Israel’s budding entrepreneurs hit a coronavirus wall
With big dreams and big loans, tens of thousands of Israelis opened new businesses just before the pandemic drove customers away
Emergency coronavirus rules allow immediate unpaid leave for pregnant women in Israel
The regulation also applies to employees engaged in surrogacy adoption or residing in a shelter for victims of domestic abuse
Idan Raichel to light Independence Day torch
Each year, the chosen 12 women and men represent as many segments of Israeli society as possible, across the many socio-ethnic strands, and the various strata of cultural, civilian and military life.;
Eytan Fox’s ‘Sublet’ to have its Tribeca premiere online
Late last week, the festival announced that it would go on, in an online version, with juries awarding prizes although the films cannot be screened for an audience.;
Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, remains under observation
"He is in extremely good spirits.";
Syria dismisses report that it was behind chemical attacks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his military backer Russia have both repeatedly denied using chemical weapons, and accuse insurgents of staging attacks to implicate Syrian forces.;
For these Israelis, farm work offers refuge from the coronavirus crisis
Over a million Israelis have been fired or laid off due to the coronavirus crisis, and border closures have left farmers desperate for workers. In that void the pioneering ‘Jewish labor’ ethos is making a comeback
Iran murdered 36 prisoners over coronavirus protest
Amnesty urged the head of the Iranian judiciary to release all political prisoners and human rights defenders held in its vast penal system in late March.;
Paleontological surprise: Monkeys sailed from Africa to Americas not once but twice
There were two early monkey lineages in South America, not one. One lineage became the adorable platyrrhini and one went extinct