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What Matters Most On Friday, October 15, 2021

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David Amess. (Official portrait)

Was friend of Jewish community, longtime Israel supporter

British MP stabbed to death during meeting with constituents at church

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Conservative lawmaker Sir David Amess, 69, dies from multiple stab wounds after attack during his weekly session with voters in southeast England; suspect arrested

Illustrative image: A computer hacker. (iStock via Getty Images)

Hospital has ‘no idea’ of scale of cyberattack havoc; recovery could take months

By Ricky Ben-David and Nathan Jeffay

Day after major ransom attack identified at Hadera center, doctors report minimal progress on solving problem; experts unsurprised, predicting normality is at least 3 months away

Shaare Zedek hospital staff and an IDF soldier gathered around computer screens on October 14, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

After hackers cripple Hadera hospital, health systems gird for more cyberattacks

By Nathan Jeffay

The Naviglio canal in Canneto sull'Oglio at the turn of the 20th century. The water drop can be seen behind the children. (Courtesy)

Albert Einstein visited in 1900 to see his father's work

How the hydroelectric genius of Einstein’s dad lit up an Italian town in 1899

By Giovanni Vigna

The mill in Canneto sull’Oglio is again generating green energy, over a century after Hermann Einstein made the village one of the first in its region with electric streetlamps

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneval discusses a resolution condemning Israeli actions on the Golan Heights, on March 22, 2019. (Screenshot/UN WebTV)

US returns to UN rights council after 3-year absence, says it will defend Israel

By AFP and Jacob Magid

Ambassador says Washington will continue to oppose Human Rights Council’s singular focus on Jewish state; panel panned for giving spots to abusive regimes like Eritrea, UAE

Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and then-prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Menahem Kahana/AFP; Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

After snub, Bennett says Netanyahu ‘dangerously’ delegitimizing his government

In response to opposition leader leaving PM off list of greetings at an event a day earlier, Bennett writes on Facebook: ‘I wasn’t the only one shifting uncomfortably in my seat’

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) greets outgoing Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman at an event to honor the departing security chief on October 14, 2021 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Netanyahu snubs Bennett at Shin Bet event, is jeered by crowd: ‘The PM is here’

A cat working at the computer. (Tanased Hemathulin/iStock via Getty Images)

Israel media review

System error: What the press is saying about hacks and cheap cracks

By Joshua Davidovich

A ransomware attack on a hospital exposes some big issues; speaking unclearly becomes an art form; and a ‘terror-backing’ Knesset aide’s suspension sparks some questions

The speech Bennett should give at the 26th Climate Change Conference

Israel understands that humanity’s success depends on our best and brightest across the world working together to counter the clear and present dangers we face

On a mission… in a sex shop

When a salesperson offered to help, I was glad I’d looked up the Hebrew for ’Do you sell comfortable bondage?’ I was, of course, asking for a friend

A US consulate in Jerusalem states that Jerusalem is not in Israel

The US would ’deepen ties with Palestinians’ if it provided accessible consular services in Ramallah, but there’s no practical need for new services in Jerusalem

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Stepping into the shoes of Abraham’s un-settlement

The inheritance of the land depends on avoiding the forgetfulness that comes with being settled, privileged, and safe, or it will be lost, promised or not.

In this photo taken from a video provided on May 25, 2021, by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, crew members leave a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber upon its landing at Hemeimeem air base in Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia says Israel used 2 civilian airliners as cover to carry out Syria strike

By ToI Staff and AFP

Opposition-linked Syrian war monitor claims 9 killed in alleged strike that targeted several Iranian positions, including a communication tower, near T4 airbase east of Palmyra

Illustrative: Missiles in the sky near the international airport, in Damascus, Syria, on January 21, 2019. (SANA, Syria's official news agency, via AP/ FIle)

Opposition-linked Syrian war monitor says nine killed in Israeli strike

By AFP and ToI Staff

Analysis

The ‘incorruptible’ judge at the heart of a battle bringing Lebanon to the brink

Tarek Bitar, 47, has dared to take on Beirut’s untouchable political barons as he probes last year’s devastating port explosion; protests for his removal turned deadly on Thursday

A supporter of Hezbollah and the Amal movement carries a portrait of Judge Tarek Bitar, the Beirut blast lead investigator, near the Justice Palace in the capital Beirut on October 14, 2021, during a gathering to demand his dismissal. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)

Civilians running during clashes in the area of Tayouneh, in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut on October 14, 2021, following a demonstration by supporters of Hezbollah and the Amal movements. (AFP)

Lebanon unrest revives all-too-familiar ghost of civil war

By Rouba El Husseini

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol the clashes area in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut, on October 14, 2021. (Anwar Amro/AFP)

Lebanon looks for answers after deadly violence turns Beirut back into war zone

From left: Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan take part in a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, on October 13, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP/via Getty Images)

Blinken and Lapid discussed options for Iran not previously on table — official

Diplomatic official says FM warned secretary that reopening US consulate in Jerusalem would have significant implications on coalition, defends ties with China amid US pushback

AnalysisBacking ‘every’ option against Iran, Blinken appears to nod at military action

An Israeli F-15 fighter jet is seen in the skies over Israel, ahead of the Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

Air force to kick off multi-national Blue Flag drill over Israel next week

By Judah Ari Gross

Analysis

Word games: What does Lapid mean when he pushes ‘other options’ on Iran?

Vague terms, including ‘nuclear threshold’ state, are less frightening to Tehran than Israel would hope, leaving Jerusalem with a range of flawed approaches in the nuclear standoff

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP)

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi, from Argentina, addresses the media during a news conference regarding the agency's monitoring of Iran's nuclear energy program at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on June 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

Iran criticizes UN nuclear agency for ‘negligence’ on monitoring Israel

By AFP

Afghan men inspect damage inside a Shiite mosque in Kandahar on October 15, 2021, after a suicide bomb attack during Friday prayers. (JAVED TANVEER / AFP)

At least 47 killed in suicide attacks at Afghanistan mosque

By AP

Blasts near Kandahar come exactly a week after a suicide bomb attack on Shiite worshippers in the northern city of Kunduz that was claimed by Islamic State

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends the Golan Heights Conference on Economics and Regional Development on October 11, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Bennett confirms he’ll attend UN climate change conference in Glasgow

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

PM’s office says he’ll lead Israeli delegation to forum of world leaders at the end of the month, alongside Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg and Energy Minister Karine Elharrar

An Israel Navy ship operates off the coast of Eilat after an oil spill, on October 14, 2021. (Eli Warburg and Oz Goren/Environmental Protection Ministry)

Oil leaks from docked naval vessel into Red Sea near Eilat

The cover of Curt Leviant's translation of 'Moshkeleh the Thief.' (The Jewish Publication Society/ via JTA) and author Sholem Aleichem circa 1907. (Public domain)

'This gem must make its way to the public'

‘Fiddler’ meets ‘Sopranos’: Gritty Sholem Aleichem novel in English for 1st time

By Penny Schwartz

Long forgotten and not included in the Yiddish author’s canon, ‘Moshkele the Thief’ paints a rare picture of the seedier side of Old Country life

Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash at press conference about the coronavirus, in Jerusalem on August 29, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Health Ministry chief says COVID curbs to be eased, but mask mandate to continue

Nachman Ash estimates booster vaccine will offer longer protection than first 2 doses, as outbreak continues to wane; positive test rate lowest in almost 3 months

Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, on October 14, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

PM said pushing wide rollback of COVID curbs as case numbers plummet

Supported by UJA-Federation of New York, volunteers with Met Council package food for the elderly, including hundreds of Holocaust survivors, in May 2020. (Met Council)

Study: Jewish New Yorkers suffered financial, mental health strain during COVID

By julia GERGELY

Holocaust novel 'Number the Stars,' is seen over a view of The Texas State Capitol rotunda. (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images/JTA)

Texas teachers told: State law requires teaching ‘opposing’ views on Holocaust

By PHILISSA CRAMER

School official uses Holocaust as example of new state law requiring them to present multiple perspectives about ‘widely debated and currently controversial’ issues

Illustrative: An iPhone loaded with TikTok and other social media application icons. (Wachiwit/iStock)

Antisemitism is reaching ‘younger audiences’ via social media, new study shows

By AFP

Illustrative: Palestinians light a Molotov cocktail during clashes with Israeli forces in the neighborhood of Shuafat in East Jerusalem, on May 14, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Troops kill Palestinian hurling firebombs near Bethlehem — IDF

Soldiers open fire at two suspects in southern West Bank, striking one who succumbs to his wounds; second suspect arrested at scene, Hamas flag found nearby

Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak recounts the origin of Morocco-Israel normalization in Rabat, on August 12, 2021. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

Knesset defense panel chief suspends aide for meeting with extremist cleric

Palestinians receive financial aid payments from Qatar at a post office in Gaza City, on June 27, 2020. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Gazans line up for Qatari aid money flowing in under UN mechanism

By Agencies and ToI Staff

David Gerbi speaks about Libya in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 15, 2011. (The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images/via JTA)

'Children scampered in debris littered with human remains'

Libya’s Jewish graveyards were destroyed. They are being rebuilt online

By Cnaan Liphshiz

David Gerbi left with the rest of his native country’s Jews many years ago. Horrified to see the community cemeteries desecrated on a return visit, he’s created a virtual memorial

More Headlines

Real estate developer Eldad Peri poses for a picture in Jerusalem, on February 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Prominent real estate businessman shot dead outside synagogue in Rehovot

A Border Police vehicle is seen after it was attacked with stones and buckets of paint, near Yitzhar in the West Bank, on October 11, 2021. (Israel Police)

Gantz orders ‘aggressive’ crackdown on settler violence after soldiers attacked

By Judah Ari Gross

In this Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, file photo, New York real estate scion Robert Durst, 78, answers questions from defense attorney Dick DeGuerin, while testifying in his murder trial at the Inglewood Courthouse in Inglewood, Calif. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

Robert Durst sentenced to life for murdering best friend Susan Berman

By brian melley

Zvi Gur (c), serving a life sentence for the murder of Oron Yarden, in the Supreme Court on July 6, 2009. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Zvi Gur, Israel’s longest-serving prisoner, dies 41 years after murdering boy

FILE -- A motorcyclist police officer escorts and guards a police van, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 24, 2019 (Petros Karadjias/AP)

Cyprus said to believe terror is likely motive in alleged plot against Israelis

Israeli Police Chief Kobi Shabtai on January 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police chief Shabtai said to have opposed crowd curbs at deadly Meron event

Benzi Gopstein, chairman of the far-Right group Lehava seen in Kfar Qasim, October 5, 2021. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Far-right Israeli individuals and groups appear on extensive Facebook blacklist

Former US president Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters in New York, on August 20, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/File)

Bannon defies congressional January 6 subpoena, risking contempt charge

By Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK, Jill Colvin and Michelle R. Smith

AION Labs CEO Mati Gill, left, and CTO Yair Benita, Ph.D. (Elad Malka)

New innovation lab brings together pharma, biotech giants for AI therapeutics

By Ricky Ben-David

Former President Bill Clinton and former MLB baseball player Alex Rodriguez are seen ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Bill Clinton hospitalized with non-COVID-related infection

Congress party workers during a protest accusing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists in New Delhi, India, on July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Reporting on reach of Israeli spyware Pegasus wins EU journalism prize

By AP and ToI Staff

Mayim Bialik in her 'Jeopardy!' debut, May 31, 2021. (Screenshot from ABC)

Stumped by stew‘Jeopardy!’ contestants fumble question about ‘cholent’ on Shabbat

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