Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel responded Twitter to a statement by opposition leader MK Yair Lapid, alleging that the government had banned demonstrations."It is still permitted to hold protests, and the government stressed this during its discussions," Hendel wrote. "Just ce in your life, check before you speak."

The Rambam's lesson from our parasha is that learning from our retreats is an integral part of humanity’s zig-zagging journey forward.

Dozens of social workers are protesting in Tel Aviv today, with their demonstration having moved from Habima Square to Dizengoff Square, which is now blocked.Social workers have been strike for several weeks now, protesting their working conditions and the violence they are exposed to without sufficient precautionary measures taken.

The head of the Kiryat Yearim regional council, Yitzhak Ravitz, has gone into isolation after it emerged that he had been in contact with a confirmed coronavirus carrier."After consulting with the Health Ministry, it was decided that the council head would enter quarantine, remaining in his office in the municipality in order to be able to continue to deal with the pressing issues of the day," a statement from his office reads.

Transatlantic Friends of Israel issues declaration demanding European Union ban Hezbollah. 'End false distinction between Hezbollah arms.'

According to business surveys, the number of people working from home in the United Kingdom has increased exponentially during the coronavirus epidemic period, and even ce the crisis is officially over, businesses expect the number of people working from home a permanent basis to be around 22%, as opposed to just 9% in pre-epidemic days.The Telegraph reports that a poll found that 35% of respondents feared that returning to work in a traditional office environment could negatively impact their mental health.Senior politicians and economists in the UK are now voicing concern that people are unnecessarily cautious, leading to a prolonged period of recovery that is damaging the UK's economic prospects. The Telegraph quotes a "veteran Conservative" MP as saying that, "The government is guilty now of having scared the public so much that they are now completely irrational about Covid-19."Indeed, his opinions would appear to be borne out by the facts. Data from the Office for National Statistics released this week show that the number of deaths from all causes (i.e. not just Covid-19-related deaths) is below the five-year average, as it has been for the last three weeks.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is continuing to direct criticism at the Treasury's head of budgeting, Shaul Meridor, claiming that Meridor is acting to prevent the implementation of the government's plan to give grants to Israeli citizens."It's unbelievable what's happening here," Netanyahu said. "Simply unbelievable that officials are acting to prevent the implementation of government decisions and are actively working against the government. We won't let this continue."

The Israir airline company has told its approximately 250 employees that it expects them to remain unpaid leave until next February, Kan News reports.