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For safety, once a student or teacher is infected, the grade, and even the entire school are sent into quarantine.
The Saudis have for the moment stopped hating Israel. Wouldn’t it be nice if liberal Jews did too?
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
{Originally posted to the JCPA website] Iran Celebrates International Quds (Jerusalem) Day On Friday, May 22, Iran and the Muslim world celebrated International Jerusalem Day or Quds Day, which falls on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan. In line with a ruling by Ayatollah Khomeini and the Iranian government, this day has been […]
New rules are being put into effect to prevent further spread of the Coronavirus in the schools.
Former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz officially took up his position as defense minister a week ago. His first challenges will be to wage a bitter struggle for a defense budget and promote a cautious approach to Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Some of the parents are complaining that is unfair that they need to go into quarantine too, since they need to work.
The effectiveness of these drugs in patients with generalized viral diseases and COVID-19, in particular, can be relatively quickly examined and made more readily available.
By BESA CENTER
America and Israel face numerous shared challenges, including terrorism, weapons and nuclear proliferation, cyber warfare, and the spread of radical Islamist ideology. ..Israel also invests heavily in the American economy and is one of the top 20 suppliers of direct investment in the US.
By Nathan Lewin
No one will ever know whether a randomly selected group of Israelis would have charged the Israeli prime minister with committing crimes if Israel had a grand-jury procedure.
The annexation of lands in Judea and Samaria is not contrary to international law
By BESA CENTER
The declared intention of the new Israeli government to pave the way for the implementation of sovereignty in certain parts of the West Bank, with the blessing of the Trump administration, is prompting vigorous debate. The dark prophecies by “liberal” Israelis as well as EU officials about the dire consequences that would result from annexation are exaggerated, and they obscure the vital strategic value of the Jordan Valley for Israel’s security.
By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl
Firefighting planes operated in ten different locations, with 11 planes focusing on a fire set by Arabs near a military base in the Jordan Valley.
If you live in Israel, it is difficult to fully describe or explain Trump Derangement Syndrome.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Tactile Mobility’s technology lets cars “feel” the road by gathering real-time data from non-visual sensors, turning it into actionable information.
There has been concern that the government reopened the schools too soon due to public pressure.
The IDF has assigned a new role to an elite naval commando unit to apply its special skills and training to assist civilians in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
A comprehensive planning blueprint is needed for the western Land of Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. It should set out the required spatial balance among the infrastructures for transportation, water, electricity, housing, sewage removal, and green-space preservation. Concomitantly, the application of sovereignty calls for the strategic governmental formulation of a new national master plan for the development of Israel’s eastern rampart.
By Steve Frank
Perhaps the best response to the dire warnings and threats regarding Israeli annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria is that given by Prime Minister Menachem Begin to Sen. Joseph Biden in 1982.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The people wanted unity, and that is what it got,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By BESA CENTER
Zionist organizations and the Israeli government devote incalculable resources to the effort to contain the damage caused by news reports and opinion pieces that portray Israel inaccurately and unfairly. The conventional response is for Israeli diplomats and hasbara activists to bombard journalists with angry emails and reader comments. It would be much more productive to encourage journalists to learn both sides of the story, even compensating them financially to do so.
The device could be a game-changer in the next step towards reopening shuls on Shabbat.
By Barry Black and Roger Brooks
Customers rolled down windows, handed over money, and received their food though a drive-through window. Feeding the body a burger? Yes. Feeding the soul? No.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Only five new patients were registered in the past day.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
Reports about a pending prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas are gaining momentum. However, according to Palestinian sources in Ramallah, there are still major obstacles in the way, particularly within Hamas.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A “green” list of countries with low rates of infection would be the initial destinations in restarting flights.
By Daniel Pipes
I hardly expected my article to arouse high emotions. It deals with a tactical issue distant from philosophical foundations, principles or ideology.
The terrorist threw down a large stone onto Amit Ben-Yigal's head from above, while his unit was searching for a group of terrorists in the town.
If Mandelblit and his comrades in the legal establishment try to block the application of Israeli law to Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, they will undermine Israel’s rights and strategic interests and cause massive damage to Israel's relations with the United States.
By Daniel Pipes
A leading conservative American commentator on Middle Eastern affairs gives six reasons to believe that taking over Palestinian territory would harm both U.S.-Israel relations and Israel's status as the Jewish state.
Some Palestinian Arab leaders today seem to prefer that their own people succumb to disease rather than cooperate with Israel. While Palestinians and Israelis on the ground pull together against Coronavirus.... articles in official Palestinian Authority publications assert that Israel is deliberately spreading the infection and trying to contaminate Palestinian prisoners, using Coronavirus as a biological weapon.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
It is important to emphasize that Gammora is being tested as a treatment or cure and not a vaccination for preventing the virus.
By Israel Hayom
Reactions pour in from across political spectrum after landmark High Court ruling in favor of coalition deal • Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked: “Even the obvious must be stated: This isn’t law, it’s politics
Those who misuse Holocaust imagery are profoundly inappropriate; still, the rush to label all the protesters as neo-Nazis is wrong.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Iran’s Mahan Air continued to operate flights to multiple Middle Eastern countries until late March despite coronavirus lockdowns, probe shows.
By BESA CENTER
The recent “backpacker deal,” the Crimean Peninsula annexation, and Russia’s Sochi Olympic Games are all examples of Vladimir Putin’s global “smart power” strategy, which combines soft and hard power. In winning Russian sovereignty over the Jerusalem complex near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, he scored a significant soft power win.
Criticism of the Israeli government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has focused on its “on the move” decision-making and lack of an “exit strategy.” But a consideration of David Ben-Gurion’s leadership during the War of Independence reveals personal perspective to be an essential element in decision-making and shows the necessity of learning in the midst of change.
Battle coronavirus by loving your neighbor like yourself.
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut pointed out the only real issue was whether or not it is legal for Netanyahu to form the government.
The Israeli school system opened its doors on Sunday for grades 1-3 and 11- 12 after weeks of closure due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
I think it is the first stage of a disengagement plan.
In fact, there is almost no more dissent in The New York Times than there was in Pravda.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the world of religion. This can be seen in three major areas: attitudes of religious leaders, behavior and rituals of believers, and efforts to give a theological meaning to the pandemic. Spiritual leaders may have squandered an opportunity to reinforce their religions through their responses to the crisis.
After 72 years, many take its existence for granted. But with so many still wishing it dead, it’s worth thinking about how dangerous life for Jews would be without it.
Given the world's diabolical double standards, Israeli soldiers stand accused of atrocities they did not commit, while Palestinian terrorists who torture, kidnap, hijack, use human shields, including children, are still viewed as innocent victims.
List of events Yom HaZikaron 2020 online events in English.
I don't want to go to a memorial service, I can't stand military funerals and I can't forget. I hate this! Too many thoughts...
Rav Hirsch notes that “nega” comes from the root meaning “touch.” A person who has a nega has been “touched” by G-d and is being asked to take note of something.
Miriam Fuld was concerned for the welfare of the Efrat counter-terrorist unit, when they would go outside on emergency calls.
Unless something unexpected happens, next week the leadership of the Conference of Presidents, one of the most important organizations in the American Jewish community, will be transferred to a woman who opposes the values shared by 95% of American Jews. That means that this crucial organization could end up being paralyzed.
By Dov Lipman
Details on the forthcoming new Israeli government, to be formally signed next week after Yom Ha’aztmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. Its first order of business will be to pass legislation to set the Netanyahu-Gantz rotation in motion.
While most of the world is focused on combating the coronavirus, Israel is fighting both the virus and terrorism. Israel’s enemies are exploiting the instability caused by the pandemic in a variety of ways. In the past week alone, Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah infiltrated Israel’s airspace with a drone from the Golan Heights. Part of the efforts of terrorist organizations bent on Israel’s destruction is the recruitment of Israeli Arab spies.
By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl
One of the evicted residents was a pregnant woman in her ninth month. Honenu recorded police grabbing her infant girl.
During major crises, those in power have increased advantages over their opponents. A structural handicap of those leading the opposition is that the only tool they have at their disposal is their words. Furthermore, during a crisis the media mainly focus their attention on those who are in charge and the measures they are taking.
By Ariel Kahana
Anti-Semites logged into the Yom Hashoah video conference, waved photos of Hitler and shout anti-Jewish slogans • Israeli ambassador to Germany: This was a disgraceful incident that must be condemned in the strongest of terms.
Despite the accusations against Bibi, he is not in politics for the money. There is no doubt that he has devoted his life to his, and my, country.
Benny Gantz looks like he came out the winner this time around.
Should we ever get confused about who the good guys and bad guys are, we need look no further than how each government behaved during the coronavirus pandemic to tell which is which.
Laundries, seamstresses/tailors and shoe repair shops are permitted to open. Barbers stay closed (it's sefirah time anyway).
By its unflagging support of the establishment of a homophobic, misogynistic Muslim-majority tyranny (a.k.a. a Palestinian state), America’s allegedly “progressive” Jewry reveals that it is, in fact, profoundly regressive
By Bassam Tawil
Those considering donating to UNRWA ought first to listen to the voices of the leaders of the Palestinians in Lebanon who are accusing the UN agency of negligence and failing to fulfill its promises to help the Palestinians battle the pandemic.
We can guess what lies ahead, but we don’t know. And the uncertainty is driving us a little crazy, don’t you think? One thing though is for certain: Our dependence on China’s communist rulers must end.
Netanyahu and Gantz have been holding tough negotiations over critical issues.
We cannot know if Trump will beat the virus or if, with the lavish support of the Democrats, the “experts” and the media, the virus will beat him. Netanyahu is right: The time to act on Trump’s peace plan is now.
What moral lessons might people the world over draw from the coronavirus crisis? Will anybody truly be transformed by the upheavals that are underway? Might we become “better” people? Or, when the dust settles, will people revert to established patterns and (misplaced) priorities?
The restrictions we are forced to endure is not a reason to give up hope. Instead, we should look to history and count our many blessings.
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the fact that we live in an age of uncertainty. In such times, granting a veto over Israel’s borders to neighbors that are falling apart before our eyes does not advance the cause of peace.
Netanyahu bought the continuation of his rule at a very high price.
Only local residents and suppliers will be allowed in and out of the Haredi town of Beitar Ilit in Gush Etzion.
Israel that can no longer afford the purposeful and self-destructive sectarianism of its minority communities. Israeli authorities have failed to act for years against these ills. All Israelis are now paying the coronavirus price for this anarchy; for minority lawlessness and government fecklessness. From an epidemiological perspective, Israel’s entire population constitutes an interconnected “communicating vessel” with immediate collateral impact. This is not just an epidemiological truth. It is a peoplehood truth. It is a theological truth. Kol Yisrael arevim zeh lazeh, all Jews are responsible for the welfare of one another. We are supposed to be guarantors of each other’s health, happiness and security. In order to survive and thrive, the State of Israel can’t afford it any other way.
Naftali Bennett says the Jewish state must move from closure to a new “corona routine” that keeps the rate of transmission under control without destroying the economy, calling for the IDF to lead information tracking backed by artificial intelligence, massive testing and localized quarantines.
By Ariel Kahana
Outgoing Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein has a lot to say about the events of the past few months. Having recently become the first Knesset Speaker in history to resign, he says he's learned to stand up for his principles, even if it comes at a price.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz opposes applying Israeli law to the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, despite giving PresTrump his word he would support the move. Israeli politicians don’t get very far by lying to U.S. presidents.
By Eliana Rudee
Putting like minds together to create solutions to tackle necessary services during a pandemic.
When PM Benjamin Netanyahu said, in a March 21 TV interview, that “with God’s help we’ll get through” the coronavirus crisis, the interviewer interrupted him with these words: “With the help of the Weizmann Institute…The modern Temple of Zionism is at the Weizmann Institute.” This exchange reveals the gap between the modern state’s promise of efficient management even in the face of great adversity and the elements of randomness and surprise that can render the most powerful and advanced states helpless.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The president and the prime minister also discussed critical bilateral and regional issues,” according to the White House.
Is Israel’s judiciary overstepping its authority? Or is the legislature undermining the judiciary?
Yair Lapid will be the head of the opposition.
Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), Gantz's partner strongly opposes the move.
By BESA CENTER
When President Donald Trump and other medical professionals touted the decades-old antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible means of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli generic drug giant Teva (the most popular big pharma stock on Wall Street) immediately announced that it will provide 10 million doses of its hydroxychloroquine drug to US hospitals free of charge. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and her fellow American detractors of Israel who claim that Israel does nothing but take from the US owe Israel an apology.
A clause was included in a Parliamentary bill, allowing for families of the deceased to oppose cremation out of religious reasons.
When the rules were first announced, many people felt that PM Netanyahu and his advisors in the Health Ministry were overreacting, but as the number of cases grows, most Israelis have come around to the idea that tough measures are needed.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
One clear way for Israel to deal with the new and complex challenges arising in the aftermath of the coronavirus epidemic is to invest in the advancement of responses to the virus and to thereby expedite its contribution as a center of scientific research to the security of the West and the U.S.
Amid a global pandemic, the threat of war with Iran and economic collapse, Israel’s Blue and White Party is dead set on bringing Netanyahu down—even if it means taking Israel down with him.
By Boaz Bismuth
No one knows how the coronavirus crisis will end, but we can already appreciate the little-big things in our new daily lives: eating at home because restaurants are closed, listening to our partners because there's no sports on TV. We will defeat this virus, but we should also learn to thank our doctors, neighbors and even the prime minister.
What could be the meaning of a virus forcing millions into a “timeout” of quarantine and seclusion?
There are many unknowns. Will the virus die out or slow its progression during the summer, as happens with the flu? If so, will it come back next winter? There are at least three laboratories in Israel on the verge of testing a vaccine. Will there be an effective one and when will it be ready? Are there other possibilities for treatment?
When the butcher came, people lunged at him and began grabbing meat off his tray.
Theoretically, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has the votes to form a coalition. In practice, though it'll never happen, which is why Gantz is now attempting to unseat Netanyahu via legislation.
There are many unknowns. Will the virus die out or slow its progression during the summer, as happens with the flu? If so, will it come back next winter?
The coronavirus panic has hurt the president, but the prime minister’s handling of it reminds Israelis of his best qualities and has changed the dynamic of the government coalition standoff
Blue&White are trying to maneuver the Likud into accepting the Joint Arab List as a kosher party.
Israeli authorities announced that they had facilitated 105,495 humanitarian crossings for Palestinians to receive medical treatment in Israel during the last week of February. Yet, rather than showing gratitude toward the Israeli authorities for their assistance, the Palestinian Authority and its media outlets and officials are continuing their campaign of incitement against Israel.
Excluded from the closures are nursery schools and kindergartens, classes up to 3rd grade, special education, and at-risk schools.
This is an unprecedented American-Jewish leadership response to the spread of Coronavirus by the Bergen County Jewish leadership.
By BESA CENTER
Ever since the 2006 war, Israel has preferred to contain Hezbollah rather than fight it directly. So determined was Israel to avoid going to war with the terrorist group that it tolerated its significant military buildup. Since 2012, however, the IAF has carried out hundreds of sorties inside Syria aimed at stopping the delivery of advanced weapons to Hezbollah. Israel can continue to delay the arming of Hezbollah, but it has already become quite strong, and a war could occur even if neither side wants it.
Netanyahu: "With G-d's help and the cooperation of all of us, we will overcome this crisis."
There seems no rational explanation for Blue and White's manifestly irrational behavior other than that Netanyahu’s rivals’ seemingly pathological ad hominem hatred for him has totally unhinged them from any reasonable and responsible political action.
MK Ayman Odeh: "Al-Aqsa is a place of worship for Muslims, and East Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinian state."
The degree to which the key people in Blue and White – as well as their partner Avigdor Lieberman – have both personal and political animus against Binyamin Netanyahu can’t be overemphasized. But the fact that they appear to be ready to become indebted to and wholly dependent on anti-Zionist parties in order to accomplish their goal of forcing him out is shocking.
September 11, 2026 
