MAR. 19 A FULL HOUSE, PANDEMIC STYLE
also rolled out a “green
pass” system for fully
vaccinated or recov-
ered Israelis. From
late April to late June,
Israel had an average
of fewer than 100 new
COVID-19 cases a day—
until the arrival of the
more contagious Delta
variant, which fueled
a third wave of cases.Spaced out across
the Tel Aviv opera
house, a masked audi-
ence takes in a revue
by the Israeli Opera’s
sopranos. By the mid-
dle of March, Israel
had vaccinated more
than half its citizens—a
world first that sharply
drove down its case
counts. The country