COVID

Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report

The device could provide additional records concerning the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a Senate committee considers holding Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical advisor to several U.S. presidents, attends a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 29, 2026.
A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr.’s health department ordered withdrawal of studies showing vaccine efficiency - report

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says


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.

 HIGH SCHOOL students take a matriculation exam, in Yehud, in 2020. The education system has been forced to adapt to various emergencies, from COVID-19 to military operations, and has learned to be flexible, says the writer.

'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. 

A Spanish police officer checks inside piled vehicles looking for victims, in the aftermath of floods caused by heavy rains, in Alfafar, near Valencia, Spain, November 2, 2024.

Trump's White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden

The website was also critical of steps like social distancing, mask mandates and lockdowns.

 White House official COVID-19 website

COVID-19 was a 'social experiment', Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer player claims

The soccer player, Eran Zehavi, admitted on the Ben Ben Baruch's Mojo podcast that he is a big conspiracy theorist.

 THE LAST time Maccabi Tel Aviv made the group stage of the Champions League was 2015, when Eran Zahavi & Co. lost all six games to tough opponents.

Richard Gere shines in ‘Longing,’ the English remake of an Israeli hit

Talking to Gabizon, it seems important that the director/writer who created the movie was able to reshape the material himself for the English version.

 RICHARD GERE and Diane Kruger in ‘Longing.’

The Jewish community cannot ignore Israel's mental health crisis - opinion

This is not just about responding to an immediate crisis – it is about shaping the long-term emotional and spiritual health of our children, our families, our communities, and ourselves. 

 Israelis in unity, amidst terror attacks

WHO renews call for China to share data on COVID-19 origins

"Without transparency and cooperation among countries, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics," the WHO stated.

 WHO renews call for China to share data on COVID-19 origins. Shanghai, China, 2020.

Learning to count our blessings despite war, COVID, hurricanes, and more - opinion

Israel and the world both seem to be in a terrible mess at the moment. Wars, famine, droughts, hurricanes, massacres. Count our blessings? What blessings?

Olim from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah flight" to the Ben Gurion airport

Israeli breakthrough: Freeze-dried COVID vaccine needs no refrigeration

TAU’s groundbreaking project has received competitive research grants from the Israel Innovation Authority and Merck under the Nofar program.

 A COVID-19 TESTING center in France in 2022.

Israel’s world leading hyperbaric chamber performing medical 'miracles'

A breath of pressurized, oxygen-rich air can change the lives of patients with PTSD and many other conditions.

 THE SAGOL CENTER for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center.