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Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray in divided sections which allow a maximum of twenty worshipers in line with government measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

As Israel virus cases surge, government weighs new lockdown

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Israeli police officers push a protester outside Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on the embattled Israeli leader to resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. The signs reads &quot;You are detached. We are fed up&quot;.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

As Israel’s economy sags, Netanyahu offers aid to families

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Demonstrators, defying orders to maintain social distancing requirements, chant slogans and blow horns outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the official residence of Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on the embattled Israeli leader to resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Thousands of protesting Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

An Israeli protester hold a sign during the &quot;Black Flag&quot; protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Friday, July 10, 2020. Hundreds of Israelis protested outside Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu residency in Jerusalem demanding he resign his post because he is on trial for corruption charges. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli police break up anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against Israel's government in Rabin square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday to protest the new government's failure to address economic woes brought by the coronavirus, directing their anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is seeing his support plummeting. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis protest government’s economic response to virus

By ARIEL SCHALIT - Associated Press

An Israeli social worker holds a sign in Hebrew that reads, &quot;shame,&quot; during a protest against the economic situation in the central Israeli town of Kfar Ahim, Thursday, July 9, 2020. With a new outbreak of coronavirus devastating Israel's economy, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants was dispatched on to a TV studio on a recent day to calm the nerves of a jittery nation. Instead, he dismissed the public's economic pain as &quot;BS.&quot;(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new coronavirus outbreak, economic pain

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers guard a bus station at the Tapuach junction next to the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, possibly as soon as Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Netanyahu ally confirms delays in West Bank annexation plan

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

This Monday, June 29, 2020 photo shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank. The U.N.'s human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that Israel's plan to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank would have &quot;disastrous&quot; consequences for the region, issuing her dire warning as senior U.S. and Israeli officials were meeting in Jerusalem trying to finalize the move. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israel undeterred by international opposition to annexation

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wears a face mask during a media statement with US special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Tuesday June 30, 2020. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)

Israeli AG rejects Netanyahu request for financial legal aid

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Palestinians laborers line up to cross a checkpoint at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, possibly as soon as Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Netanyahu signals delay in West Bank annexation plan

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, June 28, 2020, former Israeli Air Force general and leading critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Brig. Gen. Amir Haskel poses for a photo in Tel Aviv, Israel. After 32 years in the Israeli Air Force, retired Brig. Gen. Amir Haskel wasn't looking to politics. But as his prime minister became further enmeshed in corruption, he felt he could no longer stay silent. So, he picked up a sign and took to the streets in an individual act of protest. Now, after his highly-publicized weekend arrest during a peaceful demonstration, he has become the unquestioned leader of the growing grassroots movement demanding that Benjamin Netanyahu step down. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A quiet Israeli ex-general emerges as new foil to Netanyahu

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, front, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz wearing face masks attend a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says annexation may get delayed: Reports

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 18, 2020 file photo, shows a view of the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex the valley and all of Israel's far-flung West Bank settlements, in line with President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which overwhelmingly favors Israel and has been rejected by the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israeli leaders at odds over West Bank annexation plan

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, June 28, 2020. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu vow to annex West Bank land moves forward

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Protesters against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave flags and banners outside his residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Hundreds of protesters calling him the &quot;crime minister&quot; demonstrated outside his official residence, while hundreds of supporters, including leading members of his Likud party, rallied in support of him at the courthouse. Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in a series of corruption cases. The signs say &quot;Netanyahu resign,&quot; and &quot;Justice shall you pursue.&quot; (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli court releases anti-Netanyahu activist after arrest

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli Chief Aviv Kochavi, wearing face masks attend a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Hundreds of Israelis protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu

Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, front, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz wearing face masks attend a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

Israel says it reached deal with UAE to jointly fight virus

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

In this Friday, June 19, 2020 photo, A view of Shuafat refugee camp is seen behind section of Israel's separation barrier in Jerusalem, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a face mask in line with public health restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, looks at his lawyer inside the court room as his corruption trial opens at the Jerusalem District Court, Sunday, May 24, 2020. He is the country’s first sitting prime minister ever to go on trial, facing charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in a series of corruption cases stemming from ties to wealthy friends. (Ronen Zvulun/ Pool Photo via AP)

Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 7, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu set to annex West Bank Jewish settlements

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times