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Thursday, January 20, 2022

COVID so rampant that 1 in 10 medical staff at Jerusalem’s Hadassah are home sick

By Nathan Jeffay

‘It’s not bringing down the hospital to point we can’t function but it does make it very hard,’ says director-general; nationally 7,716 health employees in isolation

Over 71,000 new cases as health officials mull scrapping quarantine for kids

Serious cases still rising but expert says Israel may be at wave’s peak with tens of thousands of undetected daily infections; finance, culture ministers announce aid for art world

US warns against travel to Israel due to surging Omicron infections

COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over,’ WHO chief says

By AFP

Jerusalem police evict Palestinian family overnight, ending standoff; 18 arrested

By Aaron Boxerman

Eviction is first to take place in flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood since 2017; city hall says it will use plot to build special needs school for Palestinians, kindergartens

Comptroller to probe spyware use on citizens, as outraged lawmakers demand inquiry

MKs seek parliamentary probe into explosive report police took over civilians’ cellphones without oversight; attorney general said to demand answers from cops

Police chief doesn’t deny use of spyware, says it wasn’t deployed against protesters

Polish chief auditor seeks to question deputy PM over NSO-aided illegal surveillance

By Vanessa Gera

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Jan. 19 – Big Brother really is watching; Sheikh Jarrah sees eviction

Palestinian affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman briefs us on an overnight eviction in East Jerusalem; military correspondent Judah Ari Gross delves into NSO spyware use in Israel

Interviews

Carrie Keller-Lynn

Talk of Netanyahu plea deal prompts renewed focus on legal strength of the charges

The Times of Israel speaks with two legal experts for differing perspectives on the merits of the three cases against the former PM

Netanyahu plea deal talks appear to be in dire straits, as AG’s departure looms

Former state attorney calls potential Netanyahu plea deal ‘shameful’

Top Ops

Raoul Wallenberg rescued 100,000 Jews. He deserves better.

Those who know the Swedish diplomat as the ‘greatest humanitarian of the 20th century’ should unite to secure the truth about what befell him in the Soviet gulag

Shockingly, I like the Bennett-Lapid government. Here’s why.

It’s a fractious coalition that must compromise to survive. The Jewish approach to law views making concessions as a feature, not a bug

Reports: Israeli delegation lands in Sudan for meeting with ruling general

By TOI staff and AP

Israeli officials said set to meet Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as country is beset by anti-coup demonstrations and violence; senior US diplomats arrive to resolve crisis

Live updates (closed)

LIVE: Serious COVID cases surge past 500 as total infections pass 2 million mark

After ministerial vote pushed back a week amid negotiations with Germany to purchase more submarines, cabinet now expected to approve long-promised probe of scandal-ridden deal

Analysis

Despite deadly oil field strike by Iranian proxy, UAE careful not to escalate

Emiratis are taking care not to blame Tehran after Houthis send a violent message from Yemen; Israel’s offers of support will be well-received

Bennett offers UAE ‘security and intelligence support’ after attack by Houthis

By TOI staff and Agencies

Ex-head developer of Israeli COVID vaccine slams Genesis Prize for Pfizer CEO

Prof. Shmuel Shapira, former head of the Defense Ministry’s Biological Institute, calls pharma giant’s vaccines ‘mediocre,’ says company only wanted to ‘rake in billions’

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla awarded $1 million Genesis Prize for 2022

Golan covered in white as Jerusalem braces for snow

Schools in northern region shuttered due to weather; heavy rainfall expected along the coast throughout the day

Interview

Ricky Ben-David

Privacy experts slam police ‘abuse of power’ in alleged use of spyware on civilians

Researchers say revelations that police deployed NSO cyberweapon expose an organization in urgent need of oversight

CRM

‘I wasn’t gonna die that way’: Transcript of ToI interview with hostage Jeff Cohen

Beth Israel congregant explains decision to remain inside, despite opportunities to flee, as doing so would have endangered other hostages; reveals gunman’s ‘goodwill’ gesture

White House says Texas hostage-taker raised no red flags when entering US

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Jake Bleiberg and Eric Tucker

Texas synagogue gunman was probed by UK’s MI5 in 2020 as possible terror threat

‘Not small, not a victim’: Self-defense program trains US Jews to fight it out

Legion organizes Krav Maga classes, connects Jewish Americans with defense training, as antisemitic attacks remain most common hate crime in New York

Top US officials meet Jewish groups on synagogue security after Texas attack

By Andrew Lapin

‘Aggressive’ security training paid off, saved lives in Texas synagogue attack

By AFP

Texas shul founder, daughter of Holocaust survivors, still optimistic despite attack

By Andrew Lapin

Anna Salton Eisen says she finds comfort in fact that community received so much support from government officials and neighboring communities

White House says it believes Russia could attack Ukraine ‘at any point’

By AFP

Press secretary says sides have reached ‘stark’ point in bubbling escalation, as Blinken set to meet Lavrov in effort to find common ground

US boosts military aid to Ukraine as tensions with Russia soar

CRM

More Headlines

Florida governor candidate Nikki Fried says incumbent reminds her of Hitler

By JTA and TOI staff

‘Bennett is a danger’: Thousands of right-wing protesters rally against government

Rabbi arrested on suspicion he sexually assaulted minors

Tel Aviv greenlights construction of one of Israel’s tallest towers

By David Brummer

US Supreme Court to rule in case involving Pissarro painting looted by Nazis

By Jessica Gresko

Germany puts Syrian doctor on trial for crimes against humanity

By Michelle Fitzpatrick and Yann Schreiber

Two killed, two seriously injured as car collides with bus near Ramat Gan

Erdogan says his Israeli counterpart may visit Turkey soon, seeks cooperation on gas

By AFP and TOI staff

UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $1.6b to counter ‘chronic’ budget shortfalls

By AFP and Jacob Magid

Man survives suspected criminal car bombing in central city

Norway extremist makes Nazi salute as he seeks parole just 10 years after killing 77

By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES

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