You only have one minor question: Who goes first and for how long and so on,” said Plesner. Gantz's centrist Blue and White party seems to consider the outreach yet another ruse after what has been an extremely acrimonious campaign that included unfounded smears against Gantz. Over the past week, the coronavirus scare has overshadowed Israel's precarious political standoff, which comes as Netanyahu prepares to go on trial for corruption charges. Netanyahu got an important reprieve Sunday when the Jerusalem court handling the case postponed his trial for two months because of restrictions connected to the coronavirus pandemic. But following the emergency health measures the government enacted restricting public gatherings, the court said it was pushing back the hearing until May 24.

Source: Daily Sun March 15, 2020 17:03 UTC