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What Matters Most On Monday, December 14, 2020

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An Israeli nurse seen during a simulated vaccination against the COVID-19 virus, at Sheba Medical Center, central Israel, December 10, 2020. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)

PM aims to be 1st Israeli vaccinated, maybe 1st world leader

Vaccinated Israelis will get ‘green passports’ waiving lockdown constraints

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Document showing holder has been inoculated against coronavirus will enable skipping quarantine, access to cultural events and restaurants; may become necessary for travel abroad

Israel media reviewFly the infected skies: What the press is saying on December 14

By Joshua Davidovich

Israel reduces quarantine to 10 days, with 2 virus tests

Government task force proposes new regulations to end crowding at airport

From the blogs

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

50 years ago, a failed hijacking brought light into the world

The ensuing trial changed the lives of young Jews in the USSR, included my parents, by posing age-old questions: Do we dare? Is now the time?

A plane transporting the first batch of Pfizer vaccines arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on December 9, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

TV: Israel has 313,000 vaccine doses, will have 3.8 million by end of month

By Itamar Sharon

With inoculations beginning next Sunday, Health Ministry said deliberating who will be first groups to vaccinate; 1,444 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed so far Monday

7:29 pm

Israel's HMOs to start vaccinating members next Wednesday
7:23 pm

Moroccan authorities prevent protests against deal with Israel -- report
7:21 pm

Amazon may ship to Israel from UAE warehouses -- report

John le Carre poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film 'The Little Drummer Girl' showing as part of the BFI London Film Festival in London, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Le Carre: ‘Extraordinary’ Israel, ‘crackling with debate, rocked me to my boots’

In a rare interview 22 years ago, the peerless thriller writer talked about Israel and Jews; Smiley could have been Jewish, he said of his most famous character. ‘Perhaps he was’

Author John Le Carre, real name David Cornwell, is seen, at his home in London, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

John le Carre: A master of the spy thriller who became a moral voice

By Jitendra Joshi and Richard Ingham

Author John Le Carre, real name David Cornwell at his home in London, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

ObituarySpy novel master John le Carre, who defined the Cold War thriller, dies at 89

By Jill Lawless

Alec Guinness in the role of George Smiley (left); ex-Mossad chief Efraim Halevy (Combo photo: Acorn Media and Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Interview

Smiley & me? No, no, no! Ex-Mossad chief on his non-link to le Carré’s antihero

UK-born Efraim Halevy was rising in the Mossad while a possible fictional doppelganger was ascending in the ‘Circus.’ But Halevy knows the author’s inspiration came from elsewhere

British author John Le Carre at the UK film premiere of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," in London, September 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

‘Love… is whatever you can still betray’: John le Carre in quotes

By AFP

Oil lamps found at the the Beit Nattif excavation in Beit Shemesh. (Itai Aviv/Israel Antiquities Authority)

Ancient oil lamp haul found near Beit Shemesh digs up solution to modern mystery

A great miracle happened in Kalamazoo

Developing a vaccine in under a year that would usually take years to engineer is an astonishment, and its message is: Respect the science

It’s all up for grabs in the next election

Voters will have to choose what they most care about: the leader, the sustainability of the system, or the values driving their vision of tomorrow

'Leah, 19. Los Angeles, California, USA. Infantry' (Brant Slomovic)

Author interview

Canadian photographer zooms in on IDF’s diverse lone soldiers

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Illustrative: Workers prepare a body before a funeral ceremony at a morgue for coronavirus victims, in Holon, on October 28, 2020. (Flash90)

Israel passes grim milestone of 3,000 coronavirus deaths since start of pandemic

Number of quarantined medical workers doubles in a week, reaches highest level in 2 months; taskforce says restrictions will likely be reimposed by end of month

Condition of Likud MK Bitan, hospitalized with COVID-19, deteriorates to serious

Virus czar says Israel powerless to stop mass gatherings on Temple Mount

Secretary in Netanyahu’s office gets COVID; PM likely won’t need to isolate

US President Donald Trump talks on the phone with the leaders of Sudan and Israel, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, and National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, applaud in the Oval Office, October 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

As part of Israel deal, US officially delists Sudan as state sponsor of terror

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Move goes into effect as 45-day notification period elapses after Trump announcement; was eagerly sought by Khartoum to enable foreign investment

President Reuven Rivlin (3R) hosts a delegation of Bahrainis and Emiratis in Jerusalem, December 14, 2020. (Mark Neyman/GPO)

In call to Bahraini king, Rivlin hails normalization deal as ‘model’ for region

Screen capture from video of Liran Landau, an Israeli tourist injured in a car accident in Dubai, as he speaks with Channel 12 news, December 13, 2020 (Screen grab)

2 Israelis injured in Dubai car accident say getting ‘red carpet’ treatment

Ari Solomon displays some of the cleats he’s designed. (Courtesy)

Interview

Yeshiva University student makes custom cleats for pro athletes — on Instagram

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Police outside the Chabad of the Bluegrass in Kentucky after an anti-Semitic attack (Courtesy/Chabad)

1 injured in anti-Semitic attack on Chabad menorah-lighting service in Kentucky

By JTA

Driver makes anti-Jewish comments to people participating in ceremony, accelerates car toward congregant and drags him with vehicle before running over his leg

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates, at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Loeffler campaign says she had ‘no idea’ she was posing for photo with neo-Nazi

By AP

British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady was held in Iran for three months before being released on bail on November 21, 2019. (Facebook)

Iran jails British-Iranian academic for visiting Israel, promoting homosexuality

By AP

Anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, who researched child marriage and female genital mutilation, sentenced to 9 years for list of charges including trip to Israel as a reporter

US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 13, 2020. (courtesy US Embassy)

If unstopped, Iran will become ‘global bully,’ Netanyahu tells top Trump aide

By Raphael Ahren

A couple walk in front of the Red Sea port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Explosion caused by ‘external source’ hits ship off Saudi Red Sea port of Jiddah

By Jon Gambrell

The Kremlin in Moscow, September 29, 2017. (Ivan Sekretarev/AP)

Russia suspected behind hacking of US agencies in global cyber-spying campaign

By Eric Tucker, Frank Bajak and Matt O'Brien

Experts still trying to assess scope of months-long operation that slipped code into software update used on servers across the globe and in all 5 branches of US military

Members of the Mississippi Electoral College sign certificates of votes in the process of formally casting their electoral votes in the 2016 US presidential elections, at the Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, December 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

US electors meet to formally choose Joe Biden as next president

By Mark Sherman

A US marshal watches as trucks loaded with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine leave the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan, December 13, 2020. (Morry Gash/AP)

Trucks roll out as US readies for biggest vaccination program in its history

By AFP

More Headlines

Lawmakers in the Knesset plenum on December 9, 2020. (Dani Shem Tov/Knesset Spokesperson)

Bill to dissolve Knesset set for delay until next week, angering Blue and White

Cyclists demonstrate for more bike lanes in Tel Aviv, December 14, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israel unveils plan to slash emissions by up to 80% by 2050

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Ronen Zvulun and Ozan Kose/AFP)

Turkey said to appoint ambassador to Israel, ending 2-year standoff

UV disinfection being used to clean a laboratory (LeafenLin via iStock by Getty Images)

Cheaper LEDs can disinfect against COVID-19, Israeli scientists find

By Nathan Jeffay

In this Aug. 6, 2011 file photo, thousands of Israelis march during a protest against the rising cost of living in Israel, in central Tel Aviv (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

State must aid those hurt by environmental policies or face unrest, report warns

Chairman of the Afek oil drilling company, Effi Eitam, seen at the Supreme Court during a hearing on oil searching in the Golan Heights, on December 23, 2014, in Jerusalem. (Flash90)

Far-right ex-minister picked to head Yad Vashem hits back at ‘baseless’ censure

New York police officers move in on the scene of a shooting at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in New York. A man was shot by police after shots rang out at the end of a Christmas choral concert on the steps of the Manhattan cathedral Sunday afternoon. It's unclear if the gunman was killed or if any others were injured. The shooting happened just before 4 p.m. at the church which is the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and seat of its bishop. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Police kill gunman who opened fire at NYC cathedral Christmas concert

By TED SHAFFREY and Mary Esch

People gather inside the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Nigeria, December 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Abdullatif Yusuf)

Hundreds of Nigerian students missing after gunmen attack school

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyers, Boaz Ben Tzur (right) and Amit Hadad (second right), at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on December 6, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu lawyers question whether police opened probe without AG’s okay

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Artem Dolgopyat of Israel performs in the floor exercise during the men's artistic gymnastics finals at the European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, August 12, 2018. (AP Photo/ Darko Bandic/File)

Israeli gymnasts win gold, bronze medals at European Championships

Soccer legend Lionel Messi has agreed to be the face of the company, and lead a push to improve accessibility through OrCam’s devices (Courtesy)

Israel’s OrCam reportedly seeks New York IPO at $3 billion valuation

By Shoshanna Solomon

Britain's former opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in London, November 18, 2020. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)

Former UK Labour leader Corbyn launches new ‘Peace and Justice’ movement

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