time to shut the airport?

Without professing to know what steps need to be taken to nip the current surge of Corona "in the bud" (we might have already passed the stage of nipping it in the bud, but it is still relatively low), I am almost convinced that the airport should be shut down, or at least almost entirely shut down.

According to reports of tracing, Israelis returning from vacations abroad are responsible for bringing in at least a lot of the current Corona and spreading it around. People have traveled to countries designated as dangerous, people have not adhered to quarantine rules, people have forged documentation. And people have returned to Israel smuggling Corona in and spreading it around Israel.

According to reports, 17,000 people traveled out of the country - just yesterday alone!

When all those people come back, along with all the people leaving all the other days, with many countries around the world experiencing increases in Corona spread, it is only natural that all these people are going to be bringing in lots of Corona back to Israel with them.  

So I am close to convinced that Israel just needs to shut the airport down again.

the airport can be shut down for general travel, left open for urgent and business travel, with special permission granted upon application. Israelis have to be allowed to return to Israel, but they should be required to be tested and quarantine. Tourists who were allowed in with permission should be allowed to leave a the end of their trips. 

The other option, and I don't know which is better, is simply deciding that it is time to live with this - we can't keep shutting down the economy, locking people up, opening and closing, etc. Keep pushing vaccinations and if necessary (and it seems likely it is) boosters, encourage hygiene and people to be careful, especially those at greater risk. Israel can't keep going like this and Corona is not going to go away so quickly. It will wane for a bit before it waxes again. And it will wax for a bit before it wanes again. 

Corona was not Netanyahu's fault back in 2020-2021, and its return now is not Bennett's fault. Corona is just the reality of  the world right now. the only question is how authorities deal with it.

Either declare the country open for good or shut the airport for almost everyone. 

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