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What Matters Most On Monday, February 6, 2023

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People and emergency teams rescue a person on a stretcher from a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023. (IHA agency via AP)

Death toll surpasses 3,800 in Turkey, Syria in wake of devastating earthquake

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Over 2,300 killed in Turkey, with more than 1,400 dead in Syria; fatalities likely to rise as rescuers battle severe weather; second 7.5-magnitude quake rocks same area hours later

People gather around a collapsed building in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Depo Photos via AP)

Strong quake knocks down buildings in Turkey and Syria; shaking felt across Israel

By ToI Staff and AP

People and emergency teams rescue a person on a stretcher from a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023 (IHA agency via AP)

Over 640 killed as devastating earthquake brings down buildings in Turkey, Syria

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Syrian rescue teams carry a casualty picked up from the rubble after an earthquake in the government-controlled central Syrian city of Hama on February 6, 2023. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Turkish envoy: Israel's messages give strength to rescuers

‘Request was received’: Israel to send earthquake relief to Syria as well as Turkey

By Lazar Berman and Amy Spiro

Israel to send tents, medication, blankets, could receive wounded for medical treatment; first of two Israeli teams to head for Turkey tonight; Syria denies asking Israel for help

Firefighters carry the body of a victim in Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, after an earthquake, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmut Bozarsan)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Feb. 6: Israel offers to help Turkey after earthquake. Syria, too?

Rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023 (IHA agency via AP)

Israel to dispatch emergency aid, teams to earthquake-stricken Turkey

By Amy Spiro and Lazar Berman

Civil defense workers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Feb. 6, 2023 (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Live updates (closed)

Netanyahu orders NSC to assess earthquake preparedness, with thousands in danger

IDF search and rescue teams departing for Turkey; Jerusalem also preparing to send humanitarian aid to Syria; More than 3,000 killed in two massive temblors

7:50 pm

Gallant approves IDF to establish field hospital in Turkey after earthquake
7:48 pm

Death toll rises to over 2,700 in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
6:34 pm

Netanyahu orders NSC to assess earthquake preparedness, with thousands in danger

Yoav Perlman releases a Little Egret (Photo: Yuval Dax)

Israel Story

Stories that are ostensibly about birds, but are really about the heights to which the human spirit can soar — and the depths to which it can plunge

Israel unveiled an early warning system last year

No sign of impending major earthquake in Israel, but issue hard to predict — experts

No abnormal seismic activity in Israel amid Turkey, Syria quakes but Geological Survey head can’t be definitive: ‘All the tectonic plates touch one another, but systems so complex’

A map of earthquake detection seismometers on a screen in the earthquake situation room of the Israel Geological Survey in Jerusalem, February 6, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, or White Helmets, transport a casualty pulled from the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Zardana in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, February 6, 2023. (Abdulaziz KETAZ/AFP)

White Helmets rescue team says Syria ‘in a state of catastrophe’ after quake

By AFP

Hundreds killed in Syria, many in rebel-held areas; rescuers fear toll will rise with people trapped under rubble, stuck in freezing conditions

Earthquake victims receive treatment at the al-Rahma Hospital in the town of Darkush, Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Misery of war-weary Syrians exacerbated by deadly earthquake

By GHAITH ALSAYED and ABBY SEWELL

At least 5 gunmen killed as IDF targets West Bank terror attack cell, officials say

By Emanuel Fabian

Military says attackers planned ‘mass murder spree’ at eatery near Jericho; after failing to apprehend pair over weekend, unit enters Aqabat Jabr, kills prime suspects and others

A Palestinian man speaks on his phone at the scene of a raid by Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Jericho, February 6, 2023 (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Over 1,500 people participate in a Tu Bishvat seder at Homesh, an illegal outpost in the northern West Bank, February 5, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Over 1,500 gather at illegal Homesh West Bank outpost for Tu Bishvat seder

Rabbis, yeshiva students join ceremony; IDF says it cleared out the participants after a number of hours; government has vowed to legalize wildcat settlement

From the blogs

This reform will end limitless power for unelected elites

Opponents equate their loss of political power with ‘the end of democracy,’ but with some modifications, consensus is within reach

Jewish institutions’ best tool for fighting climate change: their bank accounts

By vocally divesting from fossil fuels, US Jews can support clean energy and align finances with values

In Africa, we must see the wood for the trees

Tu BiShvat not only celebrates nature, but it pushes us to create a more sustainable future, beginning with reforestation

Critical questions for traumatic times

The government’s assault on Israel’s checks, balances and civil rights is fueling a civil war. Is there no turning back?

Warming Israel-Azerbaijan ties and the Iranian ire they stoke

This secular Muslim country is Israel and the West’s valuable ally in pushing back against Iran, Russia, and Islamist terrorism

A person enters a residential building which was hit by a Russian rocket at the city center of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP/Andrii Marienko)

Ukraine said to demand Israel denounce Russia ahead of visit by foreign minister

Kyiv also reportedly says government must agree to treat wounded soldiers, loan $500 million and more, with meeting between Eli Cohen and Zelensky hanging in balance

Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 17, 2022. (Roman Hrytsyna/AP)

Report: Iranian officials visit Russia to scout out site for drone-building factory

LyOr Rabinowiz clears weeds before planting new saplings at the Miyawaki forest in Shdemama, south-central Israel, January 30, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

Reaching for the sky

In crowded Japanese-style forest, Israeli trees find space to grow

Miyawaki method mimics nature to reforest degraded land, in what proponents claim speeds process up tenfold

Composite image. Left: President Isaac Herzog at the Ashmoret conference in Tel Aviv, January 24, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Right: Justice Minister Yariv Levin in attendance at a hearing of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, January 11, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

'Stop the whole process, take a deep breath, allow dialogue'

President urges pause to judicial shakeup; Levin: I’m not stopping ‘for a minute’

Herzog pleads for compromise, says Israel in a ‘very volatile moment’; justice minister argues attorney general’s legal opinion warning of damage to democracy ‘doesn’t hold water’

Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky speaks during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on February 5, 2023. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Deputy AG says judicial overhaul would render Israel a ‘very weak democracy’

By Michael Bachner

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 4, 2023. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)

CEOs, senior execs call for dialogue on government’s judicial makeover plans

By Sharon Wrobel

US House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to Jewish community leaders in New York City, February 5, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Skirting concerns over new government, NY lawmakers vow firm support for Israel

Congressional delegation tells Jewish community leaders that Washington will continue to back Israeli defense, with little mention of judicial overhaul, Palestinians

Then-director of the US National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arrives for a bill-signing ceremony at the White House complex, December 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

PM said to have sought support for judicial changes from ex-US Treasury head Summers

MK Ofir Katz leads a committee meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Coalition whip pushes bill to grant mayors immunity from arrest

Ofir Katz of Likud says municipal leaders need protection similar to that enjoyed by Knesset members to dissuade ‘enemies’ seeking to tarnish reputations

Illustrative: The Negev community of Carmit, November 18, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Government advances plans for new community near Gaza Strip

By Danielle Nagler

Groom breaking a glass at a Jewish wedding. (illustrative photo: PavlovskiJenya/iStock by Getty)

'Before, there was the pain of hiding our relationships'

Boston’s Hebrew College will now ordain rabbinical students with non-Jewish partners

By PHILISSA CRAMER

The decision makes the pluralistic institution only the second major rabbinical school in the United States to do away with rules that bar dating or marrying non-Jews

File: Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami speaks during a gathering in Tehran to support a leading reformist candidate in presidential elections on May 23, 2009. (AP photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Ex-president and former PM of Iran speak out in favor of political reform

By AFP

Mohammad Khatami says he is seeing ‘widespread discontent’ among citizens, while Mir Hossein Mousavi says Iranians need to see ‘a fundamental transformation’ in their country

First Lady Jill Biden accepts the award for best song for social change on behalf of Shervin Hajipour for "Baraye" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Jill Biden awards Grammy to Iranian singer for viral anti-government anthem

By Jon Gambrell

Jamal Hemmou checks a collection of vinyl records in front of his shop in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 17, 2023. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Musical history

Vinyl, record player shop in Nablus preserves fading musical heritage

By Gareth Browne

More Headlines

A tree downed in Haifa by a winter storm, February 6, 2023 (Roni Ofer/Flash90)

Storm Barbara blows in with furious winds, heavy rain, snow; injuries reported

Residents of Gedera hold a protest after a resident was allegedly raped in her home on February 3, 2023. (Flash90)

Suspect in Gedera rape denies any connection to crime during court appearance

Illustrative: View of the barrier along the Israel-Gaza border, on December 8, 2021. (Flash90)

IDF opens probe after rocket alarms ‘unnecessarily’ sound in Sderot, border towns

By Emanuel Fabian

An illustrative image of the Isracard app. (Times of Israel staff)

Israeli insurer Menora bids to buy control in Isracard at NIS 3.07b valuation

By Sharon Wrobel

The border fence between Lebanon and Israel, as seen from the village of Ghajar, in northern Israel, September 7, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

In 2nd incident in a week, man crosses border from Israel into Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving looks out during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP/Jessie Alcheh)

NBA’s Irving traded to Mavericks, whose Jewish owner criticized antisemitism scandal

By Gabe Friedman

Rotem Sela (left) and Yehuda Levi play an infertile couple in 'Third Body,' a new Keshet Media series premiering in February 2023 (Courtesy Michael Tumarkin)

Up and comingSurrogate parents, comical politics among new Keshet shows

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Man found dead in Tel Aviv, carbon monoxide poisoning suspected

License plates found by police in the apartment of Shay Karamosta, the self-declared king of Yashar-El, Hadera, northern Israel, February 6, 2023. (Israel Police)

A lot on his plateMan suspected of forging license plates, passports for imaginary kingdom

By Michael Horovitz

Rescue workers on the scene of a three-car collision near the Tel Nof airbase in central Israel, February 6, 2023. (Magen David Adom)

Two women killed in deadly collision near Tel Nof airbase

By Michael Horovitz

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