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What Matters Most On Monday, October 25, 2021

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Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly in formation during the military's Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

IAF to start training for strike on Iran nuke program in coming months

By Judah Ari Gross

Some parts of attack plans for Tehran’s nuclear sites will be viable shortly, others could take over a year, ToI learns; raids on Iranian proxies in Syria getting more difficult

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2021. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s Khamenei urges reversing ‘sin’ of Arab-Israeli normalizations

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A prisoner being held in an Iranian prison. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Analysis‘A cornerstone of repression’: Fresh claims raise fears over Iran prison abuses

By Stuart Williams

Sudan general declares state of emergency after coup, says will form government

Soldiers open fire in Khartoum toward demonstrators protesting power grab; EU following development with ‘utmost concern’; office of detained PM says events are a ‘complete coup’

Sudanese protesters lift national flags as they rally in the capital Khartoum, to denounce overnight detentions by the army of government members, on October 25, 2021 (Photo by AFP)

Sudan’s PM, ministers detained by military forces in apparent coup

By AFP

Sudanese protesters flash victory signs and lift national flags as they demonstrate on 60th Street in the capital Khartoum, to denounce overnight detentions by the army of government members, on October 25, 2021. (Photo by AFP)

ExplainerA timeline of events in Sudan from the fall of Bashir until the apparent coup

By AFP

A worker takes a COVID-19 rapid antigen test in Lod, Israel, on October 17, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

With 1.75 million unvaxxed or not boosted, Israel risks dropping ball – expert

By Nathan Jeffay

‘We’re not finishing the job,’ laments Prof. Eran Segal; Israel has 650,000 eligible for coronavirus vaccine shots who haven’t received any, and 1.1 million resisting boosters

What is the 'AY.4.2' variant? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Health Ministry says new Delta mutation AY4.2 appears to be 15% more infectious

By ToI Staff and AP

Empty beds are seen in the intensive care unit at the coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Serious COVID cases dip below 300 for first time in 10 weeks

A Sudanese demonstrator flashes the victory sign during a demonstration in the capital Khartoum, on October 25, 2021 (AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Sudanese diplomat: Apparent coup won’t dramatically affect Israel normalization

By Michael Bachner

Unnamed official quoted saying arrested PM Hamdok had intended to travel to Washington soon to sign the deal; warns military takeover could eventually erode public support for move

6:24 pm

Turkey's Erdogan lifts threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors
6:15 pm

Poll: Less than half of parents of kids aged 5-11 are sure they will have them vaccinated
6:07 pm

EU watchdog backs Moderna booster for over-18s

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Daily Briefing Oct. 25 – Is Israel facing a new set of PR blunders?

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and military reporter Judah Ari Gross discuss possible public diplomacy missteps on Gaza, Palestinian NGOs, and an aviation database

A thick column of smoke rises from the al-Jalaa Tower as it is destroyed in an Israeli airstrike after the IDF warned the occupants to leave, Gaza City, May 15, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Former IDF general: Bombing AP tower in Gaza in May conflict was an ‘own goal’

By Judah Ari Gross

Coalition increasingly split on left-right lines as budget deadline looms

By Raoul Wootliff

Meretz decries ‘unilateral steps’ in West Bank, says they undermine government; Labor says it was left out of key decisions

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) and other ministers attend a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 24, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Palestinian laborers work at the construction site of a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Ariel near the West Bank city of Nablus on January 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

In 1st in Biden era, Israel advances construction of over 1,300 settlement homes

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Analysis

Putin will maintain ties with Israel, as well as its enemies

Warm meeting with Bennett is part of Moscow’s broader regional strategy, which includes strategic partnerships with Iran and Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, on October 22, 2021. (Evgeny Biyatov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP/ File)

Illustrative: Explosions are seen in the Syrian town of Salamiyah on June 24 after an airstrike (video screenshot)

Israeli helicopters said to strike Hezbollah-linked targets in southern Syria

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

Photos of 15 men alleged to be Mossad agents, published by the Turkish Sabah daily on October 25, 2021. (Screenshot)

Turkish media publishes photos of 15 men arrested as alleged Mossad spies

Sabah daily releases mugshots of the suspects, apparently taken by Turkish authorities and accompanied by initials purporting to represent their names

Jonathan Sacks, morality and Facebook algorithms

Before blaming a company for fomenting partisan hate, the late rabbi’s teachings would have us take a good look at ourselves in the mirror

Looking for terror in all the wrong places

Recasting key Palestinian NGOs as terror groups confounds legitimate opposition to occupation, increases the odds of violence, and puts the coalition at risk

A Palestinian woman walks into the al-Haq human rights group organization's offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Shin Bet, Foreign Ministry rep heading to US over outlawed Palestinian groups

By Aaron Boxerman and ToI Staff

Defense official says evidence tying 6 Palestinian rights organizations to terror is ‘ironclad’; ministers slam Gantz for not telling them about plan to make bodies illegal

Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid seen Idan Roll at a press conference in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2019 (Flash90)

Deputy FM hints US will hold off on reopening Jerusalem consulate

(L) Public Security Minister Omer Barlev during a meeting at the Knesset, September 13, 2021 and (R) Defense Minister Benny Gantz during meeting at the Knesset, October 19, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi; Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Minister says outlawing of Palestinian groups didn’t come up in security cabinet

Israeli soldiers place flowers on and salute the graves of fallen Israeli soldiers at the Mount Herzl military cemetery on April 27, 2020, as the cemetery will be closed to visitors for Memorial Day due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Gravestone of unvaccinated COVID patient accuses hospital of murder

Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva says it is considering legal action against the ‘shocking’ and ‘slanderous’ epitaph

An Israeli soldier places flowers on the graves of fallen Israeli soldiers at the Mount Herzl military cemetery hours before the start of Memorial Day, in Jerusalem on April 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Medics back hospital accused of murder on unvaccinated COVID patient’s tombstone

Guests at the reception desk in a Tel Aviv hotel, April 27, 2021. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)

Hoteliers doubt eased tourist rules will make a difference

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (third from right) and other ministers attend a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 17, 2021. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

Cabinet okays NIS 32 billion to develop Arab Israeli economy, fight crime

By Aaron Boxerman

Proposal must now head to the Knesset, where it is scheduled to pass along with the budget early next month; NIS 2.4 billion to be allocated to combat crime wave in Arab cities

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (center) visits a police station on August 11, 2021, to announce a new national plan to tackle crime in the Arab sector. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)

Cabinet approves NIS 2.5 billion to fight crime in Arab community

By Aaron Boxerman and Amy Spiro

In this April 25, 2020 photo, wildflowers bloom at an empty national park overlooking the Sea of Galilee, locally known as Lake Kinneret (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Study finds nature contributes billions to Israel’s economy

First research of its kind says ecosystem services ranging from food, water and pollination to carbon absorption could be worth 8% of GDP, says pricing would help preservation

One of nine dead vultures shown next to the carcass of a goat in the Judean Desert in what the Israel Nature and Parks Authority suspects is a malicious poisoning event, October 24, 2021. (Eyal Ben Giat, INPA)

9 vultures found dead, in another blow to endangered population

Illustrative. Heatwave. (iStock by Getty Images)

Government announces new climate steps, to derision of environmental groups

Undated portrait of Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer Stefan Zweig. (AP Photo); A London woman buys a newpaper announcing Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland, on September 1, 1939. (AP Photo)

'Who is there to write for, what is there to live for?'

Diaries show literary giant Stefan Zweig’s inner turmoil as Nazis stormed Europe

By Robert Philpot

Unearthed journals reveal how the Jewish novelist who died by suicide in 1942 foresaw ‘dangerous, embattled times’ in the 1930s, his mental health declining with Hitler’s advance

French far-right media pundit Eric Zemmour poses at a televised debate between French far-left leader, Jean-Luc Melenchon in Paris, September 23, 2021. (Bertrand Guay, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Analysis

Far-right Jewish pundit worries French Jews as he dictates presidential race

Eric Zemmour, ‘Trump-like’ TV personality with repeated hate speech convictions, is finding fervent audiences for his anti-Islam invective and distortion of France’s WWII Nazi ties

A view of the Bedouin town of Tel Sheva (CC-BY Avishai Teicher/Wikipedia)

Woman dies in apparent exorcism; sheikh, doctor and husband arrested

26-year-old said to collapse during ceremony performed by Tel Sheva Bedouin sheikh who ‘practices witchcraft’; 3 suspects set to appear in court

Dolph Schayes, circa 1951. (Wikimedia Commons)

12-time All-Star Dolph Schayes voted one of the 75 best players in NBA history

When he retired in 1964, Schayes was the league’s career leader in games played, foul shots attempted and made, and personal fouls

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The AT&T office in Israel. (Nadav Karlinsky)

AT&T opens new R&D center in Tel Aviv, to focus on cloud solutions

By Ricky Ben-David

Lacking linguists, Facebook said to overpolice some posts yet spread hate speech

By Isabel Debre and Fares Akram

Screen capture from video of a fire aboard the Israeli-owned container ship, MV Zim Kingston, off the coast of Canada, October 24, 2021. (Twitter)

Zim container ship burns off coast of Canada

By AP and ToI Staff

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)

Two more suspects reportedly arrested in Cyprus plot against Israelis

Holocaust survivor Yehoshua Datsinger places tefillin on his arm above the Auschwitz concentration camp identification number tattoo, during morning prayer at a synagogue, in Bnei Brak, Israel, September 21, 2020. (Oded Balilty/AP)

Israel, Germany agree to add NIS 20 million to Holocaust survivors’ stipends

View of the Rimonim prison on August 26, 2014. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

Alleged rapist found dead in his prison cell in central Israel

The scene where a 42-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a truck while changing a tire on his car near Hadera, October 25, 2021 (Screen grab/Magen David Adom)

Man killed when hit by truck while changing tire on side of road

A child receives a coronavirus test at a health clinic in Katzrin, September 6, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Children’s serology tests to be nixed after they’re approved for COVID shots

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Defendant Jennifer W. arrives in a courtroom for her trial in Munich, Germany, Oct. 25, 2021 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

German Islamic State woman gets 10 years for war crime death of Yazidi girl

By Ralf ISERMANN

Moin (R) and Mustapha Abu Hassira work in the kitchen of Roma fish restaurant owned by the Abu Hassira family in Gaza City, on October 23, 2021. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Gourmet in GazaFar off foodie trail, fancy Gaza fish restaurants find a local audience

By Guillaume LAVALLÉE

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