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What Matters Most On Thursday, September 2, 2021

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo, Egypt, on March 4, 2018. (Mohammed Samaha/Egypt's state news agency, MENA via AP/ File)

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Israeli officials cautioned Biden against heavy criticism of Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Jerusalem fears that singling out Sissi and MBS on human rights violations risks sending their countries into arms of Iran, China and Russia

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. (Composite/AP)

Bennett and Egypt’s Sissi to meet publicly in Sinai soon — report

A man receives his third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary health care center in Jerusalem, on August 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Daily COVID tally hits new record, but serious cases continue to drop

By Michael Bachner

Serious patients now at 666 after reaching 753 on Sunday; despite active cases passing 90,000 and with over 11,000 daily infections, COVID czar expresses ‘cautious optimism’

Israeli children on their first day of the new school year, at the Pola school in Jerusalem, September 1, 2021. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israeli study: 1 in 4 kids became more violent during COVID era

Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo. (Courtesy)

Ex-Mossad chief joins pharma company commercializing Israeli COVID jab

By Ricky Ben-David

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman Foreign minister Yair Lapid at the Knesset on June 13, 2021.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset legal adviser rules parts of bill problematic

In major challenge for coalition, Knesset to vote on 1st reading of state budget

Understandings reached on several issues but Meretz and Yamina still at odds over regulatory reform included in bill; budget must pass 3 readings by November 4 or Knesset dissolves

Medical staff in the coronavirus ward of the Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem, on July 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Government okays NIS 55 million in bonuses for frontline medical staff

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – It’s time to pass a budget; how will the 1st vote go?

David Horovitz and Haviv Rettig-Gur discuss the 2021 budget, the COVID-19 school year and Foreign Minister Lapid’s statements about the US and Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, August 27, 2021. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Biden reportedly reaffirms pact not to push Israel on its alleged nukes

Agreement backed by every president since Nixon binds US to not pressure Jerusalem on joining non-proliferation treaty in exchange for Israeli promise not to use bombs

TV cameras in front of the 'Grand Hotel Vienna' where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, June 20, 2021. (Florian Schroetter/AP)

Iran says nuclear talks won’t resume for 2-3 months

By AFP

A US military aircraft takes off from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Despite Biden ‘success’ claims, US officials ‘horrified’ at abandoned Americans

By ToI Staff and Agencies

‘We have failed that no-fail mission,’ administration official says as evacuation ends; Afghans left behind also feel betrayed by US and allies

A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag fly above of supporters gathered to celebrate the US withdrawal of all its troops out of Afghanistan, in Kandahar on September 1, 2021. (JAVED TANVEER / AFP)

Taking Black Hawk on victory flight, Taliban parade plundered US hardware

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, September 1, 2021, about the end of the war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US general says coordination with Taliban ‘possible’ on strikes against IS

By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor

Israel inaugurates Chinese-run Haifa port terminal, in likely boost for economy

By Ricky Ben-David

$1.7b terminal operated by state-owned Shanghai firm to handle large vessels of some 18,000 containers; Transportation Minister Michaeli says it will accelerate trade, lower prices

View of the Haifa Bay on April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Ronen Vital (Courtesy/Israel rabbinical courts)

After six years on the run, Israeli man arrested over divorce refusal

By Marissa Newman

Ronen Vital found sitting in his car in south Tel Aviv; is still refusing to give a religious bill of divorce after 13 years, but advocates are optimistic

Who will live and who will buy… a carpet?

One line in the High Holidays liturgy offers a life-affirming release from the paralyzing confrontation with the inescapable failures of humanity

The abortion debate…again, thanks to Texas

No, Judaism doesn’t think pregnancy termination is a good thing, and no, Judaism would never support a flat abortion ban

Until it was his time to die

How a needle phobia surely saved my patient’s life, though it couldn’t protect him from cancer

I know Israel has let you down. We are doing teshuvah – repentance

As minister of Diaspora Affairs, I believe Israel and the Diaspora need each other. That’s the conversation I hope we can have over these High Holidays

Palestinians gather on September 2, 2021 during a nighttime protest along the border fence with Israel, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Palestinian killed, 5 injured in latest Gaza border riots, Hamas officials say

Protesters said hit by IDF live fire during violent demonstrations along the frontier, as daily unrest continues

8:05 pm

Palestinian killed, 5 injured in Gaza border riots, Hamas officials say
6:03 pm

Climate activists march in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, northern Israel
6:01 pm

Palestinians riot along Gaza border for 6th consecutive night

Analysis

To take on Iran, Lapid sketches out vision for a regional ‘alliance of life’

Foreign minister’s ambitious plan would establish a broad axis stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Atlantic, but can he make it happen?

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks at a ceremony with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat, on August 11, 2021. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid heads a Yesh Atid faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on August 2, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Right move, wrong way: Lapid pans US pullout from Afghanistan

A child breathing her father's smoke (iStock)

Israeli researchers say toddler nicotine tests could curb parents’ smoking

By Nathan Jeffay

Study finds some 7 out of 10 children from smoker homes had nicotine in body, showing repeated exposure to secondhand smoke, but parents can be convinced to stop smoking near kids

Op-ed

Amid COVID and other challenges, hoping for a year of energy, humility, health

The coalition took a calculated risk in sending our kids back to school. We’ll know soon if the decision was correct, but the approach and the implementation give room for optimism

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Education Minister Dr. Yifat Shasha-Biton with children at the Eli Cohen Meuhad School in Yeruham, at the start of the new school year, September 1, 2021 (Haim Zach / GPO)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a Q & A session on TikTok on September 1, 2021. (Koby Gideon/GPO)

Bennett predicts FDA to approve vaccine for children aged 6-11 in two months

Tokyo 2020

Israeli swimmers win 2 more gold medals at Tokyo Paralympics

Israel now has nine medals in 2020 Games, including six golds, after latest achievements by Ami Dadaon and Iyad Shalabi

Israeli Paralympic swimmer Iyad Shalabi receives his second gold medal in Tokyo on September 2, 2021. (Keren Isaacson/IPC)

Illustrative: Eran Zahavi, left, and Scotland's Declan Gallagher fight for the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Israel and Scotland in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel beats Faroe Islands 4-0 in soccer World Cup qualifier

Illustrative: An ambulance and IDF troops are seen on Route 443 near Beit Horon, on August 15, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Military Police probe troops’ killing of Palestinian near West Bank highway

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Ra’id Jadullah was shot by soldiers who were looking for firebombers along Route 443; army doesn’t claim he was attempting an attack

Palestinians participate in the funeral of Ra'id Jadullah, 39, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021; Jadullah was allegedly shot by Israeli troops (WAFA)

Palestinian mourners accuse Israel of killing father of five

View of a kindergarten ahead of the opening of the new year, in Katzrin, northern Israel, August 29, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Anti-vaxxer teacher forcibly removed from kindergarten after refusing virus test

Educator barricades herself in a Haifa special education institution, after being asked not to show up without a negative COVID-19 test

Screen capture from video of a Funjoya event in 2018. (YouTube)

Top Health Ministry official pans mass student party in Eilat, calls for curbs

An Israeli policwoman who was injured during an alterncation with a man who refused to wear a face mask in accordance with coronavirus health orders, Jerusalem September 1, 2021. (Israel Police)

Police officers assaulted after asking bus passenger to put mask on

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A young woman holds a sign toward oncoming traffic, October 15, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

FBI reports drop in 2020 antisemitic crimes, amid rise in total hate crimes

Fritz Berggren appears in a holiday video shared by the US Department of Defense in 2018. (Department of Defense via JTA)

70 State Department employees demand Blinken fire antisemitic worker

A Nazi flag is seen flying in the town of Beulah, in southeastern Australia. (Courtesy via JTA)

Australia’s Victoria state advances ban on swastika display amid neo-Nazi surge

At least 8 deaths as Ida remnants belt US Northeast and flood NY roads, subway

By AP and ToI Staff

At least 2 tornadoes pound area; videos show cars and garbage floating down streets, Torah scrolls rescued from Williamsburg synagogue; Postal Service roof collapses in New Jersey

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, people line up for food and ice at a distribution center September 1, 2021, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Scattered by Hurricane Ida, New Orleans Jews struggle ahead of High Holidays

A woman returns to her destroyed home with the assistance of a Louisiana National Guard high-water vehicle to retrieve medicine for herself and her father, and a few possessions, after she evacuated from rising floodwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, August 30, 2021. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

UN: Weather disasters and their costs are multiplying, though deaths are falling

By Seth Borenstein and Jamey Keaten

More Headlines

In this Aug. 9, 2021, file photo, Jayde Newton helps to set up cardboard gravestones with the names of victims of opioid abuse outside the courthouse where the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy is taking place in White Plains, N.Y. A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday, Sept. 1, gave conditional approval to a sweeping, potentially $10 billion plan submitted by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle a mountain of lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past two decades. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Sacklers to pay $4.5 billion, dissolve Purdue Pharma in opioid settlement

By GEOFF MULVIHILL

Israel Defense Forces veteran Brig. Gen. (res.) Avigdor Kahalani with Ichilov hospital staff as he is released after battling a bacterial infection, September 2, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)

Famed IDF ex-general Kahalani discharged from hospital after serious infection

Screenshot from a video showing extremist Israeli Jewish wedding-goers celebrating the killing of the Dawabsha family. (screen capture: Channel 10)

Jerusalem court acquits 5 minors accused in infamous ‘hate wedding’

Muhammad Abu Nijm (courtesy)

Siblings charged in January killing of Islamic Movement leader in Jaffa

By Emanuel Fabian

An ancient tree along the Betzet Stream in the Western Galilee, northern Israel. (CarmelH1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Israeli trees doing well, according to global assessment of 58,497 world species

Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather at the grave site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel on April 29, 2021, as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer (JALAA MAREY / AFP)

Police, ministry passed buck on Meron crowding, ex-COVID czar tells panel

Motorcycle drivers wait to get fuel at a gas station in Beirut, Lebanon, August 31, 2021. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

No longer sacred, Hezbollah increasingly blamed by Lebanese for country’s woes

By Bassam Mroue

Lapid promises a closer look at the NSO Group affair

By Josef Federman

Naftali Bennett, now Israel's prime minister, pictured in the ultra-Orthodox town of Elad, September 6, 2020 (Flash90)

Most Jewish Israelis support government’s proposed religious reforms, poll finds

Jerry Seinfeld, left, Julia Louis Dreyfus and Michael Richards arrive to celebrate the release of the first three seasons of Seinfeld on DVD in New York, November 17, 2004. (AP/Louis Lanzano, File)

Stream-worthyAll 180 episodes of Seinfeld to launch on Netflix October 1

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