28 people in total are arrested as protests intensify against PM Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged corruption and handling ...