Amnesty in its own words * Biden: IS leader killed * Cops ’illegally hacked’ phone of key Netanyahu trial witness * Ukraine FM seeks Israel help * Israel’s Olympics team

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, February 3, 2022 Interview [Lazar Berman]( [Amnesty to ToI: No double standard in accusing Israel, but not China, of apartheid]( [Our diplomatic correspondent conducted a lengthy, mutually frustrating conversation with the Amnesty officials behind the ‘apartheid’ report. We’re publishing it in full]( [Rejecting Congressional panning of apartheid claim, Amnesty urges US to press Israel]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Op-ed / Amnesty’s ‘apartheid Israel’ calumny]( By [David Horovitz]( [Biden says Islamic State’s leader killed in overnight special forces op in Syria]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [US president reveals terror chief al-Qurayshi was target of raid that reportedly saw fierce firefight centered on home in Idlib province, with women, children among 13 killed]( [Prosecutors conducting ‘in-depth review’ of phone hacking claim in Netanyahu trial]( By [TOI staff]( [Defense lawyers updated on situation; police alleged to have used spyware to hack into phone of longtime confidant of former prime minister in ongoing cases]( [Police hacked phone of key individual in Netanyahu cases without approval — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Ex-public security minister: Prisons service, police have ‘difficulty telling truth’]( By [Stuart Winer and TOI staff]( [Israel signs security memorandum with Bahrain, its 2nd with an Arab nation]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Defense minister Gantz meets king, crown prince during visit to Manama as two countries shore up ties amid growing threats from Iran]( [Visiting US fleet in Bahrain, Gantz hails ties while warning of threat from Iran]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [UAE intercepts three ‘hostile drones’ as US says it will send warship to Gulf nation]( By [Mohamad Ali Harissi]( [Israel passes dire pandemic milestones: 9,000 deaths, 3 million virus cases]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Transmission rate continues its steady decline and stays below 1, indicating a waning of the current wave of infections]( [Nearly 300 BA.2 cases found in Israel; health official denies Omicron reinfections]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz: Israel offered aid to Lebanese military four times in past year]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Defense minister says ‘citizens of Lebanon are not our enemies,’ but implies offers of assistance were turned down]( [Turkey’s Erdogan announces Herzog to make official visit in mid-March]( By [TOI staff]( [Qatari foreign minister rules out normalization with Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid said to warn PM that okaying illegal outpost Evyatar will strain US relations]( By [TOI staff]( [In letter to Bennett, foreign minister reportedly says plan could harm regional alliances, bolster boycott efforts against Israel; says wasn’t consulted on diplomatic ramifications]( [Labor, Meretz warn authorizing illegal outpost Evyatar threatens coalition]( By [TOI staff]( Biden Year 1 [Jacob Magid]( [Putting Mideast on backburner, Biden makes keeping lid on conflict his main goal]( [Trading Trump’s attempt to hit a grand slam for more modest target of preventing war between Israel and Palestinians, Washington makes humble inroads while keeping focus elsewhere]( [Ex-US envoy Friedman: In Rivlin meeting, Trump criticized Netanyahu, praised Abbas]( By [TOI staff]( [Shots fired at IDF position near Nablus]( By [TOI staff]( Beijing 2022 [Israel’s small but proud Olympic delegation takes aim at the Beijing Winter Games]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Four ice skaters and two skiers will represent Israel, while Jewish athletes from the US and Canada will also take to the ice at the 2022 Olympics, starting Friday]( Live updates [LIVE: Report: US believes Iran nuclear program too advanced for 2015 deal to be effective]( By [TOI staff]( [According to Wall Street Journal, Washington officials assess Tehran can now break out to a bomb in far less than the 12 months the original deal sought to ensure]( [Ukrainian FM: We’re interested in more help from Israel, including with air defenses]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid fears of Russian invasion, Dmytro Kuleba says Kyiv would welcome Jerusalem playing ‘a diplomatic role’; Lapid says Israel doesn’t believe there will soon be a violent conflict]( [NATO warns Russian military buildup in Belarus is largest in 30 years]( By [LORNE COOK and Suzan Fraser]( [Biden approves additional troop deployment to Europe amid Ukraine tensions]( By [Dasha Litvinova, AAMER MADHANI and LORNE COOK]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Feb. 3 – No price hikes on Bamba as Osem backs down]( By [TOI staff]( [Tech editor Ricky Ben-David discusses the latest NSO news, food prices and an acquittal in Cyprus as deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan reflects on recent archaeological discoveries]( [Major importer delays price hikes amid public criticism]( By [TOI staff]( The Blogs [Alon Tal]( [Drawing a line in the sand: A new law to save the seashore]( [One idealistic high school student prevented development on Palmachim Beach. Who will protect the rest of Israel’s coast?]( [CRM]( [Iran set up fake social media network to stoke violence, tensions in Israel – report]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Aduk’ group, masquerading as a nationalist and ultra-Orthodox news outlet, redistributed extremist and anti-Muslim material to encourage attacks on Arab Israelis, BBC says]( [Top Democrat questions efforts to revive Iran nuke deal, signaling trouble for Biden]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [US foes evade sanctions by deploying digital warfare tech to hide vessels at sea]( By [Joshua Goodman]( Top Ops [Ellen Ginsberg Simon]( [Whoopi’s fallacy]( [When you label Jews ’white,’ you deny the complexity of Jewish identity, and ignore the vulnerability of a group against which daily antisemitic violence occurs]( [David-Seth Kirshner]( [Whoopi’s apology]( [The View’s undignified suspension of its regretful host teaches that owning our misdeeds has more negative consequences than ignoring them does]( [Watchdog accuses Deri of breaking plea deal, urges state to intervene]( By [TOI staff]( [Movement for Quality Government says Shas leader’s vow to return to Knesset, and appointment as parliamentary adviser, constitutes breach of agreement]( [Lapid bill would permanently bar from politics anyone convicted of moral turpitude]( By [TOI staff]( [Mandelblit says elected officials cannot block citizens on social media]( By [TOI staff]( [‘The View’ moves on with a simple ‘OK’ after Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust comments]( By [Agencies]( [Talk show briefly notes co-host’s 2-week suspension for saying Nazi genocide ‘not about race,’ as Jews across political spectrum criticize decision to suspend her]( [Senate GOP Twitter account found to be following virulently antisemitic user]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [CRM]( [A Holocaust survivor spent her 110th birthday knitting – a craft key to her survival]( By [Tanya Singer]( More Headlines [Ex-president Katsav gives his first interview since jail — to Iranian opposition TV]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [High Court freezes plan to bring Ethiopians to Israel as it reviews petition]( By [TOI staff]( [Shares in Meta plunge over 20% as Facebook loses users for first time in its history]( By [Glenn Chapman]( [Aaron Mostofsky, pelt-wearing son of a Jewish judge, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges]( By [AP and JTA]( [Israeli ‘smart road’ startup to debut wireless charging infrastructure in US]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Stole their hearts / ‘Tinder Swindler’ documentary on Israeli con man hits Netflix]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [For 2nd time in a month, earthquake off Cyprus coast felt in Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Man sentenced to 39 months for assault on renowned chef Shalom Kadosh]( By [TOI staff]( [Stains off Israeli coast are not oil spill after all, says Environment Ministry]( By [TOI staff]( [CNN chief Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with co-worker]( By [David Bauder]( [Obituary / Avram Goldberg, former chairman of Stop & Shop, dies at 92]( By [Shira Hanau]( [People of the word / Jewdle launches in yet another offshoot of popular Wordle game]( By [CALEB GUEDES-REED]( [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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