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What Matters Most On Sunday, April 4, 2021

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Naftali Bennett, head of the Yamina party seen with Yamina supporters at the party headquarters in Petah Tikva, on election night, on March 23, 2021. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

TV: Lapid offered Bennett to be prime minister first in power-sharing deal

According to Channel 13, Bennett must now decide if he wants to be PM, or back Netanyahu and head for likely 5th election; Smotrich urges Bennett not to allow ‘left-wing gov’t’

6:35 pm

Israeli who offered to help Jordanian prince denies ever serving in Mossad
6:30 pm

Sa'ar repeats he won't join Netanyahu: 'We want government of honesty, integrity'
5:32 pm

Jordanian report: Former Mossad official was involved in alleged plot

Jordan's former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein (screenshot via BBC)

Jordan ex-crown prince says he’s being held under house arrest, denies coup plot

By ToI Staff and Agencies

As top officials are arrested, Hamzah bin Hussein issues video accusing the monarchy of corruption, stifling dissent; says his internet, phones cut

Queen Noor of Jordan attends a ceremony in Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 11, 2015. (Amel Emric/AP)

Jordan’s Queen Noor, mother of detained prince, attacks ‘wicked slander’ of coup

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A Jordanian honor guard stands for review at the Royal Palace, in Amman, Jordan, March 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Jordanian press warns stability is a ‘red line’ after alleged coup attempt

By AFP

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

Could Netanyahu’s Ra’am flirtation push the right out of power for a generation?

The PM’s allies have come to fear his eagerness to cooperate with the conservative Muslim part – paving the way, they warn, to a left-Arab alliance the right won’t be able to beat

A combination image showing former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL) and Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas March 23, 2021. (Flash90)

Mansour Abbas, head of Israel's conservative Islamic Ra'am party, speaks during a press conference in the northern city of Nazareth on April 1, 2021. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)

Poll: 48% of Israelis favor government with outside support from Arab parties

By Stuart Winer

Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas at the party headquarters in Tamra, on election night, March 23, 2021. (Flash90)

No decision from Ra’am after meeting to discuss who to recommend as PM

United Torah Judaism party members at the party headquarters in Petah Tikva, on election night, September 18, 2019 (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)

Ultra-Orthodox UTJ split over potential coalition with Ra’am support

MK Pindros: ‘Not an ideal situation to rely on party that supports terror’; but Gafni hits out at Smotrich, saying his refusal may lead to anti-religious government, 5th elections

President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a ceremony of receiving the official results of the election at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on March 31, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

President lays out schedule for meetings with party heads, to be streamed live

In this Sunday, November 24, 2019 photo, then-defense minister Naftali Bennett and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit an Israeli military base in the Golan Heights, on the Israeli-Syrian border. (Atef Safadi/Pool via AP, File)

Bennett meets with Lapid for talks on possible government

Actress Shira Haas during the filming of the third season of 'Shtisel,' which is coming to Netflix on March 25, 2021 (Courtesy Vered Adir)

Times of Israel Podcast

Daily Briefing Apr. 4 – Filming ‘Shtisel’ during COVID: A behind-the-scenes peek

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

’Let my people stay!’

Though the last rabbi in Yemen went to extraordinary lengths to show how loyal he was to the regime, Islamists pushed out nearly all of the Jews who remained there

Jaroslaw Sellin

The true status of Jewish cemeteries in Poland

My government has allocated massive resources to remedy a problem created by the Nazi genocide and made worse by years of communist neglect

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Gantz vows to assist Jordan, in first Israeli comment after alleged coup attempt

By Judah Ari Gross

Defense minister says incident involving former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein is an ‘internal matter,’ hails security cooperation with Amman

Live updates (closed)US: Jordan’s King Abdullah ‘has our full support’; kingdom denies coup plot

Jordan nabs ex-palace officials for ‘security reasons,’ denies coup plot report

By Agencies and ToI Staff

AnalysisAllies rush to support Abdullah II, underscoring Jordan’s strategic importance

By Josef Federman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives a hearing in his corruption case at the Jerusalem District Court, February 8, 2021. (Reuven Kastro/Pool)

Retired judge predicts Netanyahu graft trial will last at least 3 years

Evidence stage of trial against PM to begin Monday with 20-minute speech by prosecutor laying out charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust

Likud MK Osnat Mark in Jerusalem on October 26, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Son of Likud MK Osnat Mark charged with threatening police during altercation

Yazidi newborn Hena arrives in Israel from Iraqi Kurdistan with her uncle to undergo life-saving heart surgery at Sheba Hospital (courtesy Shevet Achim)

After agonizing wait, Israel lets in Yazidi baby for life-saving treatment

By Lazar Berman

The technology developed by IceCure Medical Ltd. destroys tumors by freezing them in a minimally invasive procedure with no surgery or hospitalization requirement (Courtesy)

IceCure shares up as tumor-freezing tech gets FDA breakthrough device nod

By Shoshanna Solomon

Recognition will allow for expedited permits, the company says in TASE filing; it’s given when devices can help treat life-threatening or seriously debilitating ailments

Illustrative image of a hacker (stevanovicigor; iStock by Getty Images)

Cybersecurity attacks surge during pandemic as Israel startup industry thrives

By Shoshanna Solomon

Duolingo is giving users who order in Yiddish a free bagel on the course launch date. (Duolingo)

How a secular scholar and some NY Hasidic Jews set up Duolingo’s Yiddish course

By Gabe Friedman

Israeli students go to school in Yad Mordechai, March 07, 2021 (Flash90)

Virus czar: We expect to start vaccinating children within weeks

Ash says waiting for FDA and local approval after Pfizer’s positive results in trials for kids 12-15; says officials looking to restore full classes in schools, cancel pod system

People walk past closed stores in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, on October 9, 2020. (Angela Weiss / AFP)

Pandemic gives some Haredi New York Jews space to leave their community

By Peter HUTCHISON

Tourists visit the National Heritage Site of Ein Keshatot in the Golan Heights on April 1, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Record 2 million Israelis flock to nature during Passover holiday

Kylie Moore-Gilbert (Screen capture: YouTube)

UK-Australian jailed by Iran as Israeli spy describes prof’s harassment campaign

Kylie Moore-Gilbert details conspiracy theories posted about her by Tim Anderson, fired by Sydney University for showing students a picture of swastika superimposed on Israeli flag

An undated promotional handout still from the Iranian state TV series, 'Gando,' shows actor Payam Dehkordi, center, who plays a character apparently based on Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, among other actors. (Mohammad Bagheri/TV series, 'Gando,' via AP)

Iranians say TV spy thriller partially censored by regime

By Isabel Debre and Amir Vahdat

Iran's heavy-water nuclear facility is backdropped by mountains near the central city of Arak, Iran, on January 15, 2011. (AP/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan, File)

France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

In show of Pharaonic heritage, Egypt parades 22 royal mummies through Cairo

18 pharaohs, including Ramses II, and four other royals transported on trucks to new museum in event meant to showcase country’s rich history, spur tourism

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Then-chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda at the opening of the court's judicial year with a Special Session at the seat of the court in The Hague, January 23, 2020. (courtesy ICC)

Netanyahu to hold high-level talks on ICC war crimes probe

President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a press conference at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2020. (Flash90)

New apartment and a plinth: Preparations underway for the end of Rivlin’s term

Soldiers at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on Memorial Day, Yom Hazikaron, April 28, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

In return to normal, families can visit fallen troops’ graves on Memorial Day

By Judah Ari Gross

Settlers assault a Palestinian man in the West Bank in a video released on April 3, 2021. (Screenshot/Yesh Din)

Settlers filmed pelting Palestinian man with stones in West Bank

Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, left, and Facebook's Israel General Manager Adi Soffer Teeni inaugurate the social media giant's new space for startups called 'Playground' in Tel Aviv, Aug. 14, 2019 (Sivan Farag/Times of Israel)

Amid battle for workers, multinationals scale up chipmaking plans in Israel

By Shoshanna Solomon

An iPhone displays the Facebook app, August 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Data from 533 million Facebook accounts posted online

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Surgery at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, September 12, 2011. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

2 young Gambians who had heart surgery in Israel return home after 2-month delay

The cast of sitcom 'Friends,' from left, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer appear during the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, September 22, 2002. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)

They were on a break!‘Friends’ reunion special finally to start filming

Illustrative: The sunrise reflects on city skylines at the Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers districts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Sheikhdom with a viewDubai police arrest group over balcony video of nude women

By AP

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