Analysis: Biden and Bennett are focused on pragmatic diplomacy rather than dramatic initiatives that risk fomenting opposition at home or distracting from other priorities, with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tapped as point man to repair tattered relations with ruling Democratic Party

Opinion: Not enough is known about the Delta variant beyond the fact that it is 50% more contagious and can infect vaccinated people; Edelstein's decision to end the mask mandate in schools just days before the end of the school year was erroneous and purely motivated by politics