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Originally Posted by Citroënbender
I’m not sure if they (Israel) capitulated to business pressure or pressure from the orthodoxy in terms of “reopening too soon”. I believe many more pious Israelis would put “spot risk” (meaning an exceptional event with elevated risk) ahead of overall directions for disease control. Look at the huge - even this year - pilgrimage to Uman. Relatedly, it was early in Victoria’s woes that a couple of minyans got pinged despite warnings directly delivered. If you put fealty to G_d and a dash of associated fatalism before the laws of your country, of course these things happen.
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The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently under investigation for corruption. Many believe he should stand down while the investigation is ongoing.
Even his supporters believe he is at least 'distracted' by his situation and that may go some way to explaining how the governments handling of the pandemic went from great to very poor.
There is mistrust with the government and some Israelis openly defying restrictions.
There are many lessons to be learned for Australia looking at the situation in Israel.