20200803 COVID-19 : POLITICS
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IDF Home Front Command officers oversee arrivals at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport as the Ministry of Defense shares responsibilities for managing the Coronavirus crisis. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty as yet another political debate rocks Israeli society. Government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Entry into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport is prohibited to those wishing to greet arrivals during the Coronavirus crisis, thus leaving them outdoors at entrance. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty as yet another political debate rocks Israeli society. Government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
A view of the control tower at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport during the Coronavirus crisis. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty.
IDF Home Front Command officers oversee arrivals at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport as the Ministry of Defense shares responsibilities for managing the Coronavirus crisis. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty as yet another political debate rocks Israeli society. Government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
A Jewish religious youth group of passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
A sign notifies international arrivees as to restrictions on use of public transportation at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport during the Coronavirus crisis. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty as yet another political debate rocks Israeli society. Government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Tel Aviv, Israel. 3rd August, 2020. A FedEx aircraft takes off from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport above the tails of parked El Al Airlines planes. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New York, arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport in spite of travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Yet another political debate rocks Israeli society as government seems to give in to pressure from Jewish ultra Orthodox coalition partners announcing it will allow entry to the country to 12,000 religious yeshiva students, mostly from the U.S., in spite of Coronavirus restrictions.
El Al Airlines planes are seen parked at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport during the Coronavirus crisis. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty.
A view of the control tower at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport during the Coronavirus crisis. Travel restrictions and flight cancellations due to the outbreak leave the airport almost totally empty.