“We will keep the rules and, with God’s help, they’ll keep us.” The last days of May saw an unwelcome spike in COVID-19 cases in Israel “I must show you…a steep increase [in COVID‑19 diagnoses] in recent days,” Netanyahu told the nation in … [Read more]
Something new under the sun?
Just before dawn some mornings during the days leading up to Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, the highest hill in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ir Ganim has been visited by handfuls of Orthodox Jews who faced the Old City and prayed. Though the … [Read more]
Change, shortages and substitutions
Our area's first day of lock-down did not go swimmingly Despite our new restrictions, Israelis are permitted to eat, drink, walk their dogs and take (prescription) drugs, so I walked to our local pharmacy a few days ago, a small dispensary lying … [Read more]
(Black and) Blue and White
Israel's Benny Gantz Makes a Surprising Concession We have been misinformed. Recent events suggest that the world’s oldest pastime, if not profession, contrary to longstanding claims to the contrary must surely be criticism. Criticism’s … [Read more]
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