A Busy Week in Israel

It’s been an unusual summer in Israel, with most of the population stuck here due to COVID and any number of controversies stirring

By Israel Today Staff |

Summer is typically a rather quiet time in Israel. In a normal year, a large percentage of the population is traveling abroad for vacation. But this year, thanks to COVID, a recent national election, yet another Gaza war, etc… there is no shortage of headline news.

Disabled, handicapped and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as they attend a protest calling for better health care on July 25, 2021.
1 / 7 Disabled, handicapped and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as they attend a protest calling for better health care on July 25, 2021. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
Palestinian workers cross into Israel through a hole in the security fence near the West Bank city of Hebron, July 25, 2021.
2 / 7 Palestinian workers cross into Israel through a hole in the security fence near the West Bank city of Hebron, July 25, 2021. Photo: Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90
Palestinians carry the body of Mohammed Tamimi, 17, who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces the previous day, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Deir Nizam, near Ramallah, July 24, 2021.
3 / 7 Palestinians carry the body of Mohammed Tamimi, 17, who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces the previous day, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Deir Nizam, near Ramallah, July 24, 2021. Photo: Flash90
Young people enjoy kayaking in the Jordan river in Northern Israel on July 23, 2021.
4 / 7 Young people enjoy kayaking in the Jordan river in Northern Israel on July 23, 2021. Photo: David Cohen/Flash90
Muslims enjoy the sea by Tel Aviv during the third day of Eid al-Adha, on July 22, 2021. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, to mark the end of the hajj pilgrimage.
5 / 7 Muslims enjoy the sea by Tel Aviv during the third day of Eid al-Adha, on July 22, 2021. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, to mark the end of the hajj pilgrimage. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
The Israelis are coming! Travelers seen in the departure hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport as Israel opens the skies for outbound summer holiday travel, on July 19, 2021.
6 / 7 The Israelis are coming! Travelers seen in the departure hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport as Israel opens the skies for outbound summer holiday travel, on July 19, 2021. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
Workers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malakhi as the ice cream boycott continues to stir up more that sweet dreams for the company on July 21, 2021.
7 / 7 Workers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malakhi as the ice cream boycott continues to stir up more that sweet dreams for the company on July 21, 2021. Photo: Flash90

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