Guest: David Rubin from Jerusalem via phone or Skype
With the race on for a vaccine or anti-viral agent to fight the COVID-19 Coronavirus, an Israeli company has just agreed to donate 6 million doses of its malaria pill, hydroxychloroquine tablets, to the United States.
Here to join us in this discussion is David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh, Israel and the author of “Trump and the Jews”.
Suggested Q&A:
- Why a malaria drug to fight the coronavirus?
Answer: Both are viruses and it appears to be effective against both.
- When is this shipment of hydroxychloroquine, manufactured by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of Israel is expected to be made?
Answer: March 31, 2020
- What has been President Trump’s response to this gracious donation?
Answer: President Trump is an advocate of chloroquine for coronavirus treatment and has committed to make the drug available immediately.
- Is this medication new?
Answer: No. This form of chloroquine been used successfully for decades to treat malaria but has properties that seem to also treat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
- President Trump has been given a 55% approval rating by the American public concerning his leadership through this Coronavirus crisis. You wrote about President Trump’s unorthodox leadership qualities in your book Trump and the Jews. Tell us about your book and where we might get a copy.
Answer: Amazon.com Just type in Trump and the Jews.
Bio: David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh Israel, is the author of the book, “Trump and the Jews” and five other books. Rubin is the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund, established after he and his then three-year-old son were wounded in a terror attack. He can be found at www.DavidRubinIsrael.com or at http://www.ShilohIsraelChildren.org
