Zelensky: Bennett not wrapped in our flag * Russia hits nuclear site; fire out * Exclusive: Lviv commander: We need Israeli air defenses * ToI on refugee plane to Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, March 4, 2022 [Zelensky says he’s disappointed by Bennett: ‘I don’t feel he is wrapped in our flag’]( By [TOI staff]( [Ukraine leader tells reporters relations with Israel’s PM are ‘really not too bad… But ties are tested at the hardest moments, like these, when help and support are needed’]( [Babyn Yar memorial wasn’t hit, but Zelensky finds tool to rally Jews worldwide]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [‘Putin’s rabbi’ calls for end to war in Ukraine, offers to mediate]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Putin warns neighbors ‘not to escalate’ Ukraine crisis; NATO rules out no-fly zone]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Kremlin says ‘now is not the time’ for Russian leader to meet Zelensky; Ukrainian FM accuses Moscow’s forces of rape, urges West to ‘act now before it’s too late’]( [After Ukraine, Moldova fears being Putin’s next target]( By [Mihaela RODINA]( [Analysis / Putin’s Syria and Chechnya playbooks foretell a grim direction for Ukraine war]( By [Adam PLOWRIGHT and Cecile Feuillatre]( Interview [We need air defenses from Israel, not goodwill statements, Lviv commander tells ToI]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Maksym Kozytskyy urges Israel to join others providing arms, telling The Times of Israel that Iron Dome systems would have let Ukraine ‘prevail in the air’]( [Ukraine, Russia agree on humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Russian energy giant Lukoil calls for immediate end of Ukraine war]( By [AFP]( From the blogs [Andriy Yermak]( [Today, Ukraine is Israel: We implore Jews across the world to come to our aid]( [President Zelensky’s chief of staff writes for The Times of Israel: Just as the Jews fell victim to Nazis, Ukrainians are falling victim to Russia’s efforts to commit acts of genocide]( [Blaze out at Ukraine nuclear plant after Russian shelling sparks catastrophe fears]( By [Dmitry Zaks and Dmytro Gorshkov]( [Zelensky says Russia only country to ever attack a nuclear plant, warns Putin’s ‘reckless’ actions ‘could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe’; calls for UN to meet]( [No radiation leak at Ukraine nuclear plant after Russian attack starts fire, kills 3]( By [Jim Heintz, YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV]( [Russian shelling sets Ukrainian nuclear plant ablaze, raising fears of disaster]( By [Jim Heintz, YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV]( Israel media review [Stuck in the middle with Ukraine: What the press is saying about Russia’s invasion]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Dispatching reporters to Europe (and squabbling with each other over it), Israel wrestles with the unfolding horror, Jerusalem’s non-stance, and the ghosts of WWII]( Reporter's notebook [‘I just want my kid to be ok’: After days of travel, Ukraine refugees land in Israel]( By [Naomi Lanzkron]( [Families leave their homes in face of Russian invasion, crossing into Moldova and then Romania before traveling to Israel]( [Israel expected to set up field hospital in Ukraine as part of aid efforts]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: 100-ton Israeli shipment of humanitarian supplies for Ukrainians arrives in Poland]( By [Jacob Magid and TOI staff]( [Trucks now making their way to western Ukrainian city of Lviv where aid will be distributed to those in need, though Kyiv insists that military equipment is what it needs most]( Explainer [David Rising]( [How dangerous was Russia’s strike on Europe’s largest nuclear plant?]( [While Ukraine emergency teams put out blaze at Zaporizhzhia, experts warn attacks on reactor sites could release radioactive waste or damage cooling systems, triggering meltdown]( [Russia’s Lavrov accuses West of fixating on ‘nuclear war,’ compares US to Hitler]( By [Agencies]( [Tears of relief in Jerusalem, as Kyiv teacher who left just in time gives birth]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Hani Kochav-Lev glued to heartbreaking updates of students’ families throughout labor; overjoyed she managed to return to Israel and baby not born in ‘impossible circumstances’]( [Ukraine-born Jewish NY councilwoman: Everyone should step up; supplies on the way]( By [Luke Tress]( [Brooklyn Republican Inna Vernikov says Putin is a ‘tyrant,’ community response has been overwhelming]( [7,000 Russian scientists ‘strongly protest’ Ukraine war in open letter to Putin]( By [AFP]( [Leading US TV provider takes down Russian channels after demand from Holocaust group]( By [Luke Tress]( Exclusive [Yad Vashem chief: Russia trivializing Holocaust with false ‘denazification’ claim]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Dani Dayan also criticizes Ukrainian envoy’s brazen claims Israel indebted to Kyiv for ‘righteous’ Ukrainians who saved Jews — but says their descendants should be given refuge]( [‘Do the world a great service’: US Sen. Graham urges Russians to assassinate Putin]( By [AFP]( [Kyiv’s most sacred shrines face risk of destruction as Russian offensive deepens]( By [Peter Smith]( [Russia becomes commercial pariah as growing number of leading world brands pull out]( By [Kelvin Chan]( [From Apple to Mercedes-Benz, BP and even Disney, Moscow finds itself a global outcast following its invasion of Ukraine — throwing its economy further into disarray]( [US slaps sanctions on Russian oligarchs, bans US travel for families]( By [Sebastian Smith]( [France seizes Russian mogul’s superyacht as West targets Putin apparatchiks]( By [Adam PLOWRIGHT, Marie Heuclin and Nicolas Tucat]( [CRM]( Top Ops [Joshua Meyers]( [Ukraine’s Jewish history may be prologue, but it’s not destiny]( [While the virulent antisemitism in Ukraine’s past may be the source of Jewish collective trauma, today the country has reinvented itself]( [Meirav Kravetz]( [What does God want us to understand?]( [In building the Tabernacle, the Israelites rebuilt their trust in God, and God’s return of the pillars of cloud and fire reestablished His bond with them (Pekudei)]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: How women are still building – and leading – Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital]( By [TOI staff]( [We’re marking International Women’s Day by talking about leadership, important developments in women’s health and how the #metoo movement has affected the field of gynecology]( [CRM]( [US says Iran nuke deal close, but ‘difficult’ hurdles remain]( By [AFP]( [State Department official reports ‘significant progress,’ but warns time running short to solve last issues, as other parties also confirm sides nearing agreement on reviving pact]( [UN atomic watchdog assesses Iran has doubled stockpile of 60% enriched uranium]( By [EMILY SCHULTHEIS]( [Meeting senior US general, Bennett warns restoring Iran nuke deal a ‘real danger’]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( Interview [Senate Democrat: Nuke deal less enticing than in 2015, but no agreement a ‘disaster’]( By [Jacob Magid]( [As talks to revive Iran nuclear agreement in home stretch, Chris Murphy says US doesn’t have luxury of bringing back conditions under which accord was signed due to Trump pull-out]( [As false fears persist, new Israeli study finds COVID shots don’t harm IVF outcomes]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Rejecting ‘unfounded claims in popular media,’ peer-reviewed 428-woman research shows 25% of IVF transfers result in pregnancy, regardless of vaccination status, COVID infection]( More Headlines [Ben & Jerry’s Israel distributor sues ice cream maker, parent company over boycott]( By [Luke Tress]( [Bomb attack at Shiite mosque in Pakistan kills at least 45]( By [RIAZ KHAN]( [Sacklers to pay $6 billion, lose Purdue Pharma in deal to avoid opioid civil suits]( By [GEOFF MULVIHILL and John Seewer]( [Several troops injured when personnel carrier flips during drill]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Body of Israeli man killed in Ukraine returning to Israel for burial]( By [TOI staff]( [Saudi crown prince says Israel could be a ‘potential ally’]( By [AFP]( [Two killed, two injured in southern Israel multi-vehicle crash]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israeli tech firms run strategies, ground logistics to get Ukrainian teams to safety]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Shin Bet says flights to Dubai to continue after security concerns with UAE resolved]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [As war rages, Paralympics to open in Beijing without Russia]( By [AP]( [Hallelujah! / Previously unpublished Leonard Cohen novel set for fall release]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Musical weekends / Jerusalem fills local stages with headlining artists for weekend fest]( 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? 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