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What Matters Most On Thursday, November 26, 2020

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'Embarkation of the Pilgrims,' by Robert Walter Weir, circa 1857. (Public domain/ Brooklyn Museum online collection)

400 years to MayflowerSeeking a 'new Jerusalem,' settlers also learnt its language

Back in 1620, the Pilgrim leader behind the 1st Thanksgiving was Hebrew-obsessed

By Rich Tenorio

William Bradford’s ‘Of Plymouth Plantation’ features about 1,000 words in the biblical tongue. But although many early Protestants studied Hebrew, they were hardly philo-Semitic

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/ Patrick Semansky)

US Supreme Court rules against coronavirus limitations on New York synagogues

By Jessica Gresko

Court strikes down governor’s ‘Cluster Initiative,’ which limited numbers of worshipers in high-infection areas; Amy Coney Barrett crucial to 5-4 ruling

Illustrative: A mink sniffs the air as he surveys the river beach in search of food, in meadow near the village of Khatenchitsy, northwest of Minsk, Belarus, September 4, 2015. (Sergei Grits/AP)

Fur-raisingCulled Danish mink rise from their graves

By JAN M. OLSEN

A researcher in a laboratory at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, works on the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, November 23, 2020. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP, File)

AstraZeneca facing questions about vaccine after admitting to testing error

By AP and ToI Staff

Op-Ed

Who made the bomb? The full truth about Lockerbie is still not being told

As relatives of the 1 man convicted for blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 try to posthumously clear him, potentially crucial evidence of a Palestinian terrorist’s role is again withheld

Hours after the event, policemen stand near the wreckage of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. (Roy Letkey/AFP)

British lawyer Aamer Anwar (C) arrives with members of his team to take part on the opening day of a posthumous appeal against the conviction of Libyan Abdelbaset Mohmet al-Megrahi for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie. (Andy Buchanan / AFP)

Evidence against Lockerbie bomber ‘virtually of no value,’ lawyer tells court

By AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony welcoming the first commercial flydubai flight to Israel, at Ben Gurion Airport, November 26, 2020 (Avi Ohayun/GPO)

Citing broken agreements, Netanyahu says ‘no doubt’ elections are on the way

By Raoul Wootliff

Amid budget crisis, government appears close to collapse, triggering fourth national vote in two years; PM says vaccine distribution plan to be ready next week

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked in the Knesset, December 21, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Yamina will back bid to disband Knesset, its MK Shaked says

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, right, with Interim Police Commissioner Motti Cohen in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2019. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

AG tells High Court: Order government to appoint police commissioner

By Raoul Wootliff

An outpost near the Yitzhar settlement on October 24, 2019. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

Government plans to legalize dozens of wildcat West Bank outposts, minister says

Tzachi Hanegbi claims PM backs move to regulate illegal communities, many built on Palestinian land, but Blue and White minister says move will require AG backing

Likud supporters hold flags near then-minister of Diaspora Affairs Tzipi Hotovely at a demonstration demanding Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, February 27, 2020 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Annexation currently not on the table, UK envoy Hotovely says

By Raphael Ahren

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, at a ceremony welcoming the first commercial flydubai flight to Israel, at Ben Gurion Airport, November 26, 2020 (Avi Ohayun/GPO)

First commercial Emirati flight lands; Netanyahu hails a ‘new era’

By Raphael Ahren

UAE’s state-owned airline flydubai offers twice-daily Dubai-Tel Aviv flights; PM predicts ‘with great confidence’ that more states will normalize relations with Israel soon

Israeli singer Omer Adam performs live at the annual Kleizmer Festival in the northern Israeli city of Safed, on August 14, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Shalom, Dubai! With UAE deal, Israeli pop stars tune sound for Arabic audiences

By Jessica Steinberg

(L to R) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, all mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, arrive for a press conference after their trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on November 18, 2020. (Menahem KAHANA / POOL / AFP)

Netanyahu won’t visit Bahrain next week, reportedly at kingdom’s request

By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff

All our food pantries and soup kitchens can’t solve this crisis

Political gridlock has blocked real solutions to widespread hunger in America – Jews must push our leaders to act

Joshua Hammerman

A house divided will stand

As Jacob the patriarch had to split up his household for safety, this year we too are separated. And that’s a good thing

Danny Citrinowicz

Hezbollah’s deadly precision

Israel must exploit Lebanon’s political crisis and demand the dismantling of Hezbollah’s advanced missile capabilities

A visit to the mall after World War III

COVID-19 is shattering the global economy. How will this impact the future of retail and, in particular, brick and mortar stores?

Kylie Moore-Gilbert (Screen capture: YouTube)

Iran frees Australian-British researcher accused of spying for Israel

By AFP

3 Iranians held abroad released in exchange for Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was serving a 10-year prison sentence over what she said were trumped-up charges

In this frame grab from Iranian state television video aired Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, is seen in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian State Television via AP)

Thailand to release 3 Iranians suspected of bomb plot against Israeli diplomats

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and Nick Perry

Israeli army forces seen stationed near the border between Israel and Lebanon in the Golan Heights on July 27, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Israel drops leaflets in Syrian Golan warning military to cut ties with Iran

By Judah Ari Gross

Hospital team members move patients to the new coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on November 16, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Daily virus cases top 1,000 for first time in a month as reopening continues

Health Ministry records 1,068 diagnoses in 24 hours; ministers nevertheless push on with pilot to open malls and markets

A nurse prepares a shot in a study of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. in Binghamton, New York, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Medical staff and over 65s first: Report lays out Israel’s vaccination plan

People shop at the Ayalon Mall in Ramat Gan after it opened in violation of lockdown restrictions, November 20, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ministers approve pilot plan to reopen outdoor markets, 15 malls starting Friday

Israel's coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash at the Jerusalem Municipality, on November 22, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

New coronavirus czar says pandemic could last another year

Nachman Ash urges Israelis to prepare for another 12 months of restrictions, warns a third nationwide lockdown possible as cases rise

7:12 pm

Lockerbie bombing appeal ends, judges mull ruling
6:45 pm

New coronavirus czar says pandemic could last another year
6:40 pm

Former Mossad chief says state inquiry needed over submarine sale to Egypt

US President Donald Trump looks on after delivering an update on 'Operation Warp Speed' in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on November 13, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Report: IDF preparing in case Trump launches parting strike on Iran

Israeli officials believe final weeks of Trump administration will be ‘very sensitive’ for region, though there is no specific intel on looming US attack on nuclear facilities

A man, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, browses his phone while standing near debris following an attack at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah on November 24, 2020. (FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)

Iran-backed Houthis say missile that hit Saudi Arabia will also target Eilat

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Former US National Security Adviser Tom Donilon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden said leaning toward former Obama national security adviser for CIA chief

An electric car for elderly people, a project developed by students and faculty of Ariel University (Courtesy)

Israeli students’ electric car for elderly to compete in Dubai-based show

By Jake Epstein

Two-meter car was designed at Ariel University; it can park perpendicular to sidewalk, door opens in front and seats slide forward to ease exit

A plant based burger developed by SavorEat (Courtesy)

Burger-printing SavorEat holds IPO, becomes first plant-based meat firm on TASE

By Shoshanna Solomon

In this March 26, 2006, photo, former soccer player Diego Maradona smokes a cigar as he watches Argentina's first division soccer match between Boca Juniors and River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Israel media review

Legends of the fallen: What the press is saying on November 26

By Joshua Davidovich

Israelis flood the media remembering soccer great Maradona, with nostalgia superseding any qualms about his politics, though they make sure to mention his other demons

‘Friend of Israel/friend of Palestine’: Israeli, Arab lawmakers mourn Maradona

Argentines mourn Maradona, ‘the most human of gods’

By Liliana Samuel

Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona dead at 60

Number cruncher for the Dodgers: Meet North Jersey native Sammy Elias. (Courtesy of Elias/ via the Jewish Standard)

Former Maccabi Games pitcher celebrates LA’s World Series win — as team analyst

By Jonathan E. Lazarus

More Headlines

Black Cube's internet homepage (screenshot)

Black Cube to pay Israeli TV network £350,000 after dropping UK libel suit

A man in Cairo holds a phone showing a picture of Egyptian singer Mohamed Ramadan posted by the official Facebook page of the State of Israel in Arabic showing Ramadan, right, hugging Israeli soccer player Diaa Sabia in Dubai, November 22, 2020. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)

Foreign Ministry defends Egyptian actor under fire for photos with Israelis

By ToI Staff and AFP

Shlomi Ben-Bassa weeps over the grave of his son Lihu, who was killed in a plane crash, at the military cemetery in Rishon Lezion on November 25, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

‘We feel emptiness’: Air force plane crash victims buried as cause probed

Former Canadian justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks to the media during a press conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 30, 2009 (photo credit: AP/Dan Balilty)

Human rights activist Irwin Cotler named Canada’s first anti-Semitism envoy

World Bank President James Wolfensohn holds a news conference in Moscow, October 27, 1995. (AP PHOTO/Misha Japaridze)

James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president and philanthropist, dies at 86

Facebook employees work in a unit focused on the fight against misinformation and manipulation in Menlo Park, California, in 2018. (Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images)

Six weeks after Facebook vowed to ban Holocaust denial, it’s still easy to find

Yaakov Edri, the mayor of Or Akiva, at the Knesset, January 03, 2011. (Uri Lenz/FLASH90)

Rape added to corruption offenses against Or Akiva mayor, former minister

Activists protest against recent cases of violence against women at Habima square in Tel Aviv on November 25, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

World rallies against domestic violence from Tel Aviv to Rome

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A woman light candles in memory of women murdered in domestic violence, at a street memorial on Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv, ahead of International Day of Violence Against Women. November 24, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Knesset advances bills to crack down on violence against women

By Stuart Winer

Members of the Jewish Ethiopian community hold up photographs of their relatives outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on November 25, 2020, during a demonstration demanding to bring thousands of their remaining brethren from Ethiopia to Israel. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Ethiopian Israelis beg government to airlift relatives from war-torn country

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani speaks at a press conference watched by Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn, right, at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC, November 19, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Trump’s Jewish outreach adviser gets COVID; stood next to Giuliani at presser

By Agencies and ToI Staff

From 'Objector,' a 2019 film being screened at the 2020 International Solidarity Film Festival that will be screened online (Courtesy festival)

On-screen solidarityTel Aviv human rights film festival shifts online

By Jessica Steinberg

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