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Protective face masks hang on a fence in Glilot, Feb. 14, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

After two years of COVID, Israelis no longer required to wear masks indoors

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Israel’s indoor mask mandate ended on Saturday evening, marking the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 that Israelis are no longer required to wear masks in enclosed public spaces. Announced by...
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Knesset member Idit Silman attend a Knesset press conference, on Oct. 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Meretz leader trying to ‘smooth over differences’ with ex-coalition chairwoman–report

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Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) has in recent days attempted to “smooth over differences” with Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman, who resigned her position as coalition chairwoman on April 6, Maariv reported on Sunday. Silman’s resignation,...
Idit Silman, head of the Knesset Health Committee, leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, on Nov. 30, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Bennett loses Knesset majority as coalition chairwoman defects to opposition

Coalition chairwoman and Yamina Knesset member Idit Silman on Wednesday confirmed her resignation, and called for the establishment of a right-wing government. Silman’s announcement took coalition members by surprise, as she had not spoken of...

Plan to apply ‘Green Pass’ rules to shopping malls outrages MKs, retailers

Israeli lawmakers and retailers on Tuesday harshly criticized the planned application of “Green Pass” vaccine certificate regulations to the country’s shopping malls. According to an outline of the plan, decided upon by Israeli Prime Minister...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (left) with Israeli Health Minister and Meretz head Nitzan Horowitz at the Muqata in Ramallah, Oct. 3, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Meretz’s pilgrimage to Ramallah

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If anything illustrates the farcical nature of the current makeup of the government in Jerusalem, it’s the parley in Ramallah on Sunday evening between Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and a delegation of Israel’s Meretz Party,...
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz talks with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sept. 12, 2021. Source: Channel 12/Screenshot.

Caught on hot mic, Israeli minister says ‘green pass’ not based on epidemiology

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Imposing “green pass” rules on certain venues is needed only to pressure members of the public to get vaccinated, and not for medical reasons, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Sunday, ahead of...
Nachman Ash, appointed by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein to replace outgoing National Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu, Oct. 27 2020. Source: MedinISraelConf.com.

Israel’s COVID czar named new Health Ministry director

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Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz on Monday named National Coronavirus Project Coordinator Professor Nachman Ash as the director-general of the Health Ministry. The nomination follows the resignation of current Health Ministry chief, Prof. Hezi Levi, who is slated...