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September 28, 2022
by Moshe
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Italy: noteworthy post-pandemic Elections

General Elections on September 25, 2022, bring to power a conservative coalition led by Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy). After 99% of votes counted, the coalition has already secured at least 235 seats out of 400 in the Chamber of … Continue reading

August 1, 2022
by Moshe
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Obey the rules of scientific Discussion, protect family doctors

Austrian local family doctor joined the campaign for experimental vaccine(s) (as FDA confessed “Information is not yet available about potential long-term health outcomes”; see for more references “COVID-19 Library” section IV.5) promotion, with a little bit of excessive enthusiasm. She wasn’t … Continue reading

July 31, 2022
by Moshe
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Costly failure of Lockdown policies

Our article claiming that lockdown policies have never been scientifically justified has been published in the Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Yanovskiy M, Socol Y. Are Lockdowns Effective in Managing Pandemics? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; … Continue reading

May 22, 2022
by Moshe
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Costs of Lockdowns in Israel – new article in “Inquiry”

The paper just published in INQUIRY: Cost-Effectiveness Threshold for Healthcare: Justification and Quantification. The material is basically a little bit boring. Do not miss the Appendix (counting lost Life Years as a result of lockdowns imposed on us by the Government … Continue reading

April 17, 2022
by Moshe
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Coercive Policies and Some Reactions to the Coercion in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: update

Since votes at Hungary’s Parliament Elections and 1st Round of Presidential elections in France have been counted, the paper “Coercive Policies and Some Reactions to the Coercion in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic” (supplementary to our “COVID-19 Library. Filling the Gaps“) … Continue reading

March 1, 2022
by Moshe
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We can’t afford more economic nonsense. New Position Paper on lessons for Israel from Ukraine invasion of Putin

Socialist, ‘green’ experiments had weakened Western economic power and emboldened Putin. Economic power is one of the key advantages of Israel in the Middle East and the basis for our military power. We can’t afford useless and dangerous political decisions … Continue reading

February 27, 2022
by Moshe
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Few Lessons from the Ukrainian War for Israel

We can’t afford more economic nonsenses Weak leadership and socialist policies of the Western Governments, weak Ukrainian economy and Army, and rapid increase in gas-oil incomes combined, had encouraged Putin to start his all-out war against the neighboring country. D.Trump[1] provided … Continue reading

February 19, 2022
by Moshe
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‘Liberal’ Emergency Power to quell peaceful protest in Canada

Liberal Government of Canada: Emergency Act to quell peaceful protestsState Emergency to save mandates The Epoch Times WSJ Provincial prime ministers’ opinions are divided, while Ontario’s prime minister promises to lift vaccination passports effective March 1, 2022.‘We Will Hold the … Continue reading

February 14, 2022
by Moshe
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COVID-19 Library update and Supplementary materials

The new updated version of “COVID-19 Library. Filling the Gaps” contains important references on the mandatory vaccination issues. Mandatory vaccination by the experimental vaccine (FDA and CDC agree that “Information is not yet available about potential long-term health outcomes…”) looks highly problematic. The … Continue reading