Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, The "Covid Games" - with thanks to Johnny Hughes It comes as no surprise that the Covid pandemic has placed significant strain on the already frayed fabric of Israeli society, as it has on most others around the globe. True, there have been some positives. Two prominent examples are the heightened visibility and stature of Arab citizens as front-line health care workers and cooperation between the Home Command of the Israel Defense Forces and many Ultra-Orthodox and Arab communities.