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What Matters Most On Thursday, October 21, 2021

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Israel said trying to mend France ties strained over reported NSO phone hack

By Michael Bachner

Report says Paris has frozen some cooperation with Jerusalem over alleged hack of Macron’s phone; Israel said to offer to prevent targeting of French phones in future cyber deals

6:33 pm

Thousands of young Jews gather in Tel Aviv for largest such event since COVID
6:04 pm

Israel said set to okay 3,000 settlement homes, 1,300 Palestinian homes next week
5:47 pm

US mediator: If Israel-Lebanon border talks renew, they have to conclude quickly

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Muni Expo 2021 conference in Tel Aviv, on October 21, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Netanyahu: It could be up to 3.5 years before Likud is back in power

Opposition leader admits his right-wing party may not govern in the immediate future, but attacks coalition, saying Likud will ‘fix’ what it has done

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends the Golan Heights Conference on Economics and Regional Development, on October 11, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Justice minister says bill barring indicted PM is not targeted at Netanyahu

Screen capture from video of opposition lawmaker celebrating the passing of a bill in the Knesset, October 20, 2021. (Channel 12 News)

Opposition bests coalition, passing bill to probe pitfalls in hiring Arab tutors

By Stuart Winer

The 2000-year-old amethyst seal found in an excavation near the Western Wall (Eliyahu Yanai, City of David)

Plant used in ‘Cleopatra’s scent,’ Temple rite found on ancient Jerusalem seal

2,000-year-old amethyst stone discovered in excavations near Western Wall, is believed to be engraved with image of biblical persimmon used for fragrance and Second Temple incense

The Crusader camp near Tzippori in northern Israel (Israel Antiquities Authority/Courtesy)

First evidence of Crusader war camp discovered in northern Israel

The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor (Sotheby's via JTA)

Medieval Jewish prayer book goes for near-record $8.3m in controversial sale

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An Israeli receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit health care maintenance organization, on September 9, 2021, in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Large Israeli study finds Pfizer COVID shot keeps teens safe from Delta strain

Researchers analyzing Clalit data of over 94,000 vaccinated adolescents and the same number of unimmunized finds those who got the shot are 90% less likely to get the coronavirus

Police officers raid a Yeshiva that is open in violation of the COVID-19 emergency regulations, in the Sanhedria Neighborhood of Jerusalem on January 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Oct. 21 – COVID studies offer telling results

A medical worker prepares a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Clalit Health Service's vaccination center in the Cinema City complex in Jerusalem, September 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

3rd dose of Pfizer vaccine 95.6% effective against Delta, phase 3 results show

By AFP and ToI Staff

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde meets with Palestinian Authority premier Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 (WAFA)

Swedish FM censures ‘corruption in Palestine’ during meetings with PA leaders

By Aaron Boxerman

Ann Linde expresses hesitation about aid; Palestinian official claims statements, published by Sweden’s public broadcaster, were fabricated by Hamas-affiliated websites

As Jerusalem simmers, bus driver recalls harrowing trip through deluge of stones

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

Second Intifada terror victims ask US Supreme Court to review case against bank

Israel authorizes 3,000 additional entry permits for Gaza workers

By Aaron Boxerman

From left: SpaceIL chairman Morris Kahn, Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, Emirati Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency, and SpaceIL CEO Shimon Sarid. (Courtesy)

Israel, UAE to launch joint space projects, including Beresheet 2 Moon mission

By Ricky Ben-David

Countries’ respective space agencies ink deals to cooperate on scientific research, space exploration, and knowledge transfer

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accompanied by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, left, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyanin, right, appear at a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, October 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Amid Israeli opposition, US said to propose joint team on consulate reopening

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

In this November 22, 2020 photo, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a virtual G-20 summit held over video conferencing, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Biden aide raises Israel normalization in meet with Saudi crown prince — report

Liberman: Confrontation with Iran ‘only a matter of time, and not a lot of time’

Amid efforts to resume nuclear talks, finance minister says ‘no diplomatic process or agreement will stop Iran’s nuclear program’

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset on October 4, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Illustrative -- An ethnic Armenian soldier stands guard next to Nagorno-Karabakh's flag atop of the hill near Charektar in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh at a new border with Kalbajar district turned over to Azerbaijan, Nov. 25, 2020 (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Azerbaijan frees Iranian truck drivers as ties thaw with Tehran

By AFP

In this photo released on May 21, 2021, by Sepahnews, the website of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a new drone, called Gaza, is displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran. (Sepahnews via AP)

Iran kicks off 2nd air defense drill with bombers, drones, laser-guided missiles

By AP

Film reviewWarning: Sci-fi jargon ahead

Visually appealing ‘Dune’ isn’t half bad, but it’s only half-finished

By Jordan Hoffman

Out in theaters and streaming on HBO October 21, the sci-fi remake is beautifully rendered and true to the first part of the book. Fans can just hope there will be a sequel

Illustrative: An IDF soldier sits in a military court. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

IDF officer who raped Palestinian was not dismissed for earlier sexual offenses

By Judah Ari Gross

Soldier had reportedly faced disciplinary committee over sexual harassment of female officers, but convinced military to allow him to remain in service

Is it antisemitic to wear the yellow star?

In fixating on the Holocaust symbol, opponents of Coronavirus mitigation present Jews as figures of disgust for enabling their own destruction

Tangling pigeons in a Tel Aviv park – this cruelty needs to end

Our feathered friends are hopping on synthetic mesh with dire consequences to their lives and limbs. The city’s promises to fix things have come to nothing.

Avidan Freedman

The Abraham Accords: What would Abraham say?

In response to a deal in which Israel sells weapons to despotic regimes, the Biblical patriarch would surely say: ’Not in my name’

Andrew Silow-Carroll

What the Tree of Life shooting revealed about American Jewry

A new book on the Squirrel Hill Jewish community tells a bigger story about a nation in a time of mass shootings, political polarization and spiritual malaise

FILE: Former IDF brigadier general Gal Hirsch gives a press conference in Tel Aviv announcing his entry into politics, December 26, 2018. (Flash90)

Ex-general Gal Hirsch indicted for tax evasion totaling $1.9 million

Withdrawn candidate for police commissioner and 3 business partners accused of evading taxes on more than $12 million of income from defense deals in Georgia

Blurred photos of three the 15 alleged Mossad agents are published by the Turkish Sabah daily. Background: Pro-Palestinian Turkish demonstrators holding Turkish and Palestinian flags take part in a rally to protest in Istanbul, Febuary 9, 2020. (Screenshot: Sabah; AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish paper claims authorities arrested 15 alleged Mossad agents in country

Sabah newspaper says 200 intel officers followed the cell for a year before arresting them on October 7; they are said to have spied on students, including Palestinians

Ronen Bar, the new head of the Shin Bet, leaves his home in Rishpon on October 11, 2021. (Flash90)

New Shin Bet chief said to appoint four women to top leadership roles

Travelers are seen at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 20, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Officials mull testing tourists from nations with new virus strain every 2 days

Plan to be proposed by health officials at meeting with Bennett amid concerns over subvariant; 5 cases of AY4.2 discovered retroactively in Israel; CDC says 1st cases found in US

Benny Luna, gets a COVID-19 test from Roberto Gomez, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Miami. Florida's COVID-19 hospitalization numbers are again increasing, ending months of steady decline that began when widespread vaccinations became available and creating a trend that has epidemiologists worried as the more infectious Delta variant spreads. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Israel media reviewThe little strain that could: What the press is saying to worry about now

By Joshua Davidovich

A healthcare worker takes a swab sample from a woman for COVID-19, after returning from overseas at the Ben Gurion International Airport on September 20, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

PM orders new COVID subvariant be closely watched, data shared with Europe

Interview'I've seen things that have brought me to tears'

UK photographer captures haunting scenes of Holocaust’s lasting imprint

By Robert Philpot

‘A Wounded Landscape: Bearing Witness to the Holocaust,’ sees Marc Wilson visit 130 sites across Europe to tell 22 tragic stories, including his great-grandfather’s

Illustrative: A cancer patient. (Ridofranz via iStock by Getty Images)

New Israeli cancer ‘directory’ will help doctors choose right immunotherapy

By Nathan Jeffay

Data platform will allow doctors worldwide to input data from biopsies; research team has already identified best treatment for 7% of melanoma cases

Newly president, Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 7, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)

‘State of emergency demands emergency steps’: Herzog forms Israeli Climate Forum

President appoints former Hadash MK to head panel, which will lead deliberations about climate crisis and determine the state’s role in combating it, ahead of UN climate confab

Israel's new minister of environmental protection, Tamar Zandberg, in her office in Jerusalem, October 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

InterviewEnvironment minister says she sees climate battle as key to regional stability

By Josef Federman

A spokesperson from the Sunrise Movement engages with a protester at the Art Mural #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care, and Justice in San Francisco, on August 19, 2021. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

Green activists quit DC rally over inclusion of Jewish groups backing Israel

Israeli startup unveils electric ‘flying car’ for consumer travel

By Ricky Ben-David

AIR says its AIR ONE aircraft, an all-electric two-seater eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) vehicle, will allow people to fly ‘on their own terms’

The AIR ONE eVTOL aircraft by Israeli startup AIR. (Courtesy/AIR)

David Sompolinsky in 2018. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Obituary

Microbiologist and Holocaust hero David Sompolinsky dies at 100

Sompolinsky worked to smuggle hundreds of Danish Jews to safety in Sweden in 1943 before embarking on a remarkable career in Israel

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Screen capture from video of Ali Harbi Ali, the suspect in the stabbing to death of British MP David Amess, October 15, 2021. (Daily Mail)

UK police charge suspect with terrorist murder of lawmaker David Amess

By AP and ToI Staff

Russian troops in the Syrian district of Daraa al-Balad in Syria's southern province of Daraa, on September 1, 2021. (Sam HARIRI / AFP)

Russia disbanding Syrian militia it formed, opening up Golan for Iran – report

In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location (Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP, File)

Chinese state-run news site proposes ‘final solution to the Taiwan question’

By Jordyn Haime

Israeli security forces at the scene in which a car ran over two police officers and killed one of them in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, September 21, 2021 (Alon Nadav/Flash90); Inset: Slain police volunteer Hossam Zaghir (Courtesy)

Building contractor charged with murder of cop run over in Nahariya

By Emanuel Fabian

In this September 4, 2021, file photo, a protester holds a placard reading "No to the health pass" during a demonstration against the COVID-19 health pass in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

French teacher convicted of antisemitism over COVID protest sign

By AFP

Nissim Shitrit (L) and Avi Edri in undated photos (Courtesy)

2 more arrested over cold case murders from ’80s, ’90s tied to Hasidic cult

Former President George W. Bush, appearing via video, was a keynote speaker at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit, held Oct. 18-20, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (David Rullo/Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle via JTA)

Tree of Life massacre looms large at Pittsburgh anti-hate summit

By David Rullo and Adam Reinherz

Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Police nab 15 in suspected forex investment scam of German citizens

By Simona Weinglass and ToI Staff

Ari Nagel visits the Tel Aviv port, June 27, 2017. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)

Spreading his seedSerial sperm donor nears 100 children after prolific pandemic

will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas will perform in Jerusalem on November 29, 2021 (Courtesy PR)

There's the loveBlack Eyed Peas to perform in Jerusalem in November

By Jessica Steinberg

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz signs a document while seated at the defense table as he is in court to plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings, October 20, 2021, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Gunman pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland high school massacre

By TERRY SPENCER

Dr. Rachel Levine is sworn in as an admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps on October 19, 2021. (Screen capture/YouTube)

Jewish doctor becomes most senior transgender person in US uniformed services

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