Israel backs Ukraine’s sovereignty * Trump hails ’genius’ Putin * Gantz deepens coalition rift * Oxygen therapy can reduce PTSD * Netanyahu: Iran deal spells nuclear ME

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Presented by [Jewish Lives]( [In 1st comments, Israel backs Ukrainian ‘sovereignty,’ with no mention of Russia]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Statement from Foreign Ministry expresses support for ‘territorial integrity’ of Ukraine; Israeli ambassador to Kyiv says he is prepared ‘with all options’ for potential evacuation]( [Russia pulls diplomatic staff from Ukraine amid escalating tensions]( By [Agencies]( [Israel’s diplomatic staff in Ukraine complete relocation from Kyiv to Lviv]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Who does Putin think gives him the right?’ Biden announces sanctions over Ukraine]( By [Agencies]( [Ukraine calls up reservists, urges its citizens to leave Russia as invasion looms]( By [AFP]( [Ukraine’s security council approves plans to declare a state of national emergency as reservists between the ages of 18 and 60 called up for a period of up to one year]( [Putin says Russian interests, security ‘non-negotiable’ as global sanctions close in]( By [Agencies]( [US, Europe punish Putin with sanctions over Ukraine ‘invasion,’ threaten more action]( By [AP]( [Trump hails Putin as ‘genius’ for Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine]( By [AFP]( from our sponsor [Enter to win The Jewish Lives Origins of Israel Collection.]( [That’s 7 books worth $175 featuring the prizewinning biographies of Herzl, Ben-Gurion, Bialik, Dayan, Jabotinsky, Rav Kook, and Rabin.]( [Opposition bills advance, as Gantz boycotts plenum over stalled IDF pension law]( By [TOI staff]( [Coalition pulls its legislation amid efforts to reach compromise with Blue and White; opposition pulls bill calling for investigation of defense minister’s past business]( [Analysis / ‘We’re not just decoration’: New coalition blows are warnings, not yet crisis points]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [World-first Israeli study shows oxygen therapy can dramatically reduce PTSD symptoms]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Half of the 18 IDF veterans in research made such good progress that they were no longer deemed to have PTSD by the end of a 60-session course in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber]( [New COVID cases, deaths fall further in Israel and globally as Omicron wave fades]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Feb. 23: Israel’s space-age meds & tangled diplomatic web on Ukraine]( By [TOI staff]( [Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman proposes that the Iran nuclear deal and Russian tension are tied; Health reporter Nathan Jeffay brings us promising med-tech research]( Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu blasts ‘scandalous’ appointment of Arab MK as consul general to Shanghai]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Opposition head claims Ghaida Zoabi refuses to recognize Israel as Jewish state, though she did just that upon entering Knesset; Meretz MK says national anthem ‘excludes’ her]( [Netanyahu urges US Jews to fight Iran deal or risk nuke threat on NY, LA]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Former PM lambastes nascent deal being negotiated in Vienna, claiming it only delays Iran by a few years while giving regime’s nukes a ‘kosher seal of approval’]( [Gantz claims Iran giving Venezuela attack drone know-how]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Iran says nuclear talks at ‘critical’ stage, ‘optimistic’ about chances for deal]( By [AFP]( Top Ops [Rachel Sharansky Danziger]( [More than Ukraine hangs in the balance right now]( [Putin is effectively reinstating the geopolitics of territorial expansion and empire building, which, in time, will put our cries of ’never again’ to the test]( [Sarah Tuttle-Singer]( [The Arab cop’s morning in Jerusalem]( [’This is city is crazy,’ Shadi tells Yossi, his partner, a Jewish cop. ’We fight and kill each other, but really, we’re all the same’]( [New consul general to Shanghai under fire for comments on anthem, Jewish state]( By [Lazar Berman and Tobias Siegal]( [Netanyahu calls Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi’s appointment a scandal; Meretz MK says she wouldn’t be questioned ‘if I was a Jewish woman’]( [In first for Arab woman, Meretz MK appointed Israeli Consul General in Shanghai]( By [TOI staff]( [Billionaire Roman Abramovich makes ‘8-digit donation’ to Yad Vashem]( By [TOI staff]( [Money to fund International Institute for Holocaust Research and build it a new home; Russian-Israeli oligarch says ability to donate to Holocaust research is a ‘privilege’]( [For 1st time, Romania commemorates Holocaust refugees who died when Struma torpedoed]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( Interview [3 days in March: How the 2nd Intifada’s bloodiest hours seeded today’s Middle East]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [In ‘Death Tango,’ ex-Mossad man and strategic analyst Yossi Alpher reflects on consecutive events during Second Intifada that he says doomed the peace process, possibly for good]( [14-year-old Palestinian killed by troops, allegedly while hurling firebombs at cars]( By [Aaron Boxerman and Emanuel Fabian]( [Local Palestinians claim al-Khader resident Muhammad Shahada was on other side of security barrier from road, too far away to threaten drivers]( [Police apologize for roughing up Palestinian with Down syndrome at Jerusalem protest]( By [Luke Tress]( [Court freezes eviction of Palestinian family from Sheikh Jarrah home]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Following drone incursion, Gantz renews threat against Hezbollah]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Speaking at a memorial for soldier killed in Lebanon, defense minister suggests a ‘bill with high interest’ would land on Nasrallah’s doorstep if he takes further action]( [Israel said to fire missiles at Syrian targets across Golan Heights frontier]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [IDF said to drop threatening flyers in Syrian Golan after overnight strike nearby]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [CRM]( [Confirming Turkey trip, Herzog presents vision of regional climate cooperation]( By [Lazar Berman]( [At Haaretz-Hebrew University climate conference, president pledges to bring neighbors, including Palestinians, into partnership around water, solar energy]( [New Mediterranean reserve planned to protect creatures in the sand and sea]( By [Sue Surkes]( [World must brace for more extreme and devastating wildfires, UN warns]( By [Marlowe HOOD]( [Boston-area college in turmoil after string of antisemitic and racist incidents]( By [Penny Schwartz]( [Curry College offering $10,000 reward for information on those involved in campaign of hate graffiti at school that began after International Holocaust Remembrance Day]( [Antisemitic flyers strewn in Colleyville, scene of recent synagogue hostage-taking]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Call for more Holocaust education after Toronto kids give Jewish teacher Nazi salute]( By [Ron Kampeas]( On the defense [‘Tinder Swindler’ breaks silence, claims he isn’t a ‘monster’]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli fraudster Shimon Hayut says he was ‘just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder’ as his new girlfriend calls Netflix documentary ‘fake’]( [Podcaster explores own Black-Jewish identities through frame of Crown Heights riots]( By [Adam Dickter]( [Just six when her city roiled in racism, a Jew of color offers an audio personal account of the upheaval three decades later]( [CRM]( More Headlines [J Street drops endorsement of congresswoman at center of pro-Palestinian bribe claim]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Court throws out former cleaner’s claim of abuse by Sara Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [Amsalem: Netanyahu harmed dignity of right-wing bloc with refusal to back me]( By [TOI staff]( [Police chief blasts ‘fake news’ media after investigation refutes spyware claims]( By [TOI staff]( [Tourism minister says airport security dispute with Dubai far from resolution]( By [TOI staff]( [Lebanon says it thwarted Islamic State suicide bomb plot on Hezbollah stronghold]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Cashing in on e-commerce, Israeli engineers transform jets for cargo use]( By [Laurie Kellman]( [Tel Aviv Mayor Huldai, 77, to run for sixth term after 25 years in office]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Old salt / Ex-naval officer aims to highlight Dead Sea plight by paddling it]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Majority of ultra-Orthodox men in Israel lack basic English skills – study]( By [TOI staff]( [Jewish Senate hopeful cites slavery after Israel query in debate with Black opponent]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Almost perfectly preserved 9,000-year-old shrine discovered in Jordanian desert]( By [OMAR AKOUR]( [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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