Join our Community

Support ToI and remove all ads

Learn more

English
Français
עברית

Get The Daily Edition
Account
Sign In
- Sign in
- Join our Community

Open Search form

Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
Partners

Input search

English
Français
עברית

Latest Articles
Latest Alerts
Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
Partners
Community
- Join our community
- Sign in
- About The Times of Israel
- Advertise on The Times of Israel
- Contact us
- Download our App
  - For IOS users
  - For Android users
- Get the Daily Edition
- Follow us
- © 2026 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved
  
  Terms and conditions Privacy policy Your Privacy Rights

Input search

The Daily Edition

What Matters Most On Saturday, April 24, 2021

Facebook
Twitter

View previous edition

View next edition

A police sapper inspects the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip fell near houses on a kibbutz in southern Israel on April 24, 2021 (Flash90)

36 rockets fired at Israel overnight; IDF hits Gaza terror targets in response

Rocket salvos fired after Hamas calls for attacks on Israel over Jerusalem unrest; barrages, reported in real-time by terror group, mark worst assault from Strip in many months

Israeli boys examine the site where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Israel, April 24, 2021 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Gaza terror groups say rockets fired over Jerusalem unrest, warn worse to come

Illustrative: Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, on November 13, 2019. (Anas Baba/AFP)

Sirens in Israel throughout night as multiple rocket salvos launched from Gaza

By ToI Staff and Agencies

FILE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi at a press conference after a security cabinet meeting following the escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 12, 2019. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

PM says to ‘prepare for any scenario’ in Gaza; IDF chief postpones US trip

After 36 rockets fired into Israel, Netanyahu convenes with security officials at Kirya base; military says Kohavi delaying visit ‘in light of the events and expected developments’

From the blogs

Our rockets are back

Once again I’m running for safety in the middle of the night, closing my saferoom’s iron shutters – with my granddaughter’s 6th birthday party canceled

Israeli police officers clash with protestors in East Jerusalem on April 23, 2021 (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Fresh clashes between Israel Police, Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Violent confrontations near Old City, Rachel’s Tomb, Qalandiya checkpoint, a day after rioting by Arabs and Jews; US Embassy issues security alert for personnel; 4 cops injured

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on April 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

Netanyahu’s direct election gambit changes the rules mid-race to ensure he wins

The PM misrepresented his plans on national TV, and for good reason. His proposals tweak the system to knock out competitors and deliver a victory he can’t otherwise attain

Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett at a press conference in the Knesset, in Jerusalem on April 21, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bennett: I’m making intensive efforts to form a national unity government

Woman says she doesn't want to burn Arabs but does want to expel them in an interview with Kan, April 22, 2021 (Screen grab)

Extremist to Arab reporter neighbor: I want to expel you, not burn your village

Jewish woman at protest says she doesn’t call for arson attacks on Arab localities because ‘I speak nicely’; discovers journalist is her neighbor: ‘Do you want to sell your home?’

Yahya Jardi speaks from his hospital bed at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem after being beaten by multiple assailants during violent clashes in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2021 (video screenshot)

Driver assaulted during Jerusalem clashes: ‘I thought I was going to die’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Illustrative image: A worker tends to cannabis plants at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern city of Safed August 31, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)

Times Will Tell

Podcast: Pharmacist who opened his mind to Rx marijuana wants Israel to get lit

Until the 1930s, cannabis products were sold in local pharmacies, says Saul Kaye, head of CannaTech and iCan. Now, by not deregulating medical pot, Startup Nation is falling behind

Israel Travels

Stunning views from Goliath’s hometown show its ancient strategic importance

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

The rocky ascent to Tel Tzafit, thought to be the biblical city of Gath, is dotted with colorful foliage leading to a panoramic lookout over the length and breadth of the Holy Land

Engagement, not estrangement

What does it mean to be religious? Does sanctity require self-cloistering? Or should we be part of the world and strive to bring sanctity to it?

Michael Rothbaum

If rabbis can’t talk about public policy, what’s the point of Torah?

What is this tradition of ours? A faded scrapbook of pleasant memories? A vague sense of connection to a beloved grandparent? Does the Torah offer no guidance for the modern era?

A roommate's photoshoot has a dark motive in 'Miss' (screenshot)

Short film targets everyday anti-Semitism represented by ‘Miss Hitler’ pageant

By Stephen Silver

An Israeli receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Tel Aviv, December 31, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Authors recommend vaccination program continue

Israel said probing link between Pfizer shot and heart problem in men under 30

Leaked Health Ministry probe raises concerns as 62 cases of myocarditis found out of 5 million vaccinated — most after second dose; 2 deaths, but no direct link established

Pfizer to issue new version of vaccine that is easier to ship and store

By AFP and ToI Staff

US to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccinations despite rare clot risk

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and Mike Stobbe

Indian virus surge pushes world to record COVID highs

By AFP and ToI Staff

In this handout provided by the EU Delegation in Vienna, representatives of the European Union, Iran and others attend the Iran nuclear talks at the Grand Hotel in the Austrian capital, April 15, 2021. (EU Delegation in Vienna via Getty Images, JTA)

Analysis

The pro-Israel Iran dilemma: How to influence a policy Biden has yet to unveil

US is negotiating with others about rejoining 2015 deal, but has yet to outline what, if anything, it wants to see changed in the pact, or what concessions it may offer

Brett McGurk, then-US envoy for the global coalition against Islamic State, at a news conference at the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, June 7, 2017. (Hadi Mizban/AP)

US official says sanctions will stay until Iran commits to nuclear deal

File: View of Haifa's oil refineries and other industrial areas, on May 5, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)

At Biden’s Climate Summit, PM pledges to move Israel to renewable energy by 2050

In address to online confab, Netanyahu promises to wean Israel off fossil fuels, give ‘billions of dollars’ to Israeli startups working in sustainability

The 747 Supertanker helps to extinguish a forest fire which broke out near Nataf, outside Jerusalem on November 26, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

US SuperTanker plane, used to fight Israel’s 2016 fires, shut down by investors

By Patty Nieberg

A child holds up a KKL-JNF blue box to collect donations in this undated photo. The blue box was one of the first ways to raise money for the fledgling KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund and was common in many Jewish homes. (Courtesy KKL-JNF)

Bit more moneyJNF-USA starts accepting cryptocurrency donations

Ezra Rabinowitz, Tzippi Moss and her husband Allan Rabinowitz on the Israel Trail in 2009, the subject of her recently published book, 'Angels and Tahina' (Courtesy Tzippi Moss)

Two new books expound on aliyah experience for olim, by olim

By Jessica Steinberg

‘Angels & Tahina’ and ‘Aliya: Home. Hope. Reality’ bring two Jerusalem families’ experiences into sharp relief

Illustrative: Amit Rahav (Yanky) and Shira Haas (Esty) in Netflix's 'Unorthodox' (Anika Molnar/Netflix)

Israeli ‘Unorthodox’ stars Shira Haas, Amit Rahav win Independent Spirit Awards

By ToI Staff and Agencies

‘Best news I’ve ever received at 6 am!’ says actress after receiving honor in online ceremony; ‘Immigration Nation,’ co-directed by Israel’s Shaul Schwarz, also gets gong

Gal Gadot arrives at the Oscars on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Gal Gadot uses her star power to spotlight women’s stories in new docuseries

By John Carucci

A Jewish wedding in Baghdad, date unknown. (courtesy/JIMENA)

First personThey escaped with their lives, but their records are sealed

Is your name on this list? Your Jewish roots may be in Cairo, Baghdad or nearby

Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch unveils a painstaking compilation of late 19th-century men who managed to evade Ottoman conscription, among the few available records of bygone communities

More Headlines

French police officials block off a street near the police station in Rambouillet, south-west of Paris, on April 23, 2021, after a woman was stabbed to death. (Bertrand Guay/AFP)

French policewoman stabbed to death in suspected Islamic terror attack

By Alice Lefebvre and Tiphaine Liboux

A view inside the Tzitzernakaberd memorial to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, in the Armenian capital Yerevan, Armenia, Oct. 30, 2019 (AP Photo/Hakob Berberyan)

After call with Erdogan, Biden to formally recognize Armenian genocide

By AAMER MADHANI, Matthew Lee and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY

Director Steven Spielberg addresses the audience at the 2018 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Spielberg-produced Holocaust documentary to be streamed on Netflix

By JTA

Kuwaiti women carry a banner during a rally to denounce violence against women, outside the National Assembly, in the capital Kuwait City, on April 22, 2021 (Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)

Kuwaitis rally over violence against women as mom brutally murdered by stalker

By AFP

In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, far right, appears in Manhattan Federal court seated next to her attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim, second from left, along with her sister Isabel Maxwell, far left, during her arraignment on a superceding indictment, Friday, April 23, 2021, in New York. Maxwell, a British socialite and one-time girlfriend of Epstein, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking conspiracy and an additional sex trafficking charge that were added in a rewritten indictment released last month by a Manhattan federal court grand jury. The new indictment stretched the timespan of the charges from three years to a decade. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

In first court appearance, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new charges

By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays

A view of Moriah’s megillah spanning an entire basketball court. (Rahn Sas via JTA)

Keep scrollingIsraeli artist sets Guinness World Record for longest megillah scroll

By Gabe Friedman

View Edition by Date

March	April 2021					May
Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

The Times of Israel

Daily Edition

Free to Your Inbox

The email is either missing or invalid.

By signing up, you agree to our terms You hereby accept The Times of Israel Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and you agree to receive the latest news & offers from The Times of Israel and its partners or ad sponsors.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate Israel
The Blogs
podcasts
video

terms and conditions
privacy policy
Your Privacy Rights
about us
advertise with us
Jobs at The Times of Israel
contact us

Community

Join our community
Sign in

Get the Daily Edition

Enter your email address

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Whatsapp Follow us on X Follow us on Youtube Follow us on Telegram Follow us on Threads Follow us on Bluesky

© 2026 The Times of Israel, all rights reserved

Concept, design & development by

Developed by

Powered by

Never miss breaking news on Israel

Get notifications to stay updated

You're subscribed

Register for free
and continue reading

Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.

Email address

Please use the following structure: example@domain.com

Or Continue with

By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.

Send me The Times of Israel Daily Edition

Register to continue

Email address

Or Continue with

Log in to continue

Email address

Something went wrong.
Please try again in a few minutes..

Sign in or Register

Email address * Password *

Incorrect password. Please try again or choose an option below.

I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link

Or Continue with

check your email

Check your email

We sent an email to you at .

It has a link that will sign you in.

Click the link in that email to complete your registration.