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What Matters Most On Monday, March 1, 2021

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A Israeli woman receives a vaccination in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Stats show shunning shots 'like driving without safety belt'

From Israel with hope: Best data yet suggests vaccines will empty COVID wards

By Nathan Jeffay

Of first 1.82 million immunized, only 0.07% became virus positive, 122 were hospitalized, 23 died. If everyone had shots, we’d only need a ‘few dozen’ virus beds, says top MD

Vaccines in action: Over-70s now use no more ventilators than under-50s

By Nathan Jeffay

In East Jerusalem, vaccine turnout climbs — but lags behind infection rates

By Aaron Boxerman

Israel to provide COVID vaccines to peacekeeping force in Sinai — report

By ToI Staff and Agencies

People shop at Alrov Mamilla Avenue in Jerusalem on February 21, 2021, after it reopened. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Ministers vote to reopen grades 7-10, move ahead with easing restrictions Sunday

Restaurants, hotels, event venues to reopen as planned next week under Health Ministry rules, following cabinet vote

7:02 pm

Ministers vote to reopen grades 7-10, continue easing restrictions Sunday
7:00 pm

Europeans to push for Iran censure at UN nuclear watchdog meeting
6:49 pm

Israel to start vaccinating recovered COVID patients, Health Ministry confirms

This picture taken on February 28, 2021 shows a view of the Israeli-owned Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship docked in Dubai's Mina Rashid (Port Rashid) cruise terminal (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Netanyahu: Iran clearly behind blast that hit Israeli-owned ship in Gulf

In media blitz, PM says Israel striking Iran across region, won’t permit Tehran to get nuclear weapons; refuses to rule out future bid for immunity, denies trying to delay trial

Israel said to hit Iranian targets in Syria after Tehran blamed for ship blast

Examination of Israeli-owned ship indicates Gulf blast was caused by mines — TV

IDF chief: Blast on Israeli-owned ship was a ‘reminder’ from Iran

By ToI Staff and Agencies

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Tel Aviv kicks off the return of live performances with a concert by singer Nurit Galron for the city’s older residents in Ganei Yehoshua park, February 24, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Times of Israel Podcast

PODCAST: Daily Briefing Mar. 1 — World watches as Israelis go to the theater

Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today

Israel's Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan (center) at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama with leaders of the African American community there; February 22, 2021. (Israeli Embassy in Washington)

Looking to boost ties with Black community, Erdan tours US civil rights sites

Police at the scene where a man was injured after being hit by a car in the ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem on February 28, 2021 (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Man killed after being crushed by minibus during Jerusalem COVID protest

Driver plows into crowd demonstrating against virus restrictions, attempts to flee but is arrested; says he was trying to escape stones thrown at his vehicle

Ibrahim Hamed, the driver accused of running over a man on February 28 in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, arrives at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for a court hearing on March 1, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Driver who fatally rammed man: ‘They were trying to kill me because I’m Arab’

Police officers prevent revelers from entering Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market after they shut down a street party during the Jewish holiday of Purim, February 28, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

After Purim breaches, Health Ministry said to weigh delay in easing restrictions

Sivan Rahav Meir

To all the anti-vaxxers who are angry at me

If corona has taught us anything, it is the need for humanity to be humble. We have learned how limited and fragile we are.

The man who flew 120,000 Iraqi Jews to Israel

A native son, Shlomo Hillel fooled the Iraqi officials (including a cousin!) into thinking he was a British airline representative, negotiating for the Iraqi Jews’ release

High Court ruling or not, the Shin Bet’s ‘Tool’ will still be watching you

Israel needs independent oversight for handling the vast amounts of our personal data still being gathered – till then, keep your phone on pilot mode

3 ways the coronavirus increases gender inequity

The pandemic is hitting women hard, and Israel isn’t prepared to do what it takes to level the playing field

In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France (Valery Hache; Pool via AP, File)

Former French president Sarkozy convicted of corruption, jailed for a year

By Sylvie Corbet

66-year-old politician found guilty of illegally obtaining information from magistrate; faces another trial for illegal financing of 2012 campaign

A man in a protective mask passes another man talking on his mobile phone at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, December 23, 2020. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)

High Court limits Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance to those who won’t cooperate

Judges rule mass tracking program can only be used as a ‘complementary tool’ starting March 14; deputy health minister slams ruling as ‘crime against the health of Israelis’

Moti Kahana on a plane from Dubai to New Jersey in february 28, 2021. (Courtesy Moti Kahana)

Stuck abroad, philanthropist hatches a modern Exodus to bring Israelis back home

By Tal Schneider

Fifth grade students return to school in Efrat, February 21, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Netanyahu says all students to return to class in low-infection areas

US President Joe Biden (left) and Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (Collage, AP)

Iran rejects offer for informal nuclear talks with US, demands sanctions relief

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Tehran says now ‘not the time’ for such a meeting; White House says it is disappointed at the response but ‘remains ready to reengage’

President Joe Biden speaks on the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US ‘disappointed,’ but still open to Iran nuclear talks after Tehran’s rejection

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks during a press conference shortly after the IAEA Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 1, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP)

UN nuclear chief urges inspections of Iran sites not be a ‘bargaining chip’

By AFP

Atlanta-based historian Deborah Lipstadt in Jerusalem, July 2019. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)

Interview

Top Holocaust scholar Lipstadt: CPAC Nazi-symbol stage was ‘a very big oops’

Historian also discusses latest outbreak of anti-Semitism in Congress and how she is helping bring white supremacists to justice in Charlottesville, Virginia

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

In first speech since leaving office, Trump flirts with another run in 2024

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (R) meets with Emirati Ambassador to Israel Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah on March 1, 2021 (Foreign Ministry)

UAE’s 1st ambassador meets with FM Ashkenazi during visit to Israel

Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah expected to present credentials to Rivlin and meet Netanyahu; will look for home and site for embassy

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 27, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)

Former US secretary of state Pompeo: Many Saudis want normalization with Israel

By AFP

Construction work for new housing in the West Bank settlement of Modi'in Illit, on January 11, 2021. (Flash90)

Israeli ex-officials round up European lawmakers to pressure Israel on West Bank

This photo of Dr. Robert Lefkowitz in his office at Duke University captures a pose that all of his trainees will undoubtedly find familiar: feet up on the desk, smile on his face, exulting over the latest data. (Courtesy)

Interview

How a Nobel-winning ‘accidental scientist’ changed the world by saving himself

By Rich Tenorio

Pieces of tar that washed up onto the beach at the Gador Nature Reserve in northern Israel on March 1, 2021. (Yossi Aharoni)

11 days after start of coastal disaster, Environment Ministry calls for help

As more tar washes up on beaches, ministry seeks companies that can map contamination, establish cleanup priorities, offer ways to help to get hard-to-remove tar off rocks

Removing tar from an unspecified beach, February 28, 2021. (Elad Yaakov, Government Presss Office)

As more tar sweeps beaches, nature authority says sand will never be 100% clean

Satellite image from February 13, 2021, of a 26.4 kilometer(16.4 mile) long oil spill about 10 km (six miles) from Hadera in northern Israel.

Satellite images of oil slicks off coast show recent spill far from a one-off

Illustrative: Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Borat,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ win at socially distanced Golden Globes

Streaming services dominate in the year of the pandemic; online ceremony hosted from both New York and Los Angeles amid controversy over lack of diversity

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Golden Globes glory for Baron Cohen, an outrageous comedian with a serious point

Sacha Baron Cohen speaks after the Golden Globe Awards, March 1, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)

Enough already‘Why is this election different to all others?’ jokes Baron Cohen

Chef Michael Solomonov. (Photo credit: Steve Legato)

Behind the Headlines

Join ToI Community for celeb chef Michael Solomonov, and taste Israel’s flavors

In this week’s Behind the Headlines, exclusively for ToI Community members, the beloved restaurateur known for popularizing Israeli cuisine shares his knafeh recipe for home chefs

India's Ambassador to Israel Sanjeev Singla, February 2021 (Embassy of India)

Interview

Take a long-term view to tap business potential in India, ambassador advises

By Shoshanna Solomon

More Headlines

Yarin Sherf, suspected of raping 13-year-old girl at a quarantine hotel, is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, March 1, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Court extends remand of suspect in rape of 13-year-old at state-run COVID hotel

By Stuart Winer

This undated photo shows Israeli spy Eli Cohen, in Syria, wearing a wristwatch recovered by the Mossad in 2018. (Prime Minister's Office)

Widow of spy Eli Cohen casts doubts on report Russians searching for his remains

Shira Haas in Netflix's 'Unorthodox.' (Anika Molnar/Netflix)

Israeli actress Shira Haas misses out on Golden Globe for ‘Unorthodox’ role

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Aboriginal artifacts from a collection at the Israel Museum that were returned to Australia for Aboriginal research, an effort that began in 2019 (Courtesy Israel Museum)

Indigenous cultural artifacts returned to Australia from Israel Museum

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative: People protest against rising violence in Arab communities, in Umm al-Fahm, February 5, 2021 (courtesy/ Kumi Yisrael)

Police’s conduct probed after 35 injured at Arab Israeli protest

Illustrative: IDF troops during a raid in the West Bank. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF nabs suspect in attempted West Bank stabbing

Susan Feingold, in an undated photo (Courtesy)

Susan Feingold, who fought for underprivileged New York children, dies at 95

Labor Party member Ibtisam Mara'ana at a Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on February 24, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Supreme Court nixes disqualification of Arab Labor candidate Ibtisam Mara’ana

Illustrative: A man is caught on surveillance camera smashing the glass doors of a South Florida synagogue. (screen capture: WPBF-TV)

NJ teen confesses to spearheading plot to vandalize Midwestern synagogues

By JTA

A illustration of the planned House of One in Berlin, bringing together a synagogue, mosque and church (Courtesy)

Interfaith worship center for Jews, Christians, Muslims to be built in Berlin

Illustrative: The opening day session of the Kentucky State Legislature in Frankfort, on January 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky becomes first US state to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

By PHILISSA CRAMER

An Israeli woman uses her phone in front of a building in Herzliya that housed the NSO Group intelligence firm, August 28, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/File)

US said probing Israeli spyware firm NSO following WhatsApp lawsuit

By ToI Staff and Agencies

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