Israel to reopen to some tourists * Lapid: 2022 will see venomous bid to paint Israel as apartheid state * 4th shots for over-60s * Combat platoon for religious women

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, January 3, 2022 Presented by [Thirty-Six Podcast]( [Israel set to reopen Sunday to some vaccinated tourists; US and UK still out]( By [TOI staff]( [Recommendations subject to Knesset committee approval; quarantine for vaccinated returning Israelis to be shortened]( [Over 6,500 new daily cases as virus surge turns Tel Aviv into high-infection area]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid: 2022 will see intense effort to paint Israel as apartheid state]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Foreign minister warns Israeli participation in international events could be threatened by campaigns at The Hague and UN; says Israel open to a good deal on Iran’s nuclear program]( [PA appoints intelligence chief as minister overseeing security forces]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Bennett announces approval of 4th vaccine doses for over-60s, medical workers]( By [TOI staff]( [PM says travel restrictions likely to be lifted in coming week; ministers okay temporary Green Pass for anyone who gets 1st vaccine shot]( [First patients in Israel receive Pfizer’s coronavirus-fighting pill]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry approves Merck’s anti-COVID pill, the second okayed in Israel]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( Live updates [LIVE: Israel will keep US in the loop regarding major economic deals with China — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel is even willing to reconsider agreements if US expresses concern, but is asking Washington to provide alternative companies it could work with instead of Chinese firms]( FROM our sponsor [Leket’s Joseph Gitler]( [On the Thirty-Six podcast: How the Founder of Israel’s leading food rescue organization transformed his idea of minimizing food waste into one of Israel’s most well-respected and impactful nonprofit organizations]( [Iranian news agency launches Hebrew site to mark anniversary of Soleimani killing]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Tasnim says its new website is necessary due to ‘strategic importance’ of the Palestinian issue for Muslims around the world; also opens Hebrew Twitter, Instagram accounts]( [Iran cites new ‘realism’ from Western powers at nuclear talks]( By [AFP]( [Jerusalem Post website hacked with Iran warning on anniversary of Soleimani killing]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Armed drones targeting Baghdad compound shot down on anniversary of Soleimani death]( By [Laure Al Khoury]( [Study: Coronavirus spreads quickly throughout body, can linger in organs for months]( By [TOI staff]( [US National Institutes of Health finds SARS-CoV-2 disseminates widely even in people who have asymptomatic illness]( [Fear and worry over COVID can lead to impaired cognitive function, study finds]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid rebukes deputy FM for dancing maskless at New Year’s Eve party]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Sarah Tuttle-Singer]( [Dear parents: It’s ok to be THAT mom or dad when it comes to your child’s health]( [Worried about looking neurotic or insulting people? Don’t, it’s YOUR baby. Anyone who tells you otherwise – well, here’s what they can do…]( [Daniel Rosehill]( [Lessons from an Israeli-Palestinian beer-and-burger meetup]( [10 of us braved the rain, and without the lens of international news coverage about our official dispute, began chipping away at our mutual ignorance]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Jan. 3 – Omicron encroaches, and Israeli food tech expands]( By [TOI staff]( [Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David discusses the need for a local food technology plan, and health and science correspondent Nathan Jeffay offers an Omicron overview]( [Fauci cites near ‘vertical’ rise in US COVID cases, but sees hope wave may soon fade]( By [AFP]( Interview [How an Egyptian doctor saved a Jewish teen in Nazi Berlin]( By [Robert Philpot]( [‘Anna and Dr. Helmy’ by Ronen Steinke tells the true story of an Arab physician who resisted German overtures and helped a girl survive the Holocaust by parading her in plain sight]( [Israel must nourish its food tech industry or risk falling behind, report warns]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Without comprehensive strategy and funding, country will have ‘initiated’ field but will not reap benefits, according to Good Food Institute Israel]( [Israeli compostable packaging firm Tipa nabs $70 investment]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [CRM]( [IDF issues demolition order for home of Hamas terrorist who killed Eli Kay]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Move comes a month and a half after the attack in Jerusalem’s Old City, following attempts by Abu Shkaydam’s family to block it]( [Likud MKs visit outpost, as Joint List stops by neighboring Palestinian town]( By [TOI staff]( [Lebanese Christian leader: Our alliance with Hezbollah is no longer working]( By [Sarah El Deeb]( [IDF to open female-only combat platoon to accommodate religious servicewomen]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [Unit to be incorporated into one of the existing mixed-gender battalions; seminaries have reportedly made clear women want to serve if religious obstacles can be overcome]( [Jumpstart founder Aaron Lieberman wants to be Arizona’s first Jewish governor]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [After quitting in his second term to focus on his campaign, the former state legislator and startup CEO is focusing on bipartisan issues in the famously purple state]( [Dozens protest antisemitism in New York after two Jews attacked]( By [Luke Tress]( Analysis [AFP]( [Sudan PM quitting risks return to repressive policies, analysts say]( [As activists call for more protests, military rulers step up powers to quell dissent; Abdalla Hamdok, seen as a mediator between sides, is now departing]( [‘I tried my best’: Sudan’s PM announces resignation amid political deadlock]( By [AFP]( [One year after Capitol riots, polls show Americans deeply fearful for democracy]( By [AFP]( [Pride in US democracy drops sharply, with many saying violence against the government can be justified in certain situations]( [Capitol’s most violent rioters now claim to be ashamed, pleading for mercy]( By [Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST]( [Twitter permanently bans personal account of Marjorie Taylor Greene]( By [AP]( The show must go on [Spielberg’s rescue of Welsh town movie theater hits big screen]( By [Stuart Winer]( [‘Save the Cinema’ tells true story of how a social activist kept Lyric Cinema in Carmarthen open by arranging 1993 premier of Jurassic Park, with a little help from the director]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Challenging rabbis, Orthodox activists hand out fliers after Walder victim’s suicide]( By [TOI staff]( [Construction begins at Gilboa Prison to fix design flaws that led to jailbreak]( By [TOI staff]( [Government approves planning and construction reform in business sector]( By [David Brummer]( [Ice cream, pasta and sushi are latest products to see price hikes]( By [TOI staff]( [Like it's 1999 / Y2K redux? 2022 Microsoft bug glitches email program]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud’s Amsalem files NIS 500K defamation lawsuit against media outlets, figures]( By [TOI staff]( [3 killed in Russian airstrikes on rebel-held Idlib, Syrian monitors say]( By [TOI staff]( [Researchers discover ruins of 16th-century Jewish community in Morocco]( By [Jordyn Haime]( [Two men killed in unrelated work accidents]( By [TOI staff]( [Man, 60, found dead in apartment after building fire in Ramle]( By [TOI staff]( [Bank worker charged with pocketing NIS 114,000 in cash deposited by clients]( By [TOI staff]( [45 journalists killed in 2021 in one of the lowest tolls ever, says media watchdog]( By [AFP]( [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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