Israeli politicians argue over Covid curbs on protests and prayers
by Oliver Holmes from on (#58KTG)
Sombre Yom Kippur provides only a temporary pause to debate about tighter lockdown
Israeli politicians are considering whether to tighten an already paralysing second coronavirus lockdown by bringing in controversial measures to limit people's ability to protest and pray together.
Life in the country of 9 million ground to a halt on Sunday night and into Monday for Yom Kippur, the annual Jewish Day of Atonement when much of the country shuts down, with people fasting for 25 hours, TV and radio stations going silent, and large sections of secular society forgoing driving and turning off their phones.
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