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- “May the memories of Boris and Sofia Gurman be a blessing. And may Ahmed al Ahmad heal fully, knowing that Jewish history will remember his name with gratitude”
- "Violence began after inspector issuing parking ticket was attacked by two young men, apparently draft-dodgers, who threatened to ‘slaughter’ him; Rioters also attack bus with soldiers"
- EVENT Israel Bonds Chicago with The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
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- Heard in Jerusalem: "Hasbara" has become something resembling a dirty word
- 6 European countries join forces to do business with Iran (and throw Israel under the bus)
- "Those experiences gave Thomas the fortitude to do something truly courageous: risk her friendships, face her misconceptions, and change her mind"
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
Tag Archives: COVID19
“There is just no evidence that masks make any difference”
NEW YORK TIMES The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned? Bret Stephens February 21, 2023 The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses … Continue reading
“Starting Saturday, May 21, both Israeli and foreign travelers will no longer need to be tested for COVID-19 to enter the country, neither before boarding a flight nor after landing”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel to end mandatory masking aboard international flights on May 23 Alexander Fulbright May 17, 2022 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz on Tuesday announced that face masks will no longer be required on international flights as of May … Continue reading
Israel’s mandate on mask wearing outdoors officially lifts on Sunday; masks must still be worn in public places indoors
TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel lifts outdoor mask requirement, fully opens schools Sunday, as COVID ebbs by Staff April 17, 2021 With fewer than a hundred new coronavirus cases diagnosed Friday, and just 201 Israelis in serious condition with the virus, … Continue reading
Google scrubs a video of Florida Gov. DeSantis’s policy roundtable with physicians and scientists
WALL STREET JOURNAL YouTube’s Assault on Covid Accountability Editorial Board April 8, 2021 To hold elected representatives responsible for decisions they make, Americans need to know what those officials and their advisers are saying. That’s an essential democratic principle, and … Continue reading
Maj.-Gen. Itzik Turgeman, head of the IDF Technological and Logistics Directorate, said that 81% of army personnel have either been vaccinated or recovered from the virus.
JERUSALEM POST Israeli military says its the first army in the world with herd immunity by Udi Shaham March 11, 2021 The IDF has become the first military in the world protected from COVID-19 with herd immunity due to a … Continue reading
“Heads of major vaccine producers say they expect Israeli data to help the rest of the world beat COVID-19”
ARUTZ SHEVA Pfizer execs thank Israel for data by Shlomo Witty March 11, 2021 Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer revealed tonight (Thursday) why Israel was the first to receive a significant inventory of vaccines against COVID-19.”We knew it would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Bourla, Benjamin Netanyahu, COVID19, Pfizer
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“The pandemic also brought to the forefront things we have known existed and have tolerated for years: media bias, the decline of academic freedom on campuses, the heavy hand of Big Tech, and—now more obviously than ever—the politicization of science”
IMPRIMIS Science, Politics, and COVID: Will Truth Prevail? by Scott W. Atlas, MD February 2021 The COVID pandemic has been a tragedy, no doubt. But it has exposed profound issues in America that threaten the principles of freedom and order … Continue reading
Israel ‘Green Pass’ will allow vaccinated and recovered access to sport and culture events
TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel reopens stores, malls, gyms Sunday in major easing of COVID restrictions by Staff February 20, 2021 Israel is set to roll back some of the major restrictions imposed in late December as part of a third … Continue reading
“Rabbi Mendel Fogelman, director of the Central Massachusetts Chabad, said in a statement that Green has been warned multiple times that his activities, statements and other personal pursuits are “contrary to the organization’s mission””
WBUR Central Mass. Jewish Group Dismisses Rabbi For ‘Hostile And Offensive’ Opposition To COVID Vaccine by Philip Marcelo, Associated Press February 5, 2021 A prominent Jewish organization is cutting ties with a longtime Massachusetts rabbi for actively promoting anti-vaccine views … Continue reading
In UK’s ultra-Orthodox community, “children under 5 showed a much lower infection rate of 28 percent, strengthening research that young children are less affected by the contagion”
NEW YORK POST London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has one of the world’s highest COVID rates by Lee Brown February 3, 2021 At least three-quarters of the adults in London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community got COVID-19 last year — one of the … Continue reading
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