Kushner joins Israelis on landmark visit to Morocco
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U.S. White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, speaks to journalists after U.S. Ambassador David Friedman unveiled a plaque at the U.S. embassy designating the Kushner Courtyard, seen at right, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)
BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday on the first known direct flight since the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic ties earlier this month as part of a series of U.S.-brokered normalization accords with Arab countries.
Two-week lockdown will not suffice, coronavirus czar says
Prof. Nachman Ash believes that extending of national closure will definitely need to happen ; shops and entertainment venues will be shuttered and movement from home will be restricted; schools will remain partially open for some grades
Itamar Eichner, Attila Somfalvi |
Updated: 12.24.20 , 09:48
Coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash said on Thursday that the two-week coronavirus lockdown the government voted on Wednesday will not suffice in bringing national morbidity down. It was decided that after two weeks we will hold a general assessment and see if we need to keep extending it [the lockdown]. This will definitely need to happen, he told Ynet.
Dec 23, 2020
“Morocco and Israel are making huge strides on their commitments to resume full diplomatic relations, promote economic cooperation and to reopen their liaison offices very quickly,” said Jared Kushner.
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Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday on the first known direct flight since the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic ties earlier this month as part of a series of U.S.-brokered normalization accords with Arab countries.
Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, has overseen the diplomatic push that saw the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco normalize relations with Israel in historic agreements.
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Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday on the first known direct flight since the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic ties earlier this month as part of a series of US-brokered normalization accords with Arab countries.
Kushner, President Donald Trump s son-in-law, has overseen the diplomatic push that saw the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco normalize relations with Israel in historic agreements that also brought them major favors from Washington.
Israel to go into third coronavirus lockdown from Sunday
Rare joint statement from Netanyahu and Gantz says closure will last for at least two weeks and will include shuttering shops, entertainment venues and restricting movement from the home; schools will remain partially open for some grades
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Published: 12.23.20 , 23:53
Israel will go into its third national lockdown on Sunday at 5pm to limit the soaring spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a rare joint statement Wednesday.
The lockdown will last for two weeks, but will be extended for another two if the goal of less than 1,000 new infections per day is not met. The country has seen daily infections spiral to more than 3,000 and on Tuesday saw a 5.7% positivity rate.