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What Matters Most On Tuesday, December 28, 2021

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, flames rise from containers at the scene of a missile attack, at the port of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, early Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. (SANA via AP)

In 2022, IDF to focus on curbing Tehran in Syria, prepping strike on Iran nuke sites

By Judah Ari Gross

Military pressing full steam ahead with effort to develop credible threat against Tehran’s nuclear facilities, while also preparing for next potential Gaza conflict

Health care workers take test samples of Israelis at a drive-through COVID testing center in Modi'in on December 26, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israel eases quarantine rules for vaccinated as daily cases hit 3-month high

Fully vaccinated individuals exposed to all COVID carriers, including Omicron, will be allowed out of isolation following a negative PCR test

Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, Dec. 15, 2021 (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Small study suggests Omicron antibodies could provide immunity against Delta too

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting in Kibbutz Mevo Hama on December 26, 2021. (Gil Eliyahu/POOL/Flash90)

Not ruling out COVID lockdown, PM warns: ‘Storm of contagion’ moments away

This photo released Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a missile being fired during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran. (Iranian Army via AP)

Israeli defense official says Iran faces ‘no deterrent’ to its nuclear goals

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2021. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)

Bennett: Israel is not opposed to a ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran

Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora speaks to journalists after nuclear talks in Vienna on December 27, 2021. (Alex Halada/AFP)

Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna; EU diplomat warns of ‘difficult’ work ahead

By Julia ZAPPEI and Karim Abou Merhi

From the blogs

Miriam Herschlag

Voices of 2021: The year that boggled our collective minds

When so much seemed to go off the rails, Times of Israel bloggers offered sharp perspectives, wisdom and inspiration to guide us through the uncertainty

Help Israelis stay warm and fed this winter

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Gathering the carcasses of wild cranes killed by avian flu at the Hula Lake Nature Reserve in northern Israel, December 27. (Hadas Kahaner, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

Grim cleanup of cranes that died of bird flu begins in Hula Valley Reserve

Agriculture Ministry appeals to residents of northern moshav at epicenter of H5N1 outbreak to keep stray cats — potential carriers of virus — from wandering around poultry sheds

Resisting the temptation to be God’s secretary

The antiquated precept that suicide equals murder is never appropriate even when the death involves one who committed grave transgressions

In praising Haim Walder, Haredi media told his victims they don’t matter

Giving a hero’s sendoff to a figure widely believed to have committed offenses sends the message that rape and sexual harassment can and will be ignored

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Dec. 28 – Airstrike in Syria; 2021’s 5 explosive Jewy films

Military correspondent Judah Ari Gross reports on alleged overnight IDF attacks; movie critic Jordan Hoffman offers the best of this year’s Jewish cinema — plus one TV fave

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, firefighters work at the scene of a missile attack, at the port of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. (SANA via AP)

Israel said to strike key Syrian port of Latakia, causing ‘massive’ damage

By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff

This aerial view shows Katzrin, an Israeli town in the Golan Heights, on December 26, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Syria condemns ‘dangerous’ Israeli plans to double Golan population

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai arrives at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Interview

Diaspora minister: To engage with young US Jews, we must advance Palestinian issue

Nachman Shai says he knows highlighting Israel’s diverse coalition alone won’t win over progressives, but insists that improved government social media presence is essential

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev in Nazareth, November 9, 2021 (Michael Giladi/Flash90) and (L) Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, October 31, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Nettling ministers, Barlev invokes Rabin murder to condemn ‘danger’ in their remarks

Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chief negotiator of the Jewish Claims Conference, walks through the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin in 2011. (Markus Schreiber/AP)

US taps Eizenstat to return to government Holocaust advisory post

Professor Jacob Lavee receives a fourth dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli heart surgeon is world’s 1st healthy person to get 4th COVID shot, in trial

‘I did this with a full, full heart,’ says Prof. Jacob Lavee of Sheba hospital, which is conducting a landmark study to establish necessity of a fourth dose to combat the virus

An Israeli health worker prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Maccabi Healthcare Services center in Katzrin, Golan Heights, December 12, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Israel to offer COVID boosters 3 months after second vaccine dose

Arrivals at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel said planning to reduce no-fly countries from 69 to 15, but US still on list

Medical staff at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital wear safety gear, as they work in the hospital's newly reopened COVID ward in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Woman with suspected Omicron infection dies as over 600 new cases confirmed

By Joshua Davidovich

Eight patients with variant hospitalized, including two unvaccinated people in serious condition; Pfizer pill set to arrive Wednesday, prime minister says

7:32 pm

No plans to ease overcrowding at Jerusalem virus testing sites - report
7:03 pm

Russia says it will discuss 'very worrying' Syria strike with Israel
6:41 pm

Over 2,000 new coronavirus cases so far Tuesday

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen in the isolation area of the Knesset chamber during a plenum session on December 27, 2021. (Knesset spokesperson)

Bennett is quaranting because his daughter caught the virus

‘You’ve lost the plot’: PM raps opposition for forcing him to Knesset from isolation

Bennett says Likud ‘petty politics’ is going to cause a ‘mass breakout’ of COVID in parliament; Netanyahu tells him to ‘quit whining’

A composite image of Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Yair Lapid during their respective Likud and Yesh Atid faction meetings at the Knesset, on November 8, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Lapid slams Netanyahu over Iran deal criticism, English-language attack ad

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen in the isolation section during a Knesset plenum session on December 27, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Bennett’s daughter suspected to have Omicron; opposition forces PM to go to Knesset

New Hope MK Benny Begin leads a Knesset committee meeting on December 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

‘Traitor’: Benny Begin, son of 1st Likud PM, verbally harassed by Netanyahu backers

New Hope MK accosted in Beit Shemesh for breaking with the Likud party, which Menachem Begin founded; activist calls him ‘a crazy old man who is betraying his father’s legacy’

Likud MK Nir Barkat speaks to the Knesset plenum on December 27, 2021. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset)

Bill to limit campaign self-financing advances through ministerial committee

Nir Hefetz at a court hearing in the trial against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Netanyahu trialEx-aide testifies Netanyahu saw newspaper publisher as his ‘true opposition’

Economy Minister Orna Barbivai in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)

Tech sector leads Israeli exports, projected to reach record high of $140b in 2021

By Ricky Ben-David

According to Economy Ministry, exports up 18.5% from last year; services exceed goods exports for 1st time

Old and new buildings around the Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv on September 8, 2021 (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

Israel’s economy grew by 7% in 2021, beating global average, study finds

By Ricky Ben-David and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Cannabis plants grown for medical use in Israel. (Chen Galili)

Teva makes first foray into medical cannabis sector, with new distribution deal

By Ricky Ben-David

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US envoy tames Israeli excitement over progress on visa exemption

After Israeli official says airport entry for Palestinian Americans will be eased, removing obstacle to adding Israel to Visa Waiver Program, Nides says ‘lots of work’ remains

Passengers arrive at Miami International Airport before they are screened by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) using facial biometrics to automate manual document checks required for admission into the US on November 20, 2020, in Miami, Florida. (AP Photo/ Lynne Sladky)

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth walks past a coronavirus vaccination center, in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Rabbis, undertakers and activists join global fight to promote COVID vaccines

By Lindsey Tanner

With traditional public health campaigns unheeded, an unconventional group joins effort against fear, mistrust, complacency, inconvenience and the presence of bigger worries

A man rests after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center set up at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, March. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Hard-hit by first waves of COVID, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox slow to get vaccinated

By Tia Goldenberg

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Chaim Walder works in his office in Bnei Brak in 2011. (Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0)

After author Walder’s death, Haredi media downplays sexual assault allegations

Firefighters work to extinguish a car on fire on Route 5 near Kafr Qasim on December 28, 2021. (Magen David Adom)

Car set ablaze on highway near Kfar Qasim, in suspected bomb attack

Outgoing-Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit at a conference in Tel Aviv, on June 29, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

AG tells court BDS accusation not enough to withhold Israel Prize from professor

The carcass of a crane, infected by avian flu, at the Hula Valley Nature Reserve in northern Israel, on December 23, 2021. (Shlomit Shavit, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

Bennett holds security meeting on bird flu outbreak as disease continues to spread

The floor of the synagogue in Side, Turkey, features a plaque with Greek and Hebrew inscriptions. (Jonathan Lansey/https://www.twitter.com/JLansey via JTA)

Excavations reveal ancient synagogue in Turkish resort town

By David I. Klein

In this file photo from March 13, 2019, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are displayed on an iPhone in New York. (AP/Jenny Kane)

Minister floats Hebrew service centers for social networks to explain post deletions

IDF veteran Itzik Saidyan, who set himself alight outside a Defense Ministry office on April 12, 2021. (Screenshot/Channel 12)

Army vet who self-immolated goes outdoors for first time since hospitalization

LGBTQ Jewish youth gather at the Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) Drop-In Center in New York City. (Courtesy of JQY via JTA)

Program for Orthodox LGBTQ youth gets $1 million to expand across US

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Magen David Adom ambulances evacuating wounded people to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba after a brawl in the Bedouin community of Kuseife, July 31, 2016. (YouTube/Times of Israel)

Five-month-old baby dies after losing consciousness in daycare

A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to get an update on her COVID-19 symptoms, Friday, Aug., 20, 2021, in Wrightsville, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

US officials slash COVID isolation, quarantine recommendations

In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, hugs her defense attorney, Laura Menninger, immediately after walking out of lock-up after a four-day break, during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, December 27, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

Jury in Ghislaine Maxwell trial signals verdict isn’t near

By AP

Edward O. Wilson, co-author of "The Ants," which won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction, poses for a portrait on June 10, 1991. Wilson, the pioneering biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in “Sociobiology” and warned against the decline of ecosystems, died on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)

ObituaryEdward O. Wilson, pioneering biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92

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