Israel Archives

Iranians attend the funeral procession for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel, in Tehran on April 5, 2024 // Photo Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/JTA

News

World Watches for Israel’s Response to Iran

By Dave Schechter

Israel intercepted missiles fired by the Islamic Republic or Iran in airspace over Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem.

Jews attend a prayer for the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 21, 2024 // Photo Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/JTA

NewsTens of Thousands Participate in Global Shema Prayer

By Ron Kampeas / JTA

Volunteers picked seven tons of lemons at Sokeda.

NewsKaplan Documents JNF Mission to Israel

By Compiled by AJT staff

Yoel Levi (foreground) conducted the Haifa Symphony Orchestra modern dress performance of Donizetti’s, “L’Elisir d’Amour.”

Arts & CultureYoel Levi’s Concerts Lift Israel’s Spirits

By Bob Bahr

June 24, 2020, 7:06 am

Atlanta Jews Find Power in Single Voice

In the end, what brings about change are the words of individuals, multiplied many times over, until they form a chorus.

By Dave Schechter

Doctors treat a patient with coronavirus disease at the coronavirus unit, in Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel, April 13, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

June 22, 2020, 6:12 am

‘Recovered’ COVID-19 Patients Suffer Major Ongoing Physical, Cognitive Problems

Memory loss, psychological issues, profound fatigue, phantom pain, along with lungs that won’t heal, discovered months after recovery, even among those who had only mild symptoms.

By TOI Staff

June 15, 2020, 8:03 pm

Letter to the Editor: Toby F. Block, Atlanta

Toby F. Block of Atlanta comments on published article "’It’s a War Crime’: Thousands Rally in Tel Aviv Against Netanyahu Annexation Bid,” Atlanta Jewish Times (online), June 8.

By Toby F. Block

New immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, June 9, 2020 (Courtesy Nefesh B'Nefesh/Yonit Schiller)

June 10, 2020, 6:55 am

New Immigrant from U.S. Diagnosed with Coronavirus After Flight to Israel

Nefesh B’Nefesh says woman had previously tested positive for antibodies, took taxi home from airport; passenger says travelers weren’t wearing masks or keeping their distance.

By TOI Staff

Joseph’s Tomb: In the Book of Genesis, Joseph had the leaders of Israel swear that his bones would be buried in the Holy Land. He died and was buried in Egypt, but his bones were later moved to Israel.

June 5, 2020, 6:49 am

U.S. Burials in Israel Delayed By COVID-19

A rarely practiced Jewish law is invoked to enable re-burial in the Holy Land.

By Chana Shapiro

PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the First Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Dealing with the Corona Crisis and its Implications on May 28.

June 1, 2020, 7:48 am

Remarks from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on COVID-19 Spike

"Corona is running amok in the world, ... If we do not adhere to the rules, it will come back and strike us. We will keep the rules and with G-d's help they will keep us."

By Israel Government Press Office

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the coronavirus “is not affected at all by the climate.”

June 1, 2020, 6:56 am

Spike in COVID in Israel Could Cause New Lockdown

Most new cases were diagnosed in schools that had only recently reopened after being shut for more than two months.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court Monday as his trial began on charges of bribery as well as fraud and breach of trust.

May 25, 2020, 8:42 am

Benjamin Netanyahu Appeared in Court as a Defendant

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court Sunday as his trial began on charges of bribery as well as fraud and breach of trust.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

Israeli students wear protective face masks at the Hashalom School in Mevaseret Zion, near Jerusalem, May 17, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 22, 2020, 6:46 am

Israel Gradually Reopens Schools Following Pandemic

Each student is required to provide a ‘declaration of health’ before entering school.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

Mayanei Hayeshua Medical team treat a patient with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the coronavirus unit, in Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel, April 13, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90

May 18, 2020, 7:09 am

Israeli Lab Completes Successful Coronavirus Vaccine Tests on Rodents – Report

Defense Ministry-run Institute for Biological Research said to prepare further experiments before moving on to human trials, hopes to have finished product within a year.

By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES

The Western Wall (Wailing Wall) is empty of worshipers. during the coronavirus health crisis, Jerusalem, Israel

May 15, 2020, 7:18 am

Migratory Swifts Put on Ancient Aerial Show at a Western Wall Emptied of People

Jerusalem Old City’s colony, populated each spring by birds arriving from Africa, dates back 2,000 years, is likely one of world’s oldest.

By AVIV LAVIE

A monkey being used for experimentation in a laboratory at the Hadassh Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, July 22, 2003. (Flash90)

May 15, 2020, 6:58 am

Over 400,000 Experiments on Animals in Israel Last Year

Nearly half of the 3,537 projects that took place in 2019 involved subjecting the animals involved to the highest levels of pain on scale.

By SUE SURKES

Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz will rotate being prime minister in the new unity government agreement.

April 22, 2020, 6:14 am

Netanyahu Remains PM in New Israel Government for Now

Israeli voters no longer face a fourth election while recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Netanyahu will remain prime minister for the next 18 months.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

April 20, 2020, 6:58 am

Israel Eases Social Distancing Restrictions

Efforts to agree on a unity government, however, dim as Knesset is tasked with choosing a new prime minister.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

AP Photo/Oded Balilty // In this May 30, 2019, photo, a crew films a scene on the set of Israel's hit TV show “Fauda,” in Tel Aviv, Israel.

April 1, 2020, 2:58 pm

Israel, the Promised Land of TV Series

How is a small country producing so many hit TV shows?

By Martine Tartour