Cyprus: UK woman did not lie about Israelis’ gang rape * Lapid slams Amnesty on ’apartheid’ * Top Arab cop quits * Esther Pollard dies * Houthis fire as Herzog tours UAE

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, January 31, 2022 Presented by [Thirty-Six podcast]( [Top Cyprus court acquits UK woman of making false rape claim against Israelis]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Woman maintains she was raped by up to 12 Israelis in resort of Ayia Napa in July 2019; lawyer for woman hails ‘watershed moment’]( [Former Israel, Chelsea soccer coach Avram Grant accused of sexual harassment]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid attacks ‘delusional’ Amnesty UK ahead of report accusing Israel of apartheid]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Foreign minister alludes to antisemitic motives for damning document set for release on Tuesday; pro-Israel group says it is ‘tantamount to a blood libel’]( [Top Arab cop resigns after video showed him hopping over stabbing victim]( By [TOI staff]( [Police commissioner and public security minister thank Jamal Hakrush for his service; probe into incident set to continue]( [Mossad unit head quits – fourth official to resign since Barnea took over agency]( By [TOI staff]( [Esther Pollard, wife of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, dies at 68]( By [TOI staff]( [She was hospitalized with COVID over weekend after her condition deteriorated; ‘I did not imagine I would lose Esther,’ husband says]( [Obituary / Artist who sculpted Knesset gates with her husband killed in Jerusalem fire]( By [TOI staff]( from our sponsor [Natan Sharansky on freedom, identity and memory]( [A discussion with the former refusenik, human rights activist, Israeli politician, Jewish Agency head and author – on the Thirty-Six podcast.]( [Herzog opens Israel national day at Dubai Expo]( By [Lazar Berman]( [President meets with emirate’s ruler, discusses expanding trade and investment between new allies]( [As Herzog visits, UAE downs ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis]( By [TOI staff and Lazar Berman]( [Israel said viewing Herzog-Erdogan meet as ‘trial’ for warmer relations with Turkey]( By [TOI staff]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Jan. 31 – Herzog’s explosive UAE trip; uplifting COVID research]( [Diplomatic writer Lazar Berman updates us on why recently deceased Esther Pollard is a household name in Israel and health reporter Nathan Jeffay presents an optimistic new study]( [In meeting with UAE Jewish leaders, Herzog says he draws inspiration from MBZ]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Vaccinated, boosted parents slash their kids’ COVID risk — pre-Omicron Israeli study]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( From the blogs [Ruth Efroni]( [Confessions of a reluctant dish heiress]( [My mother’s demand that we all decide now what we want to inherit goes against my religion of denial – but I’ll take the pink set]( [Sa’ar taps Gali Baharav-Miara as next attorney general]( By [TOI staff]( [Appointment of former Tel Aviv district attorney still requires cabinet approval; replacing Avichai Mandelblit, she’d be first woman to serve in the role]( [In parting swipe at Netanyahu, Mandelblit pans those who try ‘to weaken rule of law’]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Lebanon claims to bust over 15 Israeli spy rings]( By [TOI staff]( [Report says alleged operatives, among them a senior security official, provided information on Hezbollah and Palestinian factions]( [Israeli airstrikes said to hit Hezbollah targets near Damascus]( By [TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross]( [US envoy meets Israeli energy minister over Lebanon maritime dispute]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [LIVE: Health minister optimistic as rising COVID hospitalizations expected to stabilize]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [But Nitzan Horowitz says despite what appears to be ebbing of Omicron wave, nation cannot let its guard down yet]( Top Ops [Meryl Danziger]( [Here tomorrow, gone today]( [That time I came to my ’office’ in the park and all the picnic tables had vanished without a trace. The next day, they were back. Why? It’s a mystery]( [Diana Barshaw]( [To do justly]( [I recently took a tour of Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, though I was sure I couldn’t learn anything new from the guide’s spiel. I left there a changed woman]( [Serious COVID cases will strain hospitals for weeks, senior health official warns]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry figure says medical centers will have to cut back on non-essential treatments and surgery for next three weeks to deal with expected influx]( [Education Ministry, Teachers Union reach deal on COVID testing, avoiding strike]( By [TOI staff]( [Report: Israel mulls ending negative COVID test requirement before incoming flights]( By [TOI staff]( [Study on long COVID finds hidden lung abnormalities not detected in routine tests]( By [TOI staff]( [Initial results suggest significantly impaired air transfer from lungs to bloodstream, linked to breathlessness, indicating possible microscopic damage to respiratory system]( [Israeli boy, 11, has caught 3 different coronavirus strains]( By [TOI staff]( [Omicron virus variant amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes]( By [laura ungar and Lindsey Tanner]( [CRM]( [Family of settler teen says closure of probe into his death is ‘a stab in the heart’]( By [TOI staff]( [Attorney for Ahuvia Sandak’s family alleges the head of Police Internal Investigations Department allowed the officers involved ‘to coordinate their stories’]( [Israelis escape mob attack after taking wrong turn into Palestinian village]( By [TOI staff]( [Hamas said hunting for fugitive ‘Israeli agent’ after jailbreak]( By [TOI staff]( [Deri slammed for accusing gov’t of ‘starving children’ while at 5-star Swiss resort]( By [TOI staff]( [Week after resigning from Knesset in plea deal, leader of ultra-Orthodox Shas party releases video saying ministers driving up cost of living]( [Liberman slams ‘cynical’ food price rises, defends hike in fuel and electricity cost]( By [TOI staff]( [Finance, economy ministries warn major food companies against price hikes]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Steep global wildlife decline may be worse than feared, Israeli study finds]( By [Stuart Winer]( [University researchers confirm disputed World Wildlife Fund estimate of 68% decline in vertebrate numbers over past 50 years, say drop was likely even higher]( [Fantastical papercuts from pre-state Israel inspire video art]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Hilla Ben Ari’s art installation at Jerusalem’s Ticho House echoes work of artist Moshe Reifer, fellow Kibbutz Yagur resident who loomed large]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Chief rabbis lead rally urging religious affairs minister to scrap his reforms]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [With nuclear talks on pause, Iran says differences persist on key issues]( By [AFP]( [US, Russia top envoys to hold new Ukraine crisis talks after key UN session]( By [Brian Knowlton]( [Postal company to offer 24/7 lockers for package pickup]( By [TOI staff]( [US woman charged with leading all-female Islamic State battalion]( By [Matthew Barakat]( [New plan aims to entice cities to construct housing with NIS 60 million bait]( By [TOI staff]( [Probe launched into death of UK Jewish academic after Twitter antisemitism ‘pile-on’]( By [TOI staff]( [Investors expect to pour more funds into digital health, survey shows]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Court orders further detention for 15 Palestinians arrested in East Jerusalem riots]( By [TOI staff]( [Swastikas, other hate symbols displayed at Canadian protest against COVID mandates]( By [Shira Hanau]( [Doritos faces boycott calls over Israeli ad featuring gay and lesbian couples]( By [TOI staff]( [Thick as a thief / Burglar’s bumbling ineptitude leads to swift arrest]( By [Stuart Winer]( [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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