Praising rioters, Jordan summons Israeli envoy * NY Satmar rabbis turn down ’Zionist’ food * Ra’am freezes coalition role * Ukraine rabbi: Israel can learn from our unity

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, April 18, 2022 Sponsored by [Atlantis KosherÂ]( [Jordan praises Palestinian Temple Mount rioters, summons Israeli envoy for rebuke]( By [TOI staff]( [FM Ayman Safadi seeks to convene Arab League meeting to address Israeli ‘aggression’; Abdullah speaks with Egyptian President on ‘provocative Israeli measures’ at Al-Aqsa]( [Jordan’s Abdullah, Turkey’s Erdogan condemn Israel over Temple Mount clashes]( By [TOI staff]( [2 Palestinians shot in West Bank clashes with IDF; army says they attacked troops]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Western Wall Passover prayer event ends peacefully, with relatively low turnout]( By [TOI staff]( [Semi-annual priestly blessing event draws only a few thousand Jewish worshipers to Old City, as police face ongoing threat of Palestinian violence in capital]( [Video shows Orthodox Jews assaulted in Old City while on way to the Western Wall]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett says Israeli forces have ‘free rein’ to maintain security]( By [TOI staff]( [In Brooklyn, some rabbis ask followers to turn down free food from ‘Zionists’]( By [Jacob Henry]( [A faction within Williamsburg’s Satmar Hasidic community is warning followers not to accept holiday charity from Met Council because it holds ‘all the abominations of the world’]( from our sponsor [Kosher in the Bahamas]( [Inspired by Israeli cooking techniques, Atlantis’ Kosher dining service offers contemporary fare with an array of classic and novel dishes. For events and group functions.]( [Ra’am freezes its coalition and Knesset membership amid Temple Mount tensions]( By [TOI staff]( [Move coordinated with Bennett and will last two weeks, in bid to ease pressure on the Arab party while preventing permanent break with government]( [Ra’am chief warns party’s temporary pause from coalition could become a walkout]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Like a diet during Ramadan’: Joint List mocks Ra’am for freeze amid Knesset recess]( By [TOI staff]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Apr. 18: Ra’am plays freeze tag in coalition amid Temple Mount unrest]( By [TOI staff]( [Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren talks politics; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David discusses our new real estate section and sheds light on Tel Aviv’s new solar-fabric umbrellas]( Top Ops [Zack Rothbart]( [Bob Marley’s personal ‘exodus’]( [With clear references to the Passover story, some of Marley’s lyrics actually mirror distinctly Jewish teachings related to the Festival of Freedom]( [Jason Fredric Gilbert]( [Mugged]( [I can’t conduct a real investigation without ruling out all the possibilities. Deep down, I suspect myself. But if I did it, then I’m left with even more questions]( [Raisi: If Zionists make ‘tiniest move’ against us, we’ll target center of regime]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Iran’s president tells military parade Iranians are watching Israel closely, adds that the strength of the armed forces deters Tehran’s enemies]( [Father of teen girl suspected of terror stabbing says online videos incited attack]( By [TOI staff]( [After 15-year-old Arab Israeli stabbed a man in Haifa, her dad says she watched YouTube videos of Temple Mount clashes shortly before the incident]( [Islamic State calls on supporters in Israel to launch more terror attacks]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [In Ramadan speech, spokesman for jihadist group criticizes ‘secular terrorists’ of Fatah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, says Jerusalem can only be liberated by return of caliphate]( [Islamic State supporter indicted for murder of three Jerusalem residents]( By [Tobias Siegal and Emanuel Fabian]( [Russia summons Israeli envoy for dressing down after Lapid’s ‘anti-Russian attack’]( By [TOI staff]( [Some officials insist relations not deteriorating with Moscow, which last week condemned FM remarks after UN vote, but others worry about impact for Israeli action in Syria]( [Report: Putin sends letter to Bennett demanding handover of Old City property]( By [TOI staff]( [Footage emerges purportedly of Russia’s stricken cruiser Moskva before it sank]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Pictures, video show ship listing to port with smoke pouring from damaged superstructure, life rafts missing and no sign of crew on board]( [6 killed as Russia hits Lviv with five ‘powerful’ missile strikes, Ukraine says]( By [AFP]( [Ukraine rabbi hopes for Passover miracle, says Israel can learn from Ukrainian unity]( By [TOI staff]( [Chief Rabbi Azman says 3 communal Seders were held under fire in Kyiv, accuses Putin of genocide in Mariupol; Jewish community sent Seder kits and matzah to Zelensky and Kyiv mayor]( [Ukraine vows to ‘fight to the end’ in Mariupol as Russia’s ultimatum expires]( By [DAPHNE ROUSSEAU]( [‘This is my third war’: Ukraine’s elderly are conflict’s forgotten victims]( By [Joris FIORITI]( [Exodus slowed: Huge Passover congestion at airport and crossings to Egypt, Jordan]( By [TOI staff]( [Long lines reported at Aqaba border; Amman shuts down terminal without prior warning due to masses of people, stranding hundreds of Israelis]( [UAE to take part in Independence Day flyby for the first time]( By [TOI staff]( [Participating alongside Israeli civil airlines will be two Emirati carriers, Ethihad Airways and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, which will take off after showing military aircraft]( [Some Jewish tech workers won’t ever return to the office: they’ve moved to Israel]( By [Emma Goss]( [Working from the Holy Land while retaining a Bay Area tech job is thanks to the willingness of many Silicon Valley companies to allow employees to work remotely — indefinitely]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Girl, 3, dies in blaze at vacation home in northern ecological village]( By [TOI staff]( [Brooks Brothers, dressers of presidents, coming to Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Driver in his 60s dies after hitting camel in southern Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry urges security for top official accosted by protesters at her home]( By [TOI staff]( [Christian faithful mark Easter Sunday in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre]( By [AP]( [Saudi Arabia pushed Yemen’s president to step down, report says]( By [AFP]( [New York Mets rename press box in honor of longtime PR director Horwitz]( By [LARRY FLEISHER]( [Red hot Mamales / This singing trio wants to make Yiddish sexy again]( By [julia GERGELY]( [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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