Yom Reva’e, Wednesday
4 Nisan 5781
March 17, 2021
Photo of the Day
A bucolic scene in the Swiss Alps? (Photo Ruben Castro)
No. Not the Swiss Alps, but the green Israeli Golan Heights looking toward snow-capped Mt. Hermon. It’s interesting, but this image of Israel’s topography is rarely in people’s minds when they think about this beautiful country.
The News On the Israeli Street
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
What do y9u think you are looking at?
What you are looking at is a bullet hole in the top of a car that an Israeli drove to the Jit Checkpoint this morning. The bullet, which was found in the car, narrowly missed killing the driver.
Palestinian terrorists using Molotovs and “rocks” attacked Israeli motorists on Road 458 at Al Muayyir, at Beit Haggai, just outside of Hevron, at numerous points in Gush Etzion, and elsewhere.
The daily Corona (Covid-19) update . . .
Please note that these numbers encompass from 8 pm Tuesday to 8 pm Wednesday:
823,314 Israelis have been confirmed with the virus since the pandemic began last March.
There are 1,552 newly confirmed cases.
578 are in critical condition—a decrease of 24
202 of the most critically ill are on ventilators—a decrease of 9
6,051 have died–an increase of 14
There are currently 25,941 active Corona cases in Israel–922 of these people are hospitalized.
The infection coefficient has dropped to 0.68.
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5,165,723 million have now received at least one dose of vaccine (4,362,416 have gotten both doses).
More information about vaccinations . . .
89.4% of Israelis over 90 have received both doses.
91.6% of Israelis in their 70s have received both doses.
53.4% of Israelis in their 20s have received both doses (70% have received at least one dose).
A major High Court of Justice ruling on air travel . . .
The Supreme Court ruled today that beginning March 21:
*The current limit of 3000 passengers per day arriving in Israel is abolished.
*Israelis leaving Israel who do not have vaccination certificates or certificates of recovery will no longer have to obtain an exemption from the Health Ministry.
According to the Court: “The restrictions are an assault on the very heart of the legal right to enter Israel and to leave it, and other rights that are at the heart of the fabric of life in democratic societies.”
TODAY’S BLOG:
Voting Begins!
Election day is not until next Tuesday, March 23, but as you can see below, voting has already begun.
One of the IDF voting stations established this morning (photo source: IDF).
And soldiers are already voting:
Whom do you think she voted for?
Of course we don’t know who she voted for, but here’s another photo provided by the IDF this morning:
It is good to see our soldiers casting ballots.
335 voting stations were opened for soldiers today on IDF bases around the country beginning the election process for the 24th Knesset.
Let’s hope that this election has a definite result–and is not a further descent into electoral chaos.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.