COVID doesn't differentiate between Orthodox and secular, left and right, Jew and Arab. But it does have its limits. Whatever our government's failures, we can keep it at bay

Chezy Levy says he believes Israel won't roll back closure immediately after holidays; positive test results, currently nearing 15%, have to first go below 10%

As coronavirus pushes General Assembly online, heads of state address the world from unorthodox locations, using graphics to convey political and cultural messages

President publishes special prayer in memory of more than 1,400 Israeli fatalities from pandemic, says not enough done to save them

Nasrin Sotoudeh is serving a 12-year sentence after defending women arrested for protesting compulsory headscarf laws

Patients pronounced dead hours after arriving at Borough Park hospital; source familiar with victims laments communal denial that led to spike

Demonstrators also take part in rallies across the country, as well as online, after Knesset failed to agree on bill to restrict protests; organizers urge adherence to health rules

As pandemic continues to surge with new single-day record, premier acknowledges government rushed to reopen after first lockdown; death toll up to 1,417

Organizers say thousands of vehicles crawling toward Jerusalem and Caesarea for event, stress they'll maintain health rules, after gov't failed to pass legislation to block rallies

Streets stay mainly empty of vehicles on the first full day of Israel's renewed closure to curb a surging virus outbreak