Despite Rise in Infections, Israel Decides Against Shutting Schools

Tel Aviv levies fines on 20 businesses, including restaurants and cafes, for violations of Health Ministry rules

Israel’s COVID-19 Experts: The Lockdown Saved the Country, but Steps Are Needed to Avert Another

Members of the government’s coronavirus team of 10 experts tell Haaretz why the drastic measures taken this spring were absolutely necessary

Analysis Why No One Can Explain the Drop in Coronavirus Cases in Israel

Policy decisions were based on contagion models developed by physicists and mathematicians ‒ not epidemiologists, and no one predicted the number of new coronavirus cases would in fact fall once the lockdown was lifted

Israel Okays Greater Return to Normalcy by Reopening Restaurants and Tourist Sites

Bars and pools also reopening, with all patrons required to follow restrictions ■ New virus case shutters Tel Aviv day care center

How an Israeli Anti-abortion Group Got Its Hands on Confidential Information to Influence Women

When a staff member at an abortion clinic contacted religious organization Hidabroot with a guilty conscience, it realized it had hit the jackpot

Israel's Health Ministry Presented With Plan for Health Care Services in Second Coronavirus Wave

A proposal by second-largest HMO predicts that as many as 200,000 Israelis will require medical treatment for either the flu or COVID-19 this winter

Amid Coronavirus, Israel Seeks to Open More Treatment Facilities for Prostitutes Addicted to Drugs

Dozens of women working in prostitution seek help as they encounter difficulty obtaining drugs due to the pandemic ■ Israel currently has only one facility to treat women caught up in the cycle of prostitution

As Coronavirus Recedes, Israel's Senior Citizens’ Day Centers to Reopen

Around 30,000 people use the centers and clubs, which will operate according to new social distancing guidelines

How Arabs Crushed the Curve and Became Israel's Coronavirus Success Story

Though they are 21 percent of population, Arabs account for only 2 percent of COVID-19 deaths and 6 percent of cases. Even the month of Ramadan ended without any outbreaks

Israel's Health Ministry Aims for 200,000 Coronavirus Antibody Tests by Month's End

The serological testing will provide information on the extent to which exposure to the virus has given the population a measure of immunity to future infection

Urgent Tasks for Israel's New Government: Second Coronavirus Wave Is Only the Beginning

After three back-to-back elections, Israel finally has a unity government with no less than 33 members. These are the burning issues its biggest ministries are facing

After Months of Enforced Distancing, Worshipers Return to Jerusalem's Synagogues

Despite the government green light, it looks as though the return to routine prayer, at least in some of the synagogues, will happen gradually

'I'm Optimistic That Coronavirus Will Soon Be Behind Us,' Says Top Israeli Medical Expert

‘The world’s best brains have come together to beat this thing’: Interview with Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda, head of the hematology department at Hadassah Medical Center

Then-Health Minister Litzman Says He Was Not Involved in Coronavirus Decision-making

Yaakov Litzman says that recommendations were made under the purview of senior bureaucrats who reported to Prime Minister Netanyahu and then-director general of the Health Ministry, Moshe Bar Siman Tov

Coronavirus in Israel: Palestinians Report New Cases After Respite

Palestinians test positive in the West Bank after days of no new cases ■ Israel reopens schools for all grades ■ Gatherings of up to 50 allowed in open spaces ■ Under 3,500 active cases in Israel, figures show

What We Did Right: Israeli Doctors Explain How They Beat the Coronavirus

In the lull following the first infection wave, physicians tell Haaretz how they adjusted on the fly – and helped push Israel's number of new cases per day into the low double-digits

Analysis Israel’s Ex-health Minister Bows Out With Cheap Shots All Around and Typical Arrogance

Yaakov Litzman is right about one thing: Forecasts of thousands of COVID-19 fatalities were exaggerated and not coincidental ■ Without its defense establishment, Israel wouldn’t have met its objectives, report says

Study: Israel Far From COVID-19 Herd Immunity, 70% of Cases Originate in U.S.

A Tel Aviv University study finds almost no Israelis were infected with the coronavirus by a carrier from China

Opinion Can Someoe Please Tell Israelis That the Pandemic Is Not Over?

Opinion The Coronavirus Crisis Is Not a Victory for Liberal Democracy

There’s more than a whiff of wish-fulfillment in the grand, evidence-free conclusions of 'plague era prophets' that the coronavirus crisis will usher in a braver new world

Israelis Crowd Beaches and Return to the Classroom as Coronvirus Restrictions Ease

Starting Sunday, all grades will go back to school, parks and gardens will reopen and gatherings of under 50 people are allowed again as Israel lifts its coronavirus lockdown

Analysis Israel's Biggest Challenge in Preparing for a Second Wave of Coronavirus

The assessment that Israel defeated COVID-19 may lead to dangerous complacency ■ Securing a vaccine means fighting out other countries, and taking a gamble

Israeli Scientist Invents One-minute Coronavirus Breath Test

Breakthrough device invented at Ben-Gurion University could reach market within months; meanwhile normal speech sprays infectious droplets that can remain in the air for minutes, doctors warn

Analysis Israel Is Forming an 'Emergency' Government, but Not to Fight the Coronavirus

Kahol Lavan didn't even fight for a suitable appointment to the Health Ministry, which was given to weary politico Yuli Edelstein

Analysis Coronavirus Made This Official the Most Powerful Man in Israel. Will He Now Join Netanyahu?

The coronavirus crisis gave Health Ministry director Moshe Bar Siman Tov unprecedented power. It’s difficult to assess exactly how many people’s lives were saved thanks to the steps he took, despite great criticism

Fast COVID Test Touted by White House Could Be Missing Cases, Study Says

Firm contests findings by NYU researchers that show test could be missing as much as half of cases

WATCH Mass Arrests at Lag Ba'omer Celebration Violating Coronavirus Regulations

Clashes erupted between Israeli police and people celebrating at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on Mount Meron

Some Odd Coronavirus Advice From Israel’s Virus Experts

The team advising the National Security Council often made suggestions with no basis in fact

Analysis Ultra-Orthodox Jews Turn to God and the Web, Looking for Answers to Coronavirus Losses

The community in Israel was disproportionately hit by the pandemic, with leading Haredi figures now calling for a time of soul-searching (but not online)