Pandemic politicking: Israel’s election sprint echoes US’s

Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second left, visit the Leumit Health Care Services vaccination facility and meet Theodor Salzen, the 4 millionth person in Israel to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Candidates hoping to topple Netanyahu in next month’s election are looking to the U.S. experience of 2020 for lessons about campaigning during a pandemic.