Neophyte PM vowed he'd do better than Netanyahu, notably in the fight against the virus. He even wrote a book about it. Then came reality, the Delta variant and a lockdown dilemma

Political correspondent Tal Schneider fills us in on why the Likud lawmaker is making headlines; senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur assesses how Israelis view Afghanistan's collapse

Amid a strict lockdown in Victoria, 68 people were reportedly present at the gathering, and contact tracing is underway after someone at the event tested positive for COVID-19

Beilinson Medical Center research finds third vaccine dose doubled number of organ transplant recipients who developed antibodies as compared to first 2 doses

Finance minister becomes latest official to speak out against lockdown, saying country must learn to live aside COVID-19 as it does with the flu

Tal Brosh says real question is whether those who contract the virus are vaccinated, thereby mitigating risks of complications; asserts closing Ben Gurion not necessary

Restaurateurs tell Knesset they cannot afford financial penalties they owe, as labor shortages continue and new restrictions against businesses loom

Editor David Horovitz discusses government's new support for pluralism (but not civil marriage); health reporter Nathan Jeffay weighs up the chances of yet another COVID lockdown

Principals say they don't know if students are meant to be tested for COVID under pilot program; Education Ministry director: Vaccinations OK in schools but not during school hours

Minority lags behind Jewish counterparts, with some 51% inoculated, compared to 66% of all Israeli citizens; though only one Arab town among 26 in country designated as 'red' area