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Some 100 years after the 1920 riots, which signified the opening shot in the Israeli-Arab conflict, what has changed? A great deal – and very little.

Sixty years after Eichmann’s capture, the evidence used against him is revealed: Thousands of telegrams and transcripts prove how his monstrous policy was implemented, how he tried to cover up the annihilation, how he raged when the monthly targets for Jews on death trains were missed, and how he personally made sure to send even children to Auschwitz.

Number of infected in city believed to be far greater than the reported figure so far, says Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa, who oversees the military lockdown placed on the haredi city. “This crisis isn’t going to end any time soon, he says in a special interview with Israel Hayom.

Health regulations to contain the pandemic have affected how the dead are interred, as well as preventing traditional funerals and mourning.

In east Jerusalem, residents are not complying with Health Ministry instructions. A massive coronavirus outbreak there is only a matter of time, authorities warn.

The ultra-Orthodox public has been the target of public outrage over media images of them flouting Health Ministry instructions. When, in actuality, they are complying with the regulations – except when it comes to learning Torah.

For modern-day Israelis, Gaza is synonymous with terrorism and alienation. But Gaza has a long history of a thriving Jewish presence, explains researcher Haggai Hoberman.

Despite the Likud winning the hearts and minds of Israeli voters, the political impasse of the past year has only been cracked – not broken.

America might be grudgingly willing to let a transitional Israeli government redraw its lines (not "borders"), but for the most part, diplomatic activity is at a halt because of Israel's ongoing domestic political crisis.

Secretly, devoid of any of the traditional religious paraphernalia, a growing number of Jewish worshippers have been praying on the Temple Mount with the tacit consent of the police. This change is also at the heart of the fact that the US's peace plan seeks to ensure the status quo in the holy place permits Jewish visits, and the possibility of exercising the right of prayer in the open.