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Tag Archives: COVID19
The perfect reality-show set up with 200 people from all walks of life: Israelis, Palestinians, religious and secular, all COVID patients recovering under one roof
NPR ROUGH TRANSLATION Hotel Corona by Gregory Warner and Daniel Estrin May 13, 2020 When the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem was leased by the government to house recovering COVID-19 patients, the new guests gave it the nickname, “Hotel Corona.” The … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID19, Hotel Corona
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“Palestinian media, government officials and activists have recycled these themes by placing coronavirus and Israel at the center of their delusions”
NEWSWEEK Arab world delusions fuel #BDS campaign’s coronavirus conspiracies by Samantha Mandeles May 17, 2020 The past two months have seen an explosion of coronavirus-related anti-Zionist discourse from across the globe. Notably, proponents of the global “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions … Continue reading
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Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, coronavirus, COVID19
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“Coronavirus ‘tipped over’ patients who would have died of other causes within year, says Shaare Zedek head Ofer Merin”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Most people we lost to COVID were already near death — Jerusalem hospital chief by Nathan Jeffay May 20, 2020 A hospital chief said most COVID-19 patients who died at his institution had around a year’s life … Continue reading
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“Divisions over safety of restarting services have resulted in ‘rogue’ minyans”
JTA ‘Rogue’ minyans and divided ranks: Orthodox rabbis are increasingly split over safety of communal prayer by Shira Hanau May 15, 2020 When the coronavirus pandemic first descended on the United States in March, the Orthodox rabbis of Dallas shuttered … Continue reading
“Those who are anxious to open up the economy have led harder lives than those holding out for safety”
WALL STREET JOURNAL Scenes From the Class Struggle in Lockdown by Peggy Noonan May 14, 2020 …There’s a class element in the public debate. It’s been there the whole time but it’s getting worse, and few in public life are … Continue reading
“Thousands of Israeli Arab health-care professionals have been putting their own lives on the line by treating virus patients alongside their Jewish colleagues”
JNS Israel still suffers virus of hate even as it saves Arab lives by Melanie Phillips May 7, 2020 While countries around the world struggle to get on top of the COVID-19 crisis, Israel’s achievement so far has been remarkable. … Continue reading
FDA confirms Abbott Labs and Roche antibody tests highly accurate; it’s time to quickly ramp up antibody testing in Illinois
WIREPOINTS With New FDA Action, Gov. Pritzker and Dr. Ezike Have No Excuse for Further Stonewalling Antibody Testing by Mark Glennon May 9, 2020 …The Food and Drug Administration last week published results from the first batch of COVID-19 antibody diagnostics … Continue reading
“Sweeping bans on ‘non-essential’ procedures have left medical professionals idle and patients less healthy”
NATIONAL REVIEW Let the Doctors Work by Joel M. Zinberg May 7, 2020 Buried in the recent announcement by the Bureau of Economic Analysis that real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 4.8 percent in the … Continue reading
This virus is still evolving
THE SPECTATOR Could the lockdown have side-effects no one has considered? by Dr John Lee May 2, 2020 …Think about the lockdown. We have substantially reduced the number of people circulating in the community. If lockdown is working, and stopping … Continue reading
“In Israel and for nearly two months, companies have been cramming in the work while the rest of the country is stuck at home”
REUTERS Risking contagion, Israel upgrades empty roads and rails by Ari Rabinovitch and Tova Cohen April 23, 2020 Roadwork is booming in Israel as construction crews take advantage of empty roads and railways in the time of coronavirus to upgrade … Continue reading
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