High Court ends unconstitutional air travel restrictions
Ruling effectively lifts 3,000-person daily limit on arrivals via Ben-Gurion, citing infringement of civil rights and need to allow Israelis to vote on March 23; virus czar: decision could lead Israel into a new wave of infections
Gilad Morag, Itay Blumenthal, Haim Goldich |
Published: 03.17.21 , 19:52
The High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that Israel s restrictions on entering and exiting the country via Ben-Gurion Airport are unconstitutional and must end on Saturday, when the current period expires.
Current limitations include a cap of 3,000 returning citizens per day and the need for people who have not been vaccinated or have not recovered from COVID-19 to obtain a special permit to fly.
After weeks alone, Ethiopian boy in Israel for heart op reunited with his mother
6-year-old Binyamin arrived last month for life-saving operation by Save a Child s Heart organization; after treatment is completed both must return to Gondar refugee camp, where the family has been waiting for years to make aliyah
Sivan Hilaie |
Published: 03.09.21 , 12:20
Nearly a month after arriving in Israel alone for heart surgery, 6-year-old Binyamin Tesfahon was reunited with his mother on Monday after she arrived to accompany him during the life-saving procedure.
Binyamin was born with a life-threatening heart defect in the Gondar transit camp in Ethiopia, where his family is still waiting after years for permission to make aliyah (immigrate to Israel).
Virus response chief: Israel seems to have dodged post-Purim COVID surge
Tomer Lotan says that national infection rate, serious cases and deaths trending downwards despite the widespread holiday celebrations at end of February and the reopening of the economy, Ben-Gurion Airport and the education system
Attila Somfalvi, Adir Yanko |
Published: 03.09.21 , 13:42
The head of Israel s national coronavirus response center expressed optimism Tuesday that the country had apparently managed to avoid a surge in coronavirus infections following the Purim holiday at the end of February.
Tomer Lotan said that there has been a substantial decrease in the country s reproduction (R) number, which indicates how many other people someone who carries the virus has infected, despite widespread Purim celebrations that violated health regulations.