As concerns mount about the dangers of coronavirus variants for pregnant and young women, the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem said Sunday that a 32-year-old woman in her third trimester had died …
Read More »Ultra-Orthodox Londoners roll up their sleeves to fight COVID
As people from across England huddled indoors amid freezing temperatures and a nationwide lockdown, nearly 300 older men and women lined up outside a health center in northeast London to get vaccinated …
Read More »A vaccine injection sees a strong response in COVID recoveries
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center have presented preliminary evidence that people previously infected with coronavirus responded positively and strongly to a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, regardless of when …
Read More »Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism and defy virus rules
JERUSALEM (AP) – Mendy Moskowits, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Belz Hassidic sect in Jerusalem, doesn’t understand the uproar toward believers like him. In recent weeks, ultra-Orthodox Jews have defied coronavirus restrictions …
Read More »Israeli PM not guilty of restarting corruption lawsuits
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded guilty on Monday as his trial on corruption charges began in a court room in Jerusalem weeks before the national election in which …
Read More »The ICC has cleared the way for Israeli actions to investigate war crimes
JERUSALEM (AP) – The International Criminal Court on Friday said its jurisdiction extends to areas occupied by Israel in the mid-1967 war, potentially opening war crimes investigations by its chief prosecutor for …
Read More »Thousands attend Jerusalem funeral, following epidemic rules
JERUSALEM (AP) – Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis attended the funeral of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem on Sunday, watering the country’s ban at large public ceremonies during the epidemic. The funeral procession …
Read More »Israel gives Palestinians some coronovirus vaccines
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s office announced on Sunday that Israel had agreed to transfer 5,000 coronovirus vaccines to Palestinians. It was the first time that Israel has confirmed …
Read More »US announces resumption of relations with Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – US President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Tuesday that it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewed aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration’s …
Read More »Pfizer vaccine reduces coronovirus infection among entire population, Israeli data
Israeli research suggests that Pfizer-produced coronavirus vaccines not only protect people from infecting COVID-19, but also help immunity prevent people from spreading the disease to others. The question of whether the vaccine …
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