Jordan: We thwarted ’malicious plot’ by king’s half-brother * Analysis: Why right’s Ra’am flirtation may backfire * Podcast: Filming Shtisel in COVID * PM’s 3-year trial?

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, April 4, 2021 Live updates [LIVE: Jordan says king’s half brother worked with foreign elements to destabilize kingdom]( By [TOI staff]( [Deputy PM says kingdom has thwarted a ‘malicious plot,’ with intelligence services intercepting communications at the ‘zero hour’]( [Jordan ex-crown prince says he’s being held under house arrest, denies coup plot]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [As top officials are arrested, Hamzah bin Hussein issues video accusing the monarchy of corruption, stifling dissent; says his internet, phones cut]( [Jordan’s Queen Noor, mother of detained prince, attacks ‘wicked slander’ of coup]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Jordanian press warns stability is a ‘red line’ after alleged coup attempt]( By [AFP]( Analysis [Haviv Rettig Gur]( [Could Netanyahu’s Ra’am flirtation push the right out of power for a generation?]( [The PM’s allies have come to fear his eagerness to cooperate with the conservative Muslim part – paving the way, they warn, to a left-Arab alliance the right won’t be able to beat]( [Poll: 48% of Israelis favor government with outside support from Arab parties]( By [Stuart Winer]( [No decision from Ra’am after meeting to discuss who to recommend as PM]( By [TOI staff]( [Ultra-Orthodox UTJ split over potential coalition with Ra’am support]( By [TOI staff]( [MK Pindros: ‘Not an ideal situation to rely on party that supports terror’; 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