Election logjam: Islamist Ra’am won’t sit with far-right; Gantz: Unity to oust PM * Horovitz: The man who divided Israel * Suez ship free * Yeme n Jews ’booted by Houthis’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, March 29, 2021 Presented by Leket Israel Election fallout [Kingmaker Ra’am party won’t sit in coalition with far-right, warns Arab broker]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Sha’a Mansour Massarwa, who set up Lapid-Abbas meeting, says no Arab Israeli party will work with Smotrich or Ben Gvir; Gantz calls for concerted effort to oust Netanyahu]( [Lapid meets with Gantz as he continues to muster support; Yamina lashes out]( By [TOI staff]( [Liberman indicates he will recommend Lapid form next government]( By [TOI staff]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [The man who divided Israel]( [Netanyahu had so many advantages this time, but had alienated so many voters. Attracted and repelled, they denied him a clear victory. But only his rivals can force his defeat]( [Ever Given finally set free in Suez, with tugboats helped by high tide]( By [Isabelle Debre and Samy Magdy]( [Giant cargo ship that has been blocking traffic in vital waterway wrenched clear after nearly a week, canal service provider says]( [Oil prices drop with partial refloating of megaship blocking Suez Canal]( By [AFP]( [Massive container ship blocking Suez Canal freed, partially afloat]( By [Isabel Debre and Samy Magdy]( Message from Leket Israel [Help put a meal on their Passover table]( [Over the past year, thousands of Israeli families joined the circle of poverty. You can provide a hot meal for vulnerable Israelis in time for the Passover holiday.]( Times of Israel Podcast [Podcast: Daily Briefing Mar. 29 – With all votes counted, who holds the cards?]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( Live updates [LIVE: Pregnant mother, unborn baby die after contracting COVID-19]( By [Michael Bachner]( [45-year-old woman from Bedouin town of Tel Sheva wasn’t vaccinated against coronavirus, with doctors at Soroka hospital in Beersheba unable to save her]( [Some of Yemen’s last remaining Jews said expelled by Iran-backed Houthis]( By [TOI staff]( [13 members of three families reportedly transferred to another country, with efforts underway to bring them to Israel; exit said part of deal to free imprisoned Jewish man]( [Police shoot dead mentally ill Arab man, say he charged at cops with knife]( By [TOI staff]( [Man’s mother says she called cops to the scene for help; nonprofit reports 6 Arabs have been killed by police inside Israel since the beginning of 2021]( [What is an NFT and why is someone trying to sell one of Golda Meir?]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Londoner who found 4 never-published photos of former PM visiting Kenya in 1963 taken by pilot grandfather offers them online via non-fungible tokens where memes go for millions]( Top Ops [Jacob Sager]( [Our first seder in outer space]( [When we broach that final frontier, we’re going to need to divest ourselves of the particularism of our Jewish past and bring our ethos to the universe]( [Susannah Schild]( [11 incredible kid-friendly trails for Passover]( [Flowers are in bloom, the land is green and lush, and the children don’t need much more entertainment than the great outdoors]( [Health Ministry chief: Cabinet squabbling endangers vaccine drive]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Chezy Levy says cancellation of government meeting undermines efforts to protect public from new infections; Katz: Budget needed for boosters and potential inoculation of kids]( [Cabinet meeting on vaccine contracts canceled as Likud, Blue and White squabble]( By [TOI staff]( [Infections fall further as Israel marks first major holiday after lockdown eased]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Ex-IDF intel head: Iran-China megadeal includes ‘worrying’ military info-sharing]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Amos Yadlin says China believes it can be more aggressive with Biden; full details of agreement not public, but draft reported last year calls for Beijing, Tehran to exchange intel]( [UN investigator who declared Soleimani killing unlawful named Amnesty chief]( By [AP]( Interview [Life is a miracle: Eclectic LA musician belts thankful song after COVID struggle]( By [Dave Gordon]( [Thousands at Western Wall for traditional Passover priestly blessing ceremony]( By [TOI staff]( [In stark contrast to last year, when only a symbolic 10 people were permitted to participate, rolled back virus restrictions allow masses to reach Old City site]( [Richmond’s JewFro restaurant was born of the George Floyd protest movement]( By [Sean Durns]( [CRM]( More Headlines [US chip giant Nvidia to recruit 600 engineers in Israel to boost AI prowess]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Israeli Olympic hope Ashram wins 2nd gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics World Cup]( By [TOI staff]( [‘So many lies’: Auschwitz museum slams New Yorker Holocaust piece on Poland]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Rare coin rediscovered during conservation project of Jerusalem museum tower]( By [Nurit Chinn]( [Romania probes death threats against Jewish theater director]( By [AFP]( [White supremacist who killed 3 at Kansas Jewish centers appeals death sentence]( By [MARGARET STAFFORD]( [UK tourists may be limited to highly vaccinated countries…like Israel – report]( By [TOI staff]( [New UAE ambassador tweets Passover greetings in Hebrew]( By [TOI staff]( [Christians mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Bethlehem as COVID constraints eased]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [WHO report to say animals probable COVID source, lab leak ‘extremely unlikely’]( By [Agencies]( [Israel, Scotland tie 1-1 in World Cup qualifier in Tel Aviv]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Family of American who was held, tortured in Lebanon builds support for hostages]( By [KATHY McCORMACK]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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