America's leaders seem to have little grasp of geopolitical concerns, while NATO has actually caused the avoidable Ukraine crisis. Op-ed.

MK Yoav Kish (Likud) has attacked the Bennett government for its handling of the COVID epidemic."The government has failed with the Omicron variant," Kish alleged. "During the fourth wave, the goverment merely 'advised' and didn't do anything - and the Israeli public payed a high price, an unnecessary price, in terms of people who fell ill and died."Now, with the Omicron variant, it's time they took action, before things get out of control and are unstoppable," he said. "Unfortunately, there is no leadership in this government, no decision-making all they do is tell stories. And, as usual, we are paying the price."

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Commenting In the meeting of the coronavirus cabinet that is to take place this evening at six o'clock, MK Eli Avidar (Yisrael Beytenu) criticized what he predicts are the government's intentions to impose harsher regulations In the general public."I would like to remind people that in the current state of uncertainty regarding the new variant, we should be proceeding with caution in order to cause as little damage as possible," Avidar said."The democratic public is opposed to this 'brutal pragmatism' that leads to actions taken at the expense of the country's future in economic, social, and mental health terms."

Defense Minister Benny Gantz has authorized the involvement of the IDF and the Home Front Command in organizing vaccinations, in light of the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.Prior to this evening's meeting of the coronavirus cabinet, Gantz told senior defense officials to prepare for a scenario of up to 5,000 new COVID cases per day.

Speaking In Galei Tzahal, Minister Penina Tamano-Shatta defended the government In its record combatting the coronavirus epidemic."We have been dealing with the coronavirus in an exemplary way," she said. "Objectively speaking, we're in a good situation. The question of vaccinating children is not Ine of public confidence in the government."

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, and MK Walid Taha are to meet this evening at nine o'clock to discuss the coalition crisis surrounding the Electricity Law.The United Arab List, whose four votes the coalition needs to ensure its majority, is insisting that the Law be passed in a fashion that allows illegally built Bedouin homes in the Negev to connect to the power grid, something that Shaked has said she will not consent to.