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Protester wearing yellow stars during the 'Unite for Freedom' anti-lockdown and anti-vaccines protest during final stage of the national lockdown. Credit: Mario Mitsis/WENN

February 15, 2022, 1:18 pm

Dortmund is latest German city to ban yellow stars at COVID protests

'Anyone who displays the Jewish star in this way is trivialising the planned murder of millions of Jews by National Socialist Germany and endangering public peace'

By JTA

February 11, 2022, 7:12 pm

Corona crush success stories: Looking for Mr Mensch!

With just 15 million of us in the world, the Jewish dating pool was always going to be slim pickings, but Covid made it even more trying for those in pursuit of someone to bring home to bubbe

By Naomi Frankel

A medical worker prepares a vaccine against the COVID-19 at a municipality vaccine center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 31, 2020. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

January 31, 2022, 10:48 am

Israeli Covid expert panel recommends expanding 4th vaccine to all adults over 18

Health Ministry announced the preliminary results of a study which showed the fourth vaccine tripled protection against serious illness and doubled protection against Omicron

By JTA

Travellers exit the coronavirus testing area at Ben Gurion International Airport (Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen)

January 6, 2022, 3:05 pm

Israel set to lift ban on travel from Britain at midnight

Health Ministry officials made the announcement after admitting its red list was not stopping the Omicron variant

By Michael Daventry

December 29, 2021, 10:47 am

Israel trials fourth coronavirus vaccine as ministry delays rollout decision

Health Ministry officials are monitoring data that suggests the Omicron variant is not affecting hospitalisations

By Michael Daventry and Reuters

Israelis aged 60 and above are set to be offered a fourth jab to combat the Omicron variant (Photo: Reuters)

December 22, 2021, 8:03 am

Israelis set to be offered FOURTH Covid-19 jab as Omicron spreads

Health Ministry set to confirm the move to protect clinically vulnerable patients

By Michael Daventry

November 23, 2021, 10:24 am

Tears and clowns as Israel rolls out vaccines for children as young as five

A nationwide campaign begins as it emerges nearly half of all new coronavirus infections are in the 5-11 age group

By Michael Daventry and Reuters

New arrivals: Olim at Israel’s Ben-Gurion airport this year (Credit: Yonit Schiller)

October 27, 2021, 5:10 pm

Israel set to open for tourists after a closure of nearly 18 months

Officials will drop the requirement for entry permits, meaning travellers will no longer need to ask for permission to visit

By Michael Daventry

September 27, 2021, 11:45 am

Yellow stars on show at Dutch protest against new coronavirus rules

One banner at a demonstration this weekend read: ‘Have they died for nothing?’

By Michael Daventry and Reuters

August 9, 2021, 12:34 pm

Israel lifts travel ban on citizens returning from Britain

UK moves to 'orange' category, meaning a mandatory one-week isolation period upon arrival

By Michael Daventry

Naftali Bennett announced restrictions on Israelis refusing a coronavirus vaccine (Photo: GPO)

July 23, 2021, 9:41 am

Bennett announces restrictions on Israelis who refuse a jab

One million unvaccinated people will have to produce negative test results before entering crowded public venues, PM says

By Michael Daventry

El Al new aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives for a welcome ceremony after his landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on August 23, 2017. Photo by: Nimrod Glikman - JINIPIX

July 22, 2021, 4:47 pm

Israelis banned from flying to Britain as virus cases rise

UK added to red list of countries, meaning travel is only permitted in exceptional circumstances

By Michael Daventry

Synagogue service in Edgware under lockdown in the early stages of the pandemic (Marc Morris Photography)

July 16, 2021, 2:24 pm

Freedom Day: Masks could go at United Synagogue shuls under new guidelines

Rabbis have been told shul-goers should socially distance and wear masks if they cannot, under new rules from United Synagogue leaders.

By Josh Salisbury

July 16, 2021, 2:11 pm

All UK passengers must quarantine for a week, Israel decides

Rising rates of coronavirus in both countries mean even vaccinated travellers must self-isolate, ministers rule

By Michael Daventry

A Palestinian worker receives a shot of the Moderna vaccine from an Israeli paramedic (Photo: Magen David Adom)

July 13, 2021, 9:22 am

In world first, Israel to offer third COVID jab to clinically vulnerable people

Authorities say they are not yet planning a third vaccine rollout for the general population as the Delta variant takes hold

By Michael Daventry

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