VIRUS: Israel officials divided on quarantine for US arrivals * Birthright cancels * What keeps virus at bay? * Why Liberman loathes PM * Netanyahu: I won; Gantz: Go away

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Sunday, March 8, 2020 [Israeli officials divided over quarantine for arrivals from US]( By [TOI staff]( [Tourism minister: Decision must be made in cooperation with US; reported conflict said to lead to delay for statement on isolation for some travelers from the US]( [Netanyahu calls virus ‘pandemic’ as Israel plans restrictions on some US flights]( By [TOI staff]( [Doctors union head: Keeping borders open could help Israel fight spread of virus]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Netanyahu plans to have teenagers disinfect railway, bus stations]( By [TOI staff]( [Condition of coronavirus patient in Israel deteriorates further]( By [TOI staff]( [East Jerusalem man, 38, fighting for his life in Tiberias hospital after chauffeuring group of infected Greek tourists]( [Birthright calls off trips to Israel over coronavirus concerns]( By [TOI staff]( [Four more Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing total to 25]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [Police step up enforcement of coronavirus home-quarantines]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Unit formed to help ensure that Israelis told to stay inside are doing so; nine investigations opened into individuals suspected of breaking rules]( Israel media review [All is fair in love and coronavirus: 7 things to know for March 8]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [There’s a bit of confusion about Israel’s policies regarding the virus and the US, and others see inconsistencies in the resolve to win the battle in the West Bank]( [IDF holds major ceremony despite warnings of coronavirus spread]( By [TOI staff]( [Israelis join global panic buying amid coronavirus fears]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [US Christian pilgrims quarantined near Bethlehem turn to prayer, kinship]( By [Josef Federman]( [Tel Aviv Stock Exchange plummets as coronavirus fears deepen]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu promises emergency aid for vital industries; finance minister calls on businesses to allow working from home; airports authority announces cutbacks]( [El Al reports huge expected losses due to coronavirus travel slump]( By [TOI staff]( [Explainer / What really works to keep coronavirus away?]( By [Brian Labus]( coronavirus [Ben Sales]( [How one New York school switched to online learning during coronavirus closure]( [SAR High School is at the center of the outbreak in New York City]( [As coronavirus cases rise, New York state declares emergency]( By [AFP]( [Coronavirus follows a century of epidemics, dating back to the Spanish Flu]( By [Olivier THIBAULT and Jean-Philippe CHOGNOT]( [Iran reports 49 new coronavirus deaths, highest single-day toll]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [New count brings the number of those killed by the virus in the country since mid-February to 194; Iran Air announces suspension of all flights to Europe until further notice]( [Italy quarantines 16 million people in coronavirus-hit north]( By [Agencies]( [US cruise ship allowed to dock; first COVID-19 case reported in Washington, DC]( By [AP]( [Liberman said to loathe Netanyahu for anonymous legal attacks on him, his kids]( By [TOI staff]( [Yisrael Beytenu chief said to tell confidants PM committed ‘unforgivable sin’ by assailing him and family members with complaints, says ‘no chance’ of political alliance]( [Liberman sets out secularist conditions for joining coalition; Gantz agrees]( By [TOI staff]( [‘No chance’ election results will change, says official in charge of vote count]( By [TOI staff]( [Three short of majority, Netanyahu says he won election, is ‘not going anywhere’]( By [TOI staff]( [At ’emergency meeting,’ PM accuses Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu of trying to steal vote with bill to disqualify him: ‘Even in Iran, they don’t ban you after elections’]( [Head of Arab nationalist faction in Joint List sets terms for supporting Gantz]( By [TOI staff]( [Report: PM’s associates promise benefits for Arabs if Joint List opposes Gantz]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz: Again and again, Israelis have ruled the Netanyahu era is over]( By [TOI staff]( [Blue and White chief says he plans to quickly form ‘strong, stable government’; Liberman said to tell confidants once Gantz is tasked with forming coalition, PM will bleed support]( [Security upped for Benny Gantz after online death threats]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz aide asks AG to investigate alleged campaign phone tracking]( By [TOI staff]( [Scientists call for ‘urgent’ regional effort to save Red Sea coral]( By [Luke Tress]( [Reefs near Eilat may be world’s most resilient, but they need management as climate change threatens marine ecosystems, international team of researchers says]( Interview [Doctor sees ‘feminist medicine’ as cure for medical gender discrimination]( By [Ira Tolchin Immergluck]( Top Ops [Yair Schindel]( [Israel’s ’overreaction’ to the Coronavirus is actually perfect]( [The response, including forced quarantine for tens of thousands, will end up saving a lot of lives, as well as a lot of money]( [Alon Goshen-Gottstein]( [Judaism was the loser in these elections]( [Religious voices in the political discourse backed corruption and division as if the Torah has nothing to say about any of this]( [Shira Silkoff]( [The woman of the quiet rebellion]( [In the story of Purim, Vashti’s only crime is saying no to a man in a position of power. It’s a tale as old as time]( [David A. Kunin]( [Letter from Tokyo: Escaping isolation in a time of crisis]( [As streets — and synagogue — empty out, virtual study and services are replacing those all important face-to-face gatherings]( [CRM]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2020 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved