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Israel's Government Wants Spy Agency To Resume COVID-19 Tracing. Spy Chief Objects

As the country's coronavirus cases surge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for law reform to resume a surveillance program that the Supreme Court halted earlier this month.

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Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.