’Nazis out’ rallies across Germany * Scientist who beat out eugenics * 1st Israeli with coronavirus * Police to probe Gantz firm * Fears for Mor dechai-Esther tomb in Iran

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Friday, February 21, 2020 [In vigils across Germany after shooting, calls of ‘Never again’ and ‘Nazis out’]( By [AFP]( [Thousands rally in cities throughout country amid shock over far-right attack in Hanau that claimed lives of nine people]( [Switching gears, German authorities focus on alarmingly organized far right]( By [Rebecca Spiess]( [Germany says security threat from far-right extremism, anti-Semitism ‘very high’]( By [Agencies]( inside story [Ben Sales]( [White supremacists increasingly collaborating across borders]( [Extremists forming alliances, inspiring each other in international movement similar to jihadism; many blame Jews for facilitating immigration]( [New video shows details from fatal shootout at kosher US deli]( By [MIKE CATALINI]( [Israel calls on Belgium to scrap this weekend’s parade over anti-Semitism]( By [AP]( Author interview [How a 19th century Jewish scientist’s ideas beat out racist eugenics]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [Israel confirms first coronavirus case as cruise ship returnee diagnosed]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [One of 11 Israelis who arrived home following quarantine aboard Diamond Princess ship tests positive]( [Israel media review / Abandon ship: 7 things to know for February 21]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Israelis who violate coronavirus self-quarantine could face 7-year prison term]( By [TOI staff]( [Ukrainians riot to block China virus evacuees, including Israeli, from area]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Police to investigate Gantz’s former company; AG signals he’s not a suspect]( By [TOI staff]( [Mandelblit’s office says he’s not tackling case of Fifth Dimension, formerly headed by Blue and White chief, who expresses confidence in law enforcement]( [Officials in prosecution, law enforcement slam probe of Gantz’s former company]( By [TOI staff]( [Court okays police search of Netanyahu aides’ phones in witness harassment case]( By [TOI staff]( [Right-wing pundit reads out gagged Harpaz affair transcripts at Likud gathering]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Raphael Ahren]( [Why the Palestinian case at The Hague took a big hit this past week]( [Backing Israel’s position against pending war crimes probe, 7 countries say Palestine is not a state that can transfer jurisdiction to the ICC. Not a single one argues the opposite]( [Palestinian woman tries to stab passers-by in suspected Jerusalem terror attack]( By [TOI staff]( [Gaza balloon carrying RPG warhead lands near Ashkelon home]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF admits egregious failure to accurately tally ultra-Orthodox recruits]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Senior officers censured for their role in the years-long inflating of Haredi enlistment numbers]( [Bringing latest laser tech, Israeli surgeons help young burn victims in Haiti]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [US ‘troubled’ by report Iranians want to raze tomb of Mordechai and Esther]( By [TOI staff]( [Militant student group in Hamadan proposes turning Purim heroes’ tomb into Palestinian consulate in response to Trump plan; local official says site protected]( [Voting underway in Iran parliamentary election amid rising public apathy]( By [Abhik Kumar Chanda]( Top Ops [Sarah C. 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