Israel at US-led talks on arming Ukraine * Ex-Iranian MP: We always planned to build nuclear bomb * Salmonella fears prompt huge food recall * When dictators were kids

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Presented by [Atlantis Hotel in The Bahamas]( Live updates [LIVE: Israel attending US-led talks on supplying arms to Ukraine]( By [TOI staff]( [Senior Defense Ministry official represents Jewish state at emergency talks called to discuss upping weapons shipments to Kyiv]( [Ex-Iranian MP: It was always Iran’s intention to build a nuclear bomb]( By [TOI staff]( [‘There is no need to beat around the bush,’ former parliament member Ali Motahari says; he argues Iran’s failure was not keeping its plans a secret for long enough]( [US close to admitting failure of Iran nuclear talks, Israeli officials claim]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( [Police seize 100 grenades smuggled from Lebanon, in suspected terror plot]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israel rejecting Russian, Belarusian asylum requests despite being party to treaty]( By [Tani Goldstein]( [Escaping arrest and even torture, dissidents face further hardship in Israel, with their requests neither approved nor denied for years, leaving them in limbo in a foreign country]( [Over 15,000 have immigrated to Israel since Russia invaded Ukraine: ministry]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [More than 8 million Ukrainians expected to flee as refugees this year, UN says]( By [AFP]( 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.]( [Renegade Yamina MK Chikli ousted from party as Knesset panel declares him a defector]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [Committee approves party’s request after lengthy and stormy debate throughout the day; rebel MK told panel that unlike the PM, he remains ideologically committed to base]( [Labor party chief: All factions trying to keep fragile coalition afloat]( By [Ilan Ben Zion]( ToI Podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing April 26: Not the first time religion causes coalition crisis]( [Religions correspondent Judah Ari Gross looks back at issues of religion and state in Israel, while deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan discusses a major archaeological find]( [UN envoy cites Israeli account of how Temple Mount clashes began]( By [Jacob Magid]( [At UN Security Council, Wennesland lauds Israeli recommitment to status quo but pans potential excessive force; Israeli, Palestinian envoys slam international response to violence]( [Biden, Jordan’s Abdullah agree on need for calm in Jerusalem amid unrest]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [What were Hitler, Stalin, Mao, like as kids? Early years of 6 dictators…plus Putin]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [In ‘Before Evil,’ out on April 26, author and historian Brandon Gauthier paints a picture of typical, if somewhat misfit, youths who enjoyed reading and were shy around girls]( [Haifa Symphony Orchestra said planning to break Israel taboo, play Wagner concert]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel home to 165,000 Holocaust survivors]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Daniel Vital]( [Mimi has dyslexia – why is that such a big problem?]( [Our daughter has a learning difference that affects 1 in 5 kids – getting an adequate education should be a right, not a privilege]( [Shlomo Noskow]( [My early yeshiva education was an institutional betrayal]( [Denying secular schooling to Hasidic children cripples their human potential. That’s not a Jewish value – New York State officials must intervene]( [Moscow warns threat of a nuclear conflict ‘should not be underestimated’]( By [david keyton]( [Warning comes as US steps up aid to Ukraine and declares it wants to weaken Russia, with Foreign Minister Lavrov saying there is a ‘real’ danger of World War III breaking out]( [Russia’s Lavrov warns of ‘real’ danger of World War III]( By [AFP]( [As Ukrainian army gets closer to West, Russia causes the outcome it feared]( By [Robert Burns]( [Russia accused of faking Ukrainian assassination plot of Russian TV host]( By [TOI staff]( [Photos released by Russian police from the apparent scene of arrest show Nazi memorabilia next to copies of The Sims 3 video game, which critics say was mistaken for SIM cards]( [Inside Story / Beyond Ukraine: Wagner Group mercenaries are Putin’s ‘coercive tool’ in Africa too]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [US defense chief says Ukraine can beat Russia with ‘right equipment’]( By [Joshua MELVIN and Sylvie LANTEAUME]( [Two children suspected of salmonella infection after massive Strauss recall]( By [Amy Spiro and Tobias Siegal]( [Health minister vows to investigate incident, as ministry avers that company’s week-long delay in issuing recall of chocolate, ice cream and other snacks followed its guidelines]( [Strauss in huge recall of chocolate throughout country over salmonella fears]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [COVID patients with serious psychiatric record have double death risk: Israeli study]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Large study, based on every living 18+ Israeli hospitalized for mental illness, gives stark picture of increased danger they face from the virus, even years after discharge]( [Health Ministry says new COVID variant not raising alarms yet]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry: 3 cases of new Omicron subvariant detected among arrivals in Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Gaza workers allowed into Israel from Tuesday, ending 2-day closure after rockets]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Military liaison to Palestinians says continued opening of pedestrian crossing depends on ‘security stability’; 12,000 Gazan workers were barred on Sunday, Monday]( [Palestinian reported killed in clash with Israeli troops near Jericho]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Facebook taps Holocaust survivors, Israeli celebrities for remembrance project]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [‘Sharing Memories’ initiative, now in 2nd year, brings together survivors and influencers for series of Instagram Stories geared toward younger audiences on Yom Hashoah]( [Digital partnership takes Zikaron BaSalon’s Holocaust testimony events global]( By [TOI staff]( [Outcry after Women’s Day magazine appoints a ‘rabbi in residence’ and chooses a man]( By [Jackie Hajdenberg]( [Jewish readers upset that magazine, which normally elevates women’s voices, would not do same for its faith coverage when there are so many women rabbis]( [CRM]( [Elon Musk seals deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, touts importance of free speech]( By [AFP]( [Free expression is ‘the bedrock of a functioning democracy,’ Musk says after buying one of the world’s most influential social media platforms; critics warn Trump could return]( [Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk deal]( By [Jill Colvin]( [Analysis / Is Elon Musk’s push for ‘free speech’ on Twitter just a case of deja vu?]( By [Barbara Ortutay and AMANDA SEITZ]( [The true story behind Nazi-looted ‘Hungarian Gold Train’ in Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [Sci-fi drama explores story of infamous train filled with art, silver and other valuables stolen by Nazis from Hungarian Jews, then pillaged again by American forces after the war]( More Headlines [Lebanese Muslim who posed as Orthodox Jew arrives in Israel to convert]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli astronaut Stibbe returns safely to Earth after mission to space station]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Statuette of Canaanite goddess dating back 4,500 years found in Gaza, says Hamas]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Israeli startup harnessing sun’s rays for cooling tech touts new Volkswagen deal]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Schwimming in cash / David Schwimmer is new face of Israeli investment house]( By [TOI staff]( [Curiosity pays off / Einstein’s letter to a 12-year-old boy from LA up for auction]( By [TOI staff]( [Spain got judicial approval to use Israeli spyware on Catalan separatists – report]( By [AFP]( [Improvement reported in condition of army vet, a year after self-immolation]( By [TOI staff]( [Rising costs of building materials drive up housing prices]( By [Danielle Nagler]( [Orrin Hatch wrote a Hanukkah song and wore a mezuzah around his neck for 4 decades]( By [Andrew Lapin]( [Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth, longtime Israel critic, to resign after 3 decades]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [Blazing onto screens / Rama Burshtein-Shai’s TV series ‘Fire Dance’ debuts on Yes]( 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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