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29th January 2021
Reuters report on the UK’s decision to ban all flights from the UAE following a surge of coronavirus cases in the country, especially the South African variant. The decision to ban flights will come into force this afternoon. The papers note that flights between London and the UAE was the busiest international route, with an estimated 190,365 passengers flying in January and 84,500 passengers in November 2020.
The Financial Times notes: “Dubai cemented its reputation as a party city over the festive period, drawing revellers from around the world. Barely a month later the Gulf emirate is paying a high price as coronavirus cases surge and doctors complain of a shortage of beds.”
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A source in Yesh Atid told Haaretz that party will highlight Netanyahu s management of the coronavirus crisis and his lenient treatment of the ultra-Orthodox community in particular. According to the source, internal evaluations by the party showed that dealing with Netanyahu’s failures in coping with the pandemic could strengthen support for party leader Yair Lapid and distance voters from Netanyahu.
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Scenes from Bnei Brak where violent protests against police enforcement erupted, January 24, 2021. Credit: Ofer Vaknin
The party has found that center-left voters are increasingly frustrated with the Haredim due to the mass violations of the coronavirus restrictions. A Channel 12 News poll released Tuesday that 78 percent of center-left voters would prefer that the next governing coalition not include Haredi parties.
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