Aspirin may protect against COVID * PM to fly to UAE 12 days before election * Dr Seuss’s WWII record * Israel’s battered birds * Worse than Mengele: Antivaxxers’ threats

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, March 10, 2021 [Aspirin may protect against COVID-19, Israeli research finds]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [People who take small doses are 29% less likely than others to test positive, researchers say; those who do get COVID recover faster, and with reduced aftereffects]( [UK study: British coronavirus variant could be twice as deadly as other strains]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [21-year-old said in serious condition from ‘long COVID’]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu to fly to UAE Thursday for 1st official trip, 12 days before elections]( By [TOI staff]( [PM set to meet crown prince during long-delayed visit; Abu Dhabi said to have been worried trip could be electoral intervention, but relented]( [UAE to host IAEA’s most complex nuclear crisis drill to test emergency responses]( By [AFP]( [Netanyahu to host Hungarian, Czech counterparts to discuss COVID cooperation]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [During WWII, Dr. Seuss tried to slay anti-Semitism, but also promoted racism]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [Habitat loss, hunting, climate change taking toll on Israel’s birds — expert]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Ornithologist Yoav Perlman calls for ‘rewilding’ of certain habitats to stem losses as migratory species and fowl that breed locally suffer decline, though others see gains]( [After oil spill, Health Ministry says fish from Mediterranean now okay for sale]( By [TOI staff]( Times of Israel Podcast [Podcast: Daily Briefing Mar. 10 – 2 weeks to elections, it’s wash, rinse, repeat]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Just 29% of Israelis think elections will end the political deadlock, poll shows]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud, Yesh Atid see boost in latest poll, New Hope plunges to under 10 seats]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( Top Ops [Kally Rubin Kislowicz]( [Stem cell rivalry]( [I thought I was mature and no longer competed with my kid brother at Scrabble, or running, or whose kids are more lovable… Until we had a chance to save a stranger’s life]( [Shayna Goldberg]( [‘But thank God we’re healthy, right?’]( [This corona year has been full of ’Dayyenu’ moments when I said ’If only’ and ’it would be enough!’ Then I threw my back out]( [Amira Ahronoviz]( [Defying expectations in a pandemic]( [Operating in times of economic, diplomatic, and existential crises is what we at the Jewish Agency have always done. Then the coronavirus crisis combined all three]( [Meira Lerner]( [A Facebook page to explain Israeli elections – in English!]( [The polls and the parties can be daunting, so my page explains what’s going on and reminds voters to use the ballot to improve our country]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [In final push, Netanyahu and Lapid turn on their own camps]( [There’s a cruel irony to this election: To win, each leader must cannibalize his own camp. But go too far and you hand the election to the other side]( [Netanyahu agrees to debate Lapid only if he ‘admits he is running for PM’]( By [TOI staff]( [‘We have to prevent fake conversions,’ PM says when asked about court ruling]( By [TOI staff]( [Fight to the end: How parties plan on driving (literally) turnout at the polls]( By [Tal Schneider]( [From voter tracking apps to phone banks, stump tours and free rides, parties work to push their supporters to the ballot box on March 23]( [Ambassadors and diplomats worldwide set to begin early voting in election]( By [TOI staff]( [AG said to think Blue and White can stay in cabinet even if party not in Knesset]( By [TOI staff]( 'this is our story' [Ilan Ben Zion]( [Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish People reopens after $100m revamp]( [Rebranded as ANU, museum aims to highlight Jewish diversity and accomplishments over 3,000 years]( [Israeli museum scraps sale of Islamic art after Qatari group pledges funding]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( [CRM]( [‘Worse than Mengele’: Medics reveal antivaxxer threats as union calls for probe]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry condemns messages as doctors are told they are ‘Hitler’s future neighbor in hell’ and will ‘soon pay the price’]( [High Court halts transfer of info on unvaccinated to local authorities]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel, Brazil ink deal to establish joint team to research, produce vaccines]( By [TOI staff]( [Bill requiring electronic bracelets for quarantined travelers passes 1st vote]( By [TOI staff]( [Proposal needs committee review and 2 more Knesset readings to become law; those refusing device would be isolated at state-run facility]( [Following pressure, flights to be allowed from four more international locations]( By [TOI staff]( [Cleared for takeoff? World eyes ‘health passports’ to facilitate travel]( By [Julien DURY]( [Singapore Muslim soldier arrested for planning stabbing spree outside synagogue]( By [AFP]( [Amirull Ali intended to ambush and kill at least three Jewish men as they left prayers, security officials say; he also planned to travel to Gaza to join Hamas]( [Hamas leadership vote turns into dramatic standoff as Sinwar seeks reelection]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Three rounds of voting fail to produce a clear outcome, 4th vote said delayed; Sinwar’s chief opponent, Nizar Awadullah, played a key role in 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange]( [Palestinian PM: We’re prepared to fully cooperate with ICC war crimes probe]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( Live updates [LIVE: Palestinian PM appeals to international community for vaccines]( By [TOI staff]( [Shtayyeh urges friendly countries and companies, as well as the World Health Organization, to ‘fulfill their obligations’ amid ongoing delivery delays]( Passover 2021 [Shira Hanau]( [In US, vaccination and tests may let some families gather for Passover this year]( [As uncertainty remains over whether relatives should get together to celebrate the Exodus from Egypt, a few share ‘mah nishtana’ — what’s different this year]( [A Dallas kosher grocer removed its mask requirement, then came the backlash]( By [Shira Hanau]( [CRM]( Aria there yet? [Israeli Opera reopens with classics for in-house audiences]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [After a year of shuttered doors, New Israeli Opera relaunches season with concerts of opera and Israeli songs]( [Rapid tests at entrance to events to be ready in 2 weeks, health official says]( By [TOI staff]( [Virus czar: Lockdown unlikely before Passover due to ‘significant’ drop in cases]( By [TOI staff]( More Headlines [Israel sending medical team to Equatorial Guinea after deadly blasts]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [IDF: Soldier whose gun was stolen put up a fight, is cleared of wrongdoing]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Teen gunned down in Jaljulia was only 100 meters from police station — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Bipartisan group of US lawmakers: Iran deal must address ‘full range of threats’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Iran denies to UN it attacked Israeli-owned cargo ship in Gulf]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Border guard indicted for killing comrade while playing with a pistol]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Rewriting his-story / California cantor helps fix a 63-year-old homophobic snub]( By [Gabriel Greschler]( [‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ author Norton Juster dies at 91]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [Bus-schedule planner Optibus raises $107 million to boost global reach]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [NBA player caught using anti-Semitic slur on video game platform]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [A dancer's diary / Veteran choreographer dances through pandemic, but craves the stage]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Israel-founded ride-sharing firm Via buys US mapping software maker Remix]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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