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What Matters Most On Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee crossing the Irpin river in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking humanitarian corridors as civilians flee cities

By Dmitry Zaks and Dave Clark

Kyiv denounces Moscow shelling of evacuation routes in Sumy and Mariupol as ‘genocide’; number of refugees fleeing Ukraine tops two million

Vitaly Gerasimov (Ukraine Defense Ministry/Wikipedia)

Ukraine claims it killed senior Russian general near Kharkiv

By AP and ToI Staff

A Ukrainian police officer helps people as artillery echoes nearby while fleeing Irpin in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Evacuation from Sumy begins as Ukraine says Russian offensive ‘slowed significantly’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelensky says he spoke with Bennett, thanks him for mediation efforts with Russia

Leaders ‘discussed ways to end the war and violence’; emotional Ukrainian ambassador describes harsh situation in Kharkiv, asks Israel for help

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 2022. (Olivier Douliery/Pool/AFP)

Blinken tells Lapid the US ‘very much appreciates’ Israeli mediation in Ukraine

By Jacob Magid and AP

Russia's President Vladimir Putin appears on a television screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 25, 2022. (Michael Probst/AP)

EU pledges to safeguard democracy by fighting Russia’s ‘information war’ in Europe

By Samuel Petrequin

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, pictured at the Ukrainian-Polish border crossing in Korczowa, Poland on March 5, 2022. (OLIVIER DOULIERY / Pool / AFP)

Ukrainian FM apologizes for claiming El Al accepts ‘blood-soaked’ Russian money

By Alexander Fulbright

Dmytro Kuleba acknowledges Israeli airline no longer takes payment from Mir system, hails ‘its important humanitarian operations’ in Ukraine

Illustrative: El Al planes are parked at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/ Ariel Schalit/ File)

Israel to underwrite airlines flying to Russia due to sanctions over Ukraine war

By Daniella Cheslow

Members of the General Assembly vote on a resolution during a special session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters, on March 2, 2022, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)

Russia ‘very disappointed’ with Israel’s UN vote to condemn invasion — report

Stirring, funny, poignant. The Blessing of a Broken Heart on stage in March

March 14, 15, 30, 31. Theater & Theology and The Koby Mandell Fnd. present Sherri Mandell’s powerful story in Jerusalem, Raanana, Gush Etzion. Click here for tickets.

This picture shows an apartment building damaged after shelling the day before in Ukraine's second-biggest city of Kharkiv on March 8, 2022. (Sergey BOBOK / AFP)

Live updates (closed)

IAEA raises fresh alarms over Chernobyl after contact lost

Deadly bombings reported near Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, but offensive appears to slow down, Ukraine’s military says

4:08 am

Large explosions reported in Ukrainian capital
2:43 am

Israel knows missiles, should fight alongside us, ex-Ukraine president says
2:32 am

Venezuela releases detained American oil exec as US looks to shore up fuel supply

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Mar. 8 – From Lviv: Ukrainian military chaplains & other heroes

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman in Ukraine explains hot-button issues, evacuation corridors and no-fly zones; environment reporter Sue Surkes brings us good news for a change

Father Taras Mikhalchuk, rector of Lviv's Garrison Church and chairman of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church's Center of Military Chaplaincy, at the church on March 6, 2022 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

From Lviv’s Garrison Church, veteran military chaplains serve a nation at war

By Lazar Berman

Captured Russian soldiers answer media questions at a press conference in the Interfax news agency in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine parades Russian troops captured during invasion before cameras

By DAPHNE ROUSSEAU

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking at a virtual meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on March 7, 2022. (Screen capture via JTA)

In charged call with US Jewish leaders, Zelensky rails against Putin’s ‘pure Nazism’

By Jacob Magid and JTA

Ukraine’s president pleads with Conference of Presidents for help in getting world leaders to supply Kyiv with weapons, compares country’s situation to Jews in Warsaw Ghetto

Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), February 25, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

GOP senators accused of jeopardizing Zelensky’s safety with tweets about Zoom call

Screen capture from video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking from his office at the presidential palace in embattled Kyiv, on March 8, 2022. (Twitter)

Zelensky defiantly reveals he is at his Kyiv office, ‘not hiding’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A woman tries to warm herself by a fire due to freezing cold temperatures, after crossing the Ukrainian border into Poland at the Medyka border crossing, on March 7, 2022. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP)

2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, UN says

Refugee commissioner calls crisis the largest in Europe since WWII, says those who have left country so far have ‘some resources’

Refugees fleeing fleeing the military operation zone from the Mariupol area of Ukraine sit in a bus as they arrive at the border crossing in Veselo-Voznesenka, Russia, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo)

ExplainerRussia offers evacuation corridors to Ukrainians, reviving Syrian civil war playbook

In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Russian soldiers disembark from a Russian military helicopter after landing at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Almost entire Russian invasion force has been sent into Ukraine — Pentagon

By AFP

Refugees wait in a crowd for transportation after fleeing from Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Israel set to scrap NIS 10,000 deposit demand for Ukrainian refugees — report

Requirement criticized by Ukraine’s ambassador, as well as by ministers; government body said to erroneously report huge jump in Russian Jews’ immigration requests

Irina Karaush arrives at Ben Gurion Airport to receive medical treatment in Israel after her family was hurt in a rocket attack on their home in Kyiv, March 7, 2022. (Magen David Adom spokesperson)

Three Ukrainian civilians injured in war arrive in Israel for treatment

Illustrative: A Russian shop is pictured in the Israeli northern town of Nof Hagalil, which has welcomed refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, on March 6, 2022. (JALAA MAREY / AFP)

Northern town of Nof Hagalil welcomes fleeing Ukrainian Jews

By Daniella Cheslow

Women's rights activists hold a rally outside the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court on March 8, 2021, during International Women's Day, in protest of their inability to divorce. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

ToI investigates'We have a partial theocracy, which sounds bad but is true'

Ties that chafe: Israel’s stagnant marital system leaves thousands trapped

On International Women’s Day, activists and observers lament the tight rabbinate control over marriage and divorce in Israel, with few changes in the system expected anytime soon

First Lady Michal Herzog: Who needs International Women’s Day?

One of my chief missions as First Lady is ensuring women are promoted to key positions – but real change requires an all-out war on violence against women

Michal Cotler-Wunsh

These 3 change-making women changed me

Aliza Begin, Avital Sharansky and Ariela Cotler all understood the ripple effect of engaging others at eye-level and imbuing them with a sense of mission and purpose

Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya

A call from Arab women to Arab men: Let’s join forces

Attaining equality requires getting more Arab women into leadership posts, but also partnering with men to advance shared interests, especially in higher education

Idit Shafran Gittleman

Women in elite combat units? Go for it!

As the people’s army, the IDF – yes, even the IDF – is obliged to uphold the principle of equality and let women serve anywhere they are qualified to serve

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is seen leaving the Coburg Palais, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on December 3, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP)

Top Iran nuclear negotiator flies home; EU indicates deal awaiting Tehran’s okay

By Jon Gambrell

Islamic Republic says trip tied to normal activity, as European foreign affairs czar declares talks over, calling on political leaders to make a decision on restoring JCPOA

US says it’s ‘getting closer’ to a revived nuclear deal with Iran

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches 2nd satellite, state media reports

By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell

Netanyahu: Government showing ‘only weakness’ in face of looming Iran deal

ToI Community

Ukraine crisis: Join an exclusive briefing with Lazar Berman

Just back from two weeks on the ground in Ukraine, ToI’s diplomatic correspondent is ready to take your questions in this special, ToI Community-only event

Join The Times of Israel Community to hear about the Crisis in Ukraine from Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman. (AP/Vadim Ghirda)

Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 7, 2022. (Yonatan SindelFlash90)

Two police officers stabbed near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount; attacker shot dead

By Emanuel Fabian

Both men taken to hospital in moderate condition; footage from the scene appears to show assailant shot while on the ground; Hamas claims 22-year-old stabber as member

Israeli forces demolish the home of a suspected terrorist in the northern West Bank village of Silat al-Harithiya on March 8, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF razes homes of suspects in West Bank attack, clashes with Palestinians

By Alexander Fulbright and Emanuel Fabian

The remains of a car that rammed a Border Police vehicle in the West Bank town of Silat al-Harithiya, March 7, 2022. (Israel Police)

Two Border Police officers lightly hurt in suspected West Bank ramming

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustration of sperm and egg cell (iStock via Getty Images)

In breakthrough, Jerusalem lab says older human eggs can be made young again

By Nathan Jeffay

Ova from women 40+ took on some characteristics of eggs from a 20-year-old after treatment with anti-viral medicine; Hebrew University team hopes method may boost fertility

Illustrative image: World map, with blank continents and countries against a blue background (iStock via Getty Images)

Israeli academic’s time travel adventure in Earth’s crust may explain world’s layout

By Nathan Jeffay

Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks with opposition MK Miri Regev, with coalition whip MK Idit Silman (L) looking on, during a Knesset plenum session, February 28, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Coalition stumbles into last legislative week before Passover break

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Failing to muster votes, the government withdraws significant legislation; expected contest coming this week in another attempt to pass contentious Citizenship Law

Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana speaks during a conference in Jerusalem on February 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Man gets 6 months in prison for threatening minister’s life over religious reforms

International Women's Day

After walking high-fashion runways, model Lior Cole reads Torah with her rabbi bot

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Scouted in summer 2021 and signed to major agency, 21-year-old Cornell student starts international modeling career while launching AI projects for spirituality and philanthropy

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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) meets with former US vice president Mike Pence in Jerusalem, on March 8, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Bennett and visiting Mike Pence meet, discuss Iran and Ukraine

A self-driving vehicle from Mobileye’s autonomous fleet sits outside Mobileye’s autonomous vehicle workshop in Israel. (Mobileye, an Intel Company)

Intel’s Mobileye files for proposed Wall Street IPO at estimated $50b valuation

By Ricky Ben-David

In this handout image published by the Israel Defense Forces on March 7, 2022, the remains of an Iranian drone is seen on March 15, 2021. (IDF)

IDF airs footage of drone interceptions, accuses Iran of escalating ‘UAV terror’

By Emanuel Fabian

Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health services at the Health Ministry, speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem about new coronavirus restrictions, December 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Health Ministry updates guidelines on polio vaccines after first case in decades

A healthcare worker administers an AstraZeneca booster shot for COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Guatemala City, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

In reversal, WHO calls for ‘urgent and broad access’ to COVID booster shots

By AP

Robert Regan, the Republican nominee for the state House seat in Michigan's 74th district. (Screenshot from YouTube/JTA)

Michigan GOP House candidate has shared antisemitic posts in past

By Andrew Lapin

This undated handout photo released by the Israel Police on February 14, 2022, shows Molotov cocktails found in the home of a suspect in the firebombing of a Jewish house in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. (Israel Police)

Four Palestinians indicted for firebombing Jewish home in Sheikh Jarrah

The IDF will use Israeli startup Cognata's simulation platform to train for autonomous driving solutions. (Courtesy)

Defense Ministry taps Israeli firm for autonomous driving simulation with IDF

By Ricky Ben-David

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)

Phones of former ministry heads were hacked by foreign state, not police – report

Barak Cohen, outside a police station on March 7, 2022. (Screen capture: Twitter)

I just play one on TVActivist says he was questioned by cops for photo in police uniform

Jazz pianist Stav Achai and her quartet will perform at Holon Theater's Women's Festival, March 8, 2022, marking International Women's Day (Courtesy Yossi Zveker)

Stage presenceJazz pianist brings new sound, male band to Women’s Day event

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative: A guard stands at the doors of the west tunnel at North Korea's nuclear test site shortly before the tunnel was to be blown up during a media tour of dismantling the test site, at Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, May 24, 2018. (APTN via AP)

Satellite photos show construction at North Korea nuclear testing site

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and Jon Gambrell

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