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What Matters Most On Sunday, March 14, 2021

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Then-Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is hosted by then-Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman (left), at a meal to celebrate the birth of Litzman's grandson, June 18, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/FLASH90)

Liberman under fire for saying he’ll dump Netanyahu, Haredim ‘in a landfill’

By Raoul Wootliff

Yisrael Beytenu leader refuses to apologize for comments slammed as anti-Semitic: ‘They need to become history,’ he says of ultra-Orthodox parties

Supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are watched by police officers outside an event for Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party, March 13, 2020 Screen grab/Channel 13)

Shouting ‘traitor,’ Netanyahu supporters attack Sa’ar event with rocks, eggs

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Channel 13 news, March 12, 2021 (Channel 13 screenshot)

Netanyahu rules out rotation with Bennett, says he won’t fire Mandelblit

Screen capture from video of the Iron Sting morter during tests. (Defense Ministry)

‘Iron Sting’: Israel completes testing of ‘groundbreaking’ laser-guided mortar

120mm shell, which offers division-level firepower to battalion-sized forces, touted by Defense Ministry as reducing collateral damage, danger to noncombatants, due to its accuracy

Illustrative: Tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels raise their weapons during a gathering against the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Netanyahu indicates he avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles

By AP and ToI Staff

PM called off first official trip to UAE last week at the last minute, blaming Jordan for failing to approve flyover; Jordan confirms closing its airspace over diplomatic spat

Anti-Netanyahu protesters in Eilat on March 13, 2021. (Courtesy: Kumi Israel/The Black Flags)

‘Change criminal rule’: Anti-Netanyahu protesters rally ahead of election

Naum Koen in Israel on November 27, 2020. (Courtesy of Moshe Hogeg via JTA)

ToI investigates

Simona Weinglass and Joshua Davidovich

From bankruptcy to the Burj: The mysterious rise of Dubai macher Naum Koen

Ever since Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized ties, the Israeli-Russian businessman has seized the spotlight. But who is he and how did he make his money?

In this Jan. 5, 2005 file photo, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, head of Israel’s renowned ZAKA rescue service, arrives at the Yan Yao Buddhist temple in Takuapa, Thailand (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

More speak up about ‘widely known’ alleged sexual abuse by ZAKA founder

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Victims and witnesses tell of incidents of systematic abuse by Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, claiming his behavior was an open secret within the ultra-Orthodox community

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, head of the ZAKA rescue unit takes part in celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer on Mt. Meron in northern Israel on May 3, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Police to review sex abuse charges against ZAKA founder, with many cases too old

Women protest sexual assault laws during the trial of alleged rapist Yarin Sherf in Tel Aviv, March 12, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)

Mother vows to fight for rape charges against 13-year-old’s alleged attacker

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during his meeting with the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis, in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2021. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Times of Israel Podcast

Podcast: Daily Briefing Mar. 14 – Tangled Israel-Jordan relations get knottier

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

George Washington understood term limits; why doesn’t Netanyahu?

When it comes to the health of Israeli democracy, we may not know who will be the best leader, but we sure know who won’t. Enough is enough!

Leehee Goldenberg

Fossil fuels and why I got the COVID-19 vaccine

Droves of Israelis cleaned tons of tar from their beloved beaches – though they didn’t put it there. The Israeli government needs to take this kind of responsibility too

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, co-founder of ZAKA, speaks at a conference in Jerusalem, March 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Police open sex abuse investigation into ZAKA founder

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav accused of abusing men and women and minors; most of the allegations are beyond the statute of limitations

7:10 pm

Health Ministry may scrap mask requirement outdoors next month
6:59 pm

Citing Jordan airspace fight, Gantz accuses PM of endangering Israel's security
6:38 pm

Poll: Blocs split 58-58; Ra'am could be tie-breaker

Hapoel Jerusalem soccer fans cheer during a Liga Leumit match between Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and Hapoel Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, March 12, 2021. (Flash90)

Israel lets soccer fans back into stadiums for 1st time since start of pandemic

Spectators bubble with excitement as 1,500 allowed into professional matches after year of closure

Passengers walk in the arrivals hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport on March 8, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Ahead of elections, Israel set to allow citizens to return from any destination

By Stuart Winer

Illustrative: A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit vaccination center in Jerusalem on February 25, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

100,000 Israelis who got first COVID shot reportedly haven’t returned for second

Pieces of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea wash up on a beach in the Gdor Nature Reserve near Michmoret, Israel, Monday, March 1, 2021. The cleanup from the disastrous oil spill that has blackened most of the country's shoreline is expected to take months. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Gantz: Israel did not cause the oil spill that polluted its beaches

Defense minister dismisses speculation, in wake of WSJ report on IDF targeting Iranian tankers, that Israel inadvertently hit ship that spilled oil off Mediterranean coast

A fire is seen on the Iranian Shahr E Kord cargo ship in the Mediterranean on March 10, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)

Iranian investigator claims Israel behind attack on cargo ship in Mediterranean

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)

Israeli officials said to push calmer waters with Iran after alleged ship blasts

Bedouin women walk past campaign billboards for the Likud party bearing a picture of its leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the Bedouin town of Rahat on March 10, 2021. (Hazem Bader/AFP)

1 in 3 Arab Israeli voters want Netanyahu to remain PM, poll finds

Israel Democracy Institute survey shows 52% of Jewish voters don’t want premier to continue; most right and left-wing party voters share opinions on common issues

Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit party holds a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Far-right Ben Gvir says he’ll demand to be ‘Negev and Galilee security minister’

By Raoul Wootliff

An election campaign billboard for the Blue and White party on a highway in Tel Aviv reading 'Benny to the Knesset or Bibi for ever,' on March 12, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

InterviewAnyone ‘not named Netanyahu’: Gantz hopes he’ll be able to help choose next PM

By Michael Blum

Palestinian health workers at a hospital in the West Bank town of Nablus, where health workers were vaccinated against the coronavirus after the delivery of vaccine doses from Israel. February 03, 2021 (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

PA orders new lockdown in West Bank as hospitals reach 100% capacity

By Aaron Boxerman

Curfew fails to quell rising infections among Palestinians; health official: ‘There’s been nothing like this since the beginning of the pandemic’

A theatrical event held at Prof. Idit Matot's home, as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appeared close to ending in Israel, March 2021. Matot is at far right. (Screenshot: Channel 12)

Underlining sense pandemic waning, a top COVID prof hosts a play at her home

An event from ADL Israel

Israel Social Cohesion Summit

Watch this special event from ADL Israel, with ToI Editor David Horovitz moderating a panel of Jewish leaders from around the world.

Alon Shaya, right, helped Steven Fenves experience the taste of his pre-Holocaust childhood. (US Holocaust Memorial Museum; Rush Jagoe/ via JTA)

Star chef Alon Shaya helps Holocaust survivor recreate recipes from prewar youth

By Margaret Littman

Tal Ganoub Qasr al-Agouz site in the Bahariya Oasis. (Courtesy: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)

Ancient Christian settlement discovered in Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis

By AFP

French-Norwegian archaeological team uncovers 19 structures and a church decorated with religious inscriptions and biblical passages

Menachem Kaiser documents his journey in 'Plunder.' (Beowulf Sheehan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

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From Shoah reparations to lost Nazi treasure: A writer’s journey on family trail

By Emily Burack

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The Israeli woman who crossed into Syria and was returned in a deal brokered by Russia, in a photo shown by Channel 12 on February 20, 2021. (Channel 12 screenshot)

Indictment: Syrians wanted woman who crossed border to lead them to IDF troops

A wild boar taking a nap on a mattress in Haifa (via Twitter)

Hogging the bedSleepy Haifa boar becomes internet star

Left to right: Amnon Shashua and Marius Nacht get a letter from Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron and Supervisor of Banks Hedva Ber, saying they will get a license to set up a digital bank in Israel (Courtesy)

New Israeli digital bank starts offering services to clients in pilot run

By Shoshanna Solomon

An undated file photo provided by the family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual national detained in Iran. (Family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe via AP, File)

British-Iranian woman back in Tehran court for fresh trial after 5 years in jail

By Isabel Debre

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, right, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, center left, and Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana unveil a sign during a ceremony at the new Embassy of the Czech Republic Jerusalem office in Jerusalem on March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)

PA, Arab League condemn opening of Czech diplomatic office in Jerusalem

By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman

Students and their teacher attend class after the opening ceremony of the Hashtroudi school in Tehran, Iran, September 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian teachers ordered to identify Baha’i students in effort to convert them

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Gil Cohen and Noam Homri with coach Eran Sela (Israel Sailing Association)

Israelis win gold, silver at world sailing championships

Muhammad Iyad Qassem, 27, was killed in a shooting in Tira on March 13, 2021. (Courtesy)

Man shot to death in Arab city of Tira in latest killing of crime wave

The entrance to the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, November 5, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli driver accidentally enters E. J’lem’s Issawiya, car is pelted with rocks

US President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks before signing the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

ExplainerWarp-speed spending and other surreal stats of COVID times in America

By Calvin Woodward

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