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  • A woman lights candles in Saint Nicholaos (Nicolas) church, in the coastal village of Petra. S. Nicholaos, patron of those who go out to the sea, is the Islands main saint. It seems that the people of the Island have an inseparable bond with whatever the sea provides them- For better or worse.
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  • A man stands in silence in the sea as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • A migrant is brushing his hair after dipping in the water of the Aegean sea. Migrant and refugees, are currently located in one of three refugee camps across the island. they try to pass time in different ways until their status is decided by the authorities.<br />
Mytilene, Lesvos.
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  • People on the beach of the in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • People watch from a rooftop as an Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) plane performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) formation performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • An Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) plane performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • A man waves the Israeli National Flag during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People attend the Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • Thousands of people gather on the promenade of the old Harbor as part of Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People gather on the promenade and beach as part of Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Thousands of people gather on the promenade and beach as part of Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Thousands of people gather on the promenade and beach as part of Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • A formation of Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16   fighter jets preforms a flyover as one is fueled by "Reem" (Boeing 707)  in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) formation performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • An Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) plane performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People take a selfie during Independence Day celebrations on the beach in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People stand at the beach in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • Ripe tanjareens scattered on the ground in an empty vacation resort in Lesvos.
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  • Boat wracks and life jackets are piled up in the "Grave Yard", a garbage dump in the mountains of northern Lesvos.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • A formation of Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-15   fighter jets preforms a flyover in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
    20210415_73 Independence Day Israel_...jpg
  • Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) formation performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People watch from a rooftop as an Israeli Air Force (IAf) "Efroni" (T-6 Texan II) plane performs an aerobatic maneuver during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Thousands of people stroll the beach-side promenade in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • A woman takes a "selfie" as she is draped with the Israeli national flag during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People sit at a restaurant during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People on the beach watch as an IAI cargo Boeing 777 performs a flyover in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
    20210415_73 Independence Day Israel_...jpg
  • People stand at the beach in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • A woman recites a prayer as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • "No compremise with the poverty. The life of misery. Organization, exertion for overturn".<br />
A sign by the Laborer Center of Lesvos.
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  • Life jackets scattered in the mountains of northern Lesvos. The crisis left its mark on the Island’s landscape as well. Efforts have been made<br />
both by NGOs and locals to clean the beach, yet all across Lesvos you can still see the bright orange pieces.
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  • A herd of sheep is seen in the mountains of northern Lesvos. Visual encounters dictated by the Island’s current reality.
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  • An empty beach near the vilage of Skala Sikamineas.
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  • A farm near the petrified forest park.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • Ultra Orthodox Jews from the Tzanz Hassidic group, gather around their Rabbi the Admor of Tzans during the Tashlich or Tashlikh  ceremony. Tashlich, Hebrew for "Casting-Off" is a Jewish practice preformed before the holyday of Yom Kippur near a large water source, in which one's seens are beeing thrown away  simbolically by emptying pokets from pieces of bread, and tossing them to the water., Israel, October 02, 2014.
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  • Balloons at Tel Aviv Harbor.Israel, December 05, 2014.
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  • People gather on the promenade and beach as part of Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • A formation of Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35  "Adir" fighter jets preforms a flyover in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • A man waves the Israeli National Flag during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Thousands of people stroll the beach-side promenade in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • A woman rests  in the shade of the Israeli national flag during Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • People stand in silence as a 2 minute siren heard in remembrance of Israel fallen security forces members and civilian victims of acts of terror, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2021. Israel commemorates this year's Memorial Day amid ease in the pandemic restrictions and a sharp drop in severe cases. Services and ceremonies in the previous year were cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, As vast percentage of the population is vaccinated, remembrance ceremonies will be able to take place in a some what ordinary manner, same for  the country's Independence Day celebrations, planned for later in the day and tomorrow.
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  • Empty parking lot of a vacation resort on the northern shores of Lesvos.
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  • Rooftops in the Islands capital, Mytilini, with hotel "La Mirage" in the center.
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  • The Island was effected by massive waves of refugees in the past as well. The statue of the "Asia Minor Mother" is found on<br />
the waterfront of Epano Skala, in the Islands capital, Mytilene. It commemorates the arrival of christian refugees that<br />
were banished from Asia Minor (Modern Turkey) by force in 1922, and were forced to seek shelter on the Greek island of Lesvos.
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  • A fisherman is picking a fishing net on his boat at the small harbor of Skala Sikamineas. The small fishermen village was a landing point for hundreds of arriving refugees, with many of its people giving aid to the new uncalled guests. A woman managing a charity organization in the north of the island said that due to the current economic condition it is uncertain if those acts of solidarity will reoccur.
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  • Lights on the Turkish coast line as seen from northern Lesvos. After Turkey started to enforce departures towards the Island, few to no landings have been reported, a small family here, one or two men there, arrive with smugglers' speed boats.
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  • A U.N second stage refugee camp stands mostly empty in northern Lesvos. Its main function was to provide first treatment to those who arrive on the island such as medical aid and dry clothing. After in recent week only sporadic arrivals have been documented, its current tenants are a local cleaning lady and a U.N security guard.
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  • ferry is docking in the harbor of Mytilene, Lesvos. It was the main way of transportation to the mainland for the thousands of migrants and refugees that came to the island. They cannot leave Lesvos, many of them wait for their status to be determined for most the Island is their final station, a dead end.
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  • People gather on the promenade and beach as part of Independence Day celebrations in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • Thousands of people stroll the beach-side promenade in Tel-Aviv, Israel April 15, 2021. People gathered in their masses at Tel-Aviv's shore line as the Jewish state celebrates 73 years to it's establishment. As vast percentage of the population are vaccinated, celebrations were able to take place in a some what ordinary manner.Starting Sunday April 18, 2021, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a protective mask in open spaces throughout the country.
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  • An empty lobby of a vacation resort. The manger said that regular guests from Europe that used to come for winter vacation were driven away by the images of migrants and refugees flooding the Island. Today the tourists choose other Greek Islands over Lesvos.
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  • Stacks of rubber boats pieces gathered by an NGO in a local olive grove.<br />
The pieces will be recycled; bags and other products will be made of them.
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  • Moria refugee camp as seen from a plane leaving Lesvos towards the mainland.
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