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Tel Aviv kicks off the return of live performances with a concert by singer Nurit Galron for the city’s older residents in Ganei Yehoshua park, February 24, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
‘Feels great’: Leaving lockdown, Israelis revel in concerts for the vaccinated
By TOI staff
Tel Aviv kicks off return of live performances with show for city’s older residents — as long as they have been inoculated or recovered from COVID-19
Illustrative: A Palestinian medic displays a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 3, 2021, as the Palestinian Authority began administering coronavirus vaccinations after receiving several thousands of doses of the Moderna vaccine from Israel. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Mauritania said among 19-20 countries to which Israel plans to give vaccines
By TOI staff
A warning sign of a minefield near the Syrian-Israeli border in the Golan Heights, on March 25, 2019. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
IDF probe clears troops of wrongdoing after Israeli woman walked into Syria
By Judah Ari Gross
Arieh Avni. (Screen capture: YouTube)
COVID-denying antivaxxer doctor permanently loses medical license
By TOI staff
Tel Aviv kicks off the return of live performances with a concert by singer Nurit Galron for the city’s older residents in Ganei Yehoshua park, February 24, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
February 25, 2021, 12:57 pm
‘Feels great’: Leaving lockdown, Israelis revel in concerts for the vaccinated
Tel Aviv kicks off return of live performances with show for city’s older residents — as long as they have been inoculated or recovered from COVID-19
By TOI staff
Muslim worshipers take part in Friday prayers at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque complex in the Old City of Jerusalem, February 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 25, 2021, 11:43 am
Abbas vetoes Israeli vaccination station on Temple Mount — report
Doses intended for thousands of Palestinian worshipers gathering for Friday prayers; Abbas said to refuse over concern of Israeli show of authority at iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque
By TOI staff
An Israeli woman receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit medical center in Dimona, Southern Israel, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 25, 2021, 12:47 am
Study of Pfizer in Israel shows 72% effective at preventing death after 1st dose
‘Real world’ data analyzing 600,000 vaccinations published by New England Journal of Medicine also finds shots just as effective in over 70s as young people, prevented infection
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the arrival of over 100,000 of doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at Ben Gurion Airport on December 9, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
February 24, 2021, 9:56 pm
Netanyahu: Israel giving countries vaccines ‘for things we already received’
PM acknowledges he decided to send doses to other states, says ‘it absolutely buys goodwill’; insists no Israeli will lose out on shot
By AP and TOI staff
A health care worker receives a Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
February 24, 2021, 5:39 pm
US regulators: Johnson & Johnson vaccine protects against COVID, is safe to use
FDA says one-dose shot is 66% effective at preventing moderate to severe illness; final decision on recommending approval expected within days
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE
Illustrative: A Palestinian medic displays a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 3, 2021, as the Palestinian Authority began administering coronavirus vaccinations after receiving several thousands of doses of the Moderna vaccine from Israel. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
February 24, 2021, 5:25 pm
Mauritania said among 19-20 countries to which Israel plans to give vaccines
African country has no diplomatic ties with Jerusalem; top health officials say they weren’t consulted on initiative by Netanyahu to exchange shots for diplomatic advantage
By TOI staff
A paramedic from Magen David Adom medical services, administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at an Ikea store in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Feb. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 24, 2021, 3:40 pm
Knesset passes law to give cities info on unvaccinated residents
Meretz MK says bill is too quick to hand over medical, personal data; Likud committee head pushes back, says saving lives trumps privacy
By TOI staff and Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Palestinian medics unpack Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and supplies that are designated for front-line medical workers, at the health ministry, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 3, 2021. The Palestinian Authority has administered its first known coronavirus vaccinations after receiving several thousands of doses of the Moderna vaccine from Israel. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
February 24, 2021, 4:01 am
Netanyahu said set to give nearly 100,000 vaccine doses to 15+ countries
Reports say list of states not yet finalized, will include Mauritania, Italy, Chad; top ministers say they weren’t informed of PM’s plan to exchange vaccines for diplomatic support
By TOI staff
Arieh Avni. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 23, 2021, 11:37 pm
COVID-denying antivaxxer doctor permanently loses medical license
Arieh Avni, who recently said ‘anyone who administers a vaccine is, to me, like Mengele,’ has reportedly forged immunization certificates and mask exemptions for pay
By TOI staff
Former Palestinian health minister Jawad al-Tibi receives a shot of the COVID-19 Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, in Gaza City, Febuary 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 23, 2021, 10:30 pm
Blinken said to push Ashkenazi to provide more vaccines to Palestinians
Foreign minister responds that Israel has already sent thousands of doses to West Bank and Gaza and plans to continue to do so; PM says there won’t be any shortage of vaccines
By Jacob Magid and Aaron Boxerman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touches the first batch of Pfizer vaccines to arrive in Israel at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, December 9, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
February 23, 2021, 4:53 pm
Israel said to trade coronavirus vaccines for diplomatic support
PM’s office reveals it is donating shots to countries that asked for help; report says Honduras will take a shipment, with Czech Republic and Guatemala also interested
By TOI staff
The Daily Briefing
February 23, 2021, 4:26 pm
PODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 23 — Likud recruits PLO for its election campaign?
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By TOI staff
An Israeli paramedic from Magen David Adom medical services, administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at an Ikea store in Rishon Lezion, Feb. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 23, 2021, 2:36 pm
Bill to give info on unvaccinated residents to cities faces final Knesset votes
Health union warns legislation will undermine trust in municipalities; labor union, businesses said close to deal on banning unvaccinated going in to work
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Jewish ultra-Orthodox young men search for costumes ahead the holiday of Purim in the city center of Jerusalem on February 22, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 23, 2021, 12:17 pm
Virus transmission rate rises as ministers set to debate Purim restrictions
Serious cases continue to drop while R-value increases to 0.86; health minister says more than 70% of Israelis over the age of 16 have received 1st vaccine dose
By TOI staff
Former Palestinian health minister Jawad al-Tibi receives a shot of the COVID-19 Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, in Gaza City, Febuary 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 23, 2021, 10:23 am
Hamas launches Gaza Strip’s coronavirus vaccination drive
Just 22,000 doses reach the coastal enclave, but health ministry run by terror group says they ‘expect more in the coming days’
By Agencies and TOI staff
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