COVID Troubles, Winter Beauty and the Passing of a Legend

The week that was as Israel enters 2022 full of hope, but prepared for anything

By Israel Today Staff |
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pleads with Israelis for patience amid growing public frustration over ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and regulations. Israel’s rate of new daily infections topped 40,000 on Tuesday, though experts say the real number is much higher.
1 / 8 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pleads with Israelis for patience amid growing public frustration over ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and regulations. Israel’s rate of new daily infections topped 40,000 on Tuesday, though experts say the real number is much higher. Photo: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90
The sharp rise in coronavirus infections due to the Omicron variant has thus far not overwhelmed Israeli hospitals, as some feared it would.
2 / 8 The sharp rise in coronavirus infections due to the Omicron variant has thus far not overwhelmed Israeli hospitals, as some feared it would. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Aura Herzog, wife of Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, and mother of its current president, Isaac Herzog, died on January 10 at the age of 97. She is seen here with her son Isaac during a visit to the Knesset in 2005.
3 / 8 Aura Herzog, wife of Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, and mother of its current president, Isaac Herzog, died on January 10 at the age of 97. She is seen here with her son Isaac during a visit to the Knesset in 2005. Photo: Flash90
Palestinians head back home after clashing with Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on January 11.
4 / 8 Palestinians head back home after clashing with Israeli soldiers near Ramallah on January 11. Photo: Flash90
An Israeli toddler helps collect fruit at a grapefruit plantation in central Israel on January 10.
5 / 8 An Israeli toddler helps collect fruit at a grapefruit plantation in central Israel on January 10. Photo: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90
Benjamin Netanyahu was back in court this week, this time to sue another former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, for asserting that the entire Netanyahu family has a mental illness.
6 / 8 Benjamin Netanyahu was back in court this week, this time to sue another former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, for asserting that the entire Netanyahu family has a mental illness. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/POOL
Israelis enjoy a winter hike near one of the many waterfalls on the Golan Heights on Saturday, January 8.
7 / 8 Israelis enjoy a winter hike near one of the many waterfalls on the Golan Heights on Saturday, January 8. Photo: Michael Giladi/Flash90
The Tali Vineyard in the center of the country offers a look at the stunning beauty of the Land of Israel.
8 / 8 The Tali Vineyard in the center of the country offers a look at the stunning beauty of the Land of Israel. Photo: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90

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