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Nimrod Kozlovski

Israel can use medical data to defeat the virus without violating people’s privacy

11.01.21|James Spiro
In exchanging digitized healthcare data for vaccination shots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured citizens their personal data is safe. Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, Head of Tech and Regulation at HFN, shares his thoughts on the deal
תור חיסון קורונה כיכר רבין תל אביב

How is technology and data helping Israel become the first country to vanquish Covid-19?

10.01.21|Elihay Vidal
Israel is well on its way to vaccinating its entire adult population and in exchange for delivering millions of vaccine doses, the government has pledged to give drugmaker Pfizer medical data on the millions of vaccine recipients from the health system’s vast databases
בנימין נתניהו 1.12.20

Israelis will go into 2021 under a third national lockdown due to Covid-19

24.12.20|Reuters
The lockdown is said to last two weeks with restrictions including the closure of shops and limited public transport
נתב"ג קורונה עמדות בידוק

Netanyahu urges to seal the skies amid fears of coronavirus mutation

20.12.20|Calcalist, Ynet News
The Israeli prime minister said the price of shutting down air traffic was negligible compared to the risk of a new strain breaking out; Effectiveness of vaccines uncertain
בנימין נתניהו יולי אדלשטיין הגעה של מטוס DHL נתב"ג ישראל משלוח חיסון חיסונים נגד קורונה פייזר

First Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines land in Israel, Netanyahu plans to be first to receive it

09.12.20|Reuters
Israel plans to start administering the doses on Dec. 20, distributor Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said
משמאל: ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו וראש הממשלה החליפי בני גנץ

Israel faces threat of yet another round of elections over budget disputes

21.10.20|Reuters
Rating agencies have cautioned that further budget delays would raise concerns about Israel’s ability to implement prudent fiscal policies and could affect credit ratings
ועידת התחזיות 31.12.19 ברק עילם מנכ"ל נייס

Nice CEO calls out ultra-Orthodox leader and Prime Minister for Covid-19 negligence

18.10.20|Meir Orbach
Barak Eilam criticized Benjamin Netanyahu and Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the leading rabbis of the ultra-orthodox community, after he instructed his community’s elementary schools to open up against the law
מוסף שבועי 15.10.20 אלי גרונר

Interview: The Koch empire’s man in Israel who has unlimited funds to invest in tech

16.10.20|Sophie Shulman
Eli Groner has a history of working for controversial figures - from Benjamin Netanyahu to Charles Koch
מימין מוחמד בן זאיד אל נהיאן שליט איחוד האמירויות וראש ממשלת ישראל בנימין נתניהו

Israeli Ministers approve UAE peace deal, representitives to meet later this month

12.10.20|Reuters
Prime Minister Netanyhau says he spoke by phone with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan about regional cooperation on tech, energy and tourism
מטוס החמקן F35 של חברת לוקהיד מרטין

Report: Secret clause of Israel-UAE deal lifts U.S. embargo on sale of F-35s to the Gulf state

18.08.20|CTech
UAE ruler conditioned the peace deal on its ability to purchase advanced weapons system; Prime Minister’s Office says Israel hasn’t changed its policy
דונלד טראמפ בנימין נתניהו פגישה הבית הלבן

Trump announces “historic” peace agreement between Israel and UAE via Twitter

13.08.20|Ynet and CTech
The move follows normalization of ties signaled by collaboration between Israeli and Emirati tech companies on Covid-19 solutions
בנימין נתניהו הפגנה ב בלפור השבוע

False Flag? Facebook says it deleted fake profiles calling to harm Israel's prime minister

07.08.20|CTech
Social media giant’s Israel office says profiles inciting against Benjamin Netanyahu, comparing him to Hitler were fabricated
בנימין נתניהו הפגנה ב בלפור השבוע

Facebook says profile that called for Netanyahu to be murdered was fake

30.07.20|Omer Kabir
A threatening comment against the Israeli prime minister was posted on a night when protestors calling Netanyahu to resign were injured in Tel Aviv in violent clashes with right-wing activists who were allegedly armed with clubs, glass bottles, and knives
מחאה הפגנה עצמאיים אמנים משבר כלכלי קורונה בלפור ירושלים

Protests escalate in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as discontent from government’s response to Covid-19 grows

19.07.20|Ynet
During Saturday's protests, police used water cannons to disperse the crowd of 1,500 people around Netanyahu's residence, while in Tel Aviv, police used tear gas to try to stop the demonstrators from marching through the streets and blocking traffic
תור תורים בסניף רמי לוי קורונה סופרמרקט

Online supermarket sales jump 100% as Israeli public braces for lockdown

16.07.20|Nurit Kadosh
With infection rates climbing, Israelis are taking their shopping online, with dry goods dominating sales
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה מסכה קורונה יוני 2020

Israeli government to hand out relief payments amidst record number of Covid-19 infections

16.07.20|CTech, Ynetnews
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the state will be awarding a one-off payment for all Israeli adults to alleviate some of the financial pressures caused by the crisis
הפגנה ירושלים  בית ראש הממשלה שחיתות 14 ביולי 2021 3

Dozens of protesters arrested as demonstration in front of PM's residence turns ugly

15.07.20|Yael Freidson, YNET
The "Black Flags" demonstration was organized in response to police's removal of tents set up by anti-corruption activists outside the premier's residence
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה מסכה קורונה יוני 2020

Israel’s democracy is Covid-19’s latest victim

07.07.20|Yoel Esteron
Fatigued by battling a health and economic crisis, Israelis are too apathetic to fight for their democracy
יואב תורג'מן מנכ"ל חברת אלתא

Israel’s IAI signs collaboration agreement with UAE’s Group 42 to jointly battle Covid-19

03.07.20|CTech
Though the countries do not have diplomatic relations, the agreement opens door to future deals in other fields