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What Matters Most On Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Idit Harel Segal ahead of her operation in June 2021 (Courtesy Idit Harel Segal)

On befriending child's family: 'Why can't it be like this?'

How a staunch rightist gave her kidney to a Gaza boy — simply to do a good deed

By Tani Goldstein

Fighting furious objections from her family, Idit Harel Segal went through with the operation, hoping to live up to the morals her Holocaust-surviving grandfather taught her

Colonel Sharon Asman, left, upon his appointment to commander of the Nahal Brigade on June 28, 2021, three days before his sudden death. (IDF)

New Nahal Brigade commander, 42, collapses and dies during fitness training

Col. Sharon Asman, a father of two, only entered the role on Monday; PM Bennett sends condolences: ‘He was one of our best’

A page from a 2021 eToro investor presentation touting the platform's popularity among young people (Screenshot)

ToI investigates

Ex-securities regulator now works for fintech firm that pushed him to weaken law

By Simona Weinglass and Shoshanna Solomon

In 2017, Israel Securities Authority chair Shmuel Hauser agreed to water down a bill that would have significantly curtailed eToro’s global expansion. Now he’s a board member

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid shakes hands with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (Shlomi Amsalem/Government Press Office via AP)

Analysis

Playing Joshua to Bibi’s Moses, Lapid looks to take UAE ties into promised land

In first major trip in new role, foreign minister charms hosts and opens ‘bottleneck’ to new agreements, apparently held up by Netanyahu’s desire to secure limelight for himself

An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Israeli, UAE airlines announce codeshare and frequent flyer partnership

By AFP

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Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 30, 2021, heading for COVID-19 tests. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Amid eyebrow-raising gov’t decisions, an advanced airport COVID lab stands idle

By Nathan Jeffay

Members of the opposition argue during a discussion on a law regarding unemployment payouts during a plenum session in the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 1, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Benefits end for those made jobless by COVID, as double vote causes Knesset fury

King Abdullah, when will Jordan hand our child’s murderer over to US justice?

Ahlam Ahmad al-Tamimi is on the FBI’s most wanted terrorists list. She is also living the good life in Jordan. His majesty can do something about this

Steven Greenberg

Envisioning a gay future

What happens when all the good futures are straight and you are not? A new film helps Orthodoxy take the next step

Jiminy Cricket and the Pew Report

Trends point to denominational Judaism (slowly) dying out. Will the conventional congregations take the plunge and adapt to the needs of new demographics?

Fool me twice, shame on me

How amazing it would be to discover a Vermeer! But human nature dupes us into thinking that what we want to be true really is (Pinchas)

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Op-edA chance for Bennett to put probity before profit

By David Horovitz

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara address their supporters on the night of the Israeli elections, at Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Police probing state’s payment for $15K jacuzzi at Netanyahu home – report

Sara and Benjamin Netanyahu not currently suspected of wrongdoing, according to Channel 12

6:28 pm

COVID has created 'ideal environment' for human trafficking, US says
6:01 pm

Pfizer said to reject Israeli request to extend expiration date on vaccines
5:48 pm

Report: Delta variant is said to cause fewer serious COVID cases in Israel

Israelis wear protective face masks as they shop in Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv, on June 29, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Israel records over 300 new daily COVID cases for first time since April

Serious cases climb to 29; over 16,000 vaccine doses administered Wednesday amid race to inoculate children and teens

A woman shows her 'Green Pass' as she arrives at a theater in Jerusalem, on February 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Daily COVID cases expected to jump to 500 next week; threats to close airport

Vials of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine arrive at a Clalit vaccination center in Jerusalem on January 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel said negotiating COVID vaccine swap deal with UK

Settlers seen at the illegal outpost of Evyatar in the West Bank on June 29, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

In compromise, settlers to leave illegal Evyatar outpost by 4 p.m. Friday

Under agreement, military will review status of West Bank land and if found to belong to state, a yeshiva and dorms will be established; army to set up base there in meantime

Police to guard West Bank mayor amid threat over outpost deal

‘Illegal even under Israeli law’: US pans establishment of new Evyatar outpost

IDF: Soldier stabbed in West Bank, gun snatched; suspect arrested

Analysis

Eyeing Bennett’s DC trip, Egypt upgrades mediator in push for Gaza breakthrough

A more senior official joins the Cairo team hosting Israel-Hamas talks, as diplomatic efforts intensify and Egypt seeks to win favor in Washington

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, right, meets with Palestinian Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad at the foreign ministry in Cairo, May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Israelis held in Gaza in a 2021 combination picture: Clockwise from top left: Oron Shaul, Avera Mengistu, Hadar Goldin and Hisham al-Sayed. (Flash90/ Courtesy)

Israel, Hamas fail to make progress in Cairo on prisoner swap deal

The United States Consulate in Jerusalem, March 4, 2019. (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Israel urging US to delay plans to reopen consulate until new gov’t stabilizes

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who leads the Meretz party, seen during a visit at the Abarbanel Mental Health Medical Center, on June 22, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)

Meretz chief says party won’t back law against Palestinian family reunification

Interior minister said to plan vote next week on renewal of controversial legislation, despite coalition’s difficulty mustering a majority

Opposition leader and Likud party chief MK Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting at the Knesset on June 28, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

3 Likud lawmakers said to slam Netanyahu, arguing he’s losing hold over party

A guard post is seen outside Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's home in the central city of Ra'anana, June 30, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)

Decision by Bennett to keep living at home could cost state millions — TV

Ruth Behar's grandmother Esther (third from left in front row, in white dress) with her family in Agramonte, Cuba, c. 1936. (Courtesy)

'I wanted to dispel some misconceptions'

Based on grandmother’s heroic tale, author shows 1930s Cuba as haven for Jews

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Ruth Behar mines family lore for ‘Letters From Cuba,’ a book for readers ages 8-12 about a pre-teen Polish-Jewish girl’s solo journey to life in remote sugar plantation town

A man walks past a memorial that has pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 28, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)

Reporter's notebook

How the world’s Jewish community came together to bring aid to Surfside

‘Once the Israeli teams landed, there was a veritable sigh of relief,’ says one community member; volunteers stress they’re not just there for the Jewish community, but for all

Visitors bring flowers to add to a makeshift memorial for the scores of people who were left missing after the Champlain Towers South condo building partially collapsed nearly a week ago, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bodies of two children found as death toll in Florida collapse rises to 18

By TERRY SPENCER

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, speaks on April 20, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

After Israel controversies, Omar says some colleagues ‘not partners in justice’

Democrat congresswoman makes charge when asked if she sees why some view her past comments as antisemitic; says she has no regrets about grouping Israel and US with Hamas, Taliban

The aftermath of vandalism at the synagogue of Orastie, Romania, which was recorded on June 28, 2021. (Transylvania News via JTA)

Teenagers shatter 19th century synagogue’s windows in Romania

By Cnaan Liphshiz

In this March 13, 2021, file photo, a man participates in the rally "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence outside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

California hate crimes up 31% in 2020, but antisemitism down

By Don Thompson

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a memorial ceremony honoring Theodor Herzl on June 30, 2021. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)

Bennett says Israel will never hold back against enemies ‘near and far’

At ceremony marking death of Theodor Herzl, PM vows Jewish state will defend itself ‘firmly, creatively and consistently’ in face of threats

German president to Rivlin: Our aim is to prevent Iranian nukes

By Lazar Berman

Iran conditions return to nuclear deal on US commitment to never withdraw again

By ToI Staff and AP

UN chief calls on Washington to lift all Iran sanctions outlined in 2015 deal

SentinelOne holds its initial public offering of shares on The New York Stock Exchange, June 30, 2021 (NYSE)

Israeli tech firms storm markets, with record number of IPOs in June

By Shoshanna Solomon

According to IVC, $4.55 billion was raised in June via 18 traditional IPOs and SPAC deals, mainly in US and Israel

Heads of Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm SentinelOne ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, June 30, 2021, in celebration of its initial public offering. (NYSE)

Israel cybersecurity firms raise record $3.4b, 41% of global sector investment

By Shoshanna Solomon

Drones flying near the city of Hadera on March 17, 2021, in a pilot run by the Israel Innovation Authority with partners and startups to create a network of drone deliveries in Israel (Courtesy)

Hadera residents to start getting delivery by drones in pilot project

By Shoshanna Solomon

In a screenshot from video released by Tel Aviv University on June 30, PhD student Maayan Wizner Stern uses tweezers to hold an electronic storage unit that is two-atoms thick. (Screen capture: YouTube)

‘World’s tiniest tech’: Tel Aviv University unveils 2-atom-thick data storage

Researchers say development could improve electronic devices’ speed and energy consumption

The UniDose automated dispensing robot for nuclear medicine developed by RescueDose (YouTube screenshot)

With robots dispensing medication, startup hopes to halt deadly errors

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tomer Weingarten, CEO and co-founder of cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, at the New York Stock Exchange, June 30, 2021 (Courtesy)

SentinelOne surges on NYSE as Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm holds IPO

By Shoshanna Solomon

More Headlines

Illustrative image of a female IDF tank instructor during an exercise on January 1, 2013. (Cpl. Zev Marmorstein/IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

In first, female tank operators to be deployed along Egyptian border

By Judah Ari Gross

Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks at the dedication of Pentagon Memorial, September 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Iraq War architect Donald Rumsfeld, former US defense secretary, dies at 88

By Robert Burns

Gwen Goldman, 70, was named the honorary batgirl by the New York Yankees for a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium, June 28, 2021. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images via JTA)

Made her pitchJewish woman becomes Yankees batgirl 60 years after team rejected her

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Ehud Banai (left) with Shlomo Bar, from 'Shlomo Bar -- A Musical Documentary' being featured at the 23rd Docaviv Festival, July 1-8, 2021 (Courtesy Docaviv)

Featuring musical documentaries, Docaviv festival launches with 116 films

By Jessica Steinberg

Adam Fox skates in a game against the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden in Boston, May 8, 2021. (Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images via JTA)

Breaking the iceNY Rangers’ Adam Fox named hockey’s top defenseman

By Marc Brodsky

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Jordanian monarch King Abdullah II on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (WAFA)

PA President Abbas meets King Abdullah in Amman as West Bank tensions rise

By Aaron Boxerman

Former FC Barcelona player Ronaldinho, right, gestures to his teammate Rivaldo during a friendly soccer match between FC Barcelona legends and Manchester United legends at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, June, 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Former soccer stars from Barcelona, Real Madrid to play in Israel next month

National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat delivers a statement upon his arrival at the Bahraini International Airport on October 18, 2020. (RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP)

National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat announces he’s stepping down

By Raoul Wootliff

Police are seen in Lod during ethnic rioting in the mixed Jewish-Arab city in central Israel, May 12, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

TV: Police claim ‘most’ violence in Arab sector led by Shin Bet informants

Activists protest against recent cases of violence against women in Tel Aviv on March 7, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Comptroller finds lacking funds, weak policy in drive against domestic violence

By Stuart Winer

In this August 21, 2005 file photo, former Iranian Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi listens to a speech during a session of parliament in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran’s supreme leader appoints new hardline judiciary chief

By Isabel Debre

File - Late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, right, and then-Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, in the West Bank seat of the PA, Ramallah, December 31, 2001. (AP Photo/Mohammed Rawas)

European Court of Human Rights refuses to hear case on Arafat’s death

By AFP

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