Israel reopens… except outdoor markets can’t, and big chains don’t want to * 6 ways to stay sane * Flying home the dead * Litzman’s leaving Heal th * Gordis: Locked down

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Sunday, April 26, 2020 [Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda traders protest unfair closure, as other stores reopen]( By [TOI staff]( [1 arrested as stall-holders, backed by mayor, demonstrate over what they see as unfair treatment; other small businesses nationwide worry that ongoing restrictions deter customers]( [Hundreds of chains spurn government, remain closed as owners demand compensation]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel media review / Looking for an opening: 6 things to know for April 26]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Israeli death toll hits 200, cases reach 15,398 as conditions eased]( By [TOI staff]( [132 people in serious condition with 100 on ventilators and 93 moderately ill; 6,602 Israelis have recovered from coronavirus]( [58-year-old Jerusalem man dies of COVID-19 days after wife, 52, succumbs]( By [TOI staff]( [300 new sick a day: Officials set maximum infection rates for loosening rules]( By [TOI staff]( [Litzman confirms he’s leaving Health Ministry, prefers to solve housing shortage]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [After heading ministry for years, ultra-Orthodox leader says he wants to become housing minister amid pandemic; not clear he’ll get that job; ‘Good riddance,’ says former official]( [Health minister denies donations influenced his decision to let IKEA reopen]( By [TOI staff]( [Economist’s warnings on inequality draw attention as pandemic rages]( By [Josh Boak]( From the blogs [Daniel Gordis]( [Only here]( [As we heard our Jerusalem neighbors’ Sabbath prayers, I thought: we are locked down in the one place Jews would want to be locked down]( [Ahead of 72nd Independence Day, Israeli population stands at 9.2 million]( By [TOI staff]( [Marching orders / Army calls on families to film home foot drills for Independence Day]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Destroying the Knesset’: Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against coalition deal]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Demonstrators castigate Blue and White’s Gantz for failing to prevent Prime Minister Netanyahu from obtaining leverage over the justice system that is trying him]( Live updates [Separated by virus, new poll shows record high in Israelis’ sense of ‘belonging’]( By [TOI staff]( [Independence Day survey finds 90% of country’s citizens feel they are ‘a part of Israel and share in its problems,’ highest number in the past decade]( [Netanyahu to meet with top officials on reopening schools next week]( By [TOI staff]( [Education Ministry plan would see students gradually return to studies but would be conditioned on continued improvement in public health picture]( [Education Ministry proposes reopening some schools starting May 3]( By [TOI staff]( [As Israel weighs return to school, it has no seriously ill patients under 19]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Channa Lockshin Bob]( [The four children of distance learning]( [Many teachers keep order in class by making sure everyone does the same thing at the same time; at home, the kids pace themselves and some are succeeding for the first time]( [Dyonna Ginsburg]( [This Yom HaAtzmaut, balancing internal and external needs]( [Should Jews support vulnerable non-Jews living far away during this crisis? Israeli history has a precedent for answering yes]( [Six strategies to stay sane, even thrive, amid COVID-19 and social distancing]( By [Simona Weinglass]( [Digging deep: Diaspora Jews are still flying loved ones to Israel for burial]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [With flights curtailed, more paperwork and special coffins for virus victims, it’s no longer easy to transport relatives to be laid to rest in Holy Land. But it is still possible]( [Several airlines announce resumption of Israel routes after virus grounds travel]( By [TOI staff]( [US said to annul work visa of Israeli who took flight home knowing he had virus]( By [TOI staff]( [Global death toll from coronavirus surpasses 200,000]( By [Agencies]( [Many governments begin easing restrictions as World Health Organization warns recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection]( [US virus death toll surges again as push to reopen ramps up]( By [Agencies]( [UK’s Johnson to return to work amid growing criticism over virus policies]( By [Jill Lawless]( [Coronavirus said to be causing strokes in some younger patients]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US doctors say newly discovered trend shows how much remains unknown about the novel pathogen, which has killed more than 200,000 people worldwide]( [What went wrong? Italy tries to figure out why it got so battered by COVID-19]( By [Nicole Winfield]( [Brazil becoming coronavirus hot spot as testing falters]( By [David Biller, DIANE JEANTET and Leo Correa]( [Jordan said to urge foreign ministers to discourage Israeli West Bank annexation]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [FM Ayman Safadi reportedly approaches counterparts in Russia, Germany, Egypt, Japan, Sweden and Norway]( [Palestinians fear virus risk from Israeli jails]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear — including for Israel]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Train likely belonging to North Korea’s Kim spotted at resort amid health rumors]( By [Hyung-Jin Kim]( [Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging amid ongoing reforms]( By [AFP]( [US urges extension of embargo on conventional arms sales to Iran]( By [AFP]( [Permission for Shin Bet to track virus carriers’ phones to be extended – report]( By [TOI staff]( [After months on sideline, UN Security Council nears resolution on virus]( By [Philippe RATER]( [New Patriots kicker says tattoo not in support of far-right militia]( By [AP]( [Trump, Putin hail ‘trust’ and cooperation 75 years after Elbe River meeting]( By [AFP]( [Chickpea protein startup InnovoPro raises $15 million from investors]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2020 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved