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What Matters Most On Monday, March 9, 2020

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Health minister says quarantine for everybody flying into Israel likely Monday

Amid claims political, rather than health, considerations are dictating policy, Litzman says a wider set of protocols is a ‘necessary step’

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman at a press conference about the coronavirus at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem, on March 4, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Illustrative: An IDF medic prepares to take blood from a soldier, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)

As virus concerns deepen, IDF bars all soldiers returning from abroad from bases

By Judah Ari Gross

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and then Health Minister Yaakov Litzman hold a press conference about the coronavirus, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 8, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Blanket quarantine for all returning Israelis ‘a foregone conclusion’ – expert

By Nathan Jeffay

US Vice President Mike Pence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2018. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

Live updates (closed)

Report: Pence pushed Israel to quarantine all arrivals rather than single out US

As Jerusalem announces 14-day home isolation for all overseas travelers, TV report says decision may have been affected by pressure from Washington

7:24 pm

Cruise ship struck by coronavirus pulls into California port
7:04 pm

Report: Pence pressed Netanyahu to quarantine all arrivals, not spotlight US
6:45 pm

Israeli airlines to shut down routes over new limitations, rue 'death blow'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman hold a video conference with European leaders at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, on March 9, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel media review

Who by quarantine: 6 things to know for March 9

By Joshua Davidovich

Amid speculation that Israel is set to shut its doors to the world, politicians and pundits debate the balance between healthy people, healthy diplomacy and a healthy economy

Workers inside a building at Tel HaShomer Hospital that was converted to receive the Israelis who were under quarantine on the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan due to the spread of the coronavirus, February 20, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ExplainerSo you think you have the COVID-19 virus? Here’s what to do next

Rabbi Meir Mazuz speaks at a press conference the Yachad political party in Bnei Brak, March 27, 2019. (Yehuda Haim/Flash90)

Israeli rabbi: Coronavirus outbreak is divine punishment for gay pride parades

Israeli hotels and tour guides hit hard as virus ravages tourism industry

Hotel Association says without aid there’ll be massive layoffs; no comment from Tourism Ministry; guide says cancellations compounded by lack of clarity from government

A tourist wearing a face mask for fear of the coronavirus, prays at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on February 27, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Illustrative: A March of the Living delegation at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland on May 5, 2016. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

March of the Living postponed as COVID-19 spreads across globe

By ToI Staff and JTA

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 25, 2018. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, world markets plunge amid virus panic, oil price war

Rabbi Shalom Greenberg distributed thousands of masks and aid kits to Jews and non-Jews in Shanghai's Hongkou district. (Courtesy Chabad Shanghai)

In coronavirus-stricken China, Jews adopt new, hi-tech ways to worship

By Miriam Groner

Jewish leaders adapt to serve a small, tight-knit community — under lockdown at home or dispersed around the globe — with virtual activities and modified programming

An Iranian woman wears a protective mask in the capital Tehran on March 4, 2020 (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran announces 43 new coronavirus deaths, raising toll to 237

A sign advises that Colosseum will be closed, following the government's new prevention measures on public gatherings, in Rome, March 8, 2020. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Italy’s virus death toll jumps to 366, second-highest after China

A woman wearing a protective mask arrives in Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Number of Israeli coronavirus cases jumps by 14, raising total to 39

7 of the new patients returned from European countries, 6 came into contact with sick individuals in Israel; medic among newly diagnosed, though cause of his infection is unknown

As cases climb to 39, Israel weighs quarantine for anyone coming from abroad

Sushi, car repairs and European flights — info on latest infected Israelis

Worker at Israeli embassy in Athens, 2 family members diagnosed with coronavirus

PM Netanyahu speaking to European leaders during a videoconference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, March 9, 2020 (Koby Gideon/GPO)

In call with Euro heads on virus, Netanyahu proposes ‘safe air hubs’ at airports

By Raphael Ahren

Speaking with Italian PM, 6 other heads of government, Netanyahu urges international cooperation, suggests ‘safe air hubs’ at selected airports in Europe be constantly disinfected

(L-R) U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) question witnesses during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing concerning the role of aviation in containing the spread of infectious diseases, in the Russell Senate Office Building on March 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)

2 US lawmakers self-quarantine over contact with man with coronavirus

By Agencies and ToI Staff

An Israeli in quarantine after returning from Thailand gives the finger to Health Ministry inspectors who visited his home on February 23, 2020. (Screen capture/YouTube)

Police, Health Ministry establish joint task force to enforce quarantine orders

From the blogs

Yossi Klein Halevi

Bibi and Bernie: Purim Jew vs. Passover Jew

Deep in a Jew’s being is the need to be both distinct from the world and at one with it; these one-dimensional ideologues are demeaning the essence of Judaism

Meesh Hammer-Kossoy

The Fast of Esther: Standing as one from quarantine

The Jews of Shushan who fasted on Esther’s behalf model supporting one another from a distance — here is a bunch of practical suggestions

Molly Bernstein

This weekend, the School of Peace burned down

The school on the Greek island Lesbos, staffed by Israelis, Syrians, Iranians, and Iraqis, was a warm haven for Syrian refugee kids

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Will civil courts be the salvation of chained Jewish women?

When Orthodox rabbis drag their feet and prolong divorce proceedings for what can be years, Jewish women turn to civil law to sidestep the religious establishment

What will become of the ‘easy’ divorce cases?

Agunah Day reminds us that any woman trying to move on from a failed marriage can get stuck when her husband insists that she capitulate to his will again and again and again

Blue and White Knesset members Yoaz Hendel (L) and Zvi Hauser seen on April 29, 2019, ahead of the opening Knesset session after elections. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Blue and White said to warn rightist MKs: Back minority government or quit

By Raoul Wootliff

Hauser and Hendel reportedly told they have no place in the party if they won’t support a coalition that relies on outside support of majority-Arab Joint List

Israelis cast their ballot at a voting station in Jerusalem, March 2, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)

Election czar asks police to probe suspected voting fraud at 3 polling stations

By Raoul Wootliff

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz holds a press conference at Kfar Maccabia on March 7 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

AG, top cop vow to counter incitement after threats to Gantz

The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kilometers southwest of Tehran, October 27, 2004. (AP Photo)

Iran’s nuclear deal breaches mean breakout time could be mere months — experts

By AFP

Tehran’s atomic program under renewed scrutiny as International Atomic Energy Agency governors meet Monday in Vienna

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, prepares for the opening of the IAEA Board Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 9 , 2019. (Joe Klamar/AFP)

UN atomic agency urges Iran to ‘cooperate immediately’ with nuclear deal

By AFP

'Illuminated Book of Ruth' artist Barbara Wolff applies silver leaf to the manuscript. (Courtesy)

International Women's Day

Spotlighted at the Morgan, Book of Ruth’s strong women tell a contemporary tale

By Cathryn J. Prince

Pediatrician Harvey Karp calms a newborn in Israel, March 6. 2020 (Screenshot Channel 12)

‘Happy baby’ guru brings his calming message to Israeli parents

By Simona Weinglass

Illustrative photo of Palestinian travelers at the Allenby border crossing in 2009 (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

PA premier suggests Palestinians may ask Israel to close Allenby crossing

Official says several dozen tourists remaining in Bethlehem to depart the city in coming hours; Abbas says Qatar donated $10 million in medical equipment

Israel says all visitors to Bethlehem in past 2 weeks must self-quarantine

Health Ministry in Gaza calls on Palestinians to avoid travel abroad over virus

Israel may place general closure on West Bank to keep virus at bay

By Judah Ari Gross

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the heads of the right-wing parties, following the results of elections, March 4, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu formally requests delay of his corruption trial for 45 days

By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff

Prime Minister and leader of the Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Petah Tikva on March 7, 2020. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Likud activists flanking PM at presser had been summoned to get their pay

A view of the Ma'ale Adumim settlement in the West Bank, January 28, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Bennett orders paving of ‘sovereignty road’ allowing uninhibited E1 construction

The Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, March 1, 2020, to commemorate the 55th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday,' when white police attacked black marchers in Selma. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Jesse Jackson backs Sanders; Harris endorses Biden

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Sen. Cory Booker shakes hands with former Vice President Joe Biden after the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Booker endorses Biden as US Democratic candidate, says he’ll ‘restore honor’

By AP

Democratic US presidential candidate Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announces the suspension of her presidential campaign in front of her Cambridge, Massachusetts home on March 5, 2020. (Amanda SABGA / AFP)

Madam President: A US goal proves elusive, again

By Michael Mathes

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan, August 21, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

Sudan’s PM survives assassination attempt in capital

Illustrative image of breast cancer cells. (Ewa Krawczyk/National Cancer Institute via AP)

Ayala Pharmaceuticals files for $50 million Nasdaq IPO

Fox News host Raymond Arroyo says Michael Bloomberg will be a 'puppet master' for Joe Biden, March 5, 2020 (Screen grab Fox News via The Daily Beast)

ADL slams Fox News host for using ‘anti-Semitic trope’ to describe Bloomberg

An Intel development center in Petah Tikva opened in September 2019. (Courtesy/Intel)

Intel Israel uses AI to distill career tips for women entering the workforce

Barak Ben-Ami with his wife and two daughters. (Courtesy)

Father suspected of killing baby daughter remanded for 10 days

Jeff Koons' artworks set up in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art before the coronavirus (Courtesy Elad Sarig)

Pop artJeff Koons’s sculptures arrive at Tel Aviv museum, sans artist

By Jessica Steinberg

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