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What Matters Most On Monday, November 1, 2021

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the opening ceremony of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on November 1, 2021. (Jeff J Mitchell / various sources / AFP)

'It's one minute to midnight; we need to act now'

UK’s Johnson warns of ‘doomsday’ as global climate summit begins

By Seth Borenstein

British leader likens ever-warming Earth to bomb, says world must come together to defuse it

A kayaker fishes in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low due to continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

‘Uncharted territory:’ UN says last seven years on track to be hottest on record

By Kelly MacNamara

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a question during a press conference at the La Nuvola conference center for the G20 summit in Rome, October 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

G20 disappoints on key climate target as global hopes turn to Glasgow confab

By Alice Ritchie and Alvise ARMELLINI

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres at the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, November 1, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Nov. 1 – What can Bennett offer at Glasgow climate confab?

Science and health writer Nathan Jeffay reports on Israel’s reopened borders and a massive autism research grant; political correspondent Tal Schneider offers a view from Glasgow

A participant walks past a COP26 UN Climate Change Conference' poster on the first day of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 31, 2021. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

Amid sticking points, world leaders gather for ‘last, best hope’ climate summit

By AFP

Leaders of the G20 pose for a photo by the Trevi Fountain during an event for the G20 summit in Rome, October 31, 2021, laying the groundwork for the climate conference opening the same day in Glasgow. (Jeff J Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)

Leaders of major polluters China and Russia notably absent from climate confab

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Travelers at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 21, 2021. (FLASH90)

For first time in 20 months, Israel welcomes back tourists

Only those vaccinated in last 6 months will be allowed in; in shift, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to be recognized, with the inoculated required to undergo serology test

Travelers seen exiting Ben Gurion International Airport, as Israel opens its borders and allows tourists to enter the country, after months of being shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, November 1, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90

ExplainerHow vaccinated tourists can now enter Israel: The full guide

Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health services, is accompanied by a security guard as she walks out of a hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrates' Court, on October 31, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

4 doctors drop suit against top health official who called them ‘COVID deniers’

Sustainable regional planning: Balancing Development & the Environment

KKL-JNF and the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing will join forces at Expo 2020 Dubai with a hybrid event. Click here to take part ->

Gay rights activist Gal Uchovsky on August 17, 2011. (Yossi Zeliger/ FLASH90/ File)

Live updates (closed)

Prominent LGBT rights activist Gal Uchovsky accused of sexually assaulting men

By Michael Bachner

Uchovsky apologizes, quits as president of Israel Gay Youth nonprofit after 2 men quoted alleging that he assaulted them in recent years

7:29 pm

Ex-IDF general Uzi Dayan said to draw gun after being attacked by settlers in Hebron
7:04 pm

Poll shows Netanyahu's Likud surging but still unable to form coalition
6:40 pm

Bennett meets Italian PM in Glasgow

Explainer

Israel joins the net zero carbon club of countries. How will they all get there?

As the international COP26 Climate Conference begins, the UN warns that ‘ambiguity’ still surrounds how states will actually reach their declared goal

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, United States, September 18, 2021. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

In this Dec. 22, 2016 photo, 50,000 mirrors, known as heliostats,encircle the solar tower in the Negev desert, near in Ashelim, southern Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

As gloomy Glasgow summit kicks off, is Israel missing out on a key ray of hope?

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett talks to reporters before boarding a plane to Scotland for the COP 26 United Nations climate talks, October 31, 2021. ( Haim Zach GPO)

Bennett says Israel to set up fund to encourage investment in green technology

Education Minister Naftali Bennett visits a school in Tel Aviv on May 10, 2016. (Yaacov Cohen/Flash90)

Israel media review

Earth and taxes: What the press is saying about Israel’s plan in Glasgow

By Joshua Davidovich

Of the two things on Bennett’s mind as he heads to Glasgow, global warming appears to be the third; the (plastic) knives are out, and more houses are in

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett boards the plane at Ben Gurion Airport, heading for the UN climate summit in Glasgow, October 31, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Heading to Glasgow, Bennett says ‘desperate’ opposition will fail to foil budget

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Climate action in Israel as a bridge for Jewish peoplehood

The environment is a unifying issue and bold new joint initiatives between Israel and Diaspora Jews should be created and feature prominently on the Jewish agenda

Israel W. Charny

A shameful Knesset vote to help evade, deny and hide the truth

Failure to pass a bill to memorialize the Kafr Qasim massacre allows Jewish Israelis to persist in believing they are uniquely exempt from humanity’s darkest impulses

Italy’s ‘Day of the Dead’ reflects a Jewish past

Does lighting an unadorned white candle signal an obscure connection to the Yizkor tradition that has been lost for centuries?

The Two-State Solution Act is critical for Israel’s future

Friends don’t let friends fall into an abyss of inequality, injustice, and endless violence that runs counter to their core values. Thank you, US Rep. Andy Levin

Massive Yayoi Kusama exhibit at TLV Museum of Art offers thrills and wonder

By Jessica Steinberg

‘Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective’ opens November 15 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, with tickets sold out until December

Jailed rabbi Berland arrested in connection with murders linked to Hasidic cult

Convicted sex offender currently serving time for fraud; he is detained in prison over alleged link to decades-old murder of man and suspected murder of missing teen

Rabbi Eliezer Berland shrouds himself with his talit (prayer shawl) at the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, as he is put on trial for sexual assault charges, November 17, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Reservist soldiers take part in an IDF drill on March 21, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF launches surprise reservist drill amid month-long exercise series in north

By Judah Ari Gross

Sudden call-up meant to test readiness of reserve troops in event of outbreak of war on the Lebanese border against Hezbollah terror group

Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a round table meeting at the La Nuvola conference center for the G20 summit in Rome, October 30, 2021. (AP Photo/ Andrew Medichini)

Saudi Arabia: Dealing with Hezbollah-dominated Lebanon is ‘pointless’

By AFP

Lebanese men hold banner displaying the flags of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, during a protest in support of the kingdom against comments made by a Lebanese minister over the war in Yemen, in front of the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 30, 2021. (AP Photo/ Bilal Hussein)

UAE urges citizens to exit Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ amid row over Yemen war

By AFP

A counselor with posters of red and blue icons teaching an autistic child. (KatarzynaBialasiewicz via iStock by Getty Images)

With massive donation, Israel autism center aims to ‘impact policy worldwide’

By Nathan Jeffay

$13 million in funding will allow huge ramp-up of project to improve diagnosis and treatment based on large database of Israeli children with autism

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the conclusion of the G20 leaders summit, October 31, 2021, in Rome. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden warns US will respond to Iranian actions, including drone attacks

By ToI Staff and AP

‘We will continue to respond,’ says US president; American officials blamed Tehran for UAV assault on the al-Tanf base earlier this month

From left: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 summit in Rome, October 30, 2021. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

US in ‘lockstep’ with allies, looking at ‘all options’ on Iran over nuclear deal

By Stuart Winer

US President Joe Biden addresses the media with President of the European Commission during the G20 of World Leaders Summit on October 31, 2021 at the convention center "La Nuvola" in the EUR district of Rome. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Biden pledges to only leave renewed Iran deal if Tehran clearly violates it

By ToI Staff and AP

Illustration of construction in Tel Aviv. November 6, 2019, (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Government plans building boom to alleviate Israel’s housing crisis

Program aims to start construction of 280,000 homes and approve 500,000 more in 2022-2025; will cost more than $5 billion

Illustrative: A woman fills her car's gas tank, at a gas station in Jerusalem, on March 31, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Gasoline prices to rise at midnight, hitting 3-year high

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, right, of Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation hugs Rabbi Cheryl Klein, left, of Dor Hadash Congregation and Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a community gathering held in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

'This was a reminder to the Jews: Don’t get too comfortable'

‘A turning point’: 3 years on, US rabbis reflect on Pittsburgh synagogue attack

By Danielle Ziri

On Oct. 27, 2018, a shooter entered Tree of Life, killing 11 in the deadliest antisemitic event in American history. Now clergy open up about that morning and life in its aftermath

Swastikas daubed near London synagogue, teen arrested

By Stuart Winer

A man looks at a video on an Israeli website that was hacked by Iran-based hackers group calling itself 'Hacking Saviours', at an office in Jerusalem on May 21, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel cyber authority says it warned hosting company it was vulnerable to hack

By ToI Staff and AFP

National Cyber Directorate told CyberServer ‘several times’ it could be targeted, ahead of Black Shadow hackers’ personal data breach of Israeli LGBT site and others

Illustrative: The messaging app Telegram is displayed on a smartphone. (AP Photo)

Suspected Iran-linked hackers’ Telegram account blocked after ransom demand

In this Monday, May 21, 2012 file photo, Graff Diamonds Founder and Chairman Laurence Graff, right, and CEO Francois Graff stands before attending an IPO roadshow in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Russian gang hacks high society jewelers Graff, begins leaking client details

Screen capture from video of a man dressed in a outfit reminiscent of a Holocaust concentration camp inmate as he protests against COVID-19 vaccinations and health laws in Melbourne Australia, October 30, 2021. (Anti-Defamation Commission)

Anti-vaxxer dressed as concentration camp inmate assailed on Melbourne street

By Stuart Winer

Passersby angered by outfit accost protester; state lawmaker compares premier to Hitler; civil rights group leader slams ‘ugly tactics’ of those who oppose vaccination

Hai Shoulian. (Screen capture: Facebook)

‘Anti-vaxx doctors’ advised late COVID-denier activist not to get treated — TV

Opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates rally outside the Kansas Statehouse, October 30, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas vaccine opponents rally as union chair’s Holocaust comparison decried

Visitors are pictured in the Israel pavilion during a media tour ahead of the opening of the Dubai Expo 2020 in the Gulf Emirate on September 27, 2021. (AFP via Getty Images)

Featured at Dubai Expo, a mixed Hebrew-Arabic script takes on new purpose

Revolutionary half-half lettering system ‘Aravrit’ was created to enable Jews and Palestinians to relate to each others’ language. Now it’s helping Israel and Arab nations connect

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President Isaac Herzog and the First Lady are welcomed at a school in Taibe, October 31, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Visiting Taibe, president says silence on Arab crime wave ‘unacceptable’

An undated image of the George Washington University campus in Washington, DC. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Vandals desecrate Torah scroll at George Washington University fraternity

Sgt. First Class Amit Ben-Ygal, who was killed when a rock was thrown at his head during an arrest raid in the northern West Bank village of Yabed on May 12, 2020. (Social media)

Court rejects Palestinian suspect’s petition to exhume helmet of slain soldier

Suleiman Kassab, who is suspected of committing two arson attacks in the central city of Ramle in September and October, was indicted on November 1, 2021. (Shin Bet)

Gaza man indicted for arson attacks in central Israel city of Ramle

By Judah Ari Gross

NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio speaks with the Calcalist paper, April 20, 2020. (YouTube screenshot/File)

CEO of notorious spyware firm NSO Group will reportedly step aside

Disposable plastic tableware for sale in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, October 27, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Disposable plasticware prices soar as new tax introduced

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19

By AAMER MADHANI and Zeke Miller

Alex Clare performs in Germany in 2018. (Michael Debets/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Turning tablesOrthodox singer who skipped Adele tour over Shabbat has new single

By Gabe Friedman

Rep. Kathleen Rice speaks during a press conference on November 16, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats in Congress urge TV providers to increase access to Jewish programming

Promotional material for Jewish Singles in the Gulf, a dating website for Jewish singles living in Gulf countries. (Association of Gulf Jewish Communities)

Establishing tiesNew Jewish dating site launched for Gulf Jews

Illustrative: Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)

Two Jewish employees behind push to cancel Google’s $1.2 billion Israel contract

By Eliyahu Kamisher

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin gives remarks at a restaurant for a campaign stop in Charlottesville, Virginia, October 29, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Posing as neo-Nazis, protesters target GOP nominee in Virginia’s governor race

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