nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210413-174719-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210413s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210413-174719-0 doi eng 342 23 Hostovsky Brandes, Tamar Author aut A Year in Review: COVID-19 in Israel - A Tale of Two Crises Hostovsky Brandes, Tamar Verfassungsblog 2021-04-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Israel’s response to the pandemic took place in an unstable and highly polarized political climate. This affected the decisions taken in several ways. First, throughout the crisis, it was difficult to achieve agreement within the government on required actions. In addition, decisions often reflected political rather than professional considerations, a problem that was exacerbated by the instability of the coalition. The prospect of additional elections also effected the political will to enforce restrictions, in particular in the Ultra-Orthodox sector, as Ultra-Orthodox parties are perceived by Netanyahu as necessary partners in any government coalition. CC BY-SA 4.0 COVID 19 Israel and occupied territory Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-year-in-review-covid-19-in-israel/ raw object