Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept 8, 2020 file photo, ultra-Orthodox Jews keep social distancing and wear face masks during a morning prayer next to their houses as synagogues are limited to twenty people following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a national furor over his handling of the coronavirus, but that anger is boiling over among the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, who have used their political muscle to fend off what they see as discriminatory restrictions. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
FILE - In this July 16, 2020 file photo, ultra-Orthodox Jewish men 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. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a national furor over his handling of the coronavirus, but that anger is boiling over among the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, who have used their political muscle to fend off what they see as discriminatory restrictions. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2020 file photo, Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrives for a situation assessment meeting regarding the Coronavirus, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman, who served as health minister during the initial outbreak of the virus, resigned Sunday, Sept 13, 2020, in protest over the governments plan to impose a nationwide lockdown this week ahead of the Jewish New Year due to rising coronavirus cases. (Jack Guez/Pool via AP, File)
Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, demanding he resign over his trial on corruption charges and what is widely seen as his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
An Israeli protester holds a sign after chaining himself during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Hebrew reads: "Full closure" (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept 8, 2020 file photo, ultra-Orthodox Jews keep social distancing and wear face masks during a morning prayer next to their houses as synagogues are limited to twenty people following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a national furor over his handling of the coronavirus, but that anger is boiling over among the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, who have used their political muscle to fend off what they see as discriminatory restrictions. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)