Arab foreign ministers fly in for unprecedented Negev Summit * PM urges Blinken not to delist terrorist IRGC * Biden: Putin cannot remain in power * Orthodox Jew in NBA?

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, March 27, 2022 Live updates [LIVE: PM tells Blinken: Israel ‘concerned’ by potential delisting of IRGC as terror group]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett hails ‘historic’ Negev Summit, says ‘proud of what Israel is doing’ vis-a-vis Ukraine war; US secretary of state: ‘Deal or no deal’ we’ll keep working to counter Iran]( [US, Israel ‘see eye to eye’ on Iran despite disagreements on nuke deal, says Blinken]( By [Lazar Berman]( [In Jerusalem, secretary gives non-definitive answer on IRGC as terror group, vows ‘Iran will never acquire nuclear weapon’; Lapid stresses shared ‘vision of peace through strength’]( [Washington to maintain sanctions on IRGC even with Iran nuclear deal, US envoy says]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [EU foreign policy chief says new Iran nuke deal likely in ‘a matter of days’]( By [Agencies]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [Lapid’s flagship Negev Summit sets sail on a sea of regional fears]( [In a diplomatic achievement for Israel, Arab partners join the foreign minister and US envoy in Sde Boker, but they come to address a series of worrying developments]( [Desert dialog: Blinken lands in Israel ahead of Negev Summit with Lapid, Arab FMs]( By [Lazar Berman and TOI staff]( [Qatar, Saudi Arabia say West neglects Mideast conflicts, but responds to Ukraine]( By [AFP]( [Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’; White House: He didn’t mean regime change]( By [Agencies]( [Administration appears to try to walk back US president’s rhetorical escalation against Russian president in Warsaw speech]( [Biden warns Russia: ‘Don’t even think about moving on an inch of NATO territory’]( By [Agencies]( [Biden meets refugees, call Putin a ‘butcher’; Kremlin says remark further hurts ties]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( Analysis [David Horovitz]( [Negev Summit shows Israel’s new legitimacy, and the common imperative to tackle Iran]( [There’s symbolism aplenty in the gathering of regional ministers at the home of Israel’s founding prime minister — and an urgent practical agenda]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing March 27: What you need to know about the ‘Negev Summit’]( By [TOI staff]( [Lazar Berman previews the Sunday-Monday landmark meet-up; Ricky Ben David on Ukraine war disinformation; Haviv Rettig Gur examines why world isn’t putting sanctions on Israel, too]( [Bennett denounces ‘horrific attack’ on Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthis]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Expressing Israel’s ‘sorrow’ to Saudis, prime minister says strikes by Yemen rebels on Riyadh and Jeddah show Tehran’s ‘regional aggression knows no bounds’]( [Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemeni capital after attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels]( By [AFP]( [Germany mulls purchasing Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-missile shield]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Leader of east Ukraine separatist region says it may hold vote on joining Russia]( By [AFP]( [Leonid Pasechnik announces ballot could take place ‘in near future’; when Moscow invaded Ukraine, it claimed it needed to defend Lugansk and Donetsk regions]( [Residents of Mykolaiv dare to hope as Russia apparently eases bombardment of city]( By [Selim SAHEB ETTABA]( [Shelled city of Chernihiv in north Ukraine fears becoming ‘next Mariupol’]( By [YURAS KARMANAU]( [Zelensky warns Moscow it’s sowing a deep hatred for Russia among Ukrainians]( By [YURAS KARMANAU]( [‘Russian language will now be associated only with you, with your explosions and murders, your crimes,’ says Ukraine leader as Moscow’s invasion grinds into war of attrition]( [Five hurt in Russian strikes on fuel depot in western Ukrainian city of Lviv]( By [AFP]( [Biden meets Ukrainian ministers in Warsaw, in first talks since Russian invasion]( By [Aurelia End]( Top Ops [Stuart Eizenstat]( [The advice I gave Madeleine Albright when she found out she was Jewish]( [She was a great American public servant, a lifelong proponent of human rights, and a constant ally of Israel — but to me Madeleine was also a dear friend]( [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [The insider-speak that Jewish journalists can’t do without]( [The tricky part is inflicting just enough Jewish jargon on my readers to flatter their intelligence and not so much that they’re left out in the cold]( [Israel set to raise work permit quotas for Gazans to 20,000]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Government expected to sign off on move Sunday; unemployment in Gaza, blockaded by both Israel and Egypt, is at around 50%, making work in Israel an attractive option]( [Bennett, Gantz said to spar over Ramallah meeting with Abbas, Jordan’s Abdullah]( By [TOI staff]( [Settlement group to launch campaign aimed at toppling the government]( By [TOI staff]( [Kyiv claims US has ‘no objections’ to Poland supplying war planes]( By [AFP]( [Ukrainian foreign minister says Washington has changed tack after earlier rejecting transfer of jets as too ‘high risk’]( [Russia accuses Azerbaijan of breaking ceasefire in conflict with Armenia]( By [AFP]( [CRM]( [‘We will win’: Odesa prepares for Russian offensive as warships near]( By [YESICA FISCH and Cara Anna]( [Residents brace for attack as Russian vessels approach coastline city; the only fear ‘is that the other side has no principles whatsoever,’ says resident learning to use a gun]( [Ukraine said to recapture several villages, as Russia hits Kharkiv nuclear facility]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Sounds of defiance / Ukrainian musicians hold concert in bombed Kharkiv’s subway]( By [Hervé BAR]( [Scouts say Ryan Turell could be the NBA’s first Orthodox Jew — but it’s a long shot]( By [Rob Charry]( [The 22-year-old LA native helped Yeshiva University to a 50-game winning streak and was named Division III player of the year, but needs to be tested against Division I talent]( [In 1st, scientists find microplastics in our blood, warn they could be inside organs]( By [AFP]( [‘This is proof that we have plastics in our body — and we shouldn’t,’ says ecotoxicologist who took part in Dutch study]( More Headlines [Citing ‘outbreak,’ Health Ministry to launch polio vaccination drive, official says]( By [TOI staff]( [Head of Ben-Gurion University says school uncovered Islamist ‘modesty squads’]( By [TOI staff]( [In labeling Jackson soft on antisemitism, US conservatives confuse Israelite sects]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Following Mount Meron disaster, state said looking to take control of holy site]( By [TOI staff]( [British Museum to remove Sackler name from galleries amid opioid scandal]( By [AP]( [5 Palestinian children killed in house fire near Hebron]( By [AFP]( [Man shot dead in southern Israel, the 20th killing in the Arab community this year]( By [TOI staff]( [Top health official says virus cases rising, but no increase in serious conditions]( 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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