Netanyahu pleads ‘don’t leave your homes’

The interim government in Jerusalem, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to enact new and increasingly stricter measures to try a slow down the spread of the…

COVID-19: Israeli government orders partial shutdown

While nationally aspired unity for Jerusalem continues to swirl within a dead-end maze; Israel’s interim government under the guidance of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to apply additional drastic…

23rd Knesset sworn in under COVID-19 limitations

The Israeli parliament, Knesset in Hebrew, held a unique swearing-in ceremony yesterday, during which small clusters of the recently elected members entered the assembly’s chambers, to pledge their personal allegiance…

Netanyahu: ‘we are at war’ against COVID-19

Israel’s transition government has announced a series of new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of infected Israelis doubled since Friday to more…

Israel to use counter-terror methods against COVID-19

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that highly sophisticated surveillance will soon be implemented to compel compliance by those refusing to adhere to government mandates regarding self-quarantine to halt…

Coronavirus exacerbates Lebanon’s economic woes

Life in Lebanon virtually ground to a halt this week, after the government imposed heavy measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus amid an already-battered national economy. Businesses that…

WHO: coronavirus “a world pandemic”

Israel is further stepping up efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases hit 100. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to maintain that the…