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What Matters Most On Friday, February 11, 2022

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Yair Geller speaks with Channel 13 news in an interview on February 11, 2022. (Screen capture: Twitter)

Iranian cell caught in plot to assassinate Israeli in Istanbul, media and target say

8 spies said arrested in plot to kill businessman Yair Geller, in retaliation for killing of Iran’s nuclear chief; Turkish intel worked with Mossad, moved Geller to safehouse

German FM Annalena Baerbock (L) and FM Yair Lapid (R) at a press conference in Tel Aviv, February 10, 2022 (Miri Shomonovich/GPO)

Lapid: European countries cannot ignore Iranian threats besides nuclear program

By Lazar Berman

A pregnant woman recieves a COVID-19 vaccine at the Givatayim mall, outside of Tel Aviv, August 23, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israeli study shows vaccinating pregnant women with Pfizer shot is safe for fetus

Examining thousands of women for incidence of preterm births, hospitalizations, birth defects and mortality, research says no difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated

People wearing face masks walk in Jerusalem, on February 10, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Officials to discuss easing more COVID restrictions as Omicron wave recedes further

Book review

In new book, Trump’s Israel envoy hammers 4 rocky years into a smooth path to peace

David Friedman’s memoir ‘Sledgehammer’ finds the former ambassador unsnarling years of broken diplomacy for a new Middle East, though others recall a less tidy narrative

US president Donald Trump, center, is flanked by then-ambassador to Israel David Friedman, left, and then-senior adviser Jared Kushner in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on August 12, 2020. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

The synagogue of Kremenchuk in Ukraine. (Foundation for Jewish Heritage/The Center for Jewish Art)

From our partner

Jewish charities said preparing plans to evacuate Ukrainian Jews if war breaks out

Groups from the UK and US working with Israeli security teams on strategy, UK Jewish News reports

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (center) and Romania's President Klaus Iohannis (center right) visit the Mihail Kogalniceanu Military Base, on February 11, 2022, in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. (Andrei Pungovschi/AFP)

NATO chief warns ‘real risk’ of war amid Russian troop buildup around Ukraine

By AFP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center left, and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki talk to British troops stationed in Poland on a NATO mission of enhancement of the alliance's eastern flank in Wesola, near Warsaw Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)

NATO members heighten alarm over Russia invasion fears, send more troops east

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

Avishai Ziv in 2018 (Facebook screenshot)

Court lifts gag on third suspect in huge crypto case after suit by ToI, others

By Simona Weinglass

Singulariteam CEO Avishai Ziv among 10 arrested in November for alleged initial coin offering fraud worth hundreds of millions of dollars; battle continues to publish 7 other names

Ra'am party head, Mansour Abbas (c), grasps the hand of then-prime minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October13, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ra’am head Abbas rejects Amnesty’s apartheid label for Israel

By Joseph Krauss

Leader of coalition’s Islamist party says he’s focused on bringing people together rather than being judgmental, prefers objective terms to describe ills decried by rights groups

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Ramallah, on February 10, 2022. (Mohamad Torokman/Pool Photo via AP)

PA’s Abbas threatens to ‘get back’ at ‘vile’ Israel for ‘murder’ of terror suspects

By Aaron Boxerman and Emanuel Fabian

Palestinian president says operation that killed 3 men in West Bank was ‘premeditated murder by the vile Zionist occupier,’ vows incident ‘will not go idly by’

Israeli security forces inspect the scene of a shooting attack near Homesh, in the West Bank, on December 16, 2021. (Hillel Maeir/Flash9)

Three more suspects charged in December’s deadly West Bank terror shooting

By Judah Ari Gross

Examining phones of 2 alleged police targets, cyber firm finds evidence of hacking

ZecOps says high likelihood devices of former ministry chiefs were infected with malware, which was oddly removed in recent days; 3rd ex-ministry head hands in phone for probe

From left to right: Keren Terner Eyal, former director general of the Transportation Ministry; former Justice Ministry director general Emi Palmor; and Shai Babad, the former director general of the Finance Ministry. (Flash90)

Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, his wife, Sara, and their son Yair, during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (not pictured), at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem on December 8, 2013. (Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90/File)

Former AG blocked police requests to wiretap Sara and Yair Netanyahu — report

NSO threatens legal action against Calcalist over ‘sensationalist’ spyware report

Illustrative: Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor shows Associated Press journalists a screenshot of a spoof text message, used to attempt to hack him, in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, August 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Prominent Jordanians among hundreds in country reportedly hacked by Israeli spyware

Ammon News says officials at Royal Hashemite Court, Olympic committee, as well as senator, activist, and wife of murdered Saudi journalist targeted

This April 13, 2016, photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data

By NOMAAN MERCHANT

The Torah would not present the high priest’s garments in all their colorful detail if those shades were not meaningful. But what do they signify? (Tetzaveh)

Joshua Hammerman

Lions and Tigers and Rams: Isaiah’s Super Bowl pick

Does the appearance of both teams’ names in a biblical prophet’s description of world peace predict the first tie in championship history? (Spoiler: No)

Inside story

Carrie Keller-Lynn

Middle class unimpressed by a financial plan critics say does too little for too few

Bennett and Liberman’s proposal to address cost of living is met with criticism from protesters, members of the coalition and opposition forces alike

A man shops for groceries at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem, February 3, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews cross the road at the Bar-Ilan junction in Jerusalem, on October 19, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ultra-Orthodox leaders slam government’s economic relief plan

By Tobias Siegal

Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora arrives at the Coburg Palace, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting that aims at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on February 8, 2022. (Alex Halada / AFP)

US officials see Iran ‘weeks’ away from bomb breakout, upping urgency around talks

By ToI Staff and AFP

Senator says Iran can have enough fuel for a nuke within 60 days, following ‘shocking’ briefing with diplomats, but Republicans say Biden too desperate for bad agreement

Clerics burn representations of the US flag under the Azadi (freedom) monument tower during the annual rally commemorating the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Raisi says Iran ‘never has hope’ in nuclear talks as country marks 1979 revolution

By ToI Staff and Agencies

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem, on February 10, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Bennett calls for deadline in Iran nuclear talks, during meeting with German FM

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Times Will Tell

Podcast: Drama, tension and love in Netflix series ‘The Girl from Oslo’

Director Uri Barbash and actress Anneke von der Lippe discuss the characters, storylines and relationships in their Netflix hit

Anneke von der Lippe (left) and Amos Taman (right) as Alex and Arik in 'The Girl from Oslo,' currently on Netflix (Courtesy Netflix)

Radio show host Jacob Bardugo speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of Channel 20 in Jerusalem, on March 16, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Opposition’s right-wing bloc boycotts Army Radio after it drops pro-Netanyahu voice

Radio station removes conservative commentator Jacob Bardugo from his primetime daily slot, sparking outrage and accusations of suppressing free speech

Students from the Yeshiva Har Torah modern Orthodox day school on Long Island. (Courtesy of Yeshiva Har Torah/via JTA)

Interview'That school is gonna turn out some kick-butt rabbis'

How this Modern Orthodox yeshiva went viral with a tweet about Nirvana

Har Torah gets laughs even outside the Jewish world; head of school Rabbi Gary Menchel and the anonymous parent running the Twitter account talk humor, education and Jewish values

Rabbi Yaakov Baruch makes a speech at the Shaar HaShamayim synagogue in Indonesia. (Yaakov Baruch via JTA)

Indonesia Muslim groups demand closure of country’s first-ever Holocaust exhibition

By Jordyn Haime

Display at country’s only synagogue criticized over claimed attempts by Israel to normalize relations; rabbi says he wants ‘to educate Indonesians on the danger of antisemitism’

A view of the Azrieli towers and the surrounding buildings in central Tel Aviv. (Courtesy of Avison Young)

'Office space near talent is key to a company’s success'

Tel Aviv office market gone mad: High demand drives shortage, steep prices for space

By Adina Cooper

Quality space in the right location has become as important to a startup as a patent, say commercial real estate experts

Swimming in the heated David Citadel pool during the snowy January 2022 weekend (Courtesy David Citadel Hotel)

As pandemic leaves a vacuum, Jerusalem hotels offer a getaway without the crowds

By Jessica Steinberg

With Omicron still raging, it could be just the time to check out local accommodations

More Headlines

Children at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh, September 5, 2021 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Education minister said promoting plan to start teaching English in preschool

In an undated photograph, an Israeli navy AS565 Panther helicopter is seen flying during sunset. (Israel Defense Forces)

Broken motor blade caused deadly chopper crash, military probe finds

By Judah Ari Gross

An F-35 fighter jet takes off during a surprise exercise, 'Galilee Rose,' in February 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

Russia cites ‘deep concern’ over ongoing Israeli strikes in Syria

Nationalist activists protest the closure of a probe into the death of Ahuvia Sandak, at the entrance of Jerusalem, on February 3, 2022. (Noam Revkin/Flash90)

Friends of settler teen killed in West Bank car chase to be charged over rock attack

By Emanuel Fabian

Photograph taken in the Anne Frank House book shop with her image and translated copies of the diary in the background. (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)

Bitter row erupts over Anne Frank betrayal book as researcher pans ‘venomous attack’

Bahraini military officers present Defense Minister Benny Gantz with a ceremonial sword after the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the Bahraini defense headquarters, on February 3, 2022. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Report: Senior IDF official to be stationed in Bahrain, making history

Rabbi Larry Sernovitz blows a shofar in the Georgia state legislature in Atlanta, February 8, 2022. (video screenshot)

Horning inGeorgia rabbi blows wake-up call to state legislators

The memorial on the ruins of the Riga Choral Synagogue burned to the ground by Nazis in 1941, in memory of those who perished in the blaze, seen in Riga, Latvia, on February 10, 2022. (Roman Koksarov/AP)

Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law, aims to revitalize Jewish life

By AP

Illustrative: In this October 23, 2020 photo, then-US president Donald Trump talks on a phone during a call with the leaders of Sudan and Israel in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US House panel finds gaps in White House call logs from day of Capitol riots

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Colleen Long

Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. (AFP)

Iran and 4 countries clash over reparations for 2020 downing of Ukrainian jet

By Edith M. Lederer

Tottenham Hotspur fans wave flags ahead of the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at White Hart Lane stadium in London, on May 14, 2017. (Frank Augstein/AP)

UK’s Tottenham soccer club no longer wants fan nickname offensive to Jews

By AP and ToI Staff

The Pfizer building on East 42nd Street in New York City. (ChainGangPictures via iStock by Getty Images)

Pfizer extends cooperation deal with Israeli AI drug development firm CytoReason

By Ricky Ben-David

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