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What Matters Most On Friday, October 11, 2019

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Mourners attend a vigil on October 10, 2019, in commemoration of the Halle shooting victims at the Pauluskirche church in Halle, eastern Germany, one day after the deadly anti-Semitic shooting. (Soeren Stache/DPA/AFP)

As vigils held, Halle Jewish leader says he’s now ‘not sure Germany is our home’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

German leaders vow better security for Jews after synagogue attack

Armed with guns and bombs, synagogue shooter planned ‘massacre’ — prosecutor

By Geir Moulson and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO

People of the PodLISTEN: Germany in denial of its deep-rooted anti-Semitism, says AJC Berlin head

Stephan Balliet, the suspect in the Halle shooting, gets out of a helicopter at the Federal Supreme Court in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, October 10, 2019. (Uli Deck/dpa/AFP)

Halle synagogue shooter brought to federal court, faces murder charges

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Security official says Stephan Balliet was caught 90 minutes after assault started, having wounded two others in another town; was not on authorities’ radar prior to attack

Stephan Balliet (Screengrab)

German suspect in synagogue attack isolated loner, unknown in hometown

By David Courbet

Illustrative: Demonstrators crowd around a water cannon of the police during a protest organised by the right-wing populist 'Pro Chemnitz' movement, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the anti-Islam Pegida movement, on September 1, 2018 in Chemnitz, eastern Germany. (AFP/John MacDougall)

Far-right AfD party under pressure after German synagogue attack

By Deborah Cole

Jana Lange and Kevin S. have been identified as the two victims of the attack near the Halle synagogue and at a kebab shop. (Twitter)

A music lover, a painter: Victims of Halle shooting identified

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Local residents Jana Lange, 40, and Kevin S., 20, were gunned down on Yom Kippur, after shooter planning massacre of Jews failed to enter synagogue

‘They’re shooting at us!’ — inside the Halle synagogue during moments of dread

By AFP and ToI Staff

AnalysisSynagogue shooter exemplifies dual threat faced by European Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz

What is Twitch, the site the Halle synagogue shooter used to livestream attack?

By Josefin Dolsten

Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians flee with their belongings amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain on October 9, 2019. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

Interview'There’s no panic or despair. But a deep sense of betrayal'

Turkey’s Syria offensive could displace over a million Kurds, top analyst warns

By Raphael Ahren

Jonathan Spyer says Erdogan’s army indiscriminately shelling civilian areas, though unlikely to carry out massacres; believes Kurds will reject Israeli offer of humanitarian aid

Turkey pounds Syrian border towns on 3rd day of assault on Kurds, sparks exodus

By Nazeer al-Khatib and Delil Souleiman

Turkey hits back at Netanyahu for condemning its onslaught against Kurds

Israel media reviewDoorways to hell: 6 things to know for October 11

By Joshua Davidovich

Syrian Kurds gather around a US armored vehicle during a demonstration against Turkish threats, next to a US-led international coalition base on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border, on October 6, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

Ex-top security official: US Syria pullout bad news, but we can defend ourselves

By Raphael Ahren

While many are fretting about Trump’s isolationism and abandonment of allies, Yaakov Amidror insists: ‘I don’t think Israel needs to be worried’

Turkey reports 1st death in Syria incursion, claims 277 Kurdish fighters killed

By AP

US senators propose tough sanctions on Turkey unless it leaves Syria

By AFP

Pressure mounts to repatriate and try IS foreign fighters

By Paul Handley

In this image taken from mobile phone footage, police arrest a man outside the Arndale Centre in Manchester, England, Friday October 11, 2019, after a stabbing incident at the shopping center that left four people injured. Greater Manchester Police say a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault. He has been taken into custody. (John Greenhalgh via AP)

4 stabbed in Manchester mall attack; assailant arrested for terror offenses

Authorities say man arrested in connection to knife attack in northwestern England; three victims hospitalized

Naama Issachar has been detained in or near Moscow since April. (Naama Issachar/Instagram via JTA)

Israeli-American jailed by Russia for 7.5 years for smuggling marijuana

Israel said to have rejected Moscow proposal for prisoner swap under which Naama Issachar would have been released in exchange for an alleged hacker facing extradition to US

Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. (Flash90)

Mossad chief: Iran’s Soleimani ‘knows his assassination is not impossible’

Yossi Cohen also claims Israel could eliminate Hezbollah’s Nasrallah — and he knows it; says Israel conducts hits on Hamas officials abroad ‘without hesitation’

Illustrative photo: In this photo released by Iran's state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, June 13, 2019. (IRIB News Agency via AP)

Explosion on Iranian oil tanker allegedly hit by missiles near Saudi Arabia

An image that appeared on an unofficial pro-Netanyahu Facebook page on April 3, 2019 accusing several Israeli mainstream media outlets, including Ha'aretz, Ynet, and Kan of being "fake news" and biased in favor of Netanyahu rivals Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid (Facebook screenshot)

Analysis

Simona Weinglass

How Israel’s post-truth elections sent a fact-checker into overdrive

Noa Barak of non-profit The Whistle has debunked claims Liberman wants to ban circumcision, talk of mass voter fraud and more. But there’s no real cure for disinformation, she says

A Likud party supporter holds a campaign poster featuring then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on April 7, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu a no-show as small Likud gathering reaffirms him as unmatched leader

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hosted by Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party (left), at a meal to celebrate the birth of Litzman's grandson, June 18, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/FLASH90)

UTJ appeals against updated election results that saw it lose seat to Likud

"Jesus shoes" with holy water in their soles sell for about $3,000 a pair. (jesus.shoes website screenshot)

Air Jesus

$3,000 ‘Jesus shoes’ let wearers walk on water, sell out in minutes

New York design firm MSCHF drops modified Nikes loaded with references to the ‘good shepherd’ as a critique of fashion ‘collab culture’

Social media thought police ain’t got nothin’ on the real thing

In our free society, everyone should feel free to say what they think — even if it makes you uncomfortable

James R. Russell

Genocide in Kurdistan: If I could, I’d fight alongside them

As tens of thousands of Kurdish families flee their burning homes, world leaders do nothing and America lets down an ally once again

In this Sept. 25, 2019 photo, Palestinian activist Ahmed Abu Artima holds his daughter during an alternative protest he organized near the separation fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

After 18 months of conflict, some Gazans dare to question Hamas border protests

Strip’s terrorist rulers face rare criticism as residents grow wary of violent Hamas-led mass ‘March of Return’ rallies that have left hundreds dead or maimed in face-off with IDF

Illustrative. Israeli soldiers take part in operations in the West Bank. (Israel Defense Forces)

Army prepares demolition of suspected Palestinian terrorist’s home

Cast of 'Swan Lake Rock Opera.' (Lauren Khalfayan)

Israel dives into US theater scene with newest export, ‘Swan Lake Rock Opera’

More Headlines

Malka Leifer (YouTube screenshot)

Supreme Court overturns release of alleged pedophile Leifer on bail

In this file photo taken on September 15, 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures after receiving a horse as a gift from the elders of the Kafficho ethnic group during a visit to Bonga, the main town in Kaffa province, in southwestern Ethiopia. (Michael Tewlede/AFP)

Ethiopian PM wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end Eritrea conflict

By AP and ToI Staff

This picture from September 17, 2018, shows Polish author Olga Tokarczuk in Krakow, Poland. (Beata Zawrel/AFP)

Polish writer who has criticized anti-Semitism in country wins 2018 Nobel

A Jewish boy allegedly being forced to kiss a classmate's feet is causing outrage in Australia. (Twitter via JTA)

Australian Jewish boy forced to kiss Muslim classmate’s shoes gets threats

By JTA

Heba al-Labadi in an undated photo (Courtesy)

Israel holding Jordanian woman suspected of security offenses

This Facebook screenshot provided by The Campaign Legal Center, shows from left, Donald Trump, Jr., Tommy Hicks, Jr., Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, posted on May 21, 2018. (The Campaign Legal Center via AP)

Florida Jewish businessmen tied to Giuliani arrested on campaign finance charges

By Michael Biesecker, Larry Neumeister and Eric Tucker

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on July 9, 2019. (Flash90)

Erdan commits 600 policemen to fight Arab crime; Joint List wants strategic plan

Noam Oren (L) and his wife on their wedding day on August 16, 2016. (Yarin Taranos/courtesy)

High Court rejects petition seeking to decriminalize marriages outside rabbinate

By Marissa Newman and Michael Bachner

In this photo from March 27, 1946, Nazi German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, right, leans in front of Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, to confer with his lawyer, lower left, while Hermann Goering, center, chief of the German air force and one of Hitler's closest aides, turns to talks with Karl Doenitz, rear right, during the Nueremberg war crime trial session. (AP Photo, File)

Recordings from Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders to be made public

By Claire Parker

Dr. Mirah Wilks (Facebook)

Prominent Israel-born psychologist murdered in South Africa

Austria's defender Martin Hinteregger (C) scores during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group G qualification football match Austria v Israel in Vienna on October 10, 2019. (HERBERT PFARRHOFER / APA / AFP)

Israel loses to Austria 3-1 in European Championship soccer qualifiers

Surfers protest plans to install a breakwater at the last open beach in Tel Aviv, October 4, 2019. (eyesurf productions)

Surfers protest plans for breakwater off last open beach in Tel Aviv

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