With under a month until Israel's annexation target date, US officials phone Jerusalem to get a grip on what it's planning, but the Americans are not the only ones out of the loop

The press looks at what increased testing actually means, how going to school can get you sick and whether cops will have the power to battle the virus in your living room

Israelis who decided that health guidelines are for suckers may bid farewell to the return of good times as rising infections spark fears of Wave 2.0; who's to blame? Everybody

Israelis are waiting tables again, but also waiting for a second wave of the virus; meanwhile, the army, settlers and others are waiting to see how annexing the West Bank works out

Report claims Arab states will make little fuss over Israel's steps, but the IDF chief warns of West Bank violence and foreign minister Ashkenazi is said to oppose the move

After some gentle waterboarding from the US, reports say, Israel swims away from Beijing regarding a desalination plant; and some doubt plans for a great leap toward annexation

As his trial begins, Netanyahu comes out swinging by showing contempt for the court, but it's photos of the PM in the dock and with all of his friends that set the tone

As Netanyahu readies to take the stand, anger is palpable among those who think he is dragging Israel into the abyss and those who say justice is being blind to the people's will

Abbas makes good on ending security ties, though some see it as no big deal, while others think it could be very bad indeed; and Netanyahu's trial means tribulations for Mandelblit

Some unfriendly computer geeks from who knows where try to bring the country to its knees by breaking into some random websites, and questions about that other virus pop up too