Is Netanyahu nearing a plea bargain? * 20 cases of Omicron sub-variant * About those Hamas killer dolphin claims * Yeshiva U. pledges change amid sexual assault claims

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, January 14, 2022 Analysis [David Horovitz]( [It’s all about ‘turpitude’: Making sense of the Netanyahu plea bargain reports]( [The former PM wants to stay out of jail. The departing AG wants to secure a conviction. The sides can agree on all that. But there’s one crucial issue that’s dividing them]( [Secret plea deal in Netanyahu corruption trial said to await his approval]( By [TOI staff]( Israel media review [Netanyahu at the plea market: What the press says about bargain hunting with Bibi]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [The press is paying close attention to plea deal talks with the Likud head, seeing an agreement as a game-changer both for the opposition leader and the future of the coalition]( [At least 20 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA2 detected in Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry says ‘no evidence’ new strain behaves differently from Omicron]( [Number of seriously ill COVID patients climbs to over 300, with 40,000 new cases]( By [TOI staff]( [COVID czar: Non-essential medical treatment may need to be halted in Omicron wave]( By [Amy Spiro]( Analysis [Hamas claims of Israeli killer dolphins are easy to mock, but not so farfetched]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Folks were quick to ridicule a video, released by the terror group, alleging one of its naval commandos found a dolphin in the service of the IDF. But it’s not entirely ludicrous]( [Government to vote Sunday on launching state inquiry into murky submarine deal]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz says panel is ‘a necessary step to safeguard Israel’s security,’ Lapid says government will leave ‘no stone unturned’ to reach the truth]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Bereaved mothers portray mourning and renewal in Koby Mandell play]( By [TOI staff]( [A conversation with writer and mother Sherri Mandell, along with director Yael Valier and actress Rebecca Sykes, about their production of ‘The Blessing of a Broken Heart’]( Interview [An actor and a rabbi teamed up to make a Jewish podcast that’s not just for Jews]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [In the new weekly ‘Chutzpod,’ Sixth and I’s Rabbi Shira Stutman and ‘West Wing’ star Joshua Malina make light work of life’s heavy questions for Members of the Tribe – and friends]( Analysis [Jacob Magid]( [Biden administration not waiting for nuclear talk denouement to begin damage control]( [To prepare for either stalemate or an unpopular deal coming out of Vienna talks, US doubles down on message that intractable conflict is a result of Trump’s JCPOA withdrawal]( [US: Only ‘a few weeks left’ to save Iran nuclear deal, we’re eyeing ‘other options’]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Iran claims to launch solid-fuel satellite rocket into space]( By [AP]( Top Ops [Leah Herzog]( [How a tree turns bitter water to sweet]( [Bitterness is a corrosive and debilitating, often born out of trauma. 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Itamar Elharar described as ‘modest, impressive,’ by unit commander]( [IDF probe finds motor failure caused deadly chopper crash, but cause still unknown]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [British Jewish leader resigns following comments about ‘war with Islam’]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [Gary Mond, an official at the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the JNF, steps down after past social media activity comes to light]( [From our partner / Charity Commission investigating JNF UK after chair’s comments on Muslims]( [Thousands of right-wing activists rally in Jerusalem to ‘overthrow evil government’]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Fearing more demolitions at illegal West Bank outpost, demonstrators and opposition MKs protest government policies outside PM’s office]( [Repositioned news channel 14 aims for mainstream while keeping pro-Netanyahu script]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [The former Channel 20 is trying to make itself into a true conservative alternative to news channels 12 and 13, but critics say doing so will mean breaking with the former PM]( [CRM]( [Yeshiva University pledges change amid uproar over alleged sexual assault]( By [Luke Tress]( [School vows to ‘restructure’ its Title IX office in light of allegations a basketball player raped another student; student activists say it’s progress, but not enough]( [Israel’s Trigo challenges Amazon on its own turf, with US debut of shop-and-go tech]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Computer vision startup to pilot frictionless shopping tech with Wakefern, largest retailer-owned grocery co-op in America]( [8 tiny satellites built by Israeli students launched into space]( By [Amy Spiro]( [SpaceX rocket launch marks culmination of three years of work for science-minded students at schools across Israel, who gathered to watch the Florida event from Herzliya]( [Queen strips Prince Andrew of his military roles, public duties, amid abuse claims]( By [DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI]( [As he faces trial over allegations he sexually abused a teenage girl trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace announces Duke of York has lost his ‘royal patronages’]( [Golda Meir’s grandson defends casting of Helen Mirren as former Israeli PM]( By [TOI staff]( [Shaul Rahabi tells Jewish Chronicle his late grandmother would have loved casting, and being Jewish ‘doesn’t matter at all,’ amid renewed ‘Jewface’ debate]( [CRM]( More Headlines [2021 was Earth’s 6th warmest year on record since 1800s]( By [Seth Borenstein]( [Hundreds of Bedouins clash with police over controversial Negev tree planting]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [‘Most notorious’: California governor denies parole to RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan]( By [Don Thompson]( [Police to pay NIS 1.8 million to family of Ethiopian-Israeli teen killed by cop]( By [TOI staff]( [Belgium expels imam who called for burning of Jews]( By [AFP]( [Beitar Jerusalem announces sale to French businessman as Hogeg battles charges]( By [TOI staff]( [Ohio GOP congressman apologizes for comparing vaccine mandates to Nazi measures]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Man shot dead in East Jerusalem refugee camp]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel braces for unseasonably cold, rainy weekend]( By [TOI staff]( [Seditious conspiracy: US indicts 11 far-right Oath Keepers for Jan. 6 Capitol attack]( By [Paul Handley]( [In first, Israeli basketball player signs with Moroccan team]( By [TOI staff]( [High hopes / Study: Cannabis compounds prevent coronavirus entering cells]( By [TOI staff]( [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? 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