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Artzeinu ○ www.artzeinu.org ○ Vol. 20 No. 662 ○ February 20, 2021

currently has a surplus of vaccine doses. Biden finally calls Bibi over ’s world-leading vaccination effort. The ministry is continuing to debate how Prime Minister , US to develop new many doses in total the recovered should spoke on the phone with US President Joe receive, Channel 13 News reported. Biden Tuesday for the first time since the version of system Current vaccination protocols do not call president took office four weeks ago, The In face of Iran's continued development of for immunizing people who have Times of Israel reports. long-range ballistic capable of recovered from coronavirus, while Netanyahu was the first Middle Eastern carrying a nuclear warhead, the Defense who overcome COVID-19 are slated to leader to receive a call from Biden, but Ministry announced on Thursday that it receive a “Green Pass” allowing them to the 12th world leader overall. The long has started developing, alongside the US, take part in activities limited to the weeks of silence since Biden took office a new generation of the advanced Arrow vaccinated. had led many to wonder whether the defense system, The Jerusalem But there has been speculation that people White House was snubbing its longtime Post reports. who suffer light or no symptoms may not ally, given Netanyahu’s frosty The new system -- known as the Arrow-4 develop effective enough antibodies to relationship with former Democratic -- will become a major part of Israel’s prevent reinfection. president Barack Obama and his multilayered missile defense architecture. overwhelmingly warm ties with Donald According to the latest Health Ministry The Arrow-3 currently serves as the upper Trump. figures, more than 688,000 Israelis have layer of Israel’s multi-tier missile defense recovered from coronavirus infections The conversation was “very friendly and array and is designed to protect Israel since the pandemic began last year. warm and lasted about an hour,” the from long-range missiles, particularly As of Thursday, nearly 4.2 million Israelis Prime Minister’s Office said. The White those produced in Iran. House did not immediately comment on have received a first vaccine dose and 2.8 Arrow-4 represents the next generation of the call. Asked by reporters about the call, million have gotten both shots. Around 3 endo- and exo-atmospheric interceptors in Biden said it was a “good conversation” million Israelis are not currently eligible the Arrow weapon system, which without elaborating further. to be vaccinated, including those younger currently consists of Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 than 16 and people who have recovered The two leaders discussed further interceptors. The new system will replace from COVID-19, among others. strengthening US-Israeli ties in addition the Arrow-2. to building on the normalization Israeli kids vaccinated show Ministry expected to back agreements that were brokered by the no side effects Trump administration between Israel and vaccines for COVID survivors its Arab neighbors, the PMO said. They No serious side effects were registered The Health Ministry is expected to also spoke about “the Iranian threat and among dozens of children under the age recommend the inoculation of those who challenges of the region, agreeing to of 16 who suffer specific COVID-19 risk have recovered from COVID-19 with at continue talks between them.” factors and whom Israel has vaccinated least one vaccine dose, three months after against the coronavirus, The Times of Biden “affirmed his personal history of recovery, reports. Israel reports. steadfast commitment to Israel’s security A pandemic taskforce made the and conveyed his intent to strengthen all The children approved by medical recommendation following reports of aspects of the U.S.-Israel partnership, authorities for vaccination had known risk individuals who have recovered from including our strong defense factors, including obesity, diabetes, severe COVID-19 becoming reinfected. cooperation,” according to a readout from lung and heart disease, the White House. Also during Tuesday’s Any policy change must be approved by immunosuppression disorders and cancer, call, Netanyahu and Biden discussed the Chezy Levy, the Health Ministry director- Ynetnews reported Thursday. ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the general, though he is widely expected to A child of a parent with a severe US president lauded the Israeli premier back the recommendation as Israel immunosuppression disorder was also vaccinated. Rare snow socks Jerusalem to freedom across the Glienicke Bridge in Potsdam, East Germany. Sharansky The Health Ministry has recommended Snow fell in Jerusalem on Thursday for was released in a trilateral prisoner- vaccinating some teenagers age 12-15 the first time in six years, causing some exchange deal involving the US, West against COVID-19, if they suffer from theslippery roads and delaying or canceling Germany and the Soviet Union, specific underlying conditions. The report classes for schoolchildren, UPI reports. did not say whether all the children following an intensive international Several inches of snow fell in the city vaccinated in Israel were over the age of campaign led by his wife, Avital. He was overnight and officials temporarily closed 12. the first political prisoner released by Route 1 to traffic in both directions, while Mikhail Gorbachev. Israel’s decision came despite the global school openings were delayed. recommendation against inoculating Tough champ The complications added to restrictions anyone under the age of 16 due to the lack already in place in the city due to the Iranian judo champion Saeid Mollaei of clinical trials on that population. coronavirus pandemic. Officials landed in Israel on Sunday night to Prisoner swap with on ultimately allowed some neighborhood compete in the Grand Slam tournament, JNS reports. A young woman who crossed into Syria schools to open, per the health ministry. was set to return to Israel on Friday, with Jerusalem deployed more than 200 The athlete sought refuge in Germany government hostage negotiator Yaron snowplows and bulldozers to clear roads after being ordered to throw a match at Bloom headed to Moscow on Thursday around hospitals and neighborhoods at the 2019 in night to bring her back, The Jerusalem higher elevations. to avoid a potential pairing with Israeli half-middleweight judoka and Post reports. The rare snow forced other schools to world champion Sagi Muki. Mollaei is An Israeli doctor examined the woman close outright for the day in the Golan now a citizen of and competing for from the haredi town of Modi’in Illit in Heights region and in in Israel's Mongolia. Moscow on Wednesday, and found that Northern District. Schools in , she was healthy and did not seem to have , , Har Bracha and When greeted by Israeli Judoka been hurt in Syria. also were closed. The Mt. Association chairman Moshe Fonte, Mollaei said he was “very happy to The young woman reportedly crossed into Hermon ski area in the Golan will open on arrive at the competition,” reported Syria by mistake several weeks ago and Sunday. Channel 12. “Thank you for everything was immediately arrested. The last time Jerusalem saw any and for the reception; all the best to substantial snowfall was January and Earlier Thursday, the IDF handed over Israelis.” two shepherds who had crossed into Israel February in 2015, when more than 10 While competing at the 2019 World Judo to Red Cross representatives through the inches fell on the city and surrounding Championships in Tokyo in the summer Crossing in Syria as part of a areas. of 2019, Iranian authorities ordered him Russia-negotiated prisoner swap. 35 years of freedom to intentionally lose his semi-final to Israel had agreed to release from prison Former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky avoid a potential match in the finals two residents of towns in has become such a familiar figure in Israel against Muki. Muki went on to win the which many residents are loyal to Syria. that a whole generation of adults grew up gold medal in the tournament. After The Syrian statement referred to Nihal al- without experiencing the sense of unity exposing the scheme, Mollaei went into Maqt of Majdal Shams and Diyab that transcended political party lines in the hiding in Germany, expressing fear of Kahmuz of as Syrian nationals struggle to secure his freedom from a retribution if he returned to Iran. being held in Israeli prison. Khamuz, who Soviet prison, reports. * * * was part of a Hezbollah cell and On Feb. 11, Sharansky, who celebrated sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2018, We wish all our cherished readers a his 73rd birthday in January, marked the refused to leave prison on Wednesday due happy Purim. 35th anniversary of his release and walk to the terms of the agreement, which would require him to go to Syria and not return to Ghajar on the Israeli side of the border. The shepherds were released instead of Khamuz. Maqt, the sister of a Syrian terrorist released in 2019, was released to house Artzeinu, online at www.artzeinu.org, is published weekly by Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, 125 E. 85th Street, arrest in Majdal Shams. She had been New York, NY 10028. To get Artzeinu in your shul, email [email protected]. The Artzeinu team: Bennett R. Katz, JJ sentenced to three years in prison in 2020. Hornblass. Founder: Deena Shiff.