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U.S. COVID Booster Shot: Why Israel Went for It, and Is It Working

'The COVID-19 Pandemic Is the Most Uncertain Time Since World War II'

COVID Continues to Shrink in Israel, Serious Cases in Decline

COVID Quarantine Among Israeli Students Up 85% Since Start of School Year

Israel Releases Some Information on COVID Vaccine Data-sharing Deal With Pfizer

Arrivals at Ben Gurion airport from Uman, Ukraine on Thursday.

Dozens Returned From Uman Pilgrimage With Fake COVID Tests, Israeli Police Suspect Dozens Returned From Ukraine Pilgrimage With Fake COVID Tests, Israeli Police Suspect

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in Jerusalem, on Thursday.

Israeli Study: Recovered COVID Patients With One Vaccine Protected Like Three Doses Israeli Study: Recovered COVID Patients With One Vaccine Have Protection Similar to Three Doses

Coronavirus testing at a school in Binyamina, on Thursday.

COVID in Israel: Further Decline in Infection Rate

People standing in line to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, last week.

COVID Begins to Shrink in Israel After Months of Record-breaking Spread

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset from a section reserved for members in quarantine, last week.

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The Year Israel Freed Itself of Netanyahu – and Discovered It Can Live Without Him The Year Israel Freed Itself of Netanyahu – and Discovered It Can Survive Without Him

Elian Fitusi with his grandmother, Haya Freiman.

Nursing Home Mix-up: Resident Buried Under Wrong Name and Without Family

Merav Michaeli, left, and Sharon Alroy-Preis.

These Are the Five Most Influential Women in Israel in 2021

Doctors striking in front of the Ministry of Health in Jerusalem, last week.

Israel’s Public Hospitals End Two-week Strike After Securing Government Funding

Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash at a press briefing last week, as a graph shows a rise in new COVID infections in Israel.

Israel's COVID Infections Keep Slowing, but Experts Fear a Holiday Reversal

Israeli children going to school, this week.

Israel's Home COVID-19 Tests Keep 180,000 Students in School

Lines in Tel Aviv for COVID tests last week.

Israel Imposes New COVID Restrictions for the High Holy Days

Religious Jews attend midday outdoor prayers in the city center prior to the annual Rosh Hashanah celebration in Uman, Ukraine, in 2018.

Israel’s COVID Czar to Travel to Ukraine to Oversee Uman Pilgrimage

An Ethiopian arrested by Israel Police, two years ago.

After a Year of COVID Lockdowns, Israel's Criminals Get Busy Again

The COVID intensive care unit at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva this week.

This COVID Ward Reveals What Is Killing Israelis

A vaccination clinic in Jerusalem this week.

Israel's COVID Infection Rate Doesn’t Justify Closing Schools, Czar Says

Receiving a coronavirus vaccine in Jerusalem, last week.

COVID in Israel: Serious Cases Decline for Fourth Consecutive Day

Cartoon of Benny Gantz and Mahmoud Abbas

While Vacationing in Hawaii, Netanyahu and His Cronies Incited Against Bennett

The website page of the U.S. Embassy in Israel's option for obtaining passports for children under 2.

U.S. Embassy in Israel Has Some Good News for Americans Trying to Get Passports U.S. Embassy in Israel Finally Has Some Good News for Americans Parents Trying to Get Passports

People waiting in line at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport, last month.

Israel Arrivals Who Got COVID Booster Shot Exempted From Quarantine Starting Friday Israel Arrivals Who Got COVID Booster Vaccine Exempted From Quarantine Starting Friday

Volunteers of the Tel Aviv-based 'Culture of Solidarity' pack food boxes for families in need, this week.

Israel Sees 13% Spike in Food Bank Requests Ahead of Jewish Holiday Season

Public hospital staff protesting in Jerusalem, on Thursday.

Seven Israeli Public Hospitals Strike Over Budget Cuts 'Mom, I Am Sorry, I Canceled Your Operation': Seven Israeli Hospitals Strike Over Budget Cuts

Ben-Gurion International Airport, last week.

Number of ultra-Orthodox With COVID on the Rise, and Most Are Under 18

A woman receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in Tel Aviv, on Sunday

COVID in Israel: Daily Cases Hit New Record, but Serious Cases Decline

Children arrive for the first day of school in Haifa, Wednesday.

Israel's School Year Begins, Along With Countdown to Coronavirus Spike

Children enter a school in Haifa, Wednesday.

COVID in Israel: Serious Cases, Infection Rate Decline as School Year Begins

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Poll: 52% of Israelis Would Skip Rosh Hashanah Meal if Unvaccinated Relatives Attend

Palestinian students wait to receive a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 disease vaccine as a school year begins, in a school near Hebron in the West Bank, today.

COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives Boost Uptake Among Palestinians

Students in Afula on their way to school as new school year starts, today.

Israel's School Year Begins: What Happens When a Kid Tests Positive for COVID?

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State Watchdog Slams Netanyahu Gov't Handling of COVID Crisis

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton, Israel 2021.

Will Israel's Education Minister Pass the Test?

A running group for Arab Israeli women in the north of the country. 'It’s not customary for women to engage in physical activity in public spaces, in plain view.'

An Exercise in Freedom: Arab Israeli Women Find Safe Spaces to Work Out Together

Children escorted by a parent making their way to school in southern Israel as schools reopen across the country, today.

Israel Gambles on Success of COVID Booster Campaign as Schools Reopen

Students getting COVID shots in Ramallah on Sunday

Only 16% of West Bank, Gaza Adults Got Two Shots of COVID Vaccine

Vaccination drive in Tel Aviv in August

Israel Vaccine Data: How Many Have Already Been Inoculated for COVID

A coronavirus vaccine is given in Tel Aviv, Sunday.

COVID in Israel: Serious Cases Decline, Record Number Get Booster Shot

Jerusalem, in August.

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COVID Has Made Big Brother That Much Bigger

Worshippers at Selihot services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2019.

Israel Imposes New COVID Restrictions Ahead of High Holy Days, School Year

Medical officials inside a plane that arrived from New York City, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, last year.

EU Takes Israel, U.S. Off Safe Travel List, Citing Rise in COVID Infections

COVID ward in Hadassah hospital, Jerusalem.

Israel Passes 7,000 COVID-19 Deaths. These Are the Stories of Three Victims Israel Passes 7,000 COVID-19 Deaths. These Are the Stories of Three Victims of the Pandemic

A nurse prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine shot, last week.

COVID in Israel: Government to Hold Final Meeting on School Reopening

An Israeli woman poses for a picture as she receives a third shot of coronavirus disease vaccine as the country launches booster shots for over 40-year-olds, in Jerusalem, last week.

Israel Expands COVID Booster Campaign to Vaccinated 12-year-olds and Up

Alex Berenson.

Alex Berenson, Who Spread False Info on Israeli Vaccines, Banned From Twitter

A scene from the COVID documentary "In the Same Breath."

Why Is Hollywood So Afraid of COVID?

Avishai Weinberger, left, and his mother Naomi Weinberger perform "The Anti-Vaxxer's Lament," written by Michal Schick, in a video posted to YouTube.

Jewish New Yorkers Slam Anti-vaccine Holocaust Comparisons in Parody Song Jewish New Yorkers Slam COVID Anti-vaccine Holocaust Comparisons in Parody Song

The coronavirus ward at Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, last month.

Israel COVID Czar Says Hospitals Still Heavily Burdened Despite Officials' Optimism Israel's COVID Czar Says Hospitals Still Heavily Burdened Despite Officials' Optimism

A vaccine drive in Tel Aviv this week.

Israel's COVID Cases Are Going Down, Health Ministry Director General Says

A vaccination center in the Druze village of Daliat al-Carmel, this week.

Israel Inches Closer to COVID Precipice as September Nears

A medical worker prepares to administer a third shot of the Pfizer COVID vaccine in Jerusalem, this week.

COVID Boosters, Restrictions Stopped Delta Wave in Israel, Expert Panel Says

From left, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday.

Republican Lawmaker Compares U.S. Vaccine Mandates to the Holocaust

Ben Gurion International Airport last week.

Disruptions at Tel Aviv Airport as Workers Protest COVID Layoffs