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324 people infected with coronavirus, Israel on almost total shutdown
Mar. 17, 2020 -
Some 324 Israelis are infected with the novel coronavirus - five of them in serious condition
- on Tuesday, as the Health Ministry announced an almost total shutdown on the country.
- Source: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman - Jerusalem Post
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Israeli Research Center to Announce It Developed Coronavirus Vaccine, Sources Say
Mar. 12, 2020 -
Scientists at Israel s Institute for Biological Research are expected to announce in the coming days that they have completed development of a
vaccine for the new coronavirus COVID-19.
- Source: Haaretz
Coronavirus 'is one of Almighty Allah’s soldiers'
Mar. 12, 2020 -
Before the coronavirus disease had reached the Palestinian Authority, a preacher on
official Palestinian Authority TV taught that the virus is “one of Almighty Allah’s
soldiers” and that Allah is punishing the sinners - “those who attack His believers”.
- Source: Mordechai Sones - Israel National News
ALL travelers to Israel put in isolation for 2 weeks due to coronavirus
Mar. 10, 2020 -
“After a day of complex discussions, we have made a decision: Whoever arrives in Israel from abroad
will enter quarantine for 14 days,” Netanyahu said in a video statement Monday as 50 Israelis
were diagnosed with coronavirus.
- Source: WND
Kushner: US to approve annexation if Palestinians don't negotiate
Mar. 8, 2020 -
Despite a refusal by the Palestinians to be involved in any negotiations and a lack of government in Israel,
US President Donald Trump's administration will push forward with the "Deal of the Century" peace plan.
- Source: Aaron Reich - Jerusalem Post
US said threatening to okay annexation if Palestinians don’t resume negotiations
Mar. 5, 2020 -
Senior White House officials were quoted Thursday by an Israeli television network as saying that they
intended to green-light Israeli annexation of swaths of West Bank land within months if the Palestinians
don’t return to the negotiating table.
- Source: The Times of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Gantz, but is still short a majority
Mar. 3, 2020 -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on track to win 59 seats for his bloc of right-wing and
religious parties in Monday’s election, down by one from the 60 predicted by the initial exit polls.
- Source: The Jerusalem Post
UN Security Council calls for 'two-state solution' to be respected
Feb. 24, 2020 -
The UN Security Council made a rare show of unity Monday when it called on all parties to maintain their support for a
two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian Arab conflict.
- Source: Israel National News
Palestinian Islamic Jihad bombards South after clash near Gaza border
Feb, 24, 2020 -
The IDF said as of 11 p.m. that of 21 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, 13 were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome missile
defense system... Two wounded Israelis were brought to the Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
- Source: Anna Ahronheim - The Jerusalem Post
US mapping team for West Bank annexation said en route to Israel
Feb.23, 2020 -
US officials, among them the ambassador to Israel, are set to meet with three Israeli counterparts to
begin work on carrying out Trump peace plan... US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, his adviser Aryeh
Lightstone... and C. Scott Leith...
- Source:The Times of Israel
Israeli missile is only guarantee of survival from potential Iran nukes
Feb.18, 2020 -
In the face of a potential Iranian nuclear weapon, “only the Arrow missile-defense system guarantees
Israeli survival,” Dov Raviv, former head of the Arrow project at Israel Aircraft Industries, said Tuesday.
- Source: Yonah Jeremy Bob - The Jerusalem Post
America gave Israel the opportunity of a lifetime
Feb. 15, 2020 -
Until now, Israel has had three options, all of which were dangerous and harmful. However,
with the rollout of the Trump administration's Vision for Peace, Israel now has a good
hand...
The plan offers a fourth option addressing it's chief security concerns.
Source: Dan Schueftan - Israel Hayom
Senior Saudi diplomat says there are ‘positive elements’ in Trump’s peace plan
Feb. 13, 2020 -
“There are positive elements in Trump’s peace plan,” Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state
for foreign affairs, said during a visit to Romania... that could be the basis of renewed negotiations
between Israel and the Palestinians.
- Source: The Times of Israel
World players may vow open mind on Trump plan, but won’t abandon old positions
Feb. 12, 2020 -
The US on Tuesday celebrated the fact that the Palestinians withdrew a planned United Nations Security
Council resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s peace proposal, saying this marked the dawn of a new era.
- Source: Raphael Ahren - The Times of Israel
Was the Bible right? Inscription may confirm ancient Israel’s borders
Feb. 8, 2020 -
A newly-discovered Hebrew inscription might confirm that the border of ancient Israel reached
areas that some archaeologists were previously skeptical about, thus confirming the Biblical tale.
- Source: Rossella Tercatin - The Jerusslem Post
UK’s Johnson stresses support for US peace plan in call with Netanyahu
Feb. 6, 2020 -
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday emphasized his support for the new US peace plan and for a two-state solution
in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Source: The Times of Israel
Netanyahu suggests he’ll move annexation forward only after elections
Feb. 5, 2020 -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... suggested that he would advance applying Israeli sovereignty
to parts of the West Bank only after the March 2 elections... victory would allow his Likud
party to gain approval for the Trump administration peace plan.
- Source: The Times of Israel
Read full text: US unveils 50-page Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
Jan. 29, 2020 -
Study the full text of the Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
- Source: SCRIBD
Trump unveils Middle East peace plan with two-state solution, tunnel connecting West Bank and Gaza
Jan. 28, 2010 -
President Trump on Tuesday called for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as he unveiled
the details of his administration’s much-awaited Middle East peace plan.
Trump announced the proposal alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Source: Andrew O'Reilly, John Roberts - Fox
ISIS threatens to shift its focus to Israel
Jan. 28, 2020 -
ISIS spokesman calls to sabotage Trump's peace plan, encourages fighters to launch "new phase" against Israel...
In a purported audio message by ISIS spokesman Abu Hamza al-Quraishi,the jihadist organization called for sabotaging the peace plan.
- Source: Elad Benari - Israel Naational News
Netanyahu says he and Trump will ‘make history’ this week
Jan. 27, 2020 -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the US to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the "Deal of the Century"...
“I am meeting with President Trump tomorrow, and on Tuesday, together with him, we will make history.”
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz will also meet with President Trump on Monday.
- Source: Lahav Harkov and Jeremy Sharon - Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu: 'We must not pass up an offer that comes once in all of history'
Jan. 25, 2020 -
PM Netanyahu praises 'deal of the century'...
He added: "I am leaving to Washington with a feeling of great mission, of great responsibility, and of a great
opportunity ... which allows [us] to ensure the future of Israel."
- Source: Israel National News
Trump says he’ll likely release plan before Tuesday meet with Netanyahu, Gantz
Jan. 24, 2020 -
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll likely release his long-awaited Middle East peace plan before his
meeting early next week at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White party chief Benny Gantz.
- Source: The Times of Israel
President Vladimir Putin, US Vice President Mike Pence land in Israel
Jan. 23, 2020 -
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Israel on Thursday morning ahead of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum...
He followed US Vice President Mike Pence who landed only minutes before.
- Source: Aaron Reich - The Jerusalem Post
Top White House official says peace plan could be rolled out before March vote
Jan. 13, 2019 -
‘We’re not timing anything based on domestic politics’ of the two sides, says Robert O’Brien, confirming Israeli reports that
Trump administration may release proposal within weeks.
- Source: The Times of Israel
Israel likely to face war in 2020, top think tank warns
Jan. 11, 2020 -
All-out war in the north, escalation in Gaza and West Bank, and Iran an increasing threat, says assessment by INSS;
Tel Aviv University institute recommends fresh bid for negotiations with Palestinians, restoration of relations with Jordan...
- Source: Ynet
Prepare for potential broad war between Iran and US – INSS annual report
Jan. 6, 2020 -
As tensions heat up between Iran, the US and Israel following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani last week, the absence
of a stable government will harm Jerusalem’s ability to achieve its broader national security and foreign affairs goals...
- Source: Yonhah Jeremy Bob - Jerusalem Post
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