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What Matters Most On Friday, October 8, 2021

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Palestinians protest against an Israeli court's approval of 'quiet' Jewish prayer, at the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, October 8, 2021. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Palestinians peacefully protest ruling at holy site

As Jewish prayer roils Muslims, police minister warns of Temple Mount ‘flare-up’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

After judge rules for man who prayed in whisper at Jerusalem holy site, Omer Barlev says existing religious arrangements must be maintained ‘in view of the security implications’

Illustrative: An Israeli police officer stands guard as a religious Jew in army uniform visits the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, in the Old City of Jerusalem on August 3, 2021. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

Judge’s approval of Jewish man’s ‘quiet prayer’ on Temple Mount stirs Arab anger

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Then-prime minister Golda Meir speaks at a press conference during the 1973 Yom Kippur War in an undated photograph. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Defense Ministry Archive)

World will ‘throw us to the dogs’: Yom Kippur War papers reveal Golda’s despair

By Emanuel Fabian

48 years on, declassified papers show PM Meir feared abandon by int’l community: ‘They don’t like Jews, let alone weak Jews’; State Archive publishes 1,300 pages of transcripts

Chiune Sugihara, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1940 (USHMM, courtesy of Hiroki Sugihara)

After intervention, son of WWII Japanese envoy who rescued Jews gets Israel visa

By Lazar Berman

Israeli officials help to overcome COVID-19 bureaucracy, enabling Chiune Sugihara’s son Nobuki to attend Jerusalem ceremony naming square for Righteous Among Nations father

Japanese diplomat Sugihara Chiune, who helped save the lives of thousands of Jews as the Imperial Consul to Lithuania in World War II. (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)

Israel denies entry to son of WWII Japanese envoy who saved thousands of Jews

By Lazar Berman

Museum unveils 14th century hand-painted scroll depicting ancient Israel

By Jessica Steinberg

The Florence Scroll, painted by an Egyptian Jewish pilgrim, is unrolled and displayed at the Israel Museum in the ‘Painting a Pilgrimage’ exhibit

Inside story

As unprecedented billions planned for under-served Arabs, devil’s in the details

Policy makers say massive allocations will go a long way toward solving problems plaguing Arab Israeli communities. But some ask whether throwing money at the issue will be enough

Children play in Wadi Nisnas neighborhood in Haifa on February 5, 2021. Photo by Shir Torem/Flash90

A protest against the 'family reunification law' outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on July 5, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Months after Citizenship Law lapses, ban on Palestinian spouses still in place

By Aaron Boxerman

Nael Mustafah (Courtesy)

Arab man shot dead in Isfiya, becoming 96th victim of communal violence in 2021

Former AIPAC executive director Neal Sher speaks on a panel in October 2011. (Screen capture/YouTube)

Obituary

Neal Sher, who helped deport dozens of Nazis from US, dies at 74

Indefatigable Nazi-hunter transformed Justice Department’s system from reliant on tips to systematically checking German files against US immigration records; later headed AIPAC

Defendant Josef S (L) sits next to his lawyer Stefan Waterkamp and hides his face behind a folder as he waits for the start of his trial in Brandenburg an der Havel, northeastern Germany, on October 7, 2021 (Tobias Schwarz / AFP)

Ex-Nazi camp guard tells German court he is innocent, insists he ‘knows nothing’

By AFP

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. (Governor Newsom's office via JTA)

Gavin Newsom forms council to boost California Holocaust education

People inspect the inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz province northern Afghanistan, October 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

At least 100 dead or wounded in Afghan mosque suicide attack

By AP and AFP

Islamic Jihad claims responsibility; Taliban keep victims’ relatives from gathering at hospital for fear of further attacks after bombing kills scores of Shiites during prayers

People inspect the inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz province northern Afghanistan, October 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

Dozens killed in blast targeting Shiite Afghan mosque during Friday prayers

By AFP

Leeds publisher Michael Leventhal speaks on the Times Will Tell about his new book, 'Babka, Boulou and Blintzes,' (Courtesy: Michael Leventhal)

Times Will Tell

Podcast: Cookbook editor explores chocolate and its Jewish connections

Michael Leventhal talks about his book, ‘Babka, Bolou & Blintzes,’ a collection of Jewish chocolate recipes by 50 Jewish food writers

UTJ MK Meir Porush recites psalms from the floor of the Knesset in protest of Labor MK Gilad Kariv on October 7, 2021. (Screen capture/Twitter)

Haredi MK ‘Psalm heckles’ Labor’s Kariv for giving Torah to Western Wall women

UTJ’s Meir Porush loudly reads Psalms while seated on floor, forcing Knesset panel to temporarily recess; unfazed committee chair says Porush is free to protest as he wishes

Relying on Facebook threatens our national security

We are dependent on the extraordinary convenience of Facebook’s products, and the risk is too great. It’s time for Israel to build its own alternative digital infrastructure

On losing taste

I used to love food, but now I sit by while my family eats. All soups taste the same. All bread tastes the same. ’Spicy’ causes pain. And I may never taste again

What parents begin, children continue

Enoch walked with God and Terach traveled partway to Canaan, but it took Noah and Abraham respectively to actualize the potential of their ancestors (Noah)

David Zvi Kalman

Judaism often thrives on new technologies. That doesn’t mean Impossible Pork should be kosher.

The Jewish ban on eating pig is so culturally significant that the restriction should extend to the vegan version too

Ex-PM Olmert: Arad was never moved to Iran

Ron Arad’s wife: If he’s dead, Israel should not pay a price to return his body

Tami Arad says her family wants searches to continue for the missing pilot ‘as long as possible, with the condition of no risk to life’

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)

Hospital team members wear safety gear as they work in the coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Serious COVID cases hit lowest rate in nearly 2 months, most are unvaccinated

349 of 460 patients hospitalized with severe illness have not been inoculated; 720,000 eligible Israelis have not received single dose; 40% of the population received booster

Young students arrive for their first day of school after the holidays, at Gabrieli School in Tel Aviv, September 30, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Students in low infection towns won’t have to quarantine after virus contact

A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, October 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Pfizer asks US to approve COVID vaccine for kids ages 5-11

By AP and ToI Staff

Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions outside the Health Ministry in Tel Aviv, October 7, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Health Ministry chief: Medical interns’ 26-hour shifts to be shortened gradually

After 2,500 quit, Nachman Ash says he understands the doctors-in-training had greater hopes from negotiations but says not all fixes can be implemented immediately

Illustrative: Teachers clean a classroom at a daycare center in Modiin on May 7, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Daycare workers reach agreements with government, end strike after five days

Exhibition'I will be there briefly and then remove myself away'

In Paris exhibit, Edmund de Waal gets rare invitation to alter a cherished space

By Renee Ghert-Zand

UK artist is 1st to showcase work at Musée Nissim de Camondo, which has remained unchanged since its 1936 dedication; he also penned a book of letters to its deceased benefactor

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sanders to back Iron Dome funding, after receiving commitment to more Gaza aid

Progressive senator tells Schumer replenishing system would be irresponsible without also addressing ‘destruction’ in coastal enclave, which he says should also receive $1 billion

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, walks to a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing into December

By KEVIN FREKING, Alan Fram and Alexandra Jaffe

The Supreme Court is seen on the first day of the new term as activists opposed to abortion demonstrate on the plaza, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

From abortion to Nazi-looted art: Jewish issues on US Supreme Court’s docket

Justices insist personal beliefs won’t influence rulings; but some Jewish groups worry erosion of court’s reputation could eventually spell trouble

US envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Hady Amr meets with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, in Ramallah on July 13, 2021. (WAFA)

Visiting US envoy raises human rights with Israelis, terror payments with PA

US State Department says Hady Amr used meetings in 4-day trip to advance ‘tangible improvements for Palestinians while preserving prospects for 2-state solution’

Deputy head of the Shin Bet security service, 'Resh' is seen with military officials at an undated ceremony. (Screenshot: Channel 13 news)

New Shin Bet chief approved by vetting panel; misconduct allegations dismissed

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Workers install Facebook's Bombyx robot that moves along power lines, wrapping them with fiber cable, to roll out fiber-optic internet to communities. (Facebook)

Amid scandal, Facebook unveils efforts to offer fast internet access to billions

By Ricky Ben-David

Israeli team in Tel Aviv leads Express Wi-Fi project meant to bring unconnected or under-connected people in developing world online

Illustrative: People walk past a Microsoft office in New York, November 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Swayne B. Hall)

Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks in past year, Microsoft says

Bond co-founders Asaf Hachmon, CEO (left), and Michael Osadon, CRO (right). (Courtesy)

Softbank-backed Reef Technology to buy Israeli logistics startup Bond

By Ricky Ben-David

More Headlines

This file combination of pictures created on October 08, 2021, shows Maria Ressa (L), co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, speaking at the Human Rights Press Awards at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong on on May 16, 2019 and Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-Chief of Russia's main opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Moscow, on December 11, 2012 (AFP)

Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists from Philippines, Russia

By AP

The aftermath of the bombing at the Argentinian Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 18, 1994. (AFP)

Argentina court drops Jewish center bombing cover-up claim against ex-president

Fires are seen in the Begin Park near Beit Shemesh, October 8, 2021. (Fire and Rescue Services)

Forest fire near Beit Shemesh under control as evidence of arson mounts

By Emanuel Fabian

Actor Ashton Kutcher at a media event hosted by AT&T, on July 14, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Ashton Kutcher-led group invests in Israeli maker of lab-grown meat

Arnon Milchan poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Widows,' showing as part of the opening gala of the BFI London Film Festival in London, on October 10, 2018. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Pandora PapersArnon Milchan, witness in Netanyahu trial, said hiding $500 million offshore

Jewish and Arab attendees celebrate the opening of the Israeli pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, October 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Israel opens its pavilion with big bash at Dubai’s Expo 2020

By Isabel Debre

A convoy of cars filmed on London's Finchley Road, with passengers yelling antisemitic obscenities, on May 16, 2021. (Screenshot)

4 UK pro-Palestinian convoy suspects in court over call to rape Jewish women

By ToI Staff and AFP

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks to the media as he arrives to meet Austria's President at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, on October 7, 2021. (Alex Halada/AFP)

Austrian leader said to cancel Israel visit amid corruption allegations

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset on October 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Lapid’s Yesh Atid to hold leadership election in coming months — report

General view of Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, on November 10, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Mother arrested on suspicion of starving 2-year-old girl to ‘weight of newborn’

A view of the Bedouin town of Ar'arat an-Naqab (CC Wilson44691/Wikipedia)

3-year-old boy dies of electrocution in southern Bedouin town

A burnt prison cell is seen at Ketziot Prison following rioting by Palestinian security prisoners there, on September 8, 2021. (Courtesy)

Islamic Jihad inmates charged with setting fire to cells during jailbreak riot

By Emanuel Fabian

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