The new British strain of coronavirus, believed to be far more contagious than the original version, has been found in Israel, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein told ministers at a cabinet meeting Wednesday as they discussed implementing a potential new national lockdown within days.more
The Covid-19 pandemic will curtail Christmas celebrations around the world this year. Strict restrictions will also apply in the five most important cities at that time, in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Rome and the Vatican.more
Thousands of Israelis with masks on their faces, keeping a distance of two meters from each other, demonstrated on Sunday in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest took place despite the outbreak of the coronavirus.more
Yad Vashem has apologized for presenting content that "distorted" historical facts at the World Holocaust Forum, held at the Jerusalem memorial museum last month, which presented the Soviet Union as nearly the sole victor over Nazi Germany.more
Vladimir Putin claimed that 40 per cent of the victims of the Holocaust were Soviet as international tensions overshadowed commemorations in Israel marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.more
"I do not understand why the President of the Republic of Poland (Andrzej Duda) does not speak in Yad Vashem. Poland has never collaborated with Germany, and France - yes" - said Janusz Konorski, a Frenchman of Polish-Jewish descent, saved during the Holocaust by a Polish family.more
The need to maintain good relations with Russia is explained by the journalists of the Israeli daily Haarec that the President of the Republic of Poland was denied the right to speak during the World Holocaust Forum. more
Poland's president has pulled out of an event in Israel to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz after being told he would not be allowed to speak at the event, but Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, would.more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the US had the right to kill Iranian general Kasem Suleimani. "Just as Israel has the right to self-defense, so the United States has exactly the same right," he said.more
THE UNITED NATIONS Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has withdrawn an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism.more
"We are in constant contact with our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli federation and UEFA. Within 24 hours we will have information about the Israel - Poland match", said today Zbigniew Boniek, the head of the Polish Football Association (PZPN).more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the behavior of his wife, Sara, who after arriving in Ukraine eloquently threw a bite of welcome bread on the airport floor, was a way to attract media attention to their visit to this country.more
Israel has the highest temperature in 70 years, almost 50 degrees Celsius - the Israeli meteorological office said in a communiqué. The daily 'Haarec' wrote: 'Hot as hell'. The fires accompanying the heat forced the evacuation of several hundred people.more
An early morning rocket, allegedly fired from the Gaza Strip, struck a home in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people and prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a trip to Washington.more
The Duke of Cambridge has arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a historic five-day Middle East tour, on which he will become the first British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.more
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, has been granted Israeli citizenship and will move to Tel Aviv, an Israeli government spokesperson has said.more
The leader of the Israeli Labor party has said he will cut ties with Jeremy Corbyn and his office over the handling of antisemitism, but would preserve the link with the party as a whole.more
Theresa May has criticised Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, describing it as unhelpful for the peace process in the region.more
