PM trashes fake news claim; Gantz blames him for ’info-terrorism’ * Heads roll as Somalia fails to vote against Israel * Jamaica Kincaid intervi ew * Flamingo walkabout

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Monday, April 1, 2019 Live updates [Netanyahu: Report of Likud fake news network a ‘libelous lie’]( By [TOI staff]( [Premier claims his party is one of the only factions without such an online operation, while Blue and White has ‘bots in the media’ and is running ‘most deceitful campaign ever’]( [Gantz: Netanyahu using ‘info-terror’ from fake accounts to ‘steal’ elections]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Blue and White leader, reportedly the prime target of social media network, goes on the offensive]( [Gantz claims Netanyahu trying to ‘steal elections’ as fake news network revealed]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz on his Blue and White leadership partners: I’m not sure about any of them]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Nasty, brutish and (mercifully) short: 8 things to know for April 1]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [From an underhanded social media campaign to leaks about flip-flopping to everything else, an election season marked for being unseemly hits fever pitch before drawing to a close]( [Ashkenazi: Like athletes, only top Torah scholars should be exempt from draft]( By [TOI staff]( [Deri: We won’t join Blue and White coalition, even if rotation deal scrapped]( By [Marissa Newman]( [Poll: Most Israelis think Netanyahu will beat out Gantz to remain PM]( By [TOI staff]( [As Netanyahu marks 10 years in office, TV survey puts Blue and White as largest party, but gives right-wing factions upper hand in forming government]( [Countdown to April 9 / At ToI event, Labor’s Gabbay dismisses US peace plan, raps PM’s embrace of Trump]( By [TOI staff]( [Countdown to April 9 / Don’t miss Benny Gantz, our next ToI election interviewee, in Tel Aviv Tuesday]( By [TOI staff]( [Envoy recalled, official fired as Somalia uniquely abstains on anti-Israel vote]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Almost unnoticed, Arab League state made history in Geneva 10 days ago by choosing not to vote against Israel at major global forum. No explanation was given; now heads are rolling]( [Boosting diplomatic drive to Africa, Israel opens embassy in Rwanda]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Bahraini MPs seethe as Israelis set to speak at April conference]( By [AFP]( [Despite nation-state law, this Bedouin village is sticking with Netanyahu]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Netanyahu welcomes Brazil plan for Jerusalem trade office as Palestinians fume]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [PA says it will recall its top envoy to Brasilia due to ‘brazen violation of international legitimacy’; President Bolsonaro to visit Western Wall on Monday]( [Abbas to Arab leaders: US will tell Israel to annex part of West Bank]( By [Adam Rasgon]( [Greenpeace activists rappel down Old City walls in protest against Bolsanaro]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Jamaica Kincaid is black and Jewish — but she’s through talking about identity]( By [Yaakov Schwartz]( Inside story [From Gaza classrooms to the DNC, Palestinian female terrorists are all the rage]( By [Emily Benedek]( Top Ops [Waris Sabah]( [I’m from Afghanistan, and I come to Israel in peace]( [Our countries should have formal, diplomatic ties. Until then, we the citizens should build relationships among people]( [Amanda B. Dan]( [Redrawing Mom five years after her death]( [Increasingly, in stolen seconds of my day, my brain offers glimpses of my ’eternal mom,’ the version of Mom that stays with me most]( [Abby Seitz]( [My only Passover tradition: Not having one]( [From fresh matzah buttercrunch to an avocado on the seder plate, I’ve seen many ways one can be Jewish]( [Naomi Chazan]( [We must still be dreamers]( [Poll after poll shows Israelis believe in pluralism, mutual respect, and the ability of humanity to defy oppression, protest inequity and pursue justice]( [Reports: Islamic Jihad planning large Gaza attack to derail ceasefire talks]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Anonymous Israeli security officials said to warn of recent suspicious activity by the Iran-backed group along the security fence surrounding the Strip]( [Israel extends Gaza fishing zone as conditions eased despite Sunday rocket fire]( By [TOI staff]( [Attorney general rejects Bennett’s demand that PM convene security cabinet]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Comic rumored to be Jewish heads to runoff for Ukraine presidency]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Exit polls give political novice Volodymyr Zelensky 30.4% of vote, a wide margin over incumbent Petro Poroshenko with just 17.8%]( In the pink [Shulman the flamingo blown out of safari, struts down highway]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Bird apparently carried aloft from enclosure; lands on busy road to the amusement of drivers]( [Need a new ear? Technion opens 3D tissue printer for researchers]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Biomaterial printing center aims to facilitate development of complex tissues and improve their integration into human organs]( [Japanese investment in Israel blossoms as firms scout for tech]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( More Headlines [Ex-London mayor Livingstone: ‘It’s not anti-Semitic to hate the Jews of Israel’]( By [Marcy Oster]( [Stars align as Beresheet spacecraft prepares for lunar capture]( By [Melanie Lidman]( [Sea of Galilee rises 11 centimeters in a day as wintry spell continues]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF, US wrap up air defense exercise; THAAD anti-missile system to leave Israel]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Erdogan sees win in local votes, but loses mayoralty of Turkey’s capital]( By [ZEYNEP BILGINSOY]( [Einstein’s 1939 letter calling for Jewish solidarity sells for over $134,000]( By [JTA]( [High Court rejects Otzma Yehudit bid to bump candidate up slate]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Bedouin Israeli jailed for life for 2017 killing of IDF soldier]( By [TOI staff]( [Racist, anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed on Oklahoma Democratic Party headquarters]( By [JTA]( [Going the extra mile / Tel Aviv taxi drivers brush up on English ahead of Eurovision]( By [TOI staff]( [East Jerusalem Arabs targeted in second apparent hate crime in a week]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Rabbinical council says plane crash victims’ families can begin mourning process]( By [TOI staff]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved