Former head of the Knesset corona committee Ofer Shelah has reacted to the call of corona czar Roni Gamzu to impose a lockdown In malls and close all schools throughout the upcoming month of holidays."A lockdown is meaningless without an immediate and comprehensive plan to reinforce the health care system by adding more beds and hospital staff. There also needs to be centralized administration and division of the case load among hospitals," Shelah said.

The director general of Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem has lamented the spread of the coronavirus and its impact In the health care system. "Our hospital is full," director general Ofer Marin said, "whether we are talking about the corona department or our other regular departments."We must take significant steps to reduce the spread of the virus," Marin asserted according to a report In Israel army radio.

Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein (Likud) was glum in his assessment of Israel's next steps in halting the spread of COVID-19."We have no choice but lockdown. It saddens me that the morbidity rate does not allow for any other possibility," Edelstein said. "For three months I tried to fight this battle in another way," he added in a report filed by Israel army radio.

The head of the teachers union Ron Erez has responded to the spread of the coronavirus in regards to continued classroom learning."In light of the pandemic spread, there is no justification for a continuation of classroom learning. Zoom learning from home should be conducted exclusively instead," Erez demanded in a letter to Minister of Education Yoav Galant.

After getting stabbed and seriouly wounded in a terror attack, he was reunited with the medic who was first In the scene and saved his life.

Prime Minister proposes 2-3 week lockdown in month of Tishrei, faces opposition from several ministers.

In this 3-min. video, Baruch Gordon looks to understand the principle of mutual responsibility and the Land of Israel.

Yoram Cohen, former head of the Shabak (Israel's Internal Security Service), has stated that he favors "autonomy plus" or "statehood minus" for the Palestinians.He views two states as a danger to Israel's security but is also not in favor of annexation at this time. Cohen would like to see a contiguous Palestinian territory with rail lines in this territory that would extend to Israeli ports. Cohen would like to see major efforts made to improve the Palestinians' economic status while not taking any steps that would hinder the development of Jewish settlement throughout Judea and Samaria.