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Netanyahu: Passover curfew, but hope for staged exit from coronavirus closures

Apr 6, 2020 @ 22:28Apr 6, 2020 @ 22:28 Diane Shalem 277 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, coronovirus, curfew, Passover restructions

While announcing extra-stringent restrictions for the Passover festival this week, PM Binyamin Netanyahu said he hoped that the easing of

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US forces quit Habaniya base in Iraq, pull Truman carrier out of Mid-East

Apr 4, 2020 @ 21:12Apr 6, 2020 @ 16:15 Diane Shalem 788 Views Brig. Gen. Esmaill Ghaani, Donald Trump, US carrriers, US quits bases in Iraq

The US left another base In Iraq on Saturday, April 4, handing over the big Habbaniyah Al-Taqaddum air base 74

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Festival grants for Israeli families with children and elderly

Apr 1, 2020 @ 22:51Apr 1, 2020 @ 22:52 Diane Shalem 650 Views coronavirus, face masks, NIS500 grants, Passover Seder

As Israel’s coronavirus tally passed 6,000 and its death toll reached 26, PM Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday, April 1,

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Town of Bnei Brak in near lockdown over out-of-control coronavirus

Mar 31, 2020 @ 21:36Mar 31, 2020 @ 21:40 Diane Shalem 737 Views Bnei Brak, coronavirus, haredim

Police roadblocks Tuesday, March 21 closed the small town of Bnei Barak after one out of three of its 200,00

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New restrictions amid coronavirus slowdown. Aid package for jobless, firms

Mar 30, 2020 @ 21:09Mar 30, 2020 @ 21:12 Diane Shalem 805 Views aidpackage, coronoavirus, slowdown

A new set of restrictions on public movement in Israel still falls short of the Health Ministry’s demand for a

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Fears of redoubled coronavirus assault in April. No remedy yet in sight

Mar 30, 2020 @ 12:18Mar 30, 2020 @ 13:17 Diane Shalem 994 Views coronavirus, second wave in April

Most experts forecast a second global assault by the coronavirus pandemic in April along with an unprecedented surge in infections

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Seeking the Elusive “Herd Effect” to Beat back Coronavirus

Mar 28, 2020 @ 18:50Mar 29, 2020 @ 13:05 Diane Shalem 1093 Views cornnavirus, herd effect

Is the coronavirus playing games with the world? Do lockdowns have a lasting effect? Hong Kong was a rare success

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Likud,Kahol Lavan near unity. Netanyahu to lead joint government, Gantz – Knesset Speaker then Acting PM

Mar 26, 2020 @ 18:13Mar 26, 2020 @ 18:34 Diane Shalem 1050 Views Benny Gantz, Binyamin Netanyahu, unity government deal

Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz crossed the Rubicon on Thursday, March 26 when he agreed to join Likud in a

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Netanyahu: Coronavirus figures double every three days, may surge into thousands requiring full lockdown

Mar 25, 2020 @ 22:02Mar 25, 2020 @ 22:13 Diane Shalem 815 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, coronavirus, new restrictions

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned the nation on Wednesday, March 25, that a full lockdown will be next if people

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Israel faces full lockdown as coronavirus rate mounts to 200-300 a day

Mar 23, 2020 @ 21:43Mar 23, 2020 @ 22:39 Diane Shalem 1029 Views coronavirus lockdown

The coronavirus task force lead by PM Binyamin Netanyahu decided on Monday, March 23, to tighten the lockdown on the

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