US to Israel: Palestinians should enjoy same rights, freedoms as you do * Biden scraps sanctions on ICC prosecutor probing Israel * Capitol suspect was Farrakhan follower

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, April 3, 2021 [Blinken tells Israel: Palestinians should enjoy same rights, freedoms as you do]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [US secretary of state to Foreign Minister Ashkenazi: ‘Israelis and Palestinians should enjoy equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity and democracy’]( [US scraps Trump’s sanctions against ICC prosecutor who is probing Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Blinken says Washington still opposed to court’s actions on Afghanistan and Israel, but will address concerns through engagement; officials said to update Jerusalem in advance]( [ICC hopes for ‘new phase’ as Biden lifts sanctions on prosecutor probing Israel]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [European Union lauds US decision to drop sanctions against ICC prosecutor]( By [TOI staff]( [Suspect in deadly US Capitol attack was Farrakhan follower, raged against gov’t]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US media reports identify attacker as Noah Green of Indiana; posted online about ‘mind control,’ called US government the ‘#1 enemy of Black people’]( [Cop killed in US Capitol attack as car rams barricade; suspect shot dead]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Officer killed in attack outside Capitol an 18-year veteran]( By [AP]( [Congressman says he’s consulted with Israel about US Capitol security]( [Rep. Tim Ryan, who helps oversee security of Congress, says he spoke with Israeli officials about Knesset measures, after ramming attack kills Capitol Police officer]( [Pivotal Ra’am party meets to decide whom to recommend as PM]( By [TOI staff]( [Leader Mansour Abbas convenes with consultative council in Nazareth; Ra’am being courted by both blocs amid ongoing political gridlock]( [Ra’am leader said to face internal pushback after urging political cooperation]( By [TOI staff]( [Ahead of Vienna summit, Iran rejects ‘step-by-step’ return to nuclear accord]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Foreign Ministry appears to rule out mutual trust-building measures, reiterates all US sanctions must be removed before it takes any steps toward compliance with deal]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [For Israel, endless electoral discord carries perils for ties with Arab world]( [Political instability in wake of Abraham Accords puts plans on backburner, and Mideast leaders grow weary of being treated as pawns or punching bags]( [Saudi FM says ties with Israel would bring ‘tremendous benefit’ to Middle East]( By [AFP]( [But Prince Faisal bin Farhan reiterates that normalization is ‘very much dependent on progress’ in Israeli-Palestinian peace process]( Recipes inside [Samaritan cookbook introduces ancient people’s cuisine to new global audiences]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Filled by recipes, gorgeous photographs and historical background, ‘Samaritan Cookbook’ provides taste of life in enigmatic community split between Israel and Palestinian Authority]( Top Ops [Lisa Trank]( [’There’s an active shooter, Mom’]( [We all marked ourselves ’safe,’ yet the vast grief caused by gun violence overwhelmed me. When I tried to pray, I had no idea where to start]( [Dubbs Weinblatt]( [It is hard to connect to the Torah as a trans Jew. I’m trying anyway]( [I was made the way I am because it’s who I am meant to be, and I wouldn’t trade any of my experiences]( [CRM]( [Vaccinations may offer protection for 2 years or more, Israeli expert says]( By [TOI staff]( [Professor Michal Linial says past reports of swift antibody decline were ‘much ado about nothing’; Health Ministry chief hopes to begin vaccinating Israeli teens in May]( [Hospital blamed over women’s death from heart inflammation after vaccination]( By [TOI staff]( [7 UK AstraZeneca recipients die of clots; regulator: Benefits outweigh risks]( By [Agencies]( [‘Extreme rarity’ of blood-clotting events after millions of shots administered means receiving the vaccine is by far the safest choice, expert says]( [Questions mount on AstraZeneca vaccine’s ties to rare blood clots]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Netherlands temporarily halts AstraZeneca shots for under-60s]( By [Mike Corder]( [US reaches 100 million with vaccines as Europe faces fresh hurdles]( By [Shaun Tandon]( [Soaring job growth, loosened travel guidelines in US; European states struggle with vaccine campaign, return to lockdowns; devastation unfolds in Brazil as infections run rampant]( [CDC says fully vaccinated people can travel safely again within US]( By [Candice Choi]( [After vaccination, Argentine president tests positive for COVID-19]( By [AFP]( [Explainer / Why Johnson & Johnson throwing out 15 million vaccine doses shouldn’t scare you]( By [Tinglong Dai]( [Backlog of 422 ships at Suez Canal cleared after stuck boat freed]( By [AFP]( [Head of canal authority says all vesels that were waiting to traverse the key waterway while the Ever Given was grounded have passed through]( [CRM]( More Headlines [3-year-old killed by car outside playground in southern Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Newlyweds arrested in New York trying to travel by ship to join Islamic State]( By [AP]( [Lebanon to swap medical expertise for Iraqi oil]( By [AFP]( [Notre Dame says ’15 or 20 years’ needed for restoration]( By [AP]( [Dutch matzah factory gifts Passover cracker to 35,000 schoolchildren]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Biden pledges ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine amid Russian military buildup]( By [Olga SHYLENKO and Anastasia CLARK]( [Rap sheet / Tunisian rapper who claimed Jewish heritage accused of massive cons]( By [Caroline Nelly Perrot]( [Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown]( By [AP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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