Bennett’s gamble to avoid tough measures won’t work for Covid-19
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett may soon find that half-measures won’t pin down the endlessly nimble and changeable Covid-19 virus. On
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Netanyahu puts his trial behind him to fight full-on for re-election
PM Binyamin Netanyahu threw off a persistent hurdle against his bid for re-election when, on Monday, Feb. 7, he asked
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As covid runs out of control, Israel’s lockdown prolonged to Jan. 31
The coronavirus cabinet on Tuesday, Jan. 19, approved in a rare consensus the extension of the strict two-week lockdown expiring
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Splits, mergers and acquisitions crisscross Israel’s election campaign
Vaccinated yet? Got your own party? This is how Israelis may greet one another while queuing up for anti-covid shots
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Israel’s school system opens in full under covid constraints
The 345,000 children of the 7-10 grades went back to school on Sunday, Dec. 6 after three months at home,
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Majority backs opposition motion for Knesset dissolution
The bill’s preliminary reading was passed by 61 to 54 MKs Wednesday, Dec. 2, in an opposition move to dissolve
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Israel hesitates at crossroads on covid exit strategy. Infection still high
Health Ministry experts insist that so long as new infections don’t drop below 500 and are less than 1pc positive,
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In final campaign spurt, Trump and Biden chase the unknown
Rarely has a US presidential election race been bedeviled by so many imponderables – over and above the outcome. In
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First primary school classes reopen, street stores stay closed
Half a million Grades 1-4 children trooped back to school on Sunday after being kept home for six weeks of
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Does Israel face a fourth election, third lockdown from political disarray?
Not necessarily. But both perils are raising their heads from the fiercely acrimonious duel raging between the two parties leading
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