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What Matters Most On Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Left: The scene of the murder of an 84-year-old woman in Holon, September 20, 2022. (Magen David Adom); Right: The suspect in the attack, named by police as Mousa Sarsour of Qalqilya (Israel Police)

Police questioned Sarsour twice recently and let him go

Suspected terrorist in killing of woman, 84, found dead after apparent suicide

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

West Bank Palestinian Mousa Sarsour found hanged in abandoned Tel Aviv building hours after he allegedly killed woman in Holon; IDF arrests his relatives

Left: The scene of the murder of an 84-year-old woman in Holon, September 20, 2022. (Magen David Adom); Right: The suspect in the attack, named by police as Mousa Sarsour of Qalqilya (Israel Police)

Police say ‘terror’ behind murder of 84-year-old woman in Holon, suspect at large

File: Israeli soldiers block the entrance to the Jalamah checkpoint near the West Bank city of Jenin, September 14, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)

IDF announces closures on West Bank, Gaza crossings during upcoming holidays

By Emanuel Fabian

In this image made from a video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, September 21, 2022. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Putin orders mobilization of 300,000 more troops, makes veiled nuclear threat

Russian president says call-up needed to ‘protect our homeland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity’; threatens West with ‘all the means’ available

Union Jack flags are seen in front of the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, beside the Houses of Parliament in London, June 24, 2022 (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Former Putin adviser threatens nuclear strikes on UK: ‘Your cities will be targeted’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

File: Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, September 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Thousands flock to Uman despite war: ‘There’s not even a thought not to come’

By Judah Ari Gross

'We are a democratic country but there is a limit'

Israel Police chief calls for ‘shutting down’ social media during civil unrest

By Jeremy Sharon

‘This is already war’: Commissioner says online platforms drove citizens out onto the streets during the May 2021 Arab-Jewish riots

Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai seen during a visit in the southern city of Ashkelon, May 18, 2021. (Flash90)

Screen capture from video of a man with machete who attacked the vehicle of another road user, August 28, 2022. (Twitter)

Man filmed threatening Arab driver with machete is released to house arrest

Better living through smart laundry

Break the pattern and reduce pollution by better maintaining your clothes

Then-prime minister Yair Lapid, left, meets Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, September 20, 2022. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

PM raises captives held by Hamas, which has HQ in Turkey

Lapid hails mended Turkey ties in first meet between Erdogan, Israeli PM since 2008

Israeli leader thanks Turkish president for intel cooperation over Iranian attempts to target tourists in Istanbul this summer, as pair meet on sidelines of UN General Assembly

Prime Minister Yair Lapid, left, meets Jordan's King Abdullah II in New York, September 20, 2022. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

Lapid meets Jordan king on West Bank terror as news of fresh attack arrives

By Lazar Berman

Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 20, 2022 at the UN headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Before UN meet with Lapid, Jordan’s king says Christianity ‘under fire’ in Jerusalem

'Do Revenge' villain Max Broussard, played by Austin Abrams, wears a Star of David necklace. (Kim Simms/Netflix)

Comment

Accused of antisemitism, Netflix hit ‘Do Revenge’ should have done its due diligence

By Jordan Hoffman

The middling teen film flashes a gratuitous Star of David around the neck of the villain, spurring an online uproar and scoring an ‘own goal’ that could easily have been avoided

Prime Minister Yair Lapid attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on September 18, 2022. (Ronaldo Schemidt/Pool Photo via AP)

Live updates (closed)

At UN General Assembly, Lapid to call for two-state solution with Palestinians

Prime minister sparks anger among some of his coalition partners, with Shaked claiming he doesn’t represent Israel or the government

6:47 pm

US Iran envoy: If Iran doesn't cooperate on IAEA probe, there won't be a deal
6:15 pm

Nikki Haley: Any new Iran nuke deal should include Israel, Arab nations
5:48 pm

Lapid's coalition partners attack him for plan to endorse 2-state solution at UN

Inside story

Judah Ari Gross

Poland defends including pogroms in reparation demands: Nazis should have saved Jews

Israeli Holocaust researcher says move is part of Polish efforts to claim they were as much the victims as Jews were; Head of Yad Vashem decries ‘distortion’

Jews from Poland and abroad gather for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of a massacre of Jews in Jedwabne, Poland, on July 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Michal Kosc)

Then-UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay speaks during a press conference in Rabat, Morocco, on May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm, File)

Berlin mayor torpedoes event honoring head of UN probe into Israel

By Lazar Berman

Calogero Pisano, of the far-right Brothers of Italy (FDI) party. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Italy’s far-right frontrunner party suspends candidate who praised Hitler

By AFP

Loving the world, healing the world

When Jews, Christians, and Muslims all prayed for my recent miraculous recovery, I encountered a future I believe in, grounded in our shared humanity

A new year and the challenges ahead

The aid Israel provided to Ukrainian Jews (and non-Jews) changed the way the country perceives its role with regard to Diaspora Jewry – and for the better

Rosh Hashanah greeting cards tell a tale of Israel

Designed to convey seasonal good wishes, the cards also highlight the year’s hot topics, from Theodor Herzl to Alfred Dreyfus, the Suez Canal to the Western Wall

The holy mountain

There are Muslims who believe I have no right to visit the Temple Mount and Jews who believe the same of them, but I dream that what has been broken can be repaired

Women run away from anti-riot police during a protest of the death of a young woman who had been detained for violating the country's conservative dress code, in downtown Tehran, Iran, September 19, 2022. (AP Photo)

Six reported killed in Iran clashes as protests spiral over woman’s death

By Stuart Williams

Protesters remove headscarves, shout ‘death to the dictator’ following death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for ‘improper’ wearing of hijab while in police custody

An Israeli soldier of the C4I Corps works at a computer, in an undated photo published by the military on September 21, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF official says military foiled ‘dozens’ of Iran cyberattacks on civilian sites

By Emanuel Fabian

In this Sept. 20, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a trash bin is burning as anti-riot police arrive during a protest over the death of a young woman who had been detained for allegedly violating the country's conservative dress code, in downtown Tehran, Iran (AP Photo)

ExplainerWhy the death of an Iranian woman is sparking protests and a brutal crackdown

By Joseph Krauss

Illustrative: Israeli snipers prepare for massive protests by Palestinians in Gaza and the potential for demonstrators to try to breach the security fence on March 30, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces/File)

Interview'If war happens, I’d prefer our guys kill the enemy'

Israeli novelist explores painful psychological price paid by IDF soldiers

In ‘Victorious,’ Yishai Sarid tells the story of a military psychologist who believes her job is to teach young soldiers to kill. And then her son enlists in the paratroopers

Pakistani-American leaders examine desert agrotech at the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council, September 19, 2022 (Sharaka)

'It’s remarkable what Israel has achieved'

As homeland faces floods, visiting Pakistani-Americans see promise in Israeli tech

By Lazar Berman

Delegation of religious figures, journalists to meet with president and tour holy sites as they explore possibilities of expanded ties

The southern Israeli city of Eilat at dusk, April 2021. (gorsh13 via iStock by Getty Images)

Israel to host 1st event on food scarcity, climate tech with Abraham Accord nations

By Ethan Freedman

A surfer enters the Mediterranean Sea off the coastal city of Netanya on January 5, 2018, as the worst storm of the winter hits Israel. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

Global sea levels set to rise higher than previously predicted — research

Palestinian security forces clash with Palestinians following an arrest raid against local terrorists, in the West Bank city of Nablus, September 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Palestinian Authority, terror groups agree to end clashes sparked by Nablus arrests

By AP and ToI Staff

Under deal, PA security forces will only arrest suspects wanted by Israel if they broke Palestinian law, will release those arrested Tuesday unless they damaged property or looted

Palestinians participate in a solidarity rally with hunger-striking Palestinian administrative detainee Hisham Abu Hawash in his hometown Dura, near Hebron, on December 7, 2021. (WAFA)

Israeli troops said to rearrest Palestinian who went on 141-day hunger strike

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

This screenshot shows a view of the site where Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed amid a gun battle between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin in May, in a video published by Al-Haq and Forensic Architecture on Sepetember 20, 2022. (Screenshot: YouTube)

Palestinian rights group claims evidence shows Abu Akleh intentionally killed by IDF

By Emanuel Fabian

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 19, 2022. (Mission of Palestine to the UN/Twitter)

Seeking full membership, Abbas says it’s UN’s ‘last chance’ to salvage peace role

PA president presents letter to UN chief in meeting ahead of General Assembly, pushing doomed bid for Palestine’s full-member status given US plan to block it in Security Council

Screen capture from video of European Union’s Middle East peace envoy Sven Koopmans, August 2022. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law))

European Union peace envoy said to complain senior Israeli officials won’t meet him

Israeli officers react to the successful strike of a Gabriel V anti-ship missile on a mock ship during a test in August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

Navy tests new generation of anti-ship missiles as tensions with Hezbollah soar

By Emanuel Fabian

Successful trial of Gabriel V, which is being deployed on advanced corvettes, shows its capability to ‘destroy wide variety of targets,’ ensure ‘naval superiority’

Jewish Home leader Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at the party's election campaign launch in Givat Shmuel, September 20, 2022. (Brenny Ardov - Benovitz Communications)

Launching campaign, Shaked asks for right’s forgiveness for joining last government

By Jeremy Sharon

Interior minister disavows Lapid-Bennett coalition, insists she upheld right-wing policies while serving, but refuses to resign

Then Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 18, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Launching election push, Labor chief Michaeli takes aim at far-right’s Ben Gvir

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Religious Zionism candidate Almog Cohen caught on hidden camera speaking to supporters. (Channel 13 screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Ben Gvir party members caught admitting moderated extremism is a pre-election feint

By Michael Horovitz

Israeli discovery may help fight risk of skin cancer triggering brain tumors

By Nathan Jeffay

No human testing yet, but scientists say they’ve identified, and figured out how to fight, proteins that prompt brain cells to go rogue and lead to secondary growths

Illustrative: A human brain with a cancerous growth. (Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen; iStock by Getty Images)

Illustrative: A Yeshiva University building in New York City, January 13, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

LGBTQ group offers to fund all Yeshiva University clubs after Pride freeze

Jewish Queer Youth will provide funding to any student club at NY Modern Orthodox university, after school suspended all student groups to avoid recognizing Pride Alliance

Illustrative: A poster advertises an LGBTQ event at Yeshiva University, December 15, 2020. (Courtesy of Yeshiva University student organizers)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Sept 21: Yeshiva U v. YU Pride Alliance; update on Poland reparations

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A Shabbat minibus drives through central Tel Aviv on November 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israel’s official rules limiting Shabbat activity increasingly ignored — research

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, September 3, 2022. (AP Photo/ Mary Altaffer)

Senate says FBI facing torrent of threats, driven by Trump, since Mar-a-Lago raid

By AFP

A crowd gathers as Religious Zionism MK Itamar Ben Gvir gives a speech at Blich High School in Ramat Gan, September 20, 2022. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Lapid wins big in mock school election once — but no longer — seen as prophetic

A variety of 'watermelon plum,' one of the creations of hybrid fruits by a hybrid fruit grower in the moshav of Yesod HaMa'Ala in northern Israel, July 21, 2022. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Hybrid saladBlack apricots and ‘watermelon plums’: Farm grows unique fruits

By AFP

MK Amichai Chikli at the Knesset House Committee hearing on Yamina's request to declare him a 'defector' from the party, on April 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Meretz seeks to disqualify Chikli’s Likud bid, days after petitioning against Silman

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

A helix artisanal piece produced by a wood-based 3D printing ink developed by researchers at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, September 20, 2022. (Supplied)

Israeli scientists produce 3D printer ‘ink’ capable of producing wood products

Shas Head Aryeh Deri at a Kikar HaShabbat conference in the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel, September 12, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Shas leader Aryeh Deri says High Court rulings can be ignored

A sinkhole on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2022. (Ayalon Highway)

Tel Aviv highway exit stays closed amid groundwater concerns near sinkhole

Participants in a Magen David Adom emergency exercise at Northbrook Community Synagogue on September 12, 2022. (American Friends of Magen David Adom)

Magen David Adom takes triage expertise on the road with seminars in Chicago area

An Israeli audience at 'Sun&Sea,' the Lithuanian opera that was performed at the Israel Festival for five days in September 2022 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Washed away worriesJerusalem Theater gets its own beach for Israel Festival opera

By Jessica Steinberg

Lev Leviev at a conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Jerusalem, September 6, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Diamond tycoon Lev Leviev to be questioned in smuggling case after landing in Israel

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks before a menorah-lighting ceremony in celebration of Hanukkah in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 1, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

L'chaim, Mr. PresidentIn first, White House to host Rosh Hashanah reception

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