rivkaht, Author at Israel News Briefs

Israel

As Israel surpasses 4,000 dead, ministers set to extend lockdown to a third week

rivkahtJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 2021

by rivkahtJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 202104

By TOI STAFFDecember 18, 2020 Health experts reported to tell cabinet infections rates will stay high even after another week of lockdown; cabinet orders all arrivals...

Trump a Twitter rival? After ban, president says he’s in talks with other platforms — or may launch his own

rivkahtJanuary 9, 2021January 17, 2021

by rivkahtJanuary 9, 2021January 17, 2021036

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Why tweet it when you can Trump it? President Trump on Friday said he is considering other social media platforms...

Israel

Coronavirus vaccine speed won’t hold back stricter lockdown

rivkahtJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021

by rivkahtJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021044

Police officers enforcing third lockdown on inter-city roads(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/ MAARIV) By Maatyan Jaffe-HoffmanJanuary 1, 2021 Israel is vaccinating faster than any country in the...

Health Advances

Israel performs first-ever augmented reality, 3D eye socket surgery

rivkahtDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020034

Surgeons are seen examining a model skull ahead of eye surgery using AR technology.(photo credit: ROEY BELHANAS/DENTAL PRO VIDEO) By Maaayan Jaffe-HofffmanDecember 31, 2020 “The innovative...

Israel

Miri Tzachi, ‘the photographer of the settlements’, dead at 66

rivkahtDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020031

Photo Credit: Miri Tzachi – Arutz Sheva Arutz Sheva StaffDecember 29 , 2020 Photo journalist Miri Tzachi, dubbed ‘the photographer of Judea and Samaria’, passes...

Israel

In U-turn, government nixes forced hotel quarantine for arrivals from abroad

rivkahtDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020035

Picture Credit: Dozens of Israelis who had returned from abroad attempt to break out of a forced quarantine in the Leonardo hotel in Jerusalem, December...

Opinions

Forget everything you thought you knew about Israeli elections

rivkahtDecember 25, 2020December 25, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 25, 2020December 25, 2020052

Picture Credit: Knesset Israel By Yehuda Shlezinger | Israel HaYomDecember 25, 2020 With a pandemic upon us, we can bid farewell to talk of evacuating...

Israel

The Israeli Left is Far from Dead

rivkahtDecember 25, 2020December 25, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 25, 2020December 25, 2020035

Picture Credit: Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut, and PM Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial service for former President...

US begins to label settlement products as ‘Made in Israel’

rivkahtDecember 24, 2020December 24, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 24, 2020December 24, 2020037

Policy shift was announced by Pompeo during unprecedented recent visit to a West Bank winery; unclear if Biden administration will uphold it By TOI STAFF and JACOB MAGIDDecember...

French

PM Netanyahu warns of ‘very rapid spread’ of mutant virus strain

rivkahtDecember 21, 2020December 23, 2020

by rivkahtDecember 21, 2020December 23, 2020058

By Assaf Golan , Maytal Yasur Beit-Or , Ariel Kahana , Eldad Beck and ILH StaffDecember 21. 2020 Netanyahu convenes “coronavirus cabinet” to discuss stopping air travel after UK discovers...