Under the current rules, first and second offenses are subject to a fine of NIS 1,000 and NIS 2,000 respectively, a third offense requires a conditional settlement deal, and a fourth offense means a possible indictment. MK Sharren Haskel, a member of Sa’ar’s New Hope party, has championed cannabis decriminalization. But as the journalism we […]
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The Health Ministry is expected to begin administering Paxlovid to sick patients in the coming days, Channel 12 reported. Health providers will send teams out to distribute the pills to patients who are quarantined at home. Daily infections have jumped from a little over 500 per day a month ago, to over 4,000 in the […]
Haskel hoped to have her law proposal pass in a snap vote, as many opposition MKs were not present at the time. Under the terms of the bill, those granted a license from the Health Ministry will be legally allowed to grow, distribute and possess cannabis for medical purposes. But as the journalism we do […]
On Tuesday, the UN’s 2021 Emissions Gap Report highlighted how far many nations still have to go to reach the target of under 2º C, to say nothing of the preferable Paris 2015 target of 1.5º C. The exercise will hardly be helped by the fact that big emitters China and Russia will be staying […]
“He’s a true fighter, I’m so proud,” he said just after the win. Malyar’s twin brother, Ariel Malyar, is also competing at the Tokyo Paralympics. Malyar’s gold medal marked the fifth medal so far for Israel at the Tokyo Paralympics and its second medal on Sunday alone. Samuel, 39, was one of Israel’s flagbearers at […]
Katz’s modeling suggests that the highly-transmissible Delta variant that originated in India currently accounts for close to half of Israeli COVID cases and will be dominant in the country by the end of the week. With the number of new daily cases at around 100, Israelis are once again wearing masks inside, and on Monday […]
The agreement is opposed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, a forum of some 20 environmental organizations, and scores of scientists and Eilat residents, given EAPC’s poor environmental record and numerous past leaks — it was responsible, six years ago, for the largest environmental disaster in Israel’s history — and the importance of Eilat’s coral reefs not only […]
Shortly after her wins, the Israeli team won a bronze medal for a group routine using five balls, then secured a gold medal for a routine using three hoops and two pairs of clubs. The results came the day after Ashram lost her all-around European championship title to Averian’s twin sister, Arina, who took the […]
It now plans to fly daily from June 14 and is then expected to increase that number to two daily flights over the summer, in line with the Israeli government’s road map for opening up to foreign nationals, the airline said. Bookings from Israel on Virgin Atlantic flights “soared” on Saturday, said Nicholas Bettles, the […]
The “green list” of 12 low-risk territories also includes Gibraltar, the Faroe Islands and the Falkland Islands — but not major vacation destinations for Britons such as France, Spain and Greece. All but essential travel remains barred to countries with severe outbreaks, including India and South Africa, and people returning from them face 10 days […]
The approval was obtained based on clinical trials conducted by the company at the Rambam Health Center in Haifa, Israel, and on data from patients using the product in the Israeli market. The medical cannabis market in Canada included at the end of 2020 some 370,000 licensed medical cannabis patients and a total of over […]