Iran names suspect in Natanz blast * Flown away: Where have all the migrating birds gone? * The bee saver of Mexico * Schools fully open, no more masks outside, from Sun.

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, April 17, 2021 [Iran names suspect in Natanz nuclear plant attack, says he fled country]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [State TV names wanted man as Reza Karimi, 43; displays Interpol-style ‘red notice’ seeking his arrest, though Interpol has not confirmed the notice is official]( [Biden says Iran enriching uranium to 60% not ‘helpful’ to nuke deal talks]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Ex-IAEA official: In theory, Iran could reach weapons-grade enrichment in a week]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel lifts outdoor mask requirement, fully opens schools Sunday, as COVID ebbs]( By [TOI staff]( [Mandate for face coverings indoors to remain in place and Health Ministry recommends wearing masks at large outdoor gatherings; fewer than 100 people test positive Friday]( [Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [7 cases of Indian COVID variant detected in Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [A key stop on the great bird flyway, Eilat sees steep dive in migrating flocks]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Habitat destruction, pesticides, hunting, invasive species, manmade obstacles such as wind turbines and high voltage power lines all take a toll, but reliable research lacking]( Reporter's Notebook [In Jerusalem’s Old City, Palestinians celebrate return to a near-normal Ramadan]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [After a traumatic year of shuttered mosques and a deserted al-Aqsa, worshipers and vendors were overjoyed to return to routine, though visitor numbers remained far lower than usual]( [In Mexico, Israeli expat makes a buzz with refuge for endangered stingless bees]( By [Julie Masis]( [Nataniel Sagi learned that local benign species were on the verge of extinction; he’s opened a conservation sanctuary and rescues colonies from deforestation]( [US warns Israel to stop ‘dangerous, detrimental’ chatter on Natanz attack — TV]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Washington said to convey through several channels that constant unsourced reports confirming details of alleged Israeli sabotage are ’embarrassing’ it during nuclear talks]( [Israel: We’ll do whatever it takes, ‘definitely’ stop Iran from getting bomb]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Leader of extremist anti-Zionist Haredi sect, who met Ahmadinejad, dead at 87]( By [Shira Hanau]( Top Ops [Noah Slepkov]( [Israeli governance: The tyranny of the minority?]( [JPPI’s Pluralism Index shows a public open to accommodating differences while its elected leaders wage battles blocking any and all compromise]( [Avigayil Halpern]( [For #MeToo transgressors, the only cure is banishment]( [Meeting with someone accused of sexual misconduct is contrary to Jewish precepts that a transgressor be unwelcome in communal spaces]( [Opposition to back Bennett getting mandate as only way to prevent 5th vote — TV]( By [TOI staff]( [Report says so-called ‘change bloc’ fears return of mandate to Knesset will prevent it from forming government; PM said offering Sa’ar top positions to defect]( [Netanyahu urges Sa’ar to ‘come home’; Smotrich says veto on Ra’am non-negotiable]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [Rocket fired into Israel from Gaza for 2nd night in a row; IDF hits Hamas sites]( By [TOI staff]( [Projectile sets off warning sirens in pair of border communities, is said to hit open area; no reports of injuries or damage]( [Hezbollah said making preparations for Lebanon’s possible collapse]( [Maryland’s Shane Pendergrass rebukes rival invoking Holocaust on assembly floor]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [IDF vet with PTSD warned he might hurt himself before self-immolation — report]( By [TOI staff]( [A day before setting himself alight, Itzik Saidyan is said to have told social worker he couldn’t go on any longer; Defense Ministry says he later told the worker everything was OK]( [As in 1970s, Northern Ireland’s Jews look to weather violence in Belfast]( By [Olivia Fletcher]( [Abbas to address J Street confab as group seeks to top DC’s Israel lobby scene]( By [Jacob Magid]( [PA president expected to thank Biden for restoring aid while urging further steps, and to express continued support for two-state solution while castigating Israel over settlements]( [US source to Palestinian paper: Washington will understand election postponement]( By [TOI staff]( [Hundreds protest evictions, police violence in East Jerusalem]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Why Tucker Carlson, white supremacists have eyes on Israeli immigration policy]( By [Ben Sales]( [Israel’s Jewish majority is at the center of a US controversy as the talk show host accuses the ADL watchdog group of holding a double standard. Does the claim have any merit?]( [24-year-old aims to be NYC’s first Bukharian City Council member]( By [Lauren Hakimi]( [Marjorie Taylor-Green said behind new GOP group to save ‘Anglo-Saxon’ traditions]( By [Alan Fram]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Queen Elizabeth II buries her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip]( By [Charlotte Durand, Phil HAZLEWOOD and Imran MARASHLI]( [FM lauds new regional cooperation at strategic forum with UAE, Greece, Cyprus]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Australian watchdog slams ‘perverse’ auction of Hitler’s personal items]( By [TOI staff]( [#TwitterFail / Israel’s Foreign Ministry botches Jimmy Fallon’s hashtag game]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Steven Spielberg starts foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [3 resign from Auschwitz council over right-wing Polish politician’s appointment]( By [Vanessa Gera]( [Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Cuba’s Communist Party chief]( By [Andrea Rodrguez]( [Internal watchdog says Pompeo violated ethics rules with staff errands]( By [AFP]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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