Just a few months ago, Israel was in dire shape when it came to the coronavirus. It had among the highest daily infection and death rates in the world.

Now, Israel has outpaced much of the world in vaccinating its population and hospitalizations have fallen dramatically.

Today, how it is managing the return to normality and the moral and ethical questions that its decisions have raised.

Guest: Isabel Kershner, a correspondent in Jerusalem for The New York Times.

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Background reading:

Israel’s “Green Pass” creates a two-tier system for the vaccinated and unvaccinated, raising legal, moral and ethical questions.
The pandemic lockdowns brought tensions between Israel’s secular and ultra-Orthodox communities to the boiling point. The political consequences could be felt for years.

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