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What Matters Most On Sunday, December 15, 2019

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Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's Labour Party, right, with former Labour MP Alan Johnson, at an event in London on April 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Ex-MP: Voters saw Corbyn as unpatriotic, hated his pacifism

Former UK Labour minister calls on Corbyn to resign immediately

After election bloodbath, senior party member Alan Johnson brands far-left leader a ‘weak, self-regarding, pious man incapable of leadership,’ says adulation went to his head

Corbyn blames Brexit, media for Labour clobbering, doesn’t mention anti-Semitism

UK Labour No. 2 says he’ll quit, as many MPs blame Corbyn for election bloodbath

Walk of shameAfter historic Labour loss, UK town looks to rename Corbyn Road

File: Turkish navy ships in 2015 (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish ships said to force Israeli research vessel out of Cypriot waters

According to TV report, Turkish navy intercepts Israeli boat, orders it to leave; Turkey’s recent maritime deal with Libya has fueled regional tensions over drilling rights

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas premier in Gaza, left, and his Turkish counterpart, then-PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, salute lawmakers and supporters of Erdogan's Islamist Justice and Development Party at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, January 3, 2012. (AP)

Hamas delegation tells Erdogan of Gaza’s dire situation, Temple Mount ‘danger’

Palestinian women, one holding a picture of Hamas movement chief Ismail Haniyeh, attend a mass rally marking the 32nd anniversary of the founding of Hamas on December 14, 2019, in Gaza city. (AP/Khalil Hamra)

Hamas official threatens Israel, urges Palestinian reconciliation at mass rally

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and then education minister Gideon Sa'ar light candles to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah during the Bible Quiz at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem, on December 12, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Likud support for Sa’ar leadership picks up, as 4th MK announces endorsement

But most of right-wing party stands behind Netanyahu; top lawmakers Yuli Edelstein and Gilad Erdan may refrain from backing candidate in December 26 race

7:03 pm

Likud MK Haskel endorses Sa'ar for party leader
7:02 pm

Poll: Sa'ar-led Likud would emerge weaker, but bolster right-wing bloc
6:36 pm

Morocco says jihadist who planned suicide attack arrested

Image of a man caught on camera ransacking the Beverly Hills Nessah Synagogue, December 14, 2019. (Beverly Hills Police Department)

Police investigating hate crime after Los Angeles synagogue ransacked

Suspect destroys relics at Beverly Hills Nessah Synagogue, which serves the area’s large Persian community; police say attack shows no signs of overt anti-Semitism

Signs of support and flowers adorn a post in front of the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 29, 2019, in Poway, California. (AP/Gregory Bull)

2019 saw attacks on houses of worship with alarming frequency worldwide

Navy cadets watch as US President Donald Trump attends the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2019. (Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US Army and Navy probing ‘white power’ hand signals at football game

By AP

Police officers stand near the scene of a gun fight at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (AP/Seth Wenig)

FBI locates van thought linked to deadly New Jersey attack

By AP and ToI Staff

Vehicle, which suspects reportedly lived in, found in Orange, New Jersey, after police in nearby Ramapo, New York, alert public to search

File: Semi-automatic rifles fill a wall at a gun shop in Lynnwood, Washington in October 2018 (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Kosher market shooting shows New Jersey’s gun laws aren’t stopping imports

By MIKE CATALINI

An Airbnb office in Toronto. (Wikimedia/Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler/CC0 public domain)

Airbnb bars over 60 users found to belong to online white supremacist forum

Lebanese riot police fire teargas canisters during clashes with anti-government demonstrators in the capital Beirut on December 14, 2019. (ANWAR AMRO / SERVICES AFP / AFP)

Lebanese protesters burn ruling parties’ offices after night of clashes

By AP

Attacks come after more than 130 people injured in Saturday’s protests, which were marked by the most violent government crackdown since nationwide demonstrations began

Anti-government protesters run away as the riot police fired tear gas against them during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, December 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Dozens hurt as violent clashes between police, protesters engulf Beirut

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative image of a hacker and online fraud. (scyther5; iStock by Getty Images)

Iran says it defused 2nd cyberattack in less than a week

By AP

Then US president Donald Trump addresses the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida on December 7, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Trump tells story of Jewish friend 4 times, but changes the name on each telling

In 4 speeches over past few months — on one occasion twice in the same day — US president has told contradicting versions of same tale about his biggest Israel achievement

Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks with MK Miki Zohar during a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset, January 25, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

MKs spar over whether panel to weigh PM immunity can be formed before election

Knesset Arrangements Committee discussion descends into chaos as right-wing lawmakers walk out in protest of Blue and White member’s insistence that House Committee can be created

Top right-wing bloc official says won’t follow Netanyahu blindly again — report

Israel media reviewHere we go again: 6 things to know for December 15

Vote-count all night longLionel Richie to start Israel show early so fans can watch exit polls

Analysis

When Jewish WWII vets pulverized postwar UK fascists to tamp down rising racism

Daniel Sonabend’s book ‘We Fight Fascists’ charts the rise of the 43 Group, which fought Oswald Mosley and others with fisticuffs, showing Jews would not accept post-WWII bigotry

Illustrative: An irate spectator attacks a drummer of British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley during a march through Manchester, England on July 29, 1962. Rocks and tomatoes were hurtled towards some 40 marchers before they were physically attacked by the crowd. (AP Photo)

In this photo taken on November 7, 2019, Marcel Schmetz shows the motor of a crashed World War II Marauder B-26 at the Remember Museum 39-45 in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond veterans

An emblem of a menorah carved in the stone, inside a structure at Beit She'arim National Park, an archaeological site in the Lower Galilee. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)

UNESCO World Heritage Site at Beit She’arim found vandalized with graffiti

National park, which includes a synagogue and a necropolis and was a major center of Jewish life in the 2nd century, daubed with slogans associated with Hasidic Jews

A parade float at the Aalst Carnaval in Belgium featuring caricatures of Orthodox Jews atop money bags, March 3, 2019. (Courtesy of FJO, via JTA)

Israel hails UNESCO’s rejection of Belgian carnival over anti-Semitism

A car in Deir Ammar targeted in a price tag attack on October 16, 2019. (Yesh Din)

Hate crimes against Palestinians down in 2019, but perpetrators becoming bolder

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Laura E. Adkins

Not your grandmother’s kosher latke

A New Orleans restaurant serves shrimp, crawfish, fried pig feet, and Hanukkah latkes – which makes perfect sense to me

Anything you (Britain) can do, we (Israel) can do better

At least the UK has a government following its third election; what are the odds that Israel will follow suit?

Concept art showcasing the Israeli pavilion at the upcoming Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Screenshot)

Israel eyes next year’s Dubai expo as ‘portal’ to Arab world

By Jonah Mandel

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Acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on December 14, 2019, to screen the documentary 'QT8: The First Eight' by Tara Woods (Courtesy Shaul Weinstein)

Mr. CrimsonTarantino screens documentary about life’s work in Jerusalem

By Jessica Steinberg

Religious Israelis protest against Tel Aviv municipality Shabbat bus service outside the home of Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai in Tel Aviv, December 14, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Hundreds protest Shabbat buses outside Tel Aviv mayor’s home

Education Minister Rafi Peretz visits a kindergarten in Givat Shmuel, August 29, 2019. (Roy Alima/Flash90)

After Ethiopian-Israeli kindergarten scandal, ministry vows end to segregation

Picture taken in January 2019 at Chile's Antarctic base President Eduardo Frei, in Antarctica, showing a Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane as the one that disappeared in the sea between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica on December 9, 2019 with 38 people aboard. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP)

Israeli military helped find remains of crashed Chilean plane near Antarctica

By Michael Bachner and AP

Police cars are parked in front of houses in Aalborg on December 11, 2019 during police action against suspected terrorists (Henning Bagger / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

Report: Mossad helped Denmark thwart terror attacks this week

By ToI Staff and AP

A view of the upper part of the historic center of Brindisi, Italy. (Angelo D'Amico/iStock)

Tens of thousands evacuated in Italy as WWII bomb defused

By AFP

In this Nov. 12, 1976, file photo, Felix Rohatyn, head of New York's Municipal Assistance Corp. (MAC) speaks at a meeting of the University of Hartford's tax institute in Hartford, Conn. (AP)

ObituaryFelix Rohatyn, banker who saved New York City from ruin, dies at 91

By AP

Activist protest outside of the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid, Spain, December 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Record-long UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets

By AP

Joint List MKs Ayman Odeh (L) and Ahmad Tibi attend a protest against violence, organized crime and recent killings in the Arab communities, Majd al-Krum, October 3, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Odeh: Leaders care more about protecting criminal PM than stopping gun violence

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona can be ‘launchpad’ for Israeli firms to US, Mexico, trade official says

By Shoshanna Solomon

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