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What Matters Most On Sunday, December 2, 2018

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eats a doughnut, traditionally consumed during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah which starts Sunday night, as he attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on December 2, 2018. (GALI TIBBON / AFP)

NIS 118 million ($32 million) in suspects' assets seized

Police recommend bribery charges against Netanyahu in telecom-media Case 4000

By Raoul Wootliff

Cops urge indictments in Bezeq corruption probe for PM and his wife, Bezeq owner and his wife; Netanyahu downplays bombshell, says timing ‘transparent’ on police chief’s last day

Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni speaks during the plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, on October 15, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

‘Your time is up’: Opposition calls on PM to resign after bribery recommendation

By Michael Bachner

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev (L) attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on December 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ministers accuse outgoing police chief of conspiring against PM in Bezeq case

By Raoul Wootliff

Analysis

Eric Cortellessa

How ‘lonely little’ George H.W. Bush changed the US-Israel relationship

The 41st president beat AIPAC, but lost 24% of his Jewish backing after confronting Israel over the settlements; it’s a lesson US leaders since have taken to heart

President Bush gestures during a news conference at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 1991. The president declared that he would use his veto power if necessary to delay action on Israel's call for $10 billion in loan guarantees to help house Soviet immigrants. (AP/Greg Gibson)

George Bush Sr. hailed as a ‘great friend of Israel and the Jewish people’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Palestinians hail Bush as ‘the only US president to stand up to Israel’

Netanyahu on Bush: We’ll always remember his commitment to Israel’s security

By ToI Staff and JTA

Eliezer Goldberg, former Supreme Court judge and current ombudsman for judges, speaks at a press conference at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on February 19, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Retired judge accused of racism after rejecting candidate for top cop

By Michael Bachner

Legal official and senior minister allege that vetting committee led by Eliezer Goldberg disqualified Moshe Edri due to his Middle Eastern descent

Israel Police Dep. Commissioner Motti Cohen at a police ceremony marking the Jewish New Year at Israel Police headquarters in Jerusalem on September 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Government approves interim police chief as debate rages over next top cop

By Michael Bachner

Opposition leader Tzipi Livni attends a faction meeting in the Knesset on November 19, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Opposition slams coalition over vow to approve top cop rejected by key committee

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Likud Hanukkah event on December 2, 2018 (screen capture: Facebook)

Live updates (closed)

Opposition slams Netanyahu for saying investigations against him ‘rigged’

By Alexander Fulbright

Lapid says PM ‘anxious and frightened’ after police recommend he be charged with bribery, Meretz head labels him a ‘criminal’

7:28 pm

Opposition figures denounce Netanyahu speech accusing investigators of 'witch-hunt'
7:09 pm

In Hanukkah message, Trump laments 'violence, hatred and bigotry' against Jews
6:54 pm

Netanyahu: I don't know who next police chief will be, but he must win back public's trust

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 3rd from right, meets with heads of local authorities from the Gaza Strip border communities during a visit to Sderot on July 16, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Government green-lights NIS 700 million for Gaza-area communities

After violent flareup in which hundreds of rockets pounded south, PM says two-year plan aims to ‘strengthen civilian resilience’

A Breaking the Silence guide leads a tour in Hebron on November 30, 2018. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook

Leftists on tour of Hebron confirmed in view that settlers have ‘already won’

As army appears to take directives from locals, members of group led by Breaking the Silence are convinced there’s no turning back Jewish presence in flashpoint West Bank city

Court orders release of Jerusalem Palestinian Authority official

Tires slashed on 30 cars in Arab town, truck sprayed with ‘Jews won’t be silent’

Photo galleryThousands gather in Bethlehem for Christmas tree lighting

Iranians gather next to a replica of a medium-range ballistic missile during a demonstration outside the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 4, 2017, marking the anniversary of its storming by student protesters that triggered a hostage crisis in 1979. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran, accused of testing nuclear-capable missiles, insists program is defensive

US secretary of state says Tehran fired projectiles that can deliver multiple warheads throughout Middle East, parts of Europe

Iranians gather next to a replica of a medium-range ballistic missile during a demonstration outside the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 4, 2017, marking the anniversary of its storming by student protesters that triggered a hostage crisis in 1979. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Pompeo: Iran tested multiple warhead missile which can hit Middle East, Europe

Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi. (YouTube screenshot)

Iran journalist gets 12 years in jail for ‘insulting judiciary’

By AFP

Keep menorahs away from pets and other safety tips

Between the open flames and the sizzling oil, Hanukkah is an accident waiting to happen. Here’s how to avoid that

If Hanukkah is all about radiating light to the dark, outer world, why do we light candles in the privacy of our own homes?

Illustrative image: Money laundering (iStock)

Tax transparency watchdog urges Israel to step up moves against money laundering

After global index puts Israel in top third of most financially secretive countries, NGO calls for more public scrutiny and regulations to stop rich from hiding their assets

A postal worker stands in the selection hall at a post office in Tel Aviv February, 22, 2010. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash 90)

Israel’s postal service seeks tech to shed snail-mail image

By Shoshanna Solomon

Israeli Ambassador to Japan Yaffa Ben-Ari, left, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan (MIC), Masatoshi Ishida, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for cybersecurity cooperation Nov. 2018 (Cybertech)

Israel, Japan sign cybersecurity cooperation accord

By Shoshanna Solomon

From left front, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Spanish Premier Felipe Gonzales and US President George H.W. Bush pose in front of delegates at the end of the first session of the Middle East peace conference held in the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain, on October 30, 1991. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Israel media review

One little lonely guy, many legacies: 6 things to know for December 2

By Joshua Davidovich

George H.W. Bush isn’t remembered as a big Israel-lover, but is still recalled for managing to kick off a peace process and helping rescue Jews around the world

Following the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., several hundred students rally on the West Lawn of the Capitol to call for an end to gun violence in schools, in Washington, Friday, April 20, 2018. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Standing up to the NRA, American physicians demand voice in gun control debate

By Renee Ghert-Zand

An illustrative photo from May 2, 2018, of Dead Sea Scrolls displayed at the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Newly discovered caves may hold more Dead Sea Scrolls

Though no new manuscripts found so far, archaeologists are hopeful after unearthing objects at Qumran used in the storage of ancient scripts

Man hits Jewish man in Williamsburg, November 30, 2018 (Screen grab via NBC New York)

Orthodox Jewish man punched in head in Williamsburg

By ToI Staff and JTA

Police say they aren’t treating the incident as an anti-Semitic attack; man yelled ‘Blah!’ as he hit the victim in Friday incident

Video of Miami officer throwing Jewish bible and box with Star of David into trash (Screen grab courtesy of Adorno-Cunill & Damas Law Office via NBC Miami)

Miami police officer suspended after video emerges of him tossing Jewish bible

Omri Casspi signs a basketball for a Golden State Warriors fan. (Courtesy Golden State Warriors;NBAE/Getty Images)

Jewish athletes condemn anti-Semitism in wake of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

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View of the train and tracks during a test drive of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv high-speed train in central Israel on January 16, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Ex-workers slam Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train as ‘experiment with human lives’

By Michael Bachner

Wilson Romero, left, and Daniel Montes, both from Honduras, arrive at a bus terminal early June 27, 2018, in El Paso, Texas (AP Photo/Matt York)

Migrants wait at US border with numbers written on their arms

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Hundreds attend a rally protesting violence against women, in Tel Aviv on November 25, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Tel Aviv, Haifa municipalities say workers can join women’s strike over violence

Vice Adm. Scott Stearney speaks on the shipboard intercom to welcome the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham to Manama, Bahrain, on October 24, 2018. (US Navy/ Jonathan Clay)

Admiral leading US Navy operations in Mideast found dead

By AFP

The home of Lewis Weinger, in the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, who has been renting it out using Airbnb. (Meni Lavi)

J Street decries ‘smears’ of Airbnb for delisting settlement rentals

Egyptian actress Rania Youssef poses on the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 40th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) at the Cairo Opera House in the Egyptian capital on November 29, 2018. (Suhail SALEH / AFP)

Fashion policeEgyptian actress faces trial for wearing racy dress

By AFP

The cover of Hungarian magazine 'Figyelo' (Attention) with a portrait of Andras Heisler, head of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) is pictured on November 30, 2018, in Budapest. Hungary's largest Jewish organization has condemned 'incitement' against its leader after he was depicted on the cover of a prominent pro-government weekly surrounded by banknotes. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)

Israel condemns depiction of Hungarian Jewish leader surrounded by banknotes

By ToI Staff and Agencies

ILLUSTRATIVE -- Israeli students seen at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University on the first day of the new academic year, October 30, 2011 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Knesset committee to vote on law allowing gender segregation in universities

Runner Girma Amara broke the Israeli men's marathon record in Valencia on December 2, 2018 (Screen grab via Facebook)

Girma Amara breaks Israeli men’s marathon record

One of the float-balloons in Israel for the "Unity" parade, taking place December 3, 2018 (Courtesy 2bVibes)

The band's visitExcitement swells as massive balloons prep for ‘Unity’ parade

By Jessica Steinberg

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