PM trial to start March 17 * Gantz: I’ll mend ties with Dems * Sanders issues ’proud to be Jewish’ video * Ex-MK cuffed on Temple Mt * Mom, dau ghter pen self-help books

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Tuesday, February 18, 2020 [Netanyahu corruption trial set to open on March 17, two weeks after election]( By [TOI staff]( [Jerusalem District Court announces date of first hearing for premier, which will come as parties scramble to form coalition]( [Opinion polls predict continued deadlock after upcoming elections]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Gantz pledges to mend ties with US Democrats if elected]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Blue and White party leader accuses Netanyahu of neglecting bipartisan relationships in favor of exclusive support from Trump’s Republican Party]( [Olmert asks Rivlin for criminal record to be wiped]( By [TOI staff]( [Bernie Sanders releases new ‘proud to be Jewish’ campaign video]( By [Marcy Oster]( [Clip blames Trump for rise in anti-Semitism and for empowering neo-Nazis; also says he looks forward to becoming ‘first Jewish president in the history of this country’]( [Bloomberg targets Sanders campaign in new digital ad]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Bloomberg qualifies for Democratic debate, facing rivals for 1st time]( By [KATHLEEN RONAYNE]( [Defense minister: Israel sees Iran rethinking its strategy in Syria]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Bennett says Tehran’s efforts to establish a permanent military presence to Israel’s north are ‘weakening,’ Jerusalem will step up its fight against it]( [Satellite images show major damage at Damascus airport following airstrikes]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Former Likud MK Yehudah Glick arrested, handcuffed on Temple Mount]( By [TOI staff]( [Activist claims he was detained for walking ‘too slowly’ but police say he violated visiting rules at the compound]( [Minister says he’s advancing plan to extend Tel Aviv fast train to Western Wall]( By [TOI staff]( Author interview [Mother and teen daughter pen self-help books for fellow anxiety sufferers]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Israelis on quarantined coronavirus cruise ship to return Thursday]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Foreign Ministry says arrangements have been made to whisk passengers off vessel and straight onto jet for flight to Israel; anyone found to be infected will have to remain]( [Israel media review / Plagued by lax enforcement: 6 things to know for February 18]( By [TOI staff]( [With China closed, Palestinian traders fear losing a good deal]( By [Joseph Krauss and Mohammed Daraghmeh]( Live updates [Netanyahu corruption trial set to open on March 17, two weeks after election]( By [TOI staff]( [Jerusalem District Court announces date of first hearing in which judges Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Moshe Bar-Am and Oded Shaham will try the prime minister]( Top Ops [Leah Lotzim]( [‘You’re mine, you’re not leaving, I won’t let you go’]( [When police removed my husband from the home because he was violent, I dared to seek a divorce. 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