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What Matters Most On Sunday, February 6, 2022

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Ziv medical staff wear safety gear as they work in a coronavirus ward of the hospital in Safed, on February 1, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)

299 people have died from COVID complications in past week

Israel’s 1,263 serious COVID cases break new record, even as transmission rate ebbs

Serious illness much more likely for unvaccinated; coronavirus czar says Omicron-fueled wave not over yet; positive test rate of 28.79% highest since start of pandemic

ExplainerA different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?

By LAURAN NEERGAARD

IMF says Israel managed pandemic ‘exceptionally well,’ warns of ‘significant’ risks

By Ricky Ben-David

Israel’s serious COVID-19 cases hit all-time high of 1,229

Illustrative: A desk at a support call center. (Kunakorn Rassadornyindee; iStock by Getty Images)

Young woman dies by apparent suicide after policeman tells her to kill herself

By Emanuel Fabian

In recording published by Channel 12, officer heard saying, ‘You’re an idiot who wants to kill herself, so kill yourself quietly already’ — as another cop laughs

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, left, speaks as he meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday, August 27, 2021, in Washington, DC. (GPO)

Live updates (closed)

Bennett and Biden discuss ‘steps to block the Iranian nuclear program’

PM’s office says conversation also addresses US killing of Islamic State leader, Russia-Ukraine conflict; Bennett invites president to visit

7:09 pm

New York police investigating 2 alleged assaults against Jews
7:08 pm

Tunisian leader seeks to dissolve nation's top judiciary
6:18 pm

Bennett and Biden discuss Iran, killing of IS chief, in phone call

Former Communications Ministry Director-General Shlomo Filber at a Knesset committee meeting, on July 24, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu lawyers expected to seek delay of key testimony over phone hacking scandal

State’s witness Shlomo Filber reportedly had data illicitly siphoned off device; Kan: Prosecutors believe hacking did not affect case evidence

FILE -- This Oct. 27, 2004 file photo, shows the interior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, 360 kms southwest of Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Fars News Agancy, File)

Israel said to fear restored Iran deal will leave breakout time of only a few months

By ToI Staff and Agencies

‘Better to have a distance of a few months and not just weeks,’ US sources quoted as saying; 2015 pact envisioned Tehran would need a year to amass enough material for bomb

A satellite image from September 15, 2017, of the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran. (Google Earth)

Waived Iran sanctions allow redesign of Fordo plant, cooperation with Russia, China

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, December 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Top Iran official says nuke talks so far fail to achieve ‘balance in commitments’

By AFP

16 reasons I homeschool my kids

I know many people can’t imagine attempting this juggling act, but for me, the wonder is that they send their kids to school!

Chastity Belt and Road? – Israel need not ditch China for America

In today’s Great Power competition, Jerusalem’s interests clearly align with those of the US, yet China is not Israel’s enemy, nor does it wish it to be

People hold a protest against the 'Citizenship Law' outside the Knesset, on June 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Cabinet okays Citizenship Law for Knesset vote, over objection of Meretz, Ra’am

If passed, controversial bill would renew ban on permits for Palestinians who marry Israelis to live with their spouses in Israel; opposing coalition members warn of repercussions

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaks during a press conference about COVID-19, on December 30, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Coalition’s Meretz warns Shaked of ‘painful response’ to Citizenship Law

Illustrative: Police clash with Israelis protesting the death of Ahuvia Sandak, at the entrance to Jerusalem, January 27, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

7 arrested at Jerusalem protest over settler teen’s death in police chase

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Son eulogizes the 'ultimate survivor'

Holocaust survivor injured by Gaza rocket during last year’s fighting dies at 91

By Stuart Winer

Naomi Perlman was seriously wounded when missile slammed into her Ashkelon home, killing her Indian caregiver; in death, family says, she was ‘released’ from 9 months of suffering

Undated photo of Holocaust survivor Naomi Perlman. (Courtesy Perlman family)

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Feb. 6 – Diplomatic tug-of-wars, and Gantz talks security in Bahrain

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses Ukraine and Iran, and military reporter Judah Ari Gross offers an overview of Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s trip to Bahrain

The Flydubai gate at Tel Aviv airport, on December 7, 2020. (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)

Israeli airlines may halt flights to Dubai over security concerns

Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) and Bahraini Minister of Defense Affairs Abdullah Bin Hassan Al Nuaimi shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Bahraini defense headquarters, on February 3, 2022. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

‘A bridge to new destinations’: In op-ed for Bahrain paper, Gantz lauds growing ties

Police and medics at the scene of an apparent murder in Ramle, February 6, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Ramle man shot dead in latest murder thought linked to Jaroushi family feud

By Emanuel Fabian

28-year-old Ziad Mughrabi found near mosque in central city; police launch investigation into at least 5th killing in family over past year

Lamis Abu Laban (Courtesy)

Custody extended for brother suspected in shooting of woman left badly hurt in Lod

Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)

Man in his 20s stabbed to death in central town of Azor

In this photo taken from video and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on February 4, 2022, a soldier takes part in the Belarusian and Russian joint military drills at Brestsky firing range, Belarus. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

US warns Russian invasion could see Kyiv fall in days, leave 50,000 civilians dead

Internal American assessments say Putin has assembled 70% of the firepower needed for full-scale assault on Ukraine but hasn’t made a final decision on whether to invade

In this photo taken from video and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on February 5, 2022, a Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian air force is seen from the cockpit of another such plane during a training flight. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Nuclear-capable Russian bombers fly over Belarus amid Ukraine tensions

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

Rabbis are leaving their jobs in unusually large numbers as the pandemic enters its third year. (Getty Images/ via JTA)

'This is another challenging year for rabbinic search'

Great Resignation fuels rabbinic hiring crisis, may leave US synagogues leaderless

With annual cohorts of new clergy already shrinking, non-Orthodox denominations see an even sharper drop this year due to the pandemic, leaving them to rely on creative solutions

In reported first, woman given rabbinical appointment at UK Orthodox community

Video footage captured the moment two Orthodox Jewish men were blasted by New Jersey snowplow driver Donny Klarmann as the pair were walking to a religious service on Saturday. (Screenshot)

NJ snow plow operator fired after blasting two ultra-Orthodox men

In video posted to Facebook, Donny Klarmann and a co-worker can be heard laughing as the religious duo are pelted while making their way to Shabbat during storm

Joe Rogan is seen during a weigh-in before UFC 211 on May 12, 2017, in Dallas before UFC 211. ( AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Joe Rogan apologizes for past racial slurs, but says clips ‘taken out of context’

By Anne D'Innocenzio

In wake of Whoopi Goldberg’s race comments, US Jewry reflects on identity in America

By David Crary, Peter Smith and LUIS ANDRES HENAO

As actress serves suspension for her statements on Holocaust, a range of Jewish leaders note the complexity of describing how race fits into the overall Jewish experience

People march in solidarity from Foley Square over the Brooklyn Bridge, concluding their rally against antisemitism at Cadman Plaza, on December 5, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)

People stand next to tractors at nightfall as they observe a rescue mission of a 5-year-old boy who fell into a hole in the northern village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, on February 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

After lengthy rescue efforts, 5-year-old boy pulled from Morocco well, declared dead

By Mosa'ab Elshamy and TARIK EL-BARAKAH

Rayan was trapped in 105-feet deep hole near his village for four days; King Mohammed VI expresses condolences to his parents

Parents of 5-year-old Rayan walk towards the tunnel as their son's body was being retrieved, after he fell into a hole and was stuck there for several days, in the village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Morocco in shock over tragic death of ‘little Rayan’ after painstaking 5-day ordeal

By Hicham RAFIH, Fadel Senna and Kaouthar Oudrhiri

Profile

A potential pick for US top court, Kruger admired for intellect, consensus building

Daughter of Jamaican mother and Jewish father is among group of Black women whose names have been floated by Biden as possible replacements for retiring Justice Stephen Breyer

Leondra Kruger, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, poses for photos in San Francisco, on Thursday, February 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Republican Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, and Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, listen as the House select committee tasked with investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol meets on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans rebuke two lawmakers for disloyalty to Trump

By AFP

The entrance to the Yeshivat Beth Yossef in Bussières, France. (Google Maps via JTA)

Staff at French ultra-Orthodox school charged with abuse of students

By AFP

Several pupils at Beth Yossef placed in care, including minors from US, Israel; suspicions include seizing of identity documents and lack of access to education and healthcare

Supporters of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wave flags during a campaign rally, February 5, 2022, in Reims, eastern France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

As April vote nears, French far-right presidential hopefuls fight for limelight

By AP

Imams from the Paris Mosque gather before paying their homage to the victims of the November 13, 2015 attacks, near the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, on Friday, November 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant, File)

In bid to fight extremism, Macron seeks to reshape Islam in France

By Barbara Surk

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Illustrative image of a hacker and online fraud. (scyther5; iStock by Getty Images)

Defense Ministry said to freeze export licenses for Israeli ‘cyberattack’ tech

Illustrative: Border Police troops clash with Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin, on January 18, 2018. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Border Police troops come under fire near Jenin; vehicle damaged, with no injuries

By Emanuel Fabian

A woman works in a lab at a high-tech cannabis products start-up at a technological incubator center in the town of Yeruham in the southern Negev desert on February 1, 2022. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

Desert town Yeruham aims for employment high as Israel’s ‘medical cannabis capital’

By Alexandra Vardi

Artworks from Rakfaf, the UAE arts festival that opened February 4, 2022, featuring Israeli artworks for the first time. (Courtesy: Sharon Toval)

United artUAE arts festival features Israeli works for first time

By Jessica Steinberg

Michael Ben David performs the song I.M. during the X-Factor finals, on February 5, 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Singing strongly in ItalyMichael Ben David to represent Israel at Eurovision 2022

A man sorting bottles for recycling in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, February 1, 2022. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90

Over 1,000 Israelis complain about stores refusing to comply with bottle deposit law

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowds with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at right, as they arrive by carriage on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK’s Queen Elizabeth says ‘sincere wish’ for Camilla to become Queen Consort

By DANICA KIRKA

Portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are hung on buildings at a polling station in Douma, near the capital Damascus, on May 26, 2021. (Louai Beshara/AFP)

After decade-long war, Syria opposition groups make new bid to unite against Assad

By AFP

The cast of 'Suspicion,' the Apple TV+ show that premiered February 4, 2022, starring Uma Thurman and based on Israeli series 'False Flag' (Courtesy Apple TV+)

Global Israeli TVLatest Keshet production ‘Suspicion’ drops on Apple TV+

By Jessica Steinberg

Actor and comic Iris Bahr goes onstage with actor Noa Koler February 7 at Tel Aviv's Shablul (Courtesy Iris Bahr)

Bring your enthusiasmNY comic Iris Bahr brings alter ego to Tel Aviv variety show

By Jessica Steinberg

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev speaks during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem on January 31, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Man arrested on suspicion of online threats against police minister Barlev

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

These undated photos provided courtesy of the FBI Los Angeles shows Linda Morrow (right) and David Morrow (left). (FBI Los Angeles via AP)

After fleeing to Israel, suspect in cosmetic surgery insurance fraud pleads guilty

By brian melley

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