Reopenings in Israel

IN ISRAEL, museums and holy sites are starting to reopen during the ceasefire:

Museums begin to reopen in Israel following ceasefire (Jessica Steinberg, Times of Israel)

Amid the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US, and a pause in Iranian missile strikes that sent Israelis into safe rooms and shelters, museums are planning to reopen for the first time in six weeks, moving artworks and valuables back into galleries and exhibits.

The Israel Museum will reopen on Monday, April 13, although the recently opened exhibit displaying the complete Isaiah Scroll, one of the original seven Dead Sea Scrolls, will remain closed for now.

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For more on the Great Isaiah Scroll exhibition and its current safeguarded status, with my own commentary, see here and links.

Holy sites reopen in Jerusalem’s Old City after over a month of closure. Muslim worshipers throng Al-Aqsa gates for dawn prayers; extended ‘Ramadan hours’ remain in place for Jewish visitors to Temple Mount; police gear up for Holy Fire ceremony; Western Wall reopens (Charlie Summers, Times of Israel).

The reopening is just in time for the Holy Fire ceremony, on which more here and links.

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