A ministerial brawl over opening schools breaks into the open, as officials try to bully each other into or out of unrealistic plans and parents and teachers cry out in frustration

Israel welcomes Emiratis, and many see a deal with Sudan looming; meanwhile, signs of attempts to understand the Haredim, and not just dismiss them, filter into the news agenda

Netanyahu is accused of ceding to ultra-Orthodox pressure and dooming Israel to Lockdown 3 by okaying red zones' preschools, and barely peeping as regular schools open there too

Haredi cities are red, Deri is blue, Israel's emergence from a virus lockdown reveals dysfunction, what else is new?

It's the end of the lockdown as we know it, or is it? News organizations report on a closure that may soon be a thing of the past, but battle remains before Israelis can roam free

Virus numbers are down, but the lockdown hoedown is still going strong as outlets focus on schools, ultra-Orthodox, and more; plus some fake extortion turns into the real thing

Israel marks another wretched fatality milestone with the last one still fresh, and everyone is bickering over opening back up despite not yet meeting the daily case threshold

The media looks at the Health Ministry's slow plan to ease the lockdown, but voices calling for hurrying up the openings rise to the fore, leading to prophecies of doom

Ultra-Orthodox adherence to virus rules (or lack thereof) remains in the spotlight with another holiday upon the Jews, and business owners may look to start their own rebellion

More public figures are under the gun (or scissors) for breaking rules, but it may not be so cut and dry, as Likud slumps, businesses grump and everyone else shrugs