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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Itamar Grotto

A memorial and awareness day for Yemenite children said to have disappeared in Israel's formative years, in Jerusalem on July 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 17, 2022, 5:24 am
MKs push to release report of Health Ministry’s action in Yemenite children affair
Unpublished report by former deputy director general Prof. Itamar Grotto is rejected by ministry’s legal adviser during turbulent Health Committee hearing
By ToI Staff
Former Health Ministry deputy director Itamar Grotto is revealed as the "Pea" on Israel's "Masked Singer" on October 25, 2021. (Keshet 12)
December 21, 2021, 6:38 am
‘The Masked Singer’ and the curious nature of celebrity in Israel
Why do former lawmakers, health officials and even famous ex-cons populate reality TV in the Jewish state?
By Amy Spiro
A health worker takes a swab sample from a man at a coronavirus testing site in the northern city of Safed, August 31, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
September 5, 2021, 11:11 pm
Health officials said to believe Israel can reach herd immunity within 2 months
Health Ministry experts urge Israelis to administer home COVID tests before celebrating Rosh Hashanah with friends and family members
By Amy Spiro
Health care workers take test samples at a drive through coronavirus testing center in Jerusalem, on August 10, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 11, 2021, 12:28 pm
Serious COVID patients hit 400 as nearly 6,000 cases diagnosed Tuesday
14 inmates at Ela Prison catch virus as ministers set to discuss a slew of new restrictions expanding Green Pass
By ToI Staff
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 25, 2021, examining wages at large profitable corporations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
March 2, 2021, 2:13 am
Sanders lauds Israeli health officials for pushing to vaccinate Palestinians
Progressive senator, who has criticized Jewish state over issue, urges Jerusalem to heed experts’ recommendation, saying it’s correct on both moral and public health grounds
By Jacob Magid
Medical personnel wearing protective equipment treat COVID-19 patients in an intensive care ward for coronavirus patients at Ziv Medical Center in the northern Israeli city of Safed, Feb. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
February 8, 2021, 12:23 pm
Ministers to meet on reopening schools, daycares as virus rates remain high
Health Ministry official says not enough people getting vaccinated; Tel Aviv, Jerusalem said planning to open schools in low-infection neighborhoods despite high citywide rates
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Activists take part at a protest march to demand immediate action on climate change, in Tel Aviv on September 27, 2019. (Flash90)
February 3, 2021, 7:33 am
Trying to pitch pollution’s ills? Drop the studies and speak to the people
Experts at conference say academics must convey their findings in a way that will enable politicians and public to connect environmental hazards and health
By Sue Surkes
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) leads a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset alongside MK Yoav Kisch, January 2, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
January 20, 2021, 2:02 pm
Deputy health minister: Elections could be delayed if virus cases stay high
Yoav Kisch, of Netanyahu’s Likud party, likens pandemic to war; but top health official says move ‘not on the table’; opposition MKs seethe at suggestion
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers perform contact tracing for coronavirus patients. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 23, 2020, 11:40 pm
Health Ministry’s epidemiological chief resigns, claims IDF tracing a failure
Liora Valinsky says army operation to cut chain of infection is weak, unprofessional, ineffective and sending thousands into quarantine for no good reason
By Stuart Winer
A technician collects a swab sample from a woman at the coronavirus lab at Ben Gurion on December 14, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 15, 2020, 9:24 am
Israel records more than 2,200 daily cases as it barrels toward new restrictions
Virus czar says government ‘trying to prevent a full lockdown,’ after Monday sees highest number of new confirmed carriers in 2 months
By ToI Staff
Itamar Grotto at a press conference about the coronavirus COVID-19, at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on May 31, 2020. (Flash90)
December 10, 2020, 1:13 pm
Top health official: Masks may offer more protection from virus than vaccines
Itamar Grotto, whose term ends this month, also criticizes government policy seeking to ban visits to other people’s homes during Hanukkah
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the inauguration of a COVID-19 rapid testing center at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod on November 9, 2020. (Atef Safadi/ Pool/AFP)
November 17, 2020, 6:37 am
Netanyahu lauds his pandemic success, but key government agencies are collapsing
S&P left Israel’s credit rating unchanged, citing strong state institutions and a fundamentally healthy economy. Both are now under assault by the political leadership
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Itamar Grotto at a press conference about the coronavirus COVID-19, at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on May 31, 2020. (Flash90)
November 8, 2020, 6:06 pm
Health Ministry deputy chief announces his resignation
Itamar Grotto, one of the top officials leading Israel’s coronavirus response, says he’s stepping down ‘to rest a bit and embark on a new path’
By ToI Staff
Itamar Grotto seen during a press conference at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on December 20, 2009. (Flash90)
October 21, 2020, 12:24 pm
Senior health official reverses car into man, lightly injuring him
Health Ministry deputy director Itamar Grotto reportedly says he didn’t see man as he backed up vehicle near his home
By ToI Staff
People on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on October 12, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 13, 2020, 3:37 pm
Ministers deliberate easing lockdown as lawmakers push for faster opening
Meeting briefly delayed after reports say PM unhappy with infection numbers; no decision to be made on reopening preschools, small businesses until Thursday
By ToI Staff
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