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What Matters Most On Sunday, December 12, 2021

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Women of the Wall dance with a Torah Scroll during a Rosh Hodesh service in the Western Wall plaza in 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

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‘We’re not touching it’: PM, Kahana shelve plan for Western Wall egalitarian plaza

By Shalom Yerushalmi

Bennett, religious affairs minister agree to suspend implementation of compromise for pluralistic prayer at site, as ultra-Orthodox and Likud use controversy to fire up opposition

A platform designated for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall (courtesy)

Labor MK, minister vow to keep pushing Western Wall deal amid reported shelving

Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai speaks at the Israeli American Council's national summit on December 11, 2021. (Noam Galai)

Diaspora Minister: Barring entry to non-Israelis damages our ties with Jews abroad

A healthcare worker prepares a vaccine in Safed, northern Israel, November 29, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Israeli study finds 2 Pfizer shots fail to neutralize Omicron, but booster effective

By Nathan Jeffay

This data is ‘very worrisome,’ says study head, but those who received a third dose of the vaccine have cause for ‘optimism’

US president Donald Trump (left) welcomes visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2019. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

On Gantz: 'Would have been easier to make a deal with him'

Trump: I thought Israelis would do anything for peace, but found that not to be true

In further quotes from new book, ex-president says Netanyahu ‘never’ wanted peace deal, calls Abbas a ‘father’ figure, claims he prevented annexation: ‘I got angry and stopped it’

A general view, taken on August 6, 2019, shows the Israeli settlement of Har Bracha near the West Bank village of Burin. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

Senior defense official: ‘Blocs’ prioritized but all settlements have right to exist

People participate in a rally in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, marking the 34th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, which rules the coastal enclave, on December 10, 2021. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

At founding anniversary rally, Hamas says won’t relinquish ‘an inch’ of sought land

By Emanuel Fabian

Op-ed

Trump quotes confirm what we saw: He never quite bought Netanyahu’s Palestinian line

In bombshell interviews with journalist Barak Ravid, candid, ruthless ex-US president shows how readily he could be won over… and how swiftly he could turn from ally to adversary

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the press on the West Wing Colonnade prior to meetings at the White House in Washington, DC, January 27, 2020. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

A Palestinian man votes at a polling station in Beit Dajan, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, on December 11, 2021. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

Over 200,000 Palestinians cast ballots in rare West Bank municipal elections

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House after a trip to Texas, Washington, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

US Capitol riot probe gets coup plan presentation from Trump chief of staff – report

By ToI Staff and AFP

Ex-PM himself gets Shin Bet protection for next 20 years

Ministerial committee pulls security, chauffeurs from Netanyahu’s family

By ToI Staff and AP

Panel adopts Shin Bet recommendation to reduce period of protection after leaving office from a year to 6 months, cutting security for former PM’s wife and adult children

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen surrounded by security personnel during an unscheduled visit to the Tel Aviv suburb of Givatayim, November 9, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 12, 2021. (Emil Salman/POOL)

PM warns of lockdown if immediate steps not taken to curb Omicron

Echoing discourse during previous pandemic waves, officials express concern over impact of new variant along with low vaccine rate

Arriving travelers walk to the COVID-19 testing area at Ben Gurion International Airport, on November 28, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Israel to update list of banned travel destinations daily amid Omicron fears

By Alexander Fulbright

Travelers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on November 29, 2021. (Flash90)

Bennett: Tightening of border controls has kept Omicron from spreading in Israel

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sits with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on December 12, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Live updates (closed)

Bennett touches down in Abu Dhabi, is greeted by UAE FM, kicking off historic visit

PM thanks Abdullah bin Zayed for warm welcome, says he looks forward to strengthening bilateral ties on first ever trip by Israeli premier to UAE

7:30 pm

Israeli contestant recuperating after fainting during Miss Universe rehearsal
7:29 pm

In knock at GOP, USAID chief laments politicization of humanitarian aid to Palestinians
7:09 pm

Bennett touches down in Abu Dhabi, is greeted by UAE FM, kicking off historic visit

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett boards a plane at Ben Gurion Airport for the United Arab Emirates, on December 12, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Bennett makes landmark visit to UAE for meeting with crown prince

PM, the first Israeli premier to openly visit Gulf state, will meet Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan to discuss ‘deepening ties’ between countries a year on from Abraham Accords

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to reporters during a news conference during 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at United Nations headquarters, on September 25, 2021. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

Russia’s foreign minister cancels trip to Israel, North Africa

By Lazar Berman

Defense Minister Benny Gantz (L) and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meet at the Pentagon on December 9, 2021. (Defense Ministry)

Gantz: I told the US I’ve ordered the IDF to prepare a strike against Iran

By Jacob Magid and Tal Schneider

Likud MK Nir Barkat addresses the Israeli American Council's national summit on December 9, 2021. (Noam Galai)

InterviewLikud’s Barkat: Tehran should be targeted if Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaks at a press conference on the final day of the G7 foreign ministers summit in Liverpool, north-west England on December 12, 2021. (Jon Super / POOL / AFP)

UK minister: Iranians have a ‘last chance’ to be serious about saving nuclear deal

By Francesco FONTEMAGGI

Daily Briefing Dec. 12 – Did Trump’s F-bomb lobbed at Netanyahu surprise us?

Military correspondent Judah Ari Gross and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discuss Trump’s comments about former prime minister and what Benny Gantz means regarding Iran

From the blogs

South Park’s Cartman converted to Judaism, but can he move to Israel?

The crudely drawn procedures for aliyah are so replete with baffling bureaucratic delays and reliant on emissaries’ whims that it’s downright cartoonish

Jason Fredric Gilbert

A tale of love, art, crime, trash, rejection, serendipity and an existential crisis of confidence – all told in the wrong order

7 false statements about the Jews remaining in Ethiopia

Given the afflictions of famine, locusts, COVID, and especially war besetting the Jewish community, the least I can do is set the record straight

Assaf Yasur at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, December 11, 2021. (Israel Taekwondo Federation)

Israeli who lost both hands aged 13 takes gold at World Para Taekwondo Championships

By Stuart Winer

Assaf Yasur, whose arms were amputated at the elbow when he was a teen, kicks his way to victory 6 years later, defeating the European champion along the way

Miss Universe contestants visit the Tower of David Museum in the Old City of Jerusalem ahead of the December 12 70th Miss Universe pageant to be held in Eilat (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Israel’s Miss Universe organizers say they tried to keep swimwear out, were rebuffed

Production manager says local team knows ‘things need to change,’ but suggestion to have contestants go up on stage in sportswear was rejected

The Jewish creators of 'West Side Story,' Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, on the opening night of the original Broadway musical, on September 26, 1957. (Ben Martin/Getty Images/ via JTA)

'As a kid I found the music dazzling but the message racist'

Jews were behind the original ‘West Side Story’ and today’s remake. Should they be?

By Jordyn Haime

Originally titled ‘East Side Story,’ the musical was about warring Jews and Catholics and was altered to reflect a changing NYC. Now, critics ask: Is the classic truly ‘timeless’?

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid sits with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo, December 9, 2021 (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)

Analysis

Egypt’s openness to expanded Israel ties on full display during Lapid visit

Sissi sees Israel as a regional economic and security partner, but true normalization is not on the way

Grief and despair in small Kentucky town devastated by tornadoes

By Cyril Julien

Shaken residents of Mayfield sift through destroyed homes and businesses as search continues for workers in collapsed candle factory

A stands near his tornado-damaged home in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Powerful tornadoes kill more than 80 as storms rip across six US states

By Cyril Julien

More Headlines

Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 15, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Immigration minister reports 27,000 new arrivals to country, jump from last year

Medics are seen at the scene of a shooting in Haifa, December 12, 2021. Insert: Ahmed Omaria. (Magen David Adom; Courtesy)

Man gunned down in Haifa in apparent clan feud

By Emanuel Fabian

A heel bone and nail were discovered in Fenstanton, England in 2017. (Courtesy: Albion Archaeology)

Rare evidence of Roman crucifixion unearthed in UK

A screenshot from video on an injured Israeli traveler being rescued after getting stuck in a glacier in southern Argentina, on December 10, 2021. (Screenshot/Facebook)

Israeli trekker rescued from Argentina glacier after being stranded for 24 hours

Ruhollah Zam during his trial at Iran's Revolutionary Court in Tehran, on June 30, 2020. (Ali Shirband/Mizan News Agency/AFP)

A year on, Iran’s execution of dissident leaves exiles rattled

By Stuart Williams

Nabil Abu Amar (Courtesy)

Bedouin teen shot dead in suspected feud in south

By Emanuel Fabian

Police clash with far-right activists protesting the death of Ahuvia Sandak in Jerusalem on December 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Over 25 arrested as far-right protesters burn tires, stone police in Jerusalem

Due to a lockdown, restaurants are closed and seats are blocked off in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2021. (Lisa Leutner/AP)

Austria ends most lockdown restrictions for vaccinated; tens of thousands protest

Screen capture from video of the mayor of Tirat Carmel's car on fire outside his home, December 12, 2021. (Twitter)

Tirat Carmel mayor’s car burned in suspected arson attack

A scene from Mohamed Diab's 'Amira' movie. (Screenshot: Youtube)

Jordan pulls sperm-smuggling movie ‘Amira’ from Oscars after Palestinian criticism

By AFP

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