Proposal follows calls for isolation period to be shortened to encourage people to keep it, as well as reducing burden on parents of unvaccinated young children

Tuesday marks end of Green Pass and Purple Badge requirements, meaning all venues can open to all people, with no limit on crowds, as nation looks to put pandemic in rear-view

Director Aya Kaplan says audiences need this cathartic adaptation of L.Y. Peretz's short story about patients isolated from their communities, at Jerusalem's Hansen House

New public health order requiring all travelers -- including those vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 -- to isolate upon arrival will come into effect May 3

Coronavirus cabinet approves increasing capacity at sporting, cultural venues; also expected to set rules on gatherings over Passover, Ramadan

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As vaccinations kick in, chance of children infecting elderly Israelis diminishes; MDs say this may eliminate need for mandatory isolation of entire classes

Justices rule that both the original closure of borders and the current limit of 3,000 daily returnees violate basic rights, especially before next week's election

Proposal needs committee review and 2 more Knesset readings to become law; those refusing device would be isolated at state-run facility

Central Elections Committee budget much higher than normal due to challenges posed by pandemic; official laments shortage of thousands of election day employees