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What Matters Most On Friday, January 8, 2021

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Qanon 1972 jacket (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)

Explainer

A guide to the hate symbols and signs on display at the US Capitol riots

By LAURA E. ADKINS and Emily Burack

From ‘Q’ to boogaloo: An abundance of emblems and slogans representing conspiracies and far-right militias seen in the crowd of Trump supporters

Aaron Mostofsky inside the US Capitol on Wednesday January 6, 2021 (Screencapture/Youtube)

Fur pelt rioter said to be son of NY Jewish judge, led national synagogue group

A man yells anti-Semitic slurs at Gil Tamari, the Washington correspondent for Israel's Channel 13 news, during the storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters on January 7, 2021. (Screen capture: Twitter)

Israeli reporter interrupted with anti-Semitic slurs during broadcast at Capitol

By LAURA E. ADKINS

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2021 (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Khamenei mocks US ‘fiasco,’ says it’s God’s revenge for meddling in Middle East

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Iran’s supreme leader also says Tehran wants US to first lift sanctions before any return to nuclear commitments; Revolutionary Guard unveils new underground missile base

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before he addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. in Tehran, Iran. Khamenei called to ban the import of American and British vaccines, claiming they are not to be trusted. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

‘I don’t trust them’: Iran supreme leader bans COVID vaccines from US, Britain

By Nasser Karimi

US President Donald Trump in a video posted to Twitter, January 7, 2020. (Screenshot/Twitter)

Trump finally condemns riot, promises transition, as calls mount for his removal

By Shaun Tandon and Chris Lefkow

US president calls chaos in Washington a ‘heinous attack’ as top Democrats press for his ouster, 2 of his cabinet members and other staffers resign

Speaker of the US House Nancy Pelosi calls for the removal of President Donald Trump from office either by invocation of the 25th Amendment or impeachment at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 7, 2021. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP)

Top Democrats Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump’s removal from office

By AFP

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on January 7, 2021. He called the US Capitol protests one of the 'darkest days' in US history. (JIM WATSON / AFP)

Biden blames Trump for ‘domestic terrorists’ who stormed US Capitol

Analysis

Agencies and ToI Staff

‘All-out assault’: The pictures and videos that show mayhem unfold at US Capitol

Images, some broadcast by rioters themselves, capture the chaos in Washington as intruders stormed police lines, looted, mocked elected officials

A supporter of US President Donald Trump carries a Confederate flag in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

Ivanka Trump listens during a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, on January 4, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

Ivanka Trump called DC mob ‘American patriots’ in now-deleted tweet

Republican Representative Lee Zeldin of New York speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, December 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)

2 Jewish Republican Congressmen object to electoral votes after knocking rioting

A police line moves a protestor outside of the US Capitol following violent riots there, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Sedition charges possible for pro-Trump rioters; 90+ arrested; dozens charged

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST

Other possible charges for assault on Capitol include civil disorder, destruction of property and rioting

Trump considers pardoning himself, family members, close associates — report

Dumping Trump? How the 25th Amendment works

By AFP and ToI Staff

Trump cabinet members DeVos, Chao quit over mob attack on US Capitol

By AFP

The cosplay Nazis of the Capitol rotunda

When we group Trumpists together with real Nazis, we blind ourselves to pain they feel – which we must see before we can expect them to see the pain of others

Our leaders can learn from Miriam the prophetess

Her very name means ’bitter.’ She knew that evil exists. And she confronted Pharaoh anyway, in her hope for a better tomorrow

For it was, in days of yore, when the Israelites left Goshen and the battle was over, and still Raamses refused to accept that he just couldn’t compete (Shemot)

Sherwin Pomerantz

American democracy triumphant

The framework has proved its mettle, but will the country coalesce into a governable entity whose members will find a way to cooperate for the common good?

A location used for filming 'Queen's Gambit,' Schloss Schulzendorf in Germany, outside Berlin, November 2020. (courtesy: Felipe Tofani/Fotostrasse.com)

Queen’s Gambit orphanage is German Jewish-built castle that was seized by Nazis

By Matt Lebovic

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool via AP)

Unveiling deal, Netanyahu promises enough vaccines to beat COVID by end of March

With Pfizer to ship millions of doses from Sunday, Israel will be first in world out of pandemic, PM says; will share data with firm, acting as ‘model country’ for global strategy

People walk on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on January 8, 2021, during a 3rd nationwide full lockdown, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Streets largely empty as police step up enforcement of tightened lockdown

Israelis wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, at a vaccination center operated by the Tel Aviv Municipality with Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, December 31, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Virus cases stay high as lockdown bites; 70% of Israelis 60+ have had first shot

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded by Likud lawmakers as he gives a press statement ahead of the start of his trial at the District Court in Jerusalem, May 24, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Judges delay Netanyahu’s 2nd appearance in court for his trial, citing lockdown

By Michael Bachner

PM was to attend Jan. 13 hearing; indefinite postponement renews claims he is manipulating virus response to suit his needs; AG gives defense team required papers on opening probe

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri in the Knesset building, on March 3, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Interior Minister Deri to be charged with tax offenses, pending hearing

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Minister of Defense Benny Gantz visits the Jerusalem Municipality on November 10, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Even as his party members desert him, Gantz insists he’s running in March

Prof. Aren Maeir next to a stone altar found in a temple at the site of Tel Tzafit/Gath. (Richard Wiskin)

Times Will Tell

PODCAST: Everything you know about the Philistines is wrong, says archaeologist

People march with those who claim they are members of the Proud Boys extremist group at a rally in support of US President Donald Trump in Washington, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Analysis

Haviv Rettig Gur

MAGA goes recruiting

The assault on Congress, like Trump’s insistence the election was ‘stolen,’ is how extremist movements have always grown their ranks

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the Kohelet Forum Conference at the Begin Heritage Center, in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

US Israel envoy says Capitol riot shows US ‘resilience,’ doesn’t mention Trump

By ToI Staff and Agencies

David Friedman praises ‘unbreakable bond with Israel,’ congratulates President-elect Joe Biden

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, October 23, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

Facebook bans Trump indefinitely after violence at US Capitol

By Barbara Ortutay and David Klepper

WhatsApp users must share data with Facebook if they want to continue on app

Supporters of then-US president Donald Trump protest outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)

Israel media review

House of pain: What the Israeli press is saying about the US Capitol rampage

By Joshua Davidovich

An anguished and curious Israel looks on in dread for its own democracy after the attack on the US Capitol Building, and some are not yet ready to give up on Trump

President Reuven Rivlin, January 6, 2021 (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)

Shocked by US Capitol attack, Rivlin urges Israelis to protect their democracy

By Judah Ari Gross

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., stops to look at damage in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 7, 2021, after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Rabbis in DC and beyond rush to calm congregants after deadly riot at US Capitol

By Gabe Friedman and Shira Feder

Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as supporters of US President Donald Trump are confronted by US Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol, January 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Police confirm cop died after clash with mob at Capitol, intensifying questions

By LISA MASCARO and Matthew Daly

US lawmakers say police were unprepared, as eerie silence settles and doubts remain about what could happen in Trump’s remaining days in office

US Capitol Police officers walk through the Rotunda as they and other federal police forces respond to violent rioters loyal to President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Capitol Police chief quits, officer dies of wounds, as force takes heat for riot

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Pro-Trump rioters try to break through a police barrier at the US Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

US Capitol Police rejected offers from FBI, National Guard to help overcome riot

By Colleen Long, Lolita C. Baldor, MICHAEL BALSAMO and NOMAAN MERCHANT

Senator-elect Jon Ossoff speaks during a campaign rally, December 21, 2020 in Columbus, Georgia. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Profile

PHILISSA CRAMER

Jon Ossoff: Everything you need to know about the new Jewish Democratic senator

One of the first Members of the Tribe to be elected to the position by a Southern state, the newest legislator from Georgia had a bar mitzvah and is married to a doctor

Anne Neuberger, an Orthodox Jew, was recently tapped to head the US National Security Agency’s new Cybersecurity Directorate. (National Security Agency via JTA)

Biden to pick Orthodox Jewish woman for White House cybersecurity post — report

Young people enjoy a hot summer's day at the Ein Lavan Spring in the Jerusalem hills, August 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Planners override opposition, approve 5,000 homes on pastoral Jerusalem hill

Committee ratifies major neighborhood in unspoiled Reches Lavan; agriculture minister pledges to prevent uprooting of trees, but activists say they will appeal to courts

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz attend a graduation ceremony for new Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim air base near Beersheba, June 25, 2020. (Ariel Schalit/Pool/AFP)

Gantz rejects Netanyahu attempt to box defense officials out of Iran policy

Premier sends letter to security heads asserting only his office will form policy on Biden’s bid to reenter nuclear deal; defense minister says others must be consulted

Then-US president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk to a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, January 27, 2020. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

As Biden inauguration nears, Netanyahu warns US against rejoining Iran nuke deal

By Judah Ari Gross

US President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Secretary of State John Kerry, Vice President Joe Biden, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on March 31, 2016. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

PM aides said worried as Biden’s foreign policy team looking more like Obama’s

More Headlines

A Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant sign in Portage, Michigan, December 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Initial Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against UK virus variant

By AP and ToI Staff

Amihai Zippor, left, and Shimshon Meir Frankel of the Bar Papas band, which released its debut album in 2020 after 20 years together (Courtesy Bar Papas)

The papas and the papasTwenty years on, a Talmudic study duo begets a debut album

By Jessica Steinberg

Registered nurses Kyanna Barboza, right, tends to a COVID-19 patient as Kobie Walsh puts on her PPE at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, January 7, 2021. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Daily coronavirus deaths in US reach new record of nearly 4,000

By Carla K. Johnson and LISA MARIE PANE

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks to media as he arrives to visit a construction site in Gruenheide, near Berlin, September 3, 2020. (Odd Andersen/AFP)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk overtakes Amazon’s Bezos to become world’s richest person

By AFP

Suleiman Aghbariyah, former mayor of Umm al-Fahm (screenshot)

Former mayor seriously injured amid spate of shootings among Arab Israelis

By Aaron Boxerman

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, January 5, 2021. (Saudi Royal Court via AP, File)

Qatar emerges resolute and largely unscathed from Gulf spat

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