Israeli Data Show School Openings Were a Disaster That Wiped Out Lockdown Gains

JERUSALEM—Israel’s unchecked resurgence of COVID-19 was propelled by the abrupt May 17 decision to reopen all schools, medical and public health officials have told The Daily Beast. The assessment of Israel’s trajectory has direct bearing on the heated debate currently underway in the United States between the Trump White House, which is demanding a nationwide reopening of schools, and federal health authorities, which caution it could put the…