Almost half say they think the public will ignore the Health Ministry’s instructions for Israelis returning from the Far East to quarantine themselves until they are determined to be virus-free.

Channel 13 News poll projects 33 Knesset seats for the ruling party, 32 for Center-Left challenger. Right and left-wing blocs expected to tie with 56 mandates each.

Prof. Amiram Goldblum urges government to quarantine haredi towns and neighborhoods, claims virus is being spread by “mezuza-kissing Jews” who caught it from Korean tourists. Hebrew University condemns scholar’s comments as “racist and disgraceful.”

The United States provides aircraft, artillery, small arms and ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces. This paradigm of “arms for influence” is a total failure, and it’s long past time to dispose of it.

World Health Organization insists it is premature to declare virus a global pandemic even though it had the potential to reach that level. US pledges $1 billion for vaccine, UN warns world must avert "dramatic" effects of coronavirus on the global economy.