IDF declares war on coronavirus, cancels joint drills and flights abroad
by Hanan Greenwood, Reuters, Israel Hayom Staff
March 6, 2020
Meanwhile, the country top financial regulators discuss the economic implications of the global outbreak without announcing any immediate decisions. Any further health restrictions will take the "strong and stable" economy into account, they say.
Report: Ya'alon gives nod to minority government with Joint Arab List
by Danielle Roth-Avneri
March 6, 2020
Blue and White No. 3, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, goes against his Telem colleagues Yoaz Hendel and Zvi Hauser and backs the idea of working with 12 out of the 15 Joint Arab List MKs to secure 62 seats and a government under Gantz. Blue and White declines to comment.
America might be grudgingly willing to let a transitional Israeli government redraw its lines (not "borders"), but for the most part, diplomatic activity is at a halt because of Israel's ongoing domestic political crisis.
