After its Hitler falsehood, Moscow says Israel backing neo-Nazis in Kyiv * Zelensky: No words * MDA opens most protected blood bank * Sherri Mandell: Always Memorial Day

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Presented by [For Heaven’s Sake podcast]( [Moscow, under fire for Hitler comments, says Israel backing ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Russia calls comments by Lapid ‘anti-historical,’ defends Lavrov’s suggestion the Nazi leader had Jewish blood, claiming some Jews in Holocaust did ‘absolutely monstrous deeds’]( [Lapid says Russian envoy subjected to ‘tough conversation’ over Lavrov comments]( By [Amy Spiro]( [‘No words’: Zelensky looks for Israel to ice Russia ties over ‘Jewish Hitler’ claim]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel: ‘Message made clear’ in rebuke of Russian envoy for Lavrov’s Hitler remarks]( By [Lazar Berman, TOI staff and Agencies]( [Israel reportedly leaning toward sending defensive military aid to Ukraine]( By [TOI staff]( [Officials expected to support sending defensive equipment only at symbolic levels in bid to keep Russia ties intact; Israel recently agreed to send defensive aid to civilian teams]( [Pope: Orban says Putin plans to end war by May 9, when Russia marks defeat of Nazis]( By [TOI staff and AFP]( From the blogs [Sherri Mandell]( [What if remembering was an act of loneliness?]( [Suppose the killers of your son were never found and it was always Memorial Day for you – how would you comfort yourself on Yom HaZikaron?]( From OUR SPONSOR [Israel’s National High Holidays]( [Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom Ha’atzmaut unite Israelis around a shared story, but they also highlight divisions. Tal Becker, Donniel Hartman and Elana Stein Hain discuss on the For Heaven’s Sake podcast]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing May 3: President on his ‘soft power’; Elite and the chocolate factory]( [Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses highlights from Herzog interview and health writer Nathan Jeffay analyzes the Strauss salmonella outbreak and a new blood bank]( [Israel opens world’s most protected blood bank, rocket-proof and underground]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Blood is a ‘strategic asset,’ so $135M. Magen David Adom facility has thick concrete walls and defense against missiles, biological and chemical attacks, earthquakes, cyberterror]( [5-year-old Ukrainian girl receives lifesaving treatment in Israel]( By [Moshe Edri]( [As Israel, US prep for Biden visit, second regional forum reportedly being weighed]( By [TOI staff and Jacob Magid]( [US president expected in late June; according to Axios, White House looking to build on ties forged during March’s Negev Summit, though plans are not concrete]( [In Independence Day letter to Herzog, Erdogan wishes Israel prosperity, well-being]( By [Lazar Berman]( Live updates [LIVE: Three killed, six injured in multi-vehicle-crash near Kiryat Malachi]( By [TOI staff]( [One in critical condition, five moderately wounded in accident involving truck and several cars on Route 3703]( Top Ops [Sarah Tuttle-Singer]( [An Israeli mother’s prayer before Memorial Day]( [They say that all Israeli mothers look at their children at some point knowing that we have to give them away]( [Dana Levinson Steiner]( [Millennial Jews are choosing between Israel and social acceptance]( [An alarming number of young, non-religious Jews say they’ve had to hide their identity because of the anti-Israel climate]( Memorial Day [IDF vet who self-immolated: We remember fallen friends all year, not just on one day]( By [TOI staff]( [PTSD sufferer Itzik Saidyan, who set himself on fire to protest neglect by authorities, releases audio clip on eve of Memorial Day, thanks public for support]( [Some bereaved families tell ‘terror supporting’ cabinet to stay away on Memorial Day]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Minister reveals classified details of 1984 Syria death of soldier under his command]( By [TOI staff]( [On eve of Memorial Day, Barlev says in interview that death of Barak Sharabi, 21, ‘deep inside Syrian territory’ is among those he finds hardest; military censor later lifts gag]( [‘No absences’: Coalition gears up for battle on eve of Knesset reopening]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( [All coalition MKs told they must be present for the summer session’s first three weeks, without exception; meanwhile, coalition lacks a whip and, potentially, Ra’am’s 4 votes]( [Silman publicly urges her friends in Yamina and New Hope to quit coalition]( By [TOI staff]( [Judge, interior minister trade accusations amid complaint of alleged interference]( By [TOI staff]( [Hamas claims deadly Ariel terror shooting, vows it ‘won’t be the last’]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [The terror group has repeatedly praised, but rarely taken responsibility for, attacks against Israelis in recent years]( [East Jerusalem sheikh indicted for inciting violence in Al-Aqsa Mosque speech]( By [TOI staff]( [Father of convicted terrorist indicted for threatening victim’s father in court]( By [TOI staff]( [Poll: In Israel, right-wing Jews now less likely to see shared future with Arabs]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [New survey from Jewish People Policy Institute shows deepening entrenchment of attitudes among different segments of Israeli society, likely due to recent political shifts]( [Jewish man given 5-year sentence for assaulting Arab during 2021 Gaza war]( By [TOI staff]( [Incendiary academic wounded by chair thrown at him on camera in Ashdod]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli balloon tipped as world’s 1st affordable, scalable method for carbon capture]( By [Sue Surkes]( [High Hopes Lab, in central Israel, which captures frozen carbon 9 miles above Earth, aims to catch 1,000 metric tons per balloon per day, for less than $50 a ton]( [Iran used fake Facebook profile to gather intel on targets in Israel – Shin Bet]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Security service says account had thousands of friends, mostly Israelis; it examined their willingness to harm targets, including Arab diplomats and businessmen]( [Seeing hack attacks on the rise, Israel orders telecoms to erect ‘cyber Iron Dome’]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Food poisoning suspected as three die at Holon shelter for people with disabilities]( By [TOI staff]( [A team sent by the Health Ministry to the Beit Dafna shelter finds severe deficiencies in the facility’s kitchen]( [Fire breaks out at Strauss-Elite factory shuttered over salmonella outbreak]( By [Michael Horovitz]( [Israeli musician David Broza helps NYC synagogue ‘re-envision’ Friday night services]( By [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Bombshell opinion leak shows US Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade]( By [Mark Sherman and Zeke Miller]( [Funeral held for ex-Meretz MK Gilon: ‘He roared with all his might when he saw evil’]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump pushed for opening fire on White House protesters, ex-Pentagon chief reveals]( By [AFP]( [New design plans released for memorial at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh]( By [Peter Smith]( [ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt equates anti-Zionist rhetoric with antisemitism]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Woven into sorrow / Finnish metal band Swallow the Sun to return to Israel]( By [David Sedley]( [Diplomacy on canvas / Artist offers small glimpses of Israeli life in dreamy oil paintings]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Gantz designates 4 alleged IS fighters as foreign terrorists, per US request]( By [TOI staff]( [Interview / Spanish telecom giant Telefonica scouts Israeli startups for disruptive tech]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Former Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi steps onto high-tech court as VC investor]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [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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