How COVID fueled anti-Semitism * ’Israel hits Iran IRGC ship’ * Jewish women who defied Nazis in Poland * At swearing-in, Arab MKs vow occupatio n fight * PM trial latest

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, April 7, 2021 [Pandemic fueled anti-Semitism, with vaccine firm heads likened to Nazis – study]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [On Holocaust Remembrance Day eve, TAU researchers say that while lockdowns led to drop in physical attacks, conspiracies flourished online about outbreak being Israeli, Jewish plot]( [Over half of Israel’s Holocaust survivors require food handouts — survey]( By [TOI staff]( [Orthodox Jewish couple alleges New York City housing discrimination]( By [Larry Neumeister]( [Quizzed on Iran ship blast, Gantz says Israel acts ‘wherever there’s a need’]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Defense minister refuses to comment on specific case; remarks come after US official attributes mine attack on alleged Revolutionary Guard ship directly to Israeli naval commandos]( [Israeli forces carried out strike on Iranian ship in Red Sea, NY Times reports]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Iran: Ship attacked in Red Sea in hit attributed to Israel was damaged by blast]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( Interview [Smuggler, fighter, courier, spy: How Jewish women defied the Nazis in Poland]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [In ‘The Light of Days,’ author Judy Batalion tells the extraordinary tale of myriad brave females who took leading roles in clandestine, armed struggle in ghettos and forests]( Live updates [Ex-news site CEO: I was told to ax Sara Netanyahu item or I’d hurt business deal]( By [TOI staff]( [On 3rd day of testimony, Walla’s Ilan Yeshua says owner Shaul Elovitch angrily warned him bad press for PM’s wife would harm his bid to buy TV provider’s shares]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing Apr. 7 – Rivlin taps Netanyahu for another Catch-22 coalition]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( Top Ops [Efraim Zuroff]( [Elderly Nazis and ‘misplaced sympathy syndrome’]( [Don’t worry about the frail old men who are finally being tried for crimes they committed when they weren’t frail or old; it’s their victims who need your compassion]( [Yona Kobo]( [The families that were torn apart]( [Despite the uncertainties and privations of war, parents, children, and extended family members hoped and prayed for a better tomorrow]( [Ira N. Forman]( [The working definition of anti-Semitism needs no rewrite]( [The definition does not curb speech or equate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, it offers guidelines to help understand where speech crosses a line]( [Michael Feuer]( [The half-baked hazards of simplifying the Holocaust]( [Efforts to ’confront’ the Shoah have led to junk science, distortions, and erasure of the historical record. And no, my father didn’t have ’survivor syndrome’]( Netanyahu trial [PM’s aides had veto over top roles at Walla, Yeshua says in 3rd day of testimony]( By [Michael Bachner]( [As graft trial continues in Jerusalem, news site’s ex-CEO says he was warned negative coverage of Netanyahu would hurt Bezeq, claiming implication of quid pro quo deal was ‘clear’]( [Netanyahu trial / On day 2 of testimony, Yeshua describes effort to hide PM’s alleged quid pro quo]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Joint List MKs spark outcry in Knesset ceremony with oath to fight ‘occupation’]( By [TOI staff]( [During swearing-in process, Arab lawmakers substitute traditional commitment to serve Israel and the Knesset with pledges to fight ‘apartheid,’ ‘racism’]( [At 24th Knesset’s swearing-in, Rivlin pleads with lawmakers to end deadlock]( By [TOI staff]( [As anti-gay MKs sworn in, activists fear ‘step backwards’ on LGBT rights]( By [Nir Kafri and Alexandra Vardi]( [Netanyahu to meet Bennett Thursday, vows to seek end to ‘cycle of elections’]( By [Alexander Fulbright]( [Officially tasked with forming government, Likud leader reportedly trying to enlist ‘defectors;’ also said considering coalition backed from outside by both Smotrich, Ra’am’s Abbas]( [Lapid urges ‘leap of faith’ to build ‘national consensus government’]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( MeToo in the Jewish world [Female Jewish scholars slam closed-door Zoom meetings with disgraced sociologist]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [US academic Steven M. Cohen was accused of sexual misconduct in 2018; the recent discussions on contemporary Jewish topics are being called an attempt at undeserved rehabilitation]( [1 in 3 of COVID survivors suffer long-term mental, neurological problems – study]( By [Patrick Galey]( [Largest study so far on long COVID’s toll shows higher incidence of anxiety, hemorrhages and strokes within 6 months of recovery]( [AstraZeneca UK vaccine trial in children paused as clot link probed]( By [AFP]( [Biden says all adult Americans to be eligible for vaccine by April 19]( By [DARLENE SUPERVILLE and Alexandra Jaffe]( [Joss Whedon reportedly threatened Gal Gadot’s career on set of ‘Justice League’]( By [TOI staff]( [Writer-director said to have told Israeli star to ‘shut up and say the lines’ during tense filming of 2017 superhero movie]( [Helen Mirren to play Golda Meir in upcoming movie ‘Golda’]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [With normalization, Sudanese who descended from Jews hope to connect with Israel]( By [MENNA ZAKI]( [Jewish community is long gone, but some citizens hope rapprochement will be sealed with approval of transitional legislature so they can get back in touch with their Jewish roots]( [Sudanese ministers vote to annul Israel boycott law amid normalization drive]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [US, Iran report progress in ‘constructive’ first talks on rescuing nuclear deal]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Washington and Tehran open indirect discussions on 2015 accord; both sides, and European mediators, issue cautious praise of initial efforts; Iran still insists on sanctions relief]( [US defense chief Lloyd Austin to visit Israel next week — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Talks on Iran deal begin in Vienna, as world powers seek to bring US back in]( By [Agencies]( [CRM]( [White House again quietly boosts aid to Palestinians; some in Congress cry foul]( By [Agencies]( [Biden administration announces tens of millions in aid to Palestinians for third time in two weeks; some Republicans preparing to challenge move]( [Alcee Hastings, Black congressman who led advocacy on Jewish issues, dies at 84]( By [Ron Kampeas]( More Headlines [Ministers expected to lift more restrictions as virus rates continue to slide]( By [TOI staff]( [Firebrand former MK Hanin Zoabi to be charged with fraud over party finances]( By [TOI staff]( [New records reveal Hitler’s Austrian SS chief escaped punishment with US backing]( [Two dead dolphins, dead turtle wash up on Israeli shores]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Miriam Adelson becomes richest Israeli as COVID year boosts world’s billionaires]( By [TOI staff]( [Kvelling / Yale to offer beginner Yiddish courses to fulfill language requirements]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez meets with top NYC Jewish group for 1st time in office]( By [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [Spirit Airlines temporarily kicks Jewish family off plane over toddler’s mask]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [Intel unveils highest performing data-center processors, made with Israel team]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [US firm Cofense to buy Israel’s Cyberfish to better detect and avert phishing]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Innoviz shares surge on Nasdaq in first trading day after SPAC merger]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Qualitest buys Israel-based Comply to gain edge in pharma software testing]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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