Omicron wave may have peaked * Ex-agent, creator of ‘The Americans’: US, Russia not that different * ’Maus’ ban backlash * Tea in J’lem * Honoring Licoricia of Winchester

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, January 29, 2022 [Health Ministry believes Omicron wave has passed its peak]( By [TOI staff]( [Still, minister warns Israel could see two more tough weeks; officials hope transmission rate will drop below 1 next week, potentially signaling end of outbreak]( [Global COVID deaths soar 20 percent in a week as cases surge in Middle East, Europe]( By [AFP]( Interview [Ex-CIA agent and creator of ‘The Americans’ says US and Russia aren’t that different]( By [JP O’ Malley]( [As Russian troops amass on the Ukrainian border, Joseph Weisberg, author of ‘Russia Upside Down,’ argues that a little empathy – and eased sanctions – could go a long way]( [Former IDF chief calls US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal ‘a strategic mistake’]( By [TOI staff]( [Gadi Eisenkot says pullout gave Tehran ‘legitimacy’ to violate pact; criticizes Bennett for refusing to meet with Biden’s Iran envoy; claims Israel nearly killed Soleimani in 2018]( [‘Political decisions are needed’: EU says Iran nuclear talks put on pause]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [US nuclear negotiator congratulates Iran on qualifying for World Cup]( By [AFP]( [2 women accused of spying for Iran released to house arrest]( By [TOI staff]( [The suspects, who are among 5 Israelis accused of assisting an Iranian operative, to be monitored and barred from using internet]( [Iran said beating out Assad regime for influence in key Syrian border province]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-Hasid comes out as trans while translating kids’ book on sexuality into Yiddish]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Lili Rosen consulted and acted in productions such as ‘Unorthodox.’ She says that if she’d had access to a guide like ‘You Be You,’ she may have transitioned decades ago]( [Bennett said to eye ‘new national camp’ with coalition partners Liberman, Sa’ar]( By [TOI staff]( [PM says new right-wing political bloc taking shape; Ayelet Shaked’s role said to be unclear, according to unsourced TV report]( Top Ops [Yishai Corey]( [The ’Maus’ ban: Yet more historical distortion in the American south]( [In a region rife with Civil War revisionist history, it comes as no surprise that the facts of the Holocaust are now up for debate]( [Danny Danon]( [Holocaust sacrifices will not be forgetten]( [With post-war lessons fading and old hatreds resurfacing, we must bear witness to the survivors’ accounts, and ensure the world never forgets]( [In ‘Children of Auschwitz,’ a German writer confronts history and himself]( By [Toby Axelrod]( [Alwin Meyer has devoted his life to documenting the stories of the few of the notorious death camp’s youngest members lucky enough to survive]( [Beleaguered TV series ‘And Just Like That’ angers fans with Holocaust comment]( By [Stephen Silver]( [In episode of ‘Sex and the City’ sequel released on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a character says ‘the Holocaust is a hoax’ at a Shabbat dinner]( [Swastikas drawn on Washington train station after Holocaust memorial day]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [Tennessee school board’s removal of ‘Maus’ sparks local backlash, book giveaway]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [After district jettisons iconic Holocaust graphic novel, a comic book store vows to give out free copies, church plans discussion on its themes and a professor pledges free classes]( [CRM]( [US said demanding to know why probe of citizen’s death after IDF arrest not finished]( By [TOI staff]( [State Department sends letter to army with tough questions regarding death of 78-year-old Palestinian-American; military chief orders results be on his desk in coming days]( [Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push]( By [Paul Handley, Max Delany and Michael MAINVILLE]( [US president says small deployment will bolster the NATO presence in region as tensions remain high]( [Putin and Macron agree on need for ‘de-escalation’ in Ukraine, France says]( By [AFP]( [Hungarian journalists, activist will sue NSO Group after alleged hacking]( By [TOI staff]( [Rights group in Hungary says it’s taking legal action against Hungarian state and Israeli spyware company ‘to expose the practice of unlawful secret surveillance’]( [Finland alleges diplomats’ phones hacked with Israeli spyware]( By [Karl Ritter]( [Israel keeps British teatime tradition alive, with a spoonful of local flavor]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [The perfect antidote to winter weather? A cuppa with a side of scones and cream cakes]( [UK to honor Licoricia of Winchester, slain 13th-century Jewish moneylender to royals]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [City to put up statue by renowned British artist Ian Rank-Broadley to commemorate medieval businesswoman who was mysteriously murdered]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Senior police officials urge top cop seen fleeing stabbing scene to resign]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli held in Armenia in case family says is political payback by Putin]( By [TOI staff]( [Obituary / Liviu Beris, Romanian Holocaust survivor who became a genetics pioneer, dies at 93]( By [MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ]( [Days after massive arms deal, US halts Egypt military aid over human rights concerns]( By [Matthew Lee]( [7-year-old moderately hurt in shooting in southern Bedouin city of Rahat]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [French historian claims Israel abetted 1967 razing of Jerusalem’s Mughrabi quarter]( By [Guillaume LAVALLÉE]( [Trump facing legal, political headwinds as he eyes comeback]( By [Jill Colvin]( [Argentine official causes outrage suggesting Israel should investigate AMIA bombing]( By [CALEB GUEDES-REED]( [As Johnson waits, UK police seek to cut out parts of key ‘partygate’ report]( By [Jill Lawless]( [Joni Mitchell to join Neil Young in protest over Spotify antivax podcast]( By [David Bauder]( [Ruth Bader Ginsburg library sells for $2.35 million in online auction]( By [TOI staff and JTA]( [Wind beneath her wings / WV governor tells Bette Midler to kiss his dog’s ‘heinie’ – and shows it]( By [LEAH WILLINGHAM]( [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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