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23.07.2020

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00:10:41	◀︎	The Knesset Wednesday night approved the final reading of the Coronavirus Law, which gives the government special powers in dealing with the coronavirus, including declaring a state of emergency and imposing a lockdown.48 MKs supported the legislation and 35 voted against.
00:22:12	◀︎	US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration is sending federal law enforcement officers into Chicago and Albuquerque."Today I am announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime," Trump said in remarks from the East Room of the White House, as quoted by The Hill.
00:47:02	◀︎	Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced Wednesday night that they have decided to appoint the CEO of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Professor Ronni Gamzu, to the position of national coronavirus project manager.Read more
01:09:00	◀︎	'This is how the Arabs tried to assassinate me'
01:52:17	◀︎	Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated Prof. Ronni Gamzu being appointed to the position of coronavirus project manager."I decided to appoint the director of Ichilov Hospital, Professor Ronni Gamzu, to the position of national coronavirus project manager. Ronni has many years of managerial experience in the healthcare system, having previously also served as Director General of the Ministry of Health and established the 'Protecting Fathers and Mothers' project to protect senior citizens from coronavirus. We will work together and win. Good luck Ronni!" Netanyahu tweeted.
02:20:50	◀︎	13 demonstrators were arrested during a haredi protest in Jerusalem Wednesday night.The arrests followed riots at the scene, which included setting fire to garbage cans in the center of the road and rolling them towards police officers, as well as blocking traffic.
02:37:46	◀︎	US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that coronavirus cases among young Americans first started to rise "shortly after demonstrations." He said the protests following the death of George Floyd "presumably triggered a broader relaxation of mitigation efforts nationwide."He added that a "substantial increase in travel" around Memorial Day and summer vacations was also a driver of new cases.
03:10:18	◀︎	The man who brings 50,000 Americans to Israel every year
03:45:06	◀︎	Opposition leader Yair Lapid Wednesday night criticized the government over the approval of the Coronavirus Law in the Knesset."Public confidence in the government is shattered, there is still no project director, the economic plan is unclear, the guidelines are unclear and the self-employed are collapsing. The Israeli government tonight gave up its most important partner in dealing with the coronavirus crisis - the Knesset of Israel. This is how it looks when the law haunts the Prime Minister," Lapid wrote his Twitter account.
04:18:55	◀︎	The Democratic Party Wednesday released its draft 2020 platform which includes language that opposes an Israeli move to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and supports the rights of Palestinian Arabs."Democrats believe a strong, secure, and democratic Israel is vital to the interests of the United States. Our commitment to Israel"s security, its qualitative military edge, its right to defend itself, and the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding is ironclad," the draft reads.
04:21:10	◀︎	New evidence of Qatar financing anti-Jewish terrorism
04:50:06	◀︎	Biden: Trump is the first racist elected president
05:15:59	◀︎	Time to focus on & build the Holy Temple
05:40:45	◀︎	Likud MK clashes with Palestinian Arab representatives
06:03:32	◀︎	Brazilian President again tests positive for COVID-19
06:28:24	◀︎	A member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, Javad Karimi Qoddousi, said Wednesday that the blast at Iran's main nuclear establishment in Natanz July 2 was caused by a "security breach", Radio Farda reports.He strictly ruled out "a strike the complex by an external object" and added, "If it was from the outside, we should have seen shrapnel, but there are absolutely no remnants left the site."
06:43:13	◀︎	Al-Aqsa director: The site will remain Islamic
07:00:11	◀︎	We must be prepared for any security threat to Israel
07:13:45	◀︎	The Haifa District Court is expected to sentence veteran actor Moshe Ivgy this morning, following his conviction a charge of indecent acts.The Haifa district prosecutor has requested the Court to impose a sentence of 15 months' imprisonment. Ivgy's lawyer, Michael Carmel, asked the Court to impose a conditional sentence instead.
07:25:02	◀︎	British Labour to pay compensation to anti-Semitism whistleblowers
07:40:51	◀︎	The Greek navy has sent ships to the Aegean Sea following Turkish naval activity in the region, and are currently "high alert," according to a source in AFP.The source added that naval craft were currently deployed in the southern and south-eastern region of the Aegean, without elaborating. The deployment followed an announcement by the Turkish government in Ankara that a Turkish drilling ship had been sent to conduct a survey in waters close to the Greek island of Kastellorizo, off the southern coast of Turkey.Greece claims that the survey is illegal as it is being conducted in a Greek section of the continental shelf, an allegation that Turkey denies.In recent years, significant natural gas reserves have been found in the waters off the disputed island of Cyprus. Greece, Israel, and Egypt have been collaborating to exploit most of the resources, while Ankara insists that the island's natural resources should be shared between Greece and Turkey.
07:51:04	◀︎	Bank of Israel governor Professor Amir Yaron has told the Maariv newspaper that due to the current situation, Israel could soon find itself without a working budget."Every day that passes without an authorized budget leaves the government with fewer options of dealing with the crisis," he said. "We have to pass a budget. I have no problem with either a two-year budget or a budget just for 2020 - what's important is that there should be a budget as soon as possible."Yaron added that, "If a two-year budget is agreed upon, we need to have the option of amending it at the start of 2021 (as is stipulated in the coalition agreements). In the little time remaining, the government must be given the ability to emerge from the budget that's based last year's spending, and to pass a budget that incorporates flexibility for advance planning."
07:56:44	◀︎	In an interview Reshet Bet, Minister for Higher Education and Water Resources MK Zeev Elkin was asked if Israel is headed toward yet another round of elections."If things continue in the manner we saw yesterday, there will be no other option," Elkin replied. "We cannot have a situation in which coalition members vote against the government's positions."
07:59:00	◀︎	Watch: Lightning hits Statue of Liberty during NYC storm
08:02:27	◀︎	Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel was interviewed by Galei Tzahal, and used the opportunity to call Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to forgo his desire for a e-year budget. "Passing a budget for the coming two months isn't going to do much for the country," he said. "We need a budget for the next year at the very least."On the latest disputes between Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz, Hendel added that, "Any leader with even the slightest sense of national responsibility understands that we must not go to elections at the current time. I still believe that establishing a unity government was the correct thing to do."
08:12:35	◀︎	Next school year: 18 children per class, combined with remote learning
08:14:46	◀︎	Jason Greenblatt, Israel adviser to the US administration, told Galei Tzahal today that, "Any application of [Israeli] sovereignty has to be accompanied by a commitment to apportion land for a future Palestinian state."He hinted that going disputes between Netanyahu and Gantz have pushed off sovereignty, noting that, "There's no doubt that when the Israeli government decides what it wants to do, it will act in coordination with the White House. We already reached an agreement in January, though it's possible that things have changed since."Greenblatt added that, "Moving forward with the peace progress in the coming months will be a big challenge due to the coronavirus and the economic crisis and the conduct of the Palestinians, in rejecting the plan even before it was published. But I still believe that the plan is realistic and can be implemented."
08:18:08	◀︎	Germany reports 569 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths
08:20:23	◀︎	IDF to strengthen Northern Command
08:23:46	◀︎	Forecast: Hotter today, heatwave continues
08:27:09	◀︎	Highway 6 at En Tut interchange to be blocked briefly this afternoon
08:31:41	◀︎	Professor Ronni Gamzu announced today that he unhesitatingly accepted the position of leading the government's coronavirus response yesterday, writing his Facebook page that, "The Prime Minister and the Health Minister offered me the position yesterday. I didn't ask any questions - I immediately agreed."
08:33:57	◀︎	The Knesset's coronavirus committee is meeting this morning to discuss new restrictions ordered by the government.The discussion will focus the closure of gyms, museums, and tourist attractions.
08:38:27	◀︎	President Trump joins Dr. Mark Siegel for an exclusive interview the coronavirus pandemic.
08:39:34	◀︎	Minister for Social Equality MK Meirav Cohen (Blue & White) said this morning that the decision to appoint Professor Ronni Gamzu as the government's director of its coronavirus response is an excellent e."I was fortunate to work with Professor Gamzu the 'Magen Avot u'Imahot' program that enhanced the safety of the elderly in retirement homes [during the coronavirus epidemic]," she noted, "and I was impressed at his management skills as well as his professionalism."
08:41:53	◀︎	Three people were injured in a brawl last night Balfour Street in Bat Yam.One sustained serious injuries and two others were moderately injured.MDA responders treated them at the scene and transported them to Wolfson and Ichilov hospitals.
08:44:10	◀︎	Motorcyclist injured in Tel Aviv accident
08:46:26	◀︎	Two women have been injured in a road accident Road 918 near Kfar Szold.One woman sustained moderate injuries while the other was ly lightly injured.MDA responders treated the women at the scene and transported them to Ziv hospital in Tzfat.
09:04:36	◀︎	Lod mayor Revivo: Only Netanyahu is working 24/7 to combat epidemic
09:10:14	◀︎	MK Karhi: If Blue & White carry on like this, they'll lead us to elections
09:11:21	◀︎	Geting on the anti-sovereignty bandwagon
09:14:44	◀︎	Bank of Israel governor Professor Amir Yaron has warned against political developments that may drag the country into yet another round of elections."A fourth round of elections [in two years] will ly add to the damage already done to the economy by the coronavirus epidemic," he told Galei Tzahal.Yaron added that, "Even if we don't have another general closure, the economy will contract by six percent this year. And if there is another closure, that figure rises to nine percent."
09:16:52	◀︎	Around 4,000 traffic citations in last week alone
09:20:19	◀︎	Gantz meets Gamzu: Defense establishment dedicated to battling epidemic
09:22:35	◀︎	840 traffic citations in Judea and Samaria this week
09:25:58	◀︎	'Economic violence is not violence'
09:29:22	◀︎	Rouhani: COVID-19 brought to Iran by Wuhan residents
09:32:47	◀︎	Health Min. Edelstein apologizes for delay in appointing Covid-19 manager
09:35:02	◀︎	Hospital authorities at the Meir hospital in Kfar Saba report that there are currently 33 people hospitalized in their coronavirus department.13 patients are in serious condition, three of whom are sedated and ventilators.
09:38:28	◀︎	Welfare Minister Itzik Shmuli told Radio 103 FM that it would be unacceptable for the government to break up at this point in time."Going to elections at this point would be the least responsible course of action to take," he said. "What happened yesterday in the vote banning conversion therapy is not sufficient justification for going to elections."