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What Matters Most On Monday, November 8, 2021

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A branch of the Israeli NSO Group company, near the southern Israeli town of Sapir, on August 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Appears to be first use of software on Israeli phones

Report: Palestinian activists’ phones hacked with controversial NSO Group tech

By Judah Ari Gross and Aaron Boxerman

Code linked to firm’s Pegasus program found on devices belonging to members of 3 groups recently designated terrorist organizations by Israel in move that drew wide criticism

Shawan Jabarin, director of the al-Haq human rights group, at the organization's offices in the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

IDF blacklists Palestinian rights groups, enabling Israel to act against them

By Judah Ari Gross

Illustration. Palestinian students protest at a checkpoint entrance in the divided West Bank city of Hebron on May 12, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

IDF building facial recognition database of Palestinians in Hebron — report

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Nov. 8 – Moving forward with COVID vaccine tablets and research

Health and science correspondent Nathan Jeffay discusses advances against the coronavirus; Arab affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman looks at permits for Palestinian tech workers

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. According to a study released in The Lancet Global Health on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, Fluvoxamine, a cheap antidepressant, reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19. (NIAID-RML via AP)

Health officials said in touch with Pfizer over new COVID pill

The team developing the MigVax vaccine in the Galilee (courtesy of MigVax)

Israeli plan for COVID vaccine tablet gets $4.3m from Bill Gates-backed fund

By Nathan Jeffay

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)

Israel to allow tour groups to enter without third vaccine dose

Tourist groups of up to 40 will not require booster shots but will have to act as a ‘pod’ and not mix with others

A medic from Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service administers a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine to a woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 14, 2021 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Pfizer booster shot could offer protection for 9-10 months — initial data

A five-year-old boy wears a sticker on his arm after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 at a state-run site in Cranston, Rhode Island, November 4, 2021. (David Goldman/AP)

In US, kids’ COVID vaccine pokes holes in relationships of separated couples

By Bob Chiarito

Writer Stuart Schoffman, a longtime journalist and translator in Jerusalem, died at 74 on November 7, 2021 (Courtesy Stuart Schoffman Facebook page)

Obituary

Stuart Schoffman, a master and devotee of Hebrew culture, dies at 74

By Jessica Steinberg

A journalist, screenwriter, thinker and translator of some of Israel’s greatest writers, Schoffman was known for his words and warmth; colleague recalls a ‘genius and a mensch’

Good Faith Effort Podcast

Meet the Philosopher of Jewish Twitter

Zohar Atkins on what poetry is about, why Maimonides is essential for today’s world, and the eternal clash (or is it?!) between Athens and Jerusalem

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a final campaign rally at a stadium in the town of Jimma in the southwestern Oromia Region of Ethiopia, on June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/ Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Live updates (closed)

Ethiopian PM said to complain: War criminals among those brought to Israel

Israeli TV reports that Abiy Ahmed told Bennett during phone call that the military officers took part in a rebel massacre

7:22 pm

Ethiopian PM said to complain: War criminals among those brought to Israel
7:22 pm

Shekel hits 25-year high against the dollar
6:51 pm

Pair of Likud MKs express opposition to formation of ethics panel: 'They'll only judge us'

Israeli and Egyptian officials meet in Sinai to discuss Egyptian troop deployments on the peninsula on November 7, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF generals travel to Sinai for rare public meeting with Egyptian army

By Judah Ari Gross

Israel signs off on larger deployment of Egyptian troops near Rafah; move comes as Cairo becomes increasingly open about ties with Jerusalem

The trails of an Iron Dome interceptor missile are seen in the skies over southern Israel on November 8, 2021. (Oshri Tzimmer/courtesy)

Iron Dome shoots down Hamas drone flown out to sea

By Judah Ari Gross

Parents, family members and friends of late IDF soldier Hadar Goldin attend a demonstration outside the state memorial ceremony for the 2014 Operation Protective Edge at Mount Herzl, calling for the return of the missing soldiers Goldin and Oron Shaul who were killed and taken by Hamas during the operation 7 years earlier, seen on June 20, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel, Hamas said nearing prisoner swap deal, may include proof-of-life tape

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members a day after a new government was sworn in, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Senior Likud officials admit Netanyahu can’t form alternate government

By Shalom Yerushalmi and Raoul Wootliff

Party sources say it can’t get enough voters to attain 61-seat majority, only hope is for new right-wing party to draw those unhappy with Bennett and Sa’ar

MK Idit Silman, the coalition chair, pictured with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during voting in the Knesset on the state budget, November 4, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Coalition whip files complaint with Knesset security over threats, assault

In this February 10, 2020, photo, a woman walks in the unauthorized Israeli settlement of Mevo'ot Yericho, in the Jordan Valley near the Palestinian city of Jericho. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Meretz MKs warn plan to double Jordan Valley settlers imperils coalition

Florence Berkowitz-Siegelberg

How much Holocaust is too much Holocaust?

Perhaps there was too much focus on the horrors and we need to pull back from painful excess, but forgetting is a desecration of those who perished

When Israelis do what Israel should be doing

If Menachem Begin could provide asylum for Vietnamese refugees, and Yitzhak Rabin accept Bosnian refugees, Ayelet Shaked can certainly welcome Afghans in need

Ethiopian immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport on December 3, 2020. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

Dozens of Ethiopians brought to Israel accused of scamming way onto airlift

Immigration Authority reportedly finds that 61 people rescued from war-torn region may have lied about Jewish roots, as security body claims no urgent need to rescue people

A police office directs traffic on the streets in Accra, Ghana, December 10, 2016. (AP/ Sunday Alamba/ File)

Iranian plot to attack Israelis, Jews said foiled in Africa

Screen capture from video of Iran's top nuclear negotiator Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, 2020. (YouTube)

Iran: Nuclear talks need to see US sanctions lifted, verified and guaranteed

By ToI Staff and Agencies

This photo provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows the aftermath of an assassination attempt at the home of Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2021 (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)

Iran-backed militia launched drone attack targeting Iraq’s PM — report

By ToI Staff and AP

Libyan militia commander Gen. Khalifa Haftar in Moscow, Russia, August 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Son of Libyan warlord reported to visit Israel, offer ties in return for backing

Saddam Haftar said to carry message from his father requesting ‘military and diplomatic’ assistance in return for a pledge to normalize relations with the Jewish state

Analysis

In Las Vegas, Jewish Republican confab weighs one more roll of the dice on Trump

Speakers point to victorious Virginia race where GOP candidate kept ex-president at arm’s length, but also note support for Trump’s Israel policies make him difficult to ignore

Then-US President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the stage after speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Saturday April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

At RJC, top Republicans bullish on 2022 prospects after Virginia win

Donald Trump in a pre-recorded video appearance screened at the RJC convention in Las Vegas on November 6, 2021. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Trump tells Jewish Republicans he was best ever for Israel, Biden weak on Iran

Moshe Hogeg, Israeli businessman and Beitar Jerusalem owner, seen at the team's training ground in Jerusalem on June 25, 2019. (Flash90)

Model says businessman Moshe Hogeg sexually assaulted her, agent silenced her

TV news probe claims Hogeg and model’s agent had business ties at time of incident, when she was 17; entrepreneur says allegations are part of smear and blackmail campaign

Filmmaker Gal Uchovsky at the Knesset, on June 4, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/ File)

First sexual assault complaint filed with police against leading LGBT activist

JoAnn Mason Parker, once the wunderkind of competitive pool, is looking to make a comeback — and she's being inducted into the Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. (Parker Hill/J. The Jewish News of Northern California/ via JTA)

'When they're worn out, I go in for the kill - with a smile'

Billiards legend and former Jewish educator JoAnn Mason Parker eyes pro comeback

By Gabe Stutman

Inducted into California’s Jewish Sports Hall of Fame last month, the one-time prodigy mulls bringing her aggressive style back to the professional circuit, after a 26-year hiatus

More Headlines

Vice President Kamala Harris listens to a question during a news conference, June 7, 2021, at the National Palace in Guatemala City. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Kamala Harris condemns singling out of Israel spurred by ‘anti-Jewish hatred’

The home of senior Arab Israeli police officer Jamal Hakrush was attacked by gunmen in the northern Israeli city of Kafr Kanna on September 10, 2021 (Screen grab/Kan)

2 to be charged with shooting at home of senior cop fighting crime in Arab towns

West Ham fans celebrate at the end of the group H Europa League soccer match between Genk and West Ham at KRC Genk Arena in Genk, Belgium, November 4, 2021. (AP/Olivier Matthys)

West Ham soccer club bans two over antisemitic taunt on plane

By AP and ToI Staff

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

Man, 41, indicted in kidnapping and rape of autistic teen girl in Ashdod

By Stuart Winer

The IDF's Military School for Computer Science and Cyber Defense, which trains thousands of recruits for various roles in the army, launched a preparatory program to draw in more young women. (IDF)

Pre-IDF program seeking young women to train in cybersecurity skills

By Ricky Ben-David

Israeli Olympic judoka Yael Arad, right, celebrates and hugs her German opponent, Frauke Eickoff, after winning the semi-final match at the Barcelona Olympics, on July 30, 1992. (AP Photo)

First Israeli medalist Yael Arad to head Olympic Committee

By Stuart Winer

Sally Rooney speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel at Winter TCA 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 17, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu via JTA)

Sally Rooney’s Israeli publisher keeps selling her books even as chains shun her

By AFP and ToI Staff

A police car drives past the Ritz hotel in Paris, April 15, 2020. (Michel Euler/AP)

Man stabs French policeman ‘in the name of the prophet’

By AFP and ToI Staff

Screen capture from video of a member of the Jewish far-right Lehava group attacking a gas station store as Arab workers hide inside, November 6, 2021. (Channel 13 News)

Far-right activists trap Palestinian gas station workers during Jerusalem riot

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

Iran bans newspaper that hinted supreme leader responsible for poverty

By AP

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