Erdogan says he hopes to achieve a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.
MonthMarch 2020
Results670Out of quarantine, into the polling station. Then back to quarantine.
‘The chance of the wrong person leading the country is worse than coronavirus’: 16 special polling stations across the country serve the 5,630 people in quarantine over virus fears.
G-d’s signature – Kaddish. So He left the autograph up to us.
One of the most sacred rituals observed by all Jews throughout the generations is the practice of reciting the Kaddish prayer for the merit of the departed soul of one’s father or mother.
Final surveys show ongoing deadlock, with Likud rise offset by strong Joint List
Channel 12 poll shows Netanyahu gaining momentum, but right-Orthodox bloc still 3 short of majority; both TV polls put mainly Arab Joint List at new high with record 14-15 seats.
Health Ministry urges Israelis to vote, says no need to worry about coronavirus
16 special polling stations to serve the 5,630 people in quarantine; ministry, PM say outbreak ‘under control’.
Virus cases in Italy soar by 40% in 24 hours; death toll rises to 34
Number of people infected in country up to 1,576; authorities say increase expected as containment measures need time to take effect.
US bolsters coronavirus preparations amid cancellations of conferences, flights
Mike Pence: clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine would start in six weeks but that a vaccine will likely not be available this season.
Op-Ed by Jack Engelhard – Presenting: The Benny and Bernie summit
What if a bigtime Hollywood producer asked me to write a screenplay which supposes the following – Benny Gantz has become Prime Minister of Israel and Bernie Sanders has become President of the United States.
Danon: Sanders is a liar or fool, or both
Israeli UN amb. speaks at AIPAC conference, slamming Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who called Netanyahu a ‘racist.’
Sheba Hospital ranked 9th best in the world
Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer moves up a space in annual Newsweek ranking of world’s best hospitals.
Corona detected in the Torah
“One should only stand up to pray with a heavy (Berakhot 30b). “Heavy head” is pronounced “COVID rosh” in Hebrew [and COVID 19 reminds us that this Shabbat, we’ll read Parshat Terumah, the 19th portion of the Torah!] [Mishnah]
Coughing pope nixes spiritual retreat, saying he has a cold
Pope Francis says today he is canceling a planned six-day spiritual retreat south of Rome after coming down with a “cold.” “Unfortunately, a cold forced me
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Quote of the day: Likud – ‘Coronavirus vaccine will be found before Gantz can form coalition without [Arab] Joint List’
Gantz: Likud spreading false reports about coronavirus to hurt Blue and White. 🙂
First virus death in U.S., Washington state declares emergency
The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of coronavirus, the first such reported death in the United States.
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