Business and Economy
“The Israeli-Greek military bond continues to grow stronger,” the IDF says of the meeting between Hellenic National Defense General Staff Chief Konstantinos Floros and Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi.
In a fraught meeting of top officials, Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein says that unless the country’s COVID-19 numbers change within three days, a full shutdown is on the way.
The rescue plan is “comprehensive” and “unprecedented,” but there are still “holes in the net,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The pandemic has led to the country’s biggest economic downturn in 20 years and drastically cut state revenues
Amnesty International claimed that NSO Group, whose technology enables the surveillance of smartphones, helped the Moroccan government spy on a human-rights activist critical of Rabat.
Yuval Steinitz says closing the country down to combat the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases will benefit the economy in the long term, arguing that the government was too quick to ease restrictions.
Some 10,000 protesters gather in central part of city • Three officers lightly wounded and 12 protesters arrested • Protest organizers: Israeli government and its leader responsible for the failure in implementing aid programs.
“This support, this grant, is not dependent on legislation, and we have instructed that it be put into effect today,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The bill seeks “to restore humanitarian and development assistance to the Palestinians,” despite the Trump administration having defunded or slashed such funding to virtually zero.
Speaking of the Israeli team, Chris Froome said, “I’m energized to be along for the ride. I feel we can achieve great things together.”
The end goal is to “engineer whole human hearts for an even better toxicological screening process,” says TAU Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Professor Tal Dvir.
The move comes just weeks after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis led a high-level delegation to Israel for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
