Islamic kingmaker pleads for coexistence, doesn’t take sides * Next great ’Jewish movie’ * Arabian coin find may solve murderous pirate mystery * PA chief faces Barghouti

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, April 2, 2021 [Islamist who could hold keys to Israeli gov’t pleads for Jewish-Arab cooperation]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [In rare primetime address, Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas says that ‘which unites us all is greater than what divides us,’ doesn’t endorse candidate for PM or mention Palestinians]( [Text of speech / Ra’am leader Abbas calls for Arab-Jewish coexistence, based on respect, equality]( By [TOI staff]( Film review [The next great ‘Jewish movie’ was just made by a 24-year-old female director]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [Danielle humorously figures out how to navigate her own identity without causing a rift with the wider community in relatable ‘Shiva Baby’ by newbie Emma Seligman, out April 2]( [‘Is this Iran?’: Gender-segregated Modiin Illit park stops dads taking daughters]( By [TOI staff]( [Report says fathers not permitted to escort young daughters at ultra-Orthodox settlement’s amusement playground due to illegally imposed separate hours]( Op-ed [David Horovitz]( [From the head of an Israeli Islamic party, a primetime plea for coexistence]( [Mansour Abbas has steered a path to the very center of the political stage; with Israel hanging on to his words, he seized the unprecedented moment to urge Arab-Jewish conciliation]( [Top ultra-Orthodox rabbi said to prefer coalition that relies on Arabs over left]( By [TOI staff]( [After Abbas speech, Smotrich once again rejects any coalition backed by Ra’am]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Aaron Boxerman]( [In speech to Jewish Israel, Abbas crowns himself new leader of country’s Arabs]( [Islamist Ra’am’s support of a right-wing coalition would be astonishing. But if the center-left had been more willing to buck norms, Ayman Odeh may have been in Abbas’s shoes today]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [If at fourth he can’t succeed, Netanyahu signals he’s ready to try, try again]( [An appeal to Bennett and Sa’ar based on the incorrect premise that all right-wing voters support him suggests the premier is already girding for a fifth election]( [Netanyahu’s far-right allies seethe after Islamist MK’s call for cooperation]( By [TOI staff]( [Anti-LGBT faction’s coalition demands include downgrading gender equality]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( Top Ops [Jennifer Moses]( [A few new plagues for Passover, the 5781 version]( [If I have been a bridge between the great-grandparents and their Seder traditions and my children and their up-and-coming preferences, I now say: No more]( [Elchanan Poupko]( [The Song of Songs: Intimacy challenged]( [God and the Jewish people face opposition to their passionate relationship from a whole array of antagonists; the only protection from such attacks is more love]( [Bennett, Netanyahu talk coalition options; Yamina chief may recommend self as PM]( By [TOI staff]( [The two party leaders discuss ‘the need to form a stable, functioning government as soon as possible,’ but Yamina leader makes no commitments to premier]( [Who will he back as PM? Bennett to meet with Netanyahu, then Lapid]( By [TOI staff]( Sports [Baseball is back: The 8 Jewish players to watch this season]( By [Rob Charry]( [What Alex Bregman, Max Fried and Ryan Braun have in store for MLB fans this season, which opens Thursday night]( [CRM]( [New COVID-19 cases drop to lowest weekly level since last June]( By [TOI staff]( [With economy largely open and most Israelis vaccinated, positive test rate falls to 1%; serious infections hit a three-month low]( [Health Ministry director cautions against lifting outdoor mask mandate]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli employers grapple with dilemma of unvaccinated workers]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( [Netanyahu ordered to attend Monday court hearing, but can skip testimony]( By [TOI staff]( [Judges give prime minister permission to leave courtroom after prosecution’s opening arguments in the evidentiary phase of his corruption trial]( [As deadline passes, Israel is left without a justice minister]( By [TOI staff]( [As Palestinians march to elections, Barghouti challenge threatens to upend race]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Observers initially scoffed at PA President Abbas’s election decree as a ploy — but intentionally or not, it has paved the way for the most serious challenge to his rule in years]( [Military liaison: Israel should end security ties with PA if Hamas wins election]( By [TOI staff]( [Abbas said to refuse call from Blinken, wants to hear from Biden first]( By [Jacob Magid]( [US discovery of 17th-century Arabian coins may solve murderous pirate mystery]( By [WILLIAM J. KOLE]( [Money could explain how Capt. Henry Every, then the world’s most-wanted criminal for plundering ships carrying Muslim pilgrims back to India from Mecca in 1695, eluded capture]( [Iran, US to meet nuclear deal members in Vienna Tuesday, but no direct talks]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Washington says it is open to direct negotiations, but scenario unlikely; Tehran continues to insist US must remove sanctions before it stops breaching the accord]( [Iran said enriching uranium with 4th batch of advanced centrifuges]( By [TOI staff]( [Church of England sorry for prayer booklet that resembles Passover Haggadah]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Church official says pamphlet issued for Maundy Thursday, which instructs readers to say a Hebrew prayer, was ‘not intended to be a Christianized seder’]( [Local Polish politician: Jews don’t buy land ‘because you can’t cheat the earth’]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Swastikas daubed, anti-Semitic slurs yelled on Connecticut campus over Passover]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( More Headlines [In 1st, London cop convicted of neo-Nazi group membership]( By [AP]( [Orthodox Jewish family visiting New York City knifed in ‘possible bias incident’]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem as COVID restrictions eased]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Maximum awareness / Israeli dramedy ‘On the Spectrum’ hits HBO Max streaming service]( By [Jessica Steinberg and TOI staff]( [Israeli Air Force’s Independence Day flyover returns after pandemic break]( By [TOI staff]( [Police arrest 2 on suspicion of involvement in deadly shooting of Jaljulia teen]( By [TOI staff]( [Meghan Markle donates $13,700 to UK Muslim-Jewish cooking project]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statue at center of deadly rally]( By [Matthew Barakat and Michael Kunzelman]( [Israeli arrested in South Africa in connection with El Al cocaine smuggling ring]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli man jailed in New Hampshire for drug charge after 12 years on the run]( By [AP]( [Air defense chief Ran Kochav tapped as next IDF spokesperson]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Gaetz alleges extortion plot that included freedom for missing Jewish FBI agent]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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