Cops remove Damascus Gate barriers * Israel warns Hamas after more rockets * Rabbi outed as missionary * Armenia fighters inspired Jewish resistance * UAE buys gas stake

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, April 26, 2021 [In bid to stem violent protests, police allow crowds at Old City’s Damascus Gate]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Recent evenings have seen intense clashes between Palestinians and law enforcement in Jerusalem, as well as a far-right Jewish march]( [Israel said to warn Hamas of major retaliation if rocket fire continues]( By [TOI staff]( [Defense Minister Gantz meets with UN envoy to discuss violence, reportedly asks to deliver message to Gaza rulers that patience has run out]( [Hamas warns Israel will ‘bear the consequences’ of closing Gaza fishing zone]( By [TOI staff]( [After 3rd straight night of rocket attacks, Israel closes Gaza fishing zone]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( Armenian genocide [How Armenia’s 1915 ‘Musa Dagh’ fighters inspired Jews to resist Nazi genocide]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [Passed around Jewish ghettos across eastern Europe, author Franz Werfel’s fact-based ‘The Forty Days of Musa Dagh’ novel foreshadowed the Holocaust and galvanized resistance]( Live updates [LIVE: Bennett, Sa’ar highlight obstacles to forming unity government]( By [TOI staff]( [But Lapid argues they can finalize a deal in a week; as Netanyahu’s time to assemble coalition runs out, report says his allies are pressuring him to let Bennett be PM first]( Analysis [Judah Ari Gross]( [Israel does not want to deal with a Gaza battle right now, and Hamas knows it]( [Terrorists in the Strip have fired some 45 rockets at Israel in the past 3 days, while the IDF has barely responded in an apparent bid to make recent tensions dissipate quickly]( [Rockets fired from Gaza for 3rd night, 4 lightly hurt running for shelter]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu, Gantz reportedly tried to OK military operation behind cabinet’s back]( By [TOI staff]( [In biggest-yet Israel-UAE deal, Delek to sell stake in Tamar gas field for $1.1b]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Israeli energy company signs memorandum of understanding with Mubadala Petroleum, owned by Abu Dhabi government]( [UAE condemns Jewish extremists’ violence in Jerusalem, calls for restraint]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Penny Cagan]( [Spring always comes]( [Taking a walk in New York City, after hibernating during this endless COVID winter, reminds me that I am vulnerable in the new season – and also filled with hope]( [Nadav Tamir]( [US aid should serve security purposes only]( [The US is justified in ensuring that its aid bolsters American values ​​and not the occupation and unjustified actions against Palestinians.]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing Apr. 26 – Netanyahu’s proposal to install a puppet prime minister]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Likud accused of ‘political bribery’ with new Arab affairs panel pushed by Ra’am]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu said to offer Gantz to be prime minister first in new unity deal]( By [Stuart Winer]( [High Court urges appointment of justice minister within 2 days; Gantz wants job]( By [TOI staff]( [Shock in Jerusalem community as ‘rabbi’ outed as undercover Christian missionary]( By [TOI staff]( [Family has been supported by ultra-Orthodox community after mother died of cancer, father worked as scribe and mohel; investigators say they faked being Jewish to move to Israel]( [Bucking fears, Israeli Chernobyl survivors have normal hospitalization rates]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [They’re more likely to get checked for abnormal growths, but those exposed to Chernobyl aftermath generally use hospitals no more than the rest of the immigrant population from FSU]( [CRM]( [Gaza hospitals buckle under strain of COVID surge in crowded enclave]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Hamas decision to lift restrictions, combined with aggressive virus variant and lack of vaccines, leads to fierce new wave as many flout safety precautions during Ramadan]( [Palestinian Authority reportedly set to announce election delay within days]( By [TOI staff]( [Settlers filmed throwing stones at Palestinians, attacking left-wing activists]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( Interview [On 35th Chernobyl anniversary, 1st responder reflects on the day after disaster]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Alla Shapiro’s new memoir, ‘Doctor on Call,’ traces her journey from the wake of nuclear chaos in Ukraine to a career in the US developing radiation countermeasures for FDA]( [Making oxygen from moon sand, startup eyes long-term life in space]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Tech developed by Helios melts lunar soil to extract oxygen for fuel, enabling lower payloads and lower costs for space missions]( [Protesters mass in France, Israel, UK and US to demand justice for Sarah Halimi]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [In Paris, some 25,000 demonstrate against court decision that Jewish woman’s killer was too stoned to be held criminally responsible]( [Amid COVID, Israel enters top 20 club of nations with highest GDP per capita]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Data compiled by Forbes Israel based on IMF data shows Israel, with GDP per capita of $43,689 for 2020, ranking above Canada, New Zealand and UK; Luxemburg tops list at $116,921]( [Enjoying unemployment benefits, young Israelis choose not to go back to work]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [US giant Blackstone sets up Israel office to fund fast-growth tech firms]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [CRM]( [Israel sees just 38 new COVID cases, the lowest daily tally in a year]( By [TOI staff]( [Fatalities, infection rates continue steady decline since pandemic’s peak in January, as country reaps benefits of vaccination drive]( [Israel poised to lift limits on attendance for vaccinated at events]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel considers sending aid to virus-ravaged India]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( More Headlines [Four synagogues in NYC’s Riverdale neighborhood vandalized, windows smashed]( By [Ben Sales]( [Zarif criticized Soleimani’s power, said Russia tried to sabotage Iran nuke deal]( By [TOI staff]( [Archaeology / 1,600-year-old multicolored mosaic with geometric motifs uncovered in Yavne]( By [TOI staff]( [Man, 68, lightly injured by rock thrown at his car at Jerusalem’s Old City]( By [TOI staff]( [High Court orders state to consider Darfur asylum requests by end of year]( By [TOI staff]( [Chicago lawmaker on trial for corruption said to have made antisemitic comment]( By [Ben Sales]( [Jewish nominees fail to make a splash at socially distanced Oscars]( By [Gabe Friedman]( [Sagi Berman to come out as Israeli top-flight soccer’s first transgender referee]( By [TOI staff]( [Chloe Zhao makes Oscar history, winning best director, picture for ‘Nomadland’]( By [Jake Coyle]( [Waltzing in / Dutch violinist Andre Rieu books concerts in Tel Aviv]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Man jailed for 17 years for raping girl, 10, after breaking into her bedroom]( By [TOI staff]( [Political neophyte Caitlyn Jenner adds celebrity to California governor race]( By [Michael R. 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