Host Simon Spungin is joined by Chaim Levinson and Anshel Pfeffer to discuss the impact of Yom Kippur on Israel’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The team discuss the likely spike in cases after many ultra-Orthodox synagogues were open for prayers on the Judaism’s holiest day – despite a strict ban on gatherings in closed spaces. We also ask whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formulated the exit plan that was sorely lacking last time the country exited a lockdown, whether attempts to ban demonstrations are anything more than a diversionary tactic and why no one in Israel was surprised by resurfacing reports that the prime minister and his entourage take generous advantage of dry cleaning services at the White House.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Chaim Levinson and Anshel Pfeffer to discuss the impact of Yom Kippur on Israel&rsquo;s battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The team discuss the likely spike in cases after many ultra-Orthodox synagogues were open for prayers on the Judaism&rsquo;s holiest day &ndash; despite a strict ban on gatherings in closed spaces. We also ask whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formulated the exit plan that was sorely lacking last time the country exited a lockdown, whether attempts to ban demonstrations are anything more than a diversionary tactic and why no one in Israel was surprised by resurfacing reports that the prime minister and his entourage take generous advantage of dry cleaning services at the White House.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.