Yuli Edelstein
Israel to accept foreign tourists after year-long break

Apr. 13, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it will reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists in May, more than a year after closing its borders to most...

A man presents his "green passport," proof that he is vaccinated against the coronavirus, on opening night at the Khan Theater for a performance where all guests were required to show proof of vaccination or full recovery from the virus, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Vaccination 'passports' may open society, but inequity looms

By Laurie Kellman Feb. 26, 2021 01:31 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 file photo, an Israeli military paramedic prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, to be administered to elderly people at a medical center in Ashdod, southern Israel. After racing to a quick start, Israel is blaming online misinformation for a sudden slowdown in its campaign to vaccinate its adult population. Israel's Health Ministry, which is spearheading the vaccination efforts, is employing both carrots and sticks as it tries to persuade reluctant holdouts to get immunized. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
As vaccinations lag, Israel combats online misinformation

By Isaac Scharf And Ilan Ben Zion Feb. 15, 2021 01:09 AM EST

People are tested for the coronavirus by healthcare workers at a drive-through testing site during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, In Modiin, Israel, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
WHO raises 'concerns' about Mideast vaccine inequity

By Joseph Krauss Jan. 18, 2021 01:14 PM EST

An Israeli woman receives the second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a private nursing home, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the drugmaker in exchange for the continued flow of its COVID-19 vaccine. Critics say the deal is raising major ethical concerns, including possible privacy violations and a deepening of the global divide between wealthy countries and poorer populations, including Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, who face long waits to be inoculated. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz

By Ilan Ben Zion Jan. 18, 2021 01:06 AM EST

Police issue fines to civilians violating health safety measures on the waterfront promenade as the county starts a new, three-week lockdown amid a record post-holiday surge of new coronavirus cases that has overwhelmed the national health sector in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon begins new lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases

By Bassem Mroue Jan. 07, 2021 04:34 AM EST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a coronavirus vaccine at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (Amir Cohen/Pool via AP)
Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine

By Tia Goldenberg Dec. 19, 2020 01:31 PM EST

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus feed pigeons on a street in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The Latest: NZealand mulls masks on Auckland public transit

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 02:55 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, a student works outside Ehrighaus dormitory on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. As more and more schools and businesses around the country get the OK to reopen, some college towns are moving in the opposite direction because of too much partying and too many COVID-19 infections among students. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
The Latest: Honolulu to extend stay-at-home order amid virus

By The Associated Press Sep. 08, 2020 06:15 AM EDT