(24 Jul 2021) Dozens of Israelis gathered late Saturday outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to protest his call for all citizens to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The anti-vaxxer protest followed Bennett's call on Thursday for hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated people to come forward and get the shot.
If they don't, he said, they won't be able to attend public events unless they show negative test results which they will have to pay for themselves.
Bennett's comments marked the latest sign of concern in a country that has led the world in its vaccination drive, but has recently seen a sharp rise in cases.
Just a few weeks ago, Israel lifted almost all remaining virus restrictions.
But the arrival of the highly contagious delta variant has forced the government to reimpose many measures, and urge Israelis to postpone long-awaited vacations overseas.
The increase in cases has come even though 56% of its 9.3 million people have received two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Most of the new cases are of the delta variant, which has spread even among people who are fully vaccinated.
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