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What Matters Most On Friday, March 25, 2022

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(From left to right): Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a press conference in Washington, DC on October 13, 2021. (GPO)

Israel to host Blinken and FMs of UAE, Morocco and Bahrain in ‘historic summit’

First in-person gathering of each Abraham Accords country’s top diplomat will be held on Sunday and Monday, as US secretary of state visits Jewish state, Foreign Ministry says

Top IDF brass meet Morocco army chief in Rabat, agree on military cooperation

By Emanuel Fabian

Blinken to visit next week, with Russia, Iran, Abraham Accords on the agenda

AnalysisBlinken’s family Holocaust history looms large as he explains US policy on Ukraine

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on March 19, 2022, shows the aftermath of the airstrike on the Mariupol Drama theater, Ukraine, and the area around it. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)

300 feared dead in Russian strike on Mariupol theater, city hall says

By Andrea Rosa and Nebi Qena

Ukrainian rights official has said over 1,300 people, including many children, were hiding in the building targeted by Russia

Photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 16, 2022. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks to officers on a military helicopter during naval exercise in the Mediterranean (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

After speculation on his disappearance, Russian defense minister surfaces for moment

By ToI Staff and Agencies

A child walks in front of a damaged school in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine, on March 23, 2022. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Moscow accused of forcibly removing 400,000 Ukrainian civilians to Russia

By Nebi Qena and Cara Anna

Ukrainian runner Valentyna Veretska poses with the Ukrainian and Israeli flags after finishing first among women in the Jerusalem marathon, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

'My first positive day since the Russian invasion'

Valentyna Veretska, Ukrainian refugee, wins women’s race at Jerusalem Marathon

Veretska had been preparing to take part before war; fleeing her country with 11-year-old daughter, she asked organizers to help her participate ‘for the people of Ukraine’

Illustrative -- Israelis protest against the deportation of some Ukrainian refugees on March 17, 2022 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

New poll finds Israelis split on Ukrainian refugees based on religiosity, politics

By Judah Ari Gross

The Groisman family waits to re-board a Foreign Ministry-organized bus near Krakovets, Ukraine's border crossing to Poland, March 23, 2022. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/The Times of Israel)

On Ukraine border, dual citizens nervously rely on Israeli travel papers to flee war

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Diplomats cross into Ukraine daily to issue travel documents to Ukrainian-Israelis, hopefully enabling men of military age to leave despite ban

US, EU announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy, further isolate Putin

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and Cathy Bussewitz

US announces fresh sanctions on Russian lawmakers, oligarchs, defense establishment

By AFP and ToI Staff

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends the funeral of 49-year-old Doris Yahbas, who was killed in a terror attack in Beersheba, at a cemetery in Moshav Gilat, on March 23, 2022. (Flash90)

Israel media review

Cops and ribbers: What the press is saying about terror, terrible jokes and Ukraine

By Joshua Davidovich

A deadly rampage in the south raises questions about the police, and bickering ministers and a poor joke raise questions about the government

Says Ukraine needs Pegasus and Iron Dome from Israel

Top Zelensky aide says Jerusalem could host talks, praises Israeli intel cooperation

By Lazar Berman

Andriy Yermak welcomes Bennett’s mediation and wants Israel to be a guarantor of Ukrainian security; expresses cautious optimism about Russia negotiations

Ukraine's presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak speaks at a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 12, 2020. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky, speaks to Israeli reporters, March 24, 2022 (screenshot)

Top Zelensky adviser opens up about his Jewish roots, urges greater Israeli support

By Lazar Berman

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the leaders of the European Council during their summit in Brussels from Kyiv, Ukraine, March 24, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelensky speaks again with Bennett amid Israeli mediation efforts

Courage in the face of fear

The specter of the Golden Calf blocks Aaron from doing his priestly duties, but Moses talks him out of his fear – with one word (Shemini)

As oligarchs’ capital flows into UAE, human rights circle the drain

With sanctions spurring an influx of Russian capital, Dubai’s economic power has grown and the country has behaved less and less like a Western ally

President Joe Biden visits with members of the 82nd Airborne Division at the G2A Arena, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Jasionka, Poland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Live Updates (closed)

Zelensky calls again for peace talks, but says Ukraine won’t give up any territory

Biden compares Russian invasion to Tiananmen Square, calls Putin a ‘war criminal’ during pep talk to US troops in Poland; Ukraine military command center hit by Russian strike;

10:27 pm

Investigation finds at least 34 Russian attacks on Ukrainian medical facilities
9:23 pm

Ukraine intel chief: Russian army shown to be a 'medieval concentration of manpower'
8:13 pm

First lady Jill Biden to meet Ukrainian children at St. Jude

Archaeology'This is a text you find only every 1,000 years'

Archaeologist claims to find oldest Hebrew text in Israel, including the name of God

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Scholars date tiny ‘curse tablet,’ found at Mt. Ebal, to 1200 BCE – which would prove Israelites were literate when they entered Holy Land; but findings have not been peer-reviewed

Dr. Scott Stripling, head of the current excavation at biblical Shiloh, exhibits a find. May 22, 2017. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)

ToI PodcastPodcast: Does a tiny ‘curse tablet’ from Mt. Ebal date to the Israelite settlement?

Israeli lab says it has made safe a powerful — but toxic — cancer treatment

By Nathan Jeffay

The research has been snapped up by pharmaceutical giant Teva, and according to the lead author could mean an ‘arsenal of new drugs’

Illustrative: White blood cells attack a tumor (wildpixel; iStock by Getty Images)

A Soviet SS-21 tactical short-range nuclear missile is shown for the first time in Red Square, Moscow at the Victory Day parade May 9, 1985 in Russia. (AP Photo)

Explainer

Adam PLOWRIGHT, Daphné BENOIT and Didier Lauras

What are ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons, and would Putin use them?

As the conflict drags on, fears are raised that Russia could become frustrated and resort to smaller nuclear weapons in a bid to force Ukraine to surrender

An elderly man walks outside an apartment block which was destroyed by an artillery strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

One month in, Putin’s war on Ukraine heads into possibly still more dangerous phase

By Robert Burns

US President Joe Biden gestures ahead of a European Union (EU) summit at EU Headquarters in Brussels, March 24, 2022. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Biden says chemical attack on Ukraine would spur ‘response in kind’

By AFP and ToI Staff

Natalia Moiseinko holds her 10-year-old daughter Zlata Moiseinko, suffering from a chronic heart condition, as she receives treatment at a schoolhouse that has been converted into an Israeli field hospital in Mostyska, western Ukraine, on March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Ukrainian girl and her hamster reach Israel’s field hospital after escaping bombings

10-year-old Zlata and her beloved pet rest in a converted schoolhouse near Polish border; UN says half of Ukraine’s children have been displaced

Screens display the results of a vote on a resolution regarding the war in Ukraine at United Nations headquarters, on March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Demanding ceasefire, UN overwhelmingly blames Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis

By Edith M. Lederer

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 31, 2021. (Peter Dejong/AP)

Dozens of nations back ICC war crimes probe over Russia-Ukraine war

Hila Avisror, one of the two wounded in the fatal terror attack that occurred in Beersheba on March 22, 2022. (Soroka Medical Center's Spokesperson)

‘A bad look in his eyes’: Beersheba terror victim recounts attack from hospital bed

Husbands of Laura Yitzhak and Doris Yahbas, who were killed in the attack, describe hearing the news; police bolster forces, make arrests ahead of Ramadan

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, March 4, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police minister under fire again for making light of flub at terror victim’s funeral

A suspected assailant being shot in Beersheba on March 22, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter)

After Beersheba attack, police to ease gun policy for passersby who shoot attackers

By Tobias Siegal

Passengers wait at the platform inside Lviv railway station in western Ukraine, February 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Anti-missionaries cry foul as Messianic Jews aid Ukraine refugees, Bibles in hand

Jews for Jesus, other groups, step into war relief, saying religious message is ‘part of the package,’ but opponents call outreach ‘sinister’ exploitation of vulnerable people

The Babi Yar memorial in Kiev, Ukraine, is defaced with swastikas, in September 2014. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Jewish businessman paid for Nazi graffiti in Ukraine before Russia invaded – report

By Tobias Siegal

A refugee fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine walks with children holding toys after crossing the border by ferry at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing in Romania, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

US Jewish groups hail Biden decision to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees

Composer Andy Teirstein during a musical Bedouin trek in the Arava Desert. (Courtesy)

Times Will Tell

Podcast: Composer Andy Teirstein spins an audio odyssey in album ‘Restless Nation’

Conversation includes excerpts from new contemporary classical music album, inspired by a Bedouin camel trek in the Arava Desert and other global travels

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Composite/AP)

Erdogan claims Bennett may soon visit Turkey; Israel issues denial

Turkish leader says trip could lead to a ‘new process’ in bilateral relations, but Israeli sources cited by Hebrew media say no visit currently planned

Defense Minister Benny Gantz (L) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak, during the swearing-in ceremony for President Isaac Herzog, on July 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Stepping on each other’s toes, Bennett, Gantz schedule trips to India 4 days apart

By Tobias Siegal and ToI Staff

The choir at Temple Sinai performs the 2022 Purim spiel. (Courtesy of Temple Sinai/ via JTA)

How an old friendship in Ukraine led to an American Purim spiel produced under siege

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Two cantors at NY’s Temple Sinai were unsure their former compatriot Olga Tabunshikova would be able to edit their holiday video from Kharkiv, but she calls the work a ‘lifeline’

Israeli artists donate works for sale to support Ukrainian refugee artists

By Jessica Steinberg

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Purim in Shanghai, 2020. (courtesy, Hannah Maia Frishberg/ via JTA)

'Anyone who pretends this is easy has the bravest face ever'

New strict COVID regulations in Far East push Jewish communities to adapt creatively

By Jordyn Haime

As the pandemic achieves some normalcy in North America after two years, Asia’s ‘zero COVID’ countries are in their third year — and a new wave

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An exhibit about the Knesset to mark 70 years since the State of Israel's founding is seen at Ben Gurion Airport on January 15, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

UN wants references to Jerusalem as capital nixed from exhibit on Knesset — report

Zohar Palti speaks with Channel 13 news in an interview aired on March 25, 2022. (Screenshot/Channel 13)

Ex-Mossad official, who opposed 2012 Iran strike plan, calls new nuke deal ‘crap’

Travellers wearing protective face masks arrive at the Ben Gurion Airport, on Sunday, November 28, 2021, soon after Israel approved barring entry to foreign nationals to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

No plans to close airport, Israeli officials say, amid fear of renewed COVID spike

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Iranian top diplomat accuses US of delaying nuclear deal

By AP

The Sa’ar 5 Class Corvette 'INS Hanit' and a small Israeli Navy boat are seen during an international naval exercise in the Mediterranean, March 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF wraps up naval drill with Greece, France, Cyprus and US

By Emanuel Fabian

A health worker prepares to give a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit Health Services center in Katzrin, Golan Heights, January 9, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Government launches bid to boost vaccination rates amid resurgent COVID

Weapons seized by Israeli security forces after an alleged gun-smuggling from Lebanon, on March 23, 2022. (Israel Police)

Police seize 61 guns in largest-ever capture of weapons smuggled from Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

San Jose, California, USA, circa 2019: PayPal Holdings headquarters building in North San Jose Innovation District in Silicon Valley

PayPal’s venture arm invests in Israeli e-commerce platform Cymbio

By Ricky Ben-David

Israeli actor and director Oded Kotler. (Oren Nahshon/Flash90)

Renowned thespian Oded Kotler to receive Israel Prize, drawing right-wing ire

By ToI Staff and Agencies

This June 24, 2015 photo shows the Netflix Apple TV app icon. (Dan Goodman/AP)

Nachas and chillNetflix to produce a ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ series

By CALEB GUEDES-REED

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