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What Matters Most On Saturday, February 5, 2022

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US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides meets, left, with IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on February 4, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

Meeting American envoy, IDF chief sorry for ‘moral’ failing in death of US citizen

In 1st meeting with Tom Nides, IDF chief presents ambassador with overview of regional security situation; they also discuss Iran nuclear threat, deepening bilateral cooperation

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh chairs a cabinet meeting in the Jordan Valley village of Fasayil, on September 16, 2019. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Palestinian Authority PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status

By AFP

Illustrative: Israeli Jews and Palestinians talk to each other during a coexistence meeting in the West Bank, on July 22, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

US fills board that’ll dish out $250m for Israel-Palestine peace-building projects

In this file photo from April 3, 2007, an Iranian flag flutters outside the building housing the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)

US waives sanctions on Iran’s civil atomic program in bid to advance nuke talks

Ahead of possible make-or-break meetings, State Department says move ‘also designed to serve US nonproliferation and nuclear safety interests and constrain’ Tehran’s nuclear work

This January 15, 2011 file photo shows the heavy water nuclear facility near Arak, Iran. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan, File)

Iran: US waiving sanctions on Tehran’s civil atomic program is ‘good but not enough’

Not just Filber: TV reports claim cops targeted phones of others in Netanyahu cases

One report says spyware ‘apparently’ also used on phone of fellow defendant Shaul Elovitch; court has given prosecutors until Tuesday to provide answers

A composite image of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and former Bezeq controlling shareholder, Shaul Elovitch. (Flash90: Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)

Actress Helen Mirren talks to media during a news conference during the 70th International Film Festival Berlin, Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Helen Mirren: ‘Utterly legitimate’ to question if a non-Jew should play Golda Meir

After criticism of decision to cast her in upcoming film, actress says she too had reservations about role, also muses: ‘Is this really a path you want to go down?’

ToI investigates'You can buy a 250 sq. m. home (2,690 sq. ft.) for $63,000'

Lured by cheap prices and luxury digs, Arab Israelis are snapping up West Bank homes

By Tal Schneider

From Nablus to Jericho to Rawabi, where units cost a fraction of what they would in Israel, Arabs are leaping at the chance for investment properties, or a dream vacation home

Finance Ministry said mulling tax cuts amid protests over soaring cost of living

Members of Lev Tahor prepare to depart their compound in eastern Sarajevo, February 3, 2022. (Courtesy/Davorin Sekulic/Klix.ba)

ExclusiveGawkers continue to drive by their now-abandoned compound

37 members of extremist cult Lev Tahor leave Bosnia, destination unknown

By Yaakov Schwartz

Government assures ‘anxious citizens’ that group has gone; uncertain where it will now seek refuge; so-called ‘Jewish Taliban’ follow extreme and in some cases outlawed practices

Kenneth Jacobson

The real losers in Amnesty’s false ‘Israeli Apartheid’ charges

The latest stale accusations may hurt Israel’s public image, but they hurt the Palestinians far more by reinforcing their futile rejectionism

Sharon Nazarian

Iran’s influence in Latin America is a dangerous reminder for regional leaders

The attendance of AMIA bomb suspect Mohsen Rezaei at a Nicaragua ceremony is just one sign of Tehran’s growing foothold in the region

Lamis Abu Laban (Courtesy)

Police arrest ex-husband, brother of woman, 26, shot and seriously hurt in Lod

Authorities suspect shooting ambush linked to Lamis Abu Laban’s divorce proceedings and decision to move to Haifa; mother-of-three undergoes surgeries, is stable

Lamis Abu Laban (Courtesy)

26-year-old woman shot and seriously wounded in Lod ambush

A man displays the Green Pass on his cellphone in Jerusalem, October 4, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Cabinet passes rollback of Green Pass COVID restrictions amid drop in case count

Starting on Monday, Israelis will no longer have to flash Green Passes at restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and hotels, but will still have to do so at event halls and dance clubs

A woman self-tests for COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing site in Whittier, California, January 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

US deaths from COVID hit 900,000, accelerated by Omicron

By Mark Kennedy and Ken Sweet

People wait in line to get vaccinvated against the COVID-19 virus as the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination starts in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

Austria becomes first EU country to implement COVID vaccine mandate

By AFP

Members of Never Again Right Now protest at Allianz headquarters in Berlin, Jan. 21, 2022. (Tibet Initiative Germany via JTA)

‘Never again,’ for Uyghurs: Jews ramping up China protests as Beijing Olympics start

By Toby Axelrod

Citing experience of the Holocaust, Jewish groups have targetted international companies that are supporting the winter Olympics and continue doing business in the Xinjiang region

Amid criticism, boycotts, China picks Uyghur athlete to light Olympic cauldron

By SARAH DiLORENZO

Critics of Whoopi Goldberg suspension for Holocaust remarks see missed chance by ABC

‘I have to think education is more effective than public shaming and punishment,’ says rabbi after ‘The View’ co-host argued Nazi genocide of Jews wasn’t about race

Whoopi Goldberg attends the world premiere of "Nobody's Fool" in New York on October 28, 2018. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Jimmy Carr, host of new Channel 4 show, attends the 12th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in New York. (Brad Barket/Invision/AP)

UK comedian Jimmy Carr causes outrage with Roma Holocaust joke

Barry Wendell, a Democratic congressional candidate in West Virginia, is married to Rabbi Joe Hample of Congregation Tree of Life in Morgantown, rear. (Courtesy/JTA Montage)

Gay Jewish man whose husband is a rabbi runs for Congress in deep-red West Virginia

By Lee Chottiner

Launching Democratic primary bid, Barry Wendell acknowledges long odds of winning election in state that voted overwhelmingly for Trump: ‘As a Jew, of course I believe in miracles’

Illustrative: US soldiers near a Patriot missile battery at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 5, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Jao'Torey Johnson/US Air Force via AP)

Analysis

As Mideast wars encroach on UAE with Iran-backed attacks, US starts to get drawn in

US troops in Abu Dhabi have twice fired Patriot missiles in recent weeks to help intercept air assault by Yemeni Houthis, with escalation risk against background of Iran nuke talks

US Army officers after arrival at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland, on February 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

US troops land in Poland amid rising fears of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ori Zohar, left, and Ethan Frisch, right, are the founders of the single-origin spice company Burlap & Barrel. (Mark Mahaney/ via JTA)

Interview'There's a big connection between Judaism and spices'

These modern-day Jewish spice merchants want to revolutionize the industry

Ori Zohar and Ethan Frisch, founders of Burlap & Barrel, are demystifying one of the least-known areas of the pantry by sourcing directly from farmers from Afghanistan to Guatemala

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Florida chapter of the Federalist Society's annual meeting at Disney's Yacht Club resort in Walt Disney World on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Pence, on Friday, directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply “wrong.” (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Pence comes out against Trump: He’s ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned

Former vice president defends himself against ongoing attempts by former boss to advance false narrative that he could have done something to prevent Biden from taking office

US Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (R) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell address the National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol in Washington on February 3, 2022. (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images/AFP)

Schumer recites Shema at prayer breakfast, joins Biden’s call for unity

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Hummus topped with Greek salad is prepared for an Israeli-Arab food festival in the documentary "Breaking Bread." (Cohen Media Group via JTA)

Film review

‘Breaking Bread’: Documentary says a food festival can foster Jewish-Arab peace

By Andrew Lapin

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David Newstat is attacked by neo-Nazis in Florida, on January 30, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)

3 arrested for Florida neo-Nazi attack on Jewish student

By AP

Troops stand next to drugs seized during a smuggling attempt on the Egypt border, on February 5, 2022. (IDF)

IDF foils $1.2 million drug-smuggling attempt along border with Egypt

By Emanuel Fabian

Emily Applegate, former marketing coordinator, premium client services and coordinator, ticket sales representative for the NFL's Washington Football Team, testifies before the House Oversight Committee during a roundtable "Examining the Washington Football Team's Toxic Workplace Culture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Ex-Washington Football Team staffer says her boss harassed her with ‘Jewish slurs’

Flooding in the south of Israel, on February 5, 2022. (Screenshot/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

Storm brings rain and flooding to south as more snow falls on Hermon

Residents watch civil defense workers and local authorities attempting to rescue a 5-year-old boy who fell into a hole near the town of Bab Berred near Chefchaouen, on February 4, 2022, in Ighrane. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Bid to free 5-year-old Moroccan boy from well reaches nerve-wracking final stages

By Hicham Raffie, Fadel Senna and Kaouthar Oudrhiri

View of Road 12 on the Israeli-Egyptian border, on October 15, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)

Officer removed over friendly fire incident on Egypt border that wounded 2 soldiers

All-American first teamer Ryan Turell plays in a game for the Yeshiva University Maccabees. (Courtesy of Yeshiva University)

From the webYeshiva University’s Ryan Turell leads all college basketball players in scoring

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (right) is sworn in for his third term by Chief Judge of the State of New York Jonathan Lippman, left, on the steps of City Hall in New York, on January 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

Man charged with kidnapping worker at Bloomberg home; was looking for ex-mayor, kids

By COLLEEN SLEVIN

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