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"Not every regime succumbs to Corona, but Israel's is in the high-risk group"

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Figure. The black flag convoy arrives in Jerusalem.

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Figure. Senior opposition leader, retired IDF Chief of Staff/retired Defense Minister Bogie Yaalon (Blue and White party) to Interim Israel Police Commander Moti Cohen: "Make it clear to your troops that they are policemen of the Israel Police, not of the Netanyahu Police".

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Figure. Opposition figure (Blue and White party), retired Mossad Deputy Chief Ram Ben Barak:

Warning yesterday Yuli Edelstein locked down the Knesset; today, the Israel Police blocked the highway to Jerusalem because of a legitimate protest convoy... and silenced the media. I wouldn't be surprised if the next step would be detention of journalists and after that detention of opposition leaders, who dare to criticize Netanyahu. We are watching a script that was previously acted in history.

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Figure. Strategic analyst Lior Chorev:

Edelstein is behaving like a fifth column. The Knesset has never been locked down like this, either during emergency, or during war. The man should be held accountable.

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By midday, while the clashes between police and protesters were taking place in front of the Knesset, the Supreme Court, a few hundred yards away, was hearing petitions against the emergency electronic policing regulations.

By the end of the day, the Supreme Court issued an interim decree, which immediately prohibited electronic policing by the Israel Police and provided until midday next Tuesday for the Knesset to elect a new permanent Foreign and Security Affairs Committee and approve the Shin-Bet electronic policing regulations. Otherwise, Shin-Bet policing had to stop as well. Such decision also placed pressure on Edelstein and Netanyahu to permit the convening of the new Knesset...

As for the Corona epidemic itself as of today there are close to 700 confirmed cases in Israel, but not a single death yet. However, the epidemic has revealed the incompetence of the public health system shortage of protective gear for medical teams, shortage of test kits, etc.

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