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What Matters Most On Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who went missing in 1986, with friends. (Israeli Air Force)

Mossad kidnapped an Iranian general to obtain info on Ron Arad – report

By Emanuel Fabian and Amy Spiro

Hebrew media reports reverse course on operation, citing sources indicating it was a success after earlier reporting it as a failure

Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who went missing in 1986, in his flight suit. (Israeli Air Force)

Mossad op to find info on missing soldier Ron Arad was a failure – reports

Ron Arad. (Israeli Air Force)

Mossad agents went on recent mission to find info on Ron Arad, PM reveals

A woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit health care center in Jerusalem, October 3, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Sufferers of major vaccine side effects could get ‘Green Pass’ without 3rd dose

Top Health Ministry official says an exceptions committee will look into such cases, which are believed to be rare

In this handout photo released by the Israel Defense Forces on August 31, 2021, a soldier receives a coronavirus vaccine booster shot. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF restricts access to military camps to Green Pass holders only

By Emanuel Fabian

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Jerusalem, September 1, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)

EU drug agency gives green light to COVID vaccine booster for adults

By AP and ToI Staff

A Palestinian woman walks past a mural painted by a Hamas artist of captured Israeli soldier Ron Arad, in the Jabalia refugee camp on the Gaza Strip. on January 28, 2010. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel media review

A failure to communicate: What the press is saying about the hunt for Ron Arad

By Joshua Davidovich

Bennett’s news that spies carried out a mission for info on the captured airman sets off a whirlwind of criticism and counterclaims, leaving nobody the wiser as to his actual fate

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Oct. 5 – Should Shin Bet help fight crime among Arab Israelis?

Breaking news editor Emanuel Fabian speaks about using the security service to stanch intra-Arab violence; environmental reporter Sue Surkes discusses Chevron court case, Arava oil

IntellAct applies AI to existing video feeds to increase efficiency and cut costs for transport operators (IntellAct)

Promoted Content

Israeli startup helps boats, planes and trains run on time

IntellAct uses AI to help airlines, seaports and transportation hubs save billions

Facebook had shut the internet routes to its own platforms

Back after mammoth 6-hour outage, Facebook blames changes it made to its routers

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Almost unprecedented global shutdown reportedly exacerbated by tech chaos that kept staff from getting into building to find and fix problem; Zuckerberg’s wealth said dipped $6b

Illustrative image (iStock)

Q&AWhy did Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp shut down; why did it take so long to fix?

By Katy Lee and Daniel Hoffman

Illustrative: A female police officer adjust her mask as she guards at Cyprus' main airport in Larnaca, on June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Azerbaijani hitman said at center of Iran plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus

Failed Cyprus assassination seen as Iranian revenge plot — TV

Iran urges UN watchdog to condemn nuclear site ‘sabotage’ it blames on Israel

By AFP

Azerbaijan denies Iran’s claim it is hosting Israeli military troops

By AFP

From the blogs

Israel must actively oppose US return to the JCPOA

Even if Bennett’s government went quiet for appearances’ sake, its silence on the nuclear deal poses numerous threats to Israel’s security

A coronavirus ward at Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Serious COVID cases fall below 500 for first time since mid-August

Experts predict number of patients hospitalized in serious condition could drop to as low as 250 by end of month, amid growing signs of waning morbidity

6:26 pm

Hamas, Egypt make progress in shoring up Gaza ceasefire - report
6:07 pm

Army vet with PTSD who self-immolated begins speaking again
5:49 pm

German Jewish group decries hotel's alleged denial of entry to singer wearing Star of David

Giving my children the Jewish education I never had

As a child of Soviet Jews, I want my children to experience Jewish community – and I hope they’ll help provide strength in numbers to a population under siege

The new Europe-Asia crude oil pipeline deal is terrible for Israel

The agreement, shrouded in secrecy and misinformation, will reportedly increase tanker traffic 10-fold, multiplying the risk of yet more catastrophic spills

Israelis discover ‘traitor’ immune cells that first fight, then aid brain cancer

By Nathan Jeffay

White blood cells initially combat brain cancer, but then ‘guard’ tumor and help it grow; Tel Aviv U. scientists behind finding believe discovery will lead to better treatments

3D illustration of the immune cells neutrophils (iStock via Getty Images)

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Yaakov Billig next to the toilet discovery. (Yoli Schwartz/IAA)

Royal flush: Rare First Temple-era private toilet unearthed in Jerusalem

‘Only the rich could afford toilets’ 2,700 years ago, says Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist who uncovered the ancient latrine

Saudi textbooks show dramatic improvement in depictions of Jews — study

By Lazar Berman

IMPACT-se report says ‘profound changes’ taking place in the kingdom; but problematic material on Zionism, gender roles remains

An illustrative photo of Saudi Arabian schoolchildren (photo credit: screen capture, YouTube)

Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg meets with Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, secretary general of the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency, in Dubai on October 4, 2021. (Israeli Consulate in Dubai)

Israeli ministers meet UAE counterparts on sidelines of Dubai Expo

A SPYDER surface-to-air missile is fired in a test in an undated photograph. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.)

Israel inks $630 million air defense sale to Czech Republic

By Emanuel Fabian and AFP

National Security Council chairman Eyal Hulata (L) and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. (Composite/Coutesy, AP)

Biden national security adviser to host Israeli counterpart for talks on Iran

Sullivan, Hulata to hold 1st in-person meeting of bilateral forum established to address Tehran nuclear threat, will hold follow up meeting to discuss Palestinians, Abraham Accords

Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, speaks during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Republican senator blocks expedited US passage of Iron Dome funding

President Ebrahim Raisi attends a live televised interview with state-run TV, at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 4, 2021. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran signals it could return to nuclear talks next month

By AFP and ToI Staff

Herzog lands in Ukraine ahead of Babi Yar massacre memorial ceremony

By AFP and ToI Staff

‘Never forget terrible’ 1941 slaughter of 33,000 Jews, president urges as he embarks on first official overseas visit since taking office

President Isaac Herzog is greeted at a welcoming ceremony as he arrives in Ukraine for an official visit, October 5, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Judicial officers stand in the empty court room of the Langericht Itzehoe court prior to the trial of a 96-year-old former secretary of the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp in Itzehoe, Germany, September 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool). Inset shows Irmgard Furchner.

Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, released from custody after fleeing trial

By Yannick Pasquet

EX-PM charges gov't delayed boosters, costing 1,400 lives

Failed leadership: Bennett, Netanyahu trade blame on COVID, Iran in Knesset

By Raoul Wootliff

At opening of winter session, opposition chief accuses current coalition of ‘abandoning people to their deaths’; PM claims previous government led ‘2 years of stagnation’

Coalition said to agree on avoiding incendiary bills until after budget passes

Poll shows increased support for Likud, Yesh Atid; coalition dips slightly

Lapid pleads for coalition to stay united, as Netanyahu vows to topple it

Analysis

Pandora Papers fuel growing domestic discontent with Jordan’s Abdullah

Key Israeli partner accused of corruption, as citizens suffer from economic downturn; regime is in no existential danger but revelations will add to criticism

Jordan's King Abdullah II, reviews an honor guard before giving a speech to Parliament in Amman, Jordan, November 10, 2019. (Raad Adayleh/AP)

Jordan's King Abdullah addresses the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech aired on September 22, 2021. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Pandora Papers: Jordan’s King Abdullah denies misdoing in luxury home purchases

By AP

A view of the entrance of the Chateau Bigaud, in Mougins, southern France, October 4, 2021. An investigation found that in 2009, Andrej Babis, the Czech prime minister, put $22 million into shell companies to buy the property near Cannes. (Daniel Cole/AP)

‘Pandora Papers’ reignite calls for more scrutiny of tax havens, and dodgers

By AP and ToI Staff

Ilan Yeshua, the former CEO of the Walla news site, arrives for his testimony in the case against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Jerusalem District Court on October 5, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Judge asks witness in Netanyahu trial: How can we tell when you’re lying?

Ilan Yeshua, former CEO of the Walla news site and a key prosecution witness in Case 4000, tells the court that he used to lie regularly — but he is not a liar

More Headlines

Sarah Silverman participates in a panel during the Hulu Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Hollywoes‘Jewface’: Sarah Silverman pans casting of non-Jews as Jews

Police at the scene where the body of 17-year-old Lital Yael Melnik was found, on a construction site, in Kiryat Motzkin, October 2, 2021. (Alon Nadav/Flash90)

Police suspect murdered 17-year-old-girl was buried alive

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli speaks during a faction meeting of her Labor Party at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on October 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Government approves establishment of gender equality cabinet

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

An illustrative image showing electrified roads in Tel Aviv using wireless charging infrastructure tech by Israeli startup ElectReon. (ElectReon)

Israeli ‘smart road’ startup to deploy charging infrastructure in Tel Aviv

By Ricky Ben-David

Yehud Comprehensive High School students take their matriculation exams in Yehud on July 8, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/ Flash90)

High school graduation rates ticked up last year despite COVID

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (Republican - North Carolina) arrives for a House Republican conference meeting in the US Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)

Congressman Madison Cawthorn cites ‘Christian principles’ of King David in ad

By JTA and ToI Staff

Prof. Arie Levine appears at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on October 4, 2021 (Screen grab/Channel 12 news)

Prof. Arie Levine named as top doctor suspected of sexual assault of women, girl

Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the moon, May 18, 1969. (NASA via AP)

Earth is dimming as climate change boils away clouds, study finds

By Stuart Winer

The grand opening of the first Gap store in Israel at the Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem, August 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Retail giant Gap acquires Israeli AI analytics company CB4

By Ricky Ben-David

The demolition of a building in Ra'anana on October 4, 2021. (Screenshot: Fire and Rescue Authority)

Leaning Ra’anana apartment building demolished amid fears of collapse

In this image from video, David Schoen, an attorney for former US president Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol in Washington, February 9, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

David Schoen, lawyer who defended Trump during impeachment, to chair ZOA

The Orca Security team, March 2021 (Orca Security)

Israel’s Orca Security raises additional $340m at $1.8b valuation

By Ricky Ben-David

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