COVID

Norway’s proposed Israel boycott law goes after more than Israel - opinion

European governments are moving against trade with Israeli settlements, raising questions about Israel, personal freedom, and government coercion.

 People celebrate with Palestinian flags as they attend a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Oslo, Norway January 19, 2025.
Meir Nahum, one of two brothers who were indicted for conducting espionage on behalf of Iranian agents.

The haredi community faces a growing threat from Iranian recruiters - opinion

Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical advisor to several U.S. presidents, attends a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026.

Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination


German court acquits COVID denier who compared Israel to Nazi Germany

In a 2021 campaign video for the fringe political party die Basis (The Basis), Sucharit Bhakdi had said that the Jews had learned evil under Hitler and are utilizing it in Israel to spread more evil.

 The German national flag flies in front of Reichstag building in Berlin

A post-COVID world means changes for the Israeli work day - survey

A recent Israel Democracy Institute study finds that 61% of working people in Israel are satisfied with their work-life balance 

 Work from home (illustrative)

Is COVID over? A requiem for the coronavirus pandemic

For many people, the arbitrary nature of the pandemic, with tough rules one day about things like masks, and then rules discarded the next, has left an imprint.

 IN NOVEMBER 2021, Israel moved to vaccinate children over age five (Illustrative).

Post-COVID pandemic traveling fear and what to do about it

Most people gradually overcame their worries about venturing out to the world again, but some are still so traumatized by COVID.

 MANY PEOPLE are avoiding crowds: Jerusalem’s Navon train station.

Teen mental health emergency visits decline in US as pandemic eases, CDC says

While mental health emergency visits for adolescents overall during 2022 fell by 11%, poor mental and behavioral health in this age group remains a substantial public health issue.

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Israel marks 12,500th COVID death as WHO says no more global emergency

A total of 12,500 people in Israel had died from the COVID-19 pandemic since the first victim died on March 21, 2020.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

COVID is no longer global health emergency - WHO

Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but COVID-19 is here to stay, the WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

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 STREET ART in Talpiot.

WHO experts to weigh whether world ready to end COVID emergency

Since giving its initial high alert for COVID in January 2020, a panel of experts have continued to examine the prominence of the crisis.

Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospitall in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021, as Jerusalem hospital reopens COVID ward.

Israeli tourism bouncing back despite domestic troubles

Israeli tourism is on an upswing, while facing political and infrastructure challenges

ARRIVING AT Ben-Gurion Airport in Feb. Tourism is one of several industries that was absorbed a harsh economic impact due to the war in Gaza prompted by the October 7 attacks.