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Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on April 2, 2020
April 2, 2020
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WATCH: Did Gantz put Netanyahu between a rock and a hard place?
Amid coalition negotiations, did Blue and White leader Benny Gantz’s political strategy put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a no-win situation?
April 2, 2020
WATCH: Nearly 3 in 10 Americans say coronavirus is ‘wake-up call from God’ and sign of biblical ‘last days’
Millions of Americans are taking a renewed interest in spiritual matters in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 2, 2020
WATCH: Are IDF soldiers obeying COVID-19 restrictions?
After images emerged of soldiers congregating together, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi urged everyone to obey the rules in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
April 2, 2020
WATCH: Why are media pundits trying to discredit malaria drug?
Fox News' Tucker Carlson says that while lockdowns and social distancing may slow the spread of the coronavirus, only science and medicine can solve the problem, adding that the reason it's not taken seriously ...
April 2, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – April 1, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020
WATCH: Israeli Police promise Passover patrols to prevent family get-togethers
The coronavirus has created situations unimaginable only a few months ago. Topping the list will be Israeli Police stopping people from gathering on Passover.
April 1, 2020
WATCH: Iran-based scholar calls Covid-19 virus a blessing
Manchester-born Iran-based scholar Dr. Sheikh Farrokh Sekaleshfar said that the coronavirus is ultimately a good thing, since everything Allah has created is a blessing, in a video posted to the Islamic Pulse YouTube channel on March 28.
April 1, 2020
WATCH: How Tel Aviv’s Ichilov treats non-corona sick during crisis
Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital is on the front lines against the coronavirus fight. But it must also manage other patients not connected to the pandemic, i24News reports.
April 1, 2020
WATCH: Sea of Galilee 0.375 cm from full, washes up steps to Tiberias
The Sea of Galilee rose 1.5 centimeters in the last 24 hours and is nearly full as its waters wash up steps leading to the city of Tiberias.
April 1, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 31, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020
WATCH: CNN’s Don Lemon says to stop airing Trump press conferences live
On Monday, CNN Anchor Don Lemon said that networks should stop carrying President Donald Trump's press conferences live, calling them his new 'Apprentice,' referring to the president's former television show. 'He's never ever going to tell you the truth.'
March 31, 2020
WATCH: Drone video shows downtown Los Angeles deserted
Video of downtown Los Angeles shows it to be nearly deserted as coronavirus keeps people off the streets and in their homes, Fox News reports.
March 31, 2020
WATCH: NY hate crime legislation named in honor of Monsey victim
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is renaming hate crime legislation in honor of Monsey stabbing victim Josef Neumann, who died on Sunday.
March 31, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 30, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020
WATCH: Canadian sheikh says allying with Jews and Christians worse than coronavirus
'Don't take them as allies. Don't take them as close friends,' said Sheikh Younus Kathrada, in a March 20, 2020 sermon at Muslim Youth of Victoria, Canada, speaking of Jews and Christians.
March 30, 2020
WATCH: Netanyahu enters quarantine, waits results of test
The prime minister entered quarantine after an aide fell sick from the disease.
March 30, 2020
WATCH: Ultra-Orthodox hit hardest, many ‘don’t believe coronavirus is a major concern’
Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, communities 'have an unhealthy skepticism of established medical science,' an i24NEWS correspondent reports from a religious city in Israel. 'A lot of people here don't believe coronavirus is a major concern.'
March 30, 2020
WATCH: Israel proposes $22.5 billion aid package to businesses
The Israeli government's 80 billion shekel proposal is meant to help large and small businesses recover from the economic effects of the coronavirus, ILTV reports.
March 30, 2020
WATCH: Israeli police helicopters enforce corona lockdown
Israeli authorities are using police helicopters to enforce the nation’s partial COVID-19 lockdown, with officers from the aerial police unit monitoring central areas to stop mass gatherings.
March 29, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 29, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 29, 2020
March 29, 2020
WATCH: Israeli unemployment skyrockets to over 20%
Israeli unemployment leaps from under 4% to over 20% in March alone as Israelis are laid off during the coronavirus pandemic, ILTV reports.
March 29, 2020
WATCH: Some good news – the Sea of Galilee nearly topped off
The Israel Water Authority announced on Saturday that the lake level rose 1.5 cm from Friday.
March 29, 2020
WATCH: ‘Hands to face’: Doctor explains how Covid-19 spreads, and how to stop it
'For the first time in a while, I'm actually not scared,' Dr. David Price of Weill Cornell Medical Center says on Fox News' 'Watters' World' on Saturday. The New York City doctor explained how to avoid getting the disease.
March 29, 2020
WATCH: Bicyclist makes getaway after Israeli police cruiser gives chase at Tel Aviv park
An Israeli bicyclist on Saturday escaped when a police car gave chase after a partial curfew went into effect in Israel.
March 29, 2020
WATCH: Boris Johnson tests positive for corona, continues working from home
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus but will continue to work from home, thanks to modern technology.
March 27, 2020
WATCH: Palestinian Authority Reports First Coronavirus Death
It’s unclear how the woman contracted the disease, but it’s possible that infections are still passing back and forth between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
March 27, 2020
WATCH: Israeli economy takes a hit
Unemployment in Israel has skyrocketed to over 20 percent in March alone due to the coronavirus.
March 27, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 26, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 26, 2020
March 26, 2020
WATCH: When do our coronavirus fears go too far?
"At what point do our anxieties go too far?" ILTV asks Israeli psychologist Dr. Kamila Forkosh Lavan.
March 26, 2020
WATCH: Hamas catches corona, fear of disease strikes terror leaders
There is growing fear of coronavirus at the top of the Hamas movement, TPS reports.
March 26, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 25, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
WATCH: Israel’s Health Ministry warns of system’s collapse
Ministry of Health officials warned that if the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, the health system could fail.
March 25, 2020
WATCH: America won’t be the same after the pandemic, Tucker warns
There will be major challenges, warns Fox News' Tucker Carlson, pointing to three major threats to America due to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 25, 2020
WATCH: Knesset Speaker Edelstein quits, blasts High Court
'The decision of the Supreme Court is a blunt intervention of the judicial branch in the business of the legislative branch,' Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said on Wednesday, announcing his resignation.
March 25, 2020
WATCH: Sanders holds coronavirus roundtable with Omar, Tlaib and AOC
'Together, with the leadership of people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, we will get through this,' said the Sanders campaign in its description of the roundtable to discuss the coronavirus pandemic.
March 25, 2020
WATCH: Likud blasts judicial ‘coup attempt’ as constitutional crisis intensifies
Netanyahu's Likud party claimed that rivals' push to oust him from office is an attempt to 'steal the parliament, calling the Supreme Court's intervention a 'coup attempt.'
March 24, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 24, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020
WATCH: Social distancing takes toll on Israel’s elderly
Israel’s older population is struggling with the country’s self-quarantine and social distancing policies.
March 24, 2020
WATCH: Israeli firm readies rapid response corona testing kits for world
Israeli company BATM is ramping up production of its coronavirus diagnostic kit that returns results from a cheek swab in 50 minutes, as opposed to the average one-to-seven days. The company will ship its product throughout the world.
March 24, 2020
WATCH: ‘What Israeli occupation?’ – former Fatah terrorist blasts ‘industry of lies’
'The so-called occupation is the largest industry of lies in the entire world,' says former Fatah terrorist Mohammed Masad.
March 24, 2020
WATCH: Neo-Nazis urge spread of coronavirus to Jews, says FBI
The FBI reports that neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups in the United States are promoting the deliberate spread of the coronavirus to Jews and police officers.
March 23, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 23, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020
WATCH: Israel on lockdown
Police are patrolling the streets to enforce the new lockdown directives in order to control the spread of COVID-19.
March 23, 2020
WATCH: Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with coronavirus
Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace continues as he has reportedly caught coronavirus, Deadline reports.
March 23, 2020
WATCH: Israelis marry despite corona with online app spreading the joy
Young Israeli couples set to marry have seen their big wedding plans cancelled but haven't let that stop them from tying the knot, ILTV reports. Some use an app Zoom to let friends and family participate online.
March 23, 2020
WATCH: El Al pilot recounts rescue of Israelis in Peru
An El Al pilot who helped extricate Israelis stranded in Peru due to coronavirus described the mission to i24News.
March 23, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 22, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020
WATCH: Trump nominates Jewish conservative thinker for Japan ambassadorship
President Trump has nominated a prominent Jewish conservative thinker to be ambassador to Japan.
March 22, 2020
WATCH: Tunisian MP blasts Erdogan for protecting ISIS
Turkish President Recep Erdogan entered Idlib in Syria in order to protect ISIS and al-Qaeda members, says a former Tunisian parliament member.
March 22, 2020
WATCH: Israel turns parking lots into coronavirus medical centers
Israel is turning parking lots into hospitals, i24NEWS reports.
March 22, 2020
WATCH: Malaria drug offers hope to treat coronavirus
Trump called on government agencies to 'move fast' with research on an anti-malaria drug called hydroxychloroquine, which has shown promise in treating the deadly coronavirus.
March 21, 2020
WATCH: Riots at Temple Mount amid coronavirus restrictions
Clashes erupted after police closed some of the gates to the Temple Mount in order to reduce the number of worshipers during the coronavirus pandemic.
March 20, 2020
WATCH: 500,000 to 1.2M Israelis to face unemployment
Israel’s social security estimates 400,000 newly unemployed by the end of the month, costing the country more than $500 million.
March 20, 2020
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 19, 2020
Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
WATCH: Dutch health minister collapses while discussing coronavirus
Dutch Health Minister Bruno Bruins, 56, collapsed in parliament on Wednesday while taking questions on the pandemic crisis.
Helped back to his feet, he drank some water before leaving independently. He later...
March 19, 2020
WATCH: Israel Nobel laureate: ‘Pandemic nearing end’
The coronavirus will likely disappear from China by the end of March, an Israeli Nobel Prize laureate said.
March 19, 2020
WATCH: $12 billion in damages – virus threatens to crush Israel’s economy
Israel's Finance Ministry estimates the damages from the coronavirus to reach $12 billion. The travel and airline industries have been hit first, i24News reports.
March 19, 2020
WATCH: Fears coronavirus could morph into something more deadly
The coronavirus pandemic is being compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918.There are concerns that it could morph into something more deadly just as the Spanish Flu did.
March 19, 2020
WATCH: Bagpipe funeral song played at empty Walmart toilet paper aisle
With Americans cleaning out toilet paper aisles across the country as coronavirus fears rise, The New Hampshire Police Association Pipes and Drums group decided to console themselves at one empty aisle after their trip to Ireland was cancelled.
March 19, 2020