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Elections oversight panel pushes to let virus patients vote in person Debate at Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee descends into chaos with head of Central Elections Committee lashing out at Health Ministry officials for not backing a move allowing verified carriers to go to the polls Nina Fuchs | Published: 12.22.20 , 14:14 A suggestion to let people infected with coronavirus vote in person during Israel's expected next elections sparked uproar in a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday. Health officials responded with incredulity to the pr...

BICOM 21st December 2020 What happened: Yesterday Israel began to vaccinate thousands of medical staff along with prominent public figures including President Rivlin and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi. On Saturday night Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein were the first to receive the vaccination on live television as part of the effort to prove the vaccine is safe and set a personal example. Beginning today, citizens over the age of 60 and those at high-risk will begin to be vaccinated, with over 210,000 appointmen...

Likud, Blue & White at odds as budget compromise set to fail in Knesset plenum Knesset committee approves the bill that would delay the deadline for passing of a state budget, but MKs appear unconvinced, vowing to reject it; Likud says Gantz 'dragging' Israel into elections because his party is 'falling apart' Moran Azulay | Published: 12.21.20 , 18:03 Likud and coalition partner Blue & White are at odds over demands for solving the political deadlock as the bill, which intends to help the two sides find compromise on a state budget, is set to fall short of a majority in the Knesset plenu...

Committee approves order for conducting elections during the pandemic Nina Fuchs | Published: 12.20.20 , 22:24 The Constitution Committee approved on first reading the order for the conduction of elections during the coronavirus pandemic. Central Elections Committee head Orly Adas announced that the committee will establish "vote and drive" complexes, for those arriving at one of the country's coronavirus testing drive-throughs. Special voting stations will also be set up in nursing homes, while special voting stations will be set up for those in isolation. comment