Biden phones new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and offers ‘unwavering commitment’ to Israel’s security Biden, who is traveling in Europe, congratulated Bennett in a phone call He also congratulated Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on the power-sharing deal ‘Israel has no better friend than the United States,’ Biden said Biden spoke multiple … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court today at his corruption trial to hear prosecutors make their allegations against him. Prosecutors say Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister used his political influence as ‘currency’ to buy favours from media executives and wealthy businessmen. The evidentiary phase of the trial was beginning as Israel’s political parties were … Read more
The modern pilgrim is not necessarily a Christian. Many are people wishing to escape the digital age and re-engage with nature for a while. Others may simply be seeking the meditative, therapeutic value of a long walk. SERENITY IN SPAIN Camino de Santiago de Compostela (Camino Ingles), from Ferrol or A Coruna to Santiago de … Read more
A boy, 11, made a rare and exciting discovery while on a family vacation – a 2,500-year-old amulet of a fertility goddess. Last month, Zvi Ben-David was visiting Israel’s Negev Desert when he found a ceramic figurine from the sixth century BC, when the region was controlled by Persia. The idol, about two-and-half- inches tall, … Read more
Israel is banking on vaccine passports to re-open its economy with gyms, hotels, restaurants and swimming pools , bars and restaurants open to those with a ‘green pass’ who have had two doses of a jab. More than a third of Israel’s 8.6 million population has been fully vaccinated in the world’s quickest immunisation programme … Read more
Britain will only begin to emerge from lockdown at the end of May, if it follows the Israeli roadmap for defeating coronavirus. Israel has started implementing a three-stage plan to exit draconian Covid restrictions – similar to the blueprint Boris Johnson is set to lay out on February 22. Israeli officials hope to let non-essential … Read more
Israel´s swift vaccination rollout has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine. Results are trickling in, and they are promising. More than half of eligible Israelis – about 3.5 million people – have now been fully or partially vaccinated. Older and at-risk groups, the first to be inoculated, are seeing a … Read more
Britain will only begin to emerge from lockdown at the end of May if it follows the Israeli roadmap for defeating coronavirus. Israel has started implementing a three-stage plan to exit Covid restrictions – similar to the blueprint Boris Johnson is set to lay out on February 22. Despite leading the world in the vaccine … Read more
Israel’s vaccine ‘magic’ has started working as cases of coronavirus among vulnerable ages have dived since the second Pfizer dose was doled out. But in a blow to Britain’s strategy to leave 12 weeks between doses, the new study warns the first jab isn’t ‘very effective’ in reducing cases. Nearly 40 percent of the population … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance today said it was too early too draw conclusions from Israel’s vaccination drive after alarm that hospitalisations have not yet dropped. Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with nearly 39 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. However, infection and … Read more