Israel’s life expectancy is in the top 10 highest around the world; however, this past year saw the steepest decline, specifically in men’s life expectancy, due to the challenging health circumstances since the coronavirus pandemic went widespread in March 2020. From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy for Israeli men decreased by 3.5 months, from 81…
Schools across the country opened yesterday despite disorder and confusion around new routine procedures and restrictions. Prime Minister Bennett and a back-to-school committee met only 48 hours before opening to discuss many unresolved issues, which include administering antibody tests for students, the teachers union, and participation of unvaccinated students. With over 10,000 active COVID-19 cases…
After the UN released a report on climate change calling for Israel to act now, Environmental Minister Tamar Zandberg declared a climate emergency, choosing to take the “strategic threat” seriously. In her statement, she said, “To this end, it is necessary to declare a climate emergency and define the climate crisis as a strategic threat…
Coronavirus numbers are over 6,000 affected, the highest in six months. As fear of a fourth national lockdown takes hold, the government is tightening public freedoms once again, especially given the upcoming Jewish holiday season, and the school year set to start on September 1. The current coronavirus czar Salman Zarka has called on everyone…
Just over one week after all prior COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, Israeli authorities are questioning the need to return to indoor mask requirements and stricter post-travel quarantines. The query comes after two outbreaks of coronavirus cases took place, where schools shut down, and local towns Binyamina and Modiin were told to quarantine. For the second…
