COVID
RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report
During the 2024 presidential election campaign, President Donald Trump promised to give anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. a prominent role in the White House’s health care section.
North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
Aliyah in wartime Israel: Building a new home, opening an English bookstore
US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine effectiveness
France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP
France once stood out in Europe for its higher birth rate, but that advantage has eroded since the pandemic as the number of children per woman has fallen and retiree numbers climb.
Grapevine, November 30, 2025: Mamdani complexities
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted on charges of misusing disaster funds
Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted on Wednesday on charges that she, her brother and others conspired to misappropriate a $5 million overpayment of COVID-19 relief fund.
What the Jewish community teaches about hope in action, not as a feeling - opinion
The Hope Study from M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, found that “community” was the most powerful driver of hope among professionals at Jewish organizations.
UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds
UK inquiry finds Boris Johnson’s delayed lockdown and chaotic leadership contributed to around an additional 23,000 COVID deaths.
Simple ways to safeguard your health
Given all that we in Israel have been through during the past five years, it is easy to focus on COVID or the war. Now more than ever, we need to prioritize our health.
New COVID variant 'Stratus' rapidly spreads across US and Europe, WHO asseses as low risk
The World Health Organization assessed that the global risk from this variant is low, but data indicates a sharp rise in cases in recent months. However, in Israel, the infection rate remains lower.
Trump's attorney general drops fraud case tied to COVID vaccinations
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who for decades has sown doubt about the safety of vaccines contrary to evidence and research by scientists.
School under fire: Israel's education system grapples with the war - opinion
Today's security situation forces students, teachers, parents, and policymakers alike to confront complex questions, as the academic year draws to a close.
'House of horrors': Children rescued from home after being isolated since COVID-19 lockdown
Investigators believe the parents may have suffered from “Covid syndrome” and had been living with extreme fear of the virus for the last four years.