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What Matters Most On Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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Australia to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital, delay embassy move – report

By Tamar Pileggi

Scott Morrison’s cabinet said to approve shift in foreign policy, while putting off relocating mission due to $200 million price tag

Newly elected leader of the Liberal Party, Scott Morrison addresses media at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Aug. 24, 2018 (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini rides in an Israeli military helicopter after landing in the country, December 11, 2018 (Twitter)

Italy’s controversial far-right deputy PM arrives in Israel

By Raphael Ahren

Demonstrators light flares and hold Palestinians flags as they protest against clashes in Gaza and the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (AP/Andre Penner)

Arab League warns Brazil that Jerusalem embassy move could harm ties

Illustrative: Children look out from a doorway as armed soldiers patrol outside a school in the Jewish quarter of the Marais district in Paris, January 13, 2015. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images/via JTA)

First person

The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true

Jews in Europe unsurprised by results of grim survey that found some 90% of the local community sense increasing levels of hatred toward them

A Nazi Gestapo officer costume is seen on sale on the Escapade website (screenshot)

Not a good lookAuschwitz Museum demands London shop pull Gestapo costume

A promotional banner for British play, 'One Jewish Boy,' by playwright Stephen Laughton, about anti-Semitism. (Courtesy)

British play about anti-Semitism is targeted by anti-Semites

IDF troops uncover a tunnel leading into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon, which Israel says was dug by the Hezbollah terror group, on December 11, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF uncovers third attack tunnel dug from Lebanon into Israel

By Judah Ari Gross

As with previous ones, army puts explosives in passage to ensure it can’t be used; UN peacekeepers confirm existence of first two tunnels

Lebanese border ‘volatile,’ intel chief warns amid tunnel-busting effort

By Judah Ari Gross

IDF releases seismic audio of Hezbollah digging into Israel

By Judah Ari Gross

Israel media reviewOn the brink of something bad: 9 things to know for December 11

By Joshua Davidovich

A women's rights activist is taken out by Knesset security guards after screaming at Israeli singer Eyal Golan during a ceremony honoring Israeli singers at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Protesters disrupt Knesset ceremony for singer accused of sex with minors

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Group of women shout down Eyal Golan as he receives award for contribution to music; lawmaker defends pop star, says investigation was dropped

Illustrative picture of a #MeToo supporter of the online campaign against sexual abuse and harassment (nito100/Getty Images/iStock)

New law allows sex abuse victims to speak out, give interviews

Illustrative: Border Police officers guard a checkpoint in the West Bank on January 26, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Two car-ramming attempts reported in West Bank; one suspected attacker shot dead

By Judah Ari Gross

In separate incidents, one near Hebron, the other in Jordan Valley, Palestinians allegedly try to run over border guards

3 Palestinians reported hurt in clashes as army hunts Ofra attackers

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Abbas urges international action against Israel over daytime raid in Ramallah

MKs advance bill making terror convicts ineligible for parole

Amichai (left) and Shira Ish-Ran, wounded in a December 9, 2018, terrorist attack outside Ofra in the West Bank, are seen at their wedding (Courtesy of the family)

Woman injured in terror shooting recovering; her baby is still critical

Shira Ish-Ran hasn’t yet been told that the infant was delivered; doctors at Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem say her husband is also recovering

Parents of pregnant woman shot in Ofra attack: ‘She opened her eyes and cried’

After attack, Netanyahu vows never to uproot any settlers

Netanyahu resists calls to legalize Ofra over shooting attack

By Raoul Wootliff, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini speaks during a press conferences at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, December 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Live updates (closed)

Italy’s deputy PM says EU ‘entirely unbalanced’ in its treatment of Israel

By Michael Bachner

Visiting Jerusalem, Matteo Salvini slams European block for ‘condemning and sanctioning Israel left and right,’ says he lacks authority to move embassy to Jerusalem

7:34 pm

Kirk Douglas honored in NY birthplace on his 102nd birthday
7:12 pm

Italy's deputy PM says EU 'entirely unbalanced' in its treatment of Israel
6:29 pm

Erdan tells visiting Italian deputy PM Muslims behind anti-Semitism in Europe

Damon Joseph, arrested on December 7, 2018, faces federal terrorism charges for plotting to attack a synagogue in Toledo, Ohio. (US Department of Justice)

US man arrested for plotting synagogue attacks in Toledo, Ohio

By ToI Staff and JTA

FBI says Damon Joseph planned to carry out mass shooting during Shabbat services on behalf of Islamic State, told undercover agent he was inspired by Pittsburgh massacre

An "Erase the Hate" sign stands in the front lawn of a home, Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, in Toledo, Ohio, near where a mob looted and burned a neighborhood bar, smashed the windows of a gas station, and hurling rocks and bottles at police on Saturday. (AP/J.D. Pooley)

Jewish groups urge vigilance after Toledo synagogue plot uncovered

By Joshua Davidovich

Analysis

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Students from Pakistan, UAE, Oman join Israeli online biblical archaeology class

8-week course, open to applicants worldwide, provides an introduction to biblical archaeology and a deep look at the remains of ancient civilizations in the Holy Land

Rohingya refugees cry and shout slogans during a protest march following a ceremony to remember the first anniversary of a military crackdown that prompted a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, on August 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

Op-Ed

Meir Linzen and Ido Rosenzweig

The Jewish lawyers fighting genocide

Despite UN measures to prevent the ‘crime of crimes,’ attempts to wipe out entire ethnic groups still continue today

Snubbing Matteo Salvini makes no sense

No country in the world would sacrifice its national interest for the sake of moral values. Expecting Israel to do so is absurd

B’Tselem’s lack of human rights priorities

The anti-occupation organization ignores the recruitment and use of child soldiers by Palestinian armed groups

Sheldon Kirshner

Orban’s disappointing reaction to anti-Semitism

The Hungarian president’s refusal to condemn a racist caricature of a Jewish communal leader has ominous connotations

Remembering Yigal Bashan: 1950-2018

May the late musician’s many songs live on ’like a little bird in our hearts’ for years to come

In this photo released on October 1, 2018, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a missile is fired from city of Kermanshah in western Iran targeting the Islamic State group in Syria. (Sepahnews via AP)

Iran confirms recent ‘significant’ missile test amid Western criticism

By AFP

Tehran military aerospace commander says reaction by US shows how significant and upsetting rocket launch was for Washington

Senior IDF officers to visit Moscow amid ongoing spat over downed Russian plane

By Judah Ari Gross

Iranian general says nation can extend missile range beyond 2,000 kilometers

Iran said to arrest over 100 Christians in crackdown on conversions

Sara Netanyahu is welcomed to Guatemala by Israel's Ambassador Mattanya Cohen, left, and Guatemala's Deputy Foreign Minister Jairo Estrada, right. (Twitter: AGN_noticias)

Sara Netanyahu is a private citizen, AG says, as she goes on diplomatic trip

By Raphael Ahren

Mandelblit signs off on PM’s wife’s six-day visit to Guatemala on Foreign Ministry’s recommendation, but rules she has no ‘special status’

‘We can’t work’: Israeli diplomats said to rap Netanyahu over budget cuts

By Michael Bachner

No reporters on board as Sara Netanyahu embarks on ‘historic’ visit to Guatemala

By Raphael Ahren

Yair Netanyahu calls leftists and journalists ‘traitors’; PM rejects use of term

Illustrative: A Christmas star is seen in front of the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on December 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Can astronomy explain the biblical Star of Bethlehem?

By David Weintraub

More Headlines

IKEA to open fifth Israeli store near Jerusalem

Mohammad al-Emadi, Qatar's point man for Gaza, speaking to a Palestinian news outlet in the coastal enclave. (Screenshot: YouTube)

Qatar wants Israeli permission to build airport in Gaza, envoy says

Nelly Sachs (Public Domain/Nobel Foundation)

Google doodle honors Jewish poet and Nobel winner Nelly Sachs

By JTA

Members of the LGBT community and supporters participate in a demonstration against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, in Tel Aviv on July 22, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

New Israeli religious group aims to combat LGBTs for ‘destroying family values’

Frank Sinatra performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, September 1, 1980. (David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images via JTA)

I've got you under my hatFrank Sinatra’s yarmulke fetches over $9,000 at auction

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with then-health minister Yaakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party, left, at the Knesset on March 28, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)

Coalition official: Early elections if conscription bill doesn’t pass as is

By Raoul Wootliff

Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman, right, and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in a ceremony at the Shin Bet headquarters in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2018. (Shin Bet)

Hailing joint ‘secret operations,’ Shin Bet bids farewell to outgoing IDF chief

A section of the high speed Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train line on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on September 25, 2018. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast train briefly grounded again

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