Likud MKs petition High Court over appointment of 61 judges by panel during meeting they boycotted; PM says he doesn't want elections, but says Likud will win if vote held

Central Bureau of Statistics says 14.6% of Israelis without work in November, down from 18% in October

Health Ministry reports 1,230 new cases with 3.3% positivity rate; ministry head says better to impose restrictions now, when they can be lighter, rather than heavier ones later

Coronavirus cabinet to reconvene, with Netanyahu saying he won't hesitate to roll back reopening; health officials say daily cases could reach 7,400 within three weeks

Health Ministry reports further increase in basic reproduction rate, signaling an acceleration in the spread of the pandemic; IKEA fined for reopening in defiance of regulations

7th-10th graders back in class for 1st time since mid-September; schools in virus hotspots remain closed; government said mulling text message system for quarantine tracking

With first vaccines expected in days or weeks, officials tell TV network if Israel's vaccination program proceeds as planned, pandemic could be in rearview mirror as Spring arrives

Though coronavirus vaccines finally on the horizon, Israel's daily caseload continues to indicate pandemic is once again growing

Hareidi umbrella organization Agudath Israel says that in 30 years it hasn't spent as much time in court as 2020, and its laundry list of Supreme Court briefs back that up

Though less than 1% of the state's population, Lone Star Jews usually make an outsize impression this time of year which will be dulled, but not silenced, by pandemic restrictions