Special Coverage

Researchers in Israel successfully vaccinate poultry from a strain that is very similar to the novel coronavirus. Safety testing for humans likely to begin within 90 days, they say.

In a special interview with Israel Hayom, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks about navigating the complex political Israeli reality, the seemingly never-ending election year, the security challenges the country faces, and his legal woes.

Finance Ministry says COVID-19 virus could reduce Israel's gross domestic product by up to NIS 14 billion. Exports to China, which focus mainly on technology services, unlikely to be affected.

A liberal, secular coalition is “extremely likely,” Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman tells Maariv Business Conference.

A government under Benny Gantz would put Israel’s security at risk, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns regional council leaders.

Prof. Marc Lipsitch, an epidemiologist at Harvard University, says the likely outcome is that COVID-19 "will ultimately not be containable," but this doesn't mean we will all have severe illnesses.

Almost half say they think the public will ignore the Health Ministry’s instructions for Israelis returning from the Far East to quarantine themselves until they are determined to be virus-free.

Channel 13 News poll projects 33 Knesset seats for the ruling party, 32 for Center-Left challenger. Right and left-wing blocs expected to tie with 56 mandates each.

Prof. Amiram Goldblum urges government to quarantine haredi towns and neighborhoods, claims virus is being spread by “mezuza-kissing Jews” who caught it from Korean tourists. Hebrew University condemns scholar’s comments as “racist and disgraceful.”