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What Matters Most On Friday, September 25, 2020

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Police patrol outside the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on September 25, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Treasury predicts lockdown to cost economy NIS 11-12 billion

Israel goes into full lockdown amid confusion over protests, prayers

With record high infection levels, nationwide closure takes effect but lawmakers still bicker over public gatherings; Edelstein says he will propose emergency regulations

Passengers pictured at Ben Gurion Airport on September 24, 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)

Israel restricts outbound air travel to bolster virus lockdown

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport during a nationwide lockdown, on September 24, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Israelis flock to airport ahead of planned shutdown of flights

Illustrative: A man walk by a COVID-19 testing site in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park on September 23, 2020 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

Analysis

Orthodox NYC chat group warns not to test kids for COVID or risk school closings

Message circulating on WhatsApp says administrations’ ‘hands are tied,’ advising that ‘If your child is sick please keep them home, and indicate that they have a stomach ache’

The streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on September 23, 2020. (Daniel Moritz-Rabson/JTA)

NYC authorities warn of crackdown as infections mount in Hasidic areas

A woman walks out of a pharmacy in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park on September 23, 2020 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

As a new outbreak grows in Brooklyn, mask-wearing appears to remain scarce

Following social-distancing regulations, protesters rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside his official residence in Jerusalem on September 24, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu mulls using emergency regulations to limit protests; Gantz, AG opposed

Defense minister, Mandelblit voice opposition to the move; PM considering enacting restrictions to prevent Saturday night demonstrations going ahead unchanged

Following social-distancing regulations, protesters rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside his official residence in Jerusalem on September 24, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hundreds of protesters gather outside PM’s residence, vow to keep demonstrating

By Stuart Winer and Aaron Boxerman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a televised statement at his official residence in Jerusalem on September 17, 2020. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Netanyahu: Lockdown unavoidable, claim I’m imposing it to end protests is absurd

Police at a temporary checkpoint on a nearly empty road outside Jerusalem's Old City on September 19, 2020, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

From the blogs

The Netanyahu failure: A lockdown with no plan

With inaction and political bickering and with no clear exit strategy, the government has abandoned its public

Times of Israel Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with best-selling philosopher Micah Goodman for ToI's Behind the Headlines series. (screenshot)

Behind the headlines

WATCH: Philosopher Micah Goodman on how to overcome pandemic of polarization

Police roadblock in Tel Aviv, on September 20, 2020. (Menachem Lederman/Flash90)

Explainer

Oh, the places you won’t go: Your guide to the latest lockdown

What is open/closed as of Friday at 2 p.m., what activities are allowed/banned, and when can you travel further than 1 kilometer from your home?

Closed down cafes and restaurants in Tel Aviv, on September 22, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

ExplainerWho is permitted to go into work under Israel’s tightened lockdown?

People walk next to closed shops on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, on September 23, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Head of jobs service warns of ‘lost generation’ as unemployment rates soar

Illustrative image: Medical staff in the COVID-19 isolation ward at Barzilai Medical Center in the southern city of Ashkelon (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

Virus surges to over 7,500 daily cases as Israel set to enter full lockdown

669 in serious condition, 167 on ventilators; 12.8% of tests come back positive; MKs haggle over amendment to law meant to allow for tighter closure, limits on protests, prayers

Illustrative image of the Bahad 1 IDF officers' school, undated. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF punishes officers, expels 2 cadets from course over virus outbreak on base

Illustrative: A COVID-19 patient lies face down as a nurse prepares an injection in the ICU of the National Hospital in Itagua, Paraguay, September 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Israel’s COVID-19 death toll leaps up by 59 within 24-hour period

American gymnast Maggie Nichols as seen in 'Athlete A' (Netflix)

Director interview

Netflix film ‘Athlete A’ puts spotlight on USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Where the streets have no (female) names

When ’Anne Frank Street’ was deemed immodest by some local ultra-Orthodox extremists, the mayor compromised, but ’Frank Street’ doesn’t do her memory justice

The arc of the moral universe (Ha’azinu 5781)

It is people of faith, not skeptics, who ask, ’If God is just, why do bad things happen to good people?’ And it’s taking responsibility for bad things that shapes the Jewish people

6 tips for DIY coronavirus management

To the Under-the-Nose community: Wear your mask over your nose for your own sake! Your nose cells are an open invitation to the virus, and may explain our surging numbers

David M. Glickman

When delaying burial honors the deceased: RBG and Jewish law

The Torah prohibits leaving a body unburied ’unless it is being left unburied for the honor of the deceased.’ What greater honor could there be for RBG?!

Heba Nabil Iskandarani said a 'deep addiction for belonging made me look deeper into my family history.' (Courtesy of Iskandarani/ via JTA)

Palestinian refugee gets Spanish citizenship after discovering Jewish roots

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Hospital team members wearing protective clothes as they work at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2020 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israel media review

For the sins you have committed: What the press is saying on September 25

As Israel enters tightened lockdown and virus deaths rise, Netanyahu blames politicians, undisciplined Israelis for the spike; pundits say the government must take responsibility

The entrance to the settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 20, 2019. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

Arab Israeli medic denied entry to flashpoint settlement to perform virus test

Izhar Shay poses at the Knesset, on April 29, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Science minister backtracks on plans to quit over lockdown

Ronni Gamzu at a meeting with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at the Jerusalem City Hall, August 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)

Virus czar: Lockdown stricter than it should be, will have ‘tremendous’ costs

Ronni Gamzu says he recommended just tightening restrictions, but was rebuffed by government; respects final decision

Coronavirus czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu speaks during a Health Ministry briefing on September 2, 2020. (Screen capture: Facebook)

TV: Virus czar says vote to shut down was all about protests, ‘made me sick’

Prof. Ronni Gamzu speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office near the central Israeli city of Lod, September 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Virus czar: Reopening schools with older kids was ‘failure’ on my watch

By Tia Goldenberg

Rami Aman, founder of the Gaza Youth Committee, was arrested by Hamas security services on April 9, 2020, after organizing a video call with Israeli peace activists. (Facebook)

Hamas charges three Gaza activists for pro-peace video call with Israelis

By Aaron Boxerman

Rami Aman, two others indicted for ‘weakening revolutionary spirit’ by joining ‘Skype With Your Enemy’ conversation; they have been held without trial since April

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, on May 21, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Bahrain king calls for ‘intensified efforts’ to implement two-state solution

By Raphael Ahren

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote during local elections at a polling station in the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 20, 2012. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Fatah, Hamas say they’ve agreed to hold Palestinian elections in coming months

By Aaron Boxerman

US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the Supreme Court building, September 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump heckled as he pays respects to late Justice Ginsburg at US Supreme Court

By Jerome Cartillier and Chris Lefkow

Hecklers shout ‘vote him out’ and ‘honor her wish’ in reference to upcoming elections, and Ginsburg’s plea that her seat be filled by victor

Republican Senate leader McConnell vows ‘orderly transition’ after US election

By AFP

Thousands of mourners line up to pay respects to Justice Ginsburg at court

By Mark Sherman and Matthew Barakat

Jewish MSNBC commentator: ‘What is the difference between Hitler, Donald Trump?’

A Bulgarian woman attends a commemoration ceremony at the Sofia Synagogue, one of the largest and most ornate of its kind in the Balkans, March 10, 2013. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images/ via JTA)

Coronavirus crisis tests resilience of Europe’s dwindling Jewish communities

By Cnaan Liphshiz

More Headlines

Illustrative: French police officers rush to the scene of a suspected terror attack in Paris, on September 25, 2020. (Alain Jocard/AFP)

2 seriously wounded in Paris knife attack near former offices of Charlie Hebdo

By DAPHNE ROUSSEAU and Tiphaine LE LIBOUX

Swastika, New York, as seen from the air. (Screen capture: Google Maps)

After complaint, tiny Swastika, NY, decides nothing wrong with town’s name

By AP

The Israeli Navy and Defense Ministry tests a new missile in September 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)

Navy, Defense Ministry test new missile for corvettes

By Judah Ari Gross

Illustrative: An F-16 fighter jet flies past the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' SPYDER surface-to-air missile system, during a performance by the Singapore Air Force aerobatics team Black Knights at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, February 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

Czech Republic seeks to purchase Israeli air defense system

By AP

Eli Rozenberg, the new controlling shareholder of El Al (Courtesy)

El Al pushes back against purchase of controlling stake by yeshiva student

Evangelical Christian volunteers harvest Merlot wine grapes on September 23, 2020, for the Israeli family-run Tura Winery, in the estate's vineyards located at the West Bank settlement of Har Bracha. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Photo essayIn northern West Bank settlement, evangelicals help harvest grapes

By Agencies and ToI Staff

The Jewish Museum in New York City. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)

NYC’s Jewish Museum to reopen following 6-month closure due to coronavirus

By JTA

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (L), Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R) at press conference in the Jordanian capital Amman during an international meeting to discuss the Israel-Palestinian peace process, September 24, 2020. (Khalil Mazraawi/Pool/AFP)

Jordan, Egypt and EU urge renewal of Israel-Palestinian peace talks

By AFP

Robert Kraft at Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, February 3, 2019. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/via JTA)

Patriots owner Robert Kraft cleared of massage parlor sex charge

By AP

Illustration by Anai Green of Tel Aviv of her self-lighting, solar-cell packed, outdoor fabric, Lumiweave which won one of four prizes at this year's international Women4Climate Tech challenge. (Courtesy, Anai Green)

Under coverShade-giving fabric that lights up at night nets Israeli int’l prize

People dance to Jerusalema in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South Africa lifts spirits with ‘Jerusalema’ dance amid virus

By ANDREW MELDRUM and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE

Deputy administrator of USAID Bonnie Glick during a briefing on the Women's Global Development and Prosperity initiative, August 11, 2020, at the US State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Visiting USAID deputy says Israeli tech will be key for developing nations

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