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The Zaka emergency service says 157 Israelis were found dead in their homes, days after their deaths, in 2020, marking a 20% rise from 2019.
The organization notes, in a statement: “Most, but not all, were elderly people living alone, with no-one to care for them or check on their well-being – a situation exacerbated by the isolation and lockdowns that characterized 2020. In every case, these were people living alone who died alone. It was only when neighbors noticed the horrible stench emanating from the apartment, or water flowing from a bathroom, that someone remembered that they had not been seen in a while – and called the police.”
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The Tourism Ministry says 850,000 tourists visited Israel in 2020 down 81 percent from last year, amid the pandemic.
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Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference in Netanya on March 18, 2019. (Flash90)
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has decided not to run in the upcoming Knesset elections, Hebrew media reported Wednesday.
Eisenkot informed the party leaders with whom he’d been in touch with about joining their ranks of his decision.
While Eisenkot is eligible to be elected to the Knesset, he is barred from serving as a minister until 2022, due to legislation requiring a “cooling off” period for former senior officials.
The retired general was one of the most sought-after figures this election cycle and his name was linked in reports to several parties, including Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope, Yesh Atid, Telem, New Right and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai’s new party, The Israelis.
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Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi meets at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 10, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi announced on Wednesday that he was taking a break from politics and leaving Blue and White, in the latest high-profile defection from Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s ailing party.
Ashkenazi, the No. 2 in Blue and White, told Gantz this week that he won’t run on the party’s slate in the March 23 elections, according to a statement.
“I do not intend to run in the next election in Blue and White and I’m taking time off and considering how to proceed,” Ashkenazi said.