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September 18, 2020

How Israel Found Itself in a Second Coronavirus Lockdown

Protestors shouldn’t get special dispensation.

As the Jewish new year begins, with its many holidays, Israelis will be confined to a 500-meter radius around their homes, and a series of other stringent measures similar to those imposed in March at the height of the COVID-19 crisis are going into effect. The restrictions come amidst much dissatisfaction over the government’s handling of the situation. Raphael Bouchnik-Chen explains how the threat from the virus again became so dire:

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