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Israel nixes quarantine hotels after escape attempts
Israel canceled its plan to quarantine citizens returning from abroad in hotels for two weeks following a public uproar and reported clashes between…
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Third Covid lockdown in Israel
Israelis began a third lockdown of indeterminate length Sunday night as the country battles yet another steep wave of COVID-19 infections. The lockdown…
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Israel will have new election in March, its fourth in two years
Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, dissolved Tuesday night after failing to pass the country’s new budget, triggering an election that will take place…
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As key deadline approaches, Israel on verge of 4th election in 2 years
Barring an unexpected last-minute deal, Israel’s government will likely dissolve this week after a bill to delay a crucial budget deadline was scrapped…
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Israel bans tourists, brings back quarantine hotels amid Covid spike
A spike in coronavirus cases coupled with the threat of a new strain of the virus discovered in England has led Israel to shut itself off, once again, to…
Bay Area
A new, less combative Middle East is analyzed at Z3
In explaining the seismic political shift underway in the Middle East, David Makovsky recounted a conversation he had recently with a government official…
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Over 50,000 Israelis have visited the UAE since peace deal
Over 50,000 Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the recent normalization pact between Israel and the UAE, according to a report this week…
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Israeli health officials struggle with vaccine skeptics
As Jerusalem prepares for the planned rollout of its national Covid-19 vaccination campaign next week, Israeli health officials are grappling with how to…
Bay Area
Fresh look at American-Israeli Jewish kinship at Z3 conference
Roughly 85 percent of world Jewry lives either in the United States or Israel. But while bound by ancestry, heritage and religion, American and Israeli…