Yom Rishon, Sunday
9 Adar 5781
February 21, 2020
The News on the Israeli Street
The daily Corona (Covid-19) update . . .
Please note that these numbers encompass from 4 pm Friday to 8 pm today (Sunday):
747,965 Israelis have been confirmed with the virus since the pandemic began last March.
There are 3,452 newly confirmed cases.
858 are in critical condition—a decrease of 14
276 of the most critically ill are on ventilators—a decrease of 20
5,563 have died–an increase of 37
There are currently 44,728 active Corona cases in Israel.
An estimated 4.3 million have now received at least one dose of vaccine.
The availability of Pfizer vaccine in Israel . . .
In two weeks, the final shipments of Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Israel bringing the final count to 10 million doses (Israel contracted for enough Pfizer vaccine to vaccinate 5 million citizens).
Almost immediately thereafter, the Moderna vaccine will begin to be used, followed by other vaccines that Israel is now in the process of arranging.
The end of the F35 base break-in story . . .
You will recall that a Bedouin drove a car over spikes into the Nevatim AFB that is home to Israel’s F35 squadron. He subsequently fled on foot inside the base and was never apprehended despite a manhunt consisting of IDF special forces.
It now turns out that the reason he could not be found is that the Bedouin ended up running out of the base where he caught a taxi that was being driven by an accomplice who then drove him to a Palestinian controlled area.
He and the taxi driver as well as another accomplice were arrested yesterday, and the Bedouin was charged with stealing a car, driving recklessly, and entering an IDF base and remaining there illegally.
He should have been charged with “hugely embarrassing the IDF.”
What is of interest to Israelis in the upcoming election? . . .
According to a new poll which questioned “What is your main consideration in choosing which party to vote for in the March election?”, the four highest responses were:
The financial situation: 33%
The security situation: 26%
The health situation: 25%
The social situation: 15%
Finally, the road begins to be built . . .
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Three years and numerous and several hunger strikes (which successfully pressured the government to act) later, construction began today on a new road to connect the Samarian Jewish communities of Yitzhar, Itamar, Elon Moreh, and Har Bracha to the center of the country.
More road improvements and bypasses are on the way: a doubling of Road 446, and bypasses of Huwara, Qalandiya, Luban A-Sharqiya–all locations which regular readers of OneIsrael know are sites of daily Molotov and “rock” attacks on Israeli motorists.
Follow-up to the crackpot Israel exchanged terrorists for . . .
The woman that Israel spent over $1 million dollars to get released from Syria and flown home from Moscow has let it be known that she intends to leave Israel again at the first opportunity.
From her Facebook posting:
“I am a perpetual nomad . . . I do not recognize your lines. Not green, not blue, not purple. Even a red line will not stop me . . . No one will restrict my movement. Even if I die tomorrow, I will be free until the last minute.”
By the way, why did it cost more than a million dollars to secure her release?
Because Israel promised to pay Russia $1 million for Sputnik Corona vaccines to ship to Syria–in addition to the use of a jet to fly back and forth to Moscow.
So much for Netanyahu’s “good friend” Vladimir Putin’s altruistic motives.
TODAY’S BLOG
“The Worst Environmental Disaster In A Decade”
Sometimes, photos tell the story.
This is what every beach on Israel’s Mediterranean coast looks like this morning—all the way from Rosh Hanikra in the north to the border with Gaza in the south:
Gooey lumps of tar on a beach near Ashkelon.
Marine life by the tens and perhaps hundreds of thousands has been killed.
A dead fin whale washed ashore amidst the oily muck:
A 17 meter (55 ft) long fin whale that washed ashore at Nitzanim yesterday. The whale was buried on the beach today (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit).
One of dozens of dead sea turtles:
As you know, Israelis have struggled over the years to preserve the sea turtle population.
Thousands of volunteers–including students at elementary, junior high, and high schools as well as IDF soldiers–have flocked to the beaches to try to help:
A number of volunteers had to be hospitalized yesterday after breathing toxic fumes emanating from the oil. Photo: Ariel Schalit.
What caused this?
Apparently, oil leaked from a ship 50 km off the coast of Israel a week ago.
According to Nature and Parks Authority Head Shaul Goldstein: “This is the worst environmental disaster in a decade . . . Its impact will be felt for years.”
In terms of marine life, not for years but for many decades.
What an ecological nightmare.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.