PM slams Bucha horrors, doesn’t blame Russia * Israeli woman gets UAE death sentence for cocaine * French Jew said killed in antisemitic attack * 10 terror attacks foiled

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Sponsored by [Torah Reference]( Column Guide Live updates [LIVE: Bennett condemns ‘terrible scenes’ in Bucha, does not blame Russia]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Speaking at military post in West Bank, prime minister says Israel doing what it can to ease civilian suffering in Ukraine, touts field hospital near Lviv]( [Labor MKs urge option of joining Russia sanctions amid alleged massacres in Ukraine]( By [TOI staff]( [Lawmakers cite Bucha killings, say there’s ‘no two sides,’ in apparent rebuke of Liberman’s equivocation; senior Kyiv officials reportedly in Israel to discuss refugees, sanctions]( [On visit to Israeli field hospital in Ukraine, Horowitz blasts Russian ‘war crimes’]( By [TOI staff]( [Herzog said to pardon jailed Ukrainian man who wants to go home to fight]( By [TOI staff]( [Refuting Moscow’s claim, satellite images show bodies were in Bucha for weeks]( By [AFP]( [Analysis of aerial close-ups indicates corpses lay in war-torn town for at least three weeks, while Russia continues to insist they appeared after its forces withdrew]( [Ukraine village mayor, 4 others found dead with hands tied behind their backs]( By [AFP]( [UN says signs point to civilians being ‘targeted’ in Bucha]( By [AFP]( [UAE sentences Israeli woman to death over half-kilo of cocaine]( By [TOI staff]( [Fidaa Kiwan, arrested in March 2021, claims drugs did not belong to her; officials anticipate reduction in punishment after appeal]( from our sponsor [Indispensable Companion to Torah Scrolls and Tikkun Kor’im]( [Easily find upcoming Shabbat Parashahs. 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Published by Mosaica Press.]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing April 5: Anti-Zionism, antisemitism brewing in US]( [US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses settlements and a Chicago synagogue’s new core value; New York reporter Luke Tress reviews a pro-Palestinian rally and antisemitic attacks]( [Visiting Bucha, Zelensky says atrocities proof of Russian genocide]( By [Agencies]( [After Russians retreat from Kyiv area, Ukraine’s east girds for major assault]( By [AFP and TOI staff]( [Sanctions-hit Abramovich is a surprise mediator in Russia-Ukraine talks]( By [Stuart Williams]( [Maintaining contacts on both sides, the Russian-Israeli tycoon has their blessing in ‘ensuring certain contacts’ between the warring factions; sanctions have cost him $7 billion]( [Zelensky to address Security Council as evidence grows of Russia’s civilian killings]( By [Agencies]( [Russian billionaire Prokhorov said to receive Israeli citizenship]( By [TOI staff]( [French Jew killed by tram likely a target of antisemitic attack, family says]( By [Tobias Siegal and JTA]( [Jeremy Cohen, 31, died two months ago in what police deemed a traffic accident; new video released by his family suggests the incident was triggered by a mob assault]( [Northern West Bank settlement comes under gunfire, in latest in series of attacks]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Homes in Avnei Hefetz slightly damaged; military launches hunt for Palestinian gunman after troops find 30 shell casings nearby]( [Police ask Gantz not to return terrorists’ bodies; Shin Bet, IDF disagree – report]( By [TOI staff]( [Hamas said to have stopped Islamic Jihad from firing rockets to avenge dead members]( By [TOI staff]( [At least 10 terror attacks foiled in past two weeks, IDF chief says]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Military head says ‘This is the IDF’s main mission at the moment,’ amid string of deadly attacks, West Bank gun battles with terror suspects]( [14 said arrested in Jerusalem over past 3 days for alleged attack plans, incitement]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [After terror attacks, poll finds bleak security outlook among Israelis]( By [TOI staff]( [In rare ruling, rabbis uphold woman’s divorce, but deem her ex still married]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [After a ‘chained’ woman’s ex-husband claims he deliberately botched divorce ritual, rabbinic court say she’s still single, but he must issue another ‘get’ if he wants to remarry]( Top Ops [Konstanty Gebert]( [For a Polish Jew like me, the war on Ukraine is about our shared futures]( [Given the history of antisemitism, it is legitimate to be skeptical, but it’s clear to me that resistance to Russia is a shared fight for freedom]( [Aileen Weintraub]( [I could never cover my wild hair]( [I was becoming Orthodox, but when I realized that I needed my curls to stay free, I lost my best friend – and gained a husband]( [Refugee’s best friend: As Ukrainians flee war, dogs, cats and other pets come too]( By [Lazar Berman and Sue Surkes]( [Many Ukrainians are refusing to leave their beloved animals behind, bringing four-legged companions with them on cramped, harrowing journeys to safety]( [Israeli 2-in-1 cancer drug shows promise in boosting chemo and immunotherapy]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Encouraging results seen in mice study for world’s first RNA-based drug of its kind; it helps chemotherapy attack tumors and assists immunotherapy in strengthening immune system]( [Top health official says Israel heading toward ‘normalization’ with COVID-19]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel-UK researchers to map whales, dolphins in area set for oil, gas exploration]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Species in little-explored section of deep sea will be documented by scientists from Greenpeace and University of Haifa using visual, acoustic equipment]( [Nevada toad declared endangered at site of Israeli-owned geothermal plant]( By [SCOTT SONNER]( Analysis [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [With hametz brouhaha, some see bread and circuses rather than coalition clash]( [Attacking Health Minister regarding Passover food in hospitals, coalition whip Idit Silman seems to be attempting to mollify the traditional party’s base and not start a fight]( [Gantz pans Lapid’s ‘provocative’ Damascus Gate tour, in fresh coalition tiff]( By [TOI staff]( [How 80 years ago, Jewish teens rescued the Kaunas Ghetto’s holy books]( By [Matt Lebovic]( [In the Nazis’ Feb. 1942 ‘Books Aktion,’ Jews were ordered to hand over all books. Now, the history of resistance efforts that saved countless works is in danger of being forgotten]( [CRM]( Interview [Iconic singer Barry Manilow dishes on bringing his Nazi-era musical to NYC]( By [Jacob Henry]( [With a new production of ‘Harmony’ opening April 14, Manilow and his writing partner Bruce Sussman discuss the show’s – and their – Jewish roots, along with their legendary careers]( More Headlines [UN report warns Earth ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’]( By [Frank Jordans and Seth Borenstein]( [Sea of Galilee nears maximum capacity for first time in 30 years]( By [TOI staff]( [In victory speech, Orban says he beat Soros, Zelensky; Netanyahu congratulates him]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [US, Iran trade blame over impasse holding up signing of nuclear deal]( By [AFP]( [Netanyahu trial prosecutors question state witness Filber over changes in testimony]( By [TOI staff]( [Negev space sim center becomes Mars for new Israeli-German teen show]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Former Israeli envoy to US Dermer joins Jerusalem investment firm Exigent Capital]( By [Luke Tress]( [Detained Palestinian lawyer sues Pegasus spyware maker NSO in France]( By [AFP]( [Seat of history / The chair a Texas rabbi threw at his captor is headed to a museum]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [US Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who’s riled Jews and others, quotes Torah at Chabad event]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Interview / The New York Sephardic Film Festival returns this year]( By [julia GERGELY]( [June Brown, ‘EastEnders’ icon Dot Cotton, dies at 95]( By [Jill Lawless]( [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved