HAIFA, Israel, April 6, 2020 - The Rambam Healthcare Campus ("Rambam") in Haifa, Israel starts operating EX-TEAMS, a cellular based management and control system that was jointly developed with Elbit Systems. EX-TEAMS is based on an Elbit Systems' Command & Control (C2) technology that was repurposed in recent weeks for management and control of medical workforce and … [Read more...] about Coping With the Coronavirus, Rambam Healthcare Campus in Israel Joins Forces With Elbit Systems to Deploy a Management & Control Technology
Eggs Disappear Fast from Israeli Supermarkets
A few months ago we were chasing locally produced butter which disappeared from Israeli supermarkets since the Chinese state company took over Tnuva. Now eggs are in short supply spurred by COVID-19 hoarding. … [Read more...] about Eggs Disappear Fast from Israeli Supermarkets
Eilat Stricken with COVID-19: 70% Unemployment Rate
Eilat's tourism industry was struggling to survive long before COVID-19. Now Eilat is a ghost resort. … [Read more...] about Eilat Stricken with COVID-19: 70% Unemployment Rate
Claims Conference Establishes Special Emergency Fund For Holocaust Survivors During The COVID-19 Crisis
$300 Million Advanced To Social Service Agencies Globally And An Emergency Fund of $4.3 Million Established For Social Service Agencies Providing Life-Saving Assistance Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today announced a Holocaust survivor emergency assistance fund to help address emergency needs … [Read more...] about Claims Conference Establishes Special Emergency Fund For Holocaust Survivors During The COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-19: Haifa under lockdown
AJC Welcomes New UK Labour Party Head Pledge to “Root Out” Antisemitism
American Jewish Committee (AJCAJC) welcomed newly elected Labour Party head Keri Starrmer's public apology to the British Jewish community for the failure to address rising antisemitism within the party's ranks and in the United Kingdom. "Anti-Semitism has been a stain on our party. I have seen the grief that it's brought to so many Jewish communities," said Starmer soon … [Read more...] about AJC Welcomes New UK Labour Party Head Pledge to “Root Out” Antisemitism
Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: Effects on National Security and Tourism
Israel has also been vocal about wanting to enter the VWP, but it has faced challenges meeting certain criteria. For instance, Israel’s Biometric Database Law prohibits sharing fingerprint data with foreign authorities, though reportedly the United States and Israel came to an agreement to share data for those with a criminal background. Another hurdle for Israel is that to … [Read more...] about Adding Countries to the Visa Waiver Program: Effects on National Security and Tourism
The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd Reported Fourth Quarter and Year 2019 Results
For the First Time TASE Announces a Dividend Distribution of NIS 8.77 Million (NIS 0.0877 per share) Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd (TASE:TASE) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the First Time TASE Announces a Dividend Distribution of NIS 8.77 Million (NIS 0.0877 per share) to Its Shareholders. To view summary of the reports … [Read more...] about The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd Reported Fourth Quarter and Year 2019 Results
Leading Israeli Hospitals Launch CLEW AI-based TeleICU to Support COVID-19 Crisis
NETANYA, Israel, March 24, 2020 - CLEW today announced that its TeleICU solution – CLEW-ICU – is being deployed by Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) and Sheba Medical Center as an innovative new way to manage and treat patients infected with the COVID-19 virus while protecting frontline care workers. In anticipation of a surge in ICU admissions, both … [Read more...] about Leading Israeli Hospitals Launch CLEW AI-based TeleICU to Support COVID-19 Crisis
Teva to Donate Potential COVID-19 Treatment, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Tablets to Hospitals Nationwide
Teva will donate 6 Million tablets through wholesalers to hospitals by March 31, and more than 10 Million within a month TEL AVIV, Israel & PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) announced today the immediate donation of more than 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets through wholesalers to hospitals across the U.S. to … [Read more...] about Teva to Donate Potential COVID-19 Treatment, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Tablets to Hospitals Nationwide
Kitov Closes $6.0 Million Public Offering
TEL-AVIV, March 17, 2020 -- Kitov Pharma Ltd. (“Kitov”) (NASDAQ/TASE: KTOV), a clinical-stage company advancing first-in-class therapies to overcome tumor immune evasion and drug resistance, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price to the public of $0.30 per unit, for gross proceeds of $6.0 million, before deducting … [Read more...] about Kitov Closes $6.0 Million Public Offering
Israeli Ministry of Health Clears a Path to Allow Per Patient Compassionate Use Treatment of Covid-19 Patients with Pluristem’s PLX Cells
HAIFA, Israel, March 17, 2020 -- Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PSTI), a leading regenerative medicine company developing a platform of novel biological products, today announced that the Israeli Ministry of Health has approved Pluristem’s request to seek approvals to treat COVID-19 coronavirus patients under the per-patient compassionate use framework in … [Read more...] about Israeli Ministry of Health Clears a Path to Allow Per Patient Compassionate Use Treatment of Covid-19 Patients with Pluristem’s PLX Cells
Cellcom Israel Provides Update on the Coronavirus Measures and Possible Implications
NETANYA, Israel, March 17, 2020 - Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company") announced today an update on the impact of the Coronavirus and the related containment measures by the Israeli government on its operations and results of operations: There has been substantial decrease in international traveling due to the Coronavirus, which has had an adverse effect on the … [Read more...] about Cellcom Israel Provides Update on the Coronavirus Measures and Possible Implications
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief
The following matters are of particular significance to U.S.-Israel relations. Domestic issues. Will Netanyahu remain prime minister? On March 2, 2020, Israel held its third election in the past year—a development unprecedented in the country’s history. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party won the most votes, despite criminal indictments against Netanyahu … [Read more...] about Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief
The State Department has approved a sale to Israel of 8 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers for $2.4 billion
Foreign Military Sale: Israel – KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft … [Read more...] about The State Department has approved a sale to Israel of 8 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers for $2.4 billion
Elections 2020
Voters on high alert for fake news, ad fraud, and misinformation in 2020 Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief … [Read more...] about Elections 2020
Norwegian Spirit Arrives to Haifa
Norwegian Spirit arrives to Haifa in the midst of the global Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. … [Read more...] about Norwegian Spirit Arrives to Haifa
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake in Haifa
The situationally oblivious cat ignores earthquake. … [Read more...] about Magnitude 4.0 earthquake in Haifa
Israel’s First Ever Cannabis Export Completed
Astral Health, a specialist import and distribution company and subsidiary of LYPHE Group, brokered a strategic partnership with Israel's largest and leading manufacturer of pharma GMP certified medical cannabis products - BOL Pharma. The import marks the start of a new era for the UK medical cannabis industry after a period of reliance on irregular and unreliable … [Read more...] about Israel’s First Ever Cannabis Export Completed
AJC Welcomes U.S. Effort to Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Urges Return to Talks
President Trump released his long-anticipated plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. We welcome the years-long effort to create a detailed vision for the path forward. The fact that both major political parties in Israel support the plan says something about a broad Israeli consensus. So, too, the striking presence at today's announcement of ambassadors from three Arab … [Read more...] about AJC Welcomes U.S. Effort to Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Urges Return to Talks







