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In Israel, as in the United States, ultra-Orthodox communities have been hard hit by the coronavirus. Now new data from the Health Ministry shows that one in 132 Haredi adults in Israel over the age of 65 has died from the coronavirus, compared with one in 475 adults over 65 among the general population, according to the Israel Hayom daily. That puts the COVID-19 death toll among ultra-Orthodox adults over 65 at 3.6 times that of the general population. Haredi families in Israel often live in c...

0 shares Russian investigators open a criminal probe into Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, alleging he spent more than 356 million rubles ($4.8 million) of donations to his organizations on personal acquisitions. The Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, says in a statement that Russia’s most prominent opposition figure used the money for acquiring “personal property [and] material assets and paying expenses [including holidays abroad],” saying that the donations were th...

148 shares Ron Huldai announces he is running in the upcoming elections as leader of a new party which will be called “The Israelis.” In a press conference, Huldai says the problem is that “we have grown accustomed” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption and divisive style of leadership, and says he will get Israel out of its current despair. “We have grown accustomed to a crazy government. I will no longer stand idly by, I am here to announce a new party,” he say...

2 shares The Israel Teachers Union officials announces a labor dispute over its call for its members to be being given priority in Israel’s national vaccination campaign. The union says in a statement that if the issue is not resolved by January 12, it will suspend studies, including distance learning. The secretary general of the union, Yaffa Ben-David, says: “If there are no vaccines, there will be no studies. We will not agree to abandon the health of the teaching staff.” Im ...

0 shares Foreign Minister and Blue and White No. 2, Gabi Ashkenazi, reportedly refuses to promise to party leader and Defense Minister Benny Gantz that he will remain in the centrist-faction in the coming elections if it is headed by Gantz. According to Channel 12 news, the two met this afternoon amid reports that Ashkenazi is seeking leadership of the party. Blue and White chief Benny Gantz and MK Gabi Ashkenazi at an election campaign event in Kfar Saba, on February 12, 2020. (Gili Yaar...

0 shares Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz and MK Miki Haimovich meet and agree that she will not to run with the party in the March 2021 election. “After meeting, the two concluded that Haimovich will not be included on the Blue and White slate during the upcoming elections. Gantz wished her well going forward,” the party leader’s office says in a statement. Haimovich says in a Facebook post that she “agrees with the decision,” and that the “ideological gaps” between her ...

3 shares Israel is expected to green-light settlement construction ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden, the Kan public broadcaster reports. The Defense Ministry body responsible for authorizing settlement construction is expected to convene in the next two weeks — for the first time since the November US election — to advance plans for building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the report says. The Civil Administration’s High Planning Subcommittee could meet...

0 shares Police have set up some 300 checkpoints across the country to enforce the national lockdown, which came into effect at 5 p.m. this evening. The checkpoints, placed mainly at the entrance and exits of cities and towns, will be checking cars from 7 p.m. to midnight, Channel 12 news reports. The channel says, however, that police have been instructed to “implement light enforcement” of certain aspects of the lockdown, with a focus on preventing gatherings and New Year parties. ...

42 shares Knesset members Asaf Zamir and Miki Haimovich attend the ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israels fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, on May 7, 2019 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz has informed MKs Asaf Zamir and Miki Haimovich that they will not be included on the party’s electoral slate for the March 2021 election due to their decision to vote against extending the budget deadline last week, ultimately causing t...

Blue & White breaks further apart with fresh departures of key figures Party leader Gantz dismisses MKs Asaf Zamir and Miki Haimovich after rogue voting leading to dissolution of Knesset while FM Ashkenazi is considering his next steps ahead of the March 2021 vote Moran Azulay | Published: 12.27.20 , 23:24 Blue & White continued existence was cast into doubt on Sunday with a host of departures of some of its most prominent members. Pleader and Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday dismisse...