Olmert, Netanyahu face off in ’crazy’ libel case * ToI investigates: Deadly trash trade poisoning Palestinians * Health chief: Runny nose? Stay home * Aura Herzog dies

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, January 10, 2022 [Two former PMs clash in court, as Netanyahus sue Olmert for calling them crazy]( By [TOI staff]( [Judge warns sides not to turn case into ‘circus’; Netanyahu lawyer says ‘in another country Olmert would have been arrested’; judge responds: ‘Thank God we’re not in that country’]( [Judge raps Netanyahu for requesting hearing delay: ‘Leave home earlier’]( By [TOI staff]( [As daily cases pass 21,000, Health Ministry issues new guidelines for home tests]( By [TOI staff]( [Officials say tests should be taken 3 days after encounter with confirmed person, include mouth swab; ministry chief: Even if you only have a runny nose, stay home]( [Bennett appeals for ‘patience’ amid public dismay over shifting, unclear COVID rules]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Health Ministry hotline collapses as new COVID testing rules stump Israelis]( By [TOI staff]( [Aura Herzog, wife to one Israeli president and mother to a second, dies at 97]( By [TOI staff]( [Politicians laud ‘pioneering’ woman who devoted herself to public service; she took part in Israel’s War of Independence and was a social and environmental activist]( ToI investigates [A deadly trash trade is poisoning Palestinians in the West Bank]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Burning Israeli scrap for valuable raw metals is a lethal livelihood for thousands of Palestinians, sending cancer rates skyrocketing in villages near Hebron]( Live updates [LIVE: Pfizer CEO says vaccine adapted to Omicron will be ready for shipping in March]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Albert Bourla says firm has already started manufacturing new inoculation, which hasn’t yet been approved; says he doesn’t know if 4th shot given by Israel is needed]( Top Ops [Ori Golan]( [When I was 7, Aliza was my savior. I just learned who she really was.]( [I was about to switch off the clip after watching the horrific story of a Holocaust survivor from Lodz, Poland, but decided to read the credits]( [Danielle Nagler]( [Don’t take it out on the testers]( [With so many waiting for so long, tempers fray, but the volunteers, among them my daughter, are already working 11-hour shifts, barely stopping for a drink]( [Naomi Chazan]( [Urgently needed: A new social pact]( [The government’s ceding of its duty to manage the pandemic by handing the job to individual citizens has resulted in the mayhem of the past few days]( [Michael Feldstein]( [Better than a ’Jewish Disneyland’]( [The current long hiatus away from Israel may be just what we need to renew our appreciation of the Jewish state, when we are finally able to return easily]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Jan. 10 – Inside a tiny US pro-Israel Christian group with big reach]( [Diplomacy reporter Lazar Berman casts an eye on the USIEA and the race to head JAFI; news editor Amy Spiro updates us on the Western Wall and Israel’s 1st Orthodox figure skater]( [As Omicron cases soar, Israel also faces ‘flu storm’ intensified by vaccine lethargy]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Together, the two diseases could put ‘major burden’ on medical system and cost lives, warns Hadassah Hospital doctor, though Ichilov chief thinks Israel can take them in stride]( [First case reported in Israel of heart inflammation linked to Omicron infection]( By [TOI staff]( [Eyeing Iran, Bennett says military undergoing largest rearmament in years]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Prime minister tells Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Tehran remains country’s most significant foe, Israel fighting Iranian forces constantly]( [Iran rules out prospect of an interim nuclear agreement in Vienna]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Iran sanctions 52 Americans on anniversary of Soleimani killing, drawing US rebuke]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( Interview [Don’t toss the spyware with the NSO scandal bathwater, urges Israeli cyber guru]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Democracies need cybersurveillance tools to track criminals and terrorists. Just regulate the tech better, argues Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel]( Obituary [Comedian Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dies at 65]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Jewish actor found dead in a Florida hotel room while on tour; police say no sign of foul play or drugs; colleagues laud him for his humor and kindness]( [Comedians, friends, co-stars remember ‘funny’ and ‘kind’ Bob Saget]( By [AP]( [Michael Lang, who organized the 1969 Woodstock Festival, dies at 77]( By [TOI staff]( [CRM]( [New ‘Citizenship Law’ advances, months after ban on Palestinian spouses lapsed]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Legislation pushed by Interior Minister Shaked would once again mostly bar Palestinians married to Israelis from living in Israel]( [Some Palestinians get legal status after years in Gaza limbo]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Israel weighs extending administrative detention of sick Palestinian teen]( By [Agencies]( [Polish envoy to Jews fired after calling Holocaust law ‘one of stupidest ever’]( By [AP]( [Jaroslaw Nowak criticized his own government’s policies on Holocaust remembrance in an interview with UK’s Jewish News]( [Lipstadt may be asked to apologize before confirmation as antisemitism envoy]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Japan-Israel ties strengthen, as 2021 investments nearly triple to record $2.9b]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Japan accounts for 15.8% of all foreign investment in Israeli high-tech, compared just 1.8% in 2016, data compiled by consulting firm Harel-Hertz shows]( [Medical tech firm MeMed nabs $93m investment to decode body’s immune responses]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Israeli cleantech company aims Miriam’s Well water purifier at developing world]( By [Sue Surkes]( [3 cops questioned, suspended for 4 days over assault of ultra-Orthodox man]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Victims on every floor:’ NYC’s deadliest fire in three decades kills 19]( By [David Porter, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and Michelle L. Price]( [Israel’s national library sees Arabic site traffic boom]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( [Clashes as police evacuate illegal West Bank outpost near Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [Top officer tells Meron disaster probe: Police chief dismissed crowding concerns]( By [TOI staff]( [Man found dead in Ashdod; wife, another man held on suspicion of murder]( By [TOI staff]( [Family affair / Israeli singer shares Shabbat food, tunes with Mary J. Blige and LL Cool J]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Kfar Saba ranks 1st for quality of life in national survey; Jerusalem last]( By [David Brummer]( [Soccer player gets early release 2 years into sentence for deadly hit-and-run]( By [TOI staff]( [US and Russia hold high-stakes talks on Ukraine]( By [Nina Larson]( [Norwegian bingin' / Netflix series ‘The Girl From Oslo’ brings drama, twists and turns]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [The daily edition]() [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved