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Israelis attend a movie at the Cinema City theatre in Jerusalem on May 27, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 1, 2021, 5:52 am
Back to normal: Israel lifts nearly all COVID restraints as virus fades away
Tuesday marks end of Green Pass and Purple Badge requirements, meaning all venues can open to all people, with no limit on crowds, as nation looks to put pandemic in rear-view
By TOI staff
The cast of 'A Wedding in Time of Plague' at Hansen House in Jerusalem; the play will be performed throughout the summer (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 30, 2021, 2:28 pm
A play for a pandemic, performed at a former leper colony
Director Aya Kaplan says audiences need this cathartic adaptation of I.L. Peretz’s short story about patients isolated from their communities, at Jerusalem’s Hansen House
By Jessica Steinberg
Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport on April 18, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 29, 2021, 10:28 pm
Health Ministry to require quarantine for all travelers from 7 virus-hit nations
New public health order taking effect May 3 requires all arrivals from the 7 countries to isolate — even if they are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID
By TOI staff
Soccer fans cheer during a match between Beitar Jerusalem FC and Ashdod FC at Teddy Kollek stadium in Jerusalem, on March 17, 2021. (Flash90)
March 18, 2021, 11:01 pm
Ministers okay further easing of virus restrictions, boosting events attendance
Coronavirus cabinet approves increasing capacity at sporting, cultural venues; also expected to set rules on gatherings over Passover, Ramadan
By TOI staff
The Daily Briefing
March 18, 2021, 1:53 pm
Podcast: Daily Briefing Mar. 18 – The future is now: An Israeli artificial womb
Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
By TOI staff
Passengers walk in the arrivals hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport on March 8, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 17, 2021, 2:39 pm
High Court annuls daily cap on number of citizens allowed to return to Israel
Justices rule that both the original closure of borders and the current limit of 3,000 daily returnees violate basic rights, especially before next week’s election
By Michael Bachner
A child wearing a face mask at the Kramim school in Jerusalem on November 1, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 17, 2021, 1:14 pm
Kids’ quarantine, every parent’s nightmare, could soon be eased, doctors predict
As vaccinations kick in, chance of children infecting elderly Israelis diminishes; MDs say this may eliminate need for mandatory isolation of entire classes
By Nathan Jeffay
Passengers arriving on a flight from Frankfurt take part in the pilot program of wearing electronic bracelets upon arrival in Israel, on March 01, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 10, 2021, 1:40 pm
Bill requiring electronic bracelets for quarantined travelers passes 1st vote
Proposal needs committee review and 2 more Knesset readings to become law; those refusing device would be isolated at state-run facility
By TOI staff
A bus converted into a polling station ahead of the Knesset elections, in a photo released March 8, 2021. (Chaim Levy/Central Elections Committee)
March 8, 2021, 6:16 pm
Israel to bus COVID patients to polling stations, may set up booths at airport
Central Elections Committee budget much higher than normal due to challenges posed by pandemic; official laments shortage of thousands of election day employees
By TOI staff
People who flew back to Israel seen arriving at the Dan Panorama Hotel used as a quarantine facility, on December 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 24, 2021, 12:10 pm
Ministers reinstate compulsory hotel quarantine for arrivals from abroad
Measure dependent on approval by Knesset committee, but panel chair says no meeting planned, sets up talks on matter with health minister
By Stuart Winer
The Daily Briefing
February 18, 2021, 4:34 pm
PODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 18 — Fault lines of Israeli coronavirus management
Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
By TOI staff
Illustrative: The nearly-empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport, on April 12, 2020. (Flash90)
February 10, 2021, 9:24 am
Stuck abroad with airport shut, flummoxed Israelis scramble for a way back home
Travelers who left for what they thought was a short trip are now winging it and searching for answers on how they can get to Israel, angry at the government for abandoning them
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli soldiers at the empty Upper Galilee Mall, in Hatzor Haglilit, January 10, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 2, 2021, 12:41 pm
IDF cancels leave for most soldiers as infection rates on bases soar
Military says rule will not apply to open bases, units with no virus cases or units with 85% vaccination
By TOI staff
Home Front Command soldiers and police at the Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem, used as a quarantine facility, on May 10, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 21, 2021, 2:58 pm
Travelers returning from Dubai turn violent at Jerusalem quarantine hotel
In video, one man breaks a partition while another overturns a table; men said incensed when no officials were present to potentially grant exemption from hotel isolation
By TOI staff
Illustrative -- A Magen David Adom ambulance enters Tel Aviv’s Dan Panorama hotel which was turned into quarantine facility in Tel Aviv, on March 26, 2020 (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
January 14, 2021, 12:19 pm
Health Ministry worker said to send his ex to quarantine, unnecessarily, 4 times
External contractor allegedly abused his power to falsely inform woman that she’d been in contact with COVID-19 patients
By TOI staff
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