VIRUS: Israel may bar Americans * Infected NY rabbi: We’ll prevail * ’I’m quarantined in Israel’ * US scraps $1b Iron Dome plan * Free Palestine : Def Min’s Twitter hacked

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Saturday, March 7, 2020 [Israel weighs barring Americans, quarantine for Israelis coming back from US]( By [TOI staff]( [Official says government blocking move thus far over fears it could harm economic, political ties with United States; National Security Council to take over coronavirus decisions]( [Two more airlines cancel flights to Israel amid coronavirus crisis]( By [TOI staff]( [US health officials say no known risk to AIPAC attendees despite infections]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu MKs vow to form government, say no 4th election]( By [TOI staff]( [Asaf Zamir of Gantz’s party says it won’t break vow not to join a government with the Arab Joint List, but parties can cooperate on legislation both support]( [Gantz accuses PM of incitement: ‘The next political murder is around the corner’]( By [TOI staff]( First person [reuven fink]( [With G-d’s help, we’ll conquer this: A letter from the NY rabbi with coronavirus]( [‘I just found out I am infected,’ writes Rabbi Reuven Fink, whose New Rochelle congregation is quarantined]( First person [My family is among 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. Here’s what it’s like]( By [Uriel Heilman]( [15 Americans under quarantine at Bethlehem hotel linked to virus cases]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli bus driver infected after ferrying Greek tourists and stayed at hotel still in serious condition; mosques, churches in Ramallah sanitized as part of precautionary measures]( [Amid Bethlehem lockdown, Palestinians report 9 more coronavirus cases]( By [TOI staff]( [Cruise ship off California in limbo after 21 test positive for coronavirus]( By [Joe McDonald]( [In shakeup, Trump names Congressman Mark Meadows his new chief of staff]( By [Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin]( [Defense minister’s Twitter hacked, shares Palestinian flag, Turkish anthem]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett’s ostensible post urging ‘freedom for Palestine’ quickly deleted; cyber investigators probe if cellphone also compromised]( [Arabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive, steal their organs]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Gaza rocket fired toward Israel, falls short of the border]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Batya Ivry-Friedman]( [Should we close our shuls for Purim?]( [When Esther removed her mask, the Divine light shone forth. 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